Marie was the 4th of 12 children born to Wilhelm & Wilhelmine nee Brandt.

Marie was baptized 16 Aug 1874 in St. Michael's Church of Belknap Township (Presque Isle County), MI by Rev. Joseph Antonius Bohn. Her godparents were Maria Klee, Wilhelm Schlaeger, and Frau Christian Grambau.

Marie was confirmed 25 March 1888 in St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Belknap by Rev. Bruno Potzger.

Marie BRANDT married Gustav Adolph BERTRAM 15 April 1895 in St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Belknap.
Witnesses at their marriage by Rev. Bruno Potzger were F. Bertram and Wilhelm Brandt.

1870 Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 10 federal census (Page 185) enumerated 17 July 1870 by Max Todt shows:
BERTRAM, Frederic, 32, shoemaker, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Wilhelmine, wife, 28, keeping house, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Gustav, son, 7, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Fred, son, 5, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Emma, daughter, 1, born Prussia

1880 Rogers [village], Presque Isle, Michigan Federal Census (ED 284) enumerated 03 June 1880 by Fred Denny Larke shows:
BERTRAM, Frederick, head, 45, Shoemaker, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Wilhelmine, wife, 38, Keeping House, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Gustav, son, 16, at home, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Edward, son, 15, at home, born Prussia
BERTRAM, Ida, 12, daughter, at home born Prussia
BERTRAM, Otto. son, 9, born Michigan
BERTRAM, Martha, daughter, 8, born Michigan
BERTRAM, Johanna, daughter, 5, born Michigan
BERTRAM, Adelbert, son, 2 , born Michigan
BERTRAM, Michalena, daughter, 9/12, born Michigan

1900 Minnesota, Morrison County, Swanville Township, Village of Swanville Federal Census (ED 97; Page 24B) enumerated 30 June 1900 shows:
BERTRAM, Gustav, head, 36, married 5 years, born May 1864 Germany, unknown when to America, Carpenter
BERTRAM, Mary, wife, 25, married 5 years, born August 1874 Michigan, parents born Germany
BERTRAM, Curtis, son, 4, born April 1896 Michigan, father born Germany, mother born Michigan
BERTRAM, Harold, son, 2, born July 1897 Minnesota, father born Germany, mother born Michigan
BERTRAM, Nora, daughter, 8/12, born September 1899 Minnesota, father born Germany, mother born Michigan

Minnesota Death Index
Name: Maria Louise Bertram
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1874
Death Date: 15 Feb 1955
Death County: Crow Wing
Mother's Maiden Name: Schlager
State File Number: 002952
Certificate Number: 002952
Certificate Year: 1955
Record Number: 1266778