Augusta Bertha (Schirck) Herrmann (1882 - abt. 1964)

Born 12 Aug 1882 in Yankee Bush Hill, Conewango Twp., Warren County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph George Herrmann Jr. — married 1900 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York

Died about 6 Aug 1964 at about age 81 in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Biography of Augusta Bertha "Bertha A." SCHIRCK HERRMANN of 1882

Bertha A. Schirck was born on August 12, 1882 on Yankee Bush Hill, Conewango Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania. Bertha was the child of Michael Schirck and Marie Theresa Kopp.

Bertha A. Schirck married Joseph G. Herrmann in Dunkirk, New York on July 15, 1900.

Bertha A. Schirck Herrmann and her husband Joseph G. Herrmann are listed on the 1905 New York State Census for Dunkirk, New York, living with their daughter Mary Herrmann, age 3, on June 1, 1905. Their second child, Joseph would be born a month later, on July 6, 1905. Joseph was working as a boiler maker and Bertha was at home with their daughter and pregnant with their first son Joseph Herrmann, III.

Joseph and Bertha Herrmann family on 1905 NY Census

Bertha A. Schirck Herrmann and Joe bought a farm in Conneaut, Ohio before 1910. They are listed on the 1910 United States Federal Census for Conneaut, Ohio.

Bertha Schirck Herrmann and Joe had five children:

1. Mary Herrmann, born 1901
2. Joseph M. Herrmann, born June 1904
3. Raymond Herrmann, born November 18, 1905
4. Francis J. Herrmann (Herman), born December 25, 1907
5. Margaret Herrmann Parke, born November 25, 1919.

Bertha Schirck was a farmer's wife. She kept a garden, small farm animals and berry bushes. She canned food for the winter in glass Mason and Bell jars, made clothing from fancy flour sacks, and made jams and jellies from blackberries.

Bertha Schirck and her husband Joseph "Joe" Herrmann celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and had their pictures in the local paper on August 13, 1950, a few weeks after their actual anniversary.

Bertha Schirck and her husband Joseph "Joe" Herrmann both passed away in 1964. Joe died in June and Bertha died on August 6, 1964. They are buried together in Saint Joseph's Cemetery in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio. A picture of their headstone is available on Find A Grave.

Family information as researched by Sharon Centanne, Thursday, April 23, 2015, and updated Thursday, February 4, 2016. ' This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

• The Schirck Family History by Salome Anne Schirck Gruber Huck, Warren, Pennsylvania, 1930. Second Edition updated by Hazel Culbertson and republished by Glenn Culbertson in 1967.

• Family photos in the possession of Troy-204 10:05, 1 January 2015 (EST)

• 1910 Census for Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio:

• 1930 Census for Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio: "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X49T-WD9 : accessed 4 February 2016), Bertha A Herrmann in entry for Joseph G Herrmann, 1930.

• Family stories from her niece Marge Lindebauer and from living relatives of Bertha Schirck Herrmann.

• Find A Grave Memorial #130895858, for Bertha A. Herrmann, in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Conneaut, Ohio, created by: Sharon. Record added June 5, 2014.

• "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKL6-364 : accessed 4 February 2016), Bertha Herrmann, 06 Aug 1964; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 17758, certificate number 56167, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.