Gustav Ernst Bartz (1846 - 1903)

Born 17 Mar 1846 in Dembowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, Germany

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1903 at age 57 in Fall Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Birth

Gustav Bartz was born on March 17, 1846 in the village of Dembowo in Kreis Wirsitz of the Posen Province in Preussen(Prussia) to Friedrich Bartz and Justine (Depke) Bartz. He was the fourth of their 11 children. Gustav was baptized on March 22, 1846.^[1]

Immigration

In May, 1855, at the age of 9, Gustav, along with his parents and 5 siblings, arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Hammonia traveling from Hamburg, Germany.^[2]

Family

On December 26, 1874, at the age of 28, Gustav married Augusta Zempel (1856-1936) in Fall Creek, WI.^[3]

Children:

1. Hermann Franz (1875-1879)
2. Clara Alma (1877-1883)
3. Agnes Eleonore (1879-1942)
4. Arthur Reinhardt (1881-1957)
5. Anna Amanda (1883-1974)
6. Ida Ottilie (1886-1943)
7. Bernhardt Gustav (1888-1889)
8. Waldemar Ernst (1890-1956)
9. Gertrude Emma (1892-1977)
10. Martin Daniel (1894-1975)
11. Marcella Louise (1897-1984)
12. Erwin Heinrich (1899-1899)

Death

On December 7, 1903, at the age of 57, Gustav passed away in Fall Creek, WI. He is buried in Trinity Cemetery in Fall Creek.^[4][5]

Census Data

1860 U.S. Census:
Age 14, living in Neshkoro, Marquette, WI with his parents and 5 siblings. He was attending school.^[6]

1870 U.S. Census:
Age 24, living in Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI with his parents and 5 siblings. He was working as a farm laborer.^[7]

1880 U.S. Census:
Age 34, living in Fall Creek, Eau Claire, WI with his wife and 2 children. He was working in dry goods & grocery.^[8]

1900 U.S. Census:
Age 54, living in Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI with his wife of 25 years and 8 children. He was working as a grocer.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPXW-LKQC : 26 October 2021), Gustav Ernst Barz, 22 Mar 1846; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Nakel, Oppeln, Schlesien, Preußen, Deutschland, Sadki u Wyrzysk, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany. Ancestry Record 61250 #1733108
2. ↑ Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 002; Page: 136; Microfilm No.: S_13116b Ancestry Record 1068 #5341713
3. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKC-9XP : 11 February 2018), Gustav Ernst Bartz and Auguste Zempel, 26 Dec 1874; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,316,546.
4. ↑ "St. Trinity Lutheran Kirchenbuch, 1892-1944 [Fall Creek, Wisconsin]" database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QC-N3CZ-F : accessed 9 September 2019); citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1316598 Item 1, DGS 8548332.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #102478682
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Q-X31 : 12 December 2017), Gustuf Barde in entry for Frederick Barde, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN98-XVL : 11 June 2019), Gustav Bartz in entry for Frederick Bartz, 1870.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4F-TL3 : 15 July 2017), Gustave E Bartz, Fall Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 148, sheet 482A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,425.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKJ-NWL : accessed 25 December 2019), Gustav Bartz, Lincoln town, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 17B, family 287, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,788.