William CORDES, b. 17 Aug 1820, d. 14 Mar 1885
Margaretha BENHOFER, b. 28 Dec 1828, d. 8 Dec 1916
Additional information
Marge's Findings
1880 Minnesota Census, Winnebago Twp, Houston
County
Page 24, Supv. Dist 1, E.D. 110; 30 June 1880
Dwelling, 153, Family 158
Wiegrefe, August, white, male, age 29, married,
farmer, born Hanover, parents born Hanover
Wiegrefe, Dorathea, white, female, age 27, wife,
married, keeping house, born Hanover, parents born Hanover
Wiegrefe, William, white, male, age 5, son, born
Minnesota
Wiegrefe, August, white, male, age 3, son, born
Minnesota
1910 Minnesota Census, Winnebago Twp, Houston
County
Sheet 4A, E.D. 76, date April 27, 1910
Dwelling, 61, Family 61
Wiegrefe, August , head, male, white, age 59
(b. about 1851), married once, 36 years (about 1874), born Germany,
parents born Germany, immigrated 186(3/9)?, naturalized, occupation
farmer
Wiegrefe, Catherine, wife, female, white, age 56
(b. about 1874), married once, 36 years, mother of 9 children, 8
children living, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1863
Discrepancy in the name. This would be Dorothea.
The dates and other information coincide with the information from the
original document.
Wiegrefe, Anna, daughter, female, white, age 22
(b. about 1888), single, born Minnesota, parents born Germany
Wiegrefe, Herman, son, male, white, age 19 (b.
about 1891), single, born Minnesota, parents born Germany, occupation
laborer
Wiegrefe, Emma, daughter, female, white, age 17
(b. about 1893), single, born Minnesota, parents born Germany
Wiegrefe, Albert, son, male, white, age 26 (b.
about 1884), single, born Minnesota, parents born Germany, occupation
laborer
1910 Minnesota Census, Winnebago Twp, Houston
County
E.D. 76
Dwelling, 65, Family 65
Cordes, William, head, male, white, age 46 (b.
about 1864), married once, 18 years (about 1892), born Minnesota,
parents born Germany, farmer
Cordes, Elise, wife, female, white, age 39 (b.
about 1871), married once, 18 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living,
born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1886
Cordes, Anna, daughter, female, white, age 17
(b. about 1893), single, born Minnesota, father born Minnesota, mother
born Germany
Cordes, Emma, daughter, female, white, age 15
(b. about 1895), single, born Minnesota, father born Minnesota, mother
born Germany
Cordes, Ella, daughter, female, white, age 9 (b.
about 1901), single, born Minnesota, father born Minnesota, mother born
Germany
Cordes, Manda, daughter, female, white, age 7
(b. about 1903), single, born Minnesota, father born Minnesota, mother
born Germany
Cordes, William, son, male, white, age 5 (b.
about 1905), single, born Minnesota, father born Minnesota, mother born
Germany
Cordes, Margarette, mother, female, white, age
81 (b. about 1829), widow, born Germany, parents born Germany,
immigrated 1867
Unrelated
Common Surnames - currently not connected
1910 Minnesota Census, Crooked Creek Twp, Houston
County
Dwelling, 44, Family 44
Cordes, Anna, head, female, white, age 76 (b.
about 1834), widow, mother of 8 children, 6 children living, born
Ger-German, parents born Ger-German, immigrated 1868, farmer
Cordes, Claus, son, male, white, age 38 (b.
about 1872), single, born Minnesota, parents born Ger-German, farm
laborer
Cordes, John, son, male, white, age 37 (b. about
1873), married once, 6 years (about 1904), born Minnesota, parents born
Ger-German, farm laborer
Cordes, Jacob, son, male, white, age 34 (b.
about 1876), single, born Minnesota, parents born Ger-German, farm
laborer
Cordes, Emma, daughter, female, white, age 15
(b. about 1895), single, born Minnesota, father born Minnesota, mother
born Germany
Cordes, Louisa, daughter-in-law, female, white,
age ___, married once, 6 years, born Minnesota, father born Ger-German,
mother born Minnesota
Cordes, John Jr., grandson, male, white, age 4
(b. about 1906), single, born Minnesota, parents born Minnesota
Cordes, Edward, grandson, male, white, age 1
9/12 (b. about 1909), single, born Minnesota, parents born Minnesota