Edward Francis Linderman~My Maternal Great Grandfather~German Ancestor

Edward Francis “Edy” Linderman
Birth: Feb. 9, 1875 Winona Winona County Minnesota, USA Death: Jun. 26, 1968 Dubuque Dubuque County Iowa, USA Only grandson of Abraham & Mary (Holman) Linderman of Winona, Minnesota. Only child of Mary Linderman. Father unknown. E. F. Linderman worked and lived on the Mississippi River all his life. He worked for the U.S. Lock & Dam in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; and Dubuque, Iowa. Married Gudrun Ivarra Lund from Norway on 11 September 1902 in Winona, Minnesota. Edward & Gudrun had one son, Harry; and three daughters, Gladys Serene, Irene Mary, and Evelyn Frances Linderman. They all resided at 705 W. Third St., Dubuque, Iowa. Great Grandpa was in the I.O.O.F. in Dubuque, Iowa. He converted to Jehovah’s Witness after the death of his beloved wife, Gud. The children were raised as Lutheran and all baptized as Lutheran in the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, at 2025 Jackson Street, in Dubuque, Iowa. Edy was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the same cemetery as Gud, up on the hill, because the government told his family, that they couldn’t scatter his ashes in the Mississippi River where he wanted to be. They said that it would pollute the river.Family links: Parents: Mary Linderman (1859 – 1924)Spouse: Gudrun Ivarra Lund Linderman (1881 – 1924)Children: Harry William Linderman (1903 – 1995)* Gladys Serena Linderman Nelson (1906 – 1996)* Irene Mary Linderman Wiedner (1908 – 1997)* Evelyn Frances Linderman Ayala (1913 – 1997)* Burial: Linwood Cemetery Dubuque Dubuque County Iowa, USA  Created by: TEXAS TUDORS Record added: Aug 21, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21069314	Added by: TEXAS TUDORS

Related articles

• Gladys Serena Linderman Nelson~Wife of Roy Leonard Nelson Sr.~Dubuque, Iowa (nelsongenealogy.wordpress.com)
• My Maternal Grandfather, Harry William Linderman, German & Norwegian Ancestor (lindermangenealogy.wordpress.com)
• My Third Great Maternal Grandmother~~Mary Holman Linderman (lindermangenealogy.wordpress.com)

About these ads