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Pictured with her husband August Karl Kick, Jr. (Kieck)

Augusta Bertha Kruger [Kieck]
also known as Bertha Gusta Kieck

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Born:
Aug. 12, 1874		 The 1900 Federal Census says that Bertha was born Aug. 1874 in Wisconsin [see below for more details from that census]. Her Social Security record (per ancestry.com) says she was born Aug. 12, 1874.
Parents:
Karl Kruger and
Henriette Mietz 		See marriage record information below.
Marriage:
Mar. 4, 1897 to August Karl Kick (aka August Charley Kieck)		 A Marquette Co., WI, marriage record (Vol. 3, p. 93) says that August Karl Kick married Bertha Kruger on Mar. 4, 1897 in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI. The groom's parents were listed as August Kick and Bertha Rack (or Raek - handwriting in record hard to read). His wife's parents were Karl Kruger and Henriette Mietz (or Meietz - again this was hard to read). Bertha Kruger was born in the town of Marquette, Green Lake, WI. The groom's residence was Mecan. The wedding ceremony was performed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mecan by Rev. W.C. Rowold. Witnesses were Wilhelm Bornick and Wilhelm Bliefnick.

August Charley Kieck's World War I registration card dated Sept. 12, 1918 says that his wife was Bertha Gusta Kieck.

Children:
Had several children with August Kick, Jr.		 Augusta had several children with her husband August Kick, Jr.. For information about their children, go to August's web page.
Misc. Note:
Also known as Bertha Kick Jr.		 Bertha Kick, Jr. was named as a sponsor in an Aug. 17, 1901 baptism in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marquette Co., WI. The baptism was on Lena Alice Schulz [father: Herman Schulz; mother: Anna Kuhnert] from Mecan. The other sponsor was Wilhelm Jurgens. [SOURCE: Record transcription online by David and Alice Marotz]

This suggests that there was a Bertha Kick, Sr., which may refer to Bertha Kick, Jr.'s mother-in-law.

Census Record:
1880 Federal Census
Marquette, Green Lake County, WI		 The 1880 Federal Census in Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI, shows:
  • Charles Kreuger (age 58, farmer, born in Prussia)
  • wife Henrietta (age 40, farmer, born in Prussia)
  • son Charles G. (age 9, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Augusta B. (age 5, born in Wis.).
Census Record:
1900 Federal Census
Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI		 The 1900 Federal Census in Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI, shows:
  • head of household: August Kieck (age 24, a farmer born Nov. 1875 in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • wife Bertha (age 25, born Aug. 1874 in Wis., parents born in Germany, 2 children born, none living in 1900)
  • brother Herman Kieck (age 12, born May 1887 in Wis., farm laborer) was also living with them.
Census Record:
1905 Wisconsin Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI		 The 1905 Wisconsin Census in Mecan, Marquette County, Wisconsin, shows:
  • August Kieck (age 29,born in the U.S., parents born in Germany, farmer, owns his home but has a mortgage on it)
  • Bertha Kieck (wife, age 30, born in the U.S., parents born in Germany)
  • Clara Kieck (daughter, age 1, born in the U.S.)
Census Record:
1910 Federal Census
Mecan, Marquette Co., WI		 The 1910 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
  • head of household: August C. Kieck (age 34, farmer born in Wisconsin, parents born in Germany, married 13 years)
  • wife Bertha G. (age 35, had 5 children, 3 still living; born in Wisconsin, parents born in Germany)
  • daughter Clara B. (age 5, born in Wisconsin)
  • son Alfred W. (age 3, born in Wis.)
  • Elsie A. (age hard to read; appears to be under 1 year)
  • mother-in-law Henriette L. Krueger (age 76, widow, had 6 children, 2 or 3 (? hard to read) still living, born in Germany, gives immigration year but it is hard to read)
Census Record:
1920 Federal Census
Town of Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI		 The 1920 Federal Census in Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI, shows:
  • head of household: August Kieck (age 44, owns home, born in Wisconsin, parents born in Germany)
  • wife Bertha (age 45, born in Wisconsin, parents born in Germany)
  • daughter Clara (age 15)
  • son Alfred (age 13)
  • daughter Elsie (age 11)
  • son Walter (age 7)
  • daughter Irene (age 3 years and 1 month)
  • mother-in-law Henrietta Krueger (age 89?? hard to read, born in Germany, immigrated in 1870).
Census Record:
1930 Federal Census
Town of Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI		 The 1930 Federal Census in Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI, shows:
  • head of household: August C. Keick [misspelled on census form] (age 54; age 21 when first married; owns own home; did not own a radio; born in Wisconsin)
  • wife Bertha G. (age 55, age 22 when first married; born in Wisconsin)
  • son Walter A. (age 17, born in Wisconsin)
  • daughter Irene M. (age 13, born in Wisconsin).
Died:
April 1974		 Her Social Security record gives her date of birth as Aug. 12, 1874 and her death as April 1974. This matches family oral history that says she lived to be 99 years old. Her tombstone says she lived from 1874-1974. She is buried next to her husband August C. Kieck in the Grandview Cemetery in the Town of Marquette, Green Lake County, WI.

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