Ella Agnes Drugan

Ella Agnes Drugan
(1874-1963)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Theodore Huburt Schmitz

Ella Agnes Drugan ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 4 April 1874, Trempealeau, WI ² ⁵ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Theodore Huburt Schmitz on 3 September 1901 in , Trempealeau County, WI ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 21 August 1963, Strum, WI at age 89 ¹⁰
Buried: 24 August 1963, Evergreen Cemetery, Centerville, WI ¹⁰

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1875 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1875. ¹¹

1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line 59, Image 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
P. Drugan:
Females 2 = (Ellen Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Ella, daughter)
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ⁸

1880 US Census
Page 29A, Roll 1448, District 72, Dwelling 290, Family 298
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Ella Dougan..Daughter..6..WI
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ⁹

1900 US Census
Page 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned, no mortgage
Ella A. Drugan..Daughter..Apr 1874..26..WI..School Teacher
(Living with widowed mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ²

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 436, Family 19
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
farm owned with mortgage
Ella A Schmitz..Wife..31..WI
(Living with husband and 2 step-sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 4 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, Roll 1739, District 173, Household 244
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
married 9 years
Ella A. Schmidt..Wife..32..WI
(Living with husband and stepson.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Apr 1874, then her age should have been 36 instead of 32.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 5 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, Roll 2018, District 219, Household 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned, no mortgage
Ella E. Schmitz..Wife..42..WI
(Living with husband and adopted daughter.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Apr 1874, then her age should have been 45 instead of 42.
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 23 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 23, Dwelling 170, Family 171, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned
Ella Schmitz...Wife..56..WI
(Living with husband, 2 adopted children, and 1 niece.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Winona Daily News on 22 August 1963 in Winona, MN.

¹² Mrs. Ella Schmitz, 89, longtime resident, died Wednesday at Rustad Nursing Home, Strum, Wis.

The former Ella Drugan, she was born April 4, 1874, here to Mr. and Mrs . Peter Drugan. She was married to Theordore Schmitz September 3, 1901 . He died in 1936. She had been at the nursing home since 1959.

Survivors are: One son, Joseph, Osseo, Minn., and two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Jeffrey, Osseo, Minn., and Mrs. Stanley Kaas, Ravena, Mich.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church, the Rev. Edward Sobezyk officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Centerville. Friends may call after 7 p.m. at Smith Mortuary, Galesville. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.

(Source: Winona Daily News, Winona, MN, 22 Aug 1963, page 8)
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• She was buried on 24 August 1963 in the Evergreen Cemetery in Centerville, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #130156844
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Ella married Theodore Huburt Schmitz, son of Christian Schmitz and Hendrena Simmons, on 3 September 1901 in , Trempealeau County, WI.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Theodore Huburt Schmitz was born on 22 February 1862 in Caledonia, WI,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹³ ¹⁴ died on 2 April 1936 in La Crosse, WI ¹⁴ and was buried on 4 April 1936 in Evergreen Cemetery, Centerville, WI ¹⁴.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ²

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 436, Family 19
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
farm owned with mortgage
Theodore H. Schmitz..Head..43..WI
Ella A Schmitz..Wife..31..WI
Adelbert C. Schmitz..Son..15..WI
Herbert D. Schmitz..Son..11..WI

NOTE - The 2 sons were from a previous marriage of Theodore's.
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 4 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, Roll 1739, District 173, Household 244
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
married 9 years
Theadore H. Schmidt..Head..48..WI..General Farmer..previously married
Ella A. Schmidt..Wife..32..WI
Herbert D. Schmidt..Son..16..WI

NOTE - The son, Herbert, was from a previous marriage of Theodore's.
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 5 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, Roll 2018, District 219, Household 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned, no mortgage
Theo H. Schmitz..Head..57..WI
Ella E. Schmitz..Wife..42..WI
Blossom E. Schmitz..Dau..5..MN
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 23 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 23, Dwelling 170, Family 171, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned
Theodore Schmitz..Head..68..WI..Farmer, General Farm
Ella Schmitz...Wife..56..WI
Blossom Schmitz..Dau..15..ND
Edward Schmitz..Son..4..WI
Marjorie Drugan..Niece..12..ND

NOTE - Blossom was apparently adopted out from her biological parents, Arthur Owen Drugan and Leila Grace Anderson. Arthur was a brother to Ella Drugan. Blossom's biological sister was Marjorie Drugan who was perhaps just visiting each other at the Schmitz residence during the 1930 US Census or perhaps the parents had sent Marjorie to live the Ella and Theodore for a short while.
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1 "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708704 : accessed 12 Nov 2014), Name: Theodore Hubert Schmidt; Spouse's Name: Ella Agnes Drugan; Event Date: 03 Sep 1901; Event Place: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin; Marriage license: 3 Sep 1901, Vol. 2A, Page 37, Trempealeau County Recorder Marriages (Whitehall, Wisconsin). Name on marriage license listed as "Elta".

2 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 436, family 19, line 96, Theodore H. Schmitz and Ella Agnes Drugan; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899).

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 10A, family 244, Theodore Huburt Schmitz and Ella Agnes Drugan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 2B, family 56, Theodore Huburt Schmitz and Ella Agnes Drugan; index and images (accessed 12 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-23, sheet 8B, dwelling 170, family 171, Theodore Huburt Schmitz and Ella Agnes Drugan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2614.

6 "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708704 : accessed 12 Nov 2014), Name: Theodore Hubert Schmidt; Spouse's Name: Ella Agnes Drugan; Event Date: 03 Sep 1901; Event Place: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin.

7 "Obituary for Hubert Drugan," La Crosse Tribune Newspaper, September 22, 1949, p. 34.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 29A, dwelling 290, family 298, Peter Drugan and Ellen G. Gilroy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, p. 6B, family 155, Ellen Drugan (Gilroy); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Feb 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 12 Nov 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130156844.

11 1875 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, line 59; index and images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 20 Sep 2010).

12 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 12 Nov 2014).

13 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Caledonia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 69, p. 134B, 135C, dwelling 21, Hendrena Simmons; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 12 Nov 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130156845.

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Ella Agnes Drugan ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰