Theodore H. Bergmann (1899 - 1970)

Born 6 Jan 1899 in Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frieda Rosa (Peters) Bergmann — married 24 Jun 1920 in Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa, United States

Died 5 Jan 1970 at age 70 in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, United States

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Biography

1899 BIRTH AND BAPTISM
Baptism name: Theodor H. Bergmann^[1]
AKA: Theodore
Nickname: Ted
Birth: 6 January 1899^[2][3][1]
Place: Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa^[1]
Baptism: 27 January 1899^[3]
Place: St Paul's Lutheran Church, Siegel, Bremer County, Iowa^[3]

Father: Heinrich Bergmann ^[3]
Mother: Maria (Bergmann) Bergmann^[3]

Bergmann Siblings - Laura, Erwin, and Ted

Siblings

1. Laura Christine Wilhelmine (Bergmann) Baruth (1891 - 1943)
2. Agnes Bergmann (1894 - 1895)
3. Erwin Henry Bergmann (1896 - 1963)
4. Theodore H Bergmann (1899 - 1970)

1900 US Census
Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa ^[4]

Henry H Bergmann, 33, b Illinois Sep 1867, farmer

Maria Bergmann, 33, b Iowa Nov 1868, 4 chilren 3 living

Laura Bergmann, 8, b Iowa Oct 1891

Erwin Bergmann, 3, b Iowa May 1896

Theordore Bergmann, 1, b Iowa June 1899

1905 Charter Member
The HH Bergmann family was active in St. John Lutheran Church of Western Douglas,
the country church near Plainfield that H.H. helped found in 1905. It is a daughter
church of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Siegel. ^[5]

The H.H. Bergmann Family - About 1908

1910 US Census
Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa ^[6]

Henry H Bergmann, 43, b Illinois, farmer

Mary Bergmann, 42, b Iowa, 4 children, 3 living

Laura Bergmann, 18, b Iowa, daughter

Erwin Bergmann, 13, b Iowa, son

Theordore Bergmann, 11, b Iowa, son

1912 Confirmation
Theodor Bergmann confirmed 31 March 1912 at St John Lutheran Church of Western Douglas, Bremer, Iowa. ^[5]

1915 Iowa Census
Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa ^[7]

BERGMANN Henry H, 47, b Illinois, 46 Yrs in IA, $23000 farm value, farmer

BERGMANN Maria, 46, b Iowa, 46 yrs in IA, married, Lutheran

BERGMANN Erwin, 19, b Iowa, with parents, Lutheran

BERGMANN Theodor, 16, b Iowa, with parents, Lutheran

BERGMANN Mina, 58. b Germany, 42 yrs in US, 41 yrs in IA, widow, $12000 farm value, Lutheran

1918 World War I Draft Registration
When Theodore H Bergmann registered for the draft 12 September 1918, he was residing at RFD 1, Plainfield and farming for father HH Bergmann in Douglas Twp, Bremer, Iowa.^[8]

1920 US Census
Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa ^[9]

Henry H Bergmann, 52, b Illinois, farmer, owns farm

Mary Bergmann, 51, b Illinois, wife

Theordore Bergmann, 20, b Iowa, son

Neighbor

William Baruth, 33, b Iowa, farmer, rents farm

Laura Baruth, 27, b Iowa, wife

Leslie Baruth, 27, b Iowa, son

Henry Gerike, 38, b Iowa, hired man, farm labor

1920 MARRIAGE
Theodore H. Bergmann, 21, and Frieda Rosa Peters, 18, married 24 June 1920 at St. John Lutheran Church of Western Douglas, near Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa.^[10]

They had four children including an infant son in 1921.

1930 US Census
Tripoli town, Fremont Township, Bremer, Iowa^[11]

Theodore Bergman, 31, b Iowa, spice & extract salesman

Freida Bergman, 28, b Iowa, wife

Wilma Bergman, 7, b Iowa, daughter

Velda Bergman, 4, b Iowa, daughter

After leaving the farm during the Great Depression, they lived in Boyd, Tripoli, and Readlyn, finally settling in Denver, Iowa in 1931, where they lived until retirement. Ted served several years on the Denver School Board and one term as mayor.

1933 Bergmann Family Reunion
On18 June 1933, the first Bergmann reunion was held at Sumner, Iowa, in the city park, with an estimated attendance of 500 people. Mary Bergmann, her children and spouses were among the attendees: Mary Bergmann, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Baruth, Leahe (Les) and Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Bergmann and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bergmann and family.^[12]

News Items - Waterloo Courier
1946

Denver, Ia.--Theodore Bergmann on the Peoples Ticket running against incumbant George Jahnke on the Citizens ticket.^[13]

1948

"Hot Election at Denver Looms"

Denver, Ia.--Theodore H Bergman, incumbant mayor, running on the Peoples ticket against George Jahnke on Citizens ticket and on Progressive ticket Arthur Sassman."^[14]

1970 DEATH AND BURIAL
Theodore H Bergmann, 71, died 5 January 1970 in Waverly, Iowa, of a heart attack at a mobile home sales firm;^[2] burial in Saint John Lutheran Western Douglas Cemetery, near Plainfield, Bremer County, Iowa.^[15]

1970 - Theodore Bergmann Obituary

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVNS-RF7 : 11 March 2018), Theodore Bergmann, 06 Jan 1899; citing Douglas, Bremer, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,577,928.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3XF-52F : 20 May 2014), Theodore Bergman, Jan 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.[Name:Theodor Bergmann; Baptism Age: 0; Record Type: Baptism; Birth Date: 6 Jan 1899; Birth Place: Douglas Tshp Bremer Co; Baptism Date: 27 Jan 1899; Baptism Place: Waverly, [Siegel] Iowa, USA; Father: Heinrich Bergmann; Mother: Maria Bergmann; Church Name: St Paul; Church Location: Waverly, [Siegel] Iowa]
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92S-SL4 : accessed 5 February 2020), Theodore Bergmann in household of Henry C Bergmann, Douglas Township, Bremer, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 4A, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,419.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} St Johns Lutheran Church of Western Douglas, Anniversary booklet, 1905-1980.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1W-M5V : accessed 5 February 2020), Theodore Bergmann in household of Henry H Bergmann, Douglas, Bremer, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 3B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 393; FHL microfilm 1,374,406.
7. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4R-4P1X : 17 March 2018), Henry H Bergmann, 1915; citing Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa, United States, card no. 86, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,379,486.
8. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ23-63R : 25 August 2019), Theodore H Bergmann, 1917-1918.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BS-FB5 : accessed 5 February 2020), Theodore Bergmann in household of Henry H Bergmann, Dayton, Bremer, Iowa, United States; citing ED 44, sheet 3A, line 6, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 479; FHL microfilm 1,820,479.
10. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNH-1K5 : 18 October 2017), Theodore H. Bergmann and Frieda Rosa Peters, 24 Jun 1920, Douglas Twp, Bremer, Iowa, United States; citing reference Pg 86 CN8421, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,577,947.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMN6-HKV : accessed 24 June 2022), Theodore Bergman, Fremont, Bremer, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 8B, line 60, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 644; FHL microfilm 2,340,379.
12. ↑ Bockhaus, Lavera M and Bockhaus, Laverna, historians, Bergmann Reunions, 1933. (Excerpt from document)
13. ↑ Waterloo Courier, Waterloo, Iowa 10 Mar 1946
14. ↑ Waterloo Courier, Waterloo, Iowa 14 Mar 1948
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39973068/theodore-h-bergmann: accessed 25 April 2023), memorial page for Theodore H Bergmann (6 Jan 1899–5 Jan 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39973068, citing Saint John's Lutheran Western Douglas Cemetery, Plainfield, Bremer County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by SJ Dewey (contributor 47157939).

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