Dorothea Louisa Possin

Dorothea Louisa Possin
(1842-1931)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Frederick Herman Buchholz

Dorothea Louisa Possin ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 19 March 1842, Neulangsow, Oderbruch, Brandenburg, PRUSSIA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Baptized: 25 March 1842
Marriage (1): Frederick Herman Buchholz on 16 January 1863 in Neulangsow, Oderbruch, Brandenburg, PRUSSIA ¹ ²
Died: 19 February 1931, Janesville, WI at age 88 ³ ⁹
Buried: 22 February 1931, Janesville, WI ³ ⁹

bullet Cause of her death was Hypostatic pneumonia, also a fracture of left femur.

bullet Another name for Dorothea was "Dora" Possin.¹⁰

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She immigrated on 31 May 1848 to New York, NY.
² ¹¹ Hamburg to New York, Aboard the Vessel Emma Heyn
Arrived in New York: 31 May 1848

Country of Origin: Deutschland
Family Number: 1004536
Ship Name: Emma Heyn
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Port of Arrival: New York
Arrival Date: 31 May 1848
National Archives Series: M237
Microfilm No. 72

1. POSSIN, Martin (Male) Age: 48
2. POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 42
3. POSSIN, Maria (Female) Age: 18
4. **POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 14
5. POSSIN, Caroline (Female) Age: 11
6. POSSIN, Dorothea (Female) Age: 6
7. POSSIN, Louisa (Female) Age: 2
8. POSSIN, Ernest (Female) Age: 1
Martin Possin and his family emigrated directly to Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Theresa, WI on 23 July 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 226B, Roll 996, Household 107
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Dorothea Posen..8..Prussia
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Theresa, WI on 16 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1406, Dwelling 267, Family 289
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Dorothea Possin..19..PRUSSIA..Servant girl
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 19 Mar 1842, then her age should have been 17 instead of 19.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Janesville, WI on 1 July 1870. ¹⁰

1870 US Census
Page 25, Dwelling 193, Family 193
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Dora Bucholz..29..PRUSSIA..Keeps House
(Living with husband, 2 children, and father-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 19 Mar 1842, then her age should have been 28 instead of 29.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Janesville, WI on 12 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 206B, Roll 1444, District 185, Family 299
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Hammond Street
Dorathea Buckholtz..Wife..38..PRUSSIA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Janesville, WI on 7 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 175, Dwelling 110, Household 127
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
108 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Years Married: 37
Dorthy Bachhof..Wife..Mar 1842..58..Germany..Immig 1848..5/5..Naturalized
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Janesville, WI in June 1905. ⁶

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 11, Line 15, Family 233
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Dorothy Buchholz..Wife..63..Germany
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Janesville, WI on 15 April 1910. ⁷

1910 US Census
Sheet 1B, Roll 1735, District 112, Household 30
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States
420 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Dorothea S. Buckholz..Head..68..Germany..Widowed..5/5..Immig. 1847..Own Income
George O. Buckholz..Son..34..WI..Foreman, Carriage Works
Carl A Buckholz..Son..34..WI..Widowed..Manager, Carriage Works
Gertrude A. S. Buckholz..Daughter..27..WI..Dressmaker

(Dorothea was widowed and living with 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Janesville, WI on 17 January 1920. ⁸

1920 US Census
Sheet 13B, Roll 2014, District 109, Household 326
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
420 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Dorathia Buchholz..Head..77..Germany..Widowed..Immig 1848
Gertrude Buchholz..Daughter..36..WI..Dressmaker
Margaret Reed..Boarder..21..WI..Bookkeeper
Carl Buchholz..Son..44..WI..Widowed..none

(Dorothea was widowed and living with one daughter and one widowed son.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in February 1931 in Janesville, WI.

¹² Funeral of Mrs. Dorothea Buchholz

The funeral of Mrs. Dorothea Buchholz was held at 2 PM Sunday in the Krueger-Cutts funeral home. The Rev. H. C. Rex, Saint Peter's Lutheran church, officiated and burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. F. T. Richards and Miss Dolly Strang conducted the song service. Pallbearers were: George, Carl and Herman Buchholz, A. L. Wilcox, Roy Dean and Adolph Carr.

(Source: unknown)
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• She was buried on 22 February 1931 in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Janesville, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #140281941
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Dorothea married Frederick Herman Buchholz, son of Ernst Buchholtz and Justine Horn, on 16 January 1863 in Neulangsow, Oderbruch, Brandenburg, PRUSSIA.¹ ² (Frederick Herman Buchholz was born on 15 April 1839 in Elbingen, Lower Saxony, GERMANY,¹ ² ³ died on 15 June 1908 in Janesville, WI ³ ¹³ and was buried on 17 June 1908 in Janesville, WI ³ ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Janesville, WI on 1 July 1870. ¹⁴

1870 US Census
Page 25, Dwelling 193, Family 193
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Herman Bucholz..33..PRU..Carriage Maker
Dora Bucholz..29..PRU..Keeps House
Earnest Bucholz..61..PRU..Carriage Maker
Willie Bucholz..5..WI
Eda Bucholz..3..WI
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Janesville, WI on 12 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 206B, Roll 1444, District 185, Family 299
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Hammond Street
Herman Buckholtz..Self..41..PRU..Carriage Maker
Dorathea Buckholtz..Wife..38..PRU..Keeping House
Willie Buckholtz..Son..15..WI..Student
Eda Buckholtz..Dau..13..WI..Student
Carl Buckholtz..Son..5..WI
George Buckholtz..Son..5..WI
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Janesville, WI on 7 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 175, Dwelling 110, Household 127
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
108 Prospect Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
Years Married: 37
F. Herman Bachhof..Head..Apr 1839..61..Germany..Immig 1847..Naturalized
Dorthy Bachhof..Wife..Mar 1842..58..Germany..Immig 1848..5/5..Naturalized
Carl A. Bachhof..Son..May 1875..25..WI
George O. Bachhof..Son..25..WI
Gertrude A. Bachhof..Daughter..Mar 1883..17..WI.

• They appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Janesville, WI in June 1905. ⁶

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 11, Line 15, Family 233
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Herman F. Buchholz..Head..63..Germany..Carriage Prop.
Dorothy Buchholz..Wife..63..Germany
George Buchholz..Son..30..WI..Mgr. Carriage Co.
Gertrude Buchholz..Daughter..22..WI..Dressmaker

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bullet Marriage Notes:

For the 1900 US Census, there was another family living nearby with a striking similarity in names:

Sheet 1B, District 192, Dwelling 23, Family 24
Rock Township, Rock County, Wisconsin
farm rented; married 34 years
Fred Buchholz..Head..May 1840..60..GERMANY..Immig 1867..Farmer
Dora Buchholz..Wife..Feb 1842..58..GERMANY..8/4..Immig 1867
Eda Terwillinger..Dau..Nov 1873..26..WI..married 0 years

The birth dates are slightly different and this family listed their daughter as still living with them but the real Buchholz family had their daughter, Eda, already married by 1900 and living elsewhere with her husband.

I'm not sure of any relationship between the two families. The Buchholz surname was common in the area.
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 185, p. 206B, family 299, Frederick Herman Buchholtz and Dorothea Louisa Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Dec 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1444.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 175, sheet 6B, dwelling 110, family 127, Frederick Herman Buchholz and Dorothea Louisa Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 20 Dec 2014).

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, p. 226B, family 107, Martin Possin and Anna Sophia Jänicke; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 996.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin, p. 41, dwelling 267, family 289, Martin Possin and Anna Sophia Jänicke; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1406.

6 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, p. 11, family 233, line 15, Frederick Herman Buchholz and Dorothea Louise Possin; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 8 Jan 2015).

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 1B, family 30, Dorothea Louisa Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1735.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 109, sheet 13B, family 326, Dorothea Louisa Possin; index and images (accessed 8 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2014.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Dec 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=140281941.

10 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, p. 25, dwelling 193, family 193; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

11 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 17 Nov 2014).

12 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal).

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Dec 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=140281907.

14 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, p. 25, dwelling 193, family 193, Frederick Herman Buchholtz and Dorothea Louisa Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

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