| 2. |  FREITAG, Herman J. was born on 14 Sep 1846 in Prussia (son of FREITAG, Carl and BLANK, Charlotte S. Henrethe); died on 9 Dec 1900 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 10 Dec 1900 in Aitken, Aitkin, Minnesota, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- Emigration: 27 May 1861, Schivelbein, Köslin, Pommern, Preussen; Address:
Repzin
- Military: 1861–1865; Plains Wars, Civil War, 1st Regiment Minnesota Cavalry; Address:
Plains Wars, Civil War
- Military: 24 Jan 1865–27 Sep 1865; Civil War as a corporal in the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery; Address:
Civil War
- Military: 18 Jan 1887; military pension
- Misc: 18 Jun 1890
- Misc: Mar 1896, Brown, Minnesota, United States; Address:
Town of Eden
- Misc: 24 Jun 1896, Brown, Minnesota, United States
- Misc: 20 Dec 1899, Aitkin, Minnesota, United States; became a newspaper subscriber
- Naturalization: Bef 1900
- Accident: 8 Dec 1900, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States; involved in a train accident
Notes:
Herman Freitag was born September 14, 1846, in Prussia. The family moved in 1861 to Nicollet county, Minnesota, and the next year he enlisted in First Minnesota mounted rangers; served about nine months; re-enlisted in 1864 in Company F, First regiment heavy artillery, and was mustered out at the close of the war. Soon after returning he bough 160 acres of section 14, Nicollet. Has been supervisor seven years. Married in 1867, Wilhelmena Kieson, who died November 3, 1873. Three children were born to them. In 1874 he married Minnie Brand, who has borne two children.
From History of Minnesota Valley, pg. 677
Emigration:
Port of Departure Bremen, Germany
Former Residence Repzin
Destination Minnesota
Port of Arrival, New York, New York
Ship name Hermann
Military:
Served in the First Regiment Minnesota Heavy Artillery and First Regiment Minnesota Cavalry
Invalid-Application number 594137
Certificate number 775209
Also listed on this pension index is
Minnie Freitag, widow
Application number 732723
Certificate number 549475 Minnesota
date 28 Dec 1900 filed a few weeks after the death of Herman.
Misc:
The St. Peter Herald says that, about three months ago, Herman Freitag, of Brown county, bought a team of horses from Henry Bode, of that city, and took the team from Mr. Bode's barn at Nicollet. About a week ago one of the horses made its escape from the pasture and found its way back to the Nicollet farm, some forty miles distant. The horse unassisted let down the bars, opened the stable door and was found in the morning in its old accustomed stall. Some sagacity about the animal surely.
Misc:
Herman Freitag has disposed of his farm of 160 acres in Eden to Chas. Bell for $3,000.
Misc:
Sheriff's Sale
By Virtue of an Execution, issued out of and under the Seal of the District Court of Minnesota, upon a judgment rendered and docketed in the said Court, on the 19th day of May A.D. 1896, in an action wherein John C. Rudolph was Plaintiff, and Herman Freitag and Wilhelm Meyer were Defendants, in favor of the said Plaintiff and against the said Defendants, for the sum of three hundred forty and 75-100 ($349.75) Dollars, which execution was directed and delivered to me as Sheriff in and for the said County of Brown. I have this 23d day of May A.D. 1896, levied upon all the right, little and interest of the said Defendant Wilhelm Meyer in and to the following described real property in Brown County, State of Minnesota to wit: The north half of the North West quarter of Section No. Four (4) in Township No. One Hundred and eleven (111) North of Range No. Thirty-three (33), West; the South half the South West quarter of Section No. Thirty-three(33), Lot. No. Two (2) of Section No. Thirty-four (34), also a tract of land described as follows, to-wit; Commencing at the North East corner of the South East quarter of the South West quarter of Section No. Thirty-three (33), thence running West to the North West corners of the South East quarter of the South West quarter of said Section No. Thirty-three (33), thence North 7.91 chains, thence East 16 degrees North 5.95 chains, thence in a Southeasterly direction to the place of beginning, containing 14 acres more or less; All of the foregoing being in Township No. One Hundred and twelve (112) North of Range No. Thirty-three (33) West.
Notice is Hereby Given, that I, the undersigned, as Sheriff as aforesaid, will sell the above described property to the highest bidder, for cash, at public auction at the front door of the Court House, in the City of New Ulm in the County of Brown and State of Minnesota, on Friday the 17th day of July, A.D. 1896, at 10 o'clock A.M., of that day, to satisfy the Execution, together with the interest and costs thereon.
Dated may 29th, A.D. 1896
Nels Anderson, Sheriff of Brown County, Minn.
Jos. A. Eckstein, Plaintiff's Attorney
New Ulm, Minn.
Misc:
Six new subscribers were added to The Age list this week, as follows: Herman Freitag, Wm. Paulson, Torsten Paulson, Aitkin; A.M. Seivert, Waldeck; James H. Strong, Howard's Creek, Kentucky and Keen Strong, Elton, Wis. The circulation of The AGE is now guaranteed the largest in the county by at least a hundred.
Accident:
Aitkin Happenings
Herman Freitag, the man who was struck by a freight train in this village yesterday, was taken to Brainerd hospital, and had one leg amupted at the knee. his left arm is badly broken and mangled, but amputation is not necessary.
Died:
Killed by the Cars
Last Tuesday evening about 7 o'clock as Herman Feitag(sic) was walking on the railroad track, on his way from town to his home one mile east, he was overtaken and run over by an outgoing freight train running at high speed. The trainmen saw the accident and they stopped as soon as possible and went back to where the man was lying, picked him up and brought him back to town. It was found that the train had passed over an arm and a leg. The unfortunate man was taken to the hospital at Brainerd on the 11 o'clock passenger train, and there his injured limbs were amputated and everything possible done to save his life, but he died on Sunday. The remains were brought to Aitkin Monday, and the funeral services were held in the afternoon.
Mr. Freitag was an old soldier, about 54 years old, and leaves a wife and five children. He came here with his family from near Mankato about a year ago. He is somewhat deaf, which possibly is the reason he did not hear the train.
Herman married BRANDT, Mina in 1874. Mina was born in Mar 1855 in Germany; was christened on 15 May 1856 in Odenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia; died on 22 May 1904 in Redwood, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Jindra and Chaloupka Families
1876 - 1914 (38 years)
FREITAG, Carl was born on 7 Jan 1816 in Prussia; died on 19 Oct 1898 in Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States; was buried in Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States. 
BLANK, Charlotte S. Henrethe was born about 1815 (daughter of Living); died on 9 Mar 1882; was buried in Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States. 
