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PFROM? Ger>OH>MN

Posted: 4 Nov 1999 5:49PM GMT
Edited: 2 Dec 2001 4:45PM GMT
I am looking for more information about my mother's biological father's family. So far, we seem to be running out of lines to follow, and no one to fill them in for us! JOHAN(JOHN)"MARTIN" PFROM was born 7 March 1843 in Pozen,Germany. He immigrated before 1871, possibly with a brother, Henry. On 25 July 1871 "Martin" married ANNA WILHELMINA "Minnie" SCHAEFER at St. John's Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH.
"Minnie" was born 8 March 1855 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH and died 7 May 1933 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN. Her parents were Christian Catherine (Fuhr) Schaefer.
John "MARTIN" Anna "MINNIE" had 5 children - only 1 survived to adulthood. CATHERINE 1872-1874, JOHN MARTIN EDWARD 1874-1944(my gr.grand), MARIA 1877-1877, CHARLES 1878-1883, ELLA EMELIA 1880-1880. All the babies are buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati,OH with their father, "Martin". "Minnie" is buried in Minneapolis(Hillside Cem.)with her son, John Martin Edward Pfrom his 2nd wife, Mary.

JOHN MARTIN EDWARD PFROM was born 27 October 1874 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH and was murdered by an off duty rookie cop on 14 September 1944 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN. John M.E. was married twice; 1)JENNIE EVERSON b:1880-d:1908...2)MARY O'NEILL b:1888-d:1968. JOHN M.E. JENNIE had 3 children before her death from T.B. PEARL CARMEL PFROM(L.KARENKE)1900-1958, JOHN WADSWORTH PFROM(E.AMLAW-SMITH)1905-1976, CHARLES HERBERT FREDRICH PFROM
(S.SKOGEN)1906-1969. JOHN WADSWORTH PFROM was my grandfather. He was born 10 March 1905 (probably Faribault,Rice Co., MN) and died 6 March 1976 in Mauston,Juneau Co.,WI. He was married 3 times; Eveline Schnoor(div:bef.1939), Ethel Amlaw-Smith m:1943 div:1945, and Elizabeth/Cummings/(not 'nee). ETHEL AMLAW-SMITH was my grandmother. They had 1 child together; my mother, SUSAN MARIE PFROM b:1944 in Mauston,WI.

I have been in contact with PEARL(PFROM) LYLE KARENKE's family, they had 10 children live(d) in North-Eastern WI. CHARLES SYLVIA(SKOGEN)PFROM had 1 child; GLORIA PFROM(D.FORSBERG)b:1941-d:1981. I have been in contact with one of their 2 sons his wife. I've also tried to find a connection with the PA PFROMM's, but have been unsuccessful. CONRAD PFROMM was a great help, but nothing clicked. If "Martin" had a brother, HENRY, who was married to a CATHERINE,(I have a picture of
his headstone, but no idea where it's located), where did that family go?

This is a mystery I have been pondering for quite some time now, so if you have any ideas or know of a connection - please give a holler! *:O)
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