My maternal great-great grandmother

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According to family records ~ Amelia died suddenly in the arms of her son Robert, (my great-grandfather), in the backyard of her home.

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Amelia married John F. W. Batzka in the year 1868. He was about 23 years old and Amelia about 21...Together they had eight children, with two of them dying in Chicago, IL. One of a sickness and one of drowning before the family moved to Indiana...

Source: A Short History of the Robert Batzka Family, written by Bob Douglas

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Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
Name: Amalie Batzke
Departure Date: 8 Oct 1880
Destination: New York
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Age Year: 33
Gender: Female
Family ~ Household Members:
Amalie Batzke
Friedrich Batzke
Albert Batzke
Robert Batzke
Louise Batzke
Therese Batzke
Residence: Schweetz, PreuBen (Germany)

Ship Name: Prague
Captain: Scoular
Ship Type: Dampfschiff
Accommodation: ohne Angabe
Ship Flag: England
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Port of Arrival: Leith (Amerika (USA) via Glasgow)

Volume: 373-7 1, VIII B 1 Band 040
Page: 1209
Microfilm Roll Number: S_13134

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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mollie Batzka
(Amelia Batzka)
Age: 53
Birth Date: Feb 1847
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900: Railroad, Starke, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1880
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John F Batzka
Marriage Year: 1868
Years Married: 32
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother: number of living children: 5
Mother: How many children: 8
Household Members:
John F Batzka 55
Mollie (Amelia) 53

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Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
Name: Amelia Batzka
Date: 15 Apr 1929
Location: R.R. Township
Age: 82 Yr
Gender: Female
Race: White
Source Location: County Health Office, Knox
Source notes: The source of this record is the book H-18 on page 60 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.