Pogemiller

William and Mary Cassabaum Pogemiller

The Pogemiller siblings, in angled rows from left:
First, Anne, Will, Minnie
Second, Mary, Carrie, Charles and Sarah
Third, Emma and Lydia
(Photo contributed by Marlene Sanders Sargent)

The family:
William Pogemiller, b. 28 Dec. 1840 in Germany; d. Dec. 3, 1908 in Iowa; m. in Germany in about 1854, Mary Cassabaum, b. 12 Jan. 1842 in Germany, d. 12 May 1924 in Iowa. Their children are:

  1. Mary, b. 12 Oct. 1865 in Germany; d. 10 Jan. 1867 in Des Moines Co., IA.
  2. Anna L., b. 2 Sept. 1867 in IA; d. 19 Sept. 1868 in IA.
  3. Anna, b. 12 Aug. 1869 in IA; d. 25 Feb. 1917 in IA; m1. on 25 Apr. 1889 in Des Moines Co., IA, Henry E. Traman. Their child is:
    1. Lena, b. Feb. 1890
    m2. in abt. 1893, Henry Wiele. Their children are:
    1. Mary, b. May 1894; m1. Barns.
    2. Clara, b. Oct. 1899
    3. Sarah, b. 1905
    4. Lucie, b. 1908
  4. Kreicanna or Caroline Matilda (Carrie), b. 23 June 1871 in Des Moines Co., IA; m. 23 Apr. 1891 in Des Moines Co., IA to Arthur Henry Gieselman. Their children are:
    1. Arthur, b. 16 Mar. 1892 in IA
    2. Lawrence, b. 8 Mar. 1894 in IA; d. Nov. 1972, Louisa Co., IA; m. in abt. 1927, Florence, b. 1891 in MO; d. 1963 in IA.
    3. Lucy, b. 1 July 1899 in IA; d. 27 July 1988, Morning Sun, IA.
    4. Roy, b. 1903 in IA; d. 15 May 1982 in Burlington, Des Moines Co., IA; m. 1 Feb. 1933 in Burlington, Ethel Granaman
  5. Lydia, (See Bachenberg), b. 17 Feb. 1894, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 23 Sept. 1923, Pawnee Co., NE; m. 1 Dec. 1892 in Des Moines Co., IA, John Bachenberg, b. 30 July 1869, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 8 Jan. 1935, Grand Forks Co., ND. Their children are:
    1. Raymond Peter, b. 18 Aug. 1893, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 2 Feb. 1956, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; m. 1 Dec. 1914, Des Moines Co., IA, Nellie May Riepe
    2. Lucia Marie, b. 31 Jan. 1898, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 16 Jan. 1938, Burlington, Des Moines Co., IA; m. 18 Oct. 1916, Gilby, Grand Forks Co., ND, Maurice Harley Matteson
  6. Sarah, b. 3 Mar. 1876, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 9 Dec. 1947, Lyle, Mower Co., MN, buried at Grand Forks, ND; m. 19 Feb. 1901 in Des Moines Co., IA, William S. Sauer. Their children are:
    1. Esther, b. 13 Dec. 1901, Grand Forks Co., ND; m. Henry Hulst.
    2. Edna, b. 3 Nov. 1914, Grand Forks Co., ND; d. 8 Jan. 1994; m1. I. Peterson; m2. Nolan K. Wold.
  7. William Casper, b. 28 July 1878, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 18 Sept. 1917, Louisa Co., IA; m. 18 Feb. 1903, Matilda Dustman, b. 27 Mar. 1877; d. 11 Nov. 1959. Their children are:
    1. Raymond, b. 2 Feb. 1904 in IA; d. July 1978 in IA.
    2. Albert W., b.4 Mar. 1906, La Plata, MO; d. 10 Jan. 1995, Iowa City, IA; m. 18 May 1935 in Morning Sun, Louisa Co., IA, Frances Cummings.
  8. Mary Minnie, b. 12 Apr. 1880, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 6 May 1934, NE; m. 10 Dec. 1901, Oscar Merritt Sanders, b. 5 Mar. 1878, NE; d. 4 Nov. 1955, Filley, NE. Their children are:
    1. Arthur William, b. 24 Mar. 1905, NE; d. 7 Dec. 1987, Tecumseh, NE.
    2. Opal Stanley, b. 14 Feb. 1909, NE; d. 10 Apr. 1997, Beatrice, NE; m. Viola, b. 6 June 1913 in NE, d. 30 December 2004 in NE. Their children are:
      1. Roger
      2. Marlene Edith, b. 27 Jan. 1938 in NE; d. 6 Aug. 2007 in TX.
      3. Pearl Gertrude, b. 22 Feb. 1911 in NE; d. 31 Mar. 2004, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE.
    3. Minnie May, b. 2 Aub. 1882, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 8 June 1967, Des Moines, IA; m. 29 Jan. 1902, Albert L. Schmidt/Smith. Their children are:
      1. Grace m. Wilbur Reed
      2. Vera m. Bud Summerfeld
      3. Fern
    4. Emma Lena, b. 11 Mar. 1886, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 24 Aug. 1964, Galesburg, Knox Co., IL; m. 17 Mar. 1911, Fred Green, b. 30 Oct 1890; d. 6 Oct. 1964. Their children are:
      1. Zelma Marie, b. 19 Sept. 1911; d. 28 June 1916.
      2. Evelyn Gertrude, b. 8 Nov. 1912; m. 23 Mar. 1937, Fred George Heckenberg.
      3. Lloyd Vernon, b. 20 June 1914; d. 9 Mar. 1955; m. 2 May 1934, Gladys Marie Carlson, b. 17 Feb. 1910.
      4. Lyle William, b. 3 May 1916; d. Nov. 1929.
      5. Verlee Genevieve, b. 18 Jan. 1919; d. 25 June 1962; m. 1935, Richard Berry.
      6. Lois Mildren, b. 4 Feb. 1923; m. 3 Jan. 1941, Jack Chaping Turnbull, b. 2 Nov. 1919.
      7. Wayne Allen, b. 19 Apr. 1925; m. 30 Mar. 1947 to Shirley Winchell, b. 21 Dec. 1928.
    5. Charles, b. 8 Jan. 1888, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 7 Dec. 1974, Des Moines Co., IA; m. 3 Jan. 1912, Myrtle Timmerman, b. 4 May 1891, Des Moines Co., IA; d. 23 Oct. 1974, Des Moines Co., IA. Their children are:
      1. Mildred Alice, b. 4 Feb. 1913; d. 15 Sept. 1915
      2. Mark Henry, b. 30 Sept. 1914; d. 13 Oct. 1965
      3. Hazel Marie, b. 8 Apr. 1916; d. Jan. 1998
      4. Homer Ellis, b. 21 Aug. 1919; d. 21 July 2000.
      5. Burdell, twin, b. & d. 5 Sept. 1927
      6. Phyllis, twin, b. & d. 5 Sept. 1927

    William and Mary Pogemiller (Pogemuller) were born in Germany. They left Prussia through Bremen and emigrated to the United States arriving at New York City on 18 October 1866 on the "Freshandel". The family consisted of Wilhelm, 26, Marie, 24 years 2 months, and Marie, 10 months. Their original destination was Chicago.

    William and his family settled in Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa. The couple had 11 children. The two oldest children, Mary, b. 1865, and Anna L., b. 1867, died in early childhood. William farmed most of his life.

    The Pogemillers, financially, did well on their farm. Maria Cassabaum (Kassabaum) Pogemiller, however, outlived three of her children - Anna, William and Lydia. She also saw her family begin to spread into the west. Lydia and Minnie and their spouses, John Bachenberg and Oscar Sanders, moved to southeast Nebraska in Pawnee and Johnson Counties. Sarah and her husband, William Sauer, relocated in Inkster, North Dakota.

    Her daughter, Emma and Fred Green became residents of Galesburg, Illinois.

    William, Mary and their two oldest children are buried in Latty Church Cemetery in Benton Township.

    One item of note, many of William's daughters who survived to adulthood died of some form of cancer. Lydia died of Osteomalacia. Sarah was stricken with cancer of the bowel and Mary had liver cancer.

    When Marie Cassabaum Pogemiller died in may of 1924, she left her estate to her heirs. At that time they were: Caroline Gieselman, Sperry, Iowa; Sarah Sauer, Inkster, N. Dak.; Mary Sanders, Crab Orchard, Neb.; Minnie Smith, Burlington, Iowa; Emma Green, Burlington, Iowa; Charles Pogemiller, Gilby, N. Dak.; Ray Bachenberg, Lewiston, Neb.; Lucy Bachenberg Matteson, Inkster, Nebr. (sic); Lena Meliken, Yarmouth, Ia.; Mary Barn Scott, Mediapolis, Ia.; Clara Wiele Wooten, Ottumwa, Ia.; Sarah Wiele, Mediapolis, Ia.; Lucy Wiele, Mediapolis, Ia.; Raymond Pogemiller, Morning Sun, Ia.; and Albert Pogemiller, Morning Sun, Ia.

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    In Memorium

    To Marlene Sanders Sargent who passed away during the summer of 2007. She understood the importance of family and was always ready to help others. Without the information and pictures she provided of the Pogemiller family this page would not be possible.

    Thanks also go to my dad for helping me find information, lo, those many years ago. This page was created by Joan Shurtliff on May 7, 2002. It was last updated 31 October 2007.