Clara Hedwig Brickman

1893–15 October 1979 (Age 86)
Lafayette, Linn, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Clara Hedwig

When Clara Hedwig Brickman was born in 1893, in Lafayette, Linn, Iowa, United States, her father, Friedrich Wilhelm Brickmann, was 41 and her mother, Pauline Rachui, was 39. She married Helmuth Joachim Westendorf on 2 December 1915. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Oran, Fayette, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Franklin Township, Bremer, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 October 1979, in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Oran, Fayette, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Helmuth Joachim Westendorf
1888–1978
Clara Hedwig Brickman
1893–1979
Marriage: 2 December 1915
Ervin Robert Westendorf
1916–1978
Edwin Freidrich Albert Westendorf
1918–2000
Esther Pauline Sophia Westendorf
1920–2008
Lavern Heinrich Lee Westendorf
1922–1992
Irene Westendorf
1929–
Donna Genevieve Westendorf
1931–2014
Kenneth Westendorf
1932–2013

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 December 1915
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 3
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
    Age 20
    The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
    Age 23
    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 981;2007: 1720; 2010: 2230)Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isadore, Avrohom, Chaya, Hyman, Meyer.Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish brik ‘bridge’ (altered by folk etymology in English-speaking countries as if derived from English brick) + man ‘man’; possibly an artificial name or an occupational name for a bridgekeeper. Compare Bruckman .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Bruckman

    Sources (26)

    • Clara Brielsueem in entry for Donna Genevieve Bertha Laura Westendorf, "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942"
    • Clara Brakeman in household of Brakeman, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Clara Brickmann, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

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