UPHOFF LYDIA CAROLINE (CAROLINA LYDIA)

1881 - 1973  (92 years)

• Name	UPHOFF LYDIA CAROLINE (CAROLINA LYDIA)
  Born	20 Jan 1881	Hoyleton, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Aug 1973	Washington County Hospital, Nashville, Illinois   [1]
  Buried	North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I00219	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	UPHOFF HEINRICH (HENRY),   b. 18 Feb 1852, Hille, Westphalia, Germany ,   d. 19 Feb 1934  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	DUEKER ANNE-MARIE FRIEDERIEKE JUSTINE KAROLINE,   b. 3 Jan 1855, Wulferdingsen Sudern 28, Kreis Minden, Germany ,   d. 2 Jan 1935  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1873
  Family ID	F01139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BRINK FRED WILLIAM,   b. 1 Apr 1871, Brink Farm, Huegely, North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois ,   d. 28 Feb 1947, Hoyleton, Illinois  (Age 75 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1904	Hoyleton, Illinois
  Children	1. BRINK RAYMOND W.,   b. 5 Jan 1906,   d. 5 Jan 1906, Stillborn  (Age 0 years) + 2. BRINK HOWARD, SR.,   b. 2 Feb 1907, Huegely, Illinois home ,   d. 3 Jun 1983, Centralia, Illinois; Buried Centralia Catholic Cemetery  (Age 76 years) + 3. BRINK IRVIN RAYMOND,   b. 19 Jun 1908, Huegely, Illinois home ,   d. 5 Apr 1997, St. Louis, Missouri  (Age 88 years) + 4. BRINK CLARENCE HENRY,   b. 14 Feb 1912, Ainsworth, Nebraska ,   d. 10 May 1995, Martinez, California  (Age 83 years)   5. BRINK VIANNA ELIZABETH,   b. 3 Aug 1914, Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska ,   bur. North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois + 6. Living + 7. Living
  Family ID	F00051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Fred & Lydia Brink Family Fred and Lydia (Uphoff) Brink Family in 1969 (not sure enough to identify them all)
  		Fred and Lydia Brink Fred and Lydia Brink
  		Fred William and Lydia Uphoff Brink Wedding. Fred William and Lydia Uphoff Brink Wedding Photograph.
  		Brink Brothers General Merchandise store in Huegely, Illinois. Brink Brothers General Merchandise store in Huegely, Illinois. Left to right - Emma Finke Brink, Helen Brink, unknown, unknown, unknown, Henry Brink, Martha Hoffman Brink, Lydia Uphoff Brink, unknown, unknown, Fred Brink, unknown, unknown, Delta Brink, Elinor Brink, unknown, Ethel Brink, Edith Brink. We are not sure of the names of those identified and would like to be able to identify all of them if anyone can help.

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary from unknown newspaper, probably The Nashville News. MRS. LYDIA C. BRINK At the age of 92 years, 7 months and 4 days, Mrs. Lydia C. Brink of Hoyleton passed away at 9:00 a.m. Friday, August 24, in the Washington County Hospital. Born in Washington County on January 20, 1881, she was one of eight children born to Henry and Justin (Dueker) Uphoff. Of the eight children, only her sister, Mrs. Anna Brethauer of Nowata, Oklahoma, is living. On November 2, 1904 she married Fred W. Brink in Hoyleton and he preceeded her in death on February 28, 1947. She and her husband operated an elevator and general store at Huegely Station for many years. Mrs. Brink was also a charter member of the WSCS of the Bethel United Methodist Church in Hoyleton. Survivors include five sons, Howard of Centralia, Irvin of St. Louis, Clarence and Harold of Antiock, California and Wesley of Belleville; a daughter, Mrs. Leo (Vianna) Langley of Williamsburg, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. Anna Brethauer of Nowata, Oklahoma, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death besides her husband, Fred, was a son, Raymond, who passed away during his childhood. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Bethel United Methodist Church in Hoyleton with Rev. Orlando Brakemeyer offiating. Burial was in North Prairie Cemetery. The Rixmann-Luer Funeral Home of Hoyleton was in charge of arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S070257] Vital Statistics, Nashville, Historical Society.