The (-2G), etc., after the names indicates the number of generations before Erven Thoma. Anna's father was born in Hanover; her mother in Westphalia. I do not know their names. There is a Diederich Bremer, 27 years old in the 1880 Census, who was born in Hanover. He is living with the family of his brother Louis Bremer (Florence, Richland Township, Morgan County, Missouri, enum. dist. 191, page 35). There is a John Bremer family in the 1880 St. Louis Census but no Anna is in the family. There are at least three Bremer families in Richland Township of Morgan County, Missouri, but none of these have a child named Anna.

There is a Diedrich Bremer, born 08 Jan. 1817 in Hanover, Prussia. He died in 04 Feb. 1900 in Morgan County, MO. His spouse was Alalia Catherine Carolina Siegel who was born on 10 Mar. 1826 in Ruscheid, Rheinland, Prussia. They were married on 23 Aug. 1848 in Morgan County, MO. Alalia died on 01 Nov. 1887 in Morgan County, MO, buried in Florence, Morgan, MO. This information is from a private submitter to the www.familysearch.org site who says they had no children.

However, a nine year old Anna Bremer appears in the Missouri 1880 Census boarding with the family of George C. Gilbert (St. Louis City, supv. dist. 71, enum. dist. 53, hand-entered page 21, printed page number 281A, house 130, family 186, line 13). They are living at 1100 North Market St. Is she an orphan or is she a maid servant? Her parents were born in Germany.

The 1890 St. Louis City Directory shows Leo Thoma, laborer, living at 1503 S. 7th St. in St. Louis. Anna probably had a brother named August and another named Edward because the three of them were living at 822 Julia according to the St. Louis City Dir. of 1890. August was a driver.

The marriage application and license for Leo's marriage to Anna is available from the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds-Archive. It is # 37270. Anna and Leo were married at St. Vincent R. C. Church in St. Louis on 6 Aug. 1890. At the time she was 20 years old and was living at 822 Julia in St. Louis. Leo was 24 years old and living at 1503 S. 7th in St. Louis. The priest was the Rev. O. G. Kreutz at 1427 S. 9th St.

Click on this thumbnail to enlargen Anna's wedding picture (6 Aug. 1890):

The 1891 St. Louis Dir. shows Leo Thoma, brewer, living in the rear of 1523 Menard.

Son Leo (Jr.) (-1G) was born in March 1891 in St. Louis.

The 1892 Dir. lists him as a brewer living at 1512 S. 7th St.

Daughter Rose Thoma (-1G) was born on 08 Sep. 1892 in St. Louis. Her birth is recorded in the Register of Births--City of St. Louis, MO (vol. 76B).

The 1893 St. Louis Directory lists Leopold Thoma, brewer, living at 1514 S. 7th St. The 1894 Dir. has him as a foreman and in the 1895 Dir. as a brewer; both years living at 1514 S. 7th St. In 1896 Leo is a brewer living at 619 Soulard. In the 1897 and 1898 Directories Leo is a brewer living at 614 Marion. He is not listed in any St. Louis Directory after 1898.

Her husband, Leo Thoma, assisted his brother Otto Thoma (-2G) in his St. Louis brewery for 14 years until 1898. Anna and Leo had their 2 children while in St. Louis. Daughter Rose was probably named after Leo's mother Maria Rosa Schmid (-3G). In 1898 they moved to Kansas City where Leo opened his own weiss beer brewery business (see next paragraph).

Leo Thoma does not appear in the 1897 Kansas City, MO City Directory, but he does appear in the 1898 Kansas City Directory. There he is listed as Leo Thoma (Bremer & Thoma), residing at 20 East 24th St. which is also the business address. His partner in the weiss beer business is Aug. Bremer who I believe to be his father- or brother-in-law. Aug. Bremer is living at 2345 Wyandotte in Kansas City in 1898. The same information appears in the 1899 Kansas City Directory.

At first Leo operated a weiss beer brewery at the corner of 23rd and Westport Rd, which was originally the home of one of Kansas City's first breweries. It was built in 1862 by H. W. Helmreich and George Messerschmidt as the first building in Kansas City specifically designed and built to be used as a brewery. Leo first was in partnership with an in-law and called the business, Bremer & Thoma Weiss Beer Brewery. On July 1, 1900 the partnership was dissolved and Leo operated it alone. Note that the name "Bremer" was Anna's surname.

The Fed. Census of 1900 for Missouri (vol. 43, enum. district 47, sheet 10, dwelling 182?, family 206, line 24) lists Anna's family as living in Kansas City.. Annie (as she is called), was born in April 1870 in Missouri is 30 years old. Her parents were born in Germany and she can read, write, and speak English. Two children were born to her; both are living. Her husband, Leo Thoma, born Apr. 1866, age 34, was born in Germany, his parents also. He immigrated in 1872 [sic!]), has been in the U.S. 28 years [sic!], and has the naturalization status "NA". He is a brewer, continuously employed during the year, and can read, write and speak English. they have been married 10 years. They are renting the house at 23 E. 24th St. in Kansas City (ward 5). Her son Leo, born March 1891 in Missouri, is 9 and her daughter, Rose, born Sept. 1892 in Missouri, is 7. They were both in school during the year. The children's father was born in Germany and their mother in Missouri.

The 1900 Kansas City Directory does not list Aug. Bremer but it does list the Bremer & Thoma Brewers at 20 East 24th St. Leo Thoma is listed as the sole proprietor. He is living at 23 East 24th St. The 1901 Kansas City Directory lists Leo Thoma, brewer at 20 East 24th St., living at 23 East 24th St. A Fridoline Thoma (presumably his father) is also living at 23 East 24 St. The 1902 Kansas City Directory lists Leo Thoma, brewer at 20 East 24th St., living at 23 East 24th St. Fridolin is not listed. The 1903 Kansas City Dir. shows Leo Thoma, brewer at 20 East 24th St., living at 9 East 24th St. Fridolin is not listed. The business is also listed in the business section under breweries. The 1904 Dir. has the same information. It also has a listing under Breweries for the Weiss Beer Brewery at 20 East 24th St. The 1905 Dir. has the same information as in 1904 and lists Leo Thoma in the business section under Brewers. The 1906 Dir. has the same information. The 1907 Dir. has Leo Thoma, brewer at 1308 W. 28th St., living at 915 W. 29th St. His son Leo (Jr.) is listed separately as a helper living at the same address. The 1908 Dir. lists father Leo Thoma, brewer at 1308 W. 28th St., living at 3821 Terrace. The son, Leo J. Thoma, has a separate listing as a helper living at the same address. There is also a listing for Leo Thoma in the business section, under Brewers. The 1909 Dir. has the same information for this Leo. His son and daughter have separate listings. No business section is available on the microfilm. The 1910 Dir. has the same info for Leo (Sr). Leo (Jr) and Rose have separate listings but live at the same address. There is also a listing in the business section under Brewers.

The Fed. Census of 1910 for Missouri (vol. 40, enum. dist. 55, page 7A, dwelling 126, family 138, lines 23-26, dated 27 Apr.). In the Soundex Index she is listed as "Asona" (sic!); on the actual Census sheet she is called "Anna". She is 40 years old, born in Missouri. She has no occupation. Her parents were born in Germany. Her husband, Leo H. Thoma as 44 years old and born in Germany. His parents were born in Germany. He immigrated in 1880 and has the "NA" status. He is a brewer of weiss beer and is the supervisor. They have been married 20 years. Two children were born from their union and those two are living. Their son Leo is 18, born in Missouri and their daughter Rose is 17, born in Missouri. Leo (Jr.) is a clerk in a brew company [probably his father's]. Rose is a stenographer for a manufacturing company. The children's father was born in Germany and their mother in Missouri. All four can read, write, and speak English. They are living at 3821 Terrace St. in ward 4 of Kansas City, Jackson County, MO.

In 1910 the Leo Thome Brewery relocated to 1308 W. 28th St. and continued producing weiss beer with the assistance of the son Leo E.,until Prohibition in 1919. (See the following link: http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/kedrivingtour,html)

The Kansas City Dir of 1911 has Leo Thoma, brewer at 1308 W. 28th St., living at 3821 Terrace. His son and daughter have separate listings. There is also a listing in the business section under Brewers. The 1912 Dir. has the same information as the 1910 Dir. and includes a business section listing. The 1913 Dir. has Leo Thoma, brewer living at 3821 Terrace; no business address is given. There is no listing in the business section either. The 1914 Dir. has Leo Thoma, weiss beer 1308 W. 28th St., living at 3821 Terrace. The listing in the business section is the only one under Weiss Beer Brewers, but is not included under Brewers. The 1915 Dir. has Leo Thoma. weiss beer brewer 28th and Terrace, residing at 3821 Terrage [sic!]. The business section listing is the same as in 1914. The 1916 Dir. has Leo Thoma, weiss beer brewer at 1308 W. 28th St., residing at 3821 Terrace. The business section listing is under Weiss Beer Brewers. The 1917 & 1918 & 1919 Directories have the same information as in 1916. The Thoma section of the 1920 Dir. is missing on the FHL film. However the Leo Thoma business at 1308 W. 28th St. is listed under the Bottlers section.

The Fed. Census of 1920 for Missouri (vol. 46, supv. dist. 5, enum. district 49, sheet 14A, line 31, dwelling 258, fasmily 335, dated 10 Jan.) gives her family's residence as 3821 Terrace in Kansas City in Jackson County (ward 3, precinct 6). Anna, is 49, born in Missouri. Her father was born in Hanover and spoke Low German; her mother was born in Westphalia and also spoke Low German. She has no occupation. Her husband, Leo is 53 years old, born in Baden, spoke High German, immigrated in 1880, naturalized in 1888. His parents were born in Baden and also spoke High German. He is the proprietor of a soda water factory. Their son, Leo (Jr) is 28, born in Missouri and their daughter, Rose, is 27, born in Missouri. Their son works as a bottler in a soda water factory [probably his father's] and their daughter works as a clerk in a factory office. The children's father was born in Baden, Germany and their mother in Missouri. All four (Leo, Anna, Leo Jr. and Rose) speak English.

The Fed. Census of 1930 for Missouri (T626_1195, enum. dist. 80, supv. dist. 5, page 33B, dwelling 39, family 63, dated 23 Apr.) lists Anna Thoma [née Bremer], 60 years old, living in ward 5, block 139 (?) of Kansas City, MO at 3817 Terrace St. She was born in Missouri and her parents were born in Germany. She can read, write, and speak English. She has no occupation aside from housework. Her husband, Leo Thoma (-2G), is 64 years old, born in Germany; his parents were also born in Germany. His native tongue was German but he reads, writes, and speaks English. He immigrated in 1879 [sic!] and his naturalization status is "Na". He is retired and was never a veteran. They married when he was 24 and she was 20. They own their home which is valued at $5000; they also have a radio set. No children or anyone else are living with them; the children are married, living with their spouses elsewhere.

Her husband Leo (-2G) died in Aug. 1939. I do not have the exact date.

This family picture was taken at Christmas, 1947 or 1948, probably in Kansas City, MO. Anna Bremer is the woman on our right. Her son Leo (-1) is next to her. Her son's wife Adelaide is in the middle. The two people on our left are still living so they are unnamed.

Her son Leo (-1G) died in Sep. 1952 in Jackson County, MO, near Kansas City..

Anna died in Feb. 1956 at the age of 86. There is no S. S. # for either Anna or her husband.

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Her daughter Rose married Edmund Housekeeper (-1G) after 1920. They did not have children. She died on 18 Sep. 1975 in Oakland, CA.

Created Wed, 10 June, 2000. Updated on 14 Mar. 2007.