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Caroline Anna Erdman

Caroline Anna Erdman

Female 1855 - 1935  (79 years)


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  • Name Caroline Anna Erdman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 4 Dec 1855  Hanover, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Gender Female 
    Adopted 1861?  Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Raised by Schroth family at the request of her father, George Adolph Erdman. 
    Arrival 8 Aug 1857  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 1. Immigrated with Parents. She is listed under the name "Carolina\" and they are listed as \"Adolph\" and \"Wilh<ma>\". Ship: the steamer Argo. Ellis Island microfiche records list her passenger ID as 9012007098255, frame 294, line 14. 
    FSID K898-QMR 
    Residence Abt 1883  Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Abt 1886  [15] 
    Residence 20 Nov 1886  Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Upon the death of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Anna Schroth on 20 Nov, 1886, Caroline (aka: Lena) inherited the Schroth home. Lizzie's Last Will and Testament bequeathed it to Lena. Lizzie herself inherited the Schroth home from her father upon his death in 1879. 
    Residence 1900  Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 42; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head, Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence 26 Jun 1905  Faribault, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1910  St Paul Ward 6, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 12] 
    Residence 1910  St Paul Ward 6, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 52; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law 
    Residence 1920  St Paul Ward 10, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 63; Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of House: Boarder 
    Residence 1930  St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 12] 
    Residence 1930  St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 73; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law 
    Residence 1931  St Paul, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Death 6 Jan 1935  St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14] 
    Burial Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I377  SistermanFamily
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

    Father George Adolphus Erdman,   b. 20 May 1837   d. 28 Oct 1902, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Wilhelmine Henriette Sperrer,   b. 7 Jan 1819   d. 25 Jan 1867, Luisenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 May 1855  Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gustave Otto Gustafson,   b. 25 Oct 1860, Jönköpings L Solberga Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1886, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1885  Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Florence Evelyne Otis,   b. 20 May 1886, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1968, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAdopted - Raised by Schroth family at the request of her father, George Adolph Erdman. - 1861? - Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Age: 1. Immigrated with Parents. She is listed under the name "Carolina\" and they are listed as \"Adolph\" and \"Wilh<ma>\". Ship: the steamer Argo. Ellis Island microfiche records list her passenger ID as 9012007098255, frame 294, line 14. - 8 Aug 1857 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Apr 1885 - Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Upon the death of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Anna Schroth on 20 Nov, 1886, Caroline (aka: Lena) inherited the Schroth home. Lizzie's Last Will and Testament bequeathed it to Lena. Lizzie herself inherited the Schroth home from her father upon his death in 1879. - 20 Nov 1886 - Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 42; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head, Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Jun 1905 - Faribault, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Caroline Erdmann Otis    		Caroline Erdmann Otis
    Florence Otis - Polk County Iowa - Birth Records    		Florence Otis - Polk County Iowa - Birth Records
    Erdman George_Wihelmina_Caroline_Immigration Record 1857_New York NY_via steamer Argo    		Erdman George_Wihelmina_Caroline_Immigration Record 1857_New York NY_via steamer Argo
    1857 Immigration Record - George, Wilhelmina, Caroline Erdman, and Louisa Hartmann
    Caroline 'Lena' E. (Erdman) OTIS_2    		Caroline "Lena" E. (Erdman) OTIS_2
    Caroline with two unknown children.
    Caroline 'Lena' E. (Erdman) OTIS_1    		Caroline "Lena" E. (Erdman) OTIS_1
    Gustav Otis and Caroline Erdman Schroth - Marriage Certificate    		Gustav Otis and Caroline Erdman Schroth - Marriage Certificate
    Marriage Certificate for Gustav and Caroline ("Lena"). Marriage took place in St. Luke's Church in Hastings. Note that a witness is Charles Schroth, who raised her. Also note that her name in the document is 'Caroline Erdman Schroth'.
    Gustave and Caroline Otis - Wedding Day    		Gustave and Caroline Otis - Wedding Day
    Wedding Day - Otis and Caroline Otis. Caroline's birth name is Caroline Anna Erdman. She was raised from a very young age by the Schroth Family and went by 'Schroth' until marrying Gustave and by Erdman after his passing in August of 1886.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S30] Ancestry.com, Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).

    3. [S54] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: St Paul Ward 10, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T625_856; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 349.

    4. [S97] Ancestry.com, Minnesota, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Minnesota, Dakota County, Wills; Author: Minnesota. Probate Court (Dakota County); Probate Place: Dakota, Minnesota.

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    6. [S28] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota; Roll: 761; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240761.

    7. [S10] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: St Paul Ward 6, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_719; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374732.

    8. [S7] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVG3-DSM : 13 January 2020), Caroline Otis in entry for Evelyne Otis, 1886.
      Caroline Otis in entry for Evelyne Otis, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVG3-DSM

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      Caroline Otis in entry for Evelyne Otis, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVG3-Z83

    10. [S7] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DQ-YRX : accessed 11 June 2022), Caroline E Otis in household of William H Grohs, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enume.
      Caroline E Otis in household of William H Grohs, "United States Census, 1930"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DQ-YRX

    11. [S7] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PC-BL3 : accessed 11 June 2022), Caroline Otis in household of William Grohs, St Paul Ward 6, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enumer.
      Caroline Otis in household of William Grohs, "United States Census, 1910"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PC-BL3

    12. [S7] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 October 2017, 21:35), entry for Caroline E. Erdman (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K898-QMR ); contributed by various users. PersonID K898-QMR.
      Caroline E. Erdman
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K898-QMR

    13. [S7] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVZL-KZC : 1 April 2020), Caroline Otis in entry for Evelyne Otis, 20 May 1886; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfil.
      Caroline Otis in entry for Evelyne Otis, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVZL-KZC

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