Mary H. Pruetzel1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12854, (1871 - 1932)
FatherCharles Pruetzel4,5 (17 Jan 1840 - 18 Mar 1924)
MotherMarie Hertel4,5 (15 Feb 1843 - 18 Sep 1914)

Key Events:

Birth: 13 Dec 1871, St. Louis, Missouri6,7,8
Marriage: about 1897, Benjamin F. Barkhau (3 Sep 1872 - 10 Jan 1952)9,10,11
Death: 10 Jan 1932, Foreman Ave., Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri6,12
Burial: 13 Jan 1932, Sunset Burial Park, Affton, Missouri13

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mary H. Pruetzel was born on 13 Dec 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri.6,7,8 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, in the household of her parents, Charles Pruetzel and Marie Hertel.14
     Mary married Benjamin F. Barkhau, son of William Barkhau, about 1897.9,10,11
     Mary and Benjamin appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Weber Rd., enumerated 7 May 1910, reporting that the family rented its farm. Their children Clara, Mary, Caroline, Matilda, Bernhard and Emma were listed as living with them.15
     Mary and Benjamin appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Forman Ave., enumerated 19 Jan 1920, reporting that the family rented its farm. Their children Mary, Caroline, Matilda, Bernhard and Emma were listed as living with them.16
     Mary and Benjamin appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Forman Rd., enumerated 22 Apr 1930, reporting that the family owned its farm, and owned a radio. Their children Bernhard and Emma were listed as living with them, Their daughter, Caroline, and her husband and daugther, apparently lived close by as they are listed in the following household.17
     Mary died on 10 Jan 1932 on Foreman Ave., Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 60.6,12 She was buried on 13 Jan 1932 in Sunset Burial Park, Affton, Missouri.13

Children:
     Children with Benjamin F. Barkhau:

Citations

  1. [S1460] Charles Pretzel household, 1880 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows name as Mary Pretzel.
  2. [S722] Bernard F. Barkhau household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows name as Mary H. Barkhau.
  3. [S7284] Marie Barkhau, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Pruetzel.
  4. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Mother and Father Pruetzels."
  5. [S1460] Charles Pretzel household, 1880 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S7284] Marie Barkhau, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  7. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Mother and Father Pruetzels," shows month and year.
  8. [S1460] Charles Pretzel household, 1880 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows age 8 and state.
  9. [S722] Bernard F. Barkhau household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows married 13 years.
  10. [S466] Ben Barkhau household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows married, with his first marriage at age 24 and hers at 25.
  11. [S2865] Caroline Gapsch, Application for Account, shows married.
  12. [S1075] Benjamin F. Barkhau, Sr., Standard Certificate of Death, shows he was a widower.
  13. [S7284] Marie Barkhau, Certificate of Death.
  14. [S1460] Charles Pretzel household, 1880 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  15. [S722] Bernard F. Barkhau household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  16. [S419] Benjamin Barkhau household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  17. [S466] Ben Barkhau household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  18. [S722] Bernard F. Barkhau household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows the girl as the daughter of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  19. [S419] Benjamin Barkhau household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows the girl as the daughter of Mary's husband.
  20. [S2865] Caroline Gapsch, Application for Account, spells surname Prutzel.
  21. [S722] Bernard F. Barkhau household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  22. [S419] Benjamin Barkhau household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband.