Robert Jerome Platz ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for Robert was "Bertler" Platz.⁸

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1882, Indiana, United States. ⁵ This birth year was referenced by his age of 37 on the 1920 US Census.

2. 1900 US Census, 25 June 1900, Union Township, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 138, Dwelling 309, Family 313
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Robert B. Platz..Son..May 1880..20..IN

(Living with parents.)

3. 1910 US Census, 18 April 1910, Union Township, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 195, Family 24, Roll 377
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned, no mortgage
Robert J. Platz..Son..29..IN..Laborer, Odd Jobs

(Living with widowed mother.)

4. Occupation: Farmer, 1917, Lakeville, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ¹

5. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 1917, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ¹ Name: Robert J. Platz
Birth Date: 5 May 1880

6. 1920 US Census, 5 February 1920, Union Township, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 216, Family 111, Roll 463
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
120 Juniper Road; Home owned, no mortgage
Robert J. Platz..Son..37..IN..Laborer, General farm

(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in May 1880, then his age should have been 39, instead of 37.

7. 1930 US Census, 24 April 1930, Union Township, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ⁸ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 95, Dwelling 13, Family 13, Roll 628
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Bertler Platz..Son..49..IN

(Single and living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - The name of "Bertler Platz" is puzzling because his age suggests that he was born several years before the known marriage date between Henry Platz and Lydia Jones in 1884 in Michigan.

However, some researchers have suggested that his full name was "Robert B. (Bert) Jerome Platz" and that there may have been a previous marriage for Henry Platz. It is not clear if this previous marriage was one of Henry's which explains Robert's surname or a previous marriage of Lydia's and Robert was either formally or informally adopted by Henry Platz. To complicate matters, the listing or Robert J. Platz in the 1910 US Census suggests a birth year of about 1884, the listing in the 1920 US Census suggests a birth year of about 1883, but the 1930 US Census suggests a birth year of about 1881. Robert's birth location for his parents appear to be the same as his other siblings which also suggest that Henry Platz may have been the father. If Robert's birth years are correct and their marriage was not until 1884, it may be a simple matter of a child born out of wedlock and the parents later married.

8. 1940 US Census, 16 April 1940, Union Township, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ⁶ 1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 71-46, Family 155, Roll 1093
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Juniper Road; Home owned, $500
Robert J. Platz..Head..60..IN..6th grade..Laborer, Farm..earned $200 in 1939
Lydia Platz..Mother..78..IN..Widowed..4th grade

(Robert was living with his widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 5 May 1880, then his age should have been 59 instead of 60.

9. United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, 27 April 1942, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ² Name: Robert Jery Platz
Event Place: Union Twp, St Joseph, Indiana, United States
Birth Date: 05 May 1880

10. Cemetery: Lambs Settlement Cemetery, 1951, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States. ⁷ Find A Grave Memorial 36370616