Bernard Stephen WURTZ & Loretta Cecelia STRAUB

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Bernard Stephen WURTZ
Loretta Cecelia STRAUB

Husband: Bernard Stephen WURTZ
Birth: 2 Jan 1886, Washington Co., KS
Death: 8 Nov 1966
Last Residence: Clifton, Washington Co., KS
Occupation: farmer
Father: George WURTZ
Mother: Maria/Mary WILTZIUS

Marriage: 11 Feb 1914, Republic, Republic Co., KS

Wife: Loretta Cecelia STRAUB
Birth: Feb 1891, KS
Death: 27 Sep 1971
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Joseph STRAUB
Mother: Theresa CLARK

Children — born in Brantford Twp., Washington Co., KS:

1. Clarence J. WURTZ, b. 2 Oct 1915; d. 5 Jul 1997; last residence Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
2. Marvin G. WURTZ, b. 18 Feb 1917; d. Apr 1980; last residence Belleville, Republic Co., KS
3. Veronica M. WURTZ, b. 18 Jun 1918; d. 19 Feb 2005, Concordia, Cloud Co., KS; bur. Ogden City Cem., Ogden, Weber Co., UT; m1. Con MERKLEY; m2. Dr. Rollo WATKINS
4. Lawrence E. WURTZ, b. 1920; living on 19 Feb 2005; of Manhattan, Riley Co., KS
5. Wilford WURTZ, b. 1923/4; living on 19 Feb 2005; of Fairfield Bay, Van Buren Co., AR
6. Audry R. WURTZ [male], b. 4 Jan 1925; d. 29 Aug 1995; last residence Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
7. Marie B. WURTZ, b. Jan 1926; living on 19 Feb 2005; m. Mr. DORMAN; of Concordia, Cloud Co., KS
8. Vera L. WURTZ, b. Apr 1928; living on 19 Feb 2005; m. Mr. GIRARD; of Concordia, Cloud Co., KS
9. Theresa WURTZ, b. 1930s; d. bef. 19 Feb 2005; m. Mr. HOOVER
10. Robert WURTZ, b. 1930s; living on 19 Feb 2005; of Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
11. Bernard WURTZ, b. 1930s; living on 19 Feb 2005; of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS

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Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Bernard Stephen WURTZ
Birth: 02 Jan 1886, Clara, Washington, Kansas
Death: 08 Nov 1966
Father: George WURTZ; Mother: Maria WILTZIUS
Marriage: 11 Feb 1914, Republic, Republic, Kansas
Spouse: Loretta Cecelia STRAUB
Death: 27 Sep 1971
Father: Joseph STRAUB; Mother: Theresa CLARK
Source: patron submissions

2. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 11): Brantford Twp., Washington Co., KS, Roll T625_554 (Book 2), p. 48A, SN 3, SD 5, ED 155, enumerated 10 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Fm 56 59 Wurtz Bernard Head R M W 34 M Y Y Kansas France German Luxenburg O C German Y Farming Gen farm OA 44

_____ Loretta C Wife F W 28 M Y Y Kansas Pennsylvania Ohio Y None

_____ Clarence J Son M W 4 3/12 S Kansas Kansas Kansas None

_____ Marvin G Son M W 2 10/12 S Kansas Kansas Kansas None

_____ Verronica M Dau F W 1 6/12 S Kansas Kansas Kansas None

3. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 10): Brantford Twp., Washington Co., KS, Roll 725 (Book 2), p. 52B, SN 4B, ED 101-3, SD 3, enumerated 18 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

106 106 Wurtz Bernard Head R Y M W 44 M 28 N Y Kansas Germany Luxenburg Y Farm operator General farm O Y N 81

_____ Loretta C Wife F W 39 M 23 N Y Kansas Pennsylvania Ohio Y None

_____ Clarence J Son M W 14 S N Y Kansas Kansas Ohio Y Farm laborer General farm NP Y

_____ Marvin G Son M W 13 S Y Y Kansas Kansas Ohio Y None

_____ Veronica M Dau F W 11 S Y Y Kansas Kansas Ohio Y None

_____ Lawrence E Son M W 10 S Y Y Kansas Kansas Ohio Y None

_____ Wilford Son M W 6 S Y Kansas Kansas Ohio None

_____ Audrey R Son M W 5 S N Kansas Kansas Ohio None

_____ Marie B Dau F W 4 2/12 S N Kansas Kansas Ohio None

_____ Vera L Dau F W 1 11/12 S N Kansas Kansas Ohio None

4. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com; missing columns contained no data):

Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em

Bernard WURTZ 02 Jan 1886 __ Nov 1966 66937 (Clifton, Washington, KS) 512-38-3103 KS Yes

Clarence J WURTZ 02 Oct 1915 05 Jul 1997 (V) 66694 (Topeka, Shawnee, KS) 513-07-2416 KS Yes

Marvin WURTZ 18 Feb 1917 __ Apr 1980 66935 (Belleville, Republic, KS) 513-07-2415 KS Yes

Veronica W WATKINS 18 Jun 1918 19 Feb 2005 (V) 66901 (Concordia, Cloud, KS) 505-12-8131 NE Yes

Audry R WURTZ 04 Jan 1925 29 Aug 1995 66604 (Topeka, Shawnee, KS) 515-26-8679 KS Yes

(V) = (Verified) Report verified with a family member or someone acting on behalf of a family member.

5. "Archives: Obituaries." The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT (online at deseretnews.com). Excerpts:

Veronica Wurtz Watkins, 86, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005 in Concordia, Kansas. She was born June 18, 1918 in Clifton, Kansas, a daughter of Bernard and Loretta Straub Wurtz. She attended high school in Haddam, Kansas and at age 18, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska to attend beauty school. In 1939, Veronica met Con Merkley in Omaha and they later married and moved to California. They later divorced. She married a widower, Dr. Rollo Watkins, in 1949. She and Rollo raised his three children... in Pasadena where they lived until 1993... For the past 11 years Veronica had lived in Concordia, California, first with her sister Marie and then at Mt. Joseph Senior Community... surviving are four brothers and two sisters, Robert Wurtz, Topeka, KS; Bernard Wurtz, Wichita, KS; Wilfred Wurtz, Fairfield Bay, AR; Lawrence Wurtz, Manhattan, KS; Marie Dorman, and Vera Girard, both of Concordia, KS. Veronica was preceded in death by her husband Rollo... parents, brothers Audry, Clarence and Marvin Wurtz, and sister Theresa Hoover... Interment, Ogden City Cemetery...

Concordia is in Kansas.

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