Herman Lemke
Last updated 6 Jul 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: Nov 1881 in Felton, Clay County, Minnesota, United States
Father: Charles Lemke (1853 – ?)
Mother: Augusta ____ (1854 – ?)
census-us-1900-ps-mn-ottertail-156-4a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, enumeration district 156, sheet 4A (form/penned) or page 137A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Otter Tail 〉 Dora 〉 District 0156" image 7; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240779]
Reference Detail: Line 14, dwelling 52
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Herman Lemke).
census-us-mn-1885-ottertail-dora-1: 1885 Minnesota State Census, schedule 1, Otter Tail County, Dora, pages 1–2 (form) or 337-338 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2009) 〉 "1885 〉 Otter Tail" image 84; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll 35, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Page 1, line 9, family 4
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Herman Lemke).
census-us-mn-1895-ottertail-dora-1: 1895 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, page 1 (form) or 475 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2007) 〉 "1895 〉 Otter Tail" image 438; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_81, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Line 33, family 32
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Herman Lemke).
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census-us-1900-ps-mn-ottertail-156-4a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, enumeration district 156, sheet 4A (form/penned) or page 137A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Otter Tail 〉 Dora 〉 District 0156" image 7; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240779]
Reference Detail: Line 14, dwelling 52
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov/1881), age (18), and location (Minnesota). Using his age and the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1881 to 1 June 1882, which encompasses the given date. Note that the value of 18 appears to be a correction, replacing a value of 19. The presence of numerous such corrections on the page suggest an enumerator error.
census-us-mn-1885-ottertail-dora-1: 1885 Minnesota State Census, schedule 1, Otter Tail County, Dora, pages 1–2 (form) or 337-338 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2009) 〉 "1885 〉 Otter Tail" image 84; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll 35, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Page 1, line 9, family 4
Comment Detail: Source includes age (4) and location (Minn). Using the official census date of 1 May 1885 gives a birth date range from 2 May 1880 to 1 May 1881.
census-us-mn-1895-ottertail-dora-1: 1895 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, page 1 (form) or 475 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2007) 〉 "1895 〉 Otter Tail" image 438; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_81, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Line 33, family 32
Comment Detail: Source includes age (14) and location (Minn.). Using the official census date of 1 Jun 1895 gives a birth date range from 2 Jun 1878 to 1 Jun 1879.
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census-us-1900-ps-mn-ottertail-156-4a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, enumeration district 156, sheet 4A (form/penned) or page 137A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Otter Tail 〉 Dora 〉 District 0156" image 7; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240779]
Reference Detail: Line 12,14, dwelling 52
Comment Detail: Source identifies Herman Lemke as a son of Chas Lemke. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Attributes
Residence: 1 May 1885 at Dora Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: 1 Jun 1895 at Dora, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: 1 Jun 1900 at Dora, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
census-us-mn-1895-ottertail-dora-1: 1895 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, page 1 (form) or 475 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2007) 〉 "1895 〉 Otter Tail" image 438; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_81, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Line 33, family 32
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Jun 1895) and location (Dora, Otter Tail County, Minnesota).
census-us-1900-ps-mn-ottertail-156-4a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, enumeration district 156, sheet 4A (form/penned) or page 137A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Otter Tail 〉 Dora 〉 District 0156" image 7; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240779]
Reference Detail: Line 14, dwelling 52
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jun 1900) and location (Town of Dora, County: Otter Tail, State: Minnesota).
census-us-mn-1885-ottertail-dora-1: 1885 Minnesota State Census, schedule 1, Otter Tail County, Dora, pages 1–2 (form) or 337-338 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2009) 〉 "1885 〉 Otter Tail" image 84; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll 35, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Page 1, line 9, family 4
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 May 1885) and location (Township of Dora, Otter Tail County, Minnesota).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses November 1881. The 1885 census gives a date range of 2 May 1880 to 1 May 1881. [census-us-mn-1885-ottertail-dora-1]
Birth Date: This database uses November 1881. The 1895 census gives a date range of 2 Jun 1878 to 1 Jun 1879. [census-us-mn-1895-ottertail-dora-1]
FOLLOWUP
Herman may have been one of the signers of a 4 Jan 1905 petition to bring the proposal to incorporate Altona to a vote. It was voted on 21 Feb 1905 and all 26 voters of the village voted for incorporation. (The name was changed from Altona to Vergas in a vote on 6 Nov 1906, with a new electorate of 31, 27 for and 4 against.) (from History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota: Its People, Industries, and Institutions: With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genalogical Records of Many of the Old Families, V1, by John W. Mason (ed.), Indianapolis, IN: B. F. Bowen, 1916, p. 254, PDF page 281)
census-us-mn-1885-ottertail-dora-1: 1885 Minnesota State Census, schedule 1, Otter Tail County, Dora, pages 1–2 (form) or 337-338 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2009) 〉 "1885 〉 Otter Tail" image 84; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll 35, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Page 1, line 9, family 4
census-us-mn-1895-ottertail-dora-1: 1895 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail County, Dora Township, page 1 (form) or 475 (corner); Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Jun 2007) 〉 "1895 〉 Otter Tail" image 438; citing “Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_81, Minnesota Historical Society, 1977”
Reference Detail: Line 33, family 32
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