Woodlawn Cemetery
Buena Vista County, Iowa

Jacob Brecher
24 Sep 1840 - 6 Jul 1893

"U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Jacob Brecher
Name: Jacob Brecher
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Illinois
Regiment Name: 105 Illinois Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 105th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Company: H
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Rank Out Expanded: Corporal
Alternate Name: Jacob/Breecher
Film Number: M539 roll 10"

Dora Alice Brecher
15 July 1888 - 6 July 1893

Jacob and his daughter, Dora Alice Brecher, were killed in the so-called Pomeroy Cyclone, one of the greatest disasters in Iowa's history. Over 100 people were killed in a tornado that touched down near Alta, Iowa, and destroyed farms and most of the community of Pomeroy, Iowa.