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Wilhelm Bruning

21 Sep 1841 – 8 Nov 1914

Birth	21 Sep 1841
Death	8 Nov 1914
Cemetery	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Bruning , Thayer County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Marilyn Sanner Keim on 05 Feb 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47355586

Bio

He was born in Germany and came to America in 1861. He married Anna Koester in 1867 and after their marriage, they moved to Nebraska and settled on a farm near Lincoln, which was then a small hamlet. His wife died within a short time. After her demise, Wilhelm and his infant daughter returned to Illinois. Eventually, he married Luecke Lahners, a widow with several children, but life was still difficult. His first child passed away at the age of 3 and his second wife soon died as well. A third wife, Elizabeth Hajen joined him when he came back to Nebraska in 1883. He was instrumental in founding the town of Bruning. Wilhelm & Elizabeth's children who survived infancy were Margaretha (b: 1880), Herman Wilke (b: 1882) and John G. (b: 1889)

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Family

Parents

• Johann Herman "John" Bruning 1802–1862
• Gesche Margarethe Prulrocken Bruning 1806–1865

Spouse

• Anna Koester Bruning 1848–1868 FaG
• Elizabeth Hajen Bruning 1849–1929 FaG

Siblings

• Johann Herman Bruning Sr 1832–1905
• Gerhard "George" Bruning 1834–1885
• Friedrich Bruning 1837–1909
• Margaretha Bruning Danekas 1839–1923
• Frank Dietrich Bruning 1850–1931

Children

• Anna Maria Bruning 1868–1871 FaG
• Luekeanna Margaretha E. Bruning 1880–1916 FaG
• Herman Wilke Bruning 1882–1955 FaG
• Johann Herman George "John" Bruning 1889–1917 FaG

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