Looking for further information on Margaret/Marguerite Miner Buergel or her daughter, Julia Buergel Petersen Brugmann Geisan. Margaret Miner Buergel and August Herman Buergel were my husband's gg grandparents. Julia Buergel Petersen was his great grandmother. Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa Sunday Morning, Dec 19, 1943 MRS. A.B. BUERGEL DIES AT AGE OF 85 Mrs. Marguerite Buergel, 85, widow of August B. Buergel, died in Mercy hospital at 11:05 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. She had resided in Davenport 69 years, making her home of late years with a daughter, Mrs. Alice Dunklau, Fishertown. Born in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 31, 1858, Mrs. Buergel received her education in the school there before coming to Davenport in 1874 where she was married to August B. Buergel. The latter died in 1916. Survivors are four daughters: Mrs. Julia Geison, Long Grove, Mrs. Pearl Kelly, Nahant, Mrs. Dunklau and Mrs. Leona McCleary, Muscatine, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Two sons, a daughter, three sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. The body was removed to the Runge mortuary where funeral services will be held in the church chapel at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Fairmount cemetery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1934 Old Age Assistance Head Tax Buergel, Margaret M, F, W Father: Jack Miner; Mother: Abie Corry; DOB: Aug 31, 1859 Deceased 2/18/43 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Descendants of Margaret Miner 1 Margaret Miner b: Aug 31, 1859 in Washington, D.C. src1: 1895 State Census, Rockingham Twp, Scott Co, IA, src2: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, Iowa, src3: Old Age Assistance Head Tax 1934 . +August Herman Buergel b: Jul 30, 1853 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania src: Obit m: Apr 15, 1876 in Rock Island,Rock Island,Illinois src: Marriages Search Results, IL d: Mar 26, 1916 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa ........ 2 Julia Ann Buergel b: Aug 31, 1877 in Davenport,Scott Co, Iowa d: Jun 4, 1945 in Davenport,Scott Co, Iowa Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa ............ +James H. Petersen b: Jun 30, 1861 in Schleswig-Holstein,Germany d: Mar 16, 1936 in Rock Island,Illinois Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott, Iowa ........ *2nd Husband of Julia Ann Buergel: ............ +Henry Brugmann m: Bef. 1902 ........ *3rd Husband of Julia Ann Buergel: ............ +Geason or Gleason or Geisan m: Aft. 1910 ........ 2 Frederick Buergel b: Jan 21, 1881 in Davenport,Scott, Iowa src: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, Iowa ........ 2 Pearl Buergel b: Jan 1882 in Iowa ............ +John Foley m: Jun 25, 1900 in Rock Island Co, Ilinois src: Marriages Search Results, IL ........ 2 Alice Buergel b: Sep 8, 1884 in Davenport,Iowa ............ +Louis Lee Ware b: Abt. 1875 in Illinois m: Oct 8, 1907 in Davenport,Iowa ........ *2nd Husband of Alice Buergel: ............ +Rudolph D. Veiths b: Aug 4, 1879 in Davenport,Iowa m: Jun 14, 1922 in Clinton,Iowa d: Aug 3, 1936 in Davenport,Iowa ........ 2 Albert E. Buergel b: Apr 8, 1886 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit d: Mar 14, 1938 in Davenport,Scott,Iowa src: Obit Burial: Fairmount Cemetery/ Davenport, Iowa Source: Iowa WPA Grave Records ............ +Anna E. Thomas b: Abt. 1882 in Germany m: 1924 in South Bend, Indiana ........ 2 Leona Buergel b: May 1899 in Iowa src: 1900 Rockingham Twp, Scott, Iowa ............ +Ivan Robinson Cathy