Margaret Cosma Kramer

Christian Friedrich Kramer II
(1799-1867)

Maria Christine Köppen
(1800-1882)

Nicklaus Becker
(Abt 1826-After 1856)

Maria Burrey
(Abt 1831-After 1856)

George Friedrich Wilhelm Kramer
(1844-1911)

Anna Margaret Becker
(1856-1909)

Margaret Cosma Kramer
(1888-1951)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Arthur Herman Melcher

Arthur H. Melcher Jr.

Margaret Cosma Kramer ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 31 October 1888, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, MN ¹ ² ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Arthur Herman Melcher about 1915 ¹
Died: 2 November 1951, Oakridge, MN at age 63 ⁴
Buried: After 2 November 1951, Oakridge, MN ⁴

bullet Cause of her death was Heart Failure.

bullet Another name for Margaret was "Maggie" Kramer.⁵

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of November 1888 and a birth location of Minnesota.

This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mount Vernon Township, Winona, MN on 6 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 183, Dwelling 44, Family 44
Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota
farm owned with mortgage
Maggie Kramer..Daughter..Nov 1888..11..MN
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Her birth date should have been Oct 1888 instead of Nov 1888.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Mount Vernon Township, Winona, MN on 19 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 181, Family 37, Roll 728
Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Maggie Kramer..Daughter..21..MN
(Living with widowed father.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Whitewater Township, Winona County, MN on February 1920. ¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 196, Family 123, Roll 865
Whitewater Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Farm owned, with mortgage
Margaret Melcher..Wife..31..MN
(Living with husband, son, and sister.)
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• She was buried after 2 November 1951 in the Saint Mary's Cemetery in Oakridge, MN.

Find A Grave Memorial #110110147
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Margaret married Arthur Herman Melcher, son of Gustave Melcher and Margaretha Meidlein, about 1915.¹ (Arthur Herman Melcher was born on 30 January 1885 in Whitewater Township, Winona County, MN,⁶ died on 21 January 1957 in Oakridge, MN ⁶ and was buried after 21 January 1957 in Oakridge, MN ⁶.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Whitewater Township, Winona County, MN on February 1920. ¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 196, Family 123, Roll 865
Whitewater Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Farm owned, with mortgage
Arthur A. Melcher..Head..32..MN..Farmer
Margaret Melcher..Wife..31..MN
Archibald G. Melcher..Son..4..MN
Maria Kramer..SisL..19..MN
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1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Whitewater Township, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 196, sheet 6B, family 123, Arthur Herman Melcher and Margaret Cosma Kramer; index and images (accessed 24 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 865.

2 "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680827 : accessed 15 May 2015), Name: Maggie Kramer; Birth Date: 31 Oct 1888; Birthplace: Mt. Vernon, Winona, Minnesota.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 183, p. 3A, dwelling 44, family 44, George Friedrich Wilhelm Kramer and Anna Margaret Becker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110110147.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 181, sheet 2B, family 37, George Friedrich Wilhelm Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 728.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110110091.

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