Emma was born on June 22, 1879 in Fall Creek, WI to Edward Bartz and Ernestina (Mieske) Bartz. She was the 6th of 13 children. Emma was baptized in the Lutheran church on June 22, 1879.[1][2]
Death
On August 10, 1881, at the age of 2, Emma passed away in Fall Creek, WI. She was buried 2 days later in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Fall Creek.[3][4]
Census Data
1880 U.S. Census: Age 11 months, living in Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI with her parents, 3 siblings, an uncle, and a hired hand.[5]
Sources
↑ "St. John's Lutheran Church Records, 1864-1963 [Fall Creek, Wisconsin]" database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9V5-PVXM : 11 February 2018); citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1316546 Items 4 - 7, DGS 7616378. Line #555.45.
↑ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRRP-B6P : 11 February 2018), Emma Emilie Bartz, 22 Jun 1879; citing Saint Johns Luthern Church, Fall Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, reference 2:13K2W65; FHL microfilm 1,316,546.
↑ "St. John's Lutheran Church Records, 1864-1963 [Fall Creek, Wisconsin]" database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9V5-PV74 : 11 February 2018); citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1316546 Items 4 - 7, DGS 7616378. Line #213.22.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4F-R75 : 15 July 2017), Emma Bartz in household of Edward Bartz, Lincoln, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 148, sheet 491D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,425.
Is Emma your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emma: