Zalewski Family Genealogy

Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Female 1866 - 1943  (76 years)


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  • Name Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS 
    Birth 30 Aug 1866  Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10
    Gender Female 
    WikiTree Link Stearns-290 
    Immigration 1881  [9
    Immigration 1882  [2, 11
    Immigration 1883  [1, 3
    Naturalization 1912  [3
    Residence Between 1935 and 1940  Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    FamilySearch ID L8RC-VHB 
    Death 1943  Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Cause: brief illness 
    Person ID I289  Zalewski Family
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2017 

    DNA Tests  1 DNA test is associated with Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS 

    Father Georg Heinrich STIERN,   b. 19 Apr 1833, Belsenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1900, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Katherina Rosina Margaretha SCHUMACHER,   b. 14 Sep 1838, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1908, Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1862  Michelbach an der Heide, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frank F BRAATZ, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1948, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1891  Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12, 13
    Married 4 Jun 1891  Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15
    Notes 
    • Frank & Margaret Wedding

      Agnes, Margaret, Margaret (Ma), Frank, Matie Moll, and Alice.
    Children 
     1. Henry William BRAATZ,   b. 23 Jun 1892, Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1932, Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     2. Margaret S BRAATZ,   b. 21 Jun 1894, Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1974, Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. Alice Marie BRAATZ,   b. 27 Apr 1898, Price, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1983, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. Agnes Katherine BRAATZ,   b. 4 Feb 1903, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1998, Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
     5. Frank Fred BRAATZ, Jr.,   b. 30 May 1907, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1990, Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 

    Family 2 Frank SMITH,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1888 and 1891 
    Marriage 13 Nov 1886  Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 16
    Children 
     1. Matie K SMITH,   b. 9 Apr 1888, Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1979, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Nov 1886 - Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jun 1891 - Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Jun 1891 - Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: brief illness - 1943 - Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S189] 1930 US Census, Gingles Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 2-15; Sheet 3B; h.67 f.67; Margaret Braatz; 10 February 2010.

    3. [S173] 1920 US Census, Sanborn Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 19; Sheet 4A; h.72 f.72; Margerite Braatz; 10 February 2010.

    4. [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Mugurite Bratz; 10 February 2010.

    5. [S230] Georg Heinrich Stiern German Passport, p.4, (hand-written famiy names).

    6. [S251] Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930, Batch M00332-5; Source 1275604; Ref Sec.2,P.30,Cert.180; Frank Smith & Maggie Stern; 13 November 1886.

    7. [S334] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 13 March 2012; Maurice Corrigan & Agnes Braatz, 12 Apr 1923.

    8. [S339] 1940 US Census, Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin; 2-16; Sheet 4B; Household 75; Margaret Braatz; 4 April 2012.

    9. [S373] Obituary, Generic, Obituary, Margaret K Stearns; 1943; Unknown Publication/Clipping.

    10. [S373] Obituary, Generic, Margaret K Stearns, Unknown Paper, 1943.

    11. [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Margurite Bratz; 10 February 2010.

    12. [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.

    13. [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Frank Bratz; 10 February 2010.

    14. [S189] 1930 US Census, Gingles Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 2-15; Sheet 3B; h.67 f.67; Frank Braatz; 10 February 2010.

    15. [S373] Obituary, Generic, Obituary, Frank F Braatz; July 1948; Unknown Publication (Telegram); Clipping.

    16. [S47] Wisconsin Marriages, Pre-1907, Vol 3 Page 30.