Information gathered at the Olmsted County Historical Society in Rochester, Minnesota on August 2-3, 2001 by me, Steven L
Information gathered at the Olmsted County HistoricalSociety in Rochester, Minnesota on August 2-3, 2001 by me, Steven L.Goettel.
Note: Iarrived at the library midday on Thursday August 2 and found out the library wouldbe closed on Saturday, and likely early on Friday because of the CountyFair. Anxious to gather as much as Icould, I first began retrieving marriage information for Olmsted and Winonacounties from microfilm indexes. Whatfollows is a combination of index references where only the names ofparticipants, date of marriage and the record locations are listed, thendiscovering some periods to include only indexes for “groom’s” names I wentindividual records catalogued chronologically that include some names ofwitnesses and officiating ministers/officials. Unfortunately, as in Faribault County, Minnesota marriage records do notinclude any personal information such as age or parents to confirm identity. My relationship references are deduced fromexisting family records and other research.
OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA index of marriages.
Mary A. AMOS married Jacob WASEM on November 29,1865. Book A, page 65.
[Mary is the daughter of Christian Amos II and Mary AnnBurrell. Jacob is the son of ElizabethBritzius and Jacob Wasem. Respectivecousins of Hannah Amos Schmidt and Susan and Mary Britzius Schmidt.]
Phebe AMOS married Joseph LaBOUTS on April 9, 1871, Book C, page 288.
[Phebe or Phoebe, is likely the daughter of Christian Amosand Mary Ann Burrell. She is a cousin of Hannah Amos Schmidt.]
Phoebe AMOS married William H. McDOUGAL on October 31,1877. Book F, page 25.
[Phoebe is likely a sister of Hannah Amos Schmidt.]
Lydia AMOS married Ranson PETERSON on September 24,1878. Book F, page 240.
[Lydia is a daughter of Christian Amos II and BarbaraBarlett, therefore a cousin on BOTH sides of Hannah Amos Schmidt.]
Barbara Ellen AMOS married Frederick W. DENZER on March13, 1881. Book G, page 247.
[Barbara is a daughter of Christian Amos II and BarabaraBarlett, therefore a cousin on BOTH sides of Hannah Amos Schmidt.]
Mary L. AMOS married William G. HENKE on October 15,1901. Book M, page 277.
[Mary is a daughter of Christian Amos Jr and HenriettaBritzius. Henrietta is a sister foSusan Britzius Schmidt and a cousin of Mary Britzius Schmidt. Christian Jr. is a cousin of Hannah AmosSchmidt.]
Luciel AMOS married Rollie AMOS on March 20, 1912. Book P, page 517.
[Luciel is a daughter of Christian Amos Jr and his secondwife Alma. Rollie is a son of CharlesAmos and Augusta Daburkow. They wouldbe second cousins as Christian and Charles are cousins. Charles is a brother of Hannah AmosSchmidt.]
Dollie AMOS married Gustave MELIUS on September 17,1913. Book Q, page 177.
[Dollie is a daughter of Christian Amos Jr. and secondwife Alma. Christian is a cousin ofHannah Amos Schmidt. Gustave is likelya son of George and Henrietta Melius and therefore a nephew of Jacob Melius andSarah Diestler.]
Elizabeth BRETZIUS [sic] married Adam ZIMMERMAN on March25, 1868. Book B, page 272.
[Elizabeth is a sister of Mary Britzius Schmidt and adaughter of Theobald Britzius and Elizabeth Maurer. Adam is a son of Christian Zimmerman and Elizabeth Knell of Preston, Mn.]
Maggie BRITZIUS married Peter VON [sp?] LACKUM on February28, 1869. Book B, page 426.
[Maggie, or Margaret is a sister of Mary Britzius Schmidt,wife of John.]
Mary BRITZIUS married John SCHMIDT on May 27, 1884. Book H. page 259.
[John is a Carl F. G. Schmidt and Wilhelmina Schwartz, anda brother of Anna Schmidt Goettel. Maryis a daughter of Theobald Britzius and Elizabeth Maurer.]
Volume F, page 191
Anna DIESTLER married August WAGNER [sic] on July 2,1878. They were married in QuincyTownship by Rev. Joseph Zimmerman and witnessed by John Diestler and CarlWegner. Marriage license was issued onJune 25, 1878.
[Anna is the oldest daughter of Julia Goettel and JohanDiestler. I believe August’s last nameto be WEGNER, a son of Gottlieb and Augusta Wegner.]
Elizabeth DRYSDALE married Jacob BROWN on October 11,1884. Book H, page 326.
[Jacob is likely a son of Christine Britzius and Carl Braun. Christine is shown in family records to be a daughter of JohannesBritzius and Anna Reis which would make her a cousin of Jacob and TheobaldBritzius and Elizabeth Britzius Wasem. Anna, however, would have been 52 at the time of her birth. Christine and Carl seem to locate andrelocate with Jacob and his siblings, so I am suspicious that Christine mayactually be a sister.]
Volume I, page 271
Sarah DIESTLER married Jacob MELIUS on December 27,1887. They were married at QuincyTownship by Rev. H. Ohs [sic] and witnessed by John Diestler and JohnMelius. Marriage license was issued onDecember 7, 1887.
[Sarah is a daughter of Johan Diestler and Julia Goettel,sister of Gottlieb. Jacob is a son ofJohn and Maria Melius.]
Nellie DRYSDALE married Napoleon F. HABURT [sic] on August3, 1887.
[Nellie is likely a sister of Elizabeth Drysdale Brown,wife of Jacob. I question whetherNapoleon’s may not be Hebert.]
Ella MESSERSCHMIDT married Lorenzo L. MEINKE on May 12,1898.
[Ella is a daughter of George Messerschmidt and Amelia“Emily” Schmidt, sister of Anna Schmidt Goettel. Census records usually represent her husband as Lawrence Meinke.]
Mary SCHILD married Theobald D. BRITZIUS on September 30,1889. Book I, page 583.
[Theodore is a brother of Mary Britzius Schmidt, wife ofJohn. Mary is a daughter of Johannes Schild,but NOT of the same family as that of Christian Schild of Winneshiek County,Iowa.]
Volume M, page 315
Louise STOCKER married Scott KEPNER on December 3,1901. They were married at St Charlesby Rev. G. H. Schaeffer with Arthur Kerr and Lizzie Schaeffer signing aswitnesses.
[Even though married in Winona County this is in anOlmsted County record book. Louise is adaughter of Peter Stocker and Augusta Goettel, a sister of GottliebGoettel. Rev Schaeffer is married toMartha Gartzke, an Aunt of Esther Hacklander Goettel.]
Anna SCHMIDT married Gottlieb GOETTEL on July 26,1872. Book C, page 494.
[Great grandparents..... parents of Daniel Goettel,daughter of Carl and Wilhelmina (Schwartz) Schmidt.]
Volume E, page 394
Ida SCHMIDT married A. F. TRAPP on February 22, 1877. They were married at Quincy Township by Rev.L. von Wald with F. C. Schmidt and C. F. Sydow signing as witnesses. Their marriage license was issued onFebruary 21, 1877 and gave Ida’s surname as Smith, though the certificate wasSchmidt.
[Ida is a sister of Anna Schmidt Goettel.]
Volume H, page 368
Minnie M. SCHMIDT married August F. PETERS on December 11,1884. They were married at Quincytownship by Rev. George Husser with John F. Schmidt and Mrs. Mary Schmidtwitnessing. Their license was issuedDecember 9, 1884.
[Minna is a sister of Anna Schmidt Goettel.]
Augusta SCHMIDT married Christian SIDOW [sic] on November3, 1870. Book C, page 207
[Augusta is a sister of Anna Schmidt Goettel. After Augusta’s death Christian will marryAnna’s daughter Clara Goettel.]
Emily SMITH [sic] married George SMITH [SIC] on October10, 1870. Book C, page 194.
[Amelia “Emily” Schmidt is a sister of Anna SchmidtGoettel. George’s surname is actuallyMesserschmidt.]
Maggie BROWN married George BRITZIUS on February 28,1869. Book B, page 425.
[George is a brother of Mary Britzius Schmidt. Maggie, or Margaret, is a daughter of CarlBraun and Christine Britzius.]
Esther OELKE married Andrew J. BROWN on June 26,1897. Book L, page 101.
[Esther is a daughter of Rudolph and Laura Oelke and a granddaughterof Ernestine Meinke Oelke.]
Alvina Rose OEHLKE [sic] married Charles King BELL on May 24, 1899. Book L, page 471.
[Possibly a daughter of Rudolph and Laura Oelke, though noconfirming document yet discovered.]
Henry John MESSERSCHMIDT married Lizzie A. FLECK inRochester on July 8, 1864, record #198.
[Do not know how, or if, Henry may relate to GeorgeMesserschmidt, husband of Amelia Schmidt.]
Christopher AMOS married Sarah A. RICHTER in Rochester onJanuary 28, 1878 per record #104.
[Christoph/Christopher/Christian is likely the olderbrother of Hannah Amos Schmidt, children of Frederick Amos and ElizabethBarlett.]
Adam BRITZIUS married Louise HABER on April 17, 1877 atQuincy Township, Olmsted County, per record #420. They were married by Rev. L. von Wald with Charles Haber and Katevon Wald.
[Adam, or Addicum, is a son of Theobald Britzius andChristina Maurer and a brother of Mary Britzius Schmidt, wife of John. Louise and Charles Haber are siblings of GeorgeH. Haber, husband of Mary Britzius, sister of Susan Britzius Schmidt.]
Christian AMOS Sr. [II] married Jane HITCHCOCK on January23, 1881 at Quincy Township per record #222. They were married by Justice of the Peace Aldrich with Frederick Denzerand Hattie Amos witnessing.
[Christian is a brother of Frederick Amos, the father ofHannah Amos Schmidt. His second wifeBarbara Barlett died in 1879.]
Note: I could notlocate a marriage record in Olmsted County, Minnesota for: August Carl SCHMIDT and Miss BECKER; Carl August SCHMIDT and Hannah AMOS; Frederick AMOS and 3rd wife Julia ???[abt.1875]; Frederick William “Will”DIESTLER and Amalia KORTH; nor, PeterSTOCKER and 2nd wife Augusta ?????[abt 1876-7].
Christian AMOS Jr. married Alma PAETZEL on March 24, 1887at Quincy Township per record #141. They were married by Rev. George Husser and witnesses were ChristianAmos Sr. and Carl Paetzel.
[Christian Jr. was first married to Henrietta Britzius,sister of Susan Britzius Schmidt. He isa first cousin of Hannah Amos Schmidt.]
Jacob BRITZIUS married Ida HETTMAN at Quincy Township onJune 17, 1885 per record #445. Theywere married by Rev. George Husser with witnesses listed as Charles A. Hoffmanand Lottie C. Britzius.
[Jacob and Lottie/Charlotte are siblings of Susan BritziusSchmidt. I need to investigate furtherto determine Ida was really named Hettman or if the Hoffman witness signals anerror in recording.]
Vol. L, page 220
William E. STOCKER married Minnie L. LIETZ on January 12,1898 at Quincy Township. They weremarried by Rev. Frederick C. Schmidt with John P. Stocker and Lydia L. Britziussigning as witnesses.
[William and John are sons of Peter Stocker and AugustaGoettel, sister of Gottlieb. FredSchmidt is a brother of Anna Schmidt Goettel, Gottlieb’s wife. Lydia is adaughter of Margaret Brown and George Britzius, brother of Mary BritziusSchmidt.]
Volume M, page 538
John P. STOCKER married Cora VERMILYA on February 23,1903. They were married by Rev. Frank Doranand witnessed by Mrs. Edward Stocker and Edward Stocker.
[John and Edward are sons of Peter Stocker and AugustaGoettel, sister of Goettlieb.]
Note: I could notlocate a marriage record for Edward STOCKER in Olmsted or Winona Counties inMinnesota, nor in Floyd County, Iowa where he was living near his Aunt JuliaGoettel Diestler in 1900.
WINONA COUNTY, MINNESOTA marriage records.
William SIDOW [sic] married Kate WASSEM [sic] on May 3,1868. Record #546. License issued April 27, 1868. Married by Rev. J. Kuter and witnessed byJacob and John Wasem.
[William is a brother of Christian Sydow, husband ofAugusta Schmidt and Clara Goettel. Kate, or Katherine is a cousin of Susan and Mary Britzius Schmidt.]
Michael ZIMMERMAN married Margaret TOWER [sic] on October20, 1868 per record #69. Marriagewitnesses were L. M. Miller and F. C. Schmidt.
[Frederick C. Schmidt is a brother of Anna Schmidt Goetteland a brother-in-law to Michael Zimmerman, a son of Michael Zimmerman Sr. andDorothy Zickerick. I believe Margaret’sname is Thauer.]
Louisa ZIMMERMAN married Andrew BACKER on May 18, 1869 perrecord #188. They were married by Rev.Michael Zickerick and witnesses were H. H. Wasem and F. C. Schmidt.
[Louisa is a daughter of Michael Zimmerman and DorothyZickerick and a sister of Frederick Schmidt’s wife Augusta. Dorothy Zickerick and Michael Zickerick aresiblings. Henry H. Wasem is a cousin ofSusan and Mary Britzius Schmidt.]
Anna ZIMMERMAN married Charles F. HALL on November 17,1870 per record #476. They were marriedby Rev. Hermann Bunse at the home of Michael Zimmerman, with Michael andFrederick Zimmerman witnessing.
[Anna is a sister of Augusta Zimmerman Schmidt. Hermann Bunse is the husband of HenriettaGoettel, sister of Gottlieb Goettel Jr.]
Elizabeth BRITZIUS married George STEVENS on November 28,1871 per record #121. They married atthe Justice of the Peace’s office by J.P. Jacob Story. Witnesses were Jacob and Catherine Britzius.
[Elizabeth is a sister of Susan Britzius Schmidt, wife ofGustav.]
Henry H. WASEM married Amelia BERGEMANN on May 11, 1872 atWinona per record #198.
[Henry is a son of Elizabeth Britzius and Jacob Wasem, anda cousin of Susan and Mary Britzius Schmidt.]
Maggie M. WASEM married Hermann FREDERICK on December 3,1872 at St. Charles, Minnesota per record #318. They were married by Rev. Joseph Kienholz and witnessed byWilliam and Catherine Sidow [sic].
[Maggie, or Margaret, is a daughter of Henry Wasem and HenriettaWidder. Henry is a brother of JacobWasem and Catherine Wasem Britzius, mother of Susan Britzius Schmidt. WilliamSydow is a brother of Christian F. Sydow and his wife Catherine is a daughterof Jacob Wasem and a cousin of Margaret’s. Rev. Joseph Kienholz will marry Caroline Wasem, daughter of Jacob, in1875 after the death of wife Augusta Lenz.]
Gustave ZICK married Maria ZICKERICK on September 28, 1871per record #62. They were married byRev. William Huelston and witnesses were John H. Schmitt and Mr. M. Zickerick.
[Maria is a daughter of Micheal Zickerick and JustineSeefeld and a cousin of Christian Sydow and Augusta Zimmerman Schmidt amongothers.]
Christian AMOS married Henrietta BRITZIUS on January 5,1874 at Mount Vernon Township per record #33. They were married by Rev. G. [sic] Kienholz andwitnessed by Michael H.Diebold and Michael Zickerick.
[Henrietta is a sister of Susan Britzius Schmidt, wife ofGustav. Christian Amos Jr. is a cousinof Hannah Amos Schmidt, wife of Carl August Schmidt. Michael Henry Diebold is a brother of Margaret Diebold Schmidt,wife of Ferdinand.]
Ruhamah AMOS married Andrew BACKER on February 14, 1876 inSt. Charles per record #538. They weremarried by Rev. L. von Wald and witnesses were Christian Amos and Kate vonWald.
[Christian Amos II is a cousin of Hannah Amos Schmidt, andRuhamah is one of his twin daughters {with Phoebe}. Andrew is a recent widower {1875}, previously married to LouiseZimmerman, sister of Augusta Zimmerman Schmidt.]
Charlotte WASSEM [sic] married John DIEBOLD on October 4,1875 at Rollingstone per record #326. They were married by Rev. Joseph Zimmerman and witnessed by Jacob andRosina Wasem.
[Charlotte is a cousin of Susan and Mary Britzius Schmidtand John is a brother of Margaret Diebold Schmidt. Joseph Zimmerman may be the husband of Charlotte’s sisterElizabeth Wasem, though he was shown to be a farmer in 1870.]
Carolina WASEM married Joseph KIENHOLZ on May 14, 1875 perrecord #362. They were married atRollingstone by Rev. Joseph Zimmerman with Jacob and John Wasem as witnesses.
[Caroline is a cousin of Susan and Mary BritziusSchmidt. Joseph’s first wife wasAugusta Lenz, who died in 1874.]
[for some reason the following was filed in WinonaCounty.....probably in error by the minister.]
Carl WEGNER married Bertha KRUEGGER [sic] on July 29, 1875at Quincy Township, Olmsted County, per record #405. They were married by Rev. L. M. Wald [von Wald] and witnessed byW. Wehlitz and August Wegner.
[August is Carl’s brother and the husband-to-be {1878} ofAnna Diestler, daughter of Johan Diestler and Julia Goettel.]
Emma ZIMMERMAN married Augustus LINDEKOGEL [sp?] onDecember 27, 1875 in St. Charles, Minnesota by Rev. L. Wald and witnessed byCharles W. Zimmerman and August Heilschn????.
[Emma and Charles are siblings of Augusta ZimmermanSchmidt, wife of Frederick Schmidt.]
Susan BRITZIUS married G. J. SCHMIDT on June 20, 1878 perrecord #424. License issued June 17,1878. Married by Rev. Joseph Zimmermanat Oak Ridge and witnessed by C. F. Sydow and H. Britzius.
[Gustave is a brother of Anna Schmidt Goettel, wife ofGottlieb.]
Mary BRITZIUS married George H. HABER on November 7, 1877per record #261. Married at Oak Ridgeby Rev. L von Wald and witnessed by Christian Amos Jr. and Mary ????.
[Mary is a sister of Susan Britzius Schmidt, wife ofGustave.]
A. J. ZICKRICK married C. E. HENDRICKSON on September 19, 1878 per record # 475. They were married at the M. M. Jones home byB. Wharton, Baptist Minister, with George Zickerick and M. M. Jones witnesses.
[Allen James Zickerick is a son of Frederick and NancyZickerick, and is a cousin of Christian Sydow and Augusta Zimmerman Schmidt,among others.]
Charles AMOS married Augusta DABERKOW [sic] on October 5,1879 per record #138. They were marriedat Winona by Rev. J. Manthey. A.Daberkow and Caroline Manus witnessed.
[Charles is a brother of Hannah Amos Schmidt, wife of CarlAugust Schmidt. Augusta’s name may bespelled Daburkow.]
A. F. SIDOW married Amelia LUBINOW on June 19, 1879 atWinona per record #80. They weremarried by Justice of the Peace, Jacob Story with William Reuss and J. W. Wallwitnessing.
[Albert Sydow is a brother of Christian F. Sydow, husbandof Augusta Schmidt and Clara Goettel.]
Julius F. ZICKRICK married Alice M. TOOKE on May 2, 1879per record #56. They were married by aBaptist Minister in Winona with Augustus Zickrick, witness.
[Julius is a son of Michael Zickerick and Justine Seefeld,and a cousin of Christian Sydow and Augusta Zimmerman Schmidt. I suspect Augustus is likely Julius’ brotherknown as Gustave in other records.]
P. C. ZIMMERMAN [female] married F. A. TURNER on February19, 1881 per record #513. They marriedat St. Charles in the M. E. church with J. F. Bockler as a witness.
[This is likely Pauline Zimmerman, sister of AugustaZimmerman Schmidt.]
Frederick C. SCHMIDT married Augusta ZIMMERMAN on March27, 1866 at 11:00 a.m. in Winona County. Their license was issued March 20, 1866. They were married by Rev. Michael Zickerick and witnessed byJoseph Bockler and Michael F. Zimmerman.
[Frederick is a brother of Anna Schmidt Goettel. Michael Zickerick is an uncle ofAugusta’s. Joseph Bockler is thehusband of Augusta’s sister Mary Zimmerman, previously called Rockler.]
Record of Ordination
Michael ZICKRICK [sic], in record #198. “Ordained to preach by the Iowa Conferenceof the Evangelical church--- Michael Zickerick of Lomira, Wisconsin, by theDeacons of the Association March 15, 1865 at East Prairie, Rice County,Minnesota.
John WASEM married Mary STOOS on March 10, 1863, perrecord 105, at the house of Justice of the Peace Sam Cole. Married by Sam Cole with Peter Stoos and L.Fifield witnesses.
[John is a son of Jacob Wasem and Elizabeth Britzius, anda cousin of Susan and Mary Britzius Schmidt.]
Note: At the sametime, Nicholas STOOS married Sarah J. THOMPSON. I presume Nicholas to a be a brother of Mary.
Christian AMOS married Catherine OTT on March 11, 1873 at St.Charles per record #109. They weremarried by Rev. Joseph Kienholz and Adam Britzius and Catherine Amos werewitnesses.
[Christian Amos Jr, cousin of Hannah Amos Schmidt, wasfirst married to Katherine, but for only a few months before she died in Augustof 1873. He remarried HenriettaBritzius the next year. Ott is a surname with Britzius association inTuscarawas County, Ohio, but I do not know if Katherine was related.]
Note: I could notlocate a marriage record in Winona County, Minnesota for: August Carl SCHMIDT and Miss BECKER; Carl August SCHMIDT and Hannah AMOS; Frederick AMOS and 3rd wife Julia ???[abt.1875]; Frederick William “Will”DIESTLER and Amalia KORTH; nor, PeterSTOCKER and 2nd wife Augusta ?????[abt 1876-7].
Note: I alsolooked in records available at OCHS in neighboring Wabasha and Houston Countiesfor the the above marriages without success. Records for Fillmore County where Ferdinand Schmidt and Margaret Dieboldwere married were not available at OCHS.
George STEVENS married Kate HABER on ??? 1883 per record#25.
[George is widowed in 1882 by Elizabeth Britzius, sisterof Susan Britzius Schmidt.]
John F. SCHMIDT married Mary BRITZIUS on May 27, 1884 atSt. Charles. They were married by Rev.George Husser with Theobald Britzius and Mina [sic] M. Schmidt witnessing.
[John is a brother of Anna Schmidt Goettel, wife ofGottlieb. Mary is the daughter ofTheobald Britzius and Christina Elisabeth Maurer.]
Herman STELLAH married Minnie SEEFELD on March 22,1871. They were married by Rev. MichaelZickerick and witnessed by Frederick C. Schmidt and Fred W. Zimmerman.
[The relationship of this couple is not absolutelyclear. The daughter of this couple,Mary, is called “grand niece” of Fred Zickerick and his wife Nancy in acensus. Nancy was born in New York andthese 2 people are both German born so a blood relationship with Nancy seemsvery unlikely. The most likely, but yet unverified connection, is that Minnieis a widow of a Seefeld {not Theodore}and is a daughter of Michael FrederickZimmerman and Maria Dorothea Zickerick, and a sister of Fred Schmidt’s wifeAugusta and the witness Fred W. Zimmerman. Michael and Dorothy Zimmerman hadanother daughter, however, that was called Charlotte in the census listings ofher youth, but always called Minnie in her listings with husband FerdinandBlankenberg.]
Caroline BRITZIUS was licensed to marry C. H. Meurrig ofGrant County, Dakota Territory on September 12, 1883 per record #497. Themarriage certificate is incomplete, listing only the same date and a locationof the “bride’s home”, but without officiator’s name or witnesses.
[Caroline is likely the daughter of Jacob Britzius andElizabeth Wasem and a sister of Susan Britzius Schmidt.]
Rosina WASEM married Joseph ZIMMERMAN of Cass County,Dakota Territory on October 8, 1881 per record #25. They were married at Rollingstone by Rev. George Yohs [sic] withJohn Diebold and W. F. Siston [sp?] as witnesses.
[Rosina is a daughter of Jacob Wasem and ElizabethBritzius and a cousin of Susan and Mary Britzius Schmidt. John Diebold is a brother of MargaretDiebold Schmidt and is married to Rosina’s sister Charlotte. It is not yet verified, but Joseph Zimmermanmay be the widower of Rosina’s oldest sister Elizabeth who died in DakotaTerritory in January of 1881.]
Ida BRITZIUS married John TESCHMEYER [sp?] on June 1, 1892per record #321. They were married atOak Ridge by Rev. Huelster and witnessed by Herman Stocker and Emma Britzius.
[Ida and Emma are sisters of Susan Britzius Schmidt. Herman Stocker is a son of Augusta GoettelStocker, sister of Gottlieb Goettel.]
Sarah BRITZIUS married Gustave MARKWARDT on March 4, 1896per record #590. They were married atWinona with H. D. Britzius as a witness.
[Sarah and Henry D.Britzius are siblings of Susan Britzius Schmidt, wife of Gustave.]
Lena BLANKENBERG married John FRISCH on December 2, 1896per record #163. They were married inWinona County with William B. and Mary Frisch witnessing.
[Lena, or Helena, is a daughter of Ferdinand Blankenbergand Charlotte Wilhelmina “Minnie” Zimmerman. Charlotte is a sister of Augusta Zimmerman Schmidt.]
Note: Helena/LenaBlankenberg was incorrectly identified as a 9 month old male called Luny by thecensus taker in 1870.