Robert Edward Amelang of Wapello County, Iowa United States was born on August 22, 1881 at Wapello County, Iowa to Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang and Hannah L. C. (Ploschentz) Amelang. Robert Amelang had siblings William Embry Amelang, Paul P Amelang, John Gotlieb Amelang, Rosa Alvina (Amelang) Minor, Cora Elizabeth (Amelang) Evans, Martha Beatrice Beluah (Amelang) Skinner, Minnie Ann Alice (Amelang) Skinner, and Mary Viola (Amelang) Brookshier-Weineke. Robert's partner was Bessie Lillian Dyer Amelang on September 13, 1905, and they were married until death separated them. They had children Albert Edward Amelang, Anna Edith (Amelang) Smith, William Franklin Amelang, Carl Henry Amelang, Marie Fay (Amelang) Boas, Fredrick Everett Amelang, Mary Lucille (Amelang ) Skinner, and Betty Jean (Amelang) Fowler. Robert's partner was Bessie Lillian Dyer Amelang. Robert Amelang died at age 74 years old on April 8, 1956 at Wapello County, Iowa, and was buried in 1956 at Shaul Cemetery in Ottumwa.
Bessie Lillian (Dyer) Amelang of Ottumwa, Wapello County, IA was born on March 11, 1885 in Davis County. Bessie's partner was Robert Edward Amelang on September 13, 1905, and they were married until death separated them. They had children Albert Edward Amelang, Anna Edith (Amelang) Smith, William Franklin Amelang, Carl Henry Amelang, Marie Fay (Amelang) Boas, Fredrick Everett Amelang, Mary Lucille (Amelang ) Skinner, and Betty Jean (Amelang) Fowler. Bessie's partner was Robert Edward Amelang. Bessie Amelang died at age 89 years old on September 1, 1974 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, and was buried in September 1974 at Shaul Cemetery in Ottumwa.
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