John Joseph Oldenburg

1879 - 1933  (53 years)

• Name	John Joseph Oldenburg
  Born	6 Dec 1879	Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Mar 1933	Langley, Island County, Washington, USA
  Buried	Hillcrest Cemetery, Harrington, Lincoln County, Washington, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I276035	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	25 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Christian Oldenburg,   b. 22 Apr 1834, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ,   d. 14 Sep 1895, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Magdalena List,   b. 1 Mar 1847, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 26 Jun 1914, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1870	Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F95285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida May Gwinn,   b. 18 Dec 1870, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1925, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1904	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
  Children	1. David W. Oldenburg   2. Bernice Oldenburg   3. Oldenburg
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F126449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). John Joseph Oldenburg Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Dec. 6, 1879 Galena Jo Daviess County Illinois, USA Death: Mar. 18, 1933 Langley Island County Washington, USA NOTE; WA State Death Certificate has Langley for place of death and his obituary has Clinton, WA. His father was Chris Oldenburg and his mother, Magdeline (List) Oldenburg. He grew up on a small farm and received his education in a nearby grammar school. He passed the teachers' exam and was authorized to teach in rural schools in IL. After two years he decided to come west to Spokane, Spokane County, WA. In 1901 he and his brother Charles went to Almira, Lincoln County, WA where he filed on a homestead 13 miles east of that town. He married Ida May Gwinn 11 February 1904 Spokane, Spokane County, WA. They lived on his farm until November 1918 and then they moved to Harrington, WA. He stayed there until 1930. When his daughter married he moved to Wenatchee, WA. and worked for a company. Following an operation in January he moved to Whidbey Island on the WA coast and he died a few months later. His death was from a heart attack. They had three children: ?Bruyle Oldenburg (Daughter) died young David Oldenburg and Bernice Oldenburg Harding Family links: Parents: Christopher Oldenburg (1834 - 1895) Magdalena List Oldenburg (1847 - 1914) Spouse: Ida May Gwinn Oldenburg (1870 - 1925) Siblings: Henry Joseph Oldenburg (1871 - 1942)* Christopher A. Oldenburg (1874 - 1955)* Mary Oldenburg Hilby (1875 - 1946)* Magdalena Oldenburg Hess (1877 - 1960)* John Joseph Oldenburg (1879 - 1933) Albert Joseph Oldenburg (1883 - 1939)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery Harrington Lincoln County Washington, USA Maintained by: Valerie Timm Adams Originally Created by: Donna Lyle Alumbaugh Record added: Jun 01, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 53132581