Frances Emily CARR

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1981-MN-022449
• Social Security Number: 469-16-2855 issued in Minnesota before 1951

Notes:

According to the 1900 census, was born in Minnesota. According to later censuses, was born in Canada.

In the 1905 Minnesota state census, Charles, 12, Francis, 9, and Ruth, 6, were living in Minneapolis with a large number of other young children in what must have been an orphanage at 3200 Stevens Avenue. Indeed, it was the Stevens Avenue Home for Children and Aged Women.

The Minneapolis Tribune’s 25 Feb 1915 edition featured a photo of Frances with a story headlined “Young Wife, Missing Five Days, Returns to her Mother’s Home.” Frances had stayed with a friend for five days, unhappy with her treatment at the hands of her husband and too proud to return to her mother’s home. The article says that “late in 1912, Frances Carr was a student at West High when Frank Augustine appeared at her mother’s home in answer to an advertisement for a roomer. He lived there until February 3, 1913, when the pair eloped and were married in St. Paul.” Frances’s mother said that they would “start divorce action against Mr. Augustine immediately.” The article never mentioned that Frances would have been five months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.

Frances and Frank were married and living at 2539 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis at the time of Bill’s birth.

In the 1915 Minneapolis city directory, Mrs. Frances E Augustine boards at flat 2, 2539 Hennepin Avenue.

In the 1916 Minneapolis city directory, Mrs. Frances E Augustine resided at 2808 West 38th.

She was living in Osseo at the time of her son’s death. Her last residence was at 3110 Blaisdell in Minneapolis.



In the 1920 census, Bill is listed as the adopted son of 48 year-old Ada Marsh, a widow living with her two daughters, one granddaughter, Bill (age 4 and 8/12) and two female lodgers at 1619 Park Avenue. The two daughters are Frances Mincke, age 24, and Ruth Kirbach, age 21. Ada and Frances are shown as widows; Ruth is shown as married. Ruth is shown as having a daughter, less than a year old, also named Ada.

The older Ada was born in England; she and Frances emigrated in 1898 or 1899 and were naturalized in the first decade of the 1900s. Frances was born in Canada. Ruth was born in Minnesota. Little Ada's dad was born in Illinois as was Bill's father. Bill's mother is shown as born in Canada. Frances's occupation is shown as "practical nurse" in a "private home."

In the 1927 Minneapolis city directory, Frances Witzker was a bookkeeper for St Anthony Aerie No 1247.

In the 1930 census, Frances is living with her husband and her husband’s family at 4746 Elliot Avenue in Minneapolis.

In the 1940 census, she is Frances Witzker, age 43, either married or single (the census form says both) living with two other women at 623 East Franklin. She had had two years of high school. She was a demonstrator of rug-making equipment for a retail dry goods store. Jacqueline Witzker lived with the Fosses in Champlin Twp, Hennepin County.

In the 1950 census, she and Jackie live in apartment 22 at 1517 La Salle Avenue in Minneapolis. Frances works as a floor supervisor at a “five and dime store.” Frances is a widow.

She signed Maurice’s funerary book as Mrs. Frances Witzker.

In January of 1961, she was a senior regent of the Women of the Moose, Minneapolis chapter 390.

The informant for her death certificate was her former son-in-law, Robert E Ness of 5516 Knox Avenue S. Frances died suddenly of a stroke or heart attack at her home at 3110 Blaisdell Avenue S, #1705. Frances had high blood pressure and had previously had a stroke. Her occupation was shown as buyer, general merchandise.

Her obit said that she had been a buyer for Woolworth’s and was a member of Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church and the Order of the Moose. Her obit said that she was survived by four grandchildren (Bill’s and Jackie’s children) but did not mention Dorothy.

Buried:
next to her son Bill

Frances married Francis Charles (Frank) AUGUSTINE on 3 Feb 1913 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Francis (son of John H AUGUSTINE and Lena LANSBERG) was born on 13 Oct 1882 in Argyle, Marshall County, Minnesota; died on 14 Nov 1951 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Earl Ernest MINSKE on 14 Jul 1917 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Earl (son of Ernest W MINSKE and Martha BONIN) was born on 2 Apr 1896 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 23 Oct 1954 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Lonnie Everett MULLEN on 22 Aug 1922 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Lonnie was born on 4 Mar 1893 in Iowa; died on 5 Oct 1961 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried on 9 Oct 1961 in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Fred Bernard WITZKER on 20 Jul 1926 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Fred (son of Peter Jergen WITZKER and Bertha BENDICKSON) was born on 22 Apr 1901 in Illinois; died on 16 Sep 1948 in St. Louis County, Missouri; was buried on 21 Sep 1948 in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1915-44610
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1964-MN-006320
• Occupation: Salesman
• Social Security Number: 468-01-8329 According To His Death Certificate

Notes:

Shown as Francis Charles Augustine on his birth certificate. Mother’s maiden name shown as Carr.

In the 1920 census, Bill is listed as the adopted son of 48 year-old Ada Marsh, a widow living with her two daughters, one granddaughter, Bill (age 4 and 8/12) and two female lodgers at 1619 Park Avenue. The two lodgers are Frances Mincke, age 24, and Ruth Kirbach, age 21. Ada and Frances are shown as widows; Ruth is shown as married.

In the 1930 census, William C. Marsh, 14, is living at 1619 Park Avenue South with his grandmother, Eliza A.

In the 1934 Minneapolis city directory, he is listed as William C, salesman, residing at 1619 Park Ave.

At the time of his Iowa marriage in October of 1934, he was a salesman living at 3344 Stevens Avenue S.

He and Vivian took out a marriage license in Minneapolis on July 29, 1935.

In the 1936 Minneapolis city directory, he is listed as William C, wife Vivian M, manager of Acme Bicycle Supply Co, and residing at 4228 Minnehaha.

In the 1937 city directory, he is William C, wife Vivian M, branch manager for Acme Bicycle & Supply Co., residing at 4228 Minnehaha. In that same directory, he is also listed as William S Marsh, a clerk for Maurice E Carlson, residing at 4228 Minnehaha Ave.

In the 1938 and 1939 city directories, he is William C, wife Vivian M, manager of Acme Bicycle & Supply Co., living at 4228 Minnehaha.

In the 1940 city directory, William C Marsh has “moved to Luverne Minn.”

In the 1940 census, dated April 17th, Bill and Vivian are shown as living at 4901 28th Avenue S in a rented half of a duplex for which they paid $45/month. This duplex was built in 1939, the other part being 2805 49th Street, and both sets of occupants were renters in the 1940 census. Bill was the informant for the information on the census form. He was a manager in the retail and wholesale bicycle industry. No occupation is listed for Vivian. Both he and Vivian were high-school graduates. Bill earned $1800 in 1939, Vivian earned $500.

According to Cora’s diary, Bill left for Delaware the next day, April 18th. Bill must have come back in the mean time because he left again on April 30th. Vivian left on May 4th. Bill and Viv and Ronald came back to Minnesota on August 14th. They stayed for 12 days, during which time they had Ronald baptized.

He is not listed in the 1941 city directory.

In the 1942 Wilmington, Delaware, city directory, he is a clerk for Meisel Tire Co. He and Vivian live at 711 Seville Avenue in North Hills.

He is not listed in the 1944 Minneapolis city directory.

In the 1946 city directory, he and Vivian live at 43-something 43rd Ave S. He is assistant paymaster at Strutwear.

In the 1948 city directory, he and Vivian live at 4321 43rd Avenue S. He is paymaster at Strutwear.

The Star reports that (a different) Mr. and Mrs. William Marsh of Hopkins gave birth to a baby boy 5 Dec 1949. There was, surprisingly, another William C. Marsh, of about the same age, living in Hopkins at the time that Bill and Viv lived there. The other ones lived at 105 Ridgewood Drive.

He is not listed in the 1950 city directory.

He and his family are not listed in the 1950 census.

He may be the William C. Marsh and wife involved in a car accident at Hwy 7 and Baker Road on 15 Nov 1950 during rain and fog. The wife had minor injuries and was treated at Swedish Hospital.

He may be the William Marsh, Williston Park, who was president of the Minnetonka Recreational Association in the Minnetonka Mills area, as reported in the Star on 19 Nov 1951.

By August of 1953, Bill is an accountant at Dahlberg Brothers Ford and is a member of the Twin Cities Automotive Accounts Association.

In 1955, he may have been a member of the church board for St. David’s Episcopal Church, Minnetonka Mills. The church broke ground on a new education wing in 1959 and Bill was on the building committee.

His obituary notes that he was 48 and resided at 14508 Idylewood Road which was in Minnetonka. His funeral was at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Minnetonka Mills.



The court records of the 1964-1965 legal dispute between Dahlberg Ford (dba Dahlberg Brothers, Inc.) and Ford Motor Co. reveal that Bill was one-ninth owner of Dahlberg Ford (the other eight-ninths owned by Earl Dahlberg) and that he had owned that percentage of the company since 1957. Bill Marsh died one day after the date of the letter from Ford terminating the Dahlberg dealership agreement. Among Bill Marsh’s responsibilities at Dahlberg Ford was franchise relations.

Birth:
born at 11:00 PM at St. Barnabas Hospital in Minneapolis

Died:
3:00 in afternoon according to Cora’s diary, 4 PM according to his death certificate

Buried:
Bill is buried some distance from the other Carlson plots which are near the bell tower.

William married Vivian Mae CARLSON on 3 Aug 1935 in Gethsemane Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Vivian (daughter of Maurice Edward CARLSON and Cora Christena ANDERSON) was born on 23 Jul 1917 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was christened on 21 Nov 1917 in Nazareth English Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 4 Apr 2008 in St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 7 Apr 2008 in Grandview Park Cemetery, Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1918-48246
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1982-MN-024570

Notes:

Dorothy was abandoned by and, apparently, completely forgotten by both of her biological parents.

Couldn’t find her in the 1920 census. In the 1930 census, she was Dorothy Minske, living with her paternal grandfather and his 2nd wife, Ernest and Bertha Minske, in Minneapolis.

In the 1940 census, she and her family lived in the village of Pine River in Cass County. Five years earlier she had lived in Minneapolis. Her husband John M is a farm laborer. John was not employed but was seeking work. John had a seventh-grade education, Dorothy had had two years of high school.

Her birth certificate showed that she was child #2 of her mother. Her birth was legitimate.

Her first and middle names were added to her birth certificate on 18 Oct 1967. Dorothy died of a heart attack associated with diabetes. The informant for her death certificate was her daughter, Mrs. Verlon Larson of Bingham Lake. Mrs. Larson knew that Dorothy’s parents were Earl “Minski” and Francis Carr. Dorothy died as the widow of Jonathan M Martin.

Neither Dorothy nor her children are mentioned at all in Frances’s obituaries.

Died:
as Dorothy Annett Martin

Dorothy married Jonathan Mattox MARTIN on 8 May 1938 in Cass County, Minnesota. Jonathan (son of MATTOX) was born on 7 Dec 1918 in Illinois; died on 13 Sep 1964 in Jackson County, Minnesota; was buried on 16 Sep 1964 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1935-003613

Notes:

In the 1940 census, she was living with the Fosses in Champlin Twp, Hennepin County.

In the 1950 census, she was living with Frances at 1517 La Salle Avenue in Minneapolis.

Her husband was the informant for her death certificate. Jackie had been a receptionist for AAA of Minnesota. Her address was 9300 Clinton. She died from “central nervous system disorder with status epilepticus.” She also had emphysema.

Birth:
birth location per Minnesota Birth Index

Died:
Fairview Southdale Hospital

Buried:
Section N Site 5403

Family/Spouse: Robert Eugene NESS. Robert (son of Thorby H NESS and Evelyn Marie MICHAUD) was born on 24 May 1932 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 5 Oct 1992 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 8 Oct 1992 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She and her husband lived in Hastings, Minnesota, in the 1990s.

Mary Ann Bartlett, 80 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was surrounded by her daughters, Renae and Michele and her sister, Carol. A Funeral Service will be held at 12 noon on Friday, January 3, 2019 at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery north of Little Falls. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday and from 11 AM to 12 noon Friday in the chapel.

MaryAnn was born on March 28, 1939 in Windom, MN to John and Dorothy Martin. MaryAnn was the oldest of six children. She spent her childhood in Windom and Mountain Lake, MN. Moving to St. Cloud in 1960, Maryanne raised 4 daughters Cheryl, Dawn, Renae & Michele. Maryann is a member of the Riverside Bible Church in Little Falls, MN, which she loved to attend. She lived in California for 23 years, working in the Accounting/Finance field, and later became the owner and operator of MaryAnn’s Day Care. She returned to Little Falls 19 years ago, where she married Clifford Ratzlaff on October 17, 2009.

MaryAnn’s hobbies were cooking and baking and she loved to try new recipes. She also spent a lot of time canning fruits, vegetables, jams, soups, pie fillings, the majority from their garden. Cliff and MaryAnn loved to take long drives in the country stopping for picnic lunches. They loved to entertain people with home cooked meals in her home. Her family paid this tribute to her, “MaryAnn was one of the kindest people you could ever meet, she opened her heart and home to anyone, her smile and laugh were infectious, she will be sorely missed.”

MaryAnn is survived by her husband, Clifford Ratzlaff; 3 daughters, Cheryl (Virgil) Villanueva of Pahrump, NV, Renae (Bill) Quon of Morgan Hill, CA and Michele Schendzielos (Donny Schlichting) of Sauk Rapids, MN; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and1 great-great grandchild; 3 sisters, Carol Budde, Phyllis Larson and MaryLou Willard; two sisters-in-law, Marlene Williams and Joyce Bartlett; brother Dave Martin; brother-in-law, Gerald Bartlett and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family and friends.

MaryAnn was preceded in death by her parents; 1st husband, Lyle Williams; 2nd husband, Wallace Bartlett; daughter, Dawn; sister, Betty and brother, Sam.

Buried:
as Mary Ann Bartlett

Notes:

Her Social Security number was issued in Minnesota. She lived in Memphis.

Her obit said that she had three daughters, Lisa de la Huerta of Wisconsin, Karla Burk of Batesville, Mississippi, and Barbara Hanson. She had two sons, Jeff Lode of Byhalia, Mississippi, and Daniel Lode of Memphis.

Died:
Delta Medical Center

Betty married L.D. LODE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jay Dean HANSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He and Cynthia J Martin were living in Memphis in 1985. She was born 21 Dec 1949 and would be his widow because they share a gravestone.

His obit said that he was a construction subcontractor. He was married to Cynthia. He was survived by three daughters: Sheila Martin, Paula Martin, and Pamela Martin, all of Le Mars, Iowa. He was survived by two sons, Sam Jr. of Memphis and Kevin of Trenton, New Jersey. He was survived by four sisters: Mary Bartlett of San Jose, California, Betty Lode of Memphis, Carol Budde of El Cajon, California, and Phyllis Larson of Bingham Lake, Minnesota. His surviving brother was David of Osyka, Mississippi.

He had two grandchildren.

Sam married V.F. BEEK [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cynthia J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]