Matilda (Brophey) Mayer (1894 - 1970)

Born 12 Jan 1894 in Hubbard, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Godfred Mayer — married 28 Jun 1913 in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1970 at age 76 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Biography

Mathilda Brophey was born on January 12, 1894, in Hubbard, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Robert Brophey and Sarah Schutz. She married Arthur Godfred Mayer on June 28, 1913, in Dodge County, Wisconsin. They had six children during their marriage. She died on January 16, 1970, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the age of 76, and was buried in Horicon, Wisconsin.

Obituary: Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. January 17, 1970, Saturday. Page 20

MRS. MAYER OF HORICON DIES AT 76

Mrs. Mathilda Mayer, 76, former Horicon resident, died Friday afternoon at St. Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee.

Mrs. Mayer was born Jan. 12, 1894, in the Town of Hubbard, Dodge County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brophey. She was married to Arthur Mayer June 28 1913.

The family resided for many years at Horicon. Mrs. Mayer moved to West Allis 12 years ago to make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Erdman.

Mrs. Mayer is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Erdman, Mrs. Ernst Ipsen, Fox Lake, Mrs. Alfred Sawejka, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Myles Beardsley, Racine; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Arnold; one daughter, Rosemary; one grandchild; one great-grandchild; one brother and one sister.

Mrs. Mayer was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Milwaukee. Funeral services for Mrs. Mayer will be held at Ulmer Funeral Home, Horicon, at 2 pm. Monday. The Rev. Karl Barth, Milwaukee, will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday.

Records

Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashippun, Dodge, Wisconsin; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241784.

Name: Tillie Brophey; Age: 6

Birth Date: Mar 1894; Birthplace: Wisconsin

Sheet Number: 2

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 43; Family Number: 43

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter; Marital status: Single

Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin; Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin

Household Members:

Robert Brophey 58

Cathrine Brophey 52

Robert Brophey 26

Mary Brophey 14

John Brophey 11

Tillie Brophey 6

Louis Brophey 4

Year: 1920; Census Place: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1983; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 68.

Name: Mathilda Mayer; Age: 25

Birth Year: abt 1895; Birthplace: Wisconsin

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Arthur J Mayer

Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin; Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin

Able to Speak English: Yes

Able to Read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes

Household Members:

Arthur J Mayer 28

Mathilda Mayer 25

Lucile Mayer 6

Arnold Mayer 4

Rosella Mayer 2

Marcella Mayer 2

Year: 1930; Census Place: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 2342303.

Name: Mathilda Mayer; Birth Year: abt 1894

Gender: Female; Race: White; Birthplace: Wisconsin

Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Homemaker?: Yes

Dwelling Number: 150; Family Number: 150

Age at first Marriage: 19

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin; Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin

Able to Speak English: Yes

Household Members:

Arthur Mayer 38

Mathilda Mayer 36

Lucile Mayer 16

Arnold Mayer 14

Marcella Mayer 12

Rosella Mayer 12

Dorathey Mayer 7

Rose Mayer 5

Year: 1940; Census Place: Horicon, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04472; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 14-27A.

Name: Mathilda Mayer; Respondent: Yes

Age: 46; Estimated birth year: abt 1894

Gender: Female; Race: White; Birthplace: Wisconsin

Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Street: Grand Street; House Number: 712

Residence in 1935: Rural, Dodge, Wisconsin; Resident on farm in 1935: No

Sheet Number: 2A

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade

Weeks Worked in 1939: 0; Income: 0; Income Other Sources: No

Household Members:

Arthur Mayer 48

Mathilda Mayer 46

Arnold Mayer 24

Dorothy Mayer 17

Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-67, 1969-97. Wisconsin Vital Records Office. Wisconsin Department of Health. Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Name: Mathilda Mayer

Age: 76; Sex: F (Female)

Birth Date: abt 1894

Death Date: 16 Jan 1970; Location: Milw (May be abbreviated)

Certificate: 001675

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Mathilda Mayer

Maiden Name: Brophey; Gender: Female

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1894

Birth Place: Hubbard, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Jan 1970

Death Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Cemetery: Oakhill Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Horicon, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Spouse: Arthur G. Mayer

Children: Arnold C. Mayer, Dorothy May Beardsley, Rosella K Erdman, Marcella Sawejka

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Sources

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashippun, Dodge, Wisconsin; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241784.

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1983; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 68.

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 2342303.

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Horicon, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04472; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 14-27A.

• Year: 1970. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-67, 1969-97. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Certificate: 001675. Wisconsin Department of Health. Madison, Wisconsin

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