Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1866 - 1943  (76 years)

Georg Heinrich STIERN

1833 - 1900  (67 years)

Birth	19 Apr 1833	Belsenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died	28 Jul 1900	Wisconsin, United States
Buried	Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Oakwood Cemetery
Father	Georg Leonhard Heinrich STIERN
Mother	Maria Magdalena KELLER
Family	Katherina Rosina Margaretha SCHUMACHER,   b. 14 Sep 1838, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany
Married	18 Feb 1862	Michelbach an der Heide, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Children	1. Johann Georg Michael STIERN,   b. 31 Oct 1863, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany   2. Rosina Barbara Magdalena STIERN,   b. 26 Oct 1864, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany   3. Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   4. Barbara Rosina Magdalena STIERN,   b. 23 Apr 1869, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany   5. Frederick STERNS,   b. Nov 1872, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   6. Ernest STEARNS,   b. 13 Mar 1879, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   7. Johann Michael Heinrich STIERNS,   b. 2 Nov 1879, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Katherina Rosina Margaretha SCHUMACHER

1838 - 1908  (69 years)

Birth	14 Sep 1838	Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany
Died	9 May 1908	Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States
	Cause: cancer
Buried	Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Oakwood Cemetery
Father	Johann Michael SCHUMACHER,   b. 25 Oct 1799, Forst, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mother	Barbara HEINZ,   b. 16 Feb 1804, Dünsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	3 May 1825	Dünsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Family	Georg Heinrich STIERN,   b. 19 Apr 1833, Belsenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	18 Feb 1862	Michelbach an der Heide, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Children	1. Johann Georg Michael STIERN,   b. 31 Oct 1863, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany   2. Rosina Barbara Magdalena STIERN,   b. 26 Oct 1864, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany   3. Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   4. Barbara Rosina Magdalena STIERN,   b. 23 Apr 1869, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany   5. Frederick STERNS,   b. Nov 1872, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   6. Ernest STEARNS,   b. 13 Mar 1879, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   7. Johann Michael Heinrich STIERNS,   b. 2 Nov 1879, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Frank F BRAATZ, Sr

1867 - 1948  (81 years)

Birth	17 Apr 1867	Bavaria, Germany
Died	10 Jul 1948	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
	Cause: short illness
Buried	13 Jul 1948	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Mount Hope Cemetery
Father	Wilhelm BRAATZ,   b. Feb 1837, Prussia
Mother	Maria KLEGIN,   b. 15 Feb 1842, Schoenwalde, Germany
Family	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	4 Jun 1891	Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Children	1. Henry William BRAATZ,   b. 23 Jun 1892, Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States   2. Margaret S BRAATZ,   b. 21 Jun 1894, Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States   3. Alice Marie BRAATZ,   b. 27 Apr 1898, Price, Wisconsin, United States   4. Agnes Katherine BRAATZ,   b. 4 Feb 1903, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   5. Frank Fred BRAATZ, Jr.,   b. 30 May 1907, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

Henry William BRAATZ

1892 - 1932  (40 years)

Birth	23 Jun 1892	Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
Died	6 Oct 1932	Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States
Buried	Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States
	Address: Maple Grove Cemetery
Father	Frank F BRAATZ, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany
Mother	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	4 Jun 1891	Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Family	Berdina HAWKINS,   b. 27 Sep 1894, Alger, Michigan, United States
Married	Abt 1913

Margaret S BRAATZ

1894 - 1974  (80 years)

Birth	21 Jun 1894	Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States
Died	2 Dec 1974	Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States
	Cause: Car accident
Buried	6 Dec 1974	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Mount Hope Cemetery
Father	Frank F BRAATZ, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany
Mother	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	4 Jun 1891	Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Family	Louis J PETERSON,   b. Abt 1893, Wisconsin, United States
Married	25 Dec 1919	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

Alice Marie BRAATZ

1898 - 1983  (85 years)

Birth	27 Apr 1898	Price, Wisconsin, United States
Died	11 Dec 1983	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
Buried	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Mount Hope Cemetery
Father	Frank F BRAATZ, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany
Mother	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	4 Jun 1891	Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Family	Emory L LANCASTER,   b. Abt 1897, Fremont, Michigan, United States
Married	22 Mar 1919	Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States

Agnes Katherine BRAATZ

1903 - 1998  (95 years)

Birth	4 Feb 1903	Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
Died	9 Apr 1998	Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States
Buried	14 Apr 1998	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Saint Agnes Cemetery
Father	Frank F BRAATZ, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany
Mother	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	4 Jun 1891	Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Family	Maurice Earl CORRIGAN,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Sanborn, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
Married	12 Apr 1923	Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States
Children	1. Shirley Anne CORRIGAN,   b. 7 Nov 1924, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States   2. Mary Jane CORRIGAN,   b. 27 Apr 1926, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   3. Thomas Francis CORRIGAN, Sr,   b. 27 Apr 1926, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   4. Patricia Frances CORRIGAN,   b. 29 Jan 1932, Wisconsin, United States   5. George Maurice CORRIGAN,   b. 28 Jun 1935, Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, United States

Frank Fred BRAATZ, Jr.

1907 - 1990  (82 years)

Birth	30 May 1907	Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
Died	26 Jan 1990	Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
Buried	30 Jan 1990	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Saint Agnes Cemetery
Father	Frank F BRAATZ, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany
Mother	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	4 Jun 1891	Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Family	Delia LeFernier MEYER

Frank SMITH

- 1891

Birth	Germany
Died	Between 1888 and 1891
Family	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	13 Nov 1886	Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
Children	1. Matie K SMITH,   b. 9 Apr 1888, Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States

Matie K SMITH

1888 - 1979  (91 years)

Birth	9 Apr 1888	Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
Died	21 Jun 1979	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
Buried	24 Jun 1979	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
	Address: Mount Hope Cemetery
Father	Frank SMITH,   b. Germany
Mother	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married	13 Nov 1886	Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
Family	Claude F MOLL,   b. 9 Jan 1880, Wilton, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
Married	25 Dec 1919	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

• Name	Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS
  Birth	30 Aug 1866	Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10]
  Gender	Female
  WikiTree Link	Stearns-290
  Immigration	1881  [9]
  Immigration	1882  [2, 11]
  Immigration	1883  [1, 3]
  Naturalization	1912  [3]
  Residence	Between 1935 and 1940	Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   [8]
  Address: Highway 118
  FamilySearch ID	L8RC-VHB
  Death	1943	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   [9]
  	Cause: brief illness
  Person ID	I289	Zalewski Family
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2017

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Barbara Margaretha Magdalena STEARNS
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	mtDNA	J.R. ZALEWSKI	U4a3

  
  

  Father	Georg Heinrich STIERN,   b. 19 Apr 1833, Belsenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 28 Jul 1900, Wisconsin, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Katherina Rosina Margaretha SCHUMACHER,   b. 14 Sep 1838, Gross-Forst, Württemberg, Germany d. 9 May 1908, Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1862	Michelbach an der Heide, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frank F BRAATZ, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Bavaria, Germany d. 10 Jul 1948, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1891	Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States   [9, 12, 13]
  Married	4 Jun 1891	Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States   [14, 15]
  Notes	Frank & Margaret Wedding Agnes, Margaret, Margaret (Ma), Frank, Matie Moll, and Alice.
  Children	1. Henry William BRAATZ,   b. 23 Jun 1892, Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States d. 6 Oct 1932, Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States (Age 40 years)   2. Margaret S BRAATZ,   b. 21 Jun 1894, Philips, Price, Wisconsin, United States d. 2 Dec 1974, Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States (Age 80 years)   3. Alice Marie BRAATZ,   b. 27 Apr 1898, Price, Wisconsin, United States d. 11 Dec 1983, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States (Age 85 years)   4. Agnes Katherine BRAATZ,   b. 4 Feb 1903, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States d. 9 Apr 1998, Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States (Age 95 years)   5. Frank Fred BRAATZ, Jr.,   b. 30 May 1907, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States d. 26 Jan 1990, Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Frank SMITH,   b. Germany d. Between 1888 and 1891
  Marriage	13 Nov 1886	Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States   [6, 16]
  Children	1. Matie K SMITH,   b. 9 Apr 1888, Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States d. 21 Jun 1979, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 13 Nov 1886 - Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Marriage - 4 Jun 1891 - Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States Married - 4 Jun 1891 - Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States Death - Cause: brief illness - 1943 - Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary mentions her age as 81 and birthdate as 1866. A hand-written 1943 is also on the page. These years don't match up. MRS. F. BRAATZ, OLD RESIDENT HERE, DIED AT 81 -- Brief Illness Fatal This Morning To Woman -- Mrs. Frank Braatz, Sr., 81, of Rt. 1, Ashland, for 40 years a resident of Ashland county, died in a local hosptial this morning, following a brief illness. The former Margaret Stearns, was born in Germany, August 30, 1866 and in 1881 emigrated to the United States. Her marriage to Frank Braatz was solemnized in 1891 at Bear Creek, Wis. The couple celebrated their golden anniversary last year. Survivors are her husband, Frank Braatz, Sr., one son, Frank Braatz, Jr., Ashland; four daughters, Mrs. Claude Moll (Matie), Mrs. Louis Peterson (Margaret) and Mrs. Alice Lancaster, all of Ashland, and Mrs. Maurice Corrigan (Agnes), Iron Mountain, Mich.; two brothers, Fred Stearns of Oregon and Ernest Stearns of Minneapolis; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. from the Pascoe-Erickson Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] 1900 US Census, Ward 1, Worcester Township, Phillips City, Price Co., Wisconsin; 154; Sheet 16; h.303 f.318; Maggie K Braatz; 10 February 2010. [S189] 1930 US Census, Gingles Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 2-15; Sheet 3B; h.67 f.67; Margaret Braatz; 10 February 2010. [S173] 1920 US Census, Sanborn Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 19; Sheet 4A; h.72 f.72; Margerite Braatz; 10 February 2010. [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Mugurite Bratz; 10 February 2010. [S230] Georg Heinrich Stiern German Passport, p.4, (hand-written famiy names). [S251] Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930, Batch M00332-5; Source 1275604; Ref Sec.2,P.30,Cert.180; Frank Smith & Maggie Stern; 13 November 1886. [S334] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 13 March 2012; Maurice Corrigan & Agnes Braatz, 12 Apr 1923. [S339] 1940 US Census, Gingles, Ashland, Wisconsin; 2-16; Sheet 4B; Household 75; Margaret Braatz; 4 April 2012. [S373] Obituary, Generic, Obituary, Margaret K Stearns; 1943; Unknown Publication/Clipping. [S373] Obituary, Generic, Margaret K Stearns, Unknown Paper, 1943. [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Margurite Bratz; 10 February 2010. [S174] 1900 US Census, Ward 1, Worcester Township, Phillips City, Price Co., Wisconsin; 154; Sheet 16; h.303 f.318; Frank F Braatz; 10 February 2010. [S181] 1910 US Census, Ward 3, Mellen City, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 17; Sheet 19A; h.292 f.313; Frank Bratz; 10 February 2010. [S189] 1930 US Census, Gingles Town, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 2-15; Sheet 3B; h.67 f.67; Frank Braatz; 10 February 2010. [S373] Obituary, Generic, Obituary, Frank F Braatz; July 1948; Unknown Publication (Telegram); Clipping. [S47] Wisconsin Marriages, Pre-1907, Vol 3 Page 30.