 1901 - 1988 (87 years)
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| Name |
Marian Ulmer |
| Birth |
12 Mar 1901 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
23 Jun 1988 |
Cook County, Illinois |
| Notes |
- From a copy of a letter from Aunt Fina and Uncle Bip to Katherine Frank Bovitch dated June 3, 1981, a copy of which is in the possession of Michael A. McKenzie:
Dear Katherine:
It was so good to hear from you & about your Brother Richard and your Sister Louise. The last time we seen you was when you attended Grandma Ulmer's funeral. And we were so pleased to see what nice young people you were & from that time on we have heard nothing of you all. But every night, I pray for all of Uncle Bip's brothers and sisters & their children. Is your father, Joe, living yet? He was always such a kind person & we thought much of him. When I lived in Pgh., some years ago, sometimes I would encounter him on the corner where he had his paper stand. It was always a joy to talk to him. We are also happy to hear that your sister, Louise, has a son that is an attorney. How proud she must be of that. And Richard also of having a son that is an English Professor in a college in Ohio & we too, are happy to hear the good news.
I will take your letter that you sent to us to Pgh, Pa. We are flying up June 11 & will show it to your Aunt Nellie (Unc Lou wife) & Uncle Nun when we visit them during our vacation. We will be gone for 4 months & if you need to contact us we will be at our daughters, address Wm. J. Ulmer c/o Michael Johnson, 157 Saxonbury Rd., Pgh., Pa. 15238. She bought our home when we moved to Fla.
I know they will be happy to hear about you. Because, when we get together, we think of you 3 young people. The reason I had all of this information at hand is that one of Uncle George's sons (George) was interested in his families background. Little George was only about 5 yrs. old when his Dad died & he said his mother hardly ever spoke to him about the Dad & that is why he came to me. He now lives in Oregon. So I had just finished writing up the family history for him & lo and behold your letter came. Evidently, I must have been the only one in the family that listened as Grandma Ulmer would talk of her & Granpaps family. And I am very thankful, now that I did & also, I am thankful too, that you three are also interested in your "roots".
I just remembered, at this moment, that Grandma Ulmer, when she came over from Germany, worked as a cook for a Lutheran Pastor & his wife, who served a church in the North Side of Pgh., Pa. That was when the North Side was a highly respectable part of the city. And this Pastor Schuh was the person who performed the marriage of your grandparents. (Editor's Note: In 1942, Fred O. Schuh, Pastor of the Bethelem Evangelical Church, 731 Excelsior Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wrote a letter on behalf of Lester Franklin McKenzie in Lester's quest to obtain his birth certificate. Given the similarity in the spelling of the last name of Schuh, it is quite possible that the Pastor Schuh for whom Grandma Ulmer worked as a cook is the same person (or perhaps it was his son) who assisted Lester Franklin McKenzie with his birth certificate in 1942). Both grandparents came from good, respectable families for I have personally met Granpap's brother, George & and other relatives of his. They were people you could be proud to associate with.
I hope this will answer your questions & and at least once a year let us hear from you so we know you are among the living.
Your Uncle Bip is now aged 83 yrs & I, Aunt Fina will be 78 in July.
So God Bless you all, we send our Love,
Aunt Fina and Uncle Bip
The family informatio attached to the letter reads as follows:
Lineage of Ludwig Ulmer and Katherine Post Ulmer, Grandparents of Katherine, Richard & Louise Frank.
Ludwig Ulmer was born Dec. 1864. His parents last name was Ulmer & Hienz.
I suppose his fathers first name was John because that name came most often in his cousins families.
I have no idea what the mothers first name was. Ludwig Ulmer was born near the town of Ulm, Bavaria Germany (South).
He had 4 brothers, all of them immagrated to U.S. while they were young & married here in U.S. - Here they are:
# 1 John Ulmer - the oldest brother - settled in Attica, New York. He had a furniture store & was an undertaker. He had three sons. Wm. - a banker & the 2 others were Pharmacists & lived in Buffalo, N.Y. - Dead.
# 2 Barney Ulmer (bernard) - owned a general store & lived in West Valley, N.Y. - Dead.
#3 Matthew Ulmer - owned a tailoring business lived in Little Valley, N.Y. - Dead.
# George Ulmer - the youngest brother worked for the Railroad - This one I knew & he was a beautiful & kind person - We loved him. He was married to a lovely wife - Elizabeth.
Ludwig emigated to U.S. - 1876 - when he was 12 yrs. old, without his parents knowledge & worked his way from N.Y. City over the Allegheny Mtns. to Pgh. Pa. & lived & worked with his Uncle Ulmer (a baker - in the South side of Pgh. This uncle had a few children - He later worked foe a lumber company.
In 1892 - Ludwig Ulmer - Age 28 - married Katherine Post Age 20. They had 8 children.
1st Born - George Ulmer - Born 5/1893, Age 37 yrs. Died 1930, married to Edna Muszik - 4 children.
1) Edna Frieda Ulmer Wagner of Akron, Ohio & now in New Port Richey, Florida.
2) Louis Ulmer of Pgh. Pa.
3) Henrietta Ulmer Livingston of Pgh. Pa.
4) George Ulmer of Pgh. Pa. now in Oregon.
2nd Born - Louis Ulmer - Born Mar. 1895 - Died 1978 married to Nellie Wright of Pgh. Pa. No children.
3rd Born - William Ulmer - Born 1898. Married to Adolfina C. Gollwitzer Ulmer November 26, 1924. 3 children & 10 grandchildren& 4 great-grandchildren.
1) Adele Ulmer - married to Herman Mesteur - 7 children.
2) Marjory Kathryn Ulmer married to Ronald Teudeman - 1 child.
3) Walma Ulmer married to Michael Johnson - 2 children.
4th Born - Mary Ulmer Frank Born Mar. 1900 married to Joseph Frank - 3 childrenfrom her 1st marriage - Her name now is Passes.
1) Katherine Frank Bovitch
2) Richard Frank (we called him "blue eyes")
3) Louise Frank
These are all married & up to now, I did not know their married names. You were all such beautiful children.
5th Born - John Ulmer - Born Aug. 1902 married to Ann _______, & owns a 100 acre farm in Kennerdell, Pa. - No children.
6th Born - Matilda Ulmer - Born Apr. 1906 married to Herbert Burger - who lives near Erie, Pa. Tillie died of cancer in 1978. 6 children.
1) Lois Burger Cox - 4 children.
2) John Burger - 2 children.
3) Neil Burger - 2 children.
4) Susan Burger - married, no children, don't know married name.
5) Tom Burger - 4 children.
6) Katherine Burger Boswell - no children.
7th Born - Louise Ulmer Braun Born July 1908 married to Walter Braun & now dead - 2 children.
1) Irene Braun Thomas - 2 children.
2) Walter Braun, Jr. - 3 children.
8th Born - Oscar Bernard Ulmer Born July 1911 died 1956 married to Rose Farkas - 2 children.
1) Rosemarie Ulmer - not married.
2) Charles Ulmer - not married.
Ludwig Ulmer died in 1942 - lacked 1 month of celebrating his 50th wed anv.
Lineage - Grandma Katherine Post Ulmer
Her father's name was Post - don't know 1st name. Her mother's maiden name was John. Her parents had 3 children.
1) Son - Charles Post (in German would be Karl) - a builder of shoes for crippled children.
2) Daughter - Elizabeth Post Krieling - she had the blue eyes - which came from the Post side.
3) Daughter & your grandmother. Katherine Post Ulmer. She was born June 1870 - In Germany - City of Darmstadt, in the Hessean Province. She emigrated to U.S. - when she was Aged 16 - Her older sister returned to Germany to escort her over to U.S. This was in 1886 - She married your Grandfather Ludwig Ulmer in 1892 at the age of 22 yrs. Their marriage was blest with 5 sons & 3 daughters. Grandma died in 1958 - at the age of 88 yrs - She was a widow for 16 years.
Grandfather Ulmer never did apply for American citizenship. He never bothered, he came over at such a young age (12) that he considered himself a good American citizen & we considered him a good upstanding person & his sons all served their country - George in the National Guard - Lou & John in the U.S. Navy & William (Bip) in the U.S. Army in World War I the Tank Corp. Oscar tried to enlist in the 2nd World War but was turned down for health reasons.
The dates of birth and death are taken from the tombstones - situated in the Mt. Royal Cemetery in Glenshaw, Pa. - a suburb near Pgh. Pa.
There are quite a few Ulmers in S. Carolina - there is even a town called Ulmers, S.C. on Rt.301 - I saw on a billboard where Issac Ulmer was running for some Political position as we went through the town. Even here in New Port Richey, there is a Judge Ulmer & near St. Pete there is an Ulmerstown Rd. The S.C. Ulmers could have been some cousins far back that settled in the South Carolina area. There are some Ulmers that settled in Buffalo & Little Valley & West Valley, N.Y.
This transcript of letter typed verbatim by Michael A. McKenzie from a copy of the original addressed to Katherine Frank Bovitch. Transcription on February 19, 1998.
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| Person ID |
I00165 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Ludwig Ulmer, b. 29 Dec 1866, Willmandingen, (near Ulm) Germany d. Oct 1942, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Age 75 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Katherine Post, b. 24 Jun 1870, Dormstadt, Hessean Province, Frankisth Germany d. 14 Jun 1958, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
26 Nov 1892 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F00174 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Joseph (Pop) Frank, b. 12 Jul 1899, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 12 Oct 1982, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Children |
| | 1. Katherine Marie Frank, b. 13 Jul 1923, Pittsburgh, Allegany County, Pennsylvania USA d. 13 Feb 2018, Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Richard Joseph Frank, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 3. Louise Gertrude Frank, b. 14 Jul 1927, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania d. 14 Dec 2007, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F00008 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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