Agnes Beyer - Generation 4
Agnes BEYER
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Died: October 31, 1983
Father: Ernst Carl Henry (Heinrich) BEYER (1874-1956)
Mother: Louisa Johanna SCHLICKER (1884-1979)
Spouse: (1) Henry Weber (on April 16, 1933-divorced 1944)
Spouse: (2) Arnold Richmond (1-5-1901 to 5-24-1946) on March 5, 1944. There was not much of a ceremony. It was held in the parsonage at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland with Pastor Amos Schwerin performing the ceremony. Uncle Carl and Aunt Anna Miller were the witnesses. There was a party afterward for the family at Grandma & Grandpa Beyers. Lois says it was a typical family celebration with drinks and all and not small. Arnold had 2 daughters from a previous marriage.
Spouse: (3) Walter Wenzel (9-10-1907 to 8-1979) on July 18, 1953. The ceremony was held in
private in a Saginaw Church, only the witnesses, Marie and Martin Simpson. If there was any celebration, again it was small and involved only the family.
Children:
Lois died 2008
3 living sons
DIVORCE : Henry and Agnes separated and divorced the early fall of 1940. Agnes and the children lived with the grandparents, and Henry left for Jamestown, New York. The divorce however did not finalize until the early part of 1944.
AGNES' CHILDHOOD: Agnes was raised on the family farm, raised as the first of four daughters. She was the oldest and so the one who worked the most on the farm. Family and relatives played a big part in their social life, and a great deal of celebration was concerned with family events.
SCHOOL: Agnes went to the Parochial School at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland, Michigan. There the Pastor was usually the teacher. Agnes knew no English before she went to school. She often said she did not learn the language until she was in the 8th grade. Aunt Luella told the story about how one day the teacher said in English, “Tomorrow there is no school.” Because Agnes did not understand the language she came to school the next day anyway and was surprised that there was no school. I always had the idea that Agnes only went to the Parochial School, but Aunt Luella said that all of the girls ended up with a year or two at Porter School on Garfield Road. This would ring true with the English bit and Agnes not knowing English until the 8th grade. German would have been the language at the church school and it must have been in that year at the public school that Agnes was involved with English. NOTE: The Parochial School at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland, Michigan had 7 years of classes. Pastor Amos Schwerin was the last pastor to teach in the school. Schwerin became pastor in about 1945 or 1946. The school was then closed in about 1947-48.
AGNES MEETS HENRY: Agnes met Henry at a dance she went to with Herman and her sister Esther. Henry had just broken up with a girl he was said to be crazy about. Aunt Clara claimed that Agnes chased Henry. Lois says she thinks Agnes probably cared for him more than she really did for the others who became part of her life.
HOMES: Being a single mother during the 1940s, Agnes did what she could to provide for the children. Several times that required moving back to her family’s farm. The children moved around a lot in their youth.
LAST YEARS: Agnes’s last years were spent in Schields living in Walter’s home. At first she lived with him until he died in 1979, and then she lived there alone for the last 4 years until her death in 1983. Agnes got along well there. Carl’s home was not that far away in Saginaw, and Lois was located over in Bay City. Her sisters still lived in the “Beyer Complex” over toward Freeland, and she kept touch with St. Matthew’s church. Agnes had the home, and the government pension and social security through Walt and this was perhaps more support than she had had for most of her life. Here she had a big garden and a big raspberry and straw berry patch. She used to say that she couldn’t come and visit us because she had to take care of her berries. Agnes’s health was pretty good right up to the time she found out that she had cancer, and so she was active and able to do things. She always was a hard worker, and she always drove a car; and so she could be independent and get around for herself.
DEATH : Agnes died on October 31, 1983, after suffering only a short time. The cause of her death was lung cancer. Agnes had smoked for a long time, and her children had encouraged her to quit. She had always said that she couldn’t, and yet in the end when the doctor said that she had do she did. Agnes’ funeral was held in early November, 1983. The visitation was at Taylor Funeral Home in Freeland. The funeral service was at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland with Pastor Holz conducting the service. Burial was on her plot in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Freeland, Michigan, very close to the plot where Elana (daughter of Lois).
Information and research from Richard Weber, 2001, “Roots Weber/Christman.”
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Died: October 31, 1983
Father: Ernst Carl Henry (Heinrich) BEYER (1874-1956)
Mother: Louisa Johanna SCHLICKER (1884-1979)
Spouse: (1) Henry Weber (on April 16, 1933-divorced 1944)
Spouse: (2) Arnold Richmond (1-5-1901 to 5-24-1946) on March 5, 1944. There was not much of a ceremony. It was held in the parsonage at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland with Pastor Amos Schwerin performing the ceremony. Uncle Carl and Aunt Anna Miller were the witnesses. There was a party afterward for the family at Grandma & Grandpa Beyers. Lois says it was a typical family celebration with drinks and all and not small. Arnold had 2 daughters from a previous marriage.
Spouse: (3) Walter Wenzel (9-10-1907 to 8-1979) on July 18, 1953. The ceremony was held in
private in a Saginaw Church, only the witnesses, Marie and Martin Simpson. If there was any celebration, again it was small and involved only the family.
Children:
Lois died 2008
3 living sons
DIVORCE : Henry and Agnes separated and divorced the early fall of 1940. Agnes and the children lived with the grandparents, and Henry left for Jamestown, New York. The divorce however did not finalize until the early part of 1944.
AGNES' CHILDHOOD: Agnes was raised on the family farm, raised as the first of four daughters. She was the oldest and so the one who worked the most on the farm. Family and relatives played a big part in their social life, and a great deal of celebration was concerned with family events.
SCHOOL: Agnes went to the Parochial School at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland, Michigan. There the Pastor was usually the teacher. Agnes knew no English before she went to school. She often said she did not learn the language until she was in the 8th grade. Aunt Luella told the story about how one day the teacher said in English, “Tomorrow there is no school.” Because Agnes did not understand the language she came to school the next day anyway and was surprised that there was no school. I always had the idea that Agnes only went to the Parochial School, but Aunt Luella said that all of the girls ended up with a year or two at Porter School on Garfield Road. This would ring true with the English bit and Agnes not knowing English until the 8th grade. German would have been the language at the church school and it must have been in that year at the public school that Agnes was involved with English. NOTE: The Parochial School at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland, Michigan had 7 years of classes. Pastor Amos Schwerin was the last pastor to teach in the school. Schwerin became pastor in about 1945 or 1946. The school was then closed in about 1947-48.
AGNES MEETS HENRY: Agnes met Henry at a dance she went to with Herman and her sister Esther. Henry had just broken up with a girl he was said to be crazy about. Aunt Clara claimed that Agnes chased Henry. Lois says she thinks Agnes probably cared for him more than she really did for the others who became part of her life.
HOMES: Being a single mother during the 1940s, Agnes did what she could to provide for the children. Several times that required moving back to her family’s farm. The children moved around a lot in their youth.
LAST YEARS: Agnes’s last years were spent in Schields living in Walter’s home. At first she lived with him until he died in 1979, and then she lived there alone for the last 4 years until her death in 1983. Agnes got along well there. Carl’s home was not that far away in Saginaw, and Lois was located over in Bay City. Her sisters still lived in the “Beyer Complex” over toward Freeland, and she kept touch with St. Matthew’s church. Agnes had the home, and the government pension and social security through Walt and this was perhaps more support than she had had for most of her life. Here she had a big garden and a big raspberry and straw berry patch. She used to say that she couldn’t come and visit us because she had to take care of her berries. Agnes’s health was pretty good right up to the time she found out that she had cancer, and so she was active and able to do things. She always was a hard worker, and she always drove a car; and so she could be independent and get around for herself.
DEATH : Agnes died on October 31, 1983, after suffering only a short time. The cause of her death was lung cancer. Agnes had smoked for a long time, and her children had encouraged her to quit. She had always said that she couldn’t, and yet in the end when the doctor said that she had do she did. Agnes’ funeral was held in early November, 1983. The visitation was at Taylor Funeral Home in Freeland. The funeral service was at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Freeland with Pastor Holz conducting the service. Burial was on her plot in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Freeland, Michigan, very close to the plot where Elana (daughter of Lois).
Information and research from Richard Weber, 2001, “Roots Weber/Christman.”