Margratta A 'Margaret' Reisner

Brief Life History of Margratta A 'Margaret'

When Margratta A 'Margaret' Reisner was born on 5 December 1900, in Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Ernest 'William' Julius Reisner, was 27 and her mother, Emma Bertha Faber, was 19. She married Harry Frederick Baumgartner on 8 October 1927, in United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Lincoln, Wood, Wisconsin, United States in 1940 and Fremont, Clark, Wisconsin, United States in 1950. She died on 7 April 1985, in Wickenburg, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harry Frederick Baumgartner
1901–1984
Margratta A 'Margaret' Reisner
1900–1985
Marriage: 8 October 1927
William James Baumgartner
1928–2006
Wayne David Baumgartner
1936–1992

Sources (11)

  • Margaret Baumgartner, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Margeatta Reisner, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
  • Margaret A. Reisner Baumgartner, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment

The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

German: probably a habitational name for someone from a place called Reisen in Bavaria, Reissen in Thuringia, or Reussen on the Saale river.

German: variant of Reiser 2.

German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German rīse ‘veil’; perhaps an occupational name for someone who made veils.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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