Anna Elisabeth (Pfeif) Bretthauer (1854 - 1903)

Born 19 Aug 1854 in Frank, Saratov, Volga, Russia

Wife of Johann Georg Bretthauer — married about 1871 in Volga, Russia

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1903 at age 48 in Bunker Hill, Russell, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Anna (Pfeif) Bretthauer was a Volga German.

Anna (Pfeif) Bretthauer has German Roots.

Anna Pfeif was born on 19 Aug 1854 in Frank, Saratov, Volga, Russia to Conrad Pfeif and Catharina Margaretha Gruenwald.^[1][2]

She was christened on 22 Aug 1854 in Frank, Saratov, Volga, Russia.

Anna Elisabeth was confirmed in Frank in 1870.

She married Johann Georg Bretthauer in 1871. They had four recorded children in the village of Brunnental and had other children within Russia prior to immigrating to America in 1893. Their last residence is listed as Alexanderpol.

They departed from Bremen on 17 Aug 1893 via S.S. Dresden and arrived 2 Sep 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.^[3]

Passenger List:

• Georg Bretthauer, 46, married farmer, Russian, last residence Alexanderpol, going to brother-in-law in Wilson, Kansas
• Anna E, 39, wife^[4]
• Heinrich, 16, laborer
• Georg, 14
• Anna M, 7
• Catharina, 5
• Jacob, 4 months

On 1 Apr 1903, her health required an arm amputation, due to gangrene, but she refused.^[5][6] She passed away 11 days later.^[7] Anna Elizabeth Bretthauer passed away in Bunker Hill, Kansas and is buried in Dorrance, Kansas.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870-1884 Brunnental, Russia Communion Register, Copyright 2018 Margreatha Hein; Published and Distributed by American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 631 D Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502-1149; Translated by: Margreatha Hein (Glencoe, IL), 2018: Page 25, Lines 870-879 Johann Georg Bretthauer and his family; #872 Anna Elisabeth Peif
2. ↑ Fyler, Michael. Descendants of Johannes Bretthauer-49509; AHSGR Walter VC; Johann Christoph Bretthauer-17321; Johann Adam Bretthauer NOTE-17332; #81 Johann Georg Bretthauer-51649; Johann married (MRIN:20409) Anna Elisabeth Pfeif-56837; emailed to Koreen Goodman 30 Aug 2018.
3. ↑ "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6L-KV8L : 15 March 2018), Anna E Bretthauer, 1893; citing Immigration, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publications M255, M596, and T844 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL film 830,470.
4. ↑ Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1820-1897, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9F-9GKS : 16 March 2018), Anna E Brettthaner, 1893; citing NARA microfilm publication M327 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 417,228.
5. ↑ Newspapers.com link The Russell Record, Russell, Kansas, 28 Mar 1903, Sat • Page 2: Mrs. George Bredhouer, of Bunker Hill, is suffering from gangrene in her arm with little hope of getting well. She refused to submit to amputation of the arm when it was first suggested and it is now thought to be too late.
6. ↑ Newspapers.com link The Russell Record, Russell, Kansas 04 Apr 1903, Sat • Page 4: Dr. Koerber, on Wednesday, amputated the arm of Mrs. Bredhouer, of near Bunker Hill, of whom we made mention last week. Drs. McKeen and Bowlus were present and assisted in the operation. Mrs. B. passed through the ordeal with good nerve and it is to be hoped that it will not prove too late and that she may recover her health.
7. ↑ Newspapers.com link The Russell Record, Russell, Kansas, 18 Apr 1903, Sat • Page 3: Mrs. Bredhouer, of Bunker Hill, the woman mentioned a couple of weeks ago as having had her arm amputated, died last Friday. Dr. Koerber told us at the time of the operation that be feared it was too late and had very little hope of her recovery. She lived 11 days after the operation.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #146392304