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Hattie Wickizer



Hattie Belle Decker Birth 6 Feb 1882 Saguache, Colorado Death 30 Mar 1969 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, BURIAL Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, daughter of William Messenger Decker and Arabella Frances Macomber married 1949 Ralph Krueger

    Culver - Mrs. Hattie B. Krueger, 78, of 808 Lakeshore Sr., died at 2:30 a.m. SUnday at Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth, following an illness of two weeks>

    She was born Feb 5, 1882, in Sawatch, Colo., and lived in Culver since 1914.

    She was the owner and operator of the former Wickizer Variety Store, from which she retired in 1948.

    She was married to Perry Wickizer in 1910. He died in 1938.

    She married Ralph Kruger in 1949. He died in 1954.

    She is survived by two sister, Mrs. Helen Linser of Detriot and Mrs. Rosalie Kurtchley of Hollywood, Calif.

    Fuberal services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Easterday-Bonine Funeral Home.

    Rev. Carl Q. Baker, pastor of the Wesley United Methodis Church, will officate.

    Burial will be in Oark Ridge Cemetery, LaGrange, Ill, with graveside services there at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may Call at the funeral home after noon on Tuesday. Eastern Star Memorial services will be conducted by the Emily Jane Culver CHapter, Order of Eastern Star at 7 p.m. Tueday in the Funeral Home. The South Bend Tribune (Indiana) Mar 31, 1969


married 3 Jan 1911 Chicago, Cook, Illinois Perry Alburtis "P. A." Wickizer BIRTH 30 Aug 1859 Marshall county, Indiana DEATH28 Feb 1938 Culver, Marshall county, Indiana Burial Mar 2, 1938 Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Marshall county, Indiana son of Parents Andrew Jackson Wickizer and Arseilla Hussey

Hattie married 2nd 1949 Ralph Fred (Rudolph Friedrich Wilhelm) Krueger Birth 19 Mar 1869 Stettin, Federal Republic of Germany Death 10 May 1954 Culver, Marshall, Indiana, son of Michael F Krueger and Dorothea Louisa Papke
    Funeral Today For Ralph Fred Krueger, 85

    Services are being held for Rlph Fred Krueger, with interment at the Culver Cemeter

    Dr. Meredith Sprunger, pastor of the Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church, officiated

    Mr. Krueger died early Monday morning at his home on Lake Shore Drive after an illness of eight weeks.

    Born in Germany on March 19, 1869, he came to the United States when two years of afe and lived with his family in Grand Rapids, Mich. Later he lived in Chicago and was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as an accountant. He was a member of a Chicago Lutheran church. In 1939 he retired and come to Culver to reside. Surviving are his wife, Hattie three daughters Mrs. Esther Groonett, Chicago and Mrs Louise Shillinger and Mldred Bovae, both of Lafayette; two sons: robert of Chicago and Ralph Jr. of New York City; nin grand children and one great grandchild. - The Culver Citizen Wed, May 12, 1954 ·Page 12


 
1900 United States Federal Census 
Name	Hattie Decker
Age	18
Birth Date	Feb 1882
Birthplace	Colorado, USA
Home in 1900	Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
Ward of City	12
Street	So Irving Avenue
House Number	154
Sheet Number	2
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation	21
Family Number	25
Race	White
Gender	Female
Relation to Head of House	Daughter
Marital Status	Single
Father's Name	William Decker
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts, USA
Mother's Name	Arabella Decker
Mother's Birthplace	Massachusetts, USA
Occupation	Student
Attended School	10
Can Read	Y
Can Write	Y
Can Speak English	Y
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
William Decker 45	Head
Arabella Decker 45	Wife
Hattie Decker	18	Daughter
Rose Decker 15	Daughter
Annie Decker 0	Daughter
Helen Decker 4	Daughter
James Towe 35	Boarder
  
Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920 
Name	Hattie B. Decker
Age	28
Gender	Female
Birth Year	abt 1882
Marriage Type	Marriage
Marriage Date	27 Dec 1910
Marriage Place	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name	Perry A. Wickizer
Spouse Age	45
Spouse Gender	Male
FHL Film Number	1030491
 
Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 
Name	Perry A. Wickizer
Gender	Male
Marriage Date	3 Jan 1911
Marriage Place	Chicago
Spouse	Hattie j. Ueciter
 
1920 United States Federal Census 
Name	Perry A Wickizer
Age	59
Birth Year	abt 1861
Birthplace	Indiana
Home in 1920	Union, Marshall, Indiana
Street	Main St
House Number	X
Residence Date	1920
Race	White
Gender	Male
Relation to Head of House	Head
Marital Status	Married
Spouse's Name	Hattie B Wickizer
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Able to Speak English	Yes
Occupation	Merchant
Industry	Furnitures
Employment Field	Own Account
Home Owned or Rented	Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged	Free
Able to read	Yes
Able to Write	Yes
Neighbors	View others on page
Household members
Name	Age
Perry A Wickizer	59
Hattie B Wickizer	37 

1930 United States Federal Census 
Name	Perry A Wiekiger
Birth Year	abt 1871
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age in 1930	59
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1930	Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Map of Home	Culver,Marshall,Indiana
Street Address	Main Street
House Number	113
Dwelling Number	261
Family Number	266
Home Owned or Rented	Owned
Radio Set	No
Lives on Farm	No
Age at First Marriage	43
Attended School	No
Able to Read and Write	Yes
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Able to Speak English	Yes
Occupation	Merchant
Industry	Store
Class of Worker	Working on own account
Employment	Yes
Neighbors	View others on page
Household members
Name	Age
Perry A Wiekiger	59
Hattie B Wiekiger	40 

1940 United States Federal Census 
Name	Hattie Wickizer
Respondent	Yes
Age	51
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1889
Gender	Female
Race	White
Birthplace	Colorado
Marital Status	Widowed
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1940	Culver, Marshall, Indiana
Map of Home in 1940	Culver, Marshall, Indiana
Street	Liberty
Farm	No
Inferred Residence in 1935	Culver, Marshall, Indiana
Residence in 1935	Culver
Resident on farm in 1935	No
Sheet Number	9A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation	229
Occupation	Manager
House Owned or Rented	Owned
Value of Home	3000
Attended School or College	No
Highest Grade Completed	College, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census	60
Class of Worker	Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939	52
Income Other Sources	Yes

Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) 
Name	Ralph Fred Krueger
Naturalization Age	74
Record Type	Naturalization
Birth Date	19 Mar 1869
Birth Place	Germany
Year of Arrival	1872
Naturalization Date	7 Jun 1943
Court District	Indiana

U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current 
Name	Ralph R. Krueger
Gender	Male
Age	80
Birth Date	abt 1869
Residence Place	Culver , Ind .
Occupation	Retired
Marriage Date	Abt 1949
Spouse Hattie Wickizer
The Courier-Journal(Louisville, Kentucky)  Apr 27, 1949  

1950 United States Federal Census  
Name	Hattie W Krueger
Age	66
Birth Date	abt 1884
Gender	Female
Race	White
Birth Place	Colorado
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Wife
Residence Date	1950
Home in 1950	Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Street Name	Lake Shore St
House Number	908
Dwelling Number	192
Farm	No
Occupation Category	Keeping House
Worked Last Week	No
Seeking Work	No
Employment Status	No
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Ralph F Krueger 81 Head
Hattie W Krueger	66	Wife
 
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 
Name	Ralph Fred Krueger
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	85
Marital Status	Married
Birth Date	19 Mar 1869
Birth Place	Germany
Death Date	10 May 1954
Death Place	Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date	1954

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 
Name	Ralph Fred Krueger
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birth Date	19 Mar 1869
Birth Place	Stettin, Federal Republic of Germany
Father Michael F Krueger
Mother Dorothy L Papke
SSN	717050127
Notes	Apr 1937: Name listed as RALPH FRED KRUEGER
 
 
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 
Name	Hattie B Krueger [Hattie B Decker]
Gender	Female
Race	White
Age	87
Marital Status	Widowed
Birth Date	6 Feb 1882
Birth Place	Colorado
Death Date	30 Mar 1969
Death Place	Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date	1969
Father William Decker
Mother Arbelia Macomber 


U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 
Name	Hattie Belle Wickizer [Hattie Wickizer Krueger] [Hattie Belle Decker]
Gender	Female
Birth Date	6 Feb 1882
Birth Place	Saguache, Colorado
Father William M Decker
Mother Arabella F Macomber
SSN 
Notes	Jul 1963: Name listed as HATTIE BELLE WICKIZER; Nov 1966: Name listed as HATTIE WICKIZER KRUEGER