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STROHMEIER, Richard
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Name STROHMEIER, Richard Birth 1865 Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Germany
Gender Male Death 31 Dec 1948 Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Person ID I972 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family EDGOOSE, Elizabeth, b. 16 Nov 1852, Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England
d. 30 Mar 1944, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
(Age 91 years) Marriage 5 Feb 1894 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Children 1. STROHMEIER, Richard William, b. 15 Apr 1893, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
d. 2 Nov 1964, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
(Age 71 years)2. STROHMEIER, Clara Harriet, b. 30 Oct 1894, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
d. Nov 1980, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
(Age 86 years)3. STROHMEIER, Alice Anne Grace, b. 16 Aug 1898, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
d. 20 Jan 1978, Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA.
(Age 79 years)Family ID F452 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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RICHARD STROHMEIER 1865-1948
Richard STROHMEIER was born in Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, Germany (source: US Federal Censuses 1910, 1920, 1930). He was born in 1865.
(source: South Dakota Naturalization Records)
MOVING ALONG
The Project to Again Demonstrate that
This is a Sugar Beet Country.
The committeemen appointed by Prof.SHEPARD of the government's experiment station at Brookings to push the culivation of sugar beet culture in this county during the season of 1898, had a meeting on Saturday afternoon in the office of S. W. NARRREGANG, and elected William Tennant president and Mr. NARREGANG secretary. An acre of ground for an experimental plat will be selected near Aberdeen, perhaps immediately south of the city, and will probably be put in charge of J. E. HICKENBOTHAM and Richard STROHMEIER, members of the committee."
(Aberdeen Daily News, 1 March 1898)
From the 1905 US State Census of Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota:
*Richard STROHMEIER, aged 40, married, gardener, born in Stuttgart, Germany, of German parents, married, arrived in S.D. in 1891, arrived in U.S. in 1885;
Elizabeth STROHMEIER, aged 52, married, wife, born in Lincolnshire, England of English parents, arrived in S.D. in 1885, arrived in US in 1877;
Richard STROHMEIR, aged 12, student, born in Aberdeen, S.D., of German/English parents, years in South Dakota 12;
Clara H. STROHMEIER, aged 10, student, born in Aberdeen, S.D., of German/English parents, years in South Dakota 10;
Alice A. G. STROHMEIER, aged 6, student, born in Aberdeen, S.D., of German/English parents, years in South Dakota 6.
(004245280)
The South Dakota State Business Directory 1909 lists R. STROHMEIER, florist, at the Gottschalk Opera House block, Aberdeen.
The 1910 US Federal Census of North Lincoln Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota:
*Richard STROHMEIER, head, aged 45, married 18 years (sic), born in Germany of German parents, a florist by profession, an employer, house owned outright;
Elizabeth STROHMEIER, wife, aged 56, married 18 years (sic), 3 children all living, born in England of English parents, not working;
Richard STROHMEIER, son, aged 17, born in South Dakota, working as a helper in the greenhouse;
Clara STROHMEIER, daughter, aged 15, born in South Dakota, not employed,
Alice STROHMEIER, daughter, aged 12, born in South Dakota, not employed,
Paul KUTZNER, roomer, aged 34, born in Germany of German parents, employed as a labourer in the greenhouse.
(www.ancestry.com T624 1477 Ward 1 Enumeration District 49 Image 14)
Richard STROHMEIER of Brown County was granted US citizenship on 5 October 1915.
(source: South Dakota Naturalization Records Index: Second Papers, 3007, page 20)
The Aberdeen Business Directory 1916 lists Richd STROHMEIER florist at 909 N Lincoln.
The 1920 US Federal Census of Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota:
*Richard STROHMEIER, Head, house owned outright, aged 53, year of arrival in USA 1886, naturalised US citizen in 1924(?), born in Stuttgart, Germany, of German parents, and working as a florist on his own account;
Elizabeth STROHMEIER, wife, aged 67, year of arrival in USA 1873, naturalised 1914, working renovating(?) feathers on her own account;
Clara H. STROHMEIER, daughter, aged 25, single, born in South Dakota, working as a florist on her own account;
Alice A. STROHMEIER, daughter, aged 21, single, born in South Dakota, working as a bookkeeper for the greenhouse.
(www.ancestry.com T625_1715 Page 11B Enumeration District 40 Image 0655)
The 1930 US Federal Census of Aberdeen, South Dakota:
*Richard STROHMEIER, head, own house worth $4000, owned a radio set, aged 64, aged 27 at first marriage, immigrated 1886, naturalised, working as a florist in a greenhouse;
Elizabeth STROHMEIER, wife, aged 77, aged 40 at first marriage, immigrated 1873, naturalised, working as a feather cleaner;
Alice STROHMEIER, daughter, aged 31, single, working as a bookkeeper in a printshop.
(www.ancestry.com Roll 2218 Enumeration District 1 Image 542.0)
From the 1940 US Federal Census of Washington Street North, Aberdeen City, Brown County, South Dakota:
*Richard STROHMEIER, head. aged 74, married, house owned value $3,500, born in Germany, naturalised, florist in retail flower shop on own account;
Elizabeth STROHMEIER, wife, aged 87, married, born in England, naturalised;
Alice G. STROHMEIER, daughter, aged 41, single, born in South Dakota.
He died in Brown County, South Dakota, on 31 December 1948.
(South Dakota Death Index)
(revised 17.11.2016)

