EMMA ELIZABETH HALFMAN
(née KAMPA)

Born: May 25, 1909    Benton, Minnesota
Died: August 11, 1985    Stearns, Minnesota


Parents:
 
 
Education:
 
Marriage:
 
 
 
Michael Kampa
Josephine Stanek
 
Completed education through the 7th grade
 
Henry Bernard Halfmann
St. Lawrence Parish
Duelm, Benton, Minnesota
Between 1930-1932
 

Children: Arlene Abt. 1932  
  Margy Abt. 1933  
  Jean Marie Feb. 20, 1937  
  Mary Jane Apr. 3, 1939  
  Gerald Joseph Oct. 27, 1941  
  Geraldine Janet Oct. 27, 1941  

Notes: At the time of the April 26, 1910 U.S. federal census, Emma was 11/12 years old and living with her mother Josephine
  and sister Sophia on the family farm in St. George Township, Benton, Minnesota [1910 U.S. Census, St. George, Benton, Minnesota; Roll T624-690, Page 6A, Enumeration District 10].
 
At the time of the January 15, 1920 U.S. federal census, Emma was 10 years old and living with her parents and six siblings on the family farm in St. George Twsp., Benton, Minnesota. She was attending school at the time [1920 U.S. Census, Saint George, Benton, Minnesota; Roll T625-824, Page 3B, Enumeration District 90].
 
At the time of the April 8, 1930 U.S. Census, Emma was 20 years old and living with her parents and nine siblings on the family farm valued at $4,000 in St. George Township, Benton, Minnesota. The family did not own a radio.
 
At the time of the Apr. 12, 1940 U.S. federal census, Emma E. was 30 years old and living with her 42-year-old husband, Henry B. Halfmann; their four young daughters, Arlene (8), Margy (7), Jean (3) and Mary Jane (1); sister Dolores (17); brother Lawrence (14); and brother Michael (11) on a rented farm in rural St. George, Benton, Minnesota. Henry, Emma, Arlene and Margy Halfmann were living in the same house as of Apr. 1, 1935 but Dolores, Lawrence and Michael Kampa had been living elsewhere in rural Benton County. Husband Henry was a farmer working 68 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. Brother Lawrence was an unpaid farm laborer who worked 60 hours a week for 52 weeks a year. Both Emma and Henry had completed their education through the 7th grade. Daughters Arlene and Margy Halfmann, and younger brother Michael Kampa all were attending school at the time.
 
Emma's last residence was in Foley, Benton County, Minnesota. She died on August 11, 1985 in Stearns County, Minnesota at the age of 76.

Ancestry: The Franz Kampa Line
  The Franz Kampa Line [through marriage]

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