Rev. Henry Frederick Buettner

Brief Life History of Henry Frederick

When Rev. Henry Frederick Buettner was born on 27 January 1886, in Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, his father, Gustav Julius Büttner, was 25 and his mother, Sophie Dorothea Luise Ziessler, was 22. He married Mathilda Diekmann on 13 October 1912, in Readlyn, Bremer, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mallard, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States for about 5 years. In 1910, at the age of 24, his occupation is listed as attending school. He died on 3 June 1964, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev. Henry Frederick Buettner
1886–1964
Mathilda Diekmann
1891–1971
Marriage: 13 October 1912
Gertrude Besta Buettner
1914–
Victor Theodore Buettner
1920–1983
Cox Delmar Donald Buettner USCG
1922–1944
Lucille Evelyn "Lucy" Buettner
1926–2022

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  • H F Buettner, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Henry F. Buettner, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
  • H F Buettner, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Masonic Temple Building

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place. 

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Helmut, Otto, Bernd, Erhard, Gerhard, Hartmut, Hubertus, Klaus, Kurt, Manfred, Reinhold.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Büttner): occupational name for a cooper or barrel-maker, German Büttner, an agent derivative of Middle High German büte(n) ‘cask, wine barrel’. Compare Buttner .

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

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