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• Birth	7 Aug 1850	Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jul 1928	Wellington, Lafayette Co., Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  	Obituary, July 1928: "William H. [sic] Breuer, died at 2 o'clock Saturday morning at his home two miles southwest of Wellington, after an illness of several months. Mr. Breuer was born August 7, 1850, in Des Moines County, Iowa, and was 77 years and 11 months old. Besides his widow he is survived by three sons and four daughters, as follows: William and Albert Breuer of Napoleon; Joseph of Independence; Mrs. George Lay, Cortez, Colo.; Mrs. Charles Lauch, Mrs. Walter Westerman, and Miss Mamie Breuer of Wellington; also one sister, Mrs. Matilda Wieshmeyer [sic], and one brother Charles Breuer, both of Burlington, Iowa; thirty-one grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the Evangelical church in Wellington Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. W. Bechtold conducted the services. Burial was in the cemetery at Wellington."
  Buried	9 Jul 1928	St. Luke's Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I311	Riepe Roots Database
  Last Modified	04 Nov 2005
  Father	JOHANN FRIEDRICH BREUER,   b. 26 Sep 1807, Hullhorst, Westphalen, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 19 May 1881, Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA
  Mother	CAROLINE WILHELMINE FREDERICKE GERLING,   b. 10 Feb 1816, Hille, Westphalen, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 7 Jan 1891, Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA
  Married	10 Sep 1837	Hille, Westphalen, Prussia, Germany
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Hannah Louisa Riepe,   b. 15 May 1855, , Schnectady Co., New York, USA ,   d. 15 Nov 1883, Union Creek, Union Co., Iowa, USA
  Married	17 Dec 1874	Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA
  	Marriage year has also been recorded as 1873.
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Anna Maria Riepe,   b. 23 Jul 1853, , Schnectady Co., New York, USA ,   d. 10 Jun 1930, Wellington, Lafayette Co., Missouri, USA
  Married	7 Mar 1885	Burlington, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet

• Documents		William Ernest Breuer (#311) Status: Located. Obituary
  Headstones		William Ernest Breuer (#311) & Anna Maria [Riepe] Roedel Breuer (#312) Status: . St. Luke's Cemetery

• Notes

  Bill appears in the 1850 Iowa Census (7/2), Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., living with his parents, Frederick and Caroline, and his siblings. Bill is listed as being age 1 year. Bill appears in the 1856 Des Moines Co., Iowa Census, Flint River Township, living with his parents, Frederick and Caroline, and his siblings. Bill is listed as being age 6 years. Bill appears in the 1860 Iowa Census (7/2), Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., living with his parents, Frederick and Caroline, and his siblings. Bill is listed as being age 10 years. Bill appears in the 1870 Iowa Census (7/18), Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., living with his parents, Frederick and Caroline, and his siblings. Bill is listed as being age 19 years. Bill appears in the 1880 Iowa Census (7/17), Creston City, Union Co., living with his 1st wife, Hannah, and their children. Occupation: farmer. Bill is listed as being age 29 years. Bill appears in the 1900 Misouri Census (6/20), Clay Township, Lafayette Co., living with his 2nd wife, Anna, and several of their children. Occupation: farmer. Bill is listed as being age 49 years. Census information indicates Bill and Anna had been married for 14 years, and that she was the mother of 8 children, 7 of which were living at the time of the census. Bill appears in the 1910 Missouri Census (5/3), Clay Township, Lafayette Co., living with his 2nd wife, Anna, and several of their children. Occupation: farmer. Bill is listed as being age 58 years. Census information indicates Bill and Anna had been married for 25 years, and that she was the mother of 8 children, 7 of which were living at the time of the census. Bill appears in the 1920 Missouri Census (2/29), Clay Township, Lafayette Co., living with his 2nd wife, Anna, and several of their children. Occupation: farmer. Bill is listed as being age 69 years.

• Sources

  [S34] CEM - St. Luke's Cemetery, cemetery records. [S135] OBIT - #311, obit - newspaper.