Debbie, I found Jennie's obituary which will give you more clues for your search. Charlene Carthage Press, Mar. 29, 1960 Mrs. Brueggeman, 70, Passes Away Mrs. Jennie M. Brueggeman, 70, wife of August Brueggeman, retired Carthage stone cutter, died at 1:45 yesterday afternoon in a hospital in Nevada. Long in failing health Mrs. Brueggeman had been in the Nevada hospital the last eight years. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage four weeks ago and later pneumonia developed. Mrs. Brueggeman was born Nov. 4, 1889 in Jasper county and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wiggins. She was married in Carthage in Mar., 1910 to Mr. Brueggeman. Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Don Hartley, Kildare, Okla., formerly of Carthage; two sons, Karl Brueggeman, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and Walter Brueggeman, Marshall, Mo.; four brothers, John Wiggins, Lead Hill, Ark., Walter Wiggins, Kingston, N.Y. , Ward Wiggins, 503 East Highland and Clyde Wiggins, 1408 South Garrison and five grandchildren. Mr. Brueggeman has been making his home recently with he daughter, Mrs. Hartley in Kildare. Mrs. Bureggeman was a member of the First Methodist church and of the Women of the Moose The body is at the Knell mortuary. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOJASPER] August Brueggeman info needed This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1MB.2ACI/3001 Message Board Post: My father in law immigrated from Holland around 1949. One of the first people to offer my non-english speaking family member was A.Brueggeman. He lived in Carthage. I have found August (b. approx 1883 Germany, immigrated 1907) in previous census records (1920,1930) in Carthage, so I think he probably established himself quite well there. Can anyone in that community do a cemetery lookup for a death date? His wife was Jennie (b. approx.1890, and children were Walter(b. approx 1911) and Ida (b. approx 1924). I have checked the Missouri death database, but Jasper County's info isn't in there yet. Would love to contact the family of this man to share a short diary that my father in law wrote during his stay (in Dutch by the way, and 3/4 translated with help of a nice man in Europe). My father in law passed away 4 years ago, and I am in the process of putting his autobiography, his diary, and history of his capture and placement in the Holocaust death camps in Europe (not because! he was Jewish...because he -a strong Dutch farm boy-didn't join the German army-amazing isn't it?) Any ideas or communication would be great if you know the family, or could tell me anything about them. Debbie