Ira W. Kratzer1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24567, (1872 - 1948)
FatherJacob Kratzer4,3 (13 Dec 1839 - 6 Feb 1899)
MotherMargaret Florence5,3 (15 Oct 1840 - 26 Aug 1920)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Nov 1872, Brown Co., Ohio6,7,8
Marriage: 13 Feb 1895, Brown Co., Ohio, Ida Mae Brose (Oct 1873 - 26 Jun 1970)9,10,11
Death: 25 Jun 1948, Green Twp., Brown Co., Ohio12,13
Burial: 27 Jun 1948, Mount Orab Cemetery, Mount Orab, Brown Co., Ohio14,15
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ira W. Kratzer was born on 8 Nov 1872 in Brown Co., Ohio.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Green Twp., Brown Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, Jacob Kratzer and Margaret Florence.4
     Ira married Ida Mae Brose, daughter of William Joseph H. Brose and Edna Caroline Shaffer, on 13 Feb 1895 in Brown Co., Ohio, with Rev. G. W. Fee officiating.9,10,11
     Ira and Ida appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mount Orab, Brown Co., Ohio, enumerated 21 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their farm. Their children Nettie and Walter were listed as living with them, as was his brother Ed.16
     He was a teamster in 1900, and a farm laborer by 1910.17,18
     Ira and Ida appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Green Twp., Brown Co., Ohio, enumerated 30 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their children Nettie, Walter and Edna were listed as living with them.19
     He was a farmer on his own by 1920, retired by 1940.20,21,22,23
     Ira and Ida appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Deerfield Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, enumerated 15 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their son Walter was listed as living with them.24
     Ira and Ida appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Perry Twp., Brown Co., Ohio, enumerated 14 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their farm, and did not own a radio. Their son Walter was listed as living with them, as was his widowed older sister Clara.25
     Ira and Ida appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Perry Twp., Brown Co., Ohio, on Route 131, enumerated 18 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $3 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their son Walter was listed as living with them.26
     Ira died on 25 Jun 1948 in Green Twp., Brown Co., Ohio, at age 75.12,13 He was buried on 27 Jun 1948 in Mount Orab Cemetery, Mount Orab, Brown Co., Ohio.14,15

Children:
     Children with Ida Mae Brose:

  • Goldie Kratzer27 (2 Dec 1895 - bef 1900)
  • Nettie Lee Kratzer16,19 (Jan 1897 - 24 Dec 1973)
  • Walter Earl Kratzer16,19,24 (14 Nov 1898 - 3 Apr 1963)
  • Edna M. Kratzer19 (22 Jul 1900 - 19 Dec 1988)

Citations

  1. [S13733] Jacob Kratzer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows name as Ira Kratzer.
  2. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 18:147, no. 17,549, I. W. Kratzer and I. M. Brosie.
  3. [S13736] Ira W. Kratzer, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S13733] Jacob Kratzer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio.
  5. [S13733] Jacob Kratzer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows him as son of her husband.
  6. [S13733] Jacob Kratzer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows age 7 and state.
  7. [S13734] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 27, and state.
  8. [S13736] Ira W. Kratzer, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 18:147, no. 17,549, I. W. Kratzer and I. M. Brosie, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S13734] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows married 5 years.
  11. [S13736] Ira W. Kratzer, Certificate of Death, shows her as his wife.
  12. [S13736] Ira W. Kratzer, Certificate of Death, shows date, township, county, and state.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 137336817, Ira W Kratzer, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S13736] Ira W. Kratzer, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 137336817, Ira W Kratzer, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S13734] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio.
  17. [S13734] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows occupation as teamster.
  18. [S13737] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows occupation as laborer and industry as farm.
  19. [S13737] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio.
  20. [S13738] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farmer and industry as general farm.
  21. [S13739] Ira Kratzer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farmer and industry as farming.
  22. [S13740] I. W. Kratzer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows no occupation, not looking for work, and had other income.
  23. [S13736] Ira W. Kratzer, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as farmer.
  24. [S13738] Ira W. Kratzer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio.
  25. [S13739] Ira Kratzer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio.
  26. [S13740] I. W. Kratzer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio.
  27. [S13735] Record of Births, Brown Co., Ohio, 3:226, record for Goldie Kratzer.