Mary
Josephine
Cretzmeyer
Born in Missouri
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Louis Herman Gassen
— married
22 Apr 1896 in Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 95
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Dec 2018
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Biography
Mary was born in about 1877 in Missouri.
- In 1896 Mary and Louis were married Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002[1]
- Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002[2]
- Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999[3]
- 1900 United States Federal Census[4]
- 1910 United States Federal Census[5]
- In 1925 Mary (age about 49) was living in Williamsburg, Franklin, Kansas, USA. Marital Status: Married. Relationship: Wife.Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925[6]
- 1930 United States Federal Census[7]
- In 1936 Mary was living in Ottawa, Kansas, USA U.S. City Directories (Beta)[8]
- 1940 United States Federal Census[9]
- In 1941 Mary was living in Ottawa, Kansas, USA U.S. City Directories (Beta)[10]
- 1950 United States Federal Census[11]
- In 1964 Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955[12]
- In 1968 death of Child Frank Joseph Gassen Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962[13]
- In 1971 Mary J Gassen passed away. Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1968-2015[14]
- Social Security Death Index[15]
Mary is buried at Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri.
Sources
- ↑ Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] Ancestry Record 1171 #505892284
Marriage:
Name: Mary Cretzmeyer Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1896 Marriage Place: Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA Spouse: Louis Gassen - ↑ Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] Ancestry Record 1171 #501888937
Marriage:
Name: Mary Cretymeyer Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1896 Marriage Place: Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA Spouse: Louis Gassen - ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current: The Lexington Intelligencer; Publication Date: 2/ May/ 1896; Publication Place: Lexington, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/174421311/?article=0675bd97-8727-4c6e-ba51-85716d9eb6f4&focus=0.43183804,0.23555961,0.5319855,0.25274438&xid=3398 Ancestry Record 62116 #9222877
Marriage:
Name: Miss Mary Gretzmeyer Gender: Female Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1896 Marriage Place: Hlgginsville Spouse: Louis Gassen - ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: 869; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1240869 Ancestry Record 7602 #29898263
1900 United States Federal Census:
Name: Mary Gassen Age: 24 Birth Date: May 1876 Birthplace: Missouri, USA Home in 1900: Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri Sheet Number: 3 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 48 Family Number: 50 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lorn Gassen Marriage Year: 1896 Years Married: 4 Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Mother- number of living children: 1 How many children: 2 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members Name Age Relationship Lorn Gassen 26 Head Mary Gassen 24 Wife William Gassen 2 Son - ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Simpson, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: T624_794; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374807 Ancestry Record 7884 #184358294
1910 United States Federal Census:
Name: Mary Garsen Age in 1910: 34 Birth Date: 1876 Birthplace: Missouri Home in 1910: Simpson, Lafayette, Missouri, USA Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Louis Garsen Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Native Tongue: English Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 14 Number of Children Born: 8 Number of Children Living: 5 Household Members Name Age Relationship Louis Garsen 36 Head Mary Garsen 34 Wife Mary Garsen 9 Daughter Carrie Garsen 8 Daughter Louis Garsen 6 Son Frank Garsen 4 Son Charles Gorsen 2 Son - ↑ Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925: Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_52; Line: 27 Ancestry Record 1088 #8614388
Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925:
Name: Mary Gassen Census Date: 1925 Residence County: Franklin Residence State: Kansas Locality: Williamsburg Birth Place: Missouri Family Number: 10 Marital Status: Married Gender: Female Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1877 Race: White Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: Louis Gassen Household Member-s-: Household Member(s)Louis Gassen, Louis Gassen, Viola Gassen, Frank Gassen, Charles Gassen, Pal Gassen, George Gassen, Albert Gassen, Christins Gassen Household Member-s-: Household Member(s)Louis Gassen, Louis Gassen, Viola Gassen, Frank Gassen, Charles Gassen, Pal Gassen, George Gassen, Albert Gassen, Christins Gassen Household Member-s-: Louis Gassen Household Member-s-: Mary Gassen Household Member-s-: Louis Gassen Household Member-s-: Viola Gassen Household Member-s-: Frank Gassen Household Member-s-: Charles Gassen Household Member-s-: Pal Gassen Household Member-s-: George Gassen Household Member-s-: Albert Gassen Household Member-s-: Christins Gassen Household Members Name Age Relationship Louis Gassen 50 Head Mary Gassen 48 Wife Louis Gassen 21 Son Viola Gassen 19 S W Frank Gassen 19 Son Charles Gassen 17 Son Pal Gassen 13 Son George Gassen 11 Son Albert Gassen 8 Son Christins Gassen 5 Daughter - ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Williamsburg, Franklin, Kansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2340438 Ancestry Record 6224 #32853855
1930 United States Federal Census:
Name: Mary J Gassen Birth Year: abt 1878 Gender: Female Race: White Age in 1930: 52 Birthplace: Missouri Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Homemaker: Yes Home in 1930: Williamsburg, Franklin, Kansas, USA Map of Home: Williamsburg, Franklin, Kansas Dwelling Number: 25 Family Number: 25 Age at First Marriage: 19 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members Name Age Relationship Louis Gassen 55 Head Mary J Gassen 52 Wife Paul Gassen 18 Son George Gassen 16 Son Albert Gassen 14 Son Christene Gassen 10 Daughter - ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995: Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information. Ancestry Record 2469 #829678969
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995:
Name: Mary J Gassen Gender: Female Residence Year: 1936 Residence Place: Ottawa, Kansas, USA Spouse: Louis Gassen Publication Title: Ottawa, Kansas, City Directory, 1936 - ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Ohio, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01232; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 30-13 Ancestry Record 2442 #66893946
1940 United States Federal Census:
Name: Mary Gussen Age: 63 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Missouri Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Ohio, Franklin, Kansas Map of Home in 1940: Ohio, Franklin, Kansas Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Franklin, Kansas Residence in 1935: Rural, Franklin, Kansas Sheet Number: 4B Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st to 8th grade Income Other Sources: No Household Members Name Age Relationship Louis Gussen 65 Head Mary Gussen 63 Wife Albert Gussen 24 Son - ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995: Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information. Ancestry Record 2469 #863907811
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995:
Name: Mary Gassen Gender: Female Residence Year: 1941 Residence Place: Ottawa, Kansas, USA Spouse: Louis Gassen Publication Title: Ottawa, Kansas, City Directory, 1941 - ↑ 1950 United States Federal Census: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: 5457; Sheet Number: 19; Enumeration District: 54-13 Ancestry Record 62308 #142035309
1950 United States Federal Census:
Name: Mary J Gassen Age: 73 Birth Date: abt 1877 Gender: Female Birth Place: Missouri Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Mother Residence Date: 1950 Home in 1950: Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA Inferred Previous Residence Place: Lafayette, Missouri Father Birth Place: Germany Mother Birth Place: Germany Occupation Category: Keeping House Worked Last Week: No Seeking Work: No Employment Status: No Same House: Yes Previously on Farm: No Same County: Yes School Completed: C4 Grade Completed: Yes School Attendance: 30 or over Weeks Worked: None Income: none Other Income: none Supplemental Income: 8400 Household Members Name Age Relationship Mary G Wallpe 50 Head Mary J Gassen 73 Mother - ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: The Ottawa Herald; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1964; Publication Place: Ottawa, Kansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1776408/?article=7079e044-9e14-4b19-b5ae-8726bd2f2260&focus=0.62545604,0.35496178,0.7438033,0.84162813&xid=3355 Ancestry Record 61843 #104550935
U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current:
Name: Mary Gassen Gender: Female Newspaper Title: The Ottawa Herald Child: Charles J. Gassen - ↑ Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969: Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 Ancestry Record 60382 #78400194
Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969:
Name: Mary Cretzmeyer Gender: Female Spouse: Louis Gassen Child: Frank Joseph Gassen URL: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB - ↑ Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1968-2015: Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015 Ancestry Record 62145 #191372
Death:
Name: Mary J Gassen Death Date: 18 Aug 1971 Death Place: Missouri, USA - ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #21586025
Death:
Name: Mary J. Gassen Social Security Number: 495-54-1923 Birth Date: 8 May 1876 Issue Year: 1965 Issue State: Missouri Last Residence: 64037, Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA Death Date: 15 Aug 1971
See also:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90288388/mary-josephine-gassen : accessed 21 February 2022), memorial page for Mary Josephine Cretzmeyer Gassen (1876–1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #90288388, citing Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by k75evad (contributor 47379698)
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