Alber, Mary Rachel

Birth Name Alber, Mary Rachel
Gramps ID I3895
Gender female
Age at Death 70 years, 4 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1879-03-31 Rubicon, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
1a
Census 1900 Unity, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
2a
Event Note

By the time of the 1900 US Census, Johann and Dorothea were living at the home of their son Wilhelm (called William) Nagel, where they remained until their deaths.

Census 1905 Unity, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
3a
Census 1920 Unity, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
4a
Census 1940 Abbotsford, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
5a
Death 1949-08-29 Abbotsford, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
1a
Burial   Abbotsford Cemetery, Abbotsford, Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
 

Families

    Family of Nagel, Wilhelm Johann and Alber, Mary Rachel [F1231]
Married Husband Nagel, Wilhelm Johann [I0559] ( * 1867-10-29 + 1945-02-23 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1901-06-25 Clark Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
6a 1b 1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Nagel, Raymond [I3904]
Nagel, Margaret Dorothy [I3896]1904-11-071931-06-22
Nagel, Lucille Evelyn [I3897]1909-03-061992-10-26
Nagel, Florence Catherine [I3898]1911-04-171983-02-09

Narrative

[Obituary for Mary Rachel Nagel, from the Abbotsford Tribune, 1 Sep 1949; posted online to the wiclarkcountyhistory.org website.]

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Rachel Nagel, who died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leo Bumann, were held this morning at 9:30 at St. Bernard’s Catholic church. The Rev. Raymond Schulz sang the requiem high mass, after which internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.

Pallbearers were Bill Beil, Walter Hopperdietzel, Clarence Kramer, Raymond Kadonksy, A. J. Schmirler and George Vetter.

Mary Rachel Alber was born March 31, 1879, in Rubicon, Wis. On June 25, 1901, she was married to William Nagel, who had gone to Loyal from Dodge county in 1899 and cleared a farm where they lived until 1920 when they came to Abbotsford, Wis. Four children were born to them.

After the death of Mr. Nagel, Feb. 24, 1945, Mrs. Nagel continued to make her home here. She was ill the past three weeks and death came Monday morning, Aug. 29, at 10:25, attributed to virus pneumonia and complications.

She was an honorary member of St. Bernard’s Altar Society.

Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Lucille) Brecke, and Mrs. Leo (Florence) Bumann, of Abbotsford; eight grand children, Joanne, John and Dennis Brecke, Mary and Jean Bumann, Abbotsford; Robert Tesmer, Van Nuys, Cal.; Ray Tesmer, Beufort, S.C.; and Mrs. John (Betty Tesmer) Danley, Kansas City, Mo. There are two great grand children, John Danley and Linda Tesmer, of Van Nuys.

She is also survived by a brother, Fred Alber, Milwaukee, and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Schladweiler, Spring Valley, and Mrs. Carl Kersting, White Lake, South Dakota.

Besides her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Raymond, who died in infancy, and a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Tesmer, who died in 1931, and three brothers, Frank, Mike, and Charles, and one sister, Eva.

Among the relatives from away who attended the funeral were Fred Alber and Mrs. Florence Hildebrandt, Milwaukee; Miss Edith Emling, Stevens Point; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schladweiler, Spring Valley; Mrs. Ephraim Parrish, and nephew, Gene Parrish, Durand; Virgil Alber, Tomahawk; Mrs. Beatrice Kelly, Sioux Falls, Wis.; Mrs. Anton Bumann, Tony and Miss Agatha, Marathon; Mr. and Mrs. Reinhard Peiper, August Peiper, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Peiper, Mrs. William Fohrman, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Dutter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emling, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs.George Platteter, and Melvin Brecke, Stetsonville.

Pedigree

    1. Alber, Mary Rachel
      1. Nagel, Wilhelm Johann [I0559]
        1. Nagel, Margaret Dorothy [I3896]
        2. Nagel, Lucille Evelyn [I3897]
        3. Nagel, Florence Catherine [I3898]
        4. Nagel, Raymond [I3904]

Source References

  1. Abbotsford Tribune (Wisconsin) [S0259]
      • Date: 1949-09-01
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Posted online to the wiclarkcountyhistory.org website.

      • Date: 1945-03-01
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Posted online to the wiclarkcountyhistory.org website.

  2. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMKQ-3KP : accessed 15 December 2014), John Nagel in household of William Nagel, Beaver & Unit towns, Clark, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHl microfilm 1,241,781.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Beaver & Unit towns, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
        William Nagel Head M 33 Germany
        John Nagel Father M 63 Germany
        Dorah Nagel Mother F 65 Germany
        Mary Alber Sister-in-law F 21 Wisconsin

  3. Wisconsin State Census of 1905 [S0087]
      • Date: 1905
      • Citation:

        "Wisconsin, State Census, 1905," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMSV-XLM : accessed 18 December 2014), William Nagel, Unity, Clark, Wisconsin; citing p. 490, line 96, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,442.

        Event Year: 1905
        Event Place: Unity, Clark, Wisconsin
        William Nagel Head M 36y Germany
        Mary Nagel Wife F 26y Wisconsin
        Margaret Nagel Daughter F 8m Wisconsin
        Anna Alher Sister-In-Law F 16y Wisconsin

  4. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF2R-T58 : accessed 18 December 2014), Wm Nagel, Unity, Clark, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,821,980.

        Event Year: 1920
        Event Place: Unity, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
        Wm Nagel Head M 51 Germany
        Mary Nagel Wife F 41 Wisconsin
        Margret Nagel Daughter F 15 Wisconsin
        Lucille Nagel Daughter F 10 Wisconsin
        Florence Nagel Daughter F 8 Wisconsin

  5. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7JQ-LTK : accessed 18 December 2014), William J Nagel, Abbotsford, Abbotsford Village, Clark, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-1, sheet 5B, family 120, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4465, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

        Event Date: 1940
        Event Place: Abbotsford, Abbotsford Village, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
        William J Nagel Head M 72 Germany
        Mary R Nagel Wife F 61 Wisconsin
        Norman L G Brecke Son-in-law M 28 Wisconsin
        Lucille E Brecke Wife F 31 Wisconsin
        Leo A Bumann Son-in-law M 28 Wisconsin
        Florence K Bumann Wife F 28 Wisconsin
        Robert W Tesmer Grandson M 15 Wisconsin

  6. Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930 [S0088]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRL9-6VV : accessed 18 December 2014), William Nagel and Marie Alber, 25 Jun 1901; citing reference 409; FHL microfilm 1,275,880.