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John Theodore Berger
4 Aug 1875 – 25 Oct 1942
| Birth | 4 Aug 1875 |
| Death | 25 Oct 1942 |
| Cemetery | Saint Martins Cemetery Tours , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Andrea Berger Walston on 20 Jun 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38904959 |
Bio
John T. Berger, 67, a resident of the Tours community for many years, passed away at his home at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Martin's Catholic church in Tours, Father Mark Berger, son of the deceased, officiating, burial in St. Martin's cemetery, Tours. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Angelina Vohl of Tours, Mrs. Agnes Girard of Houston, and Miss Emma Berger of Tours; four sons, I.F. of West, William of Tours, Alphonse of Massey, and Mark of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The West News, West, Texas, October 30, 1942 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John T. Berger, 67, died at his residence in Tours Sunday morning at 3 o'clock. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Tours, Father Mark Berger, son of the deceased, officiating, burial in Tours cemetery, Aderhold funeral home in charge. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Angelina Vohl of Tours, Mrs. Agnes Girard of Houston, and Miss Emma Berger of Tours; four sons, I.F. of West, William of Tours, Alphonse of Massey, and Mark of Fort Smith, Ark. Aderhold Funeral Home, West Waco Times Herald, October 26, 1942 [This Obituary courtesy of Sharon McNary, Find a Grave Member - Slick #47388071] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Baptist Theodore Berger was born in Schalkham, Bavaria, Germany at House #59. He was 9 years old when he and his family came to America. John was a blacksmith and he made some of the steel crosses (grave markers) at St. Martin's Cemetery, in his blacksmith shop. John's son, Isidor, remembers seeing his Dad make the wroth iron scroll work decorations. The blacksmith shop was on the Albert Deiterman place, however, the first Berger smith shop was in the original log church building which was across the street from the Berger homeplace. (1885-1938) John T. Berger sold out the blacksmith shop to John Zahirniak about 4 years before his death. At some point in time the blacksmith shop was moved to Leroy and it was still standing as of September, 2013. John Theodore played the french horn in the Concordia Band of Tours. He was a member of the St. Martin Men's Society in Tours, Texas. St. Martin Men's Society was founded in 1898. John registered for the WW I draft on September 12, 1918. His occupation was self employed blacksmith. Married, wife Mary. Address - McLennan County, Precinct 3; Route #2, Box 52, West, Texas. They lived in Tours, Texas but mail went through West. Researched and Compiled by Andrea (Berger) Walston
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Siblings
- Ignatz Berger 1874–1931 FaG
- Creszenz Berger Deiterman 1877–1958 FaG
- Maria Berger 1878–1878 FaG
- Sr Angela Veronica Berger 1880–1915 FaG
- Maria Berger 1881–1893 FaG
- Sebastian Berger 1883–1884 FaG
- Joseph Edward Berger 1884–1953
- Frank Xavier Berger 1886–1967 FaG
- Anton Alois "Tony" Berger 1892–1972 FaG
Children
- Isidor Frank Berger 1900–1984
- William John "Willie" Berger 1902–1964
- Heinrich Albert "Henry" Berger 1904–1905
- Alphonse Bernard Berger 1906–1963
- Rev Mark Robert Berger 1909–1968
- Rev Mark Robert Berger 1909–1968
- Angeline Rosie Berger Vohl 1912–1991
- Agnes Josephine Berger Girard 1915–1977
- Emma Crescenzia Berger Housewright 1918–2004
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