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STROHMEIER, Richard William
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Name STROHMEIER, Richard William Birth 15 Apr 1893 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Gender Male Death 2 Nov 1964 Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Person ID I2391 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Father STROHMEIER, Richard, b. 1865, Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Germany
d. 31 Dec 1948, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
(Age 83 years) Mother 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
Family ID F452 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 SMEBY, Anne Elizabeth, b. 6 Jul 1895, Mansfield, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
d. 2 Oct 1969, Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
(Age 74 years) Marriage 2 Oct 1917 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Family ID F1204 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 RIEDEL, Lillian Emma, b. 27 Feb 1896, South Dakota, USA
d. Aug 1977, Irving, Dallas County, Texas, USA
(Age 81 years) Marriage 3 Sep 1930 South Dakota, USA
Children 1. STROHMEIER, Richard "Dick" Frederick, b. 1 Apr 1935, Remsen, Iowa, USA
d. 4 Apr 2019, Kernersville, North Carolina, USA
(Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1205 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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RICHARD WILLIAM STROHMEIER 1893-1964
Richard William STROHMEIER was born at Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA, on 15 April 1893.
(WWI Civilian Draft Registrations)
(South Dakota Birth Records)
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 1895;
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 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)
At the time of the World War 1 Draft Board registration on 5 June 1917 Richard William STROHMEIER was a 24 year old florist living at 909 Lincoln St., Aberdeen, South Dakota, and working for the Aberdeen Greenhouse Co.. He was single, had no military service, and claimed exemption on the grounds of business. He was of medium height, medium build, with grey eyes and brown hair.
Richard W. STROHMEIER, aged 24, of Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, bachelor, married Ann E. SMEBY, aged 23, of Mansfield, Brown County, maiden, at Aberdeen, Brown County, on 2 October 1917.
(Record of Marriage, South Dakota Department of History)
The 1920 US Federal Census of First Avenue NW, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota:
*Richard STROHMEIER, head, home rented, aged 26, married, born in South Dakota, father born in Wurtemburg, Germany, mother born in England, working as an electrician in a shop;
Anna STROHMEIER, wife, aged 24, married, born in South Dakota of Norwegian parents, not working.
(www.ancestry.com Roll T625_1715 Page 20a Enumeration District 40 Image 0672)
From the 1925 South Dakota State Census:
R. W. STROHMEIER, aged 32, born in South Dakota, married in 1917 to Anna SMELEY (sic), resides in South Dakota, not naturalized.
(www.familysearch.org)
Richard W. STROHMEIER aged 37 of Des Moines, Iowa, married Lillian E. RIEDEL aged 34 of Aberdeen, South Dakota, on 3 September 1930. Richard Strohmeier was divorced and Lillian RIEDEL maiden.
(Record of Marriage, Brown County, South Dakota)
From the 1940 US Federal Census of South Main Street, Hutchinson City, Mcleod County, Minnesota:
*Richard W. STROHMEIER, aged 46, head, married, born in South Dakota, last place of residence Rural, Plymouth, Iowa, superintendent of municipal light plant;
Lillian (sic) STROHMEIER, aged 43, wife, married, born in South Dakota, last place of residence, Rural, Plymouth, Iowa;
Richard F. STROHMEIER, son, aged 4, born in Iowa;
Elizabeth May STROHMEIER, daughter, aged 2, born in Minnesota.
(revised 15.12.2025)
(revised 01.07.2017)

