Monday, May 21, 2012

Andreas Ratzlaff census information

I really don’t know much about the early days of the Andreas Ratzlaff family’s life in Marion County, KS.  As far as I know, the family’s first farm was located at the southeast corner of Section 24, Menno Township, Marion County.  In 1914, the family moved directly south 1 mile to the southeast corner of Section 25.  Andreas and the boys together worked fields including the southeast corner of Section 25 and the southeast corner of Section 22.  By the mid-1930s, Susanna had completed the purchase of the northeast corner of Section 25. 

Following are the US Federal Census entries for the Andreas Ratzlaff family:

1910 US census:



Name:
Andrew Ratzlaff


Birthplace:
Russia


Relationship to Head of Household:
Self


Residence:
Menno, Marion, Kansas


Marital Status:
Married


Race :
White


Gender:
Male


Immigration Year:
1907


Father's Birthplace:
Russia


Mother's Birthplace:
Russia


Family Number:
128


Page Number:
8



Household
Gender
Age

Andrew Ratzlaff
M
40y
Spouse
F
36y
Child
F
12y
Child
F
11y
Child
F
8y
Child
M
7y
Child
F
5y
Child
F
4y
Child
M
1y 9m
Child
M
y 4m




1920 US census:



Name:
Andrew Ratzlof


Residence:
, Marion, Kansas


Estimated Birth Year:
1870


Age:
50


Birthplace:
Russia


Relationship to Head of Household:
Self


Gender:
Male


Race:
White


Marital Status:
Married


Father's Birthplace:
Russia


Mother's Birthplace:
Russia


Film Number:
1820539


Digital Folder Number:
4300864


Image Number:
942


Sheet Number:
3



Household
Gender
Age

Andrew Ratzlof
M
50y
Spouse
F
46y
Child
F
22y
Child
F
17y
Child
M
16y
Child
F
15y
Child
F
13y
Child
M
11y
Child
M
10y
Child
M
7y
Child
M
5y


Karoline is absent from this census family list as, like Susanna (Ratzlaff) Wilson said in her biographical notes, she was living with another family at the time.


1930 US census:



Name:
Andreas Ratzlaff


Event:
Census


Event Date:
1930


Event Place:
Menno, Marion, Kansas


Gender:
Male


Age:
60


Marital Status:
Married


Race:
White


Birthplace:
Russia


Estimated Birth Year:
1870


Immigration Year:
1907


Relationship to Head of Household:
Head


Father's Birthplace:
Russia


Mother's Birthplace:
Russia


Enumeration District Number:
26


Family Number:
3


Sheet Number and Letter:
1A


Line Number:
13


NARA Publication:
T626, roll 710


Film Number:
2340445


Digital Folder Number:
4584466


Image Number:
332



Household
Gender
Age

Andreas Ratzlaff
M
60
Spouse
F
56
Child
M
27
Child
M
21
Child
M
19
Child
M
18
Child
M
16


By the mid-30s, most of the Ratzlaff girls married and moved to their husbands’ residences.  John, who may not have been too healthy, later lived in Hillsboro.  Albert Ratzlaff lived on a farm at the northeast corner of Menno Township, Section 25, which was owned by FM Goosen.  Jacob lived in the southeast corner of Section 23, and Abraham lived at the southeast corner of section 22 before moving to Colby, KS.  After Andreas' death in 1934, Susanna lived with Albert for a time.  Maps of Menno Township, KS, can be seen here:See: http://www.kshs.org/p/county-atlases-or-plat-books/13859 or http://www.historicmapworks.com/Browse/United_States/Kansas/Page/10/

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