Individual Details

Johanni Baptist "John" Breher

(1 Aug 1854 - 10 May 1923)

In a section about Laketown in Carver County, the History of the Minnesota Valley says, "The first settler in the town was Lenhart Breher. He came in April, 1853 and located in the south-east quarter of section 24, where he has since lived (Neill, 369). It further states that, "The first white birth in the town, also in the county, was that of John Breher. He was born in August 1854, and was the son of Lenhart Breher (Neill, 379).
He now lives at Hampton, Dakota County.

They had a hardware store and later a restaurant in Wadena.
They had 11 children in all.

From the Wadena USGenWeb page - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwadena/
Wadena County Birth Index through 1910
Surname, Given Name/Names Birth Date Book Page Line

Breher, George B. 6 JUL 1891 A 53 12
Breher, Joseph 13 APR 1896 B 21 15
Breher, Julia M. 28 NOV 1894 A 66 33
Breher, Louise Mary 5 OCT 1888 Delayed File
Breher, Magdaline 16 OCT 1905 C 9 17
Breher, Marie Rose 15 MAR 1900 C 5 2
Breher, Rose Marie 31 OCT 1902 C 6 15
Breher, Rose 16 OCT 1886 A 35 19
Breher, 18 JUN 1892 A 53 33

Wadena County Deaths 1880 - 1994
Surname, Given Name/Names Death Date Book Page Line

Breher, John B. 10 MAY 1923 E - 96

Here's all the Breher's listed -
Breher, "No Name Still Born" 18 JUN 1892 A 165 7
Breher, Elizabeth Ann 15 JUN 1930 E - 89
Breher, Frank Edward 13 FEB 1959 F 338 2
Breher, George Nicholas 21 SEP 1968 F 605 6
Breher, John B. 10 MAY 1923 E - 96
Breher, Kathryn Ann 8 JAN 1953 F 183 3
Breher, Magdalen Sybil 20 JUN 1989 1989-90 97 -
Breher, Margaret J. 14 NOV 1983 1983-84 238 -
Breher, Marie Rose 26 JUL 1982 G 367 7

US Census Index, Minnesota, 1870
Only two Breher's listed -
Breher, Axa FILL 115 CANTON
Breher, Millie FILL 115 CANTON

Events

Birth1 Aug 1854Victoria, Carver, Minnesota, United States
Census1880New Trier, Dakota, Minnesota, United States
Marriage23 Nov 1880St. Mary's Catholic Church, New Trier, Dakota, Minnesota, United States - Katharina Ann "Katherine" Breuer
Census (family)11 Jun 1895Wadena, Minnesota, United States - Katharina Ann "Katherine" Breuer
Census (family)12 Jun 1900Wadena, Wadena, Minnesota, United States - Katharina Ann "Katherine" Breuer
Census (family)25 Apr 1910Wadena, Wadena, Minnesota, United States - Katharina Ann "Katherine" Breuer
Census (family)10 Jan 1920Wadena, Wadena, Minnesota, United States - Katharina Ann "Katherine" Breuer
Death10 May 1923Wadena, Wadena, Minnesota, United States
BurialCalvary Cemetery, Wadena, Wadena, Minnesota, United States

Families

SpouseKatharina Ann "Katherine" Breuer (1861 - 1953)
ChildVeronica Sibylla "Fronica" Breher (1881 - 1954)
ChildFrank Edward Breher (1883 - 1959)
ChildJohn N Breher (1886 - 1950)
ChildCatharina Marie Breher (1889 - 1981)
ChildGeorge Nicholas Breher (1891 - 1968)
Child"Baby" Breher (1892 - 1892)
ChildJulia Marie Breher (1894 - 1991)
ChildJoseph Hermangild Breher (1896 - 1918)
ChildMarie Rose Breher (1900 - 1982)
ChildRose Marie Breher (1902 - 1979)
ChildMagdalen Sybil Breher (1905 - 1989)
FatherLeonard Breher (1822 - 1895)
MotherMaria Grathwoll (1824 - 1889)
SiblingFrancis Paul "Frank" Breher (1855 - 1910)
SiblingMaria A "Nelly" Breher (1857 - 1940)
SiblingLeonhard S Breher (1859 - 1923)
SiblingJosephine Breher (1860 - )
SiblingEngelbert Breher (1860 - 1924)
SiblingMagdalena "Lena" Breher (1862 - 1951)
SiblingAlbert Breher (1864 - 1935)
SiblingBlandina Breher (1865 - )
SiblingFerdinand "Ford" Breher (1867 - 1947)

Notes

Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Martin SHAWN Self M Male W 31 HOLAND Carpenter HOLAND HOLAND
Teace SHAWN Wife M Female W 29 IL Keeping House BIRON WETENBURGH
Mary SHAWN Dau S Female W 5 MN HOLAND IL
Frank J. SHAWN Son S Male W 3 MN HOLAND IL
Nora SHAWN Dau S Female W 1 MN HOLLAND IL
Joseph BREHER BroL S Male W 28 OH Tin Smith BIRON WERTEN
John BREHER BroL S Male W 25 MN Tin Smith BIRON WERTEN
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Source Information:
Census Place New Trier, Dakota, Minnesota
Family History Library Film 1254618
NA Film Number T9-0618
Page Number 261C

Census (family)

39. Breher, John B., 40 MW, MN, 40 yrs resident, 4 yrs resident in enumeration district. Tinsmith, 8 mo, parents foreign born
Katie, 34 FW, MN, Restaurant Keeper, 12 mo, parents foreign born
Fromica, 13 FW, MN
Frank E, 11 MW MN
John N, 8 MW, MN
Katie, 6 FW, MN
George, 4 MW, MN
Julia, 6/12, FW MN

Census (family)

Vol. 64, SD 6 E.D. 212, sheet 14B, line 71 Wadena Co., Wadena (City) 5th Street Gardners Addition
Breher, John, Head, Aug 1855, 45, Married 20 yrs, MN Germ Germ, Hardware, rent house
Katie, Wife, Jan 1861, 39, M-20, 8 child born & living, MN Germ Germ, Resturant
Veronica, Daughter, Nov 1882, 18, MN MN MN
Frank, Son, Sept 1883, 17, MN MN MN Hardware store
John, Son, Sept 1887, 13, MN MN MN at school
George, Son, July 1892, 8, MN MN MN at school
Julia, Daughter, Nov 1895, 5, MN MN MN
Joseph, Son, Apr 1897, 3, MN MN MN
Mary, Daughter, Mar 1900, 3/12, MN MN MN
and servant
12 boarders

Census (family)

SD 6 ED 108 (198)? sheet 11A Front Street
230, Breher, John B Head MW, 55, Married 1- 29 yrs, MN Ger Ger, Keeper Lodging ___?
Katherine, Wife, FW, 49, M1-29, 10 child born & living, MN Ger Ger
John S, Son, MW, ?, Single MN MN MN ____unreadable
Catherine M. Daughter, FW, ?, Single MN MN MN ____unreadable
George M, Son, MW, 18, single, MN MN MN Salesman ____
Julia M, Daughter, FW, ?, Single MN MN MN, none
Joseph H, Son MW, 13, single MN MN MN, none
Marie R, Daughter, 10, single MN MN MN, none
Rose M, Daughter, 7, single MN MN MN, none
Magda__, Daugher, 4, single MN MN MN, none
Kohler, Joseph, Boarder, etc
6 other boarders.

Census (family)

SD 6, ED 252, sheet 11B, Wadena Village
Fourth Street x, 248, 254
Breher, John B. Head, Own w/Mortage, MW, 65 Married, Minnesota, Germ, Germ None
Kathryn, Wife, FW, 58, Married, Minnesota, Germ, Germ None
George, son, MW, 28, Single, MN, MN, MN, Clerk Hardware Store -wages
Rose, Daughter, FW, 17, Single, MN, MN, MN, attended school
Magdelene, Daughter, FW, 14, Single, MN, MN, MN, attended school

Their son Frank E. is on the same page. He is the proprietor of the Hardware Store.

Death

BREHER, JOHN B.
CertID# 1923-MN-016272
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Mother Maiden Name: not indexed
Date of Death: 05/10/1923
County of Death: WADENA

Wadena County Deaths 1880 - 1994
Surname, Given Name/Names Death Date Book Page Line

Breher, John B. 10 MAY 1923 E - 96

Endnotes

1. Soundex - 1900, Minnesota, B660 T1053 #22 (read May 2, 2001, Nancy Prouty).

2. Jares, Phillip., Breher/Breuer family information emails from a Breher descendant. (Minnesota: Phillip Jares 2000-2004.).

3. , "Calvary Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 November 2011), .

4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).

5. Girgen, Catherine Piasecki., The Girgen family history : fourteen generations from the mid-1600's to the present. (Lander, Wyoming: Valley Printing. 1993.).

6. Brown, Patti; Parish Secretary., "St. Mary's Church records," e-mail message from (New Trier) to Nancy Prouty, 6/2005.

7. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.), Minnesota State Census 1895 schedule 1 pg 5.

8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > Minnesota > WADENA > WADENA Series: T623 Roll: 795 Page: 81 .

9. Soundex - 1900, Minnesota, B660 T1053 #22 (read May 2, 2001, Nancy Prouty).

10. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > Minnesota > WADENA > WADENA Series: T624 Roll: 729 Page: 90 .

11. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > Minnesota > WADENA > WADENA Series: T625 Roll: 864 Page: 264.

12. Jares, Phillip., Breher/Breuer family information emails from a Breher descendant. (Minnesota: Phillip Jares 2000-2004.).

13. Minnesota Death Certificate Index (1908-1946). Minnesota Historical Society. http://people.mnhs.org/dci/>).

14. Dalby, John & Jan. Dalby Database (: Faribault, Mn.: sponsored by the Owatonna Public Library , 1/2006), BREHER JOHN 01/AUG/1854 10/MAY/1923 1713 WA 7 ST ANN'S - CALVARY SP. KATHERINE ANN .

15. , "Calvary Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 November 2011), .