Amelia Aurelia (Busse) Steinke (1863 - abt. 1963)

Born Jan 1863 in Germany [uncertain]

Wife of Frederick Franklin Steinke — married 26 Nov 1882 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Died about 18 Mar 1963 at about age 100 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Biography

1863 Amelia Aurelia Busse was born in Jan 1863 in Germany.^[1] Amelia's middle name may have been spelled "Aureila." Her given name is often misspelled as "Emilie."

1869 On the 1900 US Census, Amelia reported immigrating to the US in 1869.^[1] On the 1910 US Census that number changed to 1867.^[2]

1882 Amelia married Frederich Steinke (son of Peter and Elizabeth Steinke) on 26 Nov 1882 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Fall Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA.^[3]

1900 Amelia Aurelia resided in Lincoln, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA with her husband and children:

• Fredrick Steinke Head M 42 Germany
• Aurelia Steinke Wife F 37 Germany
• Fredrick Steinke Son M 14 Germany (birth location is wrong)
• Otto Steinke Son M 12 Germany (birth location is wrong)
• Gustave Steinke Son M 10 Germany (birth location is wrong)
• John Steinke Son M 9 Germany (birth location is wrong)
• Adolph Steinke Son M 7 Germany (birth location is wrong)^[1]

1905 Amelia, now widowed, continued to live in Lincoln, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA where she and her children farmed.

• Amelia Steinke Head F 42y Germany
• Fred H Steinke Son M 18y Wisconsin
• John G Steinke Son M 13y Wisconsin
• Adolph Steinke Son M 11y Wisconsin
• Erna M Steinke Daughter F 1y Wisconsin^[4]

1910 Amelia and her sons kept the farm going in Lincoln, Wisconsin. By this time Amelia had had twelve births, but only six living children.

• Emilie Steinke Head F 45 Germany
• Fred Steinke Son F 23 Wisconsin
• Otto Steinke Son M 22 Wisconsin
• Erna Steinke Daughter F 6 Wisconsin^[2]

1963 She passed away in 1963. ^[5][6]

Research Notes

• A son, Emil Albert, was born to Fred and Amelia on 11 Mar 1884 in Ludington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA.^[7]
• A daughter, unnamed, was born to Fred and Amelia on 30 Apr 1898 in Lincoln, Eau Clarie County, Wisconsin, USA.^[8]
• A son, Walter Steinke, was born to Fred and Amelia on 11 Jan 1900 in Lincoln, Eau Clarie County, Wisconsin, USA.^[9]
• This profile originally contained mention of other children, but no sources confirming their births or relation to Amelia and Fred. They had Wikitree numbers attached to them that produced errors when searched for. They are:

Child: Steinke-31|Fredrick Herman Steinke

Child: Steinke-25|Fred Harry Steinke

Child: Steinke-29|Gustav Steinke

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKJ-MWB : accessed 6 April 2018), Fredrick Steinke, Lincoln town, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 14B, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,788.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPVY-WPB : accessed 6 April 2018), Erna Steinke in household of Emilie Steinke, Lincoln, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 176, sheet 11A, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1710; FHL microfilm 1,375,723.
3. ↑ Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKC-MJT : 11 February 2018), Friedrich Steinke and Emilie Busse, 26 Nov 1882; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,316,546.
4. ↑ Wisconsin State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM3M-V7X : 10 March 2018), Amelia Steinke, Lincoln, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; citing p. 571, line 17, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,447.
5. ↑ Entered by Dan Garvin, Nov 14, 2011
6. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
7. ↑ Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJ4-MQT : 11 February 2018), Emil Albert Steinke, 11 Mar 1884; citing Ludington, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, reference cn 2171; FHL microfilm 1,302,867.
8. ↑ Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJH-64M : 11 February 2018), Steinke, 30 Apr 1898; citing Lincoln, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, reference cn 1747; FHL microfilm 1,302,868.
9. ↑ Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJZ-5W5 : 11 February 2018), Walter Steinke, 11 Jan 1900; citing Lincoln, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, reference cn 64; FHL microfilm 1,302,868.

See also:

• Ancestry Family Trees

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Busse-12 created through the import of Dan Garvin_s Family Tree-2.ged on Nov 14, 2011 by Dan Garvin.