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William John Crivits
(Abt 1826-)
Mary Wilton
(Abt 1831-)
Christian Friedrich Kramer III
(1828-1910)
Louisa Emilie Possin
(1843-1926)
William James Crivits
(1856-1944)
Amelia Louise Kramer
(1862-1949)
Otto William Crivits
(1889-1961)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth McManus

Otto William Crivits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 9 December 1889, Trempealeau, WI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10
  • Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth McManus on 9 September 1913 in , Trempealeau County, WI 1 2 3
  • Died: 21 February 1961, , Trempealeau County, WI at age 71 9 10 11
  • Buried: After 21 February 1961, Trempealeau, WI 10
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Otto W Crivits
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Feb 1961
Event Place: , , Wisconsin
Residence Place: , Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Certificate Number: 005646

Citing this Record:
"Wisconsin, Death Index, 1959-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8ST-2HT : accessed 30 Oct 2014), Otto W Crivits, 21 Feb 1961; citing "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," Ancestry.com; certificate number 005646, , , Wisconsin, Department of Health, Madison.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 7 June 1900. 6

1900 US Census
Page 4B, District 137, Dwelling 93, Family 94
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
home owned with mortgage
Otto J. Crivits..Son..Dec 1889..10..WI
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 1 June 1905. 7

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 459, Family 27
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
house owned
Otto J. Crivits..Son..15..WI..Student
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Galesville, WI on 20 April 1910. 8

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 166, Dwelling 34, Family 39, Roll 1739
Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Ridge Street, home owned, no mortgage
Married 26 years
Frank Crivits..Head..47..MN..Foreman, R.R. Section
Mary Crivits..Wife..47..WI..2/0
Otto Crivits..Nephew..20..WI..Barber..Barber Shop

(Living with his uncle Frank Crivits.).

• His occupation on 5 June 1917 was a Barber in Trempealeau, WI. 4

• He resided in Trempealeau, WI on 5 June 1917.
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• On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft at , Trempealeau County, WI.

Name: Otto William Crivits
Birth Date: 09 Dec 1889
Birthplace: Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on January 1920. 1

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, Roll 2018, District 219, Household 34
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Otto Crivits..Head..31..WI
(Living with wife, 2 children, and father-in-law.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 May 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, Roll 2614, District 61-24, Household 75
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Owns Home, $1,200, Both Married. age 23
Otto Crivits..Head..40..WI..Barber Shop Proprietor
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 23 April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 5B, Roll 4529, District 61-24, Family 112
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
home owned, value $1200
Residence in 1935: Same House
Otto W. Crivits..Head..50..WI..8th grade..Barber
(Living with wife.)
.

• His occupation on 27 April 1942 was a Merchant in Trempealeau, WI. 5

• He resided in Trempealeau, WI on 27 April 1942.
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• Otto William Crivits registered for WW II Draft: 27 April 1942, Trempealeau, WI.

5 Name: Otto William Crivits
Birth Date: 09 Dec 1889
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• His obituary was published in the Winona Daily News on 21 February 1961 in Winona, MN.

12 Otto W. Crivits 71, a barber here for 52 years, died this morning after an illness of 9 months. He was born here Dec. 9, 1889, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Crivits, Sr., and except for a year spent in Illinois when he was a youth, lived here all his life. He was a former member of the village board, a Mason, and a member of the Methodist church. Survivors are his wife, the former Mary McManus whom he married Sept. 9, 1913; two children, Mrs. Harold (Doris) Lunde, Mindoro, Wis., and Lyle, Minneapolis; a sister, Mrs. Eva Stephen, Trempealeau; three brothers, William, Ettrick, Theodore, La Crosse, and Edwin, Trempealeau, and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being made at Smith Mortuary, Galesville.

(Source: Winona Daily News, Winona, MN, 21 Feb 1961, page 11)
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• He was buried after 21 February 1961 in the Trempealeau Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial 144426781
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Otto married Mary Elizabeth McManus, daughter of James McManus and Unknown, on 9 September 1913 in , Trempealeau County, WI.1 2 3 (Mary Elizabeth McManus was born in April 1890 in , Trempealeau County, WI,1 2 3 13 died on 17 September 1971 in Dodgeville, WI 13 and was buried after 17 September 1971 in Trempealeau, WI 13.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on January 1920. 1

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, Roll 2018, District 219, Household 34
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Otto Crivits..Head..31..WI
Mary Crivits..Wife..29..WI
Lyle S. Crivits..Son..3..WI
Doris L. Crivits..Dau..1y 11m..WI
James McManus..FathrL..70..District of Columbia..Widowed
Catherine M. McManus..19..FRA
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 May 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, Roll 2614, District 61-24, Household 75
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Owns Home, $1,200, Both Marr. age 23
Otto Crivits..Head..40..WI..Barber Shop Proprietor
Mary Crivits..Wife..39..WI
Lyle Crivits..Son..13..WI
Doris Crivits.Dau..12..WI
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 23 April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 5B, Roll 4529, District 61-24, Family 112
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
home owned, value $1200
Residence in 1935: Same House
Otto W. Crivits..Head..50..WI..8th grade..Barber
Mamie C. Crivits..Wife..50..WI..2 yrs college..Housewife
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Sources


1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 2A, family 34, Otto William Crivits and Mary Elizabeth McManus; index and images (accessed 30 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-24, sheet 3A, family 75, Otto William Crivits and Mary Elizabeth McManus; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2614.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-24, sheet 5B, household 112, Otto William Crivits and Mamie C. (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Apr 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4529.

4 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 May 2019); Otto William Crivits.

5 "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144 : accessed 4 May 2019); Otto William Crivits.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, p. 4B, dwelling 93, family 94, Amelia L. Crivits (Kramer); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Sep 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 459, family 27, Emilia Crivits (Amelia Kramer); digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899).

8 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 166, sheet 2A, dwelling 34, family 39, Otto William Crivits; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Oct 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

9 "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947978 : accessed 30 Oct 2014), Name: Otto W Crivits; Event Date: 21 Feb 1961; Event Place:, Wisconsin.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 04 May 2019), memorial page for Otto W Crivits (1889\endash 1961), Find A Grave Memorial no. 144426781, citing Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA

11 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 27 Apr 2013).

12 "Obituary," Winona Daily News, 21 Feb 1961, p. 11; digital images.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 05 May 2019), memorial page for Mary E. "Maime" McManus Crivits (1890\endash 1971), Find A Grave Memorial no. 144426734, citing Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA


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