This was a hard record to find! Martin’s name is obscured, and Wilhelmina is listed as “Minnie” — I never knew she was ever called that. Well, Martin and Wilhelmina are living in Lake View, Illinois with their two young boys, Carl (born May 1895 in Ill.) and Kurt (born Sept 1897 in Ill.; I think he was actually born 1896). I can’t read the birthdate information for Martin and Wilhelmina (Nov something for Martin, and maybe 1872 for Wil?), except it says they were both born in Germany (I thought Martin was born in Illinois); but it says they are 27 years old and they have been married for 7 years. The immigration/naturalization dates are unreadable, though it looks like Wilhelmina has been in the country for 7 years and Martin for 20 years. That would place Wilhelmina’s arrival date at 1893 and Martin’s at 1880. It is also hard to read Martin’s profession. But they can both read, write, and speak English.
This was a hard record to find! Martin’s name is obscured, and Wilhelmina is listed as “Minnie” — I never knew she was ever called that. Well, Martin and Wilhelmina are living in Lake View, Illinois with their two young boys, Carl (born May 1895 in Ill.) and Kurt (born Sept 1897 in Ill.; I think he was actually born 1896). I can’t read the birthdate information for Martin and Wilhelmina (Nov something for Martin, and maybe 1872 for Wil?), except it says they were both born in Germany (I thought Martin was born in Illinois); but it says they are 27 years old and they have been married for 7 years. The immigration/naturalization dates are unreadable, though it looks like Wilhelmina has been in the country for 7 years and Martin for 20 years. That would place Wilhelmina’s arrival date at 1893 and Martin’s at 1880. It is also hard to read Martin’s profession. But they can both read, write, and speak English.