Bio: Baetz, George & Wilhelmina (Zoske)
Contact: Marsha Hosfeld

Surnames: Baetz, Zoske, Damrow, Neuman, Bartz, Moldehauer, Hoff

----Source: Family Records

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George Baetz & Wilhelmina Zoske Family Records

George Baetz, born August 1855 NY, (son of John & Anna Barbra?), died btw 1900-1905 Census

     married about 1882?

Wilhelmina “Minnie” Zoske, born October 1855, Germany (Imm: 1881), died after 1920 Census

         six children

1. ?

2. ?

3. Martha, born Jun 1883 (married Richard Hoff, 01 Feb 1903)

4. Anna, born 11 May 1886 (married Herman Moldenhauer, 08 Nov 1906)

5. Ida, born April 1892 (married?)

6. Louise “Lizzie”, born 31 Jan 1895, WI, died 1 Jun 1984, Paradise, Butte, CA

                     (married Edward Damrow, between 1920-1930)

1870 United States Federal Census                     MAYBE

Name: George Bates    Birth Year: abt 1854    Age in 1870: 16    Birthplace: New York

Race: White    Gender: Male    Post Office: Rubicon

Home in 1870: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

John A Bates   65  Bavaria    Cabinet Maker

Anna B Bates 65  Bavaria    Keeping House                      << Anna Barbara ?

George Bates 16  NY           Working in Cabinet Shop

1880 United States Federal Census                     MAYBE

Name: George Betz    Age: 24    Estimated birth year: abt 1856    Birthplace: New York

Relation to head-of-household: Son    Father's birthplace: Baden

Mother's name: Barbra Betz                Mother's birthplace: Baden

Occupation: Carpenter    Marital Status: Single    Race: White       Gender: Male

Home in 1880: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Barbra Betz     65  Baden (Germany)    Widowed

George Betz    24  NY                            Single          Carpenter

Wisconsin State Census, 1895                     MAYBE

Name: Geo Baetz     Line: 21    Roll: v226_11

Locality: Minnesota Junction    Residence County: Dodge    Residence State: Wisconsin

Geo Baetz – 2 males, 3 females – 4 born USA, 1 born Germany

?Possibly: George, son?, Wilhelmina, Martha, Anna (where is Ida?) - or, not the right family at all!

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Geo Baetz    Age: 44     Birth Date: Aug 1855    Birthplace: New York

Race: White    Gender: Male    Relationship to head-of-house: Head

Father's Birthplace: Germany   Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Spouse's name: Williaminia Baetz    Marriage Year: 1884    Years Married: 16

Home in 1900: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Geo Baetz                   44  NY-Ger-Ger    Aug 1855   Farm Laborer

Williaminia Baetz        44  Ger-Ger-Ger    Oct 1855    5 of 6 children living    Imm: 1881

Ida Baetz                      8  WI-NY-Ger     Apr 1892

Louise Baetz                 5  WI-NY-Ger     Feb 1895   

1905 Wisconsin State Census, 1 Jun 1905

Name: Lizzie Bartz    Birth Location: Wisconsin    Marital Status: Single

Gender: Female          Estimated birth year: abt 1895     Race: White

Relation: Daughter     Mother's name: Wilhelmina Bartz

Line: 23                      Roll: CSUSAWI1905_7

Locality: Herman    Residence County: Dodge    Residence State: Wisconsin

Wilhelmina Bartz        50  Ger-Ger    Widowed     farmer

Ida Bartz                     13  WI-Ger

Lizzie Bartz                 10  WI-Ger

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Lizzie Baetz     Age in 1910: 15     Estimated birth year: abt 1895

Birthplace: Wisconsin     Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Father's Birth Place: Germany     Mother's name: Minnie Baetz     Mother's Birth Place: Germany

Marital Status: Single     Race: White     Gender: Female

Home in 1910: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Minnie Baetz   55  Germany      widowed     5 of 6 children living     Imm: 1888

Lizzie Baetz    15  Wisconsin    single

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Wilhalmina Baetz   Age: 64   Estimated birth year: abt 1856   Birthplace: Germany

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)   Year of immigration: 1883

Father's Birth Place: Germany   Mother's Birth Place: Germany

Marital Status: Widowed   Race: White   Sex: Female   Home owned: Own

Able to read: Yes   Able to Write: Yes

Home in 1920: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Wilhalmina Baetz        64  Germany   retired

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Louise Damrow    Age: 24    Estimated birth year: abt 1896    Birthplace: Wisconsin

Relation to Head of House: Wife      Spouse's name: Edward Damrow

Father's Birth Place: Wisconsin         Mother's Birth Place:    Germany

Marital Status: Married    Race: White      Sex: Female     Able to read/write: Yes/Yes

Home in 1920: Sherman, Clark, Wisconsin

Edward Damrow        24

Louise Damrow          24

Lucille Damrow          1   [1 5/12]

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Edward G Damron    Age: 35    Estimated birth year: abt 1895

Birthplace: Wisconsin          Relation to Head of House: Head     Parents' birthplace: Germany

Spouse's name: Louise Damron     Race: White    Occupation: Auto Mechanic, Garage

Rent/home value: R, 35        Age at first marriage:  Edward 22, Louise 22 (= 1917)

Home in 1930: Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin

Edward G Damron     35  WI-Ger-Ger     Auto Mechanic, garage

Louise Damron           35  WI-Ger-Ger

Lucille Damron           11  WI-WI-WI

California Death Index, 1940-1997

Name: Louise Marie Damrow   [Louise Marie Baetz]

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1895     Birthplace: Wisconsin

Death Date: 1 Jun 1984     Death Place: Butte County, California

Mother's Maiden Name: Zoske     Father's Surnames: Baetz

California Death Index, 1940-1997

Name: Edward G Damrow     Birth Date: 19 Jun 1895         Birthplace: Wisconsin

Death Date: 2 Jan 1987          Death Place: Butte      Mother's Maiden Name: Neuman

California Death Index, 1940-1997

Name: Lucile Damrow Penn     Birth Date: 16 Aug 1918     Birthplace: Wisconsin

Death Date: 19 Oct 1992           Death Place: San Francisco

Mother's Maiden Name: Baetz  Father's Surnames: Damrow

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Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930

Groom's Name: Herman Moldehauer                   Bride's Name: Anna Baetz

Marriage Date: 08 Nov 1906      Marriage Place: Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Groom's Father's Name: Michael Moldehauer     Groom's Mother's Name: Wilhelmine Wendt

Bride's Father's Name: Georg Baetz                     Bride's Mother's Name: Wilhelmine Zosske

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00342-0      System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy

Source Film Number: 1275986                             Reference Number: 2403

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Anna Baetz    Age: 14    Birth Date: May 1886    Birthplace: Wisconsin

Race: White    Gender: Female    Relationship to head-of-house: Domestic

Marital Status: Single       Occupation: Domestic

Home in 1900: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Henry Jones       44  WI    Farmer   m. 13 yrs

Anna Jones         33  Ger   3 of 3 children living   Imm: 1866

Amanda Jones   11  WI

Linda Jones         3  WI

Alma Jones          1  WI

Anna Baetz       14  WI-WI-Ger    Domestic     Domestic

Ancestry.com Tree:  Moldenhauer - Baetz

    * Anna Johanna Marie Baetz

    * Birth 11 MAY 1886 in Twp. Herman, Dodge Co. WI.

    * Death 16 MAR 1959, Buried: St. Matthew's Cemetery, Iron Ridge, Dodge Co., WI

Spouse

    * Herman W. Moldenhauer    1880 – 1972

Children

    * Elmer Carl Wilhelm Moldenhauer    1907 – 1998

Parents

    * Georg Baetz    * Wilhelmina Zoseke 

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Anna Moldenhauer    Age: 33    Est. birth year: abt 1887     Birthplace: Wisconsin

Relation to Head of House: Wife          Spouse's name: Herman Moldenhauer

Father's Birth Place: Wisconsin             Mother's Birth Place: Germany

Marital Status: Married   Race: White   Sex: Female   Able to read: Yes   Able to Write: Yes

Home in 1920: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Herman Moldenhauer 39  Ger-Ger-Ger    Imm: 1881 Pa     Farmer – general farm

Anna Moldenhauer     33  WI-WI-Ger      Imm:    x    al      laborer – home farm

Elmer Moldenhauer    12  WI-Ger-WI     

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Annie M Moldenhauer    Age: 43    Estimated birth year: abt 1887

Relation to Head of House: Wife     Race: White    Rent/home value: Own

Spouse's name: Herman A Moldenhauer (Imm: 1881 Na)

Age at first marriage: Herman 26, Annie 20 (= 1907)

Home in 1930: Hubbard, Dodge, Wisconsin

Herman A Moldenhauer           49  Ger-Ger-Ger    Head    Farm Operator – general farm

Annie M Moldenhauer              43  WI-Ger-Ger     Wife

Elmer C Moldenhauer               23  WI-Ger-WI      Son      Laborer – farm

Edna L Moldenhauer                19  WI-WI-WI       Daughter-in-law

Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997

Name: Anna J Moldenhauer    Age: 72    Sex: F (Female)

Birth Date: abt 1887     Death Date: 16 Mar 1959    County: Dodge

Findagrave.com

Anna Bartz Moldenhauer     Birth: May 11, 1886     Death: Mar. 16, 1959

Burial: Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA

Record added: Jan 01, 2011     Find A Grave Memorial# 63584689

Herman W. Moldenhauer     Birth: Aug. 28, 1880     Death:             Nov. 20, 1972

son of Michael / b. Germany / m. 8 Nov. 1906 Huilsburg / d. Iron Ridge

Burial: Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA

Record added: Jan 01, 2011     Find A Grave Memorial# 63584688

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Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930

Groom's Name: Richard Hoff     Groom's Birthplace: Town Herman

Bride's Name: Martha Betz         Bride's Birthplace: Town Herman, Dodge Co., Wis.

Marriage Date: 01 Feb 1903        Marriage Place: Burlinton, Raeine County, Wisconsin

Groom's Father's Name: Karl Hoff          Groom's Mother's Name: Albertine Hoff

Bride's Father's Name: George Betz        Bride's Mother's Name: Wilhelmine Betz

Groom's Race: White   Bride's Race: White    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00342-0

System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy    Source Film Number: 1275986   Reference Number: 1154

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Martha Baetz    Age: 16    Birth Date: Jun 1883    Birthplace: Wisconsin

Race: White    Gender: Female     Relationship to head-of-house: Domestic [Housekeeper]

Father's Birthplace: Germany       Mother's Birthplace: Germany    Marital Status: Single

Home in 1900: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Niclaus Kein         37 

Henry Kein           31 

Anna Maria Kein  61 

Martha Baetz       16 

1905 Wisconsin State Census, 1 Jun 1905

Name: Martha Hoff     Birth Location: Germany     Marital Status: Married

Gender: Female           Estimated birth year: abt 1883    Race: White

Relation: Wife    Spouse's name: Richard Hoff    Line: 8    Roll: CSUSAWI1905_7

Locality: Herman    Residence County: Dodge    Residence State: Wisconsin

Richard Hoff    31  WI-Ger      Head

Martha Hoff       22  Ger-Ger     Wife

Elnora Hoff          1  WI-Ger-WI   Daughter

Almond Hoff  7/12  WI-Ger-WI   Son

John Ralph         16  Ger-Ger    Servant    farm laborer

Carl Hoff           67  Ger-Ger    father    retired  (b. 1838)

Albertina Hoff   60  Ger-Ger    mother  retired  (b. 1845)

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Martha Hoff     Age in 1910: 26     Estimated birth year: abt 1884

Birthplace: Wisconsin     Relation to Head of House: Wife

Father's Birth Place: Wisconsin       Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin

Spouse's name: Richard Hoff   Marital Status: Married    Race: White    Gender: Female

Home in 1910: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Richard Hoff 36  WI-Ger-Ger   married 7 years          Farmer – general farm

Martha Hoff    26  WI-WI-WI     3 of 3 children living

Elnora Hoff       6  WI-WI-WI

Almond Hoff   5  WI-WI-WI

Hilda Hoff        3  WI-WI-WI

Herman Jennie  18  Switz   Hired Man                          Laborer – general farm

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Martha Hoff    Age: 36    Estimated birth year: abt 1884    Birthplace: Germany

Relation to Head of House: Wife    Spouse's name: Richard Hoff

Father's Birth Place: Germany         Mother's Birth Place: Germany

Marital Status: Married    Race: White    Sex: Female    Year of immigration: 1885 Na 1903

Able to read: Yes    Able to Write: Yes

Home in 1920: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Richard Hoff 45  WI-Ger-WI     Farmer – general farm

Martha Hoff    36  Ger-Ger-Ger

Elenora Hoff   16  WI-WI-Ger

Almod Hoff    15  WI-WI-Ger

Hilda Hoff      13  WI-WI-Ger

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Martha Haff     Age: 46        Estimated birth year: abt 1884     Race: White

Relation to Head of House: Wife     Spouse's name: Richard Haff

Rent/home value: Own     Age at first marriage: Richard 29, Martha 19 (= 1903)

Home in 1930: Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin

Richard Haff   56  WI-Ger-Ger     Farmer – Dairy farm

Martha Haff    46  Ger-Ger-Ger    Imm: 1885 Na

Elenore Haff   26  WI-WI-Ger

Almond Haff 25  WI-WI-Ger      Farmer – Dairy farm

Hilda Haff      23  WI-WI-Ger

Findagrave.com

Albertine Hoff     Birth: Jul. 24, 1844     Death: Mar. 17, 1912

Inscription: Mutter / [wife of] Karl

Burial: Zum Kripplein Christi Lutheran Church Cemetery

Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA

Record added: Sep 10, 2010     Find A Grave Memorial# 58447465

Karl Hoff     Birth: Apr. 29, 1838     Death: Jan. 19, 1915

Inscription: Vater     Burial: Zum Kripplein Christi Lutheran Church Cemetery

Iron Ridge, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA

Record added: Sep 10, 2010     Find A Grave Memorial# 58447464