Bio: Thoma, Benjamin Robert & Susanna Linster

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Surnames: Belter, Beyers, Glasow, Grap, Grosnick, Hagedorn, Heiman, Henning, Hoppa, Kalkofen, Kalsaw, Kubl, Linster, Maedler, Michack, Michack, Putthammer, Rinehart, Roddy, Schoenherr, Schoenwetle, Schultz, Thoma, Schoenherr

 

----Source: Federal Census Records, Photo contributed by Steve Roberts from his personal collection

 

Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907

Benjamin R Thoma was born 13 Oct 1889 in Rock, Wisconsin, the son of William Carl and Amelia Floerke Thoma.  He married Susan Linster.

 

WWI Draft Registration 1917-1918, Clark, Wisconsin, United States


Benjamin Robert Thoma, 27 yr. old  male born 13 Oct 1889 in Rock Co., Wisconsin, natural born US citizen

Medium height & Build with brown eyes and brown hair and no physical disabilities
Residence: United States, Wisconsin, Clark County

Occupation: Farmer

Dependents: Wife and 1 child


The Linster Bros, Ben Thoma, and Emil Poppe have bought new Chevrolet cars from Maedler & Rinehart. 1917

Ben Thoma, Nick Linster and Albert Wagner returned from logging camp on account of bad weather. Linster had bad luck as someone stole his grip that held all of his camp supplies, so he really did have to return home. But some of his friends think Linster gave the grip away so he would have an excuse to return, because his is not fond of the lumberjack trade. 1909

 

1910 Federal Census, Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, ED #40, Sheet #8

 

Name: Benjerman (Benjiman / Benjamin) R Thoma, 20 yrs. old (1890), white single male, son of William C. Thoma
Father's Name: William C. Thoma, Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Name: Amelia M Thoma, Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No, Able to read: Yes, Able to Write: Yes
Household
Head William Carl Thoma  49 (1861)
Amelia M Thoma 47 (1863) Wife
Benjerman / Benjamin R Thoma 20 (1889) Son
Helen B Thoma 16 Daughter
Carl A Thoma 13 Son

Friends and Close Neighbors

Listed in the recorded order 11 May 1910 by Mrs. Della Armitage for the Weston Twp., Census

(place of birth is listed following the name)

 

Francis Frank Alice A Frank Lenna Frank Loren Frank 1896 WI 
Rudolf Spranger Mary E Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1855 Germany 1883 
Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1870 Germany 
Lewis R Spranger Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Minnie H Spranger 1891 WI 
Minnie H Spranger Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1893 WI 
Thea E Spranger Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1895 WI 
Jennie F Spranger Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1897 WI 
Martha E Spranger Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1901 WI 
Paul C Spranger Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1907 WI 
Margaret E Spranger Mary E Spranger Rudolf Spranger Lewis R Spranger 1910 WI 
Albert F Lueck Otilla J Lueck Erich A Lueck 1859 Germany 1887 
Otilla J Lueck Albert F Lueck Erich A Lueck 1862 Germany 
Erich A Lueck Otilla J Lueck Albert F Lueck Lena M Lueck 1887 Germany 
Lena M Lueck Otilla J Lueck Albert F Lueck Erich A Lueck 1888 WI 
Carl F Lueck Otilla J Lueck Albert F Lueck Erich A Lueck 1890 WI 
Rose H Lueck Otilla J Lueck Albert F Lueck Erich A Lueck 1894 WI 
William G Lueck Otilla J Lueck Albert F Lueck Erich A Lueck 1898 WI 
Bertha A Lueck Otilla J Lueck Albert F Lueck Erich A Lueck 1902 WI 
William C Thoma Amelia M Thoma Benjerman R Thoma 1861 WI 
Amelia M Thoma William C Thoma Benjerman R Thoma 1863 Germany 
Benjerman R Thoma Amelia M Thoma William C Thoma Helen B Thoma 1890 WI  
Helen B Thoma Amelia M Thoma William C Thoma Benjerman R Thoma 1894 WI 
Carl A Thoma Amelia M Thoma William C Thoma Benjerman R Thoma 1897 WI 
Fredrick J Puttkamina Bertha M Puttkamina Robert W Puttkamina 1859 Germany 1871 
Bertha M Puttkamina Fredrick J Puttkamina Robert W Puttkamina 1860 Germany 
Robert W Puttkamina Bertha M Puttkamina Fredrick J Puttkamina Rose M Puttkamina 1890 WI 
Rose M Puttkamina Bertha M Puttkamina Fredrick J Puttkamina Robert W Puttkamina 1893 WI 
William F Puttkamina Bertha M Puttkamina Fredrick J Puttkamina Robert W Puttkamina 1898 WI 
Charles Clintsman Ellen M Clintsman Floyd G Clintsman 1838 NY 
Ellen M Clintsman Charles Clintsman Floyd G Clintsman 1869 WI 
Floyd G Clintsman Ellen M Clintsman Charles Clintsman Inez E Clintsman 1895 WI 
Inez E Clintsman Ellen M Clintsman Charles Clintsman Floyd G Clintsman 1897 WI 
Fred C Clintsman Ellen M Clintsman Charles Clintsman Floyd G Clintsman 1899 WI 
Cecelia R Clintsman Ellen M Clintsman Charles Clintsman Floyd G Clintsman 1901 WI 
Francis C Clintsman Ellen M Clintsman Charles Clintsman Floyd G Clintsman 1904 WI 
Julius C Belter Anna L Belter Gustave A Belter 1861 Germany 1878 
Anna L Belter Julius C Belter Gustave A Belter 1870 Germany 
Gustave A Belter Anna L Belter Julius C Belter George O Belter 1894 WI 
George O Belter Anna L Belter Julius C Belter Gustave A Belter 1896 WI 
William F Belter Anna L Belter Julius C Belter Gustave A Belter 1898 WI 
Lena T Belter Anna L Belter Julius C Belter Gustave A Belter 1901 WI 
Herman P Belter Anna L Belter Julius C Belter Gustave A Belter 1903 WI 
Edward Meihack Katherine W Meihack Frank A Meihack 1860 Germany 1883 
Katherine W Meihack Edward Meihack Frank A Meihack 1857 Germany 
Frank A Meihack Katherine W Meihack Edward Meihack George T Meihack 1888 WI 
George T Meihack Katherine W Meihack Edward Meihack Frank A Meihack 1890 WI 
Erna M Meihack Katherine W Meihack Edward Meihack Frank A Meihack 1895 WI 
Elvin W Meihack Katherine W Meihack Edward Meihack Frank A Meihack 1897 WI 
Minnie C Meihack Katherine W Meihack Edward Meihack Frank A Meihack 1900 WI



1920 Federal Census, Weston, Clark, WI - Rented Farm, recorded by Della Armitage, 14 Jan 1920

Household
Head Benjiman / Benjamin B Thoma, Age: 30 (1890) in WI, white male married self-employed farmer
Susan Thoma, 29 Wife
Helen M Thoma, 3 Daughter
Irvin N Thoma, 1 Son

 

Friends and Close Neighbors

Listed in the recorded order 14 Jan 1920 by Mrs. Della Armitage for the Weston Twp., Census

(place of birth is listed following the name)

 

Erick Schoenherr Germany 1883 
Emma Schoenherr  WI 
Elfrieda Schoenherr  WI 
Lillie Schoenherr  WI 
Kurt A Schoenherr  WI 
Grace Schoenherr  WI 
Herbert S Schoenherr  WI 
Carl F Schoenherr  WI 
Matilda Schoenherr  WI 
Gustav W Kubl  WI 
Una Kubl  WI 
Waunita Kubl  WI 
Benjiman B Thoma  WI 
Susan Thoma  WI 
Helen M Thoma  WI 
Irvin N Thoma  WI
 
Edward Michack Germany 1882 
Caroline Michack Germany 1882 
Frank A Michack  WI 
George W Michack  WI 
Rose B Michack  WI 
Erna M Michack  WI 
Alvin E Michack  WI 
Minnie C Michack  WI 
Robert B Putthammer  WI 
Nora H Putthammer  WI 
William L Putthammer  WI 
Isadore N Putthammer  WI 
William F Putthammer  WI 
Susan M Putthammer  WI 
Frederick Putthammer Germany 
Bertha Putthammer Germany
Julius B Belter Germany 1898 
Anna Belter Germany 
Gustav H Belter  WI 
George O Belter  WI 
William P Belter  WI 
Helen L Belter  WI 
Herman T Belter  WI 
Ruth M Belter  WI 
August J Beyers Germany 1874 
Wilhemenia Beyers Germany  
August Michack Germany 1874 
Bertha Michack Germany 
Emma Michack  WI 
Antone Michack  WI 
Mildred Michack  WI 
Josephine Roddy  WI

1930 Federal Census, Weston, Clark, WI, Dwelling Number: 43, Family Number: 43

Recorded by 5 Apr  by Calvin Mills


Household - Owned Home, No Radio Set
Head: Benjamin R Thoma, 40 yrs. old (1890), white married male, speaks English, reads & writes, self-employed Dairy Farmer
Susan Thoma 39 Wife
Helen Thoma14 Daughter
Ervin Thoma 12 Son
Virginia Thoma 5 Daughter

 

Thoma Farm, Weston, Clark Co., WI

 

Above photo contributed by Steve Roberts from his personal collection.

 

Friends and Close Neighbors

Listed in the recorded order 5 Apr 1930 by Calvin Mills for the Weston Twp., Census

(place of birth is listed following the name)

 

Jennie Schoenwetle WI 
Ernest Henning WI 
Mary Henning WI 
Herbert Henning WI 
Benjamin R Thoma WI 
Susan Thoma WI 
Helen Thoma WI 
Ervin Thoma WI 
Virginia Thoma WI 
 Henry J Heiman Germany 1884 
Julia Heiman IA 
Elnora Heiman IA 
Marieta H Heiman IA 
Ralph J Heiman IA 
Virginia A Heiman WI 
Francis L Heiman WI 
Fred H Glasow Germany 1883 
Bertha M Glasow WI 

Arnald A Hoppa IL 
Ester G Hoppa WI 
Erich Schoenherr Germany 1883 
Emma Schoenherr WI 
Carl Schoenherr WI 
Paul Hagedorn Germany 1883 
Mata Hagedorn WI 
Herman Hagedorn WI 
Julius Hagedorn WI 
Evelyn Hagedorn WI 
Helen Hagedorn WI 
Louie Hagedorn WI 
Edward A Kalsaw WI 
Salma E Kalsaw Germany 1922 
Edward H Kalsaw WI 
Hertha A Kalsaw WI 
Paul G Kalsaw WI 
William Kalsaw Germany 1865

Ferdinand Grap Germany 1882 
Martha H Grap WI 
Fredrick F Grap WI 
Marvin L Grap WI 
Minnie Grap Germany 1882 
Leonard Schultz WI 
Annie S Schultz WI 
Lillian V Schultz WI 
Lena M Schultz WI 
Alfred E Schultz WI 
Bernard O Schultz WI 
Mable A Schultz WI 
Genette L Schultz WI 
Otto A Grosnick WI

 

1940 Federal Census, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, Order of Visitation: 84, Sheet #4B, Street: N Grand, House #120, Enumeration District: 10-29

Household-Rented Home

Benjamin R Thoma, Age: 50 (1890), white, married male
Map of Home in 1940: Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin
Residence in 1935: Neillsville, Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Pearl Work Press, Industry: Paper Company
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 20.00
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Duration of Unemployment: 26, Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 26
Income: 390, Income Other Sources: Yes
Wife: Susan Thoma, 49 Wife
Helen M Thoma, 24 Daughter
Ervin N Thoma, 22 Son
Virginia R Thoma, 15 Daughter
Lester J Kalkofen, 21 Lodger

 

 

 


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