Individual Details
Johanni Baptist "John" Breher
(1 Aug 1854 - 10 May 1923)
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
Families
Spouse | Katharina Ann "Katherine" Breuer (1861 - 1953) |
Child | Veronica Sibylla "Fronica" Breher (1881 - 1954) |
Child | Frank Edward Breher (1883 - 1959) |
Child | John N Breher (1886 - 1950) |
Child | Catharina Marie Breher (1889 - 1981) |
Child | George Nicholas Breher (1891 - 1968) |
Child | "Baby" Breher (1892 - 1892) |
Child | Julia Marie Breher (1894 - 1991) |
Child | Joseph Hermangild Breher (1896 - 1918) |
Child | Marie Rose Breher (1900 - 1982) |
Child | Rose Marie Breher (1902 - 1979) |
Child | Magdalen Sybil Breher (1905 - 1989) |
Father | Leonard Breher (1822 - 1895) |
Mother | Maria Grathwoll (1824 - 1889) |
Sibling | Francis Paul "Frank" Breher (1855 - 1910) |
Sibling | Maria A "Nelly" Breher (1857 - 1940) |
Sibling | Leonhard S Breher (1859 - 1923) |
Sibling | Josephine Breher (1860 - ) |
Sibling | Engelbert Breher (1860 - 1924) |
Sibling | Magdalena "Lena" Breher (1862 - 1951) |
Sibling | Albert Breher (1864 - 1935) |
Sibling | Blandina Breher (1865 - ) |
Sibling | Ferdinand "Ford" Breher (1867 - 1947) |
Notes
Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's BirthplaceMartin 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 bornKatie, 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 AdditionBreher, 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 Street230, 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 VillageFourth 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
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
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
13. Minnesota Death Certificate Index (1908-1946). Minnesota Historical Society. http://people.mnhs.org/dci/>).
14. Dalby, John & Jan. Dalby Database (
15. , "Calvary Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 November 2011), .