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What happened to my great grandmother Fredricka Pollota (pallatz)?

December 9th, 2009 1 comment

She was born 2/18/1865 in germany and died 3/20/05 in Burlington,Wisconsin area .She married Charles Pollotz(pallatz) she had children Ella,Annie,Meta (lizzy)Louise and Paul.I see all thier names on records for Wisconsin except hers ,where did she go why can’t I find any records of her even a death record?

You’ve fallen prey to a census taker with bad handwriting that was hard to transcribe. Try this from the 1900 census in Kenosha Co:

1900 United States Federal Census
about Charles Palaty
Name: Charles Palaty
Home in 1900: Randall, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Germany
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse’s Name: Fredia
Race: White
Occupation: View Image
Immigration Year: 1889
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Palaty 39
Fredia Palaty 34
Ella Palaty 14
Anna Palaty 11
Mata Palaty 9
Elizabeth Palaty 6

And here’s the 1905 Wisconsin State Census:
Name: Charley Pollets
Census Date: 1 Jun 1905
Residence County: Kenosha
Residence State: Wisconsin
Locality: Randall
Birth Location: Germany
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Race: White
Relation: Head
Line: 36
Roll: CSUSAWI1905_15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charley Pollets 42
Ella Pollets 19
Anna Pollets 16
Melta Pollets 14
Lizzie Pollets 12
Paul Pollets 3

She was dead by 1 Jun 1905. I’d check with the Kenosha County Clerk’s Office about the death certificate. Wisconsin was good at keeping them at that time. If you don’t find it in Kenosha Co, then check out Milwaukee or Lake Co IL

Here’s the only death of anyone named Frederika or a variant of who died in Kenosha Co in 1905 and is on the Wisconsin Death Index. There’s a possibility this is her maiden name…not uncommon to be reported that way. It’s off 28 days from the date you have, but it’s possible. You’d have to get the Clerk’s Office to verify it.

Name: Frederica Schmorrow
Death Date: 20 Feb 1905
County: Kenosha
Volume: 02
Page #: 0155
Reel: 041
Image: 1481
Index Volume: –
ImageNum: 104718
Sequence #: 342741
Level Info: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index.