Augusta Wilhemina (Borgelt) Gass (1857 - 1932)

Born 12 Aug 1857 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA

Wife of John Jacob Gass — married 9 Dec 1873 (to 18 Jan 1925) in Scott County, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1932 at age 74 in Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Wilhemina (Borgelt) Gass has German Roots.

Augusta was born in 1857. Augusta Borgelt ... She passed away in 1932. ^[1]

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Marriage

Spouse: J. Jacob Gass.
1873 - ^[2], ^[3]

Census Records

1860 - US ^[4]
Note: Surname spelled as Orgut instead of Borgelt.
1870 - US ^[5]
Note: Surname spelled as Borgell instead of Borgelt.
Note: Occupation: At home.
1880 - US ^[6]
Note: Occupation: Keeping house.
1885 - Iowa State ^[7]
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1890 - US Lost in fire. ^[8], ^[9]
1895 - Iowa State ^[10]
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1900 - US ^[11]
Note: Listed as mother of 10 children.
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1905 - Iowa State ^[12]
1910 - US ^[13]
Note: Occupation: None.
1915 - Iowa State ^[14]
Note: Data extract lists location as Clayton Township, Taylor County, but census record image lists Grand Meadow, Clayton County.
Note: Occupation: Retired.
Note: Church affiliation: Lutheran.
1920 - US ^[15]
Note: Surname spelled as Gasz instead of Gass.
Note: Occupation: None.
1925 - Iowa State ^[16]
1930 - US ^[17]
Note: Occupation: None.

Death

1932 - ^[18]
Note: Cause of Death: Apoplexy.

Burial

~18 January 1932 - ^[18]
Postville Cemetery
Clayton County, Iowa, USA.
Plot: .
Find A Grave Memorial #13709869. ^[19]

Research Notes

1. Father: Bernhard Borgelt. Source: Death record. ^[18]
   
2. Mother: Johanna Buckham. Source: Death record. ^[18]
   
3. Parents born in Germany. Source: Death record. ^[18]
   
4. Parents born in Hanover. Source: 1880 US Census. ^[6]
   

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Kathy Gass, Monday, June 9, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJY2-729 : 3 December 2014), J. Jacob Gass and A. Wilhelmine Borgelt, 29 Dec 1873; citing Scott Co., Iowa, reference 2:3KFZF63; FHL microfilm 1,852,257.
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJKM-VY4 : 8 March 2016), J. Jacob Gass and A. Wilhelmine Borgelt, 1873.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82Y-XP7 : 30 December 2015), Augusta Orgut in entry for B H Orgut, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVT-6GW : 17 October 2014), Auguste Borgell in household of Bernhard Bargelt, Iowa, United States; citing p. 21, family 137, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,917.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLF-DRZ : 14 July 2016), Wilhelmina Gass in household of Jacob Gass, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 273, sheet 541C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0363; FHL microfilm 1,254,363.
7. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH3M-JMM : 15 November 2014), Minnie Gass in household of Jno J Gass, Post, Allamakee, Iowa; citing p. , 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,318.
8. ↑ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html
9. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census
10. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTSH-8F5 : 17 November 2014), Wilhemina Gass in household of John J Gass, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing p. 432, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,190.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K7-9PT : accessed 22 November 2016), Wilhelmine Gass in household of John J Gass, Grand Meadow Township, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,425.
12. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1905", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SZY-3VZ : 22 August 2016), Wilhelmine Gass, 1905.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1F-V75 : accessed 22 November 2016), Wilhelmina Gass in household of Jacob J Gass, Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 397; FHL microfilm 1,374,410.
14. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4R-JDTH : 5 October 2016), Wilhelmine Gass, 1915; citing Clayton Township, Taylor, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,437,587.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BD-9G3 : accessed 22 November 2016), Wilhelmina Gasz in household of Jacob J Gasz, Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 1A, line 40, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 484; FHL microfilm 1,820,484.
16. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ4-LMYC : 23 August 2016), Mrs J Gass, Clayton, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,276.
17. ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMN5-WP6 : accessed 22 November 2016), Wilhelmina Gass, Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 7A, line 15, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 649; FHL microfilm 2,340,384.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4} "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-PPKZ : accessed 22 November 2016), Auguste Wilhelmine Gass, 16 Jan 1932; citing Postville, Clayton, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .
19. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-7X5Z : 11 July 2016), Wilhelmina Augusta Borgelt Gass, 1932; Burial, , Clayton, Iowa, United States of America, Postville Cemetery; citing record ID 13709869.

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