Emma Anna Schlessmann

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Daughter of Bernhard and Barbra Schlessmann. Her parents came to Brooklyn from Germany in 1860. Her marriage brought her to Iowa, far from her people. Her large family defined her life. Left to raise them alone, she knew hard work. She never returned to New York.
Divorced wife of Julius Morton Blydenburgh. Mother of Blydenburgh children; Lily (Frahm)*, Nettie (Prosser)*, Harold, Merritt, Mildred (died in Fla.), Walter, Nathan Clarke and Rhoda Margaret (Mason).

Emma married Julius Morton Blydenburgh 31 Dec 1891, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; divorced Yes, date unknown. Julius (son of Lyman Beecher Blydenburgh and Julia Ann Howell) was born 15 Sep 1865, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 2 Aug 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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by George D. Hulsh, Clergyman, Residence 15 Himrod Street;
witnesses were Bernhard Schleßmann and Barbara Schleßmann

1. Lillian Emma Blydenburgh was born 13 Jun 1892, New York City, New York, New York, United States; died 27 May 1945, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; was buried 31 May 1945, Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
2. Nettie L'Hommedieu Blydenburgh was born 11 May 1894, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; died 27 Jan 1962, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
3. Harold Morton Blydenburgh was born 10 Apr 1896, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; died 2 Apr 1937, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; was buried , Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.
4. Merritt Edwin Blydenburgh was born 29 Mar 1899, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; died 17 Oct 1956, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, West Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
5. Mildred Helen Blydenburgh was born 25 Jul 1901, Woodhaven, Queens, New York, United States; died 21 Nov 1979, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.
6. Walter Herbert Blydenburgh was born 9 Jan 1903, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; died 18 Sep 1959, Hayden, Routt, Colorado, United States; was buried , Hayden Cemetery, Hayden, Routt, Colorado, United States.
7. Nathan Clarke Blydenburgh, Senior was born 14 Mar 1905, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States; died 4 Jun 1957, , , , United States; was buried , White Chapel Memorial Garden, Gladstone, Clay, Missouri, United States.
8. Rhoda Margaret Blydenburgh was born 4 Feb 1907, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States; was christened 29 Mar 1934; died 17 Oct 1984, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.

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Born Johann Bernhardt Schleßmann

Johann married Anna Barbara Trappald Cal 1859. Anna was born 13 Jan 1839, Sonderriet, Wertheim, Baden, Germany; died 18 Jul 1904, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; was buried , The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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surname also spelled Trappold

Prior marriage to Mr. Klein?