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Aloysious Harmeyer was born on May 10, 1878 in Lee County, Iowa. His parents were Joseph and Maria Kempker Harmeyer. Al Harmeyer is a distant relation of Walt’s on the Wellman side of the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Al’s parents were both arrivals from Germany. His father Joseph arrived in 1843. His mother Mary came over with her family in 1835 as a four year old child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al was the youngest of 10 children born to Joseph and Mary (Maria) Harmeyer. We find the family living in West Point Township on a farm in 1880, when Al was just 2 years old. 19oo finds Al working on his family’s farm. <\/p>\n\n\n

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On Jun 21, 1910, Al Harmeyer married Eda Lohman. Eda is the daughter of August and Clara Holzfoester Lohman. I found this announcement for the marriage in the Fort Madison Evening Democrat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We find that Al is a well known amateur actor in the area and a member of the West Point Cornet Band. He is working on his own farm at this point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He registered for the draft for both WWI and WWII. In the 1920 census, Al is working in a hardware store. In 1920, we find them living in West Point on Madison Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and Eda took in Mary Catherine Lohman. Mary was the daughter of Eda’s brother John and his wife Mary Fullenkamp Lohman. The elder Mary died just a couple of weeks after Mary Catherine was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the 1930s and 1940s, Al was working as a plumber in West Point. By the 1950 census, Al and Eda are retired and still living in West Point. Al died in April 25, 1965. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgie mentions the Al’s wife Eda made really good cake in her memories here<\/a>. Al Harmeyer is also given a mention in this post<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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