Caroline (Bartz) Mieske (1824 - 1903)

Born 11 Oct 1824 in Zickwerder, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, Germany

Wife of Gottfried Mieske — married 7 Dec 1845 in Friedrichshorst, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, Germany

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1903 at age 79 in Fall Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Birth

Caroline Bartz was born on November 11, 1824 in the town of Zickwerder in Kreis Wirsitz of the Posen Province in Preussen(Prussia) to Gottfried Bartz and Anne Dorothea (Schulz) Bartz. She was the second of their 4 children. Caroline was baptized on November 21, 1824.^[1]

Family

On December 7, 1845, at the age of 21, Caroline married Gottfried Mieske in the town of Friedrichshorst in Kries Wirsitz of the Posen Province in Preussen(Prussia).^[2]

Children:

1. Henriette (1846-1847): Died at the age of 2 months.
2. Johann Friedrich (1848-1850): Died at the age of 18 months.
3. Ernestina Wilhelmine (1850-1925): Married Edward Bartz (1841-1927), 13 children.
4. Ferdinand Julius (1853-1854): Died at the age of 9 months.
5. Carl Ludwig (1854-unknown): Married Auguste Mueller (1859-1929), 7 children.
6. Friedrich Wilhelm "William" (1856-1945): Married Wilhelmine Riesing (1861-1950), 3 children.
7. Emilie Ottilie (1858-1887): Married Georg Lindenthaler (1855-1894), 3 children.
8. Caroline (1861-1873): Died at the age of 12.
9. Gottfried Hermann (1864-1934): Married twice. Alwine Baumgart (1869-1891), 1 child; Emma Graf (1872-1909), 9 children.
10. Alwine (1866-1939): Married Julius Puhl (1859-1928), 6 children.
11. Marie Elisa (1868-1874): Died at the age of 5.
12. Edward Julius (1871-1945): Married Bertha Zank (1873-1959), 2 children.

Immigration

Sometime in 1854, at the age of 30, Caroline and Gottfried, along with their 4-year old daughter Ernestina, immigrated to America. (See Research Note)

Death

On December 27, 1903, at the age of 79, Caroline passed away in Fall Creek, WI. She is buried in Trinity Cemetery in Fall Creek.^[3][4]

Census Data

1860 U.S. Census:
Age 35, living in Mecan, Marquette, WI with her husband and 4 children.^[5]

1870 U.S. Census:
Age 40, living in Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI with her husband and 8 children.^[6]

1880 U.S. Census:
Age 56, living in Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI with her husband and 3 children.^[7]

1900 U.S. Census:
Age 74, living in Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI with her husband and their son's family.^[8]

Research Notes

• Brent Goodman (12/20/2018): Immigration year is derived from census data and birth locations of children. Pinpointed to between February, 1854 (death of Ferdinand in Germany) and December, 1854 (birth of Carl in Wisconsin)

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1567-1945 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Transcript: Name: Caroline Polez; Gender: weiblich (Female); Event Type: Taufe (Baptism); Birth Date: 11 Nov 1824; Baptism Date: 21 Nov 1824; Baptism Place: Wirsitz, Polen (Poland); Father: Gottfried Polez; Mother: Anne Dorothea Polez; Legitimacy: Ehelich; Parish as it Appears: Wirsitz; Author: Evangelische Kirche Wirsitz (KrSt. Wirsitz); City or District: Wirsitz; FHL Film Number: 245507
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1567-1945 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Transcript: Name: Caroline Burg; Gender: weiblich (Female); Marriage Age: 21; Event Type: Heirat (Marriage); Birth Date: abt 1824; Marriage Date: 7 Dez 1845 (7 Dec 1845); Marriage Place: Wirsitz, Polen (Poland); Spouse: Gottfried Mieske; Parish as it Appears: Wirsitz; Author: Evangelische Kirche Wirsitz (KrSt. Wirsitz); City or District: Wirsitz; FHL Film Number: 245509
3. ↑ "St. John's Lutheran Church Records, 1864-1963 [Fall Creek, Wisconsin]" database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9V5-PJYZ : accessed 29 December 2019); citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1316546 Items 4 - 7, DGS 7616378.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205720295 : accessed 29 December 2019), memorial page for Caroline Bartz Mieske (11 Nov 1824–27 Dec 1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 205720295, citing Trinity Cemetery, Fall Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Brent Goodman (contributor 49861983).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Q-8KW : 12 December 2017), Carolina Measka in entry for George Measka, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN98-XKB : 11 June 2019), Carrie Meskey in entry for G Meskey, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4F-TR3 : 15 July 2017), Caroline Meiske in household of Gottfried Meiske, Lincoln, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 143, sheet 492A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,425.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKJ-MCB : accessed 29 December 2019), Carolina Meiske in household of William Meiske, Lincoln town, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 15B, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,788.