EKELMANN, Matilda

Date of birth:  About 1816 – Dresden, Germany
Date of death: 5 Dec 1893 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 8, 1893,
Volume XXXIV Number 22, page 1 column 5

Mrs. Matilda Ekelmann, mother of Charles Frame, died at his home on north Main street, Tuesday morning, aged 77 years. Mrs. Ekelmann had been confined to her room for some months. She was born in Dresden, Germany, in 1816 and came to this country forty-five years ago, living in this city for twenty years. The funeral was held yesterday at 1:30 o’clock from the family residence, the services being conducted by Rev. L. P. Marshall.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 15, 1893,
Volume XXXIV Number 23, page 1 column 1

The will of the late Mrs. Matilda Ekelmann, the mother of Charles Frame was filed for probate Saturday morning. Mr. Frame was appointed executor. Matilda, Louis and Netta Ekelmann, living in Indianapolis, grandchildren were left $4,500. All the remaining pro­perty was left to her son, C. H. Frame.

Link to Matilda Ekelmann’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry