| Parents:
Marriage: |
Carl "Charles" F. Balder Maria Ratter Martin Herbst December 28, 1871 St. Lawrence Catholic Church Duelm, Benton, Minnesota by Father Joseph Buh Witnesses were Charles Balder and Magdalena Megis Martin Herbst December 28, 1871 Witnesses were Charles Balder and Ann Kremer |
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| Children: | Joseph Charles | Oct. 30, 1872 | † Feb. 2, 1949 |
| Charles Joseph | Dec. 19, 1874 | † May 11, 1945 | |
| Albert F. | Sept. 17, 1877 | † Aug. 20, 1915 | |
| Adolph Robert | July 10, 1880 | † May 3, 1957 | |
| Clara Theresa | Apr. 19, 1883 | † May 7, 1964 | |
| William Joseph | Jan. 19, 1886 | † Nov. 2, 1959 | |
| Alma Mary | June 27, 1892 | † Dec. 24, 1968 |
| Notes: | Caroline immigrated with her parents and siblings on the passenger ship "Saxonia" which sailed from Hamburg on |
| April 20, 1870 and arrived in New York on May 6, 1870.
"Martin Herbst, a native of Baden, Germany, was born on the 1st of November, 1844. At the age of nine years, he came with his uncle to America. Was engaged in farming in the state of Indiana, until the year 1865, when he came to St. Cloud. Here he was employed by the Freight Company, in drawing supplies for the frontier forts, until 1871, when he came to Glendorado Township, Benton County, and took a claim. The year following, he purchased the farm on which he now lives. Since 1875, he has been Town Clerk. Was married on the 28th of December, 1871, to Miss Caroline Balder. They have four children: Joseph C., Charles J., Albert F., and Adolphus R." -- from "History of the Upper Mississippi Valley," St. George Township (1881), p. 66 At the time of the 1880 federal census, Caroline was 35 years old and living with her husband Martin and their children Joseph C. (age 8), Charles J. (age 5) and Albert F. (age 2) on the family farm in St. George, Benton county, Minnesota. [Source: NA Film No. T9-0615, p. 170D] At the time of the June 1, 1900 federal census, Caroline was 45 years old and living with her husband, Martin, and their children Charley J. (age 25), Albert F. (age 23), Adolphus (age 19), William (age 13), Clara (age 17) and Alma (age 7) on the family farm in St. George, Benton county, Minnesota. Martin and Caroline had been married for 28 years and were the parents of seven children. She was born in Germany and had been living in the United States for 30 years. [Source: NA Film No. T623-757, p. 1B, E.D. 318] At the time of the April 18, 1910 federal census, Caroline was 55 years old and living with her husband Martin, son William (age 24) and daughter Alma (age 17) on the family farm in St. George, Benton county, Minnesota. Martin and Caroline had been married for 39 years and were the parents of seven children. At that time Martin had his own income and his son William was working the farm in general farming. [Source: NA Film No. T624-690, p. 103A, E.D. 10, Part 2, line 9] |
| Ancestry: | The Balder Line |
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