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 1832 - 1893

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• Birth	14 Mar 1832	Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach,, Saxony, Prussia/Germany   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Buried	May 1893	Fairmount Cemetery, Scott Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  Died	4 May 1893	New York City,, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I44	Riepe Roots Database
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2010
  Family	PETER FRIEDRICH WILHELM RIEPE,   b. 16 Nov 1816, Haspe, Hagen, Westphalia, Prussia ,   d. 10 Oct 1890, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA
  Married	1854	, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA   [2]
  Children	> 1. Adelbert Riepe,   b. 11 Oct 1855, , Baltimore City, Maryland, USA ,   d. 9 Apr 1922, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA   2. Rudolph Riepe,   b. Est 1858, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1863, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA   3. Melanie Riepe,   b. Feb 1864, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA   4. Selma Riepe,   b. Est Dec 1867, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1876, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA   5. Clara A. Riepe,   b. Est 1874, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1936, New York City,, New York, USA
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet

• Headstones		PETER FRIEDRICH WILHELM RIEPE (#43) & LOUISA [POSSNER] RIEPE (#44) Status: . Fairmount Cemetery

• Notes

  Louise's family surname was originally "von Possner". After immigrating to America, the family dropped the "von", and went by the surname, Possner. Louisa appears in the 1860 Iowa Census (6/12), Davenport, Scott Co., living with her husband, William, and their children, Adelbert and Rudolph. Louisa is listed as being age 24 years. Census information indicates Louisa was born in Saxonia. Louisa appears in the 1870 Iowa Census (8/30), 3rd Ward, Davenport, Scott Co., living with her husband, William, and their children, Adelbert, Melanie, and Selma. Louisa is listed as being age 36 years. Census information indicates Louisa was born in Saxonia. Also living in this household was Louisa's niece, Julia Schmidt, age 15, born in Maryland, daughter of William Riepe's sister, Marie. Louisa appears in the 1880 Iowa Census (6/10), 3rd Ward, Davenport, Scott Co., living with her husband, William, and their children, Melanie and Clara. Louisa is listed as being age 48 years. Census information indicates Louisa was born in Saxonia.

• Sources

  [S29] CEM - Fairmount Cemetery, cemetery records. [S484] Book - "Geschichte Der Stadt", Book - "Geschichte Der Stadt".