Sylvester Bertram (1924 - 1928)

Born 1 Apr 1924 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA

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Died 10 Jan 1928 at age 3 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

When Sylvester Bertram was born on April 1, 1924, in Rhine, Wisconsin, his father, Gregor, was 28 and his mother, Mildred, was 24. He had two brothers and one sister. He died as a child in a household fire on January 10, 1928, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and was buried in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

News Story Sheboygan Press Wednesday 1-11-1928 3 YEAR OLD MARYTOWN BOY IS BURNED TO DEATH Sylvester Bertram, 3 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregor Bertram, who reside three miles south of Marytown, Fond du Lac county, died at St. Agnes hospital in Fond du Lac, Tuesday of burns received when the family residence was partially destroyed by fire on Monday. The parents of the child are suffering from burns on their hands and faces. The fire started from an explosion, which occurred while Mr. Bertram was filling a lantern with kerosene early Monday morning. He was the first to arise, and other members of the family were still abed when the fire started. Kerosene covered the floor of the kitchen and the flames enveloped the room immediately. Mr. Bertram in his excitement ran out of the house first, but realizing the futility of attempting to extinguish the blaze alone, he rushed back through the burning building to arouse the other members of the family and to aid in their rescue. Mrs. Bertram was awakened by the blast and was in the room in which her children were sleeping when Mr. Bertram retuned to the house. He took his son, Francis and daughter, Maria Jane, to safety, and Mrs. Bertram carried Sylvester through the flames.

Buried Marytown, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA. ^[1][2]

• Fact: Burial Saint Marys Cemetery Marytown Fond du Lac County Wisconsin, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1
2. ↑ Source: #S39

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 May 2016, 19:15), entry for Sylvester Bertram(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJYB-FNP); contributed by various users.
• Source: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 September 2018), memorial page for Sylvester Bertram (1 Apr 1924–10 Jan 1928), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42199712, citing Saint Marys Cemetery, Marytown, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by DM Scott (contributor 47110289) .
• Source: S39 Ancestry.com Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 5 February 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi; Repository: #R8
• Repository: R8 Ancestry.co.uk