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For sepia Saturday I want you to meet Henry Carl and Emilie ( Wertz ) Berndt of Industry Texas.
I picked this vintage cabinet photo in Houston, Texas a few months ago paying more than I usually would but having it identified was great.
Hopefully a family member will spot it and want it in their family photo collection and will be happy to reimburse me.
I went to http://www.ancestry.com/ and found Henry and Emilie in the 1880 census. This shows us were they were living, who was living in their home. Besides their children we have Henry's siblings and a farm laborer. His occupation is a farmer.
1880 United States Federal Census about Henry Berndt
Name:
Henry Berndt
Home in 1880:
Precinct 5, Austin, Texas
Age:
32
Estimated birth year:
abt 1848
Birthplace:
Saxony
Relation to Head of Household:
Self (Head)
Spouse's name:
Emilie Berndt
Father's birthplace:
Saxony
Mother's birthplace:
Saxony
Neighbors:
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Occupation:
Farmer
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
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Household Members:
Name
Age
Henry Berndt
32
Emilie Berndt
32
Henry Berndt
5
Emil Berndt
4
Bertha Berndt
2
Ida Berndt
1
Paul Berndt
5m
Julius Berndt
Name:
Henry Berndt
Home in 1880:
Precinct 5, Austin, Texas
Age:
32
Estimated birth year:
abt 1848
Birthplace:
Saxony
Relation to Head of Household:
Self (Head)
Spouse's name:
Emilie Berndt
Father's birthplace:
Saxony
Mother's birthplace:
Saxony
Neighbors:
View others on page
Occupation:
Farmer
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
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Household Members:
Name
Age
Henry Berndt
32
Emilie Berndt
32
Henry Berndt
5
Emil Berndt
4
Bertha Berndt
2
Ida Berndt
1
Paul Berndt
5m
Julius Berndt
Here in the 1910 census they are living with their children. This picture is probably from the early 1900's.
1910 United States Federal Census about Henry Berndt
Name:
Henry Berndt
Age in 1910:
62
Estimated birth year:
1848
Birthplace:
Germany
Relation to Head of House:
Head
Father's Birth Place:
Germany
Mother's Birth Place:
Germany
Spouse's name:
Emilie Berndt
Home in 1910:
Justice Precinct 5, Austin, Texas
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Year of immigration:
1872
Neighbors:
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Household Members:
Name
Age
Henry Berndt
62
Emilie Berndt
62
Henry Berndt
35
Emre Berndt
33
Emma Berndt
18
Johanna Berndt
16
Alona Berndt
13
1910 United States Federal Census about Henry Berndt
Name:
Henry Berndt
Age in 1910:
62
Estimated birth year:
1848
Birthplace:
Germany
Relation to Head of House:
Head
Father's Birth Place:
Germany
Mother's Birth Place:
Germany
Spouse's name:
Emilie Berndt
Home in 1910:
Justice Precinct 5, Austin, Texas
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Year of immigration:
1872
Neighbors:
View others on page
Household Members:
Name
Age
Henry Berndt
62
Emilie Berndt
62
Henry Berndt
35
Emre Berndt
33
Emma Berndt
18
Johanna Berndt
16
Alona Berndt
13
The 1920 census has them still living in Texas with them one child.
So much can be found at www.ancestry.com.
I love the census reports great way to get a start on finding our family members.
I love finding pictures with names on the back at a reasonable price and hope some day to hook them up.
Thanks for stopping by for Sepia Saturday I will be sharing this here stop by and visit the others... Grace
Wonderful information! And what a find - a picture that actually has the names of the photographees on it. A rarity!
ReplyDeleteThat is so nice of you to try to find the picture a home with its family! I really admire you for that.
ReplyDeleteHow nice that you found an *identified* photo! It was a very kind thing for you to grab it and help get it "home". Kudos to you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fine beard Henry has.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful faces they have, It is almost like you seem to know them as individual people rather than just facts and statistics once you have combined that image with the census facts. Thanks for joining in with Sepia Saturday,
ReplyDeleteYes there is a lot of information in those old census reports on Ancestry.com but I have learned there are many errors through my own research, depending on how precise the census taker was, etc. Sometimes the census takers made up names for the children, in my case a great uncle Bill aka William was listed as Willy, he was never known as that by any one. So wonder what possessed that census taker to do that. Just one example, there are many. You can be sure the dates and places are correct though and can print those documents too and set them aside with the photos. Good that their names were there so you could search more. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteOh he is a stern looking man, isn't he? I wonder how he'd feel about his photo appearing online? A photo like this was such high tech for its time
ReplyDeleteWow, I really enjoyed this. That foursome is adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo, old and sepia too.
ReplyDeleteI love old Census data. Those children were born pretty close together there for awhile. I can't even imagine how much work that must have been to feed, clothe and take care of young children in the days before modern conveniences.
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