Rudolph Julius Arndt^[1]

1859 - 1938  (78 years)

• Name	Rudolph Julius Arndt
  Birth	9 Sep 1859	Posen, West Prussia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Fairchild Township, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [3]
  	1900 U. S. Federal Census
  		Rudolph Arndt; 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin [RJA 02.] Rudolph Arndt and his wife, Mathilda Boettcher Arndt; and their children: Fredrick, Adolph, Alma, and Elsie.
  Census	1905	Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [4]
  	1905 Wisconsin State Census
  	Age: Abt. 45
  		Rudolph Arndt; 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. [RJA 06.] Rudolph Arndt and his wife, Mathilda Boettcher Arndt; and their children: Fredrick, Adolph, Alma, Elsie, Edward.
  Census	1910	Fairchild Township, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [5]
  	1910 U. S. Federal Census
  		Rudolph Arndt, 1910 U. S. Federal Census, Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin [RJA 05.] Rudolph Arndt and his wife, Matilda Boettcher; their children: Fredrick, Adolph, Alma, Elsie, Edward.
  Census	1920	Fairchild Township, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [6]
  	1920 U. S. Federal Census
  		Rudolph Arndt, 1920 U. S. Federal Census, Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin [RJA 02.] Rudolph Arndt and his wife, Mathilda H. Boettcher, their children, Adolph R., Elsie, M. and Edward A, and their granddaughter Ruth E. Arndt.
  Census	1930	Fairchild Township, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [7]
  	1930 U. S. Federal Census
  		Rudolph J. Arndt; 1930 U S. Federal Census, Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin [RJA 04.] Rudolph J. Arndt and his wife, Mathilda H. Boettcher Arndt
  Death	11 Aug 1938	Fairchild Township, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [8]
  Burial	Fairchild Cemetery, Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [9]
  		Rudolph J. Arndt, Grave Stone, Fairchild Cemetery, Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I416	Lange Pierce
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Carl Arndt,   b. Germany
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Anna Beyer,   b. Germany
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mathilda Hulda Boettcher,   b. 5 Sep 1872, Princeton, Wisconsin d. 13 Sep 1936, Fairchild Township, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1889	Eau Claire County, Wisconsin   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Fredrick Edward Arndt,   b. 23 Aug 1890, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin d. 21 Feb 1956, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Luther Hospital (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth] + 2. Adolph Robert Arndt,   b. 12 Oct 1892, Wisconsin d. 29 Jan 1980, Augusta Nursing Home, Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (Age 87 years)  [Father: Birth] + 3. Alma Anna Augusta Arndt,   b. 24 Feb 1896, Wisconsin d. 23 Sep 1983, Luther Hospital, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (Age 87 years)  [Father: Birth] + 4. Elsie M. Arndt,   b. Dec 1897, Wisconsin d. Jun 1961, Probably Fairchild, Wisconsin (Age ~ 63 years)  [Father: Birth] + 5. Edward A. Arndt,   b. 29 Nov 1901, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin d. 30 Nov 1986, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington State (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2016

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Rudolph Arndt is a 40 year old, white, married male. He was born in September of 1859; he is 40 years old; he has been married to Mathilda for 10 years. He was born in Germany of German parents; he came to the U.S. in 1883, has been in the U.S. for 17 years. It is not clear what PA means in the slot for naturalization. He is a farmer. He can read, write, and speak English. While he owns his farm, it is mortgaged. He lives with his wife and four children: Two sons - Frederic and Adolph; and, two daughters - Alma and Elsie. [RJA 02.]        In the 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Rudolph Arndt is a 45 year old, white, married male, born in Germany. Both of his parents were also born in Germany. His employ is that of a farmer. He has been employed as a farmer for 12 months. He owns his own farm. Living with Rudolph are his wife, Mathilda, three sons: Fred, Adolph, Edward; and two daughters: Alma and Elsie. The family lives in the town of Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. [RJA 06.]        In the 1910 U. S. Federal Census, Rudolph Arndt is a 50 year old, white, married male. He has been married to Mathilda Boettcher for 20 years. He was born in Germany (Posen) of parents who were also born in Germany. He arrived in the United States in 1882. Although German is his native language, he speaks English, but does not read or write it. He is a farmer working in general farming. He works on his own account. And, he owns his farm free and clear. He lives with his wife, Mathilda, and five children (Fred, Adolph, Alma, Elsie, Edward) in the village of Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. [RJA 05.]        In the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Rudolph Arndt is a 60 year old, white, married male. He owns his farm free and clear. He arrived in the U.S. in 1883 and was naturalized in 1914. He reads. writes, and speaks English. He was born in Germany of German parents; his mother tongue was German as was it for his parents. He is a farmer who does general farming; he works on his own account. He lives with his wife, three children (Adolph R., Elsie M., and Edward A.), and a granddaughter, Ruth E. Arndt - daughter of Frederic Arndt, Rudolph and Mathilda's son, and Ella (Lange) Arndt. [RJA 03.]        In the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Rudolph lives with his wife, Mathilda, in Fairchild Township, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. He is a 70 year old, married, white male. His home (farm) is owned. He was married when he was 34 years old. He is able to read, write, and speak English. He was born in Germany of German parents. German was the language he spoke before he came to the U.S. in 1883. He is a naturalized citizen, a farmer who does general farming. He is employed; he is not a veteran of any U.S. military. [RJA 04.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1358] Letter, Phyllis (Lange) Burrows to Dale L. Lange, 07 April 2003. [PLL 03.]. [S1359] Letter, Phyllis (Lange) Burrows to Dale L. Lange, 07 April 2003. [PLL 03.]. [S1362] Rudolph Arndt household, 1900 U.S. census, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Fairchild town, ED 33, SD 7, sheet 17A, [cannot read dwelling and family-too dark]; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 1788. [RJA 02.]. [S8571] Rudolph Arndt. (2007). Ancestry.com. Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; 1905, 44 reels; line 41, Roll:CSUSAWI1905_10. [RJA 06.]. [S1363] Rudolph Arndt household, 1910 U. S. Census, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Village of Fairchild, ED 59, SD 06, sheet 252B, dwelling 83, family 83; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 1710. [RJA 05.]. [S1361] Rudolph Arndt household, 1920 U.S. census, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Fairchild Township, ED 136, SD 9, sheet 4A, dwelling 71, family 71; National Archives micropublication T625, roll 1984. [RJA 03.]. [S1364] Rudolph Arndt family, 1930 U.S. census, Eau Claire County, town of Fairchild, ED 18-20, SD 4, sheet 2B, dwelling 38, family 38; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 2572. [RJA 04.]. [S1360] Letter, Phyllis (Lange) Burrows to Dale L. Lange, 07 April 2003. [PLL 03.] See also Rudilph Julius Arndt, death certificate (11August 1938), Wisconsin Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. [RJA 01.]. [S8572] Rudolph Arndt. (2012). Ancestry.com U. S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Find A Grave Memorial #119591429 [RJA 07.]. [S8573] Arndt-Boettcher marriage, 27 November 1889, (2000). Ancestry.com Wisconsin, Marriages, 1820-1907 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Wis. Vital Record Index, pre-1907, Vol. 02, Page 0381. [RJA 08; MHB 02.].