Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Margaret Cosma 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)

Margaret Cosma Kramer
(1888-1951)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Arthur Herman Melcher

Archibald A. Melcher, Jr.

Margaret Cosma Kramer ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 31 October 1888, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Arthur Herman Melcher on 21 December 1914 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 2 November 1951, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States at age 63 ⁸ ⁹
Buried: After 2 November 1951, Saint Marys Cemetery, Oakridge, Winona, Minnesota, United States ⁹

bullet Cause of her death was Heart Failure.

bullet Another name for Margaret was "Maggie" Kramer.¹⁰

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Maggie Kramer
Sex: Female
Father's Name: Fred An. Kramer
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Annie Kramer
Mother's Sex: Female
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 31 Oct 1888
Event Place: Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States

"Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDZF-D4C : 5 February 2020), Maggie Kramer, 1888.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Margaret Cosma Melcher
Sex: Female
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1888
Birthplace: Minnesota
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 2 Nov 1951
Event Place: Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Certificate Number: 17655

"Minnesota, Deaths, 1887-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HXTT-9BPZ : Fri Mar 27 18:59:53 UTC 2026), Entry for Margaret Cosma Melcher and Fred Kramer, 2 Nov 1951.
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bullet Burial Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial #110110147
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, November 1888, Minnesota, United States. ⁷ This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.

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
Maggie Kramer..6..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
Maggie Kramer..Daughter..Nov 1888..11..MN

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Her birth date should have been Oct 1888 instead of Nov 1888.

4. 1910 US Census, 19 April 1910, Mount Vernon Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁰ 1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 181, Family 37, Roll 728
Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Maggie Kramer..Daughter..21..MN

(Living with widowed father.)

5. 1920 US Census, February 1920, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 196, Family 123, Roll 865
Whitewater Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Farm owned, with mortgage
Margaret Melcher..Wife..31..MN

(Living with husband, son, and sister.)

6. 1930 US Census, 24 April 1930, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 85-25, Dwelling 96, Family 97
Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Farm owned
Margrette Melcher..Wife..40..Minnesota..married at 25 years

(Living with husband and son.)

7. 1940 US Census, 15 April 1940, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1940 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 85-25, Dwelling 89
Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Highway 32, Farm rented
Margaret Melcher..Wife..50..Minnesota..8th grade

(Living with husband and son.)

Margaret married Arthur Herman Melcher, son of Gustave Melcher and Margaretha Meidlein, on 21 December 1914 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Arthur Herman Melcher was born on 29 January 1885 in Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States,³ ⁴ ¹¹ ¹² died on 21 January 1957 in Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹¹ ¹² and was buried after 21 January 1957 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Oakridge, Winona, Minnesota, United States ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1920 US Census, February 1920, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 196, Family 123, Roll 865
Whitewater Township, Winona County, Minnesota
Farm owned, with mortgage
Arthur A. Melcher..Head..32..MN..Farmer
Margaret Melcher..Wife..31..MN
Archibald G. Melcher..Son..4..MN
Maria Kramer..Sister-in-Law..19..MN

2. 1930 US Census, 24 April 1930, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 85-25, Dwelling 96, Family 97
Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Farm owned
Arthur Melcher..Head..45..Minnesota..married at 30 yrs..Farmer
Margrette Melcher..Wife..40..Minnesota..married at 25 years
Achibald Melcher..Son..14..Minnesota

3. 1940 US Census, 15 April 1940, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. ⁴ 1940 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 85-25, Dwelling 89
Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Highway 32, Farm rented
Arthur Melcher..Head..56..Minnesota..8th grade..Farming
Margaret Melcher..Wife..50..Minnesota..8th grade
Archie Melcher..Son23..Minnesota..8th grade..Farming Laborer

4. 1950 US Census, 2 April 1950, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States. 1950 US Census
Sheet 1,2, Dwelling 8
Farm
Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Archie G. Melcher..Head..34..Minnesota..Farmer
H Arthur Melcher..Father..65..Minnesota..Farm Helper
C Magie Melcher..Mother..61..Minnesota

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Arthur Melcher
Sex: Male
Name: Margaret Kramer
Sex: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Dec 1914
Event Place: Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Page Number: 362

"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-CS1G : Mon Jan 20 12:35:07 UTC 2025), Entry for Arthur Melcher and Margaret Kramer, 21 Dec 1914.
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1 "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983," database(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2B4-J2N : accessed 3 May 2026), Entry for Arthur Melcher and Margaret Kramer, 21 Dec 1914.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Whitewater Township, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 196, sheet 6B, family 123, Arthur Herman Melcher and Margaret Cosma 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 865.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85-25, sheet 4B, dwelling 96, family 97; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 3 May 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Whitewater Township, Winona, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85-25, sheet 6A, household 89; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 3 May 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

5 "Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680827 : accessed 3 May 2026), Maggie Kramer, 1888.

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 "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3398461 : accessed 3 May 2026), Entry for Margaret Cosma Melcher and Fred Kramer, 2 Nov 1951.

9 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=110110147.

10 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Vernon Township, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 181, sheet 2B, family 37, George Friedrich Wilhelm Kramer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 14 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 728.

11 "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 3 May 2026), Entry for Arthur H. Melcher and Madeline, 21 Jan 1957.

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=110110091.

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