Schultz/Strathmann families of Minnesota
I am looking for anyone who might be related to this Schultz family from Winona, Minnesota.My Great-grandma was Anna (Schultz) Ruebenack.Her parents were Christopher and Lena (Stratman/Strathmann) Schultz. Both of their parents are from Germany/Prussia. Here is an 1880 census:
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS FOR WISCOY TWP., WINONA CO., MINNESOTA - DIST #27 - TOWNSHIP 105-7 - TOWN OF WISCOY - PG. 13 OR 14:shows Peter and Mary Strathman living with Christopher Schultz and Elinor (Lena). They are Elinor's (Lena) elderly parents.
SCHULTZ, CHRISTOPHER - M - age 39 - Farmer - born in Prussia - both parents born in Prussia
SCHULTZ, ELINOR - F -age 39 - wife - Keeping house - born in Prussia - both parents born in Prussia
SCHULTZ, JOHN - M - age 12 - son - at school - born in Minnesota - both parents born in Prussia
SCHULTZ, ANNA - F - age 11 - daughter - at school - born in Minnesota - both parents born in Prussia
SCHULTZ, ELIZABETH - F - age 9 - daughter - at school - born in Minnesota - both parents born in Prussia
SCHULTZ, ERNEST - M - age 6 - son - born in Minnesota - both parents born in Prussia
SCHULTZ, JULIA - F - age 4 - daughter - born in Minnesota - both parents born in Prussia
SCHULTZ, EMMA - F - age 1/2 of 1/12 - May - daughter - born in Minnesota - both parents born in Prussia.
STRATHMAN, PETER - M - age 72 - father in law - Farmer - born in Prussia - both parents born in Prussia
STRATHMAN, MARY - F - age 72 - mother in law - keeping house - born in Prussia - both parents born in Prussia.
I found in the 1920 census an Ernest Schultz married to a Lillian.Ernest is 46 and his wife is 35.They have 2 daughters showing as Gladys and Helen ages 9 and 6. Here is that census:
1920 US FEDERAL CENSUS FOR WHITE ASH, RENVILLE CO., NORTH DAKOTA - DIST. #179 - SHEET #2B - IMAGE #4 - DATED: JANUARY 29, 1920:
NO FAMILY # GIVEN
SCHULTZ, Ernest - head - owns farm - white male - age 46 - married - can read & write - b: Minnesota - both parents b: Minnesota - mother tongue: German - occupation: Farmer - can speak English
SCHULTZ, Lillian - wife - white female - age 35 - married - can read & write - b: Minnesota - both parents b: Minnesota - speaks English
SCHULTZ, Gladys - daughter - white female - age 9 - single - does not attend school - can read & write - b: North Dakota - both parents b: Minnesota - can speak English
SCHULTZ, Helen - daughter - white female - age 6 - single - does not attend school - cannot read & write - b: North Dakota - both parents b: Minnesota
SCHULTZ, George - son - white male - age 3 - single - b: North Dakota - both parents b: Minnesota
WIGAND (Wigard?), Walter - boarder - white male - age 30 - single - can read & write -b: Minnesota - both parents b: Minnesota - occupation: Laborer - speaks English
***NOTE:Reason why I think this is my Great-grandma Anna (Schultz) Rubenack's brother is because he would be about the age of 46 in 1920.In a picture I have with Great-grandma Anna (Schultz) Rubenack, taken about the early to mid 1940's, there are other family members.In this picture there is Gladys and Helen Schultz, who are nieces of Great-grandma's. My cousin, Milton Nielsen identified these people in the picture for me.In the 1880 census for her parents, Christopher and Elinor (Lena, Ellen, possibly Aline - Great-grandma's death certificate shows her parents as Christopher Schultz and Lena Stratman (Strathmann)) and she has a brother name Ernest.There is a Gladys and Helen in the above census.It could also be that my Grandma Lillian (Ruebenack) Hall ( prior married names were Tabor and Bartell), was named after Ernest's wife Lillian.His wife Lillian would have been born about 1885.Of course, it could also be a coincidence. Since my grandma was born Dec. 1900, unknown as to when Ernest and his wife, Lillian were married.***
I am hoping to find some one who is related to these people to see if I am on the right track. I am pretty sure I am, it just seems to much of a coincidence.Hope someone has some info that can lead me to any family descendants of these people. I have no one else to ask in the family as those who would know have all passed away, including my cousin I mentioned above.Thanks for any help I can get on this.