Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameMary Amanda FINK 
OccupationMother of 7 children
ReligionCongregational
Alias/AKA Mary E.
FatherMartin FINK (1818-1888)
MotherMagdalena WEAVER (~1821-1893)
Spouses
MarriageDec 18581944
ChildrenGeorge Franklin (1859-1918)
Ida (1864-1947)
Josephine Victoria (1867-1955)
Elvia Jane (1870-1960)
Harman M. (1874-1934)
Bertha A. (1876-1958)
Martin Dallas (1880-1954)
Obituary notes for Mary Amanda FINK
The Bremen Enquirer, 11 September 1919, page 1
Old Resident Passes
Mrs. Michael Wahl, who had been critically ill for several weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.C. Foltz, died Saturday evening at 5.30 o’clock. Funeral services were held at the Foltz residence Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev. A.J. Radley of Manhattan, Ill., former pastor of the Congregational church here. Burial was in the Bremen cemetery.
Mary Amanda Fink Wahl was born at Canfield, Ohio, July 30, 1842, her age at the time of her death being 77 years, 2 months and 7 days. In December, 1858, she was united in marriage with Michael Wahl, who died March 25, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Wahl lived together more than sixty years, and during more than forty years of that period the husband was an invalid. Mrs. Wahl cared for him with devoted attention, neither of them ever complaining of their lot.
Mrs. Wahl is survived by four daughters, Mrs. E.C. Finch of Walkerton, Ind., and Mrs. E.C. Foltz, Mrs. C.E. Koontz and Mrs. Bertha Felden of Bremen; two sons, Harmon Wahl of Bremen and Martin D. Wahl of Brighton, Mass.; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. G.F. Wahl of South Bend, one brother, George W. Fink of Wellington, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Huff of Argos and Mrs. C.A. Ernst of Salt Lake City, Utah. There are also eleven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Mrs. Wahl was a member of the Congregational church of Bremen and a charter member of the local organization of the W.R.C.
Old Resident Passes
Mrs. Michael Wahl, who had been critically ill for several weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.C. Foltz, died Saturday evening at 5.30 o’clock. Funeral services were held at the Foltz residence Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev. A.J. Radley of Manhattan, Ill., former pastor of the Congregational church here. Burial was in the Bremen cemetery.
Mary Amanda Fink Wahl was born at Canfield, Ohio, July 30, 1842, her age at the time of her death being 77 years, 2 months and 7 days. In December, 1858, she was united in marriage with Michael Wahl, who died March 25, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Wahl lived together more than sixty years, and during more than forty years of that period the husband was an invalid. Mrs. Wahl cared for him with devoted attention, neither of them ever complaining of their lot.
Mrs. Wahl is survived by four daughters, Mrs. E.C. Finch of Walkerton, Ind., and Mrs. E.C. Foltz, Mrs. C.E. Koontz and Mrs. Bertha Felden of Bremen; two sons, Harmon Wahl of Bremen and Martin D. Wahl of Brighton, Mass.; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. G.F. Wahl of South Bend, one brother, George W. Fink of Wellington, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Huff of Argos and Mrs. C.A. Ernst of Salt Lake City, Utah. There are also eleven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Mrs. Wahl was a member of the Congregational church of Bremen and a charter member of the local organization of the W.R.C.
Census notes for Mary Amanda FINK
1870 Indiana St. Joseph County, Madison Township, Mishawaka Post Office, page 8, film M593-360
dwelling 55, family 53
Wahl, Michael, age 38, male, white, lumberman, real estate $3000, personal $250, born France
-------, Mary, age 27, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio
-------, Frank, age 11, male, white, born Indiana
-------, Ida, age 6, female, white, born Indiana
-------, Josephine, age 2, female, white, born Indiana
Snyder, Samuel, age 22, male, white, works saw mill, born Ohio
1880 Indiana, Marshall County, Bremen, E.D. 101, sheet 24D, film T9-297
dwelling 8, family 8
Wahl, Michael, white, male, age 45, head, married, saloon keeper, born France, parents born France
-------, Mary M., white, female, age 38, wife, married, keeping house, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
-------, George F., white, male, age 21, son, single, student of physic, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Ida, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, at home, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Josephine, white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Elva, white, female, age 11, daughter, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Harman, white, male, age 9, son, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Bertha, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, John, white, male, age 60, brother, widowed, boarder, born France, parents born France
1900 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, Bremen town, ward 2, E.D. 77, sheet 6A, stamped page 121, film T623-392
dwelling 121, family 122
Wahl, Michael, head, white, male, Mar 1836, age 64, married 40 years, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1840, living US 60 years, farmer
-------, Mary, wife, white, female, Jul 1832, age 57, married 40 years, mother of 8 children, 7 living, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
-------, Martin, son, white, male, Jan 1881, age 19, single, born Indiana, father born Germany, mother born Ohio, bookkeeper at foundry
-------, Roy, grandson, white, female, Sept 1889, age 10, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana
1910 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, Bremen, ward 2, E.D. 106, sheet 20A, stamped page 141, film T624-370
dwelling 431, family 454
Wahl, Michel, head, male, white, age 74, married once for 51 years, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1840, naturalized, has own income
-------, Marry, wife, female, white, age 68, married once for 51 years, mother of 8 children, 7 living, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
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dwelling 55, family 53
Wahl, Michael, age 38, male, white, lumberman, real estate $3000, personal $250, born France
-------, Mary, age 27, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio
-------, Frank, age 11, male, white, born Indiana
-------, Ida, age 6, female, white, born Indiana
-------, Josephine, age 2, female, white, born Indiana
Snyder, Samuel, age 22, male, white, works saw mill, born Ohio
1880 Indiana, Marshall County, Bremen, E.D. 101, sheet 24D, film T9-297
dwelling 8, family 8
Wahl, Michael, white, male, age 45, head, married, saloon keeper, born France, parents born France
-------, Mary M., white, female, age 38, wife, married, keeping house, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
-------, George F., white, male, age 21, son, single, student of physic, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Ida, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, at home, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Josephine, white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Elva, white, female, age 11, daughter, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Harman, white, male, age 9, son, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Bertha, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, John, white, male, age 60, brother, widowed, boarder, born France, parents born France
1900 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, Bremen town, ward 2, E.D. 77, sheet 6A, stamped page 121, film T623-392
dwelling 121, family 122
Wahl, Michael, head, white, male, Mar 1836, age 64, married 40 years, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1840, living US 60 years, farmer
-------, Mary, wife, white, female, Jul 1832, age 57, married 40 years, mother of 8 children, 7 living, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
-------, Martin, son, white, male, Jan 1881, age 19, single, born Indiana, father born Germany, mother born Ohio, bookkeeper at foundry
-------, Roy, grandson, white, female, Sept 1889, age 10, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana
1910 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, Bremen, ward 2, E.D. 106, sheet 20A, stamped page 141, film T624-370
dwelling 431, family 454
Wahl, Michel, head, male, white, age 74, married once for 51 years, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1840, naturalized, has own income
-------, Marry, wife, female, white, age 68, married once for 51 years, mother of 8 children, 7 living, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
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