Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Hermina M. Kramer

Christian Friedrich Kramer II
(1799-1867)

Maria Christine Köppen
(1800-1882)

Joachim Friedrich Kramer
(1832-1898)

Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothea Ulrich
(1832-1904)

Hermina M. Kramer
(1864-1945)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Charles L. Brooks

2. Christian Musolf

Hermina M. Kramer ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²

Born: 10 March 1864, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²
Marriage (1): Charles L. Brooks on 26 October 1884 in Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (2): Christian Musolf on 20 September 1933 in Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ⁶
Died: 4 November 1945, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States at age 81 ¹²
Buried: 7 November 1945, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States ¹²

bullet Cause of her death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.

bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. 1865 Minnesota State Census, 1 June 1865, Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁸ 1865 Minnesota State Census
Family 120, Line 81
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Hermena Kramer..F

(Living with parents.)

2. 1870 US Census, 21 July 1870, Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁹ 1870 US Census
Page 33, Dwelling 223, Family 228
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Hermania Kramer..6..MN

(Living with parents.)

3. 1875 Minnesota State Census, May 1875, Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁰ 1875 Minnesota State Census
Page 694, Line 34, Family 28
Utica, Winona County, Minnesota
Hermina Kramer..11..MN

(Living with parents.)

4. 1880 US Census, 14 June 1880, Westfield Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ¹¹ 1880 US Census
Page 11C, Roll 0618, District 50, Dwelling 96, Family 99
Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
Hermina Cramer..Daughter..16..MN..At Home

(Living with parents.)

5. 1885 Minnesota State Census, 1885, Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. ² 1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 10, Family 90
Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States
Hermina Brooks..20..MN

(Living with husband.)

6. 1900 US Census, 20 June 1900, Ripley Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 1, Dwelling 181, Family 181
Ripley Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
farm rented
Married 16 years
Hermencia Brooks..Wife..Mar 1864..36..MN..4/4

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

7. 1910 US Census, 15 April 1910, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 8, Family 3, Roll 695
Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota
Home rented
Married 25 years
Hermina Brooks..Wife..46..MN..4/4

(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)

8. 1920 US Census, 13 January 1920, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 8, Family 293, Roll 827
Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota
Farm owned
Hermana Brooks..Wife..55..MN

(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)

9. 1940 US Census, 18 April 1940, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁶ 1940 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 20-10, Household 230
Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Home owned, $2000
Hermina C. Musolf..Wife..75..MN..8th grade

(Living with husband.)

Hermina married Charles L. Brooks on 26 October 1884 in Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Charles L. Brooks was born on 17 March 1861 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹³ and died on 6 July 1929 in Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ¹³.). The cause of his death was Suicide by cutting throat with razor.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1885 Minnesota State Census, 1885, Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. ² 1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 10, Family 90
Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States
C. L. Brooks..24..MN
Hermina Brooks..20..MN

2. 1900 US Census, 20 June 1900, Ripley Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 1, Dwelling 181, Family 181
Ripley Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
farm rented
Married 16 years
Charles Brooks..Head..Mar 1861..39..IA..Farmer
Hermencia Brooks..Wife..Mar 1864..36..MN..4/4
Lloyd Brooks..Son..Aug 1886..13..MN
Mabel Brooks..Dau..Mar 1889..11..MN
Olive Brooks..Dau..Aug 1896..3..MN
Irene Brooks..Dau..Sep 1898..1..MN

3. 1910 US Census, 15 April 1910, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 8, Family 3, Roll 695
Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota
Home rented
Married 25 years
Charles Brooks..Head..49..MN..Farmer, Works on Farm
Hermina Brooks..Wife..46..MN..4/4
Olive Brooks..Dau..14..MN
Irene Brooks..Dau..12..MN

4. 1920 US Census, 13 January 1920, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 8, Family 293, Roll 827
Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota
Farm owned
Charles L. Brooks..Head..58..IA
Hermana Brooks..Wife..55..MN
Olive D. Brooks..Dau..22..MN..Teacher
Irene Brooks..Dau..21..MN..Teacher

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Charles L. Brooks
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Hermana Kramer
Spouse's Sex: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Oct 1884
Event Place: Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Event Place (Original): Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Source Details: 395

"Minnesota, Marriages, 1849-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD65-TJL : 20 January 2020), Charles L. Brooks, 1884.
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Hermina next married Christian Musolf on 20 September 1933 in Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States.⁶ (Christian Musolf was born on 16 February 1868 in Germany,⁶ ¹⁴ died on 28 December 1950 in Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ¹⁴ and was buried after 28 December 1950 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ¹⁴.). The cause of his death was Uremia, Arteriosclerosis.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1940 US Census, 18 April 1940, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ⁶ 1940 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 20-10, Household 230
Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Home owned, $2000
Christ Musolf..Head..72..Germany..6th grade
Hermina C. Musolf..Wife..75..MN..8th grade

1 "Minnesota, Marriages, 1849-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680832 : accessed 28 April 2026), Charles L. Brooks, 1884.

2 1885 Minnesota State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States, p. 10, family 90; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503044 : accessed 28 April 2026).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Ripley Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 11A, dwelling 181, family 181, Charles S. Brooks and Hermina M. Kramer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 9 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 1A, family 3, Charles S. Brooks and Hermina M. Kramer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 10 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 695.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 18A, family 293, Charles S. Brooks and Hermina M. Kramer; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 24 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 827.

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 20-10, sheet 11A, household 230; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 28 April 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

7 "Minnesota, Marriages, 1849-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680832 : accessed 9 May 2015), Name: Charles L. Brooks; Spouse's Name: Hermana Kramer; Event Date: 26 Oct 1884; Event Place: Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota.

8 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).

9 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.

10 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).

11 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.

12 "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680831 : accessed 9 May 2015), Name: Hermena Musolf; Death Date: 04 Nov 1945; Death Place:Kasson, Dodge, Minnesota; Burial Date: 07 Nov 1945; Burial Place: St. Paul, Minn.

13 "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680831 : accessed 28 April 2026), Charles Brook, 1929.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44241051.

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