Mary HANSEN FISCHER (1866-1931)

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MARY HANSEN FISCHER
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Mary Hansen Fischer
~1920

BORN: October October 29, 1866 in Holland Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. ²³ ²⁴ ²⁵ ²⁶

BAPTISED: October 31, 1867 St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Dacada, Ozaukee, Wisconsin. Her Godparents were Nicolas Schneider and Maria Risch. ¹¹
DIED: February 16, 1931 Chicago, Cook County, Ilinois ¹⁶ ¹ ³²

BURIED: All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois ¹⁶ ^Find-a-grave

PARENTS: Susan Feltes and August Hansan ¹ ² ³ ³² ²³ ²⁴

MARRIAGE: Louis Fischer (Jan. 1862 Ohio-Apr. 2, 1936) on April 10, 1888 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. His parents were from Germany. He was a machinist in 1900, in 1910 he was a patternmaker in the iron and steel industry, in 1920 a mechanic. ¹ ¹² ¹³ ²⁵ ²⁶

Louis Fischer
~1890

***CHILDREN***

NAME	BORN	DIED	SPOUSE	NUMBER OF CHILDREN	BURIED	NOTES	PHOTO
Louis John FISCHER	Jan. 20, 1889 Chicago, IL	Aug. 29, 1944 Chicago, IL	Rachel Johnson (1882-1955)	2	All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL, Section 11, Block 2, Lot 9, Grave 5 ^Find-a-grave
George Nicholas FISCHER	Feb. 22, 1890 Chicago, IL	Dec 19, 1962 Tucson, AZ	Louise Peterson (1895-1985) Oleda Draper	2 0	All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL;,Section 11, Block 2, Lot 9, Grave 1 ^Find-a-grave
Frank FISCHER	May 1891 Chicago, IL	Mar. 1932			All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL, Section 11, Block 2, Lot 9, Grave 2 ^Find-a-grave	Family story is that he was killed hopping a freight train.
Joseph John FISCHER	June 25, 1894 Chicago, IL	Mar. 19, 1971			All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL, Section 11, Block 2, Lot 9, Grave 6 ^Find-a-grave	He was ill most of his life and died in a VA hospital.

RESIDENCES: Grew up in Dacada, Wisconsin. ³¹ ²³ ²⁴
Chicago, Ilinois from before 1900, probably 1888.
1239 S. 41 Ave in 1900;
1217 South Springfield Ln in 1910 and 1920;
1235 Winnwmac Ave in 1930. ² ²⁵ ²⁶ ²⁷ ²⁸ ³¹ ¹⁶
NOTES: Margarite spent a great deal of her childhood with her grandmother Mary. She was greatly loved by her son, George. When she passed away he cried uncontrollably. Margarite still misses her 52 years later! ¹
Louis Fisher fought in France in WWI. ¹
Her brother, Frank Hansen, was living with them in 1900. ²⁵

SOURCES:
---People---
Much of their information was oral.
¹Margarite Jonagan (Letters from 1978 and 1981)
² Marian Reschlein
³ Lilian Burton

---Key Records---
¹¹ 1867 Baptismal Record of Marie Hansen as written in the record book from St. Nicholas Church, Dacada, WI.
¹² Cook County, Illinois Marriages Index, 1871-1920 on Ancestry.com
Mary Hansen, age 20, born abt 1868, 10 Apr 1888, Cook Co. IL, Spouse Louis Fischer, age 26, FHL Film #1030171
¹³ Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920 on Ancestry.com
Mary Hansen, Marriage date 10 Apr 1888, Cook Co. IL, Spouse Louis Fischer.
¹⁴ Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988 on Ancestry.com
Marie Fischer, 16 Feb 1931, Cook Co. IL, #6005358

¹⁵ Illinois Death and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 on Ancestry.com
Marie [Hansen] Fischer, Born 29 Oct 1866 Decatur, WI, Died 16 Feb 1931, Chicago, Cook Co. IL, age 64, Father August Hansen, Mother Susan Feltes, Spouse Louis Fischer, FHL Film #1892955 (limited access)

¹⁶ 1931 Obituary of Marie Fischer in the Chicago Tribune

---Census Records---
²³ 1870 Census Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Holland Township
August Hansen 40 Farmer from France; Susan 28 from Luxembourg; Nicholas 11 WI; Leon 9 WI; Mary 3 WI; Peter 8/12 (Nov 1859) WI
²⁴ 1880 Census Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Holland Township
August Hansen 52 Farmer from Germany; Susan 40 wife from Germany; Peter 11 son WI; Mary 11 dau WI; Lane 7 son WI; Frank 5 son WI; John 4 son WI; Peter 3/12 (Mar 1880) son WI
²⁵ 1900 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
41 Ave #1239; Fisher, Lewis 38, born Jan 1862 Ohio, married 12 years, parents from Germany, Machinist, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 32, born Oct. 1867 WI, 4 children 4 living, father from France, mother from Germany; Lewis, son, 11, born Jan. 1889 IL, at school; Georgie, son, 10, born Feb. 1890 IL, at school; Frank, son, 9, born May 1891 IL, at school; Joseph, son, 6, born June 1893 IL, at school; Hanson, Frank, B-in-law, 25, born July 1874 WI, machinist
²⁶ 1910 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
South Springfield Ave #1217; Fisher, Louie 48 Ohio, married 22 years, parents from Germany, Patternmaker-Iron & Steel, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 42 WI, father from France, mother from Germany; Louis, son, 21 IL, Machinist-Iron works; Joseph, son, 20 IL, Tailor in Sample house; George, son, 18 IL, Electrician - out of work; Frank, son, 17 IL, Errand boy - out of work;
²⁷ 1920 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
South Springfield Ave #1217; Fisher, Louis 57 Ohio, married 22 years, parents from Bavaria, Germany, mechanic-metal factory, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 52 WI, father from France, mother from Germany; Frank, son, 28 IL, Labor - factory; Joseph, son, 26 IL, Trainer - tailor shop;
²⁸ 1930 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
Winnemac Ave #1235; Fischer, Louis 68 Ohio, married at age 26, parents from Germany, not working, owns home free of mortgage value $8,000, has a radio; Marie, wife, 62 WI, married at age 20, father from France, mother from Luxembourg; Louis Jr., son, 41 IL, married at age 28, Brakeman for Stm railroad; Joseph, son, 36 IL, cutter - tailoring;

---Other Records---
³¹ 1921 Obituary of Susan Hansan and another obituary
³² 1922 Obituary of Nicholas Hansen and in the Chicago Tribune
³³ Social Security Death index at Ancestry.com

RESIDENCES:	Grew up in Dacada, Wisconsin. ³¹ ²³ ²⁴
	Chicago, Ilinois from before 1900, probably 1888. 1239 S. 41 Ave in 1900; 1217 South Springfield Ln in 1910 and 1920; 1235 Winnwmac Ave in 1930. ² ²⁵ ²⁶ ²⁷ ²⁸ ³¹ ¹⁶
NOTES:	Margarite spent a great deal of her childhood with her grandmother Mary. She was greatly loved by her son, George. When she passed away he cried uncontrollably. Margarite still misses her 52 years later! ¹
	Louis Fisher fought in France in WWI. ¹
	Her brother, Frank Hansen, was living with them in 1900. ²⁵

SOURCES:	---People--- Much of their information was oral.
	¹Margarite Jonagan (Letters from 1978 and 1981)
	² Marian Reschlein
	³ Lilian Burton
	---Key Records---
	¹¹ 1867 Baptismal Record of Marie Hansen as written in the record book from St. Nicholas Church, Dacada, WI.
	¹² Cook County, Illinois Marriages Index, 1871-1920 on Ancestry.com Mary Hansen, age 20, born abt 1868, 10 Apr 1888, Cook Co. IL, Spouse Louis Fischer, age 26, FHL Film #1030171
	¹³ Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920 on Ancestry.com Mary Hansen, Marriage date 10 Apr 1888, Cook Co. IL, Spouse Louis Fischer.
	¹⁴ Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988 on Ancestry.com Marie Fischer, 16 Feb 1931, Cook Co. IL, #6005358
	¹⁵ Illinois Death and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 on Ancestry.com Marie [Hansen] Fischer, Born 29 Oct 1866 Decatur, WI, Died 16 Feb 1931, Chicago, Cook Co. IL, age 64, Father August Hansen, Mother Susan Feltes, Spouse Louis Fischer, FHL Film #1892955 (limited access)
	¹⁶ 1931 Obituary of Marie Fischer in the Chicago Tribune
	---Census Records---
	²³ 1870 Census Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Holland Township August Hansen 40 Farmer from France; Susan 28 from Luxembourg; Nicholas 11 WI; Leon 9 WI; Mary 3 WI; Peter 8/12 (Nov 1859) WI
	²⁴ 1880 Census Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Holland Township August Hansen 52 Farmer from Germany; Susan 40 wife from Germany; Peter 11 son WI; Mary 11 dau WI; Lane 7 son WI; Frank 5 son WI; John 4 son WI; Peter 3/12 (Mar 1880) son WI
	²⁵ 1900 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago 41 Ave #1239; Fisher, Lewis 38, born Jan 1862 Ohio, married 12 years, parents from Germany, Machinist, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 32, born Oct. 1867 WI, 4 children 4 living, father from France, mother from Germany; Lewis, son, 11, born Jan. 1889 IL, at school; Georgie, son, 10, born Feb. 1890 IL, at school; Frank, son, 9, born May 1891 IL, at school; Joseph, son, 6, born June 1893 IL, at school; Hanson, Frank, B-in-law, 25, born July 1874 WI, machinist
	²⁶ 1910 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago South Springfield Ave #1217; Fisher, Louie 48 Ohio, married 22 years, parents from Germany, Patternmaker-Iron & Steel, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 42 WI, father from France, mother from Germany; Louis, son, 21 IL, Machinist-Iron works; Joseph, son, 20 IL, Tailor in Sample house; George, son, 18 IL, Electrician - out of work; Frank, son, 17 IL, Errand boy - out of work;
	²⁷ 1920 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago South Springfield Ave #1217; Fisher, Louis 57 Ohio, married 22 years, parents from Bavaria, Germany, mechanic-metal factory, owns home free of mortgage; Mary, wife, 52 WI, father from France, mother from Germany; Frank, son, 28 IL, Labor - factory; Joseph, son, 26 IL, Trainer - tailor shop;
	²⁸ 1930 Census Illinois, Cook County, Chicago Winnemac Ave #1235; Fischer, Louis 68 Ohio, married at age 26, parents from Germany, not working, owns home free of mortgage value $8,000, has a radio; Marie, wife, 62 WI, married at age 20, father from France, mother from Luxembourg; Louis Jr., son, 41 IL, married at age 28, Brakeman for Stm railroad; Joseph, son, 36 IL, cutter - tailoring;
	---Other Records---
	³¹ 1921 Obituary of Susan Hansan and another obituary
	³² 1922 Obituary of Nicholas Hansen and in the Chicago Tribune
	³³ Social Security Death index at Ancestry.com