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

bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. 1875 Wisconsin State Census, June 1875, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.)

2. 1880 US Census, 1 June 1880, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.)

3. 1900 US Census, 9 June 1900, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.)

4. 1905 Wisconsin State Census, June 1905, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.)

5. 1910 US Census, 4 May 1910, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.

6. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.

7. 1930 US Census, 23 April 1930, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.)

8. Obituary: Winona Daily News, 22 August 1963, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States. 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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9. Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery, 24 August 1963, Centerville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁰ Find A Grave Memorial #130156844

Ella married Theodore Huburt Schmitz, son of Christian Schmitz and Hendrena Simmons, on 3 September 1901 in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Theodore Huburt Schmitz was born on 22 February 1862 in Caledonia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹² ¹³ died on 2 April 1936 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States ¹³ and was buried on 4 April 1936 in Evergreen Cemetery, Centerville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1905 Wisconsin State Census, June 1905, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.

2. 1910 US Census, 4 May 1910, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.

3. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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

4. 1930 US Census, 23 April 1930, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States. 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.

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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : 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; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : 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); database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : 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 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Caledonia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 69, p. 134B, 135C, dwelling 21, Hendrena Simmons; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 13 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

13 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