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Mary Erdman

Mary Erdman

Female 1857 -


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  • Name Mary Erdman  [1, 2
    Birth 1857  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 1867 
    Immigration 1867 
    Residence 1880  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife 
    Residence 1900  Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife 
    Residence 1910  Freeport Ward 1, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Hearing about Robert Alexander 2 Nov 1915  Freeport, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Hearing about Robert Alexander
    Hearing about Robert Alexander
    Obituary for Anna Pundt 7 May 1937  Valparaiso, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Obituary for Anna Pundt
    Obituary for Anna Pundt
    Person ID I553  SistermanFamily
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

    Father George Adolphus Erdman,   b. 20 May 1837   d. 28 Oct 1902, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Wilhelmine Henriette Sperrer,   b. 7 Jan 1819   d. 25 Jan 1867, Luisenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 May 1855  Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Alexander,   b. 1832, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1874  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Married 1890  [2
    Children 
     1. Myrtle Mae Alexander,   b. 24 Apr 1890, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1986, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Alma Alexander,   b. 23 Sep 1895, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1974 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Robert Alexander,   b. 1906, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

    Family 2 Johann Joachim Friedrich "Fred" Pundt,   b. 1 Dec 1854, Bretwisch, Süderholz, Vorpommern-Rügern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1915, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Sep 1874 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1880 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1900 - Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Obituary for Anna Pundt
    Obituary for Anna Pundt
    Hearing about Robert Alexander
    Hearing about Robert Alexander

  • Notes 
    • Original thought about birth year: 1856 in Germany, but she did not immigrate with parents and sister Caroline. Born to George and Wilhelmine, but after they immigrated in 1857 - thus 1858?

      Possibly 20 Oct 1858?

      Was she married a 3rd time to a "Breece" (or Breese)?

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 195; Page: 612c; Enumeration District: 133.

    2. [S28] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 260; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0389.

    3. [S77] Newspapers.com - Freeport Journal-Standard - 2 Nov 1915 - 2, (Name: Freeport Journal-Standard; Location: Freeport, Illinois; Date: 2 Nov 1915;).
      https://www.newspapers.com/article/freeport-journal-standard/156570079/?xid=637
      Hearing about Robert Alexander
      Hearing about Robert Alexander


    4. [S4] Newspapers.com - Vidette-Messenger of Porter County - 7 May 1937 - 2, (Name: Vidette-Messenger of Porter County; Location: Valparaiso, Indiana; Date: 7 May 1937;), Obituary for Anna Pundt 7 May 1937.
      https://www.newspapers.com/article/vidette-messenger-of-porter-county-obitu/156569814/?xid=637
      Obituary for Anna Pundt
      Obituary for Anna Pundt


    5. [S55] Ancestry.com, Kurhannover, Kingdom of Hannover, and Province of Hannover, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1643-1887, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    6. [S28] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).


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