Emma Florentine (Luedtke) Melz (1877 - 1956)

Born 22 Jan 1877 in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Jul 1956 at age 79 in Sargent, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Birth

Emma was born on January 22, 1877 in Pleasant Mound, MN to Emil Luedtke and Juliane (Teske) Luedtke. She was the eleventh of their 12 children.^[1]

Family

On September 2, 1902, at the age of 25, Emma married William Melz (1877-1956) in Willow Creek, MN.^[2]

Children:

1. Edna (1904-1985)
2. Alma (1906-1987)

Death

On July 31, 1956, at the age of 79, Emma passed away in Sargent County, ND. She is buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Gwinner, ND.^[3][4]

Census Data

1880 U.S. Census:
Age 3, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents and 8 siblings.^[5]

1885 Minnesota Census:
Age 8, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents and 5 siblings.^[6]

1895 Minnesota Census:
Age 18, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents and a sister.^[7]

1900 U.S. Census:
Age 23, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with her parents, 2 siblings, a cousin, and a servant(future husband). She was single and working as a servant.^[8]

1910 U.S. Census:
Age 33, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with her husband of 7 years and 2 children.^[9]

1915 North Dakota Census:
Age 20-60, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with her husband and 2 children.^[10]

1920 U.S. Census:
Age 42, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with her husband and 1 child.^[11]

1925 North Dakota Census:
Age 48, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with her husband and 2 children.^[12]

1930 U.S. Census:
Age 53, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with her husband, 2 children, and a lodger.^[13]

1940 U.S. Census:
Age 63, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with her husband.^[14]

1950 U.S. Census:
Age 73, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with her husband.^[15]

Research Notes

Brent Goodman (1/11/2019): Based on research of various alternatives, I believe the birth record cited as a source to be the correct birth record for Emma Luedtke. I believe the name to have been phonetically mis-recorded. Emma "sounds" like Emil which is a male name, but likely should have been Emma a female name. All other records (census, death, etc.) coincide with Emma F. E. (female).

Sources

1. ↑ "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD73-HQV : 10 February 2018), Emil F. E. Luedtke, 22 Jan 1877; citing Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota, reference item 5 p 95; FHL microfilm 1,309,284.
2. ↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2YB-Q45 : 11 March 2018), William Melz and Emma F Ludtke, 02 Sep 1902, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing p. 164, local historical societies and universities, Minnesota; FHL microfilm 1,309,277.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020. Ancestry Record 61747 #299509
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52147339
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9M-6P3 : 26 August 2017), Emma Ludke in household of Emil Ludke, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 435B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,615.
6. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXH-SQC : 4 August 2017), Em Ludke in household of E Ludke, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 2, volume Blue Earth, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,734.
7. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ6Q-W1T : 3 April 2016), Emma Ludtke in household of E Ludtke, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 4, line 5, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,763.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99B-323 : accessed 19 February 2020), Anna Ludtke in household of Emil Ludtke Jr., Pleasant Mound township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 1B, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,758.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLGK-YVQ : accessed 19 February 2020), Emma F Melz in household of William O Melz, Willey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 200, sheet 11B, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1148; FHL microfilm 1,375,161.
10. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-TBFW : 17 March 2018), Emma F Melz in household of Edward Gilbertson, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing family number 1, line number 198, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,426.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8L-H5J : accessed 19 February 2020), Emma Melz in household of Wilhelm O Melz, Willey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 149, sheet 10B, line 99, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1340; FHL microfilm 1,821,340.
12. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-ZJ3N : 17 March 2018), Emma Melz in household of W O Melz, Wilbey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet number 6, family number 62, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,404.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKVX-PXN : accessed 19 February 2020), Emma F E Melz in household of Willhelm O Melz, Willey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 4A, line 11, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1742; FHL microfilm 2,341,476.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9P-Y28 : 21 November 2019), Emma Maltz in household of W O Maltz, Willey Township, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-30, sheet 2A, line 3, family 20, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3012.
15. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. 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: Willey, Sargent, North Dakota; Roll: 1354; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 41-31. Line #17. Ancestry Record 62308 #6777908