Katharina (Delzer) Retzlaff (1889 - 1962)

Born 18 May 1889 in Johannestal, Beresan, Odessa, South Russia

Ancestors

Wife of John Retzlaff — married 8 Mar 1913 in Tappen, Kidder, North Dakota, United States

Died 27 Aug 1962 at age 73 in Napoleon, Logan, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Birth

Katharina was born on May 18, 1889 in the village of Johannestal in the Beresan district of the Odessa area and Black Sea region of South Russia to Andreas Delzer and Rosina (Lutz) Delzer. She was the third of their 6 children.^[1][2]

Immigration

On June 11, 1889, at the age of 22, Katharina and her parents, along with 2 siblings, arrived in Baltimore, MD aboard the S.S. Cassel traveling from Bremen, Germany.^[3]

Family

On March 8, 1913, at the age of 23, Katharine married John Retzlaff (1890-1970) in Tappen, ND.^[4]

Children:

1. Roland (1914-1916): Died at the age of 2
2. Anton (1921-1977): Married Agnes Rau (1925-1986), 1 child.

Death

On August 27, 1962, at the age of 73, Katharine passed away in McIntosh County, ND. She is buried in Napoleon Cemetery.^[1][2]

Census Data

1915 North Dakota Census:
Age 20-60, living in Logan County, ND with her husband and 1 child.^[5]

1920 U.S. Census:
Age 29, living in Glendale, Loga, ND with her husband.^[6]

1925 North Dakota Census:
Age 37, living in Glendale, Logan, ND with her husband and mother.^[7]

1930 U.S. Census:
Age 40, living in Glendale, Logan, ND with her husband, mother, and a lodger.^[8]

1940 U.S. Census:
Age 50, living in Glendale, Logan, ND with her husband and a lodger.^[9]

1950 U.S. Census:
Age 61, living in Glendale, Logan, ND with her husband and her son and his family.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} North Dakota Public Death Index, North Dakota Department of Health; Webpage: (https://apps.nd.gov/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm : accessed 2 June 2019); Transcript: Name (Last, First Middle): RETZLAFF, KATHERINE; Date of Death: 08/27/1962; County of Death: McIntosh; Gender: FEMALE; Age: 73 Years; Date of Birth: 05/18/1889; State of Residence: North Dakota; County of Residence: Logan
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #82817251
3. ↑ "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CSR-9XG : 15 March 2018), Kathrina Delzer, 1911; citing Immigration, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publications M255, M596, and T844 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL film 2,383,475.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 60722 #7370917
5. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-L7NZ : 17 March 2018), Kate Retzlaff in household of John Retzlaff, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing family number 21, line number 90, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,418.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8T-HMT : 3 February 2021), Katie Retsfaff in entry for John Retsfaff, 1920. Line #13
7. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRM-BPTY : 17 March 2018), Catherina Retzlaff in household of John Retzlaff, Glendale, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet number 2, family number 13, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,399.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKVW-M59 : accessed 10 December 2019), Katharine Ratzloff in household of John Ratzloff, Glendale, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 1A, line 2, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1737; FHL microfilm 2,341,471.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9F-KD1 : 21 November 2019), Katherina Retzlaff in household of John Retzlaff, Glendale Township, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-7, sheet 2A, line 23, family 19, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3005.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Glendale, Logan, North Dakota; Roll: 1727; Sheet Number: 2; Enumeration District: 24-7. Line #28 Ancestry Record 62308 #7050259