KRISCHKE, Alice Jane

ALICE JANE KRISCHKE

Identification on photo: Allice Krischke

Photo taken: J.A. Edmiston, photographer, Canton Illinois, circa 1880-84

Purchased: 2019 Jan at the Palm Beach County Fairgrounds Antique Show

It was only with the aid of people on various FaceBook genealogy groups, that we were able to decipher the handwriting that identified the subject of this photo. In the end, we all agreed on "Allice Krischke", especially after noting that the capital K is not connected, and neither is the smaller k toward the end of the surname.

The tight finger-curls framing the face were popular in the late 1870s and then again in the 1920s. The dress is current to about 1880-1884.

There was a large Krischke family living in Canton Illinois and they appear on the 1880 Census.

1880 Census > Illinois > Fulton > Canton
KRISCHKE, Joseph, 51, butcher, born in Austria of Austrian parents
KRISCHKE, Mary, 43, wife, born in KY of KY parents
KRISCHKE, Byron, 20, son, butcher, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Alice, 18, daughter, at school, born in IL
KRISCHKE, May, 17, daughter, at home, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Flory, 15, daughter, at home, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Frank, 13, son, at home, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Lizzie, 10, daughter, at home, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Charles, 9, son, at home, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Estella, 7, daughter, at home, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Eddie, 5, son, at home, born in IL
KRISCHKE, Maud, 3, daughter, at home, born in IL

At age 28, on 29 May 1889, Alice married 29 year old Edgar Bredwell, a salesman in Canton, a son of Sylvester Bredwell and Martha Heins. The marriage records indicate that Alice is a daughter of Joseph Krischke and Mary C. (Johnson).

1900 Census > Illinois > Fulton > Canton
BREDWELL, Edward, head, 39, July 1860, born in Il of MD parents, bartender
BREDWELL, Alice, wife, 38, Aug 1861, born in Il of Hungarian and KY parents
BREDWELL, Marion, son, 9, Apr 1891, born in IL, at school
BREDWELL, Joseph, son, 7, May 1893, born in IL
BREDWELL, Eleanor, daughter, 4, Nov 1895, born in IL
BREDWELL, Lela, daughter, 18, Aug 1881, born in IL

(Lela is Edward's daughter from a first wife Mary Brokaw who died in 1885.)

1910 Census > Illinois > Fulton > Canton
BREDWELL, Edward, head, 49, born in Il of OH & IN parents, salesman gen. merch.
BREDWELL, Alice J., wife, 48, born in Il of Austr-German and KY parents
BREDWELL, Marion E., son, 18, born in IL, driver of a grocery wagon
BREDWELL, Joseph Y., son, 16, born in IL, baker in a bakery
BREDWELL, Elinor, daughter, 14, born in IL

Edgar Bredwell apparently died around 1918. There is a Civil War pension that Alice applied for Aug 3, 1918 and her name appears on the line "widow."

By the time of the 1920 Census, Alice Bredwell is living with her brother Charles Kreschke, who runs a meat market. Both report their father was born in Austria.

In the 1930 Census, Alice still resides with her brother Charles in Canton. Her son Joseph moves in shortly afterward.

1932 City Directory for Canton IL
Bredwell, Alice J. (wid Edgar) h150 Martin av
Bredwell, Jos Y. baker Hartstirn's Quality Bakery r150 Martin av
Krischke, Chas H. meatcutter h150 Martin av

1940 Census > Iowa > Wright > Eagle Grove
LONNING, Edwin, head, 49, chiropractor
LONNING, Eleanor, wife, 44
LONNING, Edwin Jr., son, 21, mill? worker or news? worker
LONNING, Bettie J., daughter, 7
BREDWELL, Alais J., mother-in-law, 78

Alice Jane Bredwell died in Globe Arizona, May 12, 1941 at the age of 79 yrs, 8 month, 17 days. Her usual occupation was housewife. Her father Joseph Krischke was born in Silesia Austria. Her mother Mary E. Johnson was born in Lewis Co. KY. The informant is her son "Edgar" whom I take to be Marion E. Bredwell. He is also buried at the same BPOE Rest Cemetery, so I assume she was living with him at the time. Her Findagrave memorial is at this link.

Here is her obituary in the Miami Arizona paper.