Wald, Gustav RUDOLPH Adolph

1849 - 1927  (77 years)

• Name	Wald, Gustav RUDOLPH Adolph  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 May 1849	Fredersdorf, Markisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	19 Jul 1856	Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany   [1]
  	Ship Harmonia to New York
  Occupation	Farmer  [2]
  Burial	Feb 1927	Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA   [6]
  Death	12 Feb 1927	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA   [3, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I9778	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Wald, Rudolph Gustav Adolph,   b. 9 Jan 1823, Fredersdorf, Markisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany d. 8 Jan 1897, Hanover, Washington, Kansas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lietsch, Marie Magdalena,   b. 13 Sep 1830, Meyenburg, Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany d. 13 Sep 1878, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1849	Fredersdorf, Markisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F4999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Muth, Dorothea,   b. 7 May 1854, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Feb 1893, Lyons, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1874	St John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA   [3, 6, 8]
  Children	1. Wald, Adele Margaret Minna Dorothy "DELLA",   b. 12 Feb 1876, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 4 Sep 1943, Lyons, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA (Age 67 years)  [natural]   2. Wald, Harry Hans Jacob Rudolph,   b. 15 Sep 1877, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 31 Oct 1931, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 54 years)  [natural]   3. Wald, Jacob L,   b. 27 Nov 1877, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 May 1906, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA (Age 28 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F4124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 May 1849 - Fredersdorf, Markisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany Departure - Ship Harmonia to New York - 19 Jul 1856 - Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Marriage - 25 Nov 1874 - St John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Burial - Feb 1927 - Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Death - 12 Feb 1927 - Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		WALD, Rudolph, Jr. (B)

  
  

• Notes

  Appears in photograph in Norton album; in the 1876 Directory page 182; 06 Dec 1877 newspaper to leave Burlington for a season; 22 Nov 1879 newspaper he sent a letter from Kansas; 11 Jun 1881 in Alma, Kansas; Appears in a 06 Oct 1922 newspaper article. Standard 28 Mar 1877 - R Wald & Sons dissolved, Rudolph A. and Arnold Wald retiring from firm. Standard 19 Jul 1877 - Jacob Muth, Sr. opened a meat market next to Hayes harness shop in building recent occupied by Hermann Stauss. Muth will be assisted by Rudloph Wald, Jr. Standard 04 Oct 1877 - Muth & Wald - Pine Street Butchers. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas WABAUNSEE COUNTY, Part 6 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (HALL - ZWANZIGER) R. A. WALD, under-sheriff, is a native of Berlin, Prussia, and was born in 1849, arriving in America with his parents in 1856, and receiving his education in Burlington, Racine Co., Wis., where his father had located, and where he, for many years, carried on an extensive tannery. The subject of this sketch upon attaining manhood's years acted as his father's traveling salesman, and subsequently for a Milwaukee hide and leather house. Owing to the delicate health of his wife, whom Mr. Wald was compelled to move to a milder climate, he, in 1878, located in this county, and turned his attention to insurance, representing the German Fire Insurance Company, of Freeport, Ill.; Connecticut, of Hartford; Home and Star Companies, of New York, and Union, of Philadelphia. Mr. Wald is a constable of the township, and also under-sheriff of the county. From the Burlington Standard Rudolph A. Wald, 77 years old, residing with his daughter, Mrs. Fred F. Henningfield, 2014 Carlisle ave, Racine, died on Saturday, Feb 13. He was born in Germany, May 29, 1849, and came to this country with his parents when a small child. They located in this city, where he grew to manhood. On Nov. 25, 1874 he was married to Miss Dorothea Muth. Three children were born to them. Jaclob L., the youngest, preceded him indeath. Mrs. Wald died 24 years ago this month. Mr. Wald and his family resided in Kansas for 14 years. After the death of his wife, he moved to Enid, Okla., returning to Wisconsin six years ago and has since made his home with his daughter. He is also survived by one son, Harry H. Wald of Racine,; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Oliver R. Wald of Indianapolis. From and earlier edition. After his marriage, Mr. Wald and his family lived in Kansas for fourteen years, and later lived in Enid, Okla. They returned to Wisconsin six year ago, and he has made his home with his daughter in Racine snce that time. Mr. Wald was active in Burlington community affairs as a young man in this city. Hewas a charter member of Teutonia socity. Individuals: Brady, Patsy Ruth nee' Thoma, Letter from Rudolph A. Wald.

  
  

• Sources

  [S768] USA: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/ [S1207] USA: Census 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 [S236] USA: WI: RACINE: Burlington Historical Society. http://www.burlingtonhistory.org/ [S2070] USA: Census 1880. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 [S1206] USA: Census 1860. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181 [S653] USA: WI: RACINE: Burlington Standard. [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Brady, Patsy Ruth nee Thoma: Letter [S158] USA: WI: RACINE: St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church of Burlington. https://ldsgenealogy.com/WI/Racine-County-Church-Records.htm