| Date Span: | 1908 |
| Creator: | Fuhrmeister, Emeline |
| Extent: | 4.00 letters. |
| Collection Number: | IWA0613 |
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Summary: | Widowed farmwoman who lived at the homes of her various children. |
The birth date and maiden name of Emeline Fuhrmeister are unknown. She grew up on a farm near Ely, Iowa, in the late nineteenth century and married Peter Fuhrmeister. The Fuhrmeisters raised a family on a farm in or near Benton County. After the death of her husband, Fuhrmeister lived at the homes of her grown children in various parts of the state. While staying with them, she helped with sewing and other chores. She wrote the letters in this collection to her daughter Ella Fuhrmeister Bassett. The date of Fuhrmeister's death is unknown, but was shortly before 1912.
Biographical information was obtained from the donor, Charlotte Lehman, a granddaughter of Ella Fuhrmeister.
Arrangement: One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Access: The letters are open for research.
Use: Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The letters (donor no. 784) were donated by Marlene Brown and Charlotte Lehmann, in 2001.
Preferred Citation: Emeline Fuhrmeister letters, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City.
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Address: | 100 Main Library University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5068 |
| Curator: | Kären Mason |
| Email: | lib-women@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa |
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