Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Charles Kramer

Christian Friedrich Kramer II
(1799-1867)

Maria Christine Köppen
(1800-1882)

Joachim Friedrich Kramer
(1832-1898)

Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothea Ulrich
(1832-1904)

Charles Kramer
(1860-1933)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Petronilia Kuntz

Charles Kramer ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²

Born: 9 February 1860, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹ ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²
Marriage (1): Mary Petronilia Kuntz in 1893 ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 9 January 1933, West Concord, Dodge, Minnesota, United States at age 72 ¹¹ ¹²
Buried: After 9 January 1933, Riverside Cemetery, Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ¹²

bullet Cause of his death was Thrombus or hemorrhage of brain.

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Charles Kramer
Sex: Male
Age: 72
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1860
Birthplace: Minn.
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Name: Joe Kramer
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Minnie Kramer
Mother's Sex: Female
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 9 Jan 1933
Event Place: Concord Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States

"Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDZ8-4ZR : 16 January 2020), Charles Kramer, 1933.
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bullet Burial Notes:

Block 1 Lot 121. Lot was purchased by Arthur Kramer - October 12, 1933 for $30.00.

Find A Grave Memorial #60317628
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. 1860 US Census, 14 July 1860, Utica Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁵ 1860 US Census
Page 84, Roll 576, Dwelling 706, Family 681
Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Charles Cramer..4m..MN

(Living with parents.)

2. 1865 Minnesota State Census, 1 June 1865, Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁶ 1865 Minnesota State Census
Family 120, Line 81
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Charles Kramer..M

(Living with parents.)

3. 1870 US Census, 21 July 1870, Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁷ 1870 US Census
Page 33, Dwelling 223, Family 228
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Charles Kramer..10..MN

(Living with parents.)

4. 1875 Minnesota State Census, May 1875, Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁸ 1875 Minnesota State Census
Page 694, Line 34, Family 28
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Chas Kramer..15..MN

(Living with parents.)

5. 1880 US Census, 14 June 1880, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁹ 1880 US Census
Page 11C, Roll 0618, District 50, Dwelling 96, Family 99
Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
Charles Cramer..Son..20..MN..At Home

(Living with parents.)

6. 1885 Minnesota State Census, 18 May 1885, Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁰ 1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 6, Family 47
Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Charles Kramer..25..MN

(Living with parents.)

7. 1895 Minnesota State Census, 12 June 1895, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ¹ 1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 8, Family 50
Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Charles Kramer..35..MN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 1 child.)

8. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 13, Family 22, Roll 762
Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
farm owned, with mortgage
married 7 years
Charley Kramer..Head..Feb 1860..40..MN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

9. 1905 Minnesota State Census, 14 June 1905, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1905 Minnesota State Census
Sheet 7B, District 10, Line 11
Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Charles Kramer..45..MN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 1 son.)

10. 1910 US Census, 27 April 1910, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, Household 70, District 13, Roll 695
Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 17 yrs
Charles Kramer..Head..50..MN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

11. 1930 US Census, 17 May 1930, Ripley Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ¹³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 20-14, Dwelling 82, Family 84
Ripley Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Farm rented
Charles Kramer.. Father.70..Germany..widowed (?)..Farmer

(Living with his married son, Arthur, and his wife.)

NOTE - He was listed as widowed but his wife, Mary Kuntz, didn't die until 1949. She also was remarried to Nels C. Thimsen.

12. Obituary: Dodge County Star, 19 January 1933, Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. Charles Kramer was born February 9, 1860, at Lewiston, Minnesota, Winona, and died suddenly at 9:20m on January 9, 1933 at his home near West Concord, at the age of 72 years and 11 months.

The deceased was a resident of Dodge, for over fifty years. Left to mourn his sudden going are two sons, Theodore of Saint Paul, and Arthur of West Concord, with whom he made his home; four brothers and three sisters, Will of New England, North Dakota; Albert of Owatonna, Minnesota; Gustav and Alfred of Hayfield; Mrs. Minnie Brooks of Kasson, Minnesota; Mrs. Juy Frey of Plainview, Minnesota; Mrs. Mary Drury of Paul, together with a host of relatives and friends. He is also survived by two grandchildren.

He was loved and esteemed by his many relatives and a large circle of friends. He was a kind and loving father and a good neighbor.

Funeral services were conduction at Dodge Center, in the M. E. church at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Interment was made in the Riverside cemetery at Dodge Center.

(Source: Dodge County Star, Dodge Center, Dodge County, Minnesota, 19 Jan 1933)
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Charles married Mary Petronilia Kuntz in 1893.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Mary Petronilia Kuntz was born on 30 May 1876 in Germany,² ³ ⁴ ¹⁴ died on 17 February 1949 in May Township, Washington, Minnesota, United States ¹⁴ ¹⁵ and was buried on 21 February 1949 in Riverside Cemetery, Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ¹⁴ ¹⁵.). The cause of her death was Acute Coronary occlusion/Hyptertension.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1895 Minnesota State Census, 12 June 1895, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ¹ 1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 8, Family 50
Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Charles Kramer..35..MN..Farmer
Mary Kramer..19..Germany
Theodore Kramer..11m..MN
William Schutt..25..Germany..Farm Laborer

2. 1900 US Census, 4 June 1900, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 13, Family 22, Roll 762
Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
farm owned, with mortgage
married 7 years
Charley Kramer..Head..Feb 1860..40..MN..Farmer
Mary Kramer..Wife..May 1876..24..GER..2/2
Theodore Kramer..Son..Jul 1894..5..MN
Arthur Kramer..Son..Mar 1898..2..MN

3. 1905 Minnesota State Census, 14 June 1905, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1905 Minnesota State Census
Sheet 7B, District 10, Line 11
Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Charles Kramer..45..MN..Farmer
Mary P. Kramer..29..Germany
Theodor C. Kramer..10..MN

4. 1910 US Census, 27 April 1910, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, Household 70, District 13, Roll 695
Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 17 yrs
Charles Kramer..Head..50..MN..Farmer
Mary P. Kramer..Wife..33..GER..Immig 1884..2/2
Theodor C. Kramer..Son..15..MN
Arthur D. Kramer..Son..12..MN

1 1895 Minnesota State Census, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States, p. 8, family 50; index and images, Family Search.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503031 : accessed 28 April 2026).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 2A, dwelling 22, family 22, Charles Kramer and Mary Koontz; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 9 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 762.

3 1905 State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States, p. 7B, line 11; index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503056 : accessed 28 April 2026).

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 5A, family 70, Charles Kramer and Mary Koontz; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 8 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 695.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota, p. 84, dwelling 706, family 681, Joachim Friedrich Kramer and Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothea Ulrich; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 13 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 576.

6 1865 State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Utica, Winona County, Minnesota, family 120, line 84, Joachim Friedrich Kramer and Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothea Ulrich; index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503054 : accessed 17 May 2013).

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Utica, Winona County, Minnesota, p. 33, dwelling 223, family 228; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 8 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 1875 State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Utica, Winona County, Minnesota, p. 694, family 28, line 34, Joachim Friedrich Kramer and Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothea Ulrich; index and images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503053 : accessed 9 May 2013).

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 50, p. 11, dwelling 96, family 99, Joachim Friedrich Kramer and Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothea Ulrich; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 14 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0618.

10 1885 Minnesota State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota, United States, p. 6, family 47; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503044 : accessed 29 April 2026).

11 "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680831 : accessed 28 April 2026), Charles Kramer, 1933.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60317628.

13 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Ripley Township, Dodge, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 20-14, sheet 5A, dwelling 82, family 84; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 28 April 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60317635.

15 "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2185953 : accessed 28 April 2026), Entry for Mary Petronilia Kramer Thimsen and Kuntz, 17 February 1949.

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