Father: Albert Patzer b. 6 Oct 1846 in Prussia d. 7 Jan 1913 in Union Township, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Mother: Caroline Anna Fitzner b. 6 Oct 1858 in Prussia d. 30 Jun 1929 in Symco, Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age at last birthday: 3
Date of birth: Aug 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Parents: Albert and Caroline Patzer, ages 53 and 42
Home in 1900: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Emil (age 19), Wilhelm (14), Amelia (12), Julius (10), Adolf (8), Gustav (6), and Emma (1)
Census place: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1823; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 126
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age in 1910: 13
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of family: sister-in-law
Living with: Harold and Amelia Plapper, ages 23 and 21
Home in 1910: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin
Address: logging camp
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: attending school
Census place: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1737; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 635
Date: 22 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: boarder
Home in 1920: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin [sic]
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: district school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2022; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 6
Date: 5 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Clara Button
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 25
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Berlin
Mother's birthplace: Berlin
Occupation: none
Census place: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin; Roll: 2570; Page: ; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 994.0
Date: 22 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: [first name not listed] Button
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1940: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: college 2 years
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Forest, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: assistant manager
Industry: cafeteria
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $768
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 44
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4469; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 13-43
Date: 20 Apr 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Clara A Button
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1950: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson 1st floor
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: claim adjustor
Industry: meat packing plant
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Date: 10 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "State Journal" of Madison, Wisconsin dated 3 May 1979:
Button, Clara
Madison - Mrs. Clara Button, age 82, of 305 East Dean Avenue, died on Wednesday, May 2, 1979, at a local hospital. She was born on August 5, 1896, in Union, Wl. She was the former Clara Patzer. Mrs. Button was a member of the Glendale Baptist Church, The Order of the Eastern Star, and a past matron, also a member of Oscar Mayer retirees. Survivors include a son, Forrest, of Hudson, Wl; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Rice, of Milton, and Mrs. Elaine Zweifel, of Janesville; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Eleanor Boese, of Rockford, Illinois, Ann Huebner, of Waupaca, and Emma Anderson, of San Bernadino, California. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray in December 26, 1976. Funeral services will be held at the Glendale Baptist Church, 5020 Maher Ave. at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5. The Reverend Jerome Schenk and Reverend Donald Nelson will officiate. Entombment will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 4, at the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Monona Dr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Glendale Baptist Church.
Note: her obituary states that she was born in Union, Wisconsin. "Union is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The population was 804 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Symco is located in the town" [source: Wikipedia].
She married Ray James Button 23 Jul 1921 in Scandinavia, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Children:
(1) Elaine Iora Button b. 12 Mar 1923 d. 4 Mar 1980 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
(2) Forrest R Button b. 26 Sep 1924 d. 15 Aug 1996 in Milton, Rock, Wisconsin
(3) Joyce Ann Button b. about 1933.
Mother: Caroline Anna Fitzner b. 6 Oct 1858 in Prussia d. 30 Jun 1929 in Symco, Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age at last birthday: 3
Date of birth: Aug 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Parents: Albert and Caroline Patzer, ages 53 and 42
Home in 1900: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Emil (age 19), Wilhelm (14), Amelia (12), Julius (10), Adolf (8), Gustav (6), and Emma (1)
Census place: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1823; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 126
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age in 1910: 13
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of family: sister-in-law
Living with: Harold and Amelia Plapper, ages 23 and 21
Home in 1910: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin
Address: logging camp
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: attending school
Census place: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1737; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 635
Date: 22 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: boarder
Home in 1920: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin [sic]
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: district school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2022; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 6
Date: 5 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Clara Button
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 25
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Berlin
Mother's birthplace: Berlin
Occupation: none
Census place: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin; Roll: 2570; Page: ; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 994.0
Date: 22 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: [first name not listed] Button
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1940: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: college 2 years
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Forest, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: assistant manager
Industry: cafeteria
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $768
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 44
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4469; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 13-43
Date: 20 Apr 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Clara A Button
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1950: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson 1st floor
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: claim adjustor
Industry: meat packing plant
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Date: 10 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "State Journal" of Madison, Wisconsin dated 3 May 1979:
Button, Clara
Madison - Mrs. Clara Button, age 82, of 305 East Dean Avenue, died on Wednesday, May 2, 1979, at a local hospital. She was born on August 5, 1896, in Union, Wl. She was the former Clara Patzer. Mrs. Button was a member of the Glendale Baptist Church, The Order of the Eastern Star, and a past matron, also a member of Oscar Mayer retirees. Survivors include a son, Forrest, of Hudson, Wl; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Rice, of Milton, and Mrs. Elaine Zweifel, of Janesville; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Eleanor Boese, of Rockford, Illinois, Ann Huebner, of Waupaca, and Emma Anderson, of San Bernadino, California. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray in December 26, 1976. Funeral services will be held at the Glendale Baptist Church, 5020 Maher Ave. at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5. The Reverend Jerome Schenk and Reverend Donald Nelson will officiate. Entombment will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 4, at the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Monona Dr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Glendale Baptist Church.
Note: her obituary states that she was born in Union, Wisconsin. "Union is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The population was 804 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Symco is located in the town" [source: Wikipedia].
She married Ray James Button 23 Jul 1921 in Scandinavia, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Children:
(1) Elaine Iora Button b. 12 Mar 1923 d. 4 Mar 1980 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
(2) Forrest R Button b. 26 Sep 1924 d. 15 Aug 1996 in Milton, Rock, Wisconsin
(3) Joyce Ann Button b. about 1933.
Father: Albert Patzer b. 6 Oct 1846 in Prussia d. 7 Jan 1913 in Union Township, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Mother: Caroline Anna Fitzner b. 6 Oct 1858 in Prussia d. 30 Jun 1929 in Symco, Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age at last birthday: 3
Date of birth: Aug 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Parents: Albert and Caroline Patzer, ages 53 and 42
Home in 1900: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Emil (age 19), Wilhelm (14), Amelia (12), Julius (10), Adolf (8), Gustav (6), and Emma (1)
Census place: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1823; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 126
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age in 1910: 13
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of family: sister-in-law
Living with: Harold and Amelia Plapper, ages 23 and 21
Home in 1910: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin
Address: logging camp
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: attending school
Census place: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1737; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 635
Date: 22 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: boarder
Home in 1920: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin [sic]
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: district school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2022; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 6
Date: 5 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Clara Button
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 25
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Berlin
Mother's birthplace: Berlin
Occupation: none
Census place: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin; Roll: 2570; Page: ; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 994.0
Date: 22 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: [first name not listed] Button
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1940: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: college 2 years
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Forest, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: assistant manager
Industry: cafeteria
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $768
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 44
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4469; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 13-43
Date: 20 Apr 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Clara A Button
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1950: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson 1st floor
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: claim adjustor
Industry: meat packing plant
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Date: 10 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "State Journal" of Madison, Wisconsin dated 3 May 1979:
Button, Clara
Madison - Mrs. Clara Button, age 82, of 305 East Dean Avenue, died on Wednesday, May 2, 1979, at a local hospital. She was born on August 5, 1896, in Union, Wl. She was the former Clara Patzer. Mrs. Button was a member of the Glendale Baptist Church, The Order of the Eastern Star, and a past matron, also a member of Oscar Mayer retirees. Survivors include a son, Forrest, of Hudson, Wl; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Rice, of Milton, and Mrs. Elaine Zweifel, of Janesville; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Eleanor Boese, of Rockford, Illinois, Ann Huebner, of Waupaca, and Emma Anderson, of San Bernadino, California. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray in December 26, 1976. Funeral services will be held at the Glendale Baptist Church, 5020 Maher Ave. at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5. The Reverend Jerome Schenk and Reverend Donald Nelson will officiate. Entombment will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 4, at the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Monona Dr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Glendale Baptist Church.
Note: her obituary states that she was born in Union, Wisconsin. "Union is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The population was 804 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Symco is located in the town" [source: Wikipedia].
She married Ray James Button 23 Jul 1921 in Scandinavia, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Children:
(1) Elaine Iora Button b. 12 Mar 1923 d. 4 Mar 1980 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
(2) Forrest R Button b. 26 Sep 1924 d. 15 Aug 1996 in Milton, Rock, Wisconsin
(3) Joyce Ann Button b. about 1933.
Mother: Caroline Anna Fitzner b. 6 Oct 1858 in Prussia d. 30 Jun 1929 in Symco, Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age at last birthday: 3
Date of birth: Aug 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Parents: Albert and Caroline Patzer, ages 53 and 42
Home in 1900: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Emil (age 19), Wilhelm (14), Amelia (12), Julius (10), Adolf (8), Gustav (6), and Emma (1)
Census place: Union, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1823; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 126
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age in 1910: 13
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of family: sister-in-law
Living with: Harold and Amelia Plapper, ages 23 and 21
Home in 1910: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin
Address: logging camp
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: attending school
Census place: Hackley, Vilas, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1737; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 635
Date: 22 Apr 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Clara Patzer
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: boarder
Home in 1920: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin [sic]
Occupation: teacher
Type of industry: district school
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2022; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 6
Date: 5 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Clara Button
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 25
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Berlin
Mother's birthplace: Berlin
Occupation: none
Census place: Laona, Forest, Wisconsin; Roll: 2570; Page: ; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 994.0
Date: 22 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: [first name not listed] Button
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1940: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: college 2 years
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Forest, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: assistant manager
Industry: cafeteria
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $768
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 44
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4469; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 13-43
Date: 20 Apr 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Clara A Button
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1896
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1950: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Address: 528 West Johnson 1st floor
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: claim adjustor
Industry: meat packing plant
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Date: 10 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "State Journal" of Madison, Wisconsin dated 3 May 1979:
Button, Clara
Madison - Mrs. Clara Button, age 82, of 305 East Dean Avenue, died on Wednesday, May 2, 1979, at a local hospital. She was born on August 5, 1896, in Union, Wl. She was the former Clara Patzer. Mrs. Button was a member of the Glendale Baptist Church, The Order of the Eastern Star, and a past matron, also a member of Oscar Mayer retirees. Survivors include a son, Forrest, of Hudson, Wl; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Rice, of Milton, and Mrs. Elaine Zweifel, of Janesville; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Eleanor Boese, of Rockford, Illinois, Ann Huebner, of Waupaca, and Emma Anderson, of San Bernadino, California. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray in December 26, 1976. Funeral services will be held at the Glendale Baptist Church, 5020 Maher Ave. at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5. The Reverend Jerome Schenk and Reverend Donald Nelson will officiate. Entombment will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 4, at the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Monona Dr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Glendale Baptist Church.
Note: her obituary states that she was born in Union, Wisconsin. "Union is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The population was 804 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Symco is located in the town" [source: Wikipedia].
She married Ray James Button 23 Jul 1921 in Scandinavia, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Children:
(1) Elaine Iora Button b. 12 Mar 1923 d. 4 Mar 1980 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
(2) Forrest R Button b. 26 Sep 1924 d. 15 Aug 1996 in Milton, Rock, Wisconsin
(3) Joyce Ann Button b. about 1933.
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