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The following notes are from cemetery visits and research conducted in Bremer County,
Iowa July, 1986
by Jay Anderson and Marilyn Duecker Anderson. Surnames researched were Duecker, Pries,
Nottger, Marquis
and Tracy. These names are all found in Marilyn's lineage.
Reference: Cemetery Records: Bremer County, Iowa, Bremer County Genealogical Society, May, 1983.
I. Harlington, Waverly
| Section B, Lot 165 Nottger | ||
| Fred Nottger | Sgt MHU 100 | Buried Waverly, May 17, 1921 |
| Cecile | b: 1-11-1887 | d: 12-27-1962 |
| Clyde | b: 8- 4-1880 | d: 7-28-1954 |
| Phillip | ||
| Mary Elizabeth | ||
| Section B, Lot 164 Ducker | ||
| Walter | ||
| Muriel | buried July 18, 1986 | |
Erwin Pries b:1917 d: 3-20-1934 age 17 B5, L16, G3
Isabelle Pries b: 1919 d: 2-11-1936 age 17 SA, L226, G2
Section 16:
| Siblings of Walter | ||
| Regina Ducker | b: 12- 1-1895 | d: 12- 9-1896 |
| Albert Ducker | b: 8-24-1899 | d: 2-13-1937 |
| William Bernard Ducker | b: 10- 2-1903 | d: 3-16-1980 |
| Helen Persis Ducker | b: 9-26-1903 | d: 12- 5-1979 wife of William |
| Parents of Walter | ||
| Charles F. Ducker | b: 7- 8-1865 on boat coming from Germany | d: 2- 1-1953 |
| Fredricka Pries Ducker b: 10-14-1866 ? Illinois | d: 12- 4-1946 | |
| ? Pries ? from Stevenson County, Illinois. Many Waverly Germans came to Iowa from here. |
Section C:
| Clarence Henry Ducker | b: 9-15-1905 | d: 8- 9-1980 | Pvt US Army WWII |
| Erwin Fred Ducker | b: 1899 | d: 4-29-1977 | |
| Elsie A. Ducker | b: 1904 | d: 2-17-1958 | |
| William Ducker | b: 1872 | d: 6-29-1947 | ? brother of Charles F. Ducker |
| Sophia Ducker | b: 1875 | d: 10-14-1951 |
Section F:
| Martha C. Pries | b: 1890 | d: 2-18-1966 mother | |
| Lt Edwin Heine Pries | b: 1918 | d: 2-24-1944 son WWII | reburial: 11-28-1949 |
Section I:
| Carl Louis Ducker | b: 1890 | d: 10-16-1966 brother of Walter F. |
| Alice Ella Ducker | b: 1899 | d: 2-17-1979 wife of Carl |
| Louis Pries | b: 1897 | d: 12-20-1967 |
| Dina Pries | b: 1896 | d: 9- 3-1971 Louis' wife |
| Delia Pries | b: 1887 | d: 3-26-1976 maid for Fredrika Ducker |
From book section not known:
| Alwina Pries | b: 1875 | d: 8-25-1952 age 77 |
| Louis Pries Jr | b: 1897 | d: 8-19-1967 age 70 |
| Ida M. Pries | b: 1892 | d: 6-20-1967 age 75 |
| Arthur Pries | b: 1898 | d: 2-12-1982 age 84 |
| Emil Pries | b: 1901 | d: 2-19-1965 age 64 |
| Viola Pries | b: 1906 | d: 1-25-1974 age 68 Mrs Emil |
II. St. Pauls Lutheran, East Waverly Past Bantam Plant
| Pries John C. | b: 1858, | d: 8-18-1950 |
| Pries Dorthea B. | b: 1861, | d: 1932 |
p 271 Cemeteries of Bremer County, Iowa
III. Maxfield Lutheran Church
NW Corner, NE 1/4 of Sec 19, Township 91, Range 12. An F. Notger was involved with land purchase in 1857 (Bremer County History p 16) No Ducker, Marquis, Nottger or Preis graves in cemetery. Searched July 20, 1986 by Marilyn and Jay.
IV. Horton, Oakland (Janesville), Town Line and Westpoint
Cemetery index searched, actual cemeteries not visited (July 18, 1986) no Ducker, Marquis, Nottger or Pries graves found in index for any of these cemeteries. Oakland has 16 Decker (not Ducker) graves. Decker is probably a variant of the same family name, but a different branch of the family.
V. Faith United Church of Christ Cemetery (Fredrika Twp Section 33)
| Arnold H. Ducker | b: 1902 | d: 1983 | |
| Helen Ducker | b: 1905 living (Jul 18, 1986) | Parents of Marilyn and Virgil | |
| Lynn C. Ducker | b: 1956 | d: 1976 | |
| Pries Harvey L. | b: 11- 7-1892 | d: 7- 5-1955 | WWI Mess Sgt HQ Co 350th Inf, 88th Div |
| Pries Amands | b: 1897 | d: 1891 |
No Marquis or Nottger graves. Visited by Marilyn and Jay July 18, 1986.
VI. Fremont Cemetery (Fremont Twp Section 15): Tripoli
| Fred Ducker | b: 1875 | d: 1940 L230 |
| Minnie Ducker | b: 1879 | d: 1944 |
| Ludwig Pries | b: 1830 | d: 1912 |
| Sophia Pries | b: 10-24-1833 | d: 2-18-1902 wife of Ludwig |
| Fred C. Pries | b: 1- 8-1863 | d: 7-23-1921 |
| Mina F. Pries | b: 10-30-1860 | d: 4-10-1882 nee Pichelmann |
| Mary Pries | b: 1867 | d: 1956 |
| Ernest Pries | b: 1877 | d: 1883 |
| William Pries | b: 1880 | d: 1881 |
| Louisa Pries | b: 1884 | d: 1894 |
No Marquis or Nottger graves. Visited by Marilyn and Jay July 19, 1986.
VII. Alcock Cemetery (Douglas Twp Section 14) Hwy 63 North of Hwy 3
| Three identical monuments in a row: | ||
| 1. Claude Shufelt | b: 1881 | d: 1972 |
| Mary Schfelt | b: 1882 | d: 1965 |
| 2. William Bieman | b: 1904 Living (July 19, 1986) | |
| Irene Bieman | b: 1908 Living (July 19, 1986) | |
| 3. Orville Duecker | b: 1925 Living (July 19, 1986) | |
| Clara Duecker | b: 1927 Living (July 19, 1986) |
No Marquis, Nottger or Pries graves. Visited by Marilyn and Jay July 19, 1986.
VIII. Fairview Cemetery (Jefferson Twp Section 25) 1 mi south of Denver
| John F. Nottger | b: 11-30-1860 | d: 4-15-1914 |
| Ricka (?) Nottger | b: 1862 | d: 1940 |
| William F. Nottger | b: 10-24-1889 | d: 2- 3-1940 m: 1912 |
| Ida D. Nottger | b: 10- 1-1889 | d: 12-31-1971 |
| parents of Wilton and LeRoy |
| John F. Pries | b: 1875 | d: 1941 |
| Louise Pries | b: 1879 | d: 1974 |
no Ducker or Marquis graves. Visited by Marilyn and Jay July 20, 1986
IX. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (Maxfield Twp Section 15)
| Pries | 2 graves |
X. Union Mound [Cass, Summerville Municipal] (Sumner Twp Sec 23)
| Luella M. Preis | b: 1908 | d: 1963 |
| Arnold H. Preis | b: 1905 |
XI. Willow Lawn (Polk Twp Section 30, Plainfield)
| Emeline J. Marquis | b: 1849 | d: 1914 #174 |
| Sister of Mary Elizabeth Clemans Nottger | ||
| Calvin L. Marquis | b: | d: |
| 82 Ind Inf, Sgt C Co. (S 199) |
| Merton L. Marquis | b: 4-19-1872 | d: 12-13-1937 |
| Mabel I. Marquis | b: 8- 5-1880 | d: 1-24-1959 |
| Children John, Kenneth and a daughter | ||
| John H. Marquis | b: 4-18-1902 | d: 1- 4-1969 WWII Vet |
| Carroll E. Marquis | b: 1912 | |
| Helen M. Marquis | b: 1917 | d: 1957 |
| S. M. Tracy | d: 1-15-1875 age 53y 9m 8d GAR |
| Carl Tracy | Old date illegible |
| 3 other Tracy graves |
No Ducker, Nottger or Pries graves. Visited by Marilyn and Jay July 18, 1986
XII. East Janesville Methodist Church (Blackhawk County 1 mile south of county line (Marquis road), 2 miles west of Hwy 63) [2 miles south and 1 mile west of Denver, Iowa]
| David Marquis | d: 4-20-1880 age 75y 4m 7d | |
| Elizabeth Marquis | d: 3-30-1880 age 66y 7m 17d | D. H. Geddes (? stonecutter) Waterloo on monument |
| Sarah Marquis | b: 1848 | d: 1919 |
| George Marquis | b: 1841 | d: 1924 |
| Baby Boy Marquis | d: 10-28-1883 son of George and Sarah |
XIII. St Pauls Artesisn (Warren Twp Section 26) Hwy 63 north of Hwy 3
| Fredrich J. Duecker | b: 4-28-1838 | d: 8-4-1907 ? Bremen Germany |
| Maria (Vogt) Duecker | b: 4-20-1843 | d: 3-25-1920 wife of Fredrich |
| Preis 18 graves | ||
| Carl Gustav Preis | b: 2-15-1883 | d: 2- 6-1920 |
| Theodore K. Preis | b: 10-21-1889 | d: 2- 7-1919 |
| Anna Preis | b: 9- 9-1862 | d: 12-21-1917 wife of C. W. Preis |
| Carl Weiss Preis | b: 4-27-1829 (?1859) d: 6-25-1911 | |
| Dorthea Preis | b: 3-15-1831 | d: 3-3-1905 cheftan von Karl Preis |
| Karl Preis | b: 1863 | |
| Henrich Preis | b: 1867 d: 2-26-1879 | |
| Augusta Preis | b: 1802 d: 1882 |