Robert Joseph SAWATZKE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1930-32582
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1989-MN-000352

Robert married Audrey Jean ALLEN on 22 Aug 1950 in Wright County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1901-29171

Notes:

The family lives in Franklin Twp in the 1930 census. Al is a farmer.

Albert married Gertrude Mary STOTKO about 1925. Gertrude (daughter of Joseph Chesley STOTKO and Anna (Annie) M FAUTCH) was born on 14 Mar 1905 in Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 19 Jul 1997 in Wright County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1905-28365
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1997-MN-019119

Notes:

Her birth certificate was amended on May 20, 1975, from “Babe.”

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1974-MN-009357
• Occupation: Carpenter

Notes:

In the 1910 census, the family lives in St. Paul where Josef is a carpenter.

Registered for the draft on September 10, 1918 in White Bear Lake. He lived at RR#2 Montrose, Wright County where he was a self-employed farmer. He was described as tall and of medium build with blue eyes and grey hair.

In the 1920 census, the family lives in Woodland Twp, Wright County, where Joseph is a farmer.

In the 1930 census, the family still lives in Woodland Twp. Gertrude and George have left home but all of the other children are still with their parents.

In the 1940 census, he and his wife and four of their sons (Bernard, Vincent, Jerome, and Joseph R) lived in Woodland Twp, Wright County.

Joseph married Anna (Annie) M FAUTCH on 1 Jun 1904 in Wright County, Minnesota. Anna (daughter of Rochus (Rufus) B FAUTSCH and Paulina F MEYER) was born on 26 Jul 1878 in Delano, Wright County, Minnesota; died on 24 Aug 1949 in Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota; was buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1949-MN-018270

Notes:

Gertrude’s birth certificate was amended to correct the spelling of Anna’s last name to Fautch.

In the 1910 census, she had had 4 children, all 4 still living.

Anna died of cancer of the sinus and face “due to Inanilian.” (?)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Railroad worker, farmer

Notes:

His first name also spelled Rochus (e.g., 1875 state census).

Shown as 29 year old Rohus Fautch, railroad worker, in the town of Oscar, Township 133, Otter Tail County, in the 1880 census. He, with his wife Paulina and children Emil and Anny, appear to be living in a household headed by Clarence Ricker. Several other railroad laborers also live in the household including a Matt Fautch, age 27. In the formation of the township of Carlisle (township 133, range 44) in Otter Tail County, “R. Fautch” and “Mathew Fautsch” were listed as “qualified electors” in the petition of organization dated 14 March 1881.

In the 1885 state census, he and his family lived in Howard Lake in Wright County. The household consisted of R. Fautch, 85, L. Fautch, 29, A. Fautch, 8, Annie, 6, Agnes, 5, Peter, 3, and Katie, 1.

In the 1895 state census, as Rufus Fautsch, he and his family live in the village of Waverly in Wright County. Rufus is a railroad section foreman. The household consists of Rufus, 44, Paulina, 39, Anna, 16, Ignatius, 14, Peter, 12, Katie, 11, Matilda, 9, Leo, 7, Mary, 4, and Agnes, 2.

In the 1900 census, the family farmed in Woodland Township, Wright County. Rufus came to the U.S. in 1868 and was born in Germany.

In the 1905 state census, Rufus and family were in Woodland Twp where the family had been for 8 years. Rufus is shown as having been in the state for 37 years, his wife for 24 and a half.

He was Rufus Fautsch in the 1910 census. Emigrated in 1868. In that 1910 census, only Agnes, Alphonse, and John were still living at home. Rufus and Paulina were shown as born in Germany with Polish as their native language.

In the 1920 census, he is living with son Emanuel in Enderlin, North Dakota. In that census, he came to the U.S. in 1868 and was born in German Poland. His native language was Polish.

Birth:
His North Dakota death certificate (Rufus Fautch) gave his birth date as 15 August 1850.

Rochus married Paulina F MEYER on 16 Nov 1875 in Delano, Wright County, Minnesota. Paulina (daughter of Lorance MEYER and Pauline) was born on 21 May 1856 in Germany/Poland (Prussia); died on 15 Feb 1917 in Wright County, Minnesota; was buried in Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1917-MN-016504

Notes:

She is called Pauline Myer in Emanuel’s death record.

The date of death is from her death certificate.

Emigrated in 1872 according to the 1900 census and 1871 according to the 1910 census.

Shown in 1900 census as having had 10 children, all still living.

Paulina was shown in the 1910 (April 26th) census as having had 12 children, 10 still living.

Died of heart failure as a result of complications following a gall bladder operation.