DIEDERICHS, Charles William

1838 - 1921  (82 years)

• Name	DIEDERICHS, Charles William
  Birth	26 Mar 1838	Elberfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Mar 1921	Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, March 7, 1921, p.1 OLD SETTLER OF NEWTON IS CALLED BY DEATH After a lingering illness due to infirmities of old age, Carl Diederichs, one of the pioneers of the town of Newton, died at the home of his son, Edwin Diederichs, on the farm where he had lived for more than forty years. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon from the residence with Rev. D. W. Vriessen of the Reformed Church at Newton officiating. Mr. Diederichs was born at Elberfeld, Germany, on March 26th, 1835 and came to America with his parents in 1847, the family locating on the farm which is now owned by Edwin Diederichs, a son of the decedent, the place having been the home of the deceased all his life here. In 1877, Mr. Diederichs who was widely known in this city and in the community, where he resided, was married to Anna Carstens, who with three children survives. The children are Otto, town of Franklin, Sheboygan County; Mrs. Herman Gosse, of Elkhart Lake and Edwin Diederichs of Newton, who is secretary-manager of the Farmer´s Organization there. Mr. Diederichs was a civil war veteran having served for a year. He was prominent in affairs of his hometown and was honored by election to many offices during his life. At death, Mr. Diederichs who was 86 was one of the oldest residents of Newton.
  Burial	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Salem Ebenezer Reformed Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I1116	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Carstens Family Tree (Ellen's maternal)
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	DIEDERICHS, Johann Friedrich,   b. 5 Oct 1804, Elberfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 8 Jun 1859, Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 54 years)
  Mother	HERMINGHAUS, Anna marie,   b. 1800   d. 1866 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F3470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CARSTENS, Anna Maria Sophie,   b. 3 Jun 1854, Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 18 Mar 1937, Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. DIEDERICHS, Otto,   b. 1878   d. 1937 (Age 59 years)   2. DIEDERICHS, Edwin C.,   b. 1881   d. 1949 (Age 68 years)   3. DIEDERICHS, Selma,   b. 1883   d. 1970 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025