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Sophia Frederika (Bruckner) Gehrke 1888 - 1985
Sophia Freidrika (Bruckner) Gehrke was born on October 19, 1888 in Delavan, Morris Co County, KS to Paul Edward Bruckner and Sophie (Roser) Bruckner, and had siblings Charles G H Bruckner, Lewis F Bruckner, George J Bruckner, Wilhelmina Amelia Marie (Bruckner) Wendt, Hattie (Bruckner) Yakle, John W Bruckner, Anna Matilda (Bruckner) Eckoff, Eva Wilhelmine (Bruckner) Herpich, Edward W Bruckner, and August H Bruckner. She married Carl John August Gehrke on April 4, 1910 in Delavan, Morris Co County, KS, and had children Arthur Gustav Gehrke, Paul Edward Gehrke, Edwin Bernard Gehrke, Leland Carl Gehrke, Oscar Lewis Gehrke, Harvey Herman Gehrke, Lowell E Gehrke, Lowell Eugene Gehrke, and Juanita Sophia (Gehrke) Tousignant. Sophia Gehrke died at age 96 years old on May 27, 1985 in Herington, Dickinson Co County, KS, and was buried on May 31, 1985 at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Herington.
October 19, 1888
Delavan, Morris Co County, KS
May 27, 1985
Herington, Dickinson Co County, KS
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See headstone/info on Find A Grave Memorial ID 63236051 I had Sophia write out the correct spelling of her middle name Frederika. Death certificate states Fredericka. They were married at the home of her father Paul Bruckner's home and not in a church. Grandma told me that she made her own wedding dress and it was a shirt and blouse. In 1982 she still had some of the lace and flowers. She also told me that her father-in-law Herman thought Sophia was just wonderful. He didn't like cosmetics and perfumes and Sophia was an old plain farm girl so she was alright for his son. CONTRIBUTED BY MRS SOPHIA GEHRKE, 1967 "I earned by first nickel, baby sitting" We had some elderly neighbors named, Biehler. They had two grandchildren about the age of 4 and 5 years old. Their parents were attending the Topeka Fair and left these two grandchildren with their grandparents. The grandparents asked by mother if I could spend the day with them so I stayed that day with them. One of the children was a boy, the other a little girl. The little boy was a mischievous one and had a bad habit of biting the little girl so we did have to keep close watch over him. In the evening these grandparents took me home and to my surprise they gave me a nickel. I kept that nickel for some months, taking a good look at it every once in a while. Then one day my older sisters and my oldest brother, Lewis, and I went to a Sunday school picnic at Parkerville, Kansas. I took my nickel with me to buy me something. All afternoon I was trying to think of something I could buy with my precious nickel and I finally bought one large orange. I took it home and the next morning at breakfast, I peeled the orange and tore it in sections and passed it around and by the time it came back to me I did get a couple of sections, but I was very happy. This happened in the year of 1896. HISTORY OF SOPHIA F. BRUCKNER GEHRKE TAPED ON JUNE 15, 1980 I the youngest daughter of Paul Bruckner and his wife Sophie (Sophia) nee Roeser (Roser) Bruckner, was born on their farm home 4 miles north of Delavan, Kansas on Oct. 19, 1888. I attended public school at district 60 located 2 1/2 miles from our home. Transportation was on two feet. My lunch pail was a shining syrup pail. The school was a one room wooden structure with the capacity of 30 pupils and the grades taught there were from 1 thru 8. Lighting consisted of kerosene lamps at either side of the building. Water system was a wooden bucket with a tin dipper and each pupil helped himself. Water was carried by the pupils from a farm house a 1/4 of a mile away. Usually in the morning and again at noon, sometimes the teachers went with us. The school year of 1902-1903 I attended German Lutheran Christian Day school at St. John's Lyon Creek. I was confirmed in April 1903, I thereby became a member of St. John's Lyon Creek Church being baptized at an early date. I then attended my home public school in 1903-1904 1904-1905 school years. In May of 1905 I received my diploma. I then felt I was needed in the family home to assist in the many household duties. I will mention a few of them and let you be the judge. To begin with we milked cows, made butter, and cottage cheese. The buttermilk was used as a beverage, also in making delicious cakes, cookies and pancakes. We also made yeast, then made the bread, rolls and other baked goods. Next we put eggs under the old sitting hens for several weeks to hatch baby chickens. Chickens were raised to furnish eggs plus meat for the table. A big garden was planted of which furnished fresh vegetables for the family, also harvested 100 lbs of seed potatoes weather permitting. A fall garden was planted to furnish fresh vegetables of which was canned or stored for winter use. In early autumn we drove to a nearby orchard to gather winter apples which some were canned, some dried on the porch roof and others made into apple butter for winter use. Then came butchery time, farmers helped each other as most farmers butchered one to three hogs at a time which did require much help. This was done by scalding and scraping hair and scraping the skin. The meat was cleaned, cooked and made into sausage. They also cut up the meat to have ham and bacon to be cured. The lean meat trimmings from the shoulders and ham was made into sausage which were fried and placed into stone jars and covered with melted lard for summer consumption, here is where the mother and girls came in. They cup up lard and put into the large iron kettle vat of mothers. Most folks owned their own sausage grinders and stuffing machines. In spring months came time to make work clothes. I made many men's work shirts, ladies house dresses and kitchen aprons, also made men's waist overalls as men wore suspenders in these days. Also made pillow cases and sheet wear so we can see how household duties were plentiful then. On April 14, 1910, I was married to a farm boy, Carl Gehrke, and moved to a rent farm near Ramona, Kansas. On Feb. 14, 1911 we moved to a rent farm in the same area, here we became members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where all of our children were baptized by the Rev. C.O. Donachek. On this farm we were blessed with the following children: Arthur born Feb. 18, 1911, Paul Jan. 2, 1913, Edwin July 22, 1914, Carl Jr. Jan. 7, 1917, Oscar Feb. 21, 1919, Harvey Oct. 22, 1921, Lowell Aug. 9, 1927 and Juanita, July 10, 1930. In 1918 we purchased 160 acre pasture land. In 1926 we purchased an 80 acre farm southwest of Herington where I now reside. On Dec. 17, 1938 we moved to this farm. My husband Carl passed away Aug. 19, 1957. In Nov. 1957 by daughter and family came to live with me and have helped and cared for me. I so thank god that he has so graciously given me health and strength to be able to be up and about with a clean mind. Written by me Jan. 1978. Sophia Fredrica Bruckner Gehrke.
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10/191888October 19, 1888BirthdateDelavan, Morris Co County, KSBirthplaceADVERTISEMENT BY
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05/271985May 27, 1985Death dateUnknownHerington, Dickinson Co County, KSCause of deathDeath locationADVERTISEMENT BY
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05/311985May 31, 1985Funeral dateSunset Hill Cemetery in Herington, Dickinson Co County, KSBurial location
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Several obituary's were printed in the Herington and Topeka newspapers. They all state the different spellings of names.ADVERTISEMENT BYLooking for more information?
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