Henriette (Bartz) Schwarz (1831 - 1891)

Born 17 Oct 1831 in Bonkowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Preussen

Ancestors

Wife of Carl August Schwarz — married 7 Dec 1852 in Bonkowo, Wirsitz, Bromberg, Posen, Preussen

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1891 at age 60 in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Birth

Henriette Bartz was born on October 17, 1831 in the town of Königsdorf in Kreis Wirsitz of the Posen Province in Preussen(Prussia) to Johann Bartz and Rosina (Meyer) Bartz. She was the fourth/fifth (twin) of their 7 children. Henriette was baptized on November 6, 1831.^[1][2]

Marriage

On December 7, 1852, at the age of 21, Henriette married Carl Schwarz in the village of Bonkowo in Kreis Wirsitz of the Posen Province in Preussen(Prussia).^[3]

Children:

1. Wilhelm Michael (1853-1915): Married Emilie Luedtke (1855-1928), 7 children.
2. Wilhelmine Marie (1855-1855): Died at 5 months old.
3. Ludwig Erdmann (1856-1922): Married Paulina Tabott (1858-1924), no children.
4. Friedrich Martin (1860-1933): Married Rosina Urban (1866-1953), 7 children.
5. Karl Julius Adolf (1863-1940): Married Wilhelmina Depke (1866-1947), 2 children.
6. Auguste Caroline (1864-1941): Married Frederick Neumann (1855-1928), 3 children.
7. Edward (1866-1952): Married Alvina Wojahn (1873-1931), 8 children.
8. Julius August (1869-1951): Married Ida Zenk (1872-1947), 6 children.

Immigration

On June 4, 1866, at the age of 34, Henriette and Carl, along with their children, arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Hermann traveling from Bremen, Germany. Henriette was pregnant at the time.^[4]

Death

On December 20, 1891, at the age of 60, Henriette passed away in Pleasant Mound, MN. She is buried in South Saint Johns Cemetery in Blue Earth County, MN.^[5][2]

Census Data

1870 U.S. Census:
Age 37, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with hher husband and 7 children. She was working as a housekeeper.^[6]

1875 Minnesota Census:
Age 44, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her husband and 7 children.^[7]

1880 U.S. Census:
Age 49, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her husband and 5 children. She was working as a housekeeper.^[8]

1885 Minnesota Census:
Age 54, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her husband and 3 children.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPX6-8LXG : 27 October 2021), Henriette Barz, 6 Nov 1831; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Wirsitz, Posen, Preußen, Deutschland, Wirsitz, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany. Entry #57 Ancestry Record 61250 #194466
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #151876558
3. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPX6-H9LC : 27 October 2021), Henriette Barz in entry for Carl Schwarz, 7 Dec 1852; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Marriage, Wirsitz, Posen, Preußen, Deutschland, Wirsitz, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany. Entry #36 Ancestry Record 61250 #900454400
4. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPJ-DM1S : 12 March 2018), Henriette Schwarz, 1866; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDCD-H8R : 10 February 2018), Henrity Schwarz, 20 Dec 1891; citing Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota, reference ln4; FHL microfilm 1,309,286.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4Y-1L4 : 6 June 2019), Henriette Swatte in entry for Carl Swatte, 1870.
7. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNH-JB4 : 30 July 2017), Henrietta Schwartz, Pleasant Mount, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 644, line , volume B - 1, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565717.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9M-6L1 : 26 August 2017), Henrietta 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.
9. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXH-SWQ : 4 August 2017), H 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.