GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





JOSEPHA WOLF

(1884-1977)

Variant name Josephine Wolf
Josephina Rutten
24 December 1884
Josepha is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Friedrich Wolf (1848-1908)
Mother: Katharina Fecher (1850-1891)
EMIGRATION

1887
The family emigrates to the US.

Ship: S.S. Fulda
Port: Bremen
Arrival: New York
Date: 22 March 1887

Family members:

Wolf Friedrich, farmer, 38
Wolf Catherine, wife, 36 (= Fecher Katharina)
Wolf Alois, son, 13
Wolf Theresia, daughter, 14
Wolf August, son, 6
Wolf Jacob, son, 3
Wolf Josef, son, 9 months

(Please note: The list of children does not correspond with the church records. The last child born in Stockstadt is a girl named Josepha and should have been two years old in 1887.)

Passengers from Stockstadt am Main
traveling on the same ship:

Seitz Johann Ulrich, farmer, 38
Seitz Eleonore, wife, 38 (= Oberle Eleonora)
Seitz Margarethe, daughter, 8
Seitz Eleonore, daughter, 7
Seitz Gabriel, son, 6
Seitz Marie, daughter, 4
Seitz Theresia, daughter, 3
Seitz Barbara, daughter, 2

Bauer Raimund, farmer, 48 (= Bauer Reinhard)
Bauer Anna Maria, wife, 46
Bauer Michael, son, 8
Bauer Margarethe, daughter, 7

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 (children: next page)
CENSUS

1900
Josepha and her family lives in Ontario Township, Ramsey, North Dakota.

Family members:

Wolf Fred, 51, widower, farmer
Wolf Louis, 26, son, farm laborer (= Alois)
Wolf August, 20, son, farm laborer
Wolf Jacob, 16, son, farm laborer
Wolf Josephine, 14, daughter (= Josepha)
Wolf John, 12, son, at school (born in North Dakota)

Source: United States Census 1900
1905Josephine marries the veterinary Dr. David Joseph Rutten.

Their children are: Frederick, Herman, Genevieve, Eldon, Mary.
CENSUS

1910
Residence:
Rolling Green, Ward, North Dakota

Family members:

Rutten Joseph, head, 28, farmer
Rutten Josephine, wife, 24
Rutten Frederick, son, 
Rutten Herman R, son, 2
Rutten Geneva, daughter, 1 month

Source: North Dakota Census 1910
CENSUS

1920
Residence:
Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota

Family members:

Rutten Joseph, head, 38
Rutten Josephine, wife, 35
Rutten Frederick, son, 14
Rutten Herman, son, 12
Rutten Genova, daughter, 9
Rutten Eldon, son, 5
Rutten Mary, daughter, 1

Source: North Dakota Census 1920
CENSUS

1925
Residence:
Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota

Family members:

Rutten David Joseph, head, 43
Rutten Josephine, wife, 41
Rutten Frederick, son, 19
Rutten Herman R, son, 17
Rutten Genevieve, daughter, 15
Rutten Eldon, son, 10
Rutten Mary, daughter, 6

Source: North Dakota Census 1925
CENSUS

1930
Residence:
Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota

Family members:

Rutten Joseph, head, 48, veterinary
Rutten Josephine, wife, 45
Rutten Herman, son, 22
Rutten Genevieve, daughter, 20
Rutten Eldon, son, 15
Rutten Marie, daughter, 12

Source: North Dakota Census 1930
12 April 1963Josephine's husband dies in Devils Lake, Ramsay, North Dakota and is buried in Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery.

Source: Findagrave
21 January 1977Josephine dies in Devils Lake, Ramsay, North Dakota, and is buried in Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery.

Source: Findagrave

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