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Wellemeyer, Clarice Louise

Female 1913 - 1996  (82 years)


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  • Name Wellemeyer, Clarice Louise 
    Born 6 Dec 1913  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1930  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Address:
    Klemme High School 
    Degree 1961  [5] 
    B.A. 
    Address:
    Drake University 
    Degree 1968  Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    M.A. 
    Address:
    University of Northern Iowa 
    Occupation Abt 1931–1970  [6] 
    teacher 
    • About a year after graduating from Klemme High School in 1930 at the age of 16, Clarice took up teaching in a local one-room country school where she instructed students in all eight grades. On and off for more than 30 years she continued her own higher education and taught in rural school districts in Wisconsin and Iowa.
    Died 3 Sep 1996  North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    • September 5. 1996 has also been reported as the day of death. Pastor Joseph Cooke lead a memorial service at North Fort Myers, Florida on 13 September 1996.
    Person ID I5571  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 

    Father Wellemeyer, Franz Arthur,   b. 22 Feb 1880, Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1960, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Griewe, Lydia Dora,   b. 27 Feb 1880, Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1949, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1906  Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Family ID F1799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carlson, James Gustaf,   b. 22 Jul 1909, Avery Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1995, North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 31 May 1936  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Residence (family) Abt 1940–1950  Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • Shortly after the birth of their son, Arthur, James and Clarice took up farming in Wisconsin, residing near Sheldon and Ingram.
    Residence (family) 1950–1980  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • Upon returning from Wisconsin, the family settled on a farm near Klemme, Iowa.
    Residence (family) 1980  North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • James and Clarice moved to Tamiami Village.
    Children 
    +1. Carlson, Arthur James
    +2. Carlson, Candace Louise
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 114, 146.
      Clarice Louise Wellemeyer, child of Franz Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Dora Griewe, was born on 6 December 1913 at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa.

    2. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "Clarice Louise Wellemeyer was born on Dec. 6, 1913, in Klemme, Iowa, in the family living quarters above her father's general store. She was the third of five children born to Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Griewe Wellemeyer."

    3. [S227] IAGenWeb Project, Hancock County, Iowa. Klemme High School Graduates, 1902-1990.
      (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/schools/klemmegrads.html). Accessed in May 2014.
           Clarice Louise Wellemeyer graduated from Klemme High School in 1930.

    4. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "A precocious child, Clarice skipped the second grade and graduated from Klemme High School in 1930 at the age of 16. Her father felt she was too young to go to college, so she worked in his store for one year keeping books and going other general duties. Then her father gave her $50 with which to attend the summer session at the Iowa Normal School, now the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls."

    5. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "Clarice Louise (Wellemeyer) Carlson graduated from Klemme High School in 1930 at the age of 16. A year later she attended a summer session at the Iowa Normal School, now the University of Northern Iowa, at Cedar Falls. In the midst of her duties as a wife and mother and a teacher in a number of rural school districts in Wisconsin and Iowa, she earned a B.A. degree from Drake University in 1961 and a M.A. degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1968."

    6. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "She entered the teaching profession in the fall of 1931 at age 17 as an elementary school teacher in a one-room country school. In addition to teaching all eight grades, her responsibilities included carrying water and maintaining the fire in the school's wood stove." "During the 1940s Clarice was recruited to resume her teaching career, again in a one-room country school. Later she taught first and second grades in Ingram, Wis." In 1950 the Carlson family moved to Klemme, Iowa and "Clarice very soon went back to teaching, this time in the Goodell School which was later incorporated into the Belmond Community School District." "She retired in the 1970s having taught for more than 30 years, often teaching two generations of children from the same family."

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 114, 146.
      Clarice Louise died on 3 September 1996 at North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.

    8. [S22] Obituary, "Ruth E. Hanson".
      Oakcrest Funeral Services (Titonka, Iowa). Obituaries. (http://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/63615/Ruth-Hanson//). Accessed in May 2014.
           "[Ruth Elizabeth (Wellemeyer) Hanson] died September 9, 2011." "Ruth was preceded in death by her...brothers and sisters,...Clarice Carlson,...."

    9. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "...and she died peacefully while taking a nap on Sept. 5, 1996." "Memorial services were held on Sept. 13, 1996, in North Fort Myers, Fla., with Pastor Joseph Cooke officiating."

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 112-113.
      Franz Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Dora Griewe were married on 22 February 1906 in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa.

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Franz Arthur Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday 4 January 1961 in the Garner Leader, of Garner, Iowa.
           "On 22 February 1906 he married Lydia Griewe. They were the parents of five children."

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.
           "In 1906, at the age of twenty-six, Lydia Griewe and Arthur Wellemeyer were married. They farmed for one year, and then moved to Klemme. Here they built a house, raised their family of five, and were a part of Klemme life for over forty years."

    13. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Ruth Elizabeth (Wellemeyer) Hanson. Memorial #114939525.
      (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114939525). Accessed in May 2014. Record created by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa. Gravestone photo posted by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Photo of shared gravestone shows the inscription: Hanson | Burton Alldorf, August 7, 1920, August 2, 1979 | Ruth Elizabeth, February 7, 1918, September 9, 2011 | Married Feb. 22, 1943 | Parents of Linda, Bruce, Martha.
           Information reported on the the web site not shown on the gravestone includes: Maiden name of Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was Wellemeyer; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was born at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was the daughter of Franz Arthur Wellemeyer (1880-1960) and Lydia Dora Griewe Wellemeyer (1880-1949).
           It is not possible to determine the original sources of data presented in this database that are not observable in photos of the grave markers.

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 146.
      James Gustaf Carlson and Clarice Louise Wellemeyer were married on 31 May 1936 at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa.

    15. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "[Clarice Louise Wellemeyer] married James Carlson of Klemme in 1936."

    16. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "She married James Carlson of Klemme in 1936. Their son, Arthur, was born in 1939, and soon afterwards, James and Clarice moved to Sheldon, Wis., and later to Ingram, Wis., where they purchased a 160 acre farm."

    17. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "In 1950, the Carlson family relocated to a farm near Klemme, Iowa."

    18. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "After retirement Clarice and James [Carlson] moved to Belmond, Iowa. They moved to Tamiami Village, North Fort Myers, Fla., in 1980."


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