Schwantes, Minnie

Also Known As Schwantes, Minnie
Gramps ID I5182
Gender female
Age at Death 80 years, 2 months, 16 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1886-08-30 Hubbard, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
1a
Census 1900 Hubbard, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
2a
Census 1905 Hubbard, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
3a
Census 1920 Horicon, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
4a
Census 1930 Hubbard, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
5a
Census 1940 Hubbard, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
6a
Death 1966-11-15 Juneau, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
1a
Burial   Juneau Cemetery, Juneau, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Schwantes, Frederich [I0172]1845-09-111911-04-08
Mother Luebke, Louise [I0173]1845-11-191928
    Brother     Schwantes, William [I1403] 1873
    Brother     Schwantes, Herman Frank [I1404] 1876-02-03 1957-12-26
    Sister     Schwantes, Ida [I0171] 1878-08-24 1959-04-23
    Sister     Schwantes, Anna [I5183] 1881-05-23 1916
    Sister     Schwantes, Louise W. [I5192] 1885 1973-05-24
         Schwantes, Minnie [I5182] 1886-08-30 1966-11-15
    Brother     Schwantes, August William [I5079] 1888-08-18 1956-11-29

Families

    Family of Schwensow, August Fred and Schwantes, Minnie [F1672]
Married Husband Schwensow, August Fred [I5187] ( * 1878-01-28 + 1956-01-21 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1905-02-23 Horicon, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
7a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Schwensow, Clarence Otto [I5193]1913-06-141994-07-01
Schwensow, Norman W. [I5194]1920-08-101991-12-22

Narrative

I have found minimal records for Minnie Schwantes thus far; the first reference I stumbled across for her was the 1900 US Census listing for her parents' household, followed by her marriage record (to August Schwensow) from 23 Feb 1905 in Horicon, Dodge Cty, Wisconsin. In the marriage record, her parents are named "Friedr. F. Schwantes" and "Louisa Luebke."

The 1900 census record gives her birthdate as August 1887, though her gravestone (naming her Minnie Schwensow) gives her birthdate as 30 Aug 1886. All the other birthdates referenced on the census listing agree with the other records I've found, except for her brother August (named "Fred" on the census listing).

ADDENDUM: Her obituary gives her birthdate as 30 Aug 1886. Additionally, it says she lived in Dodge Cty her entire life, and names her two surviving sons. This led to finding additional census records for her household.

SECOND ADDENDUM: This is a to-do for the 1905 Wisconsin State Census, which puts Minnie and husband August (and his mother Henrietta) in Hubbard.

Narrative

[Obituary for Mrs. Minnie Schwensow, from the Juneau Independent, 17 Nov 1966, p16.]

Mrs. Minnie Schwensow died at her route 2, Juneau, home on Tuesday, November 15 following a heart attack. She was 80 years old.

The former Minnie Schwantes, she was born in the town of Hubbard on August 30, 1886, the daughter of Frederick and Louise Luepke Schwantes. She lived in Dodge County all her life, marrying August Schwensow who preceded her in death in 1956. Mrs. Schwensow was a member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church, Juneau.

Surviving are two sons, Clarence of route 2, Juneau, and Norman W. of 172 Oak St., Juneau; one sister, Mrs. Louise Zuehlke of Oshkosh; three brothers, August, Herman and William, and two sisters, Ida Fein and Anna Schweder, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 18 at 2 p.m. at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church, Juneau, Rev. Carl Mischke officiating. Burial will be in the Juneau city cemetery.

Friends may call at the Berndt Funeral Home, Juneau, Thursday after 4 p.m. and after 12 p.m. Friday at the church.

Pedigree

  1. Schwantes, Frederich [I0172]
    1. Luebke, Louise [I0173]
      1. Schwantes, William [I1403]
      2. Schwantes, Herman Frank [I1404]
      3. Schwantes, Ida [I0171]
      4. Schwantes, Anna [I5183]
      5. Schwantes, Louise W. [I5192]
      6. Schwantes, Minnie
        1. Schwensow, August Fred [I5187]
          1. Schwensow, Clarence Otto [I5193]
          2. Schwensow, Norman W. [I5194]
      7. Schwantes, August William [I5079]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Juneau Independent (Wisconsin) [S0327]
      • Date: 1966-11-17
      • Page: p16
      • Confidence: High
  2. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKZ-B1N : accessed 11 September 2015), Lizzy Schwandy in household of Fred Schwandy, Hubbard town (excl. Horicon city), Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 15A, family 291, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,784.

        Event Year 1900
        Event Place Hubbard town (excl. Horicon city), Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
        Fred Schwandy Head M 55 Germany
        Lizzy Schwandy Wife F 55 Germany
        Herman Schwandy Son M 24 Wisconsin
        Minnie Schwandy Daughter F 13 Wisconsin
        Fred Schwantes Son M 11 Wisconsin

  3. Wisconsin State Census of 1905 [S0087]
      • Date: 1905
      • Citation:

        "Wisconsin, State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11836-64706-65?cc=1443899 : accessed 3 October 2015), Dodge > Hubbard > image 11 of 16; State Historical Society, Madison.

        [Verified record visually; family was not indexed.]

        Wisconsin State Census, 1905
        Event Place Hubbard, Dodge, Wisconsin
        Aug Schwensow Head M 27 United States
        Minna Schwensow Wife F 18 United States
        Henrietta Schwensow Mother F 63 Germany

  4. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFVP-7BZ : accessed 27 September 2015), Clarence Schwenano in household of Aug Schwenano, Horicon, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,982.

        Event Year 1920
        Event Place Horicon, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
        Aug Schwenano Head M 41 Wisconsin
        Minnie Schwenano Wife F 33 Wisconsin
        Clarence Schwenano Son M 6 Wisconsin
        Henry Etta Schwenano Grandmother F 76 Germany
        Herbert Gruelke Hired man M 20 Wisconsin

  5. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9Q7-WXD : accessed 27 September 2015), Clarence W Schwensow in household of August F Schwensow, Hubbard, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0022, sheet 11A, family 221, line 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2568; FHL microfilm 2,342,302.

        Event Year 1930
        Event Place Hubbard, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
        August F Schwensow Head M 52 Wisconsin
        Minnie A Schwensow Wife F 43 Wisconsin
        Clarence W Schwensow Son M 16 Wisconsin
        Norman W Schwensow Son M 9 Wisconsin
        Edna Henkel Servant F 19 Wisconsin
        Raymond A Henkel Lodger M 24 Wisconsin

  6. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7J1-ZJM : accessed 27 September 2015), Clarence Schwensow in household of Aug Schwensow, Hubbard Town, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-28, sheet 61A, family 103, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4472.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Hubbard Town, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
        Aug Schwensow Head M 62 Wisconsin
        Minnie Schwensow Wife F 52 Wisconsin
        Clarence Schwensow Son M 26 Wisconsin
        Norman Schwensow Son M 19 Wisconsin

  7. Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930 [S0088]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR6L-R36 : accessed 11 September 2015), August F. Schwensow and Minnie Schwantes, 23 Feb 1905; citing reference 1789; FHL microfilm 1,275,986.