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Bertha Mathilda Possin
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Bertha Mathilda Possin 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 3 September 1882, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN 2 4 6
- Marriage (1): Paul D. Sperra on 2 April 1902 in Blue Earth County, MN 1 2 3
- Died: 23 October 1928, Blue Earth County, MN at age 46 5 6
- Buried: After 23 October 1928, Good Thunder, MN 6
 Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 8 June 1900. 4
1900 US Census
Sheet 2A & 2B, Roll 758, District 28, Dwelling 33, Family 33
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Bertha M. Possin..Daughter..Sep 1882..17..MN
(Living with parents and paternal grandmother.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Good Thunder, MN on 16 April 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 13, Family 42, Roll 691
Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Hubbell Street; Home rented
Married 8 years
Bertha M. Sperra..Wife..27..MN..2/2
(Living with husband, 2 children, and widowed mother-in-law.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Good Thunder, MN on 6 January 1920. 3
1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 9, Family 34, Roll 825
Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Bertha Sperra..Wife..36..MN..Housewife
(Living with husband, 2 children, and widowed mother-in-law.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 3 Sep 1882, then her age should have been 37 instead of 36.
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• She was buried after 23 October 1928 in the Lyra Cemetery in Good Thunder, MN.
Find A Grave Memorial #12888547
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Bertha married Paul D. Sperra, son of Unknown and Clara L., on 2 April 1902 in Blue Earth County, MN.1 2 3 (Paul D. Sperra was born in 1873 in Minnesota,2 3 7 8 died on 7 June 1954 in Blue Earth County, MN 8 9 and was buried after 7 June 1954 8.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Good Thunder, MN on 16 April 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 13, Family 42, Roll 691
Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Hubbell Street; Home rented
Married 8 years
Paul D. Sperra..Head..36..MN..Mail Carrier
Bertha M. Sperra..Wife..27..MN..2/2
Florence E. Sperra..Dau..5..MN
Victor A. Sperra..Son..4..MN
Clara L. Sperra..Mothr..58..GER..Widowed..6/2
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Good Thunder, MN on 6 January 1920. 3
1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 9, Family 34, Roll 825
Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Paul Sperra..Head..46..MN..Rural Mail Carrier
Bertha Sperra..Wife..36..MN..Housewife
Florence E. Sperra..Dau..15..MN..Scholar
Victor Sperra..Son..14..MN..Scholar
Clara Sperra..Mothr..67..GER..Widowed
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Sources
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"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803974 : accessed 22 Apr 2015), Name: Paul D Sperra; Event Date: 12 Mar 1902 (application); Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 2B, family 42, Paul D. Sperra and Bertha Mathilda Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 691.
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 10A, family 34, Paul D. Sperra and Bertha Mathilda Possin; index and images (accessed 6 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 825.
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 2A & 2B, dwelling 33, family 33, Carl August Possin and Augusta Sophia Schwan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 758.
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"Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680831 : accessed 22 Apr 2015), Name: Bertha M. Sperra; Death Date: 23 Oct 1928; Death Place: Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12888547.
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1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 4A, dwelling 93, family 98, Paul D. Sperra; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1080.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12888566.
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"Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 22 Apr 2015), Name: Paul Sperra; Event Date: 07 Jun 1954; Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota.
