Maiden Name: Wentzlaff
Born in Kolmar area of Posen Prussia. This area later became Germany and is now part of Poland. Now defined in Poznan County and the city Kolmar was renamed Chodzież.
Wilhelmina married a man named Schultz (Schule') and he most likely died in 1898.
Wilhelmina and her youngest daughter immigrated in 1899 under last name Schule'.
In the 1900 Census, Wilhelmina Schultz was was living with her son-in-law, John Wilde, as HEAD of household. However, she was living next door to her other son-in-law Edward Schmidt. Eventually she would move in with Edward and Ottillie on the farm in Chardon, Ohio. She would take the last name of the married daughter where she resided in three different Census record locations.
Wilhelmina had three daughters, her daughters used the maiden name Schultz on some American documents. When Wilhelmina immigrated to America in 1899 at the age of 61, she brought her grand-daughter, also named Martha(1888), age 11, with her. The 1900 Census defines Martha as a niece of the head-of-household; John Wilde. John Wilde was her son-in-law and he paid for Wilhelmina and Martha's passage to America.
Late in life and her nickname "Muddy" was an americanization of the german word "Mutter" which meant MOTHER.
Born in Kolmar area of Posen Prussia. This area later became Germany and is now part of Poland. Now defined in Poznan County and the city Kolmar was renamed Chodzież.
Wilhelmina married a man named Schultz (Schule') and he most likely died in 1898.
Wilhelmina and her youngest daughter immigrated in 1899 under last name Schule'.
In the 1900 Census, Wilhelmina Schultz was was living with her son-in-law, John Wilde, as HEAD of household. However, she was living next door to her other son-in-law Edward Schmidt. Eventually she would move in with Edward and Ottillie on the farm in Chardon, Ohio. She would take the last name of the married daughter where she resided in three different Census record locations.
Wilhelmina had three daughters, her daughters used the maiden name Schultz on some American documents. When Wilhelmina immigrated to America in 1899 at the age of 61, she brought her grand-daughter, also named Martha(1888), age 11, with her. The 1900 Census defines Martha as a niece of the head-of-household; John Wilde. John Wilde was her son-in-law and he paid for Wilhelmina and Martha's passage to America.
Late in life and her nickname "Muddy" was an americanization of the german word "Mutter" which meant MOTHER.
Maiden Name: Wentzlaff
Born in Kolmar area of Posen Prussia. This area later became Germany and is now part of Poland. Now defined in Poznan County and the city Kolmar was renamed Chodzież.
Wilhelmina married a man named Schultz (Schule') and he most likely died in 1898.
Wilhelmina and her youngest daughter immigrated in 1899 under last name Schule'.
In the 1900 Census, Wilhelmina Schultz was was living with her son-in-law, John Wilde, as HEAD of household. However, she was living next door to her other son-in-law Edward Schmidt. Eventually she would move in with Edward and Ottillie on the farm in Chardon, Ohio. She would take the last name of the married daughter where she resided in three different Census record locations.
Wilhelmina had three daughters, her daughters used the maiden name Schultz on some American documents. When Wilhelmina immigrated to America in 1899 at the age of 61, she brought her grand-daughter, also named Martha(1888), age 11, with her. The 1900 Census defines Martha as a niece of the head-of-household; John Wilde. John Wilde was her son-in-law and he paid for Wilhelmina and Martha's passage to America.
Late in life and her nickname "Muddy" was an americanization of the german word "Mutter" which meant MOTHER.
Born in Kolmar area of Posen Prussia. This area later became Germany and is now part of Poland. Now defined in Poznan County and the city Kolmar was renamed Chodzież.
Wilhelmina married a man named Schultz (Schule') and he most likely died in 1898.
Wilhelmina and her youngest daughter immigrated in 1899 under last name Schule'.
In the 1900 Census, Wilhelmina Schultz was was living with her son-in-law, John Wilde, as HEAD of household. However, she was living next door to her other son-in-law Edward Schmidt. Eventually she would move in with Edward and Ottillie on the farm in Chardon, Ohio. She would take the last name of the married daughter where she resided in three different Census record locations.
Wilhelmina had three daughters, her daughters used the maiden name Schultz on some American documents. When Wilhelmina immigrated to America in 1899 at the age of 61, she brought her grand-daughter, also named Martha(1888), age 11, with her. The 1900 Census defines Martha as a niece of the head-of-household; John Wilde. John Wilde was her son-in-law and he paid for Wilhelmina and Martha's passage to America.
Late in life and her nickname "Muddy" was an americanization of the german word "Mutter" which meant MOTHER.
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