Barbara Margaretha Magdalena (Stearns) Braatz (1866 - abt. 1943)

Born 30 Aug 1866 in Dünsbach, Gerabronn, Württemberg, Deutschland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Smith — married 13 Nov 1886 in Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States

Wife of Frank F Braatz Sr — married 4 Jun 1891 in Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died about 1943 at about age 76 in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Barbara Margaretha Magdalena Stearns was born on August 30, 1866 in Dünsbach, Gerabronn, Württemberg, Deutschland, daughter of Georg Heinrich Stiern (1833–1900) and Katherina Rosina Margaretha Schumacher (1838–1908).^[1]

Margaret (20) married Frank Smith (19) (born about 1866 in Germany) on November 13, 1886 in Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin.

Margaret (24) married Frank F Braatz (24) (born about April 17, 1867 in Bavaria, Deutschland; son of Wilhelm Braatz and Maria (Klegin) Braatz) on June 4, 1891 in Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin. Their children were:

• Henry William Braatz (1892–1932)
• Margaret S Braatz (1894–1974)
• Alice Marie Braatz (1898–1983)
• Agnes Katherine Braatz (1903–1998)
• Frank Fred Braatz (1907–1990)

Margaret died about 1943 in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, aged about 76. She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 March 2021), memorial page for Barbara Margaretha Magdalena “Margaret” Stearns Braatz (30 Aug 1866–1943), Find A Grave: Memorial #25120107, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Brian Zalewski (contributor 37741715) .

See also:

• Georg Heinrich Stierns German Passport, held by Brian Zalewski, scanned 4 Apr 2010., p.4, (hand-written famiy names).
• Wisconsin, Wisconsin-EASy, Marriages, 1836-1930, Batch M00332-5: Source 1275604, Ref Sec.2,P.30,Cert.180, Frank Smith & Maggie Stern, 13 November 1886;Family History Library, familysearch.org.
• 1900 U.S. Census, federal, pop. sch., Ward 1, Worcester Township, Phillips City, Price Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 154, Sheet 16, h.303 f.318, Maggie K Braatz; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 10 February 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T623. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
• 1910 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 17, Sheet 19A, h.292 f.313, Mugurite Bratz; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 10 February 2010); Citing NARA microfilm publication T624. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
• 1920 U.S. Census, federal, pop. sch., Sanborn Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 19, Sheet 4A, h.72 f.72, Margerite Braatz; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 10 February 2010); Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, 2076 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1930 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Gingles Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 2-15, Sheet 3B, h.67 f.67, Margaret Braatz; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 10 February 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
• 1940 U.S. Census, federal, pop. sch., Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 2-16, Sheet 4B, Household 75, Margaret Braatz; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 4 April 2012); citing 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.
• Obituary, Margaret K Stearns, Unknown Paper, 1943.