Bushman, Bertha

Birth Name Bushman, Bertha 1a
Married Name Mierendorff, Bertha
Gender female

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1848-10 Bremen, Germany   2a 3a
Note

1920 census says she's 71, which makes birthday 1849, but same census says she emigrated to the US in 1848. 1900 census says Oct 1848

Immigration 1870     2a 3a
Note

1920 census says in 1848

Census 1880-06-01 316 Ripley Street, Davenport, Scott, Iowa   4a
Note

Also in the household: Lohse, Dora 21 yoa female, servant

  NARA publication: T9 4a
  Roll No.: 363 4a
  Page No.: 19 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 274 4a
  Minor Civil Division: Davenport 4a
  County of: Scott 4a
  State of: Iowa 4a
  Enumeration Date: 5 June 1880 4a
  Line No.: 25 4a
  Family No.: 185 4a
  Name: Bushman, Bertha 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Sex: F 4a
  Age: 26 4a
  Relationship to head: Wife 4a
  Married: / 4a
  Occupation: Keeping House 4a
  Place of birth: Bremen 4a
  Place of birth of father: Bremen 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Bremen 4a
Census 1900-06-01 2905 South 17th Street, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska   3a
  NARA publication: T623 3a
  Roll No.: 923 3a
  State (or Territory) of: Nebraska 3a
  County of: Douglas 3a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 2 3a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 19 3a
  Sheet No.: 1 3a
  City, Town, Village: Omaha 3a
  Ward of city: 2 3a
  Street Address: 2905 S 17th St 3a
  Enumeration Date: 1 June 1900 3a
  Name: Bushman, Bertha 3a
  Relation to head: Wife 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Sex: F 3a
  Month of birth: Oct 3a
  Year of birth: 1851 3a
  Age: 48 3a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 3a
  Years of present marriage: 28 3a
  Mother of how many children: 11 3a
  Number of children living: 5 3a
  Place of birth: Germany 3a
  Place of birth of father: Germany 3a
  Place of birth of mother: Germany 3a
  Year of immigration: 1870 3a
  Number of years in US: 30 3a
  Can read: Yes 3a
  Can write: Yes 3a
  Can speak English: Yes 3a
Census 1920-01-01 3011 North 14th Avenue, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska   2a
  NARA publication: T625 2a
  Roll No.: 987 2a
  State (or Territory) of: Nebraska 2a
  County of: Douglas 2a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 2 2a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 15 2a
  Page No.: 9B 2a
  City, Town, Village: Omaha city 2a
  Ward of city: 2 -Precinct #1 2a
  Enumeration Date: 13 Jan 1920 2a
  Street Address: 3011 North 14th Avenue 2a
  Name: Bushman, Bertha 2a
  Relationship to head: Mother 2a
  Sex: F 2a
  Color: W 2a
  Age: 71 2a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: Wd 2a
  Year of immigration: 1848 2a
  Naturalized or alien: Na 2a
  Year of naturalization: Un 2a
  Able to read: Yes 2a
  Able to write: Yes 2a
  Place of birth: Germany 2a
  Mother tongue: German 2a
  Place of birth of father: Bremen Germany 2a
  Father mother tongue: German 2a
  Place of birth of mother: Bremen Germany 2a
  Mother's mother tongue: German 2a
  Able to speak English: Yes 2a
  Occupation: None 2a

Families

Family of Mierendorff, Ludwig and Bushman, Bertha
Married Husband Mierendorff, Ludwig ( * 1848-10 + before 1920 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1872-07-18 Davenport, Scott, Iowa   3a 5a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Mierendorff, Selmaabout 18791880-10-29
Mierendorff, Elizabeth1881-08-11
Mierendorff, A. Matilda1885-07-161959-09-14
Mierendorff, Ludwig Jr1892-11
Mierendorff, Minnie L.1892-11
Mierendorff, Herman1894-01-011961-11-28
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
Number of Children Eleven, five living in 1900
3a

Source References

  1. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4D9-2LM
  2. 1920 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1920-01-01
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCVY-SS6; Affiliate Publication Number T625 Affiliate Film Number 987 GS Film Number 1820987 Digital Folder Number 004966366 Image Number 00379
  3. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1900-06-01
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Y5-H5S; Affiliate Publication Number T623 GS Film Number 1240923 Digital Folder Number 004119885 Image Number 00447
  4. 1880 United States Federal census
      • Date: 1880-06-01
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLF-652 ; Affiliate Publication Number T9 Affiliate Film Number 0363 GS Film Number 1254363 Digital Folder Number 005160625 Image Number 00802
  5. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV94-59X