Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Henry Frank Kramer

Christian Friedrich Kramer II
(1799-1867)

Maria Christine Köppen
(1800-1882)

Nicklaus Becker
(1821-1900)

Maria Burrey
(1827-1884)

George Friedrich Wilhelm Kramer
(1844-1911)

Anna Margaret Becker
(1856-1909)

Henry Frank Kramer
(1883-1945)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Dorothy B. Zenk

Henry Frank Kramer ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 15 September 1883, Norton Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁸ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Dorothy B. Zenk on 1 October 1907 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 16 May 1945, Elba, Winona, Minnesota, United States at age 61 ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: 19 May 1945, Hebron Moravian Cemetery, Norton Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹⁰

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Henry F Kramer
Sex: Male
Age: 61
Birth Date: 1883
Birthplace: Minnesota
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 16 May 1945
Event Place: Elba, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Certificate Number: 17063

"Minnesota, Deaths, 1887-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZXYM-273Z : Fri Mar 27 22:43:32 UTC 2026), Entry for Henry F Kramer and Fred Kramer, 16 May 1945.
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bullet Burial Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial #82270505
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. 1885 Minnesota State Census, 1 May 1885, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁵ 1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 207, 208, Family 73
Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Henry Kramer..1..Minnesota

(Living with parents.)

2. 1895 Minnesota State Census, 1 June 1895, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁶ 1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 1, Family 27
Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Henry Kramer..11..Minnesota

(Living with parents.)

3. 1900 US Census, 6 June 1900, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁷ 1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 183, Dwelling 44, Family 44
Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota
farm owned with mortgage
Henry Kramer..Son..Oct 1883..16..MN

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - His birth date was 15 Sep 1883 instead of Oct 1883

4. 1910 US Census, 21 April 1910, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁸ 1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 191, Dwelling 40, Family 40
Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Farm rented, married 3 years
Henry Kramer..Head..26..Minnesota..Farmer

(Living with wife and 1 son.)

5. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Elba Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 182, Family 84, Roll 865
Elba Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Home owned, with mortgage
Henry Kramer..Head..36..MN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

6. 1930 US Census, 3 April 1930, Elba Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 85-4, Dwelling 10, Family 10
Elba Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Farm owned
Henry F Kramer..Head..47..Minnesota..married at 24

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

7. 1940 US Census, 9 April 1940, Elba, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1940 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 85-4, Household 8
Elba, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Home owned, $1000
Henry Kramer..Head..56..Lewiston, Minnesota..6th grade..Labor..earned $200 in 1939

(Living with wife.)

Henry married Dorothy B. Zenk, daughter of Carl Charles William Zenk and Anna Margaret Strohlein, on 1 October 1907 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Dorothy B. Zenk was born on 13 January 1888 in Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States,² ³ ⁴ ⁸ ¹¹ ¹² died on 8 April 1962 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹¹ ¹² and was buried on 11 April 1962 in Hebron Moravian Cemetery, Norton Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1910 US Census, 21 April 1910, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁸ 1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 191, Dwelling 40, Family 40
Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Farm rented, married 3 years
Henry Kramer..Heade..26..Minnesota..Farmer
Dorothy Kramer..Wife..22..Minnesota
Floyd Kramer..Son..1..Minnesota

2. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Elba Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 182, Family 84, Roll 865
Elba Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Home owned, with mortgage
Henry Kramer..Head..36..MN..Farmer
Dora Kramer..Wife..32..MN
Floyd Kramer..Son..10..MN
Henry Kramer..Son..8..MN
Clyde Kramer..Son..5..MN
Annie Kramer..Dau..3..MN

3. 1930 US Census, 3 April 1930, Elba Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 85-4, Dwelling 10, Family 10
Elba Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Farm owned
Henry F Kramer..Head..47..Minnesota..married at 24
Dora B Kramer..Wife..42..Minnesota..married at 19
Floyd Kramer..Son..21..Minnesota
Henry Kramer..Son..18..Minnesota
Clyde Kramer..Son..15..Minnesota
Annie Kramer..Daughter..14..Minnesota

4. 1940 US Census, 9 April 1940, Elba, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1940 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 85-4, Household 8
Elba, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Home owned, $1000
Henry Kramer..Head..56..Lewiston, Minnesota..6th grade..Labor..earned $200 in 1939
Dora Kramer..Wife..52..Whitewater Township, Minnestoa..8th grade

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Henry Kramer
Sex: Male
Name: Dora Zonk
Sex: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1 Oct 1907
Event Place: Winona, Minnesota, United States
Page Number415

"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-FLZ2 : Thu Jan 16 12:19:32 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry Kramer and Dora Zonk, 1 Oct 1907.
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1 "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983," database(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2B4-J2N : accessed 2 May 2026), Entry for Henry Kramer and Dora Zonk, 1 Oct 1907.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Elba Township, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 182, sheet 6B, family 84, Henry F. Kramer and Dora Zenk; 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 865.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Elba Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85-4, sheet 1B, dwelling 10, family 10; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 2 May 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Elba, Winona, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85-4, sheet 1A, household 8; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 2 May 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

5 1885 Minnesota State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States, p. 207, 208, family 73; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503044 : accessed 30 April 2026).

6 1895 Minnesota State Census, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States, p. 1, family 27; index and images, Family Search.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503031 : accessed 30 April 2026).

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 183, p. 3A, dwelling 44, family 44, George Friedrich Wilhelm Kramer and Anna Margaret Becker; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 9 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 191, sheet 2B, dwelling 40, family 40; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 2 May 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

9 "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3398461 : accessed 2 May 2026), Entry for Henry F Kramer and Fred Kramer, 16 May 1945.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82270505.

11 "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 2 May 2026), Entry for Mrs Dora Kramer and Strehlein, 08 Apr 1962.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82270522.

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