Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Bertha Roe

Jacob Peterson Roe
(1854-1916)

Margaret Paustain
(1864-1954)

Bertha Roe
(1882-1977)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Albert Herman Kramer

Raynold Francis Kramer+

Bertha Roe ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 4 November 1882, Marne, Süderdithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Albert Herman Kramer on 16 January 1901 in Mantorville, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 12 May 1977, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States at age 94 ⁶
Buried: 16 May 1977, Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States ⁶ ⁷

bullet Cause of her death was General Debility and aging.⁶

bullet Other names for Bertha were Bertha Herman, "Magga" Roe ¹ and "Maggie" Roe.

bullet General Notes:

It is believed that her actual birth name was Bertha Herman. Jacob Roe was actually her stepfather.

Bertha also used the nicknames of Maggie and Magga.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Bertha Kramer
Sex: Female
Age: 94 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Event Type: Death
Event Date" 12 May 1977
Event Place: Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States

"Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHP-HVDR : Sat Mar 09 20:56:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Bertha Kramer and Jacob Roe, 12 May 1977.
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bullet Burial Notes:

Plot: 2nd Addition, Lot 20
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 89606626
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. Immigration, 1885. ²

2. Immigration, 1886.

3. Immigration, 1896. ³

4. Naturalization, 1902. ³

5. 1910 US Census, 19 April 1910, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ² 1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 136, Dwelling 95, Family 100
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States
411 Pine Street, home owned no mortgage
married 9 years
Bertha E. Kramer..Wife..27..Germany..1/1..Immig. 1885..Housewife

(Living with husband and 1 son.)

6. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 137, Family 135, Roll 863
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
145 Mill Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Bertha Kramer..Wife..36..GERMANY..Immig. 1896..Nat. 1902

(Living with husband, son, mother, and sister.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Nov 1882, then her age should have been 37 instead of 36.

7. 1930 US Census, 17 April 1930, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 74-17, Dwelling 9, Family 14
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States
145 Rice Street, home owned $7000
Bertha Kramer..Wife..47..Germany..19 yrs old at 1st marriage..immig. 1886

(Living with husband and 1 son.)

8. 1950 US Census, 1 April 1950, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ⁵ 1950 US Census
Sheet 2, District 74-24, Dwelling 15
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States
145 W. Rice Street
Bertha Kramer..Wife..68..Germany

(Living with husband and husband's niece.)

Bertha married Albert Herman Kramer, son of Joachim Friedrich Kramer and Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothea Ulrich, on 16 January 1901 in Mantorville, Dodge, Minnesota, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Albert Herman Kramer was born on 17 February 1875 in Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States,² ⁴ ⁵ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² died on 22 October 1963 in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States ¹² and was buried on 25 October 1963 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States ¹² ¹³.). The cause of his death was Probable Coronary thrombosis.⁶

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1910 US Census, 19 April 1910, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ² 1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 136, Dwelling 95, Family 100
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States
411 Pine Street, home owned no mortgage
married 9 years
Albert H. Kramer..Head..35..MN..Stock Dealer
Bertha E. Kramer..Wife..27..Germany..1/1..Immig. 1885..Housewife
Raynold F. Kramer..Son..8..MN

2. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 137, Family 135, Roll 863
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
145 Mill Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Albert Kramer..Head..43..MN..Real Estate
Bertha Kramer..Wife..36..GER..Immig. 1896..Nat. 1902
Raymond F. Kramer..Son..17..MN
Margaret Roe..MotherL..55..Wd..GER..Immig. 1896..Nat. 1902
Ellen Roe..SisL..24..MN..Stenographer

3. 1930 US Census, 17 April 1930, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 74-17, Dwelling 9, Family 14
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States
145 Rice Street, home owned $7000
Albert Kramer..Head..54..MN..26 yrs old at 1st marriage..Car Salesman, Garage
Bertha Kramer..Wife..47..Germany..19 yrs old at 1st marriage..immig. 1886
Raynold Kramer..Son..27..MN..Proprietor, Garage

4. 1950 US Census, 1 April 1950, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States. ⁵ 1950 US Census
Sheet 2, District 74-24, Dwelling 15
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States
145 W. Rice Street
Albert Kramer..Head..75..MN..Proprietor and Car Salesman, Garage
Bertha Kramer..Wife..68..Germany
Lucinda Babcock..Niece..60..MN..IBM tab machine operator for Insurance company

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Albert Kramer
Sex: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Jan 1901
Event Place: Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Certificate Number: Page 93
Bertha Roe: WifeF
Sex: Female
Certificate Number: Page 93

"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2RQ-526 : Thu Jul 11 11:26:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Albert Kramer and Bertha Roe, 16 Jan 1901.
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1 "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983," database(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2B4-J2N : accessed 30 April 2026), Entry for Albert Kramer and Bertha Roe, 16 Jan 1901.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 136, sheet 5B, dwelling 95, family 100; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 30 April 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 6A, family 135, Albert Herman Kramer and Bertha Roe; 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 863.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 74-17, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 14; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 30 April 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

5 1950 US Census, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States, p. 2, dwelling 15; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/4464515 : accessed 30 April 2026).

6 "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2185953 : accessed 30 April 2026), Entry for Bertha Kramer, 12 May 1977.

7 Find A Grave, digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 April 2026), Bertha Roe Kramer, memorial number 89606626.

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 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Westfield Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 2A, dwelling 19, family 19, Wilhemenia Friederika Dorothy Ulrich; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 1 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 762.

12 "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2185953 : accessed 30 April 2026), Entry for Albert Herman Kramer, 22 October 1963.

13 Find A Grave, digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 April 2026), Albert Herman Kramer, memorial number 89606625.

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