Wilhelm Michael Schwarz (1853 - 1915)

Born 22 Oct 1853 in Bonkowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Emilie Henriette (Luedtke) Schwarz — married 20 Nov 1877 in Willow Creek, MN

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1915 at age 61 in Wheaton, Traverse, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Birth

Wilhelm Michael Schwarz was born on October 22, 1853 in the city of Wirsitz in Kreis Wirsitz of the Posen Province in Preussen(Germany) to Carl Schwarz and Henriette (Bartz) Schwarz. He was the firstborn of their 8 children. Wilhelm was baptized on October 25, 1853.^[1]

Immigration

On June 4, 1866, at the age of 12, Wilhelm, along with his parents Carl and Henriette, and siblings Erdmann, Friedrich, Carl, and Auguste, arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Hermann traveling from Bremen, Germany.^[2]

Family

On November 20, 1877, at the age of 24, Wilhelm married Emilie Luedtke in Willow Creek, MN.^[3]

Children:

1. Lille Henrietta Juliana (1878-1965): Married Herman Wilke (1877-1944), 12 children.
2. Ludwig "Louis" Carl Emil (1880-1946): Married twice, Leta Bockus (unknown), Neruda Nielsen (1895-1947), no children.
3. Linda Mathilda (1883-1981): Married John Fortman (1883-1975), 7 children.
4. Sophia (1886-1972): Married twice, Arthur Schorling (1883-1947), Carl Hallberg (1887-1969), no children.
5. Paul Richard William (1888-1972): Married Emma Wolk (1895-1975), 4 children.
6. unnamed child (1890-1890): Died at birth.
7. Lydia Augusta (1893-1975): Married Paul Engel (1891-1962), 5 children.

Death

On August 26, 1915, at the age of 61, Wilhelm passed away in Wheaton, MN and was buried in Saint John Lutheran Cemetery in Wheaton.^[4][5]

Census Data

1870 U.S. Census:
Age 16, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with his parents and 6 siblings. He was working as a farmer.^[6]

1875 Minnesota Census:
Age 20, living in Blue Earth County, MN with his parents and 6 siblings.^[7]

1880 U.S. Census:
Age 26, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with his wife and 2 children. He was working as a farmer.^[8]

1885 Minnesota Census:
Age 31, living in Blue Earth County, MN with his wife and 3 children.^[9]

1895 Minnesota Census:
Age 41, living in Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, MN with his wife, 6 children, and his father. He was working as a farmer.^[10]

1900 U.S. Census:
Age 46, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with his wife and 4 children. He was married for 23 years and working as a farmer.^[11]

1905 Minnesota Census:
Age 51, living in Blue Earth County, MN with his wife and 3 children. He was working as a farmer.^[12]

1910 U.S. Census:
Age 57, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with his wife, 3 children, a niece, a hired man, and a boarder. He was working as a farmer.^[13]

Research Notes

Brent Goodman (11/26/18): Find-a-Grave site shows a birth year of 1854, but the baptism record and gravestone both show 1853.

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPX6-H9MD : 27 October 2021), Wilhelm Michael Schwarz, 25 Oct 1853; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Wirsitz, Posen, Preußen, Deutschland, Wirsitz, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany. Entry #105 Ancestry Record 61250 #196854
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPJ-DM13 : 12 March 2018), Wilhelm Schwarz, 1866; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2YG-231 : 11 March 2018), Wilhelm M Schwartz and Emilia Ludtke, 20 Nov 1877, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing p. 46, local historical societies and universities, Minnesota; FHL microfilm 1,309,276.
4. ↑ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V44D-VP8 : 4 December 2014), Wm M. Schwarz, 26 Aug 1915; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Traverse, Minnesota, record 173988, certificate number 014553, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #45739740
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4Y-1LH : 6 June 2019), William Swatte in entry for Carl Swatte, 1870.
7. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNH-JBH : 30 July 2017), William Schwartz, Pleasant Mount, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 644, line , volume B - 1, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565717.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9M-6L5 : 26 August 2017), Wm M Schultz, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 435A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,615.
9. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXH-SWH : 4 August 2017), W M Schwartz, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 4, volume Blue Earth, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,734.
10. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ6Q-YM2 : 3 April 2016), W H Schwarz, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 1, line 29, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,763.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QS-CZJ : accessed 21 December 2019), W M Schwarz, Monson Township, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 289, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,794.
12. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQX-F8D : 3 August 2017), William M Schwarz, Monson township, Traverse, Minnesota; citing p. 38, line 57, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,819.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PS-TTM : accessed 21 December 2019), William Swartz, Monson, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 176, sheet 6B, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 715; FHL microfilm 1,374,728.