| August Thiese
Family L-R: Bill Thiese,
August Thiese, Ruth Plymal, Leonard Thiese, Stella Kelly,
and Esther Thiese
Picture taken in Frank Kelly’s backyard, Flint,
Michigan
circa 1949
August Thiese
Timeline, 1867-1950
Guttenberg Iowa,
1867-1889
Postville Iowa, 1890-1901
Alexandria South Dakota, 1901-1919
White Lake South Dakota, 1919-1936
Flint Michigan, 1936-1950 (Buried at Alexandria, South
Dakota)
1867-August Thiese born on December, 21. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Thiese of Guttenberg, Iowa. August Thiese'
mother dies giving birth to August.
1867-Mrs William Thiese, August’s mother, dies. She
leaves behind William and 3 sons: August, born in Iowa;
Wilhelm (William) Thiese (b. 1862) and Heinrich (Henry)
Thiese (b. 1863), both born in Hanover, Germany.
1869-William Thiese remarries. Magdalena Thiese becomes
August’s step-mom. He is 1 year old.
1889-Henry Thiese, August’s brother, marries Amelia
Spoo, Postville Iowa.
1890-August Thiese marries Dorothy Ryberg in Oelwein,
Iowa. August and family moved to Postville, Iowa. The
family resides in a farm in Grand Meadow Township in
Clayton County. They live just south of the Allamakee
County line, near Postville.
1891-Stella Louise Thiese is born on August 21st. She
attends Postville Elementary School. Stella is followed
by Eldo Thiese (1893), Laura Ida Sina Thiese (1896), and
Dorothy Louise Thiese (1899) Family attends St. John
German Lutheran Church.
1901-Mary Irene Thiese, 12 year old daughter of Henry
Thiese, is hit by a passing train and killed. August
Thiese and family leaves the Postville area and emigrates
to Alexandria, South Dakota where they purchase a 360
acre farm.
1902-Esther Elizabeth Thiese born on June 4.
1903-Henry Thiese takes poison and dies on the
anniversary of his daughter Irene’s death on March
18, 1901. At the time of his death he owned the Eden
restaurant in Manona, Iowa.
1905-Stella Louise Thiese is confirmed in the German
Lutheran Church, age 15. Ruth Martha Elenore Thiese born
on August 9.
1907-Wilfred Lawrence Thiese born on August 6.
1908-Stella Louise Thiese graduates from Alexandria High
School. She plays on the girls basketball team which goes
12-1 for the season.
1910-William Thiese, August’s brother, is listed in
the city directory for the City of Alexandria. He is a
blacksmith and livery owner. Leonard Fred (Pete) Thiese
born on April 13.
1912-August sends Stella Louise Thiese to the Grand
Island Business College in Grand Island, Nebraska. She
plays on the girls basketball team and has an important
role in the school play, “The Mother-in-Law”.
Stella is 21.
1915-Laura Thiese, 19 years old, dies from Juvenile
Diabetes. Stella Louise Thiese marries Frank Leopold
Kelly on August 26, 1915. William Thiese, August’s
father, dies in Guttenberg.
1917-Eldo Thiese joins the 361st Infantry and travels to
Fort Lewis Washington for training for World War I.
Stella (Thiese) Kelly moves to Flint, Michigan.
1918-Eldo while serving in the Argone Forest is severely
gassed by German Troops. He is transferred to a field
hospital and returns home.
1919-August and family move to White Lake South Dakota
and purchases several farms. Eldo returns home and works
the farm but is often in poor health due to gas injuries.
August’s step-mom Magdalena Thiese dies in
Guttenberg, Iowa
1920-August Thiese dies from breathing problems
associated from battle scars to his lungs. He receives
biggest military funeral in Alexandria history. William
Thiese Jr., listed as harness maker in the 1920 census in
Minnesota.
1921-August active member of the farm union. Moves to
town of White Lake and sells farm. Ruth Thiese plays on
High School Basketball Team. Very active in Lutheran
Church.
1936-Dorothea (Dora) Ryberg Thiese dies. August moves to
Flint, Michigan.
1950-August Thiese dies. He is 82 years old. His body is
returned to Alexandria to be buried in Greenlawn cemetery
with Dorothy, Eldo, and Laura Thiese.
-contributed by Kelly
Wernette
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