Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
1866 - 1943-
Born 30 Apr 1866 Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
[6] Gender Female Residence Between 1935 and 1940 Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States [9] Address:
Highway 118Died 1943 Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States [4] 
Margaret Braatz Obituary
Margaret (Stearns) Braatz Obituary - Unknown Newspaper - 1943Notes - Obituary mentions her age as 81 and birthdate as 1866. A hand-written 1943 is also on the page. These years don't match up.
MRS. F. BRAATZ, OLD RESIDENT HERE, DIED AT 81
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Brief Illness Fatal This Morning To Woman
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Mrs. Frank Braatz, Sr., 81, of Rt. 1, Ashland, for 40 years a resident of Ashland county, died in a local hosptial this morning, following a brief illness.
The former Margaret Stearns, was born in Germany, August 30, 1866 and in 1881 emigrated to the United States. Her marriage to Frank Braatz was solemnized in 1891 at Bear Creek, Wis. The couple celebrated their golden anniversary last year.
Survivors are her husband, Frank Braatz, Sr., one son, Frank Braatz, Jr., Ashland; four daughters, Mrs. Claude Moll (Matie), Mrs. Louis Peterson (Margaret) and Mrs. Alice Lancaster, all of Ashland, and Mrs. Maurice Corrigan (Agnes), Iron Mountain, Mich.; two brothers, Fred Stearns of Oregon and Ernest Stearns of Minneapolis; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. from the Pascoe-Erickson Funeral Home.
Person ID I289 Brian & Darcy Zalewski | Brian's Direct Line Last Modified 5 Apr 2012
Father Georg Heinrich STIERN, b. 19 Apr 1833, Belsenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. 28 Jul 1900, Wisconsin, United States Mother Katherina Rosina Margaretha SCHUMACHER, b. 14 Sep 1838, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany , d. 9 May 1908, Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States Married 18 Feb 1862 Michelbach an der Heide, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Family ID F105 Group Sheet
Family Frank F BRAATZ, Sr, b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany , d. 10 Jul 1948, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Married 4 Jun 1891 Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States [4, 10, 11] Notes - Frank & Margaret Wedding
Agnes, Margaret, Margaret (Ma), Frank, Matie Moll, and Alice.
Children 1. Henry R BRAATZ, b. 23 Jun 1892, Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States , d. Abt 1934, Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States 2. Margaret S BRAATZ, b. 21 Jun 1894, Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States , d. 2 Dec 1974, Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States 3. Alice M BRAATZ, b. 27 Apr 1898, Price, Wisconsin, United States , d. Yes, date unknown> 4. Agnes Katherine BRAATZ, b. 4 Feb 1903, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States , d. 9 Apr 1998, Merrill, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States 5. Frank F BRAATZ, Jr., b. 30 May 1907, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States , d. 26 Jan 1990, Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Family ID F80 Group Sheet
- Obituary mentions her age as 81 and birthdate as 1866. A hand-written 1943 is also on the page. These years don't match up.
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Born - 30 Apr 1866 - Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
Married - 4 Jun 1891 - Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States 
Died - 1943 - Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States 
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Braatz Family
Agnes, Margaret (Stearns), Margaret, Frank
Frank & Margaret Braatz Family
The whole family, except Uncle Frankie and Uncle Henry (dead). Grandma (Stearns) and Grandpa Braatz's Golden Wedding Anniversary - June 4, 1941 - Ashland, Wisconsin
Maurice & Agnes Corrigan Parents
Emma Jane (Firmenich) Corrigan, Margaret (Stearns) Braatz, Mathias Firmenich, Frank Braatz
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Sources - [S174] 1900 US Census, Ward 1, Worcester Township, Phillips City, Price Co., Wisconsin; 154; Sheet 16; h.303 f.318; Maggie K Braatz; 10 February 2010.
- [S189] 1930 US Census, Gingles Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 2-15; Sheet 3B; h.67 f.67; Margaret Braatz; 10 February 2010.
- [S173] 1920 US Census, Sanborn Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 19; Sheet 4A; h.72 f.72; Margerite Braatz; 10 February 2010.
- [S15] Obituary, Margaret K Stearns, Unknown Paper, 1943.
- [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Mugurite Bratz; 10 February 2010.
- [S230] Georg Heinrich Stierns German Passport, p.4, (hand-written famiy names).
- [S251] Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930, Batch M00332-5; Source 1275604; Ref Sec.2,P.30,Cert.180; Frank Smith & Maggie Stern; 13 November 1886.
- [S334] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 13 March 2012; Maurice Corrigan & Agnes Braatz, 12 Apr 1923.
- [S339] 1940 US Census, Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin; 2-16; Sheet 4B; Household 75; Margaret Braatz; 4 April 2012.
- [S174] 1900 US Census, Ward 1, Worcester Township, Phillips City, Price Co., Wisconsin; 154; Sheet 16; h.303 f.318; Frank F Braatz; 10 February 2010.
- [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Frank Bratz; 10 February 2010.
- [S174] 1900 US Census, Ward 1, Worcester Township, Phillips City, Price Co., Wisconsin; 154; Sheet 16; h.303 f.318; Maggie K Braatz; 10 February 2010.