Detlef died of “heart trouble” in 1899, and Elizabeth lived another 9 years, passing away in 1908 in Haileyville, Oklahoma. She was initially buried there, but was moved to Reeseville cemetery in Jackson county, Iowa to be buried with her husband and other family members. I do not know, at this time, why she was in Oklahoma. Thomas B. Schultz, a descendant, wrote an excellent history of this family in 1990, entitled, “The American Descendants of Gottfried and Maria Schultz of Schleswig-Holstein Germany”.
Detlef and Elizabeth were the parents of nine children: John Henry, Anna Maria, Mary “Lena”, Peter, Louisa, Marx, Carl G. “Charlie”, Sarah Elizabeth, and Roseltha.
On a trip to Jackson and Clinton counties of Iowa, we located Reeseville cemetery, which sits on top of a hill, with a beautiful view of the surrounding country. Except for the occasional sound of a passing vehicle on the road below, it’s an exceptionally peaceful and serene location. Detlef and Elizabeth’s son Marx is also buried here, as well as other Seemanns whose connection is not yet certain.
On my maternal side, both sets of Grandparents had relatives that initially settled in Southern Minnesota to farm. They emigrated from Germany. Both sets of my maternal great grandparents gave up farming in this region and moved to Oklahoma during the same time period as your family. I was told that farming was 'better' in Oklahoma and that is why they moved. To this day, I have descents that are farming in Oklahoma on the same land. This may be the reason that Elizabeth ended up in Oklahoma.
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