George Mindrup obituary - Montgomery County, Illinois


Death of Geo. Mindrup

George Mindrup died at his home northwest of the city last Thursday,
April 11, 1918 at an age of over 81 years.
Mr. Mindrup was born in Germany. When about twenty years of age he was
ambitious to find a place offering better opportunities and decided to
join the great throng of sturdy farmers then coming to America.
After spending a few years in this country, Mr. Mindrup and Miss Lena
Husman were married. Following their marriage they resided in the
vicinity of Mt. Olive for a few years.
Mr. and Mrs. Mindrup became the parents of eleven children. The mother
died thirteen months ago. The following named children survive: Hiram,
Richard, Henry and Etta, all of this vicinity; Lizzie, wife of Chas.
Flood of near St. Elmo; Anna, wife of Herman Hussman of Canastoka, S.D.;
Fredericka, wife of John Drew of Prussia, S.D.; and Lena, wife of John
Kluthe of Dieterich. He is also survived by one brother, Hiram, of this
city. Before the war he had one brother, Herman, living in Germany. It
is not known whether Herman is still living or not.
Mr. Mindrup came to this vicinity about fifty years ago. He was one of
the oldest residents of the community. He came here when Central
Illinois was an entirely undeveloped country. He helped to conquer the
virgin soil and make it blossom forth as a rose. He was an industrious
and capable agriculturalist whose personality has been indelibly stamped
on the advancement of farming in the vicinity where he spent so many
years at this life work. He was a member of the German Lutheran church
and a good man whose memory will be cherished by relatives and friends
alike.
Funeral services were conducted at St. Paul’s German Lutheran church
northwest of the city, Monday, April 15 by Revs. O. Henkle and Theo.
Herrmann and burial was in the German Lutheran cemetery.


Transcribed from The Nokomis Progress, April 18, 1918, page 1.

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