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Peter Possin
(1817-1883)
Marie Elizabeth Glauke
(1819-1903)
Johann Gottfried Schwan
(1831-1904)
Rosalia Henriette Mieske
(1824-1899)
Carl August Possin
(1848-1919)
Augusta Sophia Schwan
(1858-1927)
Oscar Emil Possin
(1892-1954)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Meta Anna Reinhardt

Oscar Emil Possin 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 29 December 1892, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN 1 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Meta Anna Reinhardt on 22 September 1921 in Blue Earth County, MN
  • Died: 21 November 1954, Contra Costa County, CA at age 61 5
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bullet  General Notes:


Name: Oscar Possin
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1905
Event Place: Rapidan township, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Race: White
Birthplace: Minnesota
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Page: 734
Line Number: 10
GS Film number: 928769
Digital Folder Number: 004520265
Image Number: 01094

Citing this Record:
"Minnesota, State Census, 1905," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPS6-F3D : accessed 25 April 2015), Oscar Possin, Rapidan township, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. , line , State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm .
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 29 December 1891 and a birth location of Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN.

1 2 4

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 8 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A & 2B, Roll 758, District 28, Dwelling 33, Family 33
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Oscar A. Possin..Son..Dec 1891..8..MN
(Living with parents and paternal grandmother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1905 Minnesota State Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN in 12 June 1905. 3

1905 Minnesota State Census
Page 734, District 27
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Oscar Possin..12..MN
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Dec 1891, then his age should have been 13 instead of 12.
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 11 May 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 30, Family 160, Roll 691
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, with mortgage
Oscar Possin..Son..18..MN
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Dec 1892, then his age should have been 17 instead of 18.
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Oscar married Meta Anna Reinhardt, daughter of Herman F. Reinhardt and Emma Theresa Huesemann, on 22 September 1921 in Blue Earth County, MN. (Meta Anna Reinhardt was born on 5 June 1898 in , Otter Tail County, MN 6 and died on 28 June 1986 in Richmond, CA 6.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name: Oscar E Possin
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Minneapolis (Districts 1-250), Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
District: 0249
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race:White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Birthplace: Minnesota
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 77
Line Number: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1099
GS Film number: 2340834
Digital Folder Number: 004610053
Image Number: 00889

HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
Oscar E PossinHeadM36Minnesota
Meta R PossinWifeF31Minnesota
Warren PossinSonM6Minnesota

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3ZY-FMZ : accessed 25 April 2015), Oscar E Possin, Minneapolis (Districts 1-250), Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0249, sheet 5A, family 77, line 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1099; FHL microfilm 2,340,834.
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1938 Minneapolis, MN City Directory
Oscar E. Possin (Meta A.), Barber, Browne Beauty Salon, Res: 4500 3rd Ave., South
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1944 California Voter Registrations
Albany, Alameda County, CA
Mrs. Meta Anna Possin, 901 Jackson St., Cutoff Sawyer, Republican
Oscar Emil Possin, 901 Jackson St., Barber, Republican
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1947 Richmond, CA City Directory
Oscar E. Possin (Meta), Machinist, Res: 405 Dimm

1953 Richmond, CA City Directory
Oscar E. Possin (Meta A.), Machinist, Jacuzzi Pump, Res: 405 Dimm
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Sources


1 "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680827 : accessed 24 Apr 2015), Name: Oscar Emil Possin; Birth Date: 29 Dec 1892; Birthplace: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota.

2 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.

3 1905 State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, p. 734, Carl August Possin and Augusta Sophia Schwan; index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503056 : accessed 25 Apr 2015).

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 9A, family 160, Carl August Possin and Augusta Sophia Schwan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 691.

5 "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015582 : accessed 24 Apr 2015), Name: Oscar Emil Possin; Event Date: 21 Nov 1954; Event Place: Contra Costa, California, United States.

6 "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015582 : accessed 24 Apr 2015), Name: Meta Anna Possin; Event Date: 28 Jun 1986; Event Place: Contra Costa, California, United States.


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