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Bertha M. Rack [Kieck]
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| Born:
Nov. 1847 |
The 1920 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, shows Bertha Kieck as age 72 and born in Posen Germany. [Kieck was her married name.] The 1900 Census gives her birth month as Nov. 1847 (see census entries below) |
| Parents: | Unknown |
| Marriage:
Married to August Kick |
A marriage record of her son August Karl Kick said that his parents were August Kick and Bertha Rack (or Raek). [Marquette Co. Marriage Record - Vol. 3, p. 93]. |
| Child 1:
Hulda M. Kieck b. ABT 1873 |
Hulda appears on the 1920 Census as age
47 and as age 37 in 1910, which means she would have been
born about 1873 (see census entries below). She was living with
her parent(s) in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, those years.
In 1930, she was living with her brother William and her sister Minnie in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI. She was age 57 that year. On the 1910 Census, Holdia Kieck is shown as age 29 (born June 1870). It's possible that Holdia and Hulda are the same person, although the birth years do not match. |
| Child 2:
August Karl Kick aka Carl August Kieck b. Nov. 8, 1875 d. 1944 |
For more information, go to August Kick's web page. His parents were living in Mecan, Marquette Co., when he was baptized. |
| Child 3:
Minnie Kieck b. July 1873 |
Minnie was on the 1900 Census as age 19, born July 1873, and on the 1920 Census as age 45 (birth date ABT 1875) (see census entries below). She was living in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, with her parent(s) those years. The 1930 Federal Census shows Minnie was living with her brother William and her sister Hulda. Minnie's age was given on the census but it is hard to read (could be 55) |
| Child 4:
Emma Kieck b. Oct. 1880 |
Emma is on the 1900 Federal Census as age 19 (born Oct. 1880) (see census entry below). |
| Child 5:
Wilhelm Friedrick Kieck aka Willie or William b. June 1884; d. 1971 |
Willie was on the 1900 Federal Census as age 15, born June 1884, as William on the 1905 Wisconsin Census as age 20 [living with his parents].
Wilhelm is on the 1910 Census as age 25 (born
ABT 1885).
Wilhelm Friedrick Kieck's World War I registration card said he was born June 20, 1884 (age 34 when he signed the card on Sept. 12). Race - white; native born citizen; occupation - farm laborer; employer - Mrs. August Kieck; residence - 2 Montello, Marquette, Wisconsin; height - medium; weight - medium; eye color - gray; hair color - light brown. The 1930 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
He is buried in the Mecan Trinity Cemetery, Marquette Co., WI. His tombstone says: William Kieck 1884-1971. |
| Child 6:
Herman Kieck b. 1886 |
Herman is on the 1900 Census as being age 14, born in 1886 [the month is illegible on the census] (see census entry below). |
| Child 7:
Anna Mathilde Kieck aka Annie b. Apr. 30, 1888 |
A Marquette Co., WI, Evangelical Lutheran Church baptismal
record said Anna Mathilde Kick was born Apr. 30, 1888 and
baptized May 10, 1888 in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI. Her parents
were listed as August Kick and
Bertha
Kaek. Baptismal sponsors were Ludwig Seidlitz and Amanda Kick.
[SOURCE: David and
Alice Marotz]
The 1900 Census shows Annie was age 12, born in 1888 (see census entry below). |
| Other Children:
Five Children Not Found Yet |
The 1900 Census said that Bertha had 12 children with seven of them living. So far, seven of them have been identified. |
| Immigration:
1870 |
The 1900 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, says that Bertha and her husband August Kick came to America in 1870 (see census entry below). |
| Census Record:
1900 Federal Census Mecan, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1900 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
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| Census Record:
1905 Wisconsin Census Mecan, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1905 Wisconsin Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., Wisconsin, shows:
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| Census Record:
1910 Federal Census Mecan, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1910 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
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| Census Record:
1920 Federal Census Mecan, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1920 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
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| Died: | Unknown |
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