Henrietta Sophia Maria (Reetz) Field (1847 - 1916)

Born 14 May 1847 in Germany, Prussia

Wife of James Van Antwert Proudfoot — married 6 Apr 1882 in Cook, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1916 at age 68 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Henrietta was born in 1847. Henrietta Reetz ... She passed away in 1916. ^[1]

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920 Name: James V. A. Proudfoot /Age: 38 /Birth Year (Estimated): 1844 /Birth Date: 1844 /Birthplace: Chicago, Cook, Il /Spouse's Name: Henrietta S. Reetze Or Henriette S. Reetza /Spouse's Age: 35 /Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1847 /Spouse's Birth Date: 1847 /Spouse's Birthplace: Chicago, Cook, Il /License Type: Marriage /Event Date: 06 Apr 1882 /Event Place: Cook, Illinois /Additional Relatives: Y^[2]

United States Census, 1870 Name: Henrietta Field /Event Type: Census /Event Year: 1870 /Event Place: Illinois, United States /Gender: Female /Age: 23 /Race: White Race (Original): W /Birth Year (Estimated): 1846-1847 /Birthplace: Prussia /Page Number: 51^[3]

United States Census, 1900 Name: Henrietta S Proudfoot /Event Type: Census /Event Year: 1900 /Event Place: Maine Township Edison Park, Park Ridge villages, Cook, Illinois, United States /Gender: Female /Age: 53 /Marital Status: Widowed /Race: White /Race (Original): W /Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law /Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Mother-In-Law /Number of Living Children: 3 /Birth Date: May 1847 /Birthplace: Germany /Immigration Year: 1849 /Father's Birthplace: Germany /Mother's Birthplace: Germany /Mother of how many children: 4^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Jessica Kissner, Monday, July 22, 2013.
2. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," database, FamilySearch ([1] : 26 December 2014), James V. A. Proudfoot and Henrietta S. Reetze Or Henriette S. Reetza, 06 Apr 1882; citing Cook, Illinois, /, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,030,123. - I believe that Henrietta said she was born in Illinois because of the stigma around being German.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 17 October 2014), Henrietta Field in household of Dayton Field, Illinois, United States; citing p. 51, family 320, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,710.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : accessed 7 July 2017), Henrietta S Proudfoot in household of Lawrence Proudfoot, Maine Township Edison Park, Park Ridge villages, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1171, sheet 20A, family 310, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,293.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jessica Kissner for creating Reetz-20 on 22 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Jessica and others.