Emma Anna Schlessmann

1876 - 1943  (66 years)

• Name	Emma Anna Schlessmann
  Born	26 Oct 1876	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Aug 1943	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
  Buried	Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I30400	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Johann Bernhard Schlessmann,   b. 10 Apr 1835, Wertheim, Wertheim, Baden, Germany ,   d. Jun 1907, . Queens, New York, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Anna Barbara Trappald,   b. 13 Jan 1839, Sonderriet, Wertheim, Baden, Germany ,   d. 18 Jul 1904, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States  (Age 65 years)
  Married	Cal 1859
  Family ID	F11255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julius Morton Blydenburgh,   b. 15 Sep 1865, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 2 Aug 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States  (Age 60 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1891	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States   [1]
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	by George D. Hulsh, Clergyman, Residence 15 Himrod Street; witnesses were Bernhard Schleßmann and Barbara Schleßmann
  Children	1. Lillian Emma Blydenburgh,   b. 13 Jun 1892, New York City, New York, New York, United States ,   d. 27 May 1945, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States  (Age 52 years)   2. Nettie L'Hommedieu Blydenburgh,   b. 11 May 1894, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. 27 Jan 1962, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States  (Age 67 years)   3. Harold Morton Blydenburgh,   b. 10 Apr 1896, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. 2 Apr 1937, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States  (Age 40 years)   4. Merritt Edwin Blydenburgh,   b. 29 Mar 1899, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. 17 Oct 1956, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States  (Age 57 years)   5. Mildred Helen Blydenburgh,   b. 25 Jul 1901, Woodhaven, Queens, New York, United States ,   d. 21 Nov 1979, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States  (Age 78 years)   6. Walter Herbert Blydenburgh,   b. 9 Jan 1903, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. 18 Sep 1959, Hayden, Routt, Colorado, United States  (Age 56 years)   7. Nathan Clarke Blydenburgh, Senior,   b. 14 Mar 1905, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States ,   d. 4 Jun 1957, , , , United States  (Age 52 years)   8. Rhoda Margaret Blydenburgh,   b. 4 Feb 1907, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States ,   d. 17 Oct 1984, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F11254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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).

  
  

• Sources

  [S425] Kings, New York - Vital Records, FHL1561866, Certificate 5757 (Reliability: 3).