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August Erdman 1870 Federal Census in Springfield, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • August Erdman (age 46, farmer, real estate value $700, personal estate value $173, born in Prussia)
  • Henriette (age 39, keeping house, born in Prussia)
  • Caroline (age 45 or 46, without occupation, born in Prussia)
  • August (age 12, born in Prussia)
August Erdman 1900 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • August Erdman (age 31, born Aug. 1868 in Germany, single, immigrated in 1873, in America 27 years, farmer)
August lived next door to John Erdman in 1900.
August Erdman 1910 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • August Erdman (age 43, married six ydars, born in Germany, immigration year given but hard to read; looks most like 1864 but I could be wrong, farmer)
  • wife Bertha (age 28 or 29, had four children with two living in 1910, born in Germany)
  • son Otto (age 6, born in Wis.)
  • son Harvey [or possibly Harry ?] (age six months, born in Wis.)
August Erdman 1920 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • August Erdman (age 54, immigrated in 1867, naturalized 1869, born in Posen [Prussia])
  • wife Bertha (age hard to read but first digit is a 3, immigrated in 1890, born in Posen)
  • son Otto (age 16, born in Wis.)
  • son Harvey (age 9, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Esther (age 6, born in Wis.)
  • son John ([age hard to read - may be 4 and a fraction ?], born in Wis.)
  • nephew John (age 6, born in Wis.)
  • nephew Henry ([age hard to read - may be 4 and a fraction ?], born in Wis.)
August Erdman 1930 Federal Census in Harris, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • August Erdman (age 64, married at age 33, born in Germany)
  • wife Bertha (age hard to read - last digit is clearly a 5, married at age 18, born in Germany)
  • son Otto (age 26, single, born in Wis.)
  • son Harvey (age 21, single, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Ester (age 19, single, born in Wis.)
  • son John (age 14, born in Wis.)
Emil Erdman 1920 Federal Census in Westfield, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • Emil Erdman (age 52, immigration year hard to read but first three digits are 187, born in Germany/Prussia, farmer)
  • wife Emma (age 51, immigration year hard to read - but first three digits are 188, born in Posen/Germany)
  • daughter Minnie (age 22, single, born in Wis., house keeper for private family)
  • son Ernest (age 20, single, born in Wis., farm laborer)
  • son Herman (age 15 or 16, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Laura (age 14, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Evelyn (age 8, born in Wis.)
  • niece Alma (age 7, born in Wis.)
Fred Erdman 1880 Federal Census in Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI, shows:
  • Fred Erdman (age 43, farmer, born in Prussia)
  • wife Henriette or Henrietta (age 26, born in Prussia)
  • son August J. (age 16, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Wilhelmine (age 15, born in Wis.)
  • son Albert R. (age 13, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Lela [middle initial hard to read] (age 12, born in Wis.)
  • son Hugo (age 10, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Auguste or Augusta A. (age 9, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Eliza (age 3, born in Wis.)
  • son Frederick (age 1, born in Wis.)
John Erdman 1900 Federal Census in Crystal Lake, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • John Erdman (age 66, born May 1834 in Germany, married 35 years, immigrated in 1873, in America 27 years, farmer)
  • wife Minnie (age 61, born Oct. 1838 in Germany, had eight children with seven living in 1900, immigrated in 1873, in America 27 years)
John lived next door to August Erdman in 1900.
John Carl Erdman John Carl Erdman married Edna Helen Klawitter, daughter of Emil Klawitter. For details about John's family, go to Emil Klawitter's web page.
Mary Erdman 1930 Federal Census in Harris, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • August [surname hard to read - looks something like Klapatke or Klapartke] (age 50, married at age 31, born in Germany, immigrated in 1881, farmer)
  • wife Anna (age 47, born in Illinois, parents born in Germany)
  • daughter Mary (age 16, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Cecilia (age 14, born in Wis.)
  • son Sylvester (age 11, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Helen (age 10, born in Wis.)
  • son Frances [last part of name written over; I may not be transcribing it properly] (age 8, born in Wis.)
  • son Joseph (age 5, born in Wis.)
  • servant Mary Erdman (age 24 or possibly 29, single, born in Wis., father born in Wis., mother born in Indiana)
  • lodger Eunice Erdman (age 13, born in North Dakota, father born in Wis., mother born in Indiana)
Theodore Erdman 1880 Federal Census in Green Isle, Sibley County, Minnesota:
  • Theodore Erdman (age 25, farmer, born in Prussia, parents born in Prussia)
  • Louisa (wife, age 21, keeping house, born in Minnesota, parents born in Prussia)
  • Adalina (daughter, age 7 months, born in Minnesota in October)
  • John (servant, age 17, works on farm, born in Prussia, parents born in Prussia)

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