Dorothea Louisa Possin ^{3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   Cause of her death was Hypostatic pneumonia, also a fracture of left femur.

  General Notes:

There would seem to be some major data conflicts with this person as entered on Find A Grave and the entries on Family Search which contain source citations from Prussia. The Prussian records indicate that she died at around 2 years of age but the Find A Grave records indicate she was married with several children and is buried in Janesville, Wisconsin.

The Family Search birth citation provides "18 May 1838 at Neu Langsow, Lebus, Brandenburg, Preußen" which is different than the 1842 date as shown on her gravestone.

"Deutschland, Preußen, Brandenburg und Posen, Kirchenbuchduplikate, 1700-1875", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4DZ-VZF : Wed Jan 15 10:06:49 UTC 2025), Entry for Dorothea Louise Possin and Martin Possin, 18 May 1838.

The Family Search death source citation provides for a death date of "5 Jan 1840 at Neu Langsow, Lebus, Brandenburg, Preußen" instead of the death date of 1931 as shown on her gravestone.

"Deutschland, Preußen, Brandenburg und Posen, Kirchenbuchduplikate, 1700-1875", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4DZ-2JK : Wed Oct 08 19:37:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Dorothea Louise Possin and Martin Possin, 5 Jan 1840.

Assuming that the church records from Germany are accurate and reference the same Martin Possin as the father, then there are only 2 distinct reasons to explain these differences for Dorothea.
1. They are two different persons from different families but just happened to have the same or similar names.
2. They are both daughters of Martin Possin and Anna Janicke. The first daughter died young in 1840 and then two years later, another daughter was born and the parents gave her the same name which was a common custom in Prussia and certain Scandinavian countries at the time when a child died young.

I am going to assume reason number 2 is the valid reason which means I need to show two daughters born to the parents, the first surviving less than two years and the second eventually marrying, moving to the United States, having at least 5 children of her own, and was buried in Janesville, Wisconsin.
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  Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 140281941
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140281941/dorothea_louisa-buchholz: accessed August 2, 2026), memorial page for Dorothea Louisa Possin Buchholz (19 Mar 1842\'9619 Feb 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140281941, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Brian Lightfoot (contributor 47796377).
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Immigration, 31 May 1848, New York, New York, New York, United States. ⁶ Hamburg to New York, Aboard the Vessel Emma Heyn
Arrived in New York: 31 May 1848

Country of Origin: Deutschland
Family Number: 1004536
Ship Name: Emma Heyn
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Port of Arrival: New York
Arrival Date: 31 May 1848
National Archives Series: M237
Microfilm No. 72

1. POSSIN, Martin (Male) Age: 48
2. POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 42
3. POSSIN, Maria (Female) Age: 18
4. **POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 14
5. POSSIN, Caroline (Female) Age: 11
6. POSSIN, Dorothea (Female) Age: 6
7. POSSIN, Louisa (Female) Age: 2
8. POSSIN, Ernest (Female) Age: 1
Martin Possin and his family emigrated directly to Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin

2. 1850 US Census, 23 July 1850, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ¹¹ 1850 US Census
Page 226B, Roll 996, Household 107
Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin
Dorothea Posen..8..Prussia

(Living with parents.)

3. 1860 US Census, 16 June 1860, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ¹² 1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1406, Dwelling 267, Family 289
Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin
Dorothea Possin..19..PRUSSIA..Servant girl

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 19 Mar 1842, then her age should have been 17 instead of 19.

4. 1870 US Census, 1 July 1870, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹³ 1870 US Census
Page 25, Dwelling 193, Family 193
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Dora Bucholz..29..PRUSSIA..Keeps House

(Living with husband, 2 children, and father-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 19 Mar 1842, then her age should have been 28 instead of 29.

5. 1880 US Census, 12 June 1880, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 206B, Roll 1444, District 185, Family 299
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Hammond Street
Dorathea Buckholtz..Wife..38..PRUSSIA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

6. 1900 US Census, 7 June 1900, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 175, Dwelling 110, Household 127
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
108 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Years Married: 37
Dorthy Bachhof..Wife..Mar 1842..58..Germany..Immig 1848..5/5..Naturalized

(Living with husband and 3 children.)

7. 1905 Wisconsin State Census, June 1905, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁴ 1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 11, Line 15, Family 233
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Dorothy Buchholz..Wife..63..Germany

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

8. 1910 US Census, 15 April 1910, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁵ 1910 US Census
Sheet 1B, Roll 1735, District 112, Household 30
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States
420 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Dorothea S. Buckholz..Head..68..Germany..Widowed..5/5..Immig. 1847..Own Income
George O. Buckholz..Son..34..WI..Foreman, Carriage Works
Carl A Buckholz..Son..34..WI..Widowed..Manager, Carriage Works
Gertrude A. S. Buckholz..Daughter..27..WI..Dressmaker

(Dorothea was widowed and living with 3 children.)

9. 1920 US Census, 17 January 1920, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁶ 1920 US Census
Sheet 13B, Roll 2014, District 109, Household 326
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
420 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Dorathia Buchholz..Head..77..Germany..Widowed..Immig 1848
Gertrude Buchholz..Daughter..36..WI..Dressmaker
Margaret Reed..Boarder..21..WI..Bookkeeper
Carl Buchholz..Son..44..WI..Widowed..none

(Dorothea was widowed and living with one daughter and one widowed son.)

10. Obituary: Unknown newspaper, February 1931, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. Funeral of Mrs. Dorothea Buchholz

The funeral of Mrs. Dorothea Buchholz was held at 2 PM Sunday in the Krueger-Cutts funeral home. The Rev. H. C. Rex, Saint Peter's Lutheran church, officiated and burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. F. T. Richards and Miss Dolly Strang conducted the song service. Pallbearers were: George, Carl and Herman Buchholz, A. L. Wilcox, Roy Dean and Adolph Carr.

(Source: unknown)
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Dorothea married Frederick Herman Buchholz, son of Ernst Buchholtz and Justine Horn, on 16 January 1863 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States.^{1 2} (Frederick Herman Buchholz was born on 15 April 1839 in Elbing, West Prussia, Prussia,^{1 2} died on 15 June 1908 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States ¹⁷ and was buried on 17 June 1908 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States ¹⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 1 July 1870, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁸ 1870 US Census
Page 25, Dwelling 193, Family 193
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Herman Bucholz..33..PRU..Carriage Maker
Dora Bucholz..29..PRU..Keeps House
Earnest Bucholz..61..PRU..Carriage Maker
Willie Bucholz..5..WI
Eda Bucholz..3..WI

2. 1880 US Census, 12 June 1880, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 206B, Roll 1444, District 185, Family 299
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Hammond Street
Herman Buckholtz..Self..41..PRU..Carriage Maker
Dorathea Buckholtz..Wife..38..PRU..Keeping House
Willie Buckholtz..Son..15..WI..Student
Eda Buckholtz..Dau..13..WI..Student
Carl Buckholtz..Son..5..WI
George Buckholtz..Son..5..WI

3. 1900 US Census, 7 June 1900, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 175, Dwelling 110, Household 127
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
108 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Years Married: 37
F. Herman Bachhof..Head..Apr 1839..61..Germany..Immig 1847..Naturalized
Dorthy Bachhof..Wife..Mar 1842..58..Germany..Immig 1848..5/5..Naturalized
Carl A. Bachhof..Son..May 1875..25..WI
George O. Bachhof..Son..25..WI
Gertrude A. Bachhof..Daughter..Mar 1883..17..WI

4. 1905 Wisconsin State Census, June 1905, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁴ 1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 11, Line 15, Family 233
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Herman F. Buchholz..Head..63..Germany..Carriage Prop.
Dorothy Buchholz..Wife..63..Germany
George Buchholz..Son..30..WI..Mgr. Carriage Co.
Gertrude Buchholz..Daughter..22..WI..Dressmaker

  Marriage Notes:

For the 1900 US Census, there was another family living nearby with a striking similarity in names:

Sheet 1B, District 192, Dwelling 23, Family 24
Rock Township, Rock County, Wisconsin
farm rented; married 34 years
Fred Buchholz..Head..May 1840..60..GERMANY..Immig 1867..Farmer
Dora Buchholz..Wife..Feb 1842..58..GERMANY..8/4..Immig 1867
Eda Terwillinger..Daughter..Nov 1873..26..WI..married 0 years

The birth dates are slightly different and this family listed their daughter as still living with them but the real Buchholz family had their daughter, Eda, already married by 1900 and living elsewhere with her husband.

I'm not sure of any relationship between the two families. The Buchholz surname was common in the area.
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