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    <p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">Guttenberg Press, IA, Thursday, February 19, 1942, p1<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">RODENBURG (sic/Rodenberg) RITES HELD ON TUESDAY<br>Aged Woman Suffers Frostbite In January<br>DIED SATURDAY<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Funeral services were held on Tuesday morning for Mrs. Anna Rodenberg, 83, at St. Mary&#39;s church.&nbsp; The services were in charge of Rev. J. A. Dupont and burial was in the church cemetery.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Died at Home of Daughter<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Mrs. Rodenberg died last Saturday about 8:45 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Schnieder following a long illness.&nbsp; Several weeks ago Mrs. Rodenberg suffered severe frostbite when the fire when out in her home and she spent the night unprotected during the January cold wave.&nbsp; She never recovered from this experience.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Mrs. Rodenberg was born January 17, 1859, in Pennsylvania, and on April 15, 1884, was married to Mathias Boss in Clayton county.&nbsp; A son, Andrew Boss lives at San Antonio, Texas.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Children Survive<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; On March 7, 1899, she was married to August Rodenberg at Ceres.&nbsp; Two children survive.&nbsp; They are Mrs. Sylvia Rodenburg (sic/Rodenberg) Schnieder of Guttenberg and Oliver Rodenburg (sic) of Davenport.&nbsp; Nine grandchildren survive.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Four brothers and one sister preceded Mrs. Rodenburg (sic/Rodenberg) in death.</font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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    <p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">1984 History of Clayton County, Iowa, page 71<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">J. LUDWIG AND ANNA KARL BITTNER<br>Note: The name Buttner had the German umlaut over the u, two small dots, and the spelling was changed to Bittner. <br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Johann (Louis) Ludwig Buttner b. Aug. 24, 1806 in Hanover, Germany. He m. Anna Maria Karl Nov. 22, 1836. Anna b. Dec. 9, 1813, at Falden Hesson, Mecklenberg, Germany. They came to America and settled in Penn. where their 11 children were all born; Wilhelm, Andress, Maria, Johannas, Mathilda, Ludwig, Alfred, Theodore, Henrich, Alexander and Anna. <br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp; Wilhelm b. Aug. 21, 1837. The Bible of J. Ludwig states he was missing in the Civil War, but it is believed he came back and settled in Wis.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Andress (Andrew) served in the Civil War in 1863 to1865 and starved to death a prisoner of war at Andersonville, Ga., where he lies in a National cemetery, section K, grave no. 1199. Oakland and Irene Bittner Becker visited the grave in 1973. Andrew was a great uncle of Mrs. Becker.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marie Margretha b. July 29, 1842, and m. John Krost Feb. 26, 1868. Johannes b. Apr. 7, 1844, believed drowned in Catskill mountains, July 15, 1850.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mathilda b. Jan. 3, 1846 and m. Phillip Biderman in 1877. Ludwig (Louis) b. July 22, 1848 and m. Mary Gertruth Niemeyer Feb. 15, 1876 at Guttenberg. They lived at Bellevue, Ia., and operated a lumber company there. Chester was mayor there a number of years and his brother Grover helped their father with the business and were people of good standing.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alfred Carl b. May 28, 1850, lived in Minn. with the Ray Brown family. He never m. and d. Feb. 5, 1920 at the University Hospital in Minn. He is buried in the cemetery at LeRoy, Minn.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Heinrick b. Dec 2, 1855, believed to be in Kansas. Alexander b. Mar. 4, 1857, believed to be in Idaho.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font color="#FF0000">Anna b. Jan. 17, 1861, m. Andrew Boss, 1 child. 2nd m. to August Rodenberg (his 2nd m. too). August and Anna have two children, Oliver and Sylvia m. Ed Schneider of Guttenberg.</font><br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J. Ludwig as a young man studied to be a priest, but gave it up as there were things he did not believe in.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The family came to Iowa and settled in Miners Creek in Jefferson Twp. and after they were here a while received word that oil was discovered on their property in Penn. that they had sold. J. Ludwig worked in the mines and farmed. He also was a book binder. His d. date unknown, is buried in city cemetery, Guttenberg. (no marker).<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Anna Maria d. Mar. 6, 1887, of arthritis, on Buck Creek where they lived. She was b. a Catholic and d. a Catholic, is buried in Ceres cemetery. (no marker).<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A relative?? Discovered a Chas. Buttner (single) in 1864. In 1861 he purchased Lots 1-2-3-4 and 5, Block 146 in Guttenberg, and had a brewery on that block. He had the use of a spring and a foot path to it.<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A Fred Bitner around Lodomillo Twp. Section 9.??<br></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="comic sans ms,sand">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A Larry Buttner, played baseball with the Cubs, was from Pocahontas, Ia.??</font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

 
 
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