John Dominic Diimig
M 1855 - 1926| Type | Value |
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| Name | John Dominic Diimig |
| Born | 1855-08-04 Rothenfels, Bavaria, Germany |
| Gender | M |
| Died | 1926-06-23 Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa |
| Buried | Catholic Cemetery, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa |
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| Father | Johann Jakob Dèumig b. (1817-01-12, Roden, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany) d. (1890-11-01, Roden, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabetha Hartmann b. (1819-02-09, Roden, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany) d. (1888-06-09, Roden, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany) |
| Married | 1845-05-06 |
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| Family | Clara Beener Curry b. (c. 1876) |
| Married | 1910-00-00 |
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John Dominic and Mary K. Diimig née Schubert |
with daughters, Mary K. Dimig and Gertrude M. Dimig on the backside of Headstone
(note the spelling change)
Headstone
Atlantic Catholic Cemetery, Cass County, Iowa 2008-04-14
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| John Dominick Dimig
Portrait photo c. 1910
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| John Dominic & Mary K Diimig née Schubert
Portrait Photo c. 1888
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Notes
1 NOTE Immigrated from Roden Bavaria 31 Aug 1873. Join older brother Henry in Chatsworth, Ill who had come 2 years earlier. Married Mary Schubert whom he knew in Roden, and started farming. In 1895, he bought a farm SW of Atlantic, IA and built a beautiful 12 room house there in 1901. Wife, Mary died in 1908. In 1910, he moved to 702 Locust St. in Atlantic, IA. Married Clare Beener Curry in 1910. His offspring changed name to Dimig. Civic minded, Participated in development of county Fair Grounds, railroad to Atlantic, and active in his church.
Note: John Dimig immigrated from Roden Bavaria 31 Aug 1873. The trip to New York took three weeks. John then travelled to Chatsworth, Illinois to joined older brother, Henry, who had come 4 yrs. earlier. John worked as a farm hand for several years and then married Mary Schubert, whose family had also immigrated to Chatsworth from Roden. John and Mary and started farming on a rented farm. They worked hard and saved their money. In 1895, they bought 360 acres SW of Atlantic, IA & built a beautiful 12 room house there in 1901. There were two barns and other outbuildings. Wife, Mary died in 1908. In 1910, John moved to 702 Locust St in Atlantic, IA. He married Clara Beener Curry in 1910. John wrote his name as “Diimig”, using a double “ii” in place of the German dipthong “ü”. His offspring all dropped one “i” and changed their names to “Dimig”. John was civic minded, participated in development of the Cass County Fair Grounds, railroad to Atlantic, was a board member of the local bank and was active in his church. The beautiful farm John and Mary created in 1901 was sold in 1943, reportedly to a man seeking to gain status as a farmer and thus avoid being drafted to serve in WW II. The house was torn down in the 1960’s. In the 1980’s, one barn remained. The razing of Iowa farm buildings was commonplace in the mid 20th century. Farming had become a more mechanized occupation, horses were replaced with tractors. Columbines, and mechanical corn pickers reduced the labor intensive job of being a farmer. Farmers were able to farm large acreages, farms were consolidated and surplus buildings were torn down.
Atlantic Catholic Cemetary BK3, Lot 162
Obituary for John Dominic Diimig Died June 23, 1926. WELL KNOWN MAN LAID TO REST HERE THIS MORNING.
Services for Late John Diimig Held at Catholic Church This Morning. Funeral services were held at ten o?clock this morning at the local Catholic Church, SS Peter and Paul, for the late John Diimig, well known man, who died at his home, 702 Locust Street, Wednesday afternoon. Services were in charge of the Rev. F.M. McDermott, priest of the church and interment was in the Atlantic Catholic Cemetery. Born in Germany Mr. Diimig, whose name was John Dominic Diimig, was born August 4, 1855, at Rothenfels, Bavaria, Germany. He came to America in 1873, settling in Chatsworth, Illinois. There he married on February 18, 1879 to Mary Schubert. To this union were born nine children, all of whom are living. They are George, York, Nebraska, Fred, Randolph, Nebraska, Edward, Henry, and John Jr. All of Atlantic; Mrs Henry Bopp, Illinois City, ILL, Misses Gertrude and Mary, and Mrs. Fritz Hansen of this city.
To Cass County in 1895 Mr. Diimig came to Cass County in 1895, living on the Hayward farm where his wife died December 16, 1908. He quit farming in 1910 and located at 702 Locust Street, this city, where he lived until his death. On October 5, 1910, he was married in Atlantic to Mrs Clara Beaner Curry, widow of the late William Curry, who survives him, together with his nine children. Mr. Diimig had enjoyed good health in spite of advancing age, till a few years ago when he had a severe fall on the ice and never fully recovered from the effects of it. His health had been failing for the past year.
Fair Board member Deceased was a member of the board of directors of the Cass County Fair Association and a member of the board of the old Iowa State Bank. As a member of the Fair Board, he was interested in the progress of things, and was one of those responsible for the handsome design at the entrance of the grounds. Up to the time of his death, he was one of the trustees of SS Peter and Paul Church, and until failing health overtook him, looked after the church property. He was one of the leaders in the improvements made in the church property five years ago and took an active part in bringing them about. Father McDermott who conducted the funeral today was a close friend of the deceased of long standing and paid him a glowing tribute in his remarks at the service. Pallbearers were T.P. Breheay, A. L. Moreland, Thomas Moynaugh, William Thielan, J. Burnea and Lawrence Troy. Mr. Diimig hewed his own way in life, borrowing a plow to break the first ground he farmed in Illinois.
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