I have nearly exhausted all the free genealogy sites plus my paid membership at newspapers dot com. I’ll use the resources of ancestry dot com when I join for my McDonald family tree.
Meanwhile, I’m posting the oldest newspaper clippings I have found. The two oldest are from England and Scotland in the 1700’s and refer to the town of Bredimus. There is probably historical reference material on these two towns, especially if the anecdotes about our Roman ancestors are true.
The Bredimus family consisted of farmers, laborers, painters, and seamstresses. There were at least four saloon keepers with the name Bredimus in Newark, NJ, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and California. When I write soon about Cousin Harriette Bredimus, I’ll mention how her description of her grandparents differs.
At the bottom of this post are some extracts from old directories. The names and addresses might be useful someday.
BTW, I wonder if Cousin Franklin knew his mother was a champion golfer in Iowa State tournaments?
Town of Bredimus in Luxembourg 
Town of Stadt Bredimus in Luxembourg 
John Bredimus suicide 
Mr. Nicholas Bredimus Anniversary
1884 Mathias (Matt) Bredimus in MSP
1890 John Bredimus in Newark, NJ – suicide
1907 Frank Henry Bredimus in Oroville California
1897 Frank Bredimus saloon keeper California
1908 John Bredimus a barber California
1924 Charles F. Bredimus Honolulu business college
1920 Barney Bredimus, barber, suicide, 1918 Spanish Flu CALI
1915 Vic Bredimus famous football star in Iowa
BUSHNELL’S DES MOINES CITY AND POLK COUNTY DIRECTORY 1891.
Bredimus, Adeline, r 1330 w Grand ave.
Bredimus, Frank, (Bredimus & Jansen,) r 1327 e Court ave.
Bredimus, John, retired, r 1330 w Grand ave.
Bredimus, john Jr., r 1330 w Grand ave.
Bredimus, Maurice, wks Carter & Hussey, r 1327 e Court ave.
Bredimus, Nicholas, wagons 207 e 5th, r 827 e Lyon.
Bredimus & Jensen, (Frank Bredimus and Mathias Jensen,) carriage and sign painters 416 e 5th.
Probate
3818 Bredimus, Michael Bredimas, John adm 04/08/1899 Pol-310
6557 Bredimus, Nickolaus Bredimus, Mary exec 11/27/1908 Pol-601
Camp Dodge Raymond H. Bredimus DOB 9/20/1883
1920 Des Moines Register
Bredimus res 1801 E 9th
AYLESWORTH & BREDIMUS
(Fred B Aylesworth, Maurice W.Bredimus) Sign Painters, 203 5th
Bredimus A Feme elk D U Natl Bank
bds 1146 Douglas ave
Bredimus Benedictus stenog GREAT
WESTERN ACCIDENT INS CO bds
827 Lyon
Bredimus Franklin A manager Under-
wood Typewriter Co res 4613 School
Bredimus Henrietta (wed Frank) bds
1426 26th
Bredimus John gdnr res Hickman av
nw cor 24th
Bredimus Marie (wed Nicholas) res
827 Lyon
Bredimus Maurice W (Aylesworth &
Bredimus) res 615 37th
Bredimus Victor S bds 1146 Douglas
*Cloth Signs.
AYLESWORTH & BREDIMUS, 203 5th
Sign Painters.
AYLESWORTH & BREDIMUS, 203 5th (See adv)
Des Moines Tribune
Des Moines, Iowa
23 Aug 1910, Tue • Page 7
The Life Summary of Leslie John Paul
When Leslie John Paul Coyle was born on 24 May 1888, in Polk, Iowa, United States, his father, Cornelius Coyle, was 30 and his mother, Christine Sheridan, was 25. He married Nellie Elizabeth Booher on 7 April 1934, in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, United States. He registered for military service in 1919. He died in November 1962, in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74.
