Obituary of Barnard FRYDENGER, Piatt County, Illinois

Contributed by: Sandra Wagner <sjwag@ameritech.net>




 
Name of Deceased:   Barnard FRYDENGER
Name of Newspaper: The New Era
Date of Newspaper:    January 01, 1904
 
 
 
THE NEW ERA
                    Published every Friday 
                          THE CLIPPER
 
Established July 1,1890. Consolidated with the NEW ERA 
August 13,1897
 
J.C.Locher, Editor and Publisher
 
Entered thr Postoffice at Cerro Gordo, Illinois as second class matter
December 4, 1890.
 
               TERM OF SUBSCRIPTION.
            One Dollar per Year in Advance
 
FRIDAY MORNING,
               
JANUARY 1, 1904 
 
      OBITUARY
 
 
   BARNARD FRYDENGER
Barnard Frydenger died on Christmas evening about 5 o'clock, at the home of
W.C. Long, aged 88 years, 4 months, and 19 days. The funeral was held at the
M.E. church, Sunday at one o'clock, Rev. S.W. Boggs officiating. The
internment was in the village cemetery.

Mr. Frydenger was born in Baden, Germany in 1815 and came to the United States
with his parents in 1826. He attended school in his native land and while a
boy was confirmed in the Lutheran church and remained a member of that body
until his death. On coming to this country his family first settled at
Chambersburg, Pa. They after removed to Brunswick, Mo. While living there the
scourge of cholera passed over the country in 1841 and his father, mother and
a sister succumbed to the dread disease. He lost a brother by drowning while
waiting for the ship which was to carry them to this country.

In 1850, the year after the breakout of the gold fever, he joined the crowds
making their way over the western country and went to California to seek his
fortune in the gold mines. He remained there for several years and was fairly
successful. He decided to return to this part of the country and set sail at
San Francisco and sailed around Cape Horn to New York. From there he came west
to Iowa, and then to Springfield, Ill. From there he went with his brother
Jacob to Champaign county in 1863, and in 1865 they came to Cerro Gordo. From
that time he made his home with his brother until 1895. After that he lived
with families of different relatives and for the past few years he has resided
with Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Long.  Of a large family his brother Jacob is the only
surviving member.


 
Sandra Wagner
sjwag@ameritech.net