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Johann Julius "John" Lemke

24 May 1876 – 21 Mar 1959

Birth	24 May 1876
Death	21 Mar 1959
Cemetery	Evergreen Cemetery I Medford , Taylor County , Wisconsin , USA
Added by	Pat Ellingson on 19 Jul 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39617899

Bio

JOHN LEMKE RITES HELD HERE MONDAY A former Medford resident, John Lemke, Glidden, was buried from the Ruesch Funeral Home in Medford Monday afternoon. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Lemke who was 82 years old is survived by a son, Martin Lemke of Waukesha, two daughters, Mrs. Harry Gustafson of Milwaukee and Mrs. Ricka Jaen of Elgin, IL. His wife died last year. The Star News, Medford, Taylor, WI March 26, 1959. By all accounts, John, was outgoing and loved most to hunt and fish. He never talked about his up-bringing. John was born in Iowa to Julius & Paulina (Neske) Lemke, who were recent immigrants from Prussia. When John was just 13 his father was killed in a logging accident and his mother taken away. He and his siblings were scattered among local people who took them in as unpaid help and their education was stopped. Somehow, however, John was able to hold on to the homesteaded farm property. He married Mary Steen, the closest neighbor, and became part of her household along with Mary's widowed mother. He farmed the property most of his life.

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Family

Parents

• Julius John Lemke 1843–1889
• Paulina Wilhelmina Noeske Lemke 1844–1927

Spouse

• Maria "Mary" Steen Lemke 1879–1955

Siblings

• Edward Lemke 1870–1890
• Amiel "Emil" Lemke 1872–1945
• Bertha Ann Lemke Sands 1874–1959
• Herman Albert Lemke 1878–1941
• Minna L Lemke Buchanan 1880–1969
• Charles Friedrich Lamke 1882–1969
• Emma Louise Lemke Olson 1885–1952

Children

• Martin E. Lemke 1899–1967

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