Amalia Bertha "Molly" LEUBECHER

1874 - 1940  (65 years)

• Name	Amalia Bertha "Molly" LEUBECHER
  Born	27 Oct 1874	Wendershausen, Tann, Hessen, Germany
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Sep 1940	Seymour, Baylor, Texas, USA
  Buried	Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
  Notes	Called “Bertha” throughout her life. From Augusta Leubecher’s diary: “1909-Bertha and John looked to Oklahoma to try their luck and experience.” From Augusta Leubecher’s diary: “1911--Bertha and John started this week to build their house.” 1940 U.S. Federal Census: 949 NE 17th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Hommes, Bertha M., head, 65, born in Germany, widowed, naturalized citizen, occupation: none. From The Oklahoman newspaper, Sep 12, 1940: "Services for Mrs. John Hommes, 65, 949 East Drive, who was stricken with a heart attack Tuesday night in Seymour, TX, on a holiday trip, will be at 4:00 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Watts Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. "Accompanied by three traveling companions, Mrs. Hommes had stopped for the night en route here from a vacation in Carlsbad, NM, when she was stricken. She had been a resident here since 1910." From St. Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, Minnesota) 11 Sep 1940, Wed. "Mrs. John Hommes Mrs. John Hommes, a former resident of St. Cloud, died Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The message received by friends did not give information as to the funeral. Mr. Hommes who used to be connected with Security Printing company, died two years ago. One daughter, Renee, now Mrs. Ned Miller, lives in Oklahoma City." From the Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 18 Sep 1940, Wed.: "Former S.F. Resident Buried in Oklahoma Mrs. John Hommes Dies in Texas—Brother Returns From Funeral H. G. Leubecher, Rt. 1, Sioux Falls, has returned from Oklahoma City, Okla., where he attended funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Hommes, 65, a former Sioux Falls resident. Stricken by a heart attack while on an automobile trip, Mrs. Hommes died at Seymour, Tex., and was buried at Oklahoma City. Born in Germany, she came to this country and to Sioux Falls in 1889. She was married here in 1893 to John Hommes, who was then employed as printer at Brown and Saenger. A few years later the couple moved to St. Cloud and in 1910 to Oklahoma City where Mr. Hommes operated a printing shop. Mr. Hommes died two years ago. One daughter also preceded the mother in death. Mrs. N. L. Miller, Oklahoma City, a daughter, survives."
  Person ID	I250	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	George LEUBECHER,   b. 23 Nov 1836, Tann, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 10 Mar 1921, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Eleonore Henriette Auguste "Augusta" POMNITZ,   b. 2 Jun 1849, Donndorf, Saxony, Germany ,   d. 8 Dec 1925, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1871	Free State of Saxony, Germany
  Photos » Slide Show		Leubecher, George and wife, Augusta Pomnitz Leubecher. Sitting outside their homestead in southeastern South Dakota.
  		Leubecher, Augusta Pomnitz. Children. Taken sometime in 1882 or 1883 in Germany, before Augusta and her three daughters arrived in the U.S. on 9 Jun 1883. L. to R.: Bertha, Augusta, Kate, and Ida.
  		Leubecher, George and wife, Augusta Pomnitz Leubecher. Family. Back row, L. to R.: Herman Leubecher, Augusta Pomnitz Leubecher, George Leubecher, Will Buswell, Front row, L. to R.: Iva Leubecher, Kate Leubecher Buswell.
  		Leubecher sisters. L. to R.: Bertha, Helen, and Kate.
  		Leubecher, George and Augusta Pomnitz Leubecher. Family. L. to R.: George Leubecher, Carl A. Bergmann (son of George Leubecher from first marriage who was adopted by another family), Bertha (?), Kate (?), Herman.
  		Leubecher, George and wife, Augusta Pomnitz Leubecher.
  Headstones		Leubecher, George and Augusta Pomnitz Leubecher.
  Histories		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John HOMMES,   b. 3 Jan 1865, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 15 Jan 1938, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1893	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Vera Ruby HOMMES,   b. 30 Oct 1895, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 1901, St. Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA  (Age 5 years)   2. Rene Violet HOMMES,   b. 21 Mar 1904, St. Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1985, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Headstones		Hommes family plot
  Histories		Correspondence. Leubecher, Iva. Letter written to sister-in-law, Bertha Hommes and her husband, John Hommes. Second letter in envelope written to sister-in-law Helen Thompson. Written on 23 August 1926.
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Oct 1874 - Wendershausen, Tann, Hessen, Germany Married - 6 Apr 1893 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Died - 11 Sep 1940 - Seymour, Baylor, Texas, USA Buried - - Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Birth. Leubecher, Amalia Bertha. Birth Certificate. Born 27 October 1874.

  
  

  Headstones

  Miller, Bertha Leubecher