Clara Myrtle Bredenkamp

1890 - 1970  (79 years)

• Name	Clara Myrtle Bredenkamp
  Born	22 Apr 1890
  Gender	Female
  Died	01 Apr 1970	K.S.B. Hospital, Dixon, Illinois
  Buried	Cremated with ashes spread over Leonard's Acreage
  Person ID	I72	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Frederick William Bredenkamp, II,   b. 11 May 1855, Forristel or Wentzville, St. Charles, Missouri ,   d. 03 Feb 1921, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Otillie Telitha Stahlhuth,   b. 17 Sep 1861,   d. 27 Jan 1941, Aunt Pearl's 1527 N. 44th St., East St. Louis, Illinois  (Age 79 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1883	St. Louis, Missouri
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Leonard Chesteen Wood,   b. 03 Jan 1877, Corning, Adams, Iowa ,   d. 30 Dec 1960, Iowa Falls Hospital, Hardin, Iowa  (Age 83 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1912	East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois
  Children	1. Mervel Eugene Wood,   b. 17 Jun 1920, 1321 St. Louis Ave., East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois ,   d. 16 Jul 2014, Wesley Willows, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois  (Age 94 years)   2. Leonard William Wood,   b. 22 Oct 1913, East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois ,   d. 26 Mar 2000, Oregon, Ogle, Illinois  (Age 86 years)   3. Keith Samuel Wood,   b. 16 Jul 1917, New Providence, Hardin, Iowa ,   d. 14 Nov 2004, Danville, Illinois  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Clara Myrtle Bredenkamp Wedding photo

  
  

  Documents

  Bredenkamp Bible 1894 Bible given to Ottilie by Frederick Bredenkamp

  
  

  Histories

  Clara Myrtle Bredenkamp Collection of stories, photos, and general history

  
  

• Notes

  Myrtle contracted typhoid fever probably about 1915 and became very sick. Her family was very concerned that she might not survive, so they boarded a train to St. Louis with Bessie (Chess' sister) who was a nurse to take her to East St. Louis where her parents lived. When they arrived in St. Louis an ambulance was used to take her to the parents' home. Pearl was concerned because she thought the ambulance was a hearse and that her sister had died on the train. Myrtle recovered from the disease with the help of several local Christian Scientist members who would come to the house to pray with her. This is probably why Myrtle became a Christian Scientist. Notes from Mervel.