Individual Details
George William Arkebauer
(1 Jul 1869 - 2 Feb 1917)
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Union, Garfield Co., Oklahoma, George Arkebauer appears with his wife Johanna and sons George and Reinhold. George and Johanna have been married 3 years. She is the mother of 2 both of whom are currently living. George Sr. is a minister.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Cole, Benton Co., Missouri, George Arkebauer appears with his wife Johanna and children, George, Reinhold, Arthur and Martin. George is a minister. They have been married 14 years. Johanna is the mother of 5 with 4 currently living.
Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thursday, May 19, 1960, Page 27, Col. 2: Lutheran choral Society Director's Mother, 83, Dies. George G. Arkebauer, 2810 Weisser Park Ave., received word of the death of his mother, Mrs. August E. Meier, which occurred shortly after noon yesterday in Wichita, Kan. She was 83 years old and had been ill for the past two months. Arkebauer conducts the Lutheran Choral Society, is choirmaster at Zion Lutheran church and is director of music at Defiance College. Mrs. Meier, born in Stover, Mo., was the daughter of a Lutheran minister, and also was married to a Lutheran clergyman, the Rev. George W. Arkebauer . Besides the son here, four other sons survive. They are Reinhold Arkebauer, Chicago; Arthur Arkebauer, Moline, Ill.; Martin Arkebauer, Seattle, and Bernard Arkebauer of Omaha. Also surviving are a sister, Hedwig Stessen, Wichita; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services and burial will be in Wichita.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Cole, Benton Co., Missouri, George Arkebauer appears with his wife Johanna and children, George, Reinhold, Arthur and Martin. George is a minister. They have been married 14 years. Johanna is the mother of 5 with 4 currently living.
Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thursday, May 19, 1960, Page 27, Col. 2: Lutheran choral Society Director's Mother, 83, Dies. George G. Arkebauer, 2810 Weisser Park Ave., received word of the death of his mother, Mrs. August E. Meier, which occurred shortly after noon yesterday in Wichita, Kan. She was 83 years old and had been ill for the past two months. Arkebauer conducts the Lutheran Choral Society, is choirmaster at Zion Lutheran church and is director of music at Defiance College. Mrs. Meier, born in Stover, Mo., was the daughter of a Lutheran minister, and also was married to a Lutheran clergyman, the Rev. George W. Arkebauer . Besides the son here, four other sons survive. They are Reinhold Arkebauer, Chicago; Arthur Arkebauer, Moline, Ill.; Martin Arkebauer, Seattle, and Bernard Arkebauer of Omaha. Also surviving are a sister, Hedwig Stessen, Wichita; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services and burial will be in Wichita.
Events
| Birth | 1 Jul 1869 | Nokomis, Montgomery Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Jul 1896 | Ida, Monroe Co., Michigan - Johanna Toenjes | | ||
| Death | 2 Feb 1917 | Phillips Co., Kansas | | ||
| Burial | Trinity First Lutheran Cemetery, Phillips Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Johanna Toenjes (1877 - 1960) |
| Child | George G Arkebauer (1897 - 1961) |
| Child | Reinhold W. Arkebauer (1898 - 1981) |
| Child | Arthur Arkebauer (1904 - 1986) |
| Child | Martin H. Arkebauer (1907 - 1983) |
| Child | Bernhard H. Arkebauer (1912 - 1984) |
| Child | Hedwig Johanna Arkebauer (1915 - 2008) |
| Father | Harm Gerdes Arkebauer (1838 - 1916) |
| Mother | Christina Keiser ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1910 Census Benton Co., Missouri.
2. 1900 Census Garfield Co., Oklahoma.
3. Compiled by Don L. Ford, Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas Vol. II (n.p: Higginson Books, 1985, n.d), Page 512.
4. World War I Draft Registration.
5. Find A Grave, Contributor request to add or delete information.
8. Compiled by Don L. Ford, Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas Vol. II (n.p: Higginson Books, 1985, n.d), Page 512.
9. Find A Grave, Contributor request to add or delete information.
10. Compiled by Don L. Ford, Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas Vol. II (n.p: Higginson Books, 1985, n.d), Page 512.