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Rev. Conrad Sauer
Conrad Sauer was born on June 7, 1896, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, the son of Nicolaus Sauer (born April 3, 1854, in Norka) and Anna Maria Kindsvater, who was born on December 22, 1856, in the Volga German colony of Huck. Nicolaus and Anna Marie arrived in the United States in about 1891. In 1900 and 1910, the family was farming in Cedar, Oklahoma.
Conrad married Mary Katherine Winter on September 10, 1916, in Okeene, Oklahoma. Mary was born in Shcherbakovka, Russia, in 1895.
Conrad married Mary Katherine Winter on September 10, 1916, in Okeene, Oklahoma. Mary was born in Shcherbakovka, Russia, in 1895.
Conrad and Mary Sauer on their wedding day. Source: Ancestry.com
In 1920, Conrad was working as a farmer in Cedar, Oklahoma.
Conrad's father, Nicolaus, died in 1927 and was buried at the Zion German Congregational Church Cemetery in Corn, Oklahoma.
Sometime before 1930, Conrad became an ordained minister and served a congregation in Lincoln, Nebraska, as recorded in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, Conrad was serving in Denver, Colorado. Rev. Sauer served the First German Congregational Church in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, from 1936 to 1943. The Globeville area was settled primarily by immigrants from Norka, and the church was known as the "Norkera Church."
Conrad's mother, Anna Maria Sauer, died in 1940 and was buried near her husband, Nicolaus, in Corn, Oklahoma.
Rev. Sauer died on March 3, 1960, in Denver, Colorado, and is buried at the Crown Hill Cemetery.
Rev. Sauer's wife, Mary, died on December 5, 1972, in Fort Morgan, Colorado, and she was buried with her husband.
Conrad's father, Nicolaus, died in 1927 and was buried at the Zion German Congregational Church Cemetery in Corn, Oklahoma.
Sometime before 1930, Conrad became an ordained minister and served a congregation in Lincoln, Nebraska, as recorded in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, Conrad was serving in Denver, Colorado. Rev. Sauer served the First German Congregational Church in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, from 1936 to 1943. The Globeville area was settled primarily by immigrants from Norka, and the church was known as the "Norkera Church."
Conrad's mother, Anna Maria Sauer, died in 1940 and was buried near her husband, Nicolaus, in Corn, Oklahoma.
Rev. Sauer died on March 3, 1960, in Denver, Colorado, and is buried at the Crown Hill Cemetery.
Rev. Sauer's wife, Mary, died on December 5, 1972, in Fort Morgan, Colorado, and she was buried with her husband.
Rev. Conrad and Mary Sauer. Source: Ancestry.com
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"First German Congregational Church (Denver) Diamond Jubilee 1894-1969," by Rev. Howard K. Hammerland. Prepared by Chester G. Krieger. Schwartz Printing Co. 1969.
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"First German Congregational Church (Denver) Diamond Jubilee 1894-1969," by Rev. Howard K. Hammerland. Prepared by Chester G. Krieger. Schwartz Printing Co. 1969.
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