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Margaret Imelda Becker 1902–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1902

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 28 Mar 1987

Death Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA

Father: Leonard Becker

Mother: Barbara Strouth

Spouse(s): Mathias Kotz

Children(s): Ralph Kotz, William Sr, Eileen Kotz, Roman Kotz, Harold Kotz, Jerome Kotz

In 1902, Margaret Imelda Becker entered the world in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA, born to Leonard Nicholas Becker And Barbara M Strouth. In 1910, Margaret Imelda Becker resided in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA. In 1920, Margaret Imelda Becker resided in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA. Margaret Imelda Becker married Mathias John Kotz, and had children including Eileen Barbara Kotz, Harold John Kotz, Jerome H Kotz, Ralph Alfred Kotz, Roman Charles Kotz, William Roger Kotz Sr. Margaret Imelda Becker passed away in 1987 in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Margaret Imelda Becker entered the world in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA, born to Leonard Nicholas Becker And Barbara M Strouth.
  • In 1910, Margaret Imelda Becker resided in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1920, Margaret Imelda Becker resided in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA.
  • Margaret Imelda Becker married Mathias John Kotz, and had children including Eileen Barbara Kotz, Harold John Kotz, Jerome H Kotz, Ralph Alfred Kotz, Roman Charles Kotz, William Roger Kotz Sr.
  • Margaret Imelda Becker passed away in 1987 in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Becker
1877–1964
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
LB
Barbara Strouth
1876–1939
Birth Location: Cannon City, Rice, Minnesota, USA
BS

Spouses(s)

Mathias Kotz
1897–1986
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
MK

Children(s)

Ralph Kotz
1929–2025
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
RK
William Sr
1926–1995
Birth Location: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
WS
Eileen Kotz
1924–2010
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
EK
Roman Kotz
1941–1992
Birth Location: Rice, Minnesota, USA
RK
Harold Kotz
1931–1995
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
HK
Jerome Kotz
1933–1994
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
JK

Margaret Becker's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Becker
1902–1987
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Leonard Nicholas Becker
1877–1964
Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Barbara (M) Strouth
1876–1939
Cannon City, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Mathias Becker
1845–1926
Schleid, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Margaret Gansen
1853–1937
Mauel, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
John Strouth
1844–1928
Wilsecker, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Marie Giever
1851–1929
Medernach, Diekirch, Diekirch, Luxembourg
Great-Grandparents
Bernhard Becker
1820–1856
Margaretha Eppers
1819–1859
Leonard Gansen
1820–1871
Catherina Eischens
1822–1906
Christopher Strouth
1815–1874
Barbara Zinnen
1816–1880
Conrad Giever
1816–1897
Anna Kanive
1818–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wilhelmus Becker
1790–1837
Maria Salzburger
1796–1854
Valentine Eppers
1797–1850
Susanne Schelen
1793–1878
Josephus Gansen
1773–
Susanna Schwolen
1778–
John Euschen
1782–1835
Katherina Nohs
1784–1847
Johannes Straut
1777–1851
Margaretha Mueller
1796–1832
Leonhard Zinnen
1789–1838
Magdalena Kirtz
1787–1851
Anton Giever
1786–1850
Marie Konnen
1783–1858
John Kanive
1784–
Anna Kuhn
1784–

Margaret Becker's Descendants

1.
MB
Margaret (Imelda) Becker (3 Oct 1902–28 Mar 1987) m. Mathias (John) Kotz (16 Oct 1897–21 Aug 1986)
  1. 1. Ralph (Alfred) Kotz 1929–2025 m. Imogene Tucker 1933–2025 m. Dorothy Flury 1918– m. June (Marie) Lorge 1932–2006
  2. 2. William (Roger Kotz) Sr 1926–1995 m. Belen Moncada 1932–2021
  3. 3. Eileen (Barbara) Kotz 1924–2010 m. Francis (Paul) LaCanne 1918–2007
    1. 1. Dennis (William) LaCanne 1947–2022
  4. 4. Roman (Charles) Kotz 1941–1992 m. Colleen (Amanda) Strehlow 1941–2022
  5. 5. Harold (John) Kotz 1931–1995 m. Marilyn (Ann) Bartel 1932–2004
  6. 6. Jerome (H) Kotz 1933–1994 m. Phyllis (June) Fischer 1933–2015

Margaret Becker's Timeline

9 Records

1902
3 Oct 1902
Birth of Margaret Imelda Becker in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
Margaret Imelda Becker resided here in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Margaret Imelda Becker resided here in Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Margaret Imelda Becker resided here in Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Margaret Imelda Becker resided here in Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 38
Margaret Imelda Becker resided here in Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Margaret Imelda Becker resided here in Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1959
1959
Age 57
Margaret Imelda Becker resided here in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1987
28 Mar 1987
Age 85
Death of Margaret Imelda Becker in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1902
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1953; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 66-30
    [3] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 471-44-7957; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1956-1957.
    [5] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [6] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T625_856; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 110
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: 1124; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 1098.0.
    [9] Minnesota Death Index
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T624_721; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 527.
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wells, Rice, Minneso

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T624_721; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 527.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T625_856; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 110

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: 1124; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 1098.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1953; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 66-30

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1953; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 66-30

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wells, Rice, Minneso

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 471-44-7957; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1956-1957.
    [3] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [4] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [5] Minnesota Death Index
    [6] OneWorldTree
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