Arthur HERRMEYER

Notes:

At the time of Henry’s birth, Hanover was a separate kingdom.

In the 1880 census, Henry and his family lived in Oneka Twp, Washington County, Minnesota. Henry was a section hand for the railroad and it appears that he and Amelia also ran a boarding house for other railroad workers.

In the 1885 state census, Henry and his family lived in St. Paul. This census did not list occupations but it appears that they still run a boardinghouse because they have several boarders living with them.

In the 1895 state census, the family is still in St. Paul at 1140 Hastings Avenue. Henry is a track foreman for the railroad. They have one boarder living with them. All the children are still at home.

In the 1910 census, Henry, 63, and Emelie, 61, live in Mountain Iron. Henry is a section boss for the railroad. All of the children have left home.

In the 1920 census, Henry, 72, and Emelia, 70, still live in Mountain Iron. Henry is still a section foreman for the railroad. Henry is shown as having come to the U.S. in 1860, Emelia in 1869. Henry earns a salary, not a wage. They rent the house that they live in.

Henry married Amelia (Emelie) KUTZNER about 1873. Amelia was born about 1850 in Posen; died on 18 Jan 1932 in St. Louis County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the 1880 census, she was born in “Poland” and her parents were born in Schlesen. In the 1920 census, when people avoided mentioning German ancestry, she is shown as having been born in Poland.

In the 1910 census, she is shown as having had 6 children, 4 still living. She and Henry had been married for 37 years.

In the 1930 census, she is an 81 year-old widow living in Hibbing with her daughter and son-in-law.