Hedwig Caroline Oster was born on September 23, 1901 in Crosstown, Perry, Missouri, United States, daughter of Willis Edwin Oster (1866–1950) and Louisa A Muench (1874–1950). In the 1910 census Hedwig (age 8) was the daughter of Willis E Oster in Salem, Perry, Missouri, United States.[1] In the 1920 census Hedwig (age 18) was the single daughter of Willis E Oster in Salem, Perry, Missouri.[2] Hedwig (19) married Heinrich Michael Bachmann (23) (born on March 21, 1898 in Salem, Perry) on April 3, 1921 in Missouri. Their son was Hubert Henry Bachmann (1930–2009).[3] In the 1930 census Hedwig (age 28) was the wife of Henry M Bachman in Salem, Perry, Missouri, United States.[4] They had seven children:
In the 1940 census Hedwig (age 38) was the wife of Henry M Backman in Salem, Perry, Missouri.[5]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Henry M Backman
M
White
42
Married
Head
Farmer
Missouri
Hedwig E Backman
F
White
38
Married
Wife
Missouri
Verna L Backman
F
White
16
Single
Daughter
Missouri
Helen O Backman
F
White
14
Single
Daughter
Missouri
Silern R Backman
F
White
11
Single
Daughter
Missouri
Habert H Backman
M
White
9
Single
Son
Missouri
Oliver G Backman
M
White
5
Single
Son
Missouri
Betty L Backman
F
White
1
Single
Daughter
Missouri
In the 1950 census Hedwig (age 48), Farmer, was the wife of Henry Bachmann in Salem, Perry, Missouri, United States.[6] Hedwig died on March 8, 1989 in Perryville, Perry, aged 87.[7][8] Hedwig was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Crosstown, Perry County, Missouri, United States.[9]
Sources
↑1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Salem, Perry, Missouri; Roll: T624_804; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1374817 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #189949108 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig C Oster (8), single daughter, in household of Willis E Oster (42) in Salem, Perry, Missouri, USA. Born in Missouri.
↑1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Salem, Perry, Missouri; Roll: T625_939; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 71 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #58038831 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig C Oster (18), single daughter, in household of Willis E Oster (52) in Salem, Perry, Missouri. Born in Missouri.
↑Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002"
Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #507374115 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig C Oster marriage to Henry M Backmann on 3 Apr 1924 in Crosstown, Perry, Missouri, USA.
↑1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Salem, Perry, Missouri; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2340952 Ancestry Record 6224 #122371850 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig C Bachman (28), wife, in household of Henry M Bachman (32) in Salem, Perry, Missouri, USA. Born in Missouri.
↑1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Salem, Perry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02138; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 79-21 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #90446350 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig E Backman (38), wife, in household of Henry M Backman (42) in Salem, Perry, Missouri. Born in Missouri.
↑1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Salem, Perry, Missouri; Roll: 5286; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 79-24 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #140130908 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig Bachmann (48), wife, Farmer, in household of Henry Bachmann (52) in Salem, Perry, Missouri, USA. Born in Missouri.
↑Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #2208047 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig C Bachmann death 8 Mar 1989 (born 23 Sep 1901) residing at 63775, Perryville, Perry, Missouri, USA.
↑1989 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #49056756 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Name: Hedwig Caroline Bachmann [Hedwig C Bachmann] [Hedwig Caroline Oster]; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 23 Sep 1901; Birth Place: Crosstown Pe, Missouri; Death Date: 8 Mar 1989; Father: Willis E Oster; Mother: Louisa Muench; Notes: 14 Jun 1972: Name listed as HEDWIG CAROLINE BACHMANN; 20 Mar 1989: Name listed as HEDWIG C BACHMANN.
↑Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #85013449 Ancestry Record 60525 #28878147 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Hedwig Caroline Bachmann burial (died on 8 Mar 1989) in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Crosstown, Perry County, Missouri, United States of America. Born on 23 Sep 1901.
First-hand information as remembered by Brenda Orr, Thursday, January 1, 2015.
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