Auguste was born on November 13, 1864 in the town of Königsdorf in Kreis Wirsitz of the Posen Province in Preussen(Prussia) to Carl Schwarz and Henriette (Bartz) Schwarz. She was the sixth of their 8 children. Auguste was baptized on November 20, 1864.[1]
Immigration
On June 4, 1866, at the age of 1, Auguste and her parents, along with 4 siblings, arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Hermann traveling from Bremen, Germany.[2]
Family
On February 18, 1890, at the age of 25, Auguste married Frederick Neumann (1855-1928) in Willow Creek, MN[3]
Children:
Arthur (1890-1960)
Linda (1893-1967)
Walter (1896-1959)
Death
On June 3, 1941, at the age of 76, Auguste passed away in Traverse County, MN. She is buried in Saint John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, MN.[4][5]
Census Data
1870 U.S. Census: Age 5, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents and 6 siblings.[6]
1875 Minnesota Census: Age 10, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents and 6 siblings.[7]
1880 U.S. Census: Age 15, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents and 4 siblings. She was working in the house.[8]
1885 Minnesota Census: Age 19, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents and 2 siblings.[9]
1895 Minnesota Census: Age 30, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with her husband, 2 children, and 2 step-children.[10]
1900 U.S. Census: Age 35, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with her husband of 10 years, 3 children, and 2 step-children.[11]
1905 Minnesota Census: Age 40, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with her husband, 3 children, and 2 step-children.[12]
1910 U.S. Census: Age 45, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with her husband, 3 children, and 2 step-children.[13]
1920 U.S. Census: Age 55, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with her husband and 1 child.[14]
1930 U.S. Census: Age 65, living in Wheaton, Traverse, MN. She was widowed.[15]
1940 U.S. Census: Age 75, living in Wheaton, Traverse, MN. She was widowed.[16]
Sources
↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPX6-ZQYV : 27 October 2021), Auguste Caroline Schwarz, 20 Nov 1864; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Wirsitz, Posen, Preußen, Deutschland, Wirsitz, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany. Entry #128. Ancestry Record 61250 #452855
↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPJ-DM14 : 12 March 2018), Auguste Schwarz, 1866; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2YR-DYD : 11 March 2018), Frederick W Neumann and Augusta Schwarz, 18 Feb 1890, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing p. 520, local historical societies and universities, Minnesota; FHL microfilm 1,309,276.
↑ "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZCW4-4HW2 : 7 July 2020), Augusta Neuman, 3 Jun 1941; citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul.
↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNH-JBD : 30 July 2017), Augusta Schwartz, Pleasant Mount, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 644, line , volume B - 1, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565717.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9M-6GS : 26 August 2017), Augusta Schwarz in household of Carl Schwarz, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 435A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,615.
↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXH-SWW : 4 August 2017), Auguste Schwartz in household of Carl Schwartz, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 4, volume Blue Earth, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,734.
↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDK-D9Y : 3 April 2016), Agusta Numan in household of F W Numan, Monson township, Traverse, Minnesota; citing p. 12, line 8, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,814.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QS-CDX : accessed 21 January 2020), Augusta Neumann in household of Fred W Neumann, Monson Township, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 289, sheet 2B, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,794.
↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQX-XL1 : 3 August 2017), Augusta Neumann, Monson township, Traverse, Minnesota; citing p. 6, line 55, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,819.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PS-FW7 : accessed 21 January 2020), Augusta Neuman in household of Fredrick W Neuman, Monson, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 176, sheet 3B, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 715; FHL microfilm 1,374,728.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW1R-MRM : accessed 21 January 2020), Augusta Neumann in household of Fred W Neumann, Monson, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 194, sheet 3A, line 49, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 863; FHL microfilm 1,820,863.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DY-WQY : accessed 21 January 2020), Augusta Neumann, Wheaton, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 4A, line 1, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1133; FHL microfilm 2,340,868.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSLH-33P : 25 November 2019), Augusta Neuman, Wheaton, Wheaton Village, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-18, sheet 11B, line 43, family 246, 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 1965.
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