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Theisen, Gertrude

Theisen, Gertrude[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Female 1853 - 1940  (86 years)


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  • Name Theisen, Gertrude 
    Birth 28 Jun 1853  New Franken, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Mar 1940  Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Saint Kilians Cemetery New Franken, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I69  Theisen & Allied Families
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2025 

    Father Theisen, Johann Joseph,   b. 22 Mar 1815, Niederadenau, Dümpelfeld, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1892, Town of Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Klein, Margaretha,   b. 6 Mar 1825, Bärweiler, Kirn-land, Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1886, New Franken, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 8 Mar 1849  Dümpelfeld, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13, 14, 15] 
    • Marriage in Dümpelfeld confirmed by copy of original record. Only Catholic church there at the time was St. Cyriacus. This was likely because St. Cyriacus is a larger church than the smaller chapel of St. Magdalena in Niederadenau.
    • Married at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Schmidt, Michael Frederick,   b. 5 Sep 1852, New Franken, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1932, New Franken, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1876  New Franken, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Schmidt, Andrew Cornelius,   b. 29 Apr 1901, New Franken, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1947, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2026 

  • Notes 
    • From Br. Steve Herro of the Diocese of Green Bay, email on 30 September 2025:

      First, I share that our records for St. Kilian (New Franken) begin in 1865 (baptism), 1867 (marriage), and 1869 (death).
      Second,

      There is no record of an 1852-1853 baptism of Anna Theisen at any of the following churches: St. John the Evangelist (Green Bay), St. John Nepomucen (Little Chute).

      There is no record of an 1853-1854 baptism of Gertrude Theisen at any of the following churches: St. John the Evangelist (Green Bay), St. Francis Xavier (Green Bay), or St. John Nepomucen (Little Chute).

      There is no record of an 1870-1872 marriage of Anna Theisen at St. Killian Church (New Franken) or St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Green Bay; also heavily German).

      There is no record of an 1876-1877 marriage of Gertrude Theisen St. Killian Church (New Franken) or St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Green Bay; also heavily German).

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-211713026/gertrude-schmitt-born-theisen-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 3).
      Added via a Record Match

    2. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1101298357/gertrude-theisen-in-familysearch-family-tree.
      Gertrude Theisen
      Gender: Female
      Birth: June 28 1854 - Detroit,Wayne,Michigan
      Death: Mar 15 1940

    3. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-581471328/gertrude-theisen-in-familysearch-family-tree.
      Gertrude Theisen
      Gender: Female
      Birth: June 28 1854 - Detroit,Wayne,Michigan
      Death: Mar 15 1940
      Mother: <a>Margaretha Theisen (born Klein)</a>
      Siblings: <a>Kathryn Theisen</a>, <a>Michael John Theisen</a>, <a>Margaret Theisen</a>, <a>Peter Theisen</a>, <a>Miler Theisen</a>, <a>Lawrence Theisen</a>, <a>Gertrude Theisen</a>, <a>John Joseph Theisen</a>
      This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information.

    4. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-211713026/gertrude-schmitt-born-theisen-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      Gertrude Schmitt (born Theisen)
      Gender: Female
      Birth: June 28 1854
      Death: Mar 15 1940
      Father: <a>Johann Joseph Theisen</a>
      Mother: <a>Margaretha Theisen (born Klein)</a>
      Husband: <a>Michael Schmitt</a>
      Siblings: <a>John Theisen</a>, <a>Anna Brunner (born Theisen)</a>, <a>Kathryn Geartts (born Theisen)</a>, <a>Michael Theisen</a>, <a>Peter Theisen</a>, <a>Miler Theisen</a>, <a>Lawrence Theisen</a>, <a>Margaret Geising (born Theisen)</a>

    5. [S248] Illinois Deaths, 1916 - 1950, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10081-2405063/gertrude-schmidt-in-illinois-deaths.
      Gertrude Schmidt
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Death: Mar 15 1940 - Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
      Age: Unknown
      Certificate: 0000192

    6. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-677789042/gertrude-theisen-in-familysearch-family-tree.
      Gertrude Theisen
      Birth name: Gertrude Theisen
      Gender: Female
      Birth: June 28 1853 - New Franken, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
      Marriage: Nov 14 1876 - New Franken, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
      Residence: Mar 15 1940 - Evanston, Evanston, Cook, Ill.
      Death: Mar 15 1940 - Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States
      Burial: Mar 18 - New Franken, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
      There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.

    7. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-211713026/gertrude-schmitt-born-theisen-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      Gertrude Schmitt (born Theisen)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: June 28 1854&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 15 1940&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Johann Joseph Theisen</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Margaretha Theisen (born Klein)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Michael Schmitt</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>John Theisen</a>, <a>Anna Brunner (born Theisen)</a>, <a>Kathryn Geartts (born Theisen)</a>, <a>Michael Theisen</a>, <a>Peter Theisen</a>, <a>Miler Theisen</a>, <a>Lawrence Theisen</a>, <a>Margaret Geising (born Theisen)</a>

    8. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree.
      Gertrude Schmidt (born Theisen)&lt;br&gt;Birth name: Gertrude Theisen&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: June 28 1853 - New Franken, Brown, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Nov 14 1876 - New Franken, Brown, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - Scott, Brown, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1910 - Scott, Brown, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1920 - Milwaukee Ward 8, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1930 - Milwaukee (Districts 1-250), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: Mar 15 1940 - Evanston, Evanston, Cook, Ill.&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 15 1940 - Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Mar 18 - New Franken, Brown, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Jon Joseph Joannes Theisen</a>, <a>Margaretha Theisen (born Klein)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Michael Frederic Schmidt</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Margaret Smith</a>, <a>Anna Catherine Smith</a>, <a>Agnes Margaret Smith</a>, <a>Michael Smith</a>, <a>Mary M. Reynen (born Smith)</a>, <a>Louis Smith</a>, <a>Lucy G Cowan (born Smith)</a>, <a>Celia Smith</a>, <a>Anna Lange (born Smith)</a>, <a>Joseph Smith</a>, <a>Andrew Cornelius Smith</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>John Joseph Theisen</a>, <a>Anna Brunner (born Theisen)</a>, <a>Miler 'Melchier' Theisen</a>, <a>Kathryn Theisen</a>, <a>Michael John Theisen</a>, <a>Peter Theisen</a>, <a>Margaret Theisen</a>, <a>Lawrence Theisen</a>

    9. [S252] 1860 United States Federal Census.
      Gertrude Teisen&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1854 - Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1860 - The Town Of Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 6&lt;br&gt;Father (implied): Joseph Teisen&lt;br&gt;Mother (implied): Marguerita Teisen&lt;br&gt;Siblings (implied): Joanna Teisen, Anna Teisen, Catharine Teisen, Michael Teisen, Peter Teisen&lt;br&gt;Census:

    10. [S314] Theisen Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500022_791941091_791941091/gertrude-theisen (Reliability: 3).
      Added by confirming a Smart Match

    11. [S330] Marriage Certificate or Record, LHA Ko Best. 655002 VK Nr. 310; Marriage register of the mayor's office of Adenau 1849.
      Translation of the record by Wilma Hofmann, whgermantranslation@gmail.com:

      No 6

      parish of Niederadenau, county of Adenau, district of Koblenz

      In the year 1849, on the 8th of the month of March, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, came to me, Ignatz von Mewers, mayor of the parish of Adenau and officer of the civil registry:

      Johann Joseph Theisen, 33 years of age, born in Niederadenau, district of Koblenz, a farmer, residing in Niederadenau, district of Koblenz, of-age son of Johann Michel Theisen, farmer, residing in Niederadenau, district of Koblenz, and Maria Catharina Müller, without profession, residing in Niederadenau, district of Koblenz.

      And Margaretha Klein, 23 years of age, born in Barweiler, district of Koblenz, without profession, residing in Barweiler, district of Koblenz, of-age daughter of Johann Peter Klein who had been a farmer when alive, residing in Barweiler, district of Koblenz, and Anna Maria Schüttler who had been a farmer’s wife when alive, residing in Barweiler, district of Koblenz.

      The parents of the groom are present during the wedding here and give their consent.

      The bride and the groom asked me to make their intended marriage legal. Since the required public announcements of this intended marriage were made at the main gate of the parish house in Adenau and Antweiler, - the first on February 25 and the second on March 4 of this current year, each time during the noon hour - and since no objections to the marriage were received, I then proceeded to read the following documents:

      1. The birth record of the groom, born March 22, 1815 according to the birth register No. 153 from here.

      2. The birth record of the bride, born in Barweiler on March 6, 1825 according to the presented birth record No. 38.

      3. The death record of the bride’s father who died on January 18, 1836 in Barweiler according to the presented death record No. 5.

      4. The death record of the bride’s mother who died on June 15, 1846 in Barweiler according to the presented death record No. 20.

      5. The death record of the bride’s grandfather on the father’s side, Anton Klein, who died on December 2, 1795.

      6. The death record of the bride’s grandfather on the mother’s side, Johann Schüttler, who died in Jammelshofen on the 23rd of the month of Thermidor in the 10th year of the French Republic [August 11, 1802] according to the presented death record No. 116.

      7. The death record of the bride’s grandmother on the father’s side, Christina Pauli, who died in Barweiler on December 7, 1808.

      8. The death record of the bride’s grandmother on the mother’s side, Anna Maria Schomisch [could be Schonusch], who died in Jammelshofen on July 25, 1829, according to the presented death record No. 55.

      9. the posted banns.

      Furthermore, I read the 6th chapter of the Civil Code and then proceeded to ask the groom and the bride if they are willing to enter int marriage with each other. After both answered this question in the affirmative, I then declared that Johann Joseph Theisen and Margaretha Klein are now married to each other.

      I then signed this document in the presence of the witnesses:

      Johann Joseph Müller, 59 years of age, farmer, residing in Niederadenau, who is an uncle [in the strictest sense this should be a brother of the mother, but sometimes it I used generally for any uncles] of the couple;

      Johann Joseph Drus, 53 years of age, innkeeper, residing in Leimbach, who is an acquaintance of the couple;

      Gerhard Friederich, 23 years of age, tanner, residing in Adenau, who is an acquaintance of the couple;

      Hubert Müller, 44 years of age, farmer, residing in Kaltenborn, who is an acquaintance of the couple;

      and the others present, with the exception of the mother of the groom who declared to not know how to write.






    12. [S667] Will and Probate Records, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-N383-Z9HL-R.

    13. [S289] Family History Branch Library - Wisconsin.

    14. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JH4G-9FM.
      Image unavailable online.

    15. [S327] Church Records, Pg. 13 of the original marriage book.


 

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