Bertha Augusta Petersen's parents were August Petersen and Catherine Stuhr Petersen.

Bertha married August J. Goos October 19, 1868 at Scott County, Iowa. The family later moved west and settled in Tama County, Iowa.

August and Bertha had 11 children:
- Kate (Katherine) Charlotte (b Jan 21, 1869 Davenport, Scott, Iowa, married Cyrus Rand, d Dec 31, 1921)

- Mary (b May 8, 1870 Davenport, Scott, Iowa,, Find a Grave #90591152)

- William Henry (b Nov 11, 1871 Walcott, Iowa, Find a Grave #147798622)

- Adolph (b Sept 26, 1873 Davenport, Scott, Iowa, Oct 11, 1944, Married Dora Meyer Feb 12, 1895)

- Amelia (b March 9, 1876 Davenport, Scott, Iowa, married Christ Shudt 1895, d Sept 3, 1937)

- Minnie (Wilhelmina)(b Oct 11, 1878 Davenport, Scott, Iowa, married John A Berner 1898, d Dec 4, 1950)

- Annie (b Dec 25, 1880 Walcott, Scott, Iowa, Find a Grave #157085069)

- Herman (b July 23, 1883 Gladbrook, Tama, Iowa, married Lily Heldt 1910, d Nov 14, 1966)

- Lavina (b Nov 19, 1886 in Gladbrook, Tama, Iowa, Find a Grave #128102004)

- Walter(b Feb 5, 1891 Gladbrook, Tama, Iowa, d April 4, 1971)

- Gustave (b July 24, 1893 Gladbrook, Tama, Iowa, married Georgiana B Witt 1916, d March 13, 1966, Find a Grave #109170495)
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Family found in the 1870 census living at Blue Grass, Scott, Iowa: August Goos 32, Augusta 19, Cathrina 1, Mary 4 mos

Found in the 1880 census at Cleona, Scott, Iowa: August Goos 42, Augusta 28, Mary 10, William 8, Adolph 6, Amelia 4, Willimena 1, Johannas Bermann 24

Found in the 1885 census at Spring Creek, Tama, Iowa: August Goos 48, Agusta 35, Mary 15, William 13, Adolph 11, Amelia 9, Minnie 6, Annie 4, Herman 1

Found in the 1900 census at Vienna, Marshall, Iowa: August Goos 62, Augusta 48, Herman 16, Louisa 13, Walter 9, Gustaph 6

Found in the 1910 census at Spring Creek, Tama, Iowa: August Goos 71, Augusta 58

Found in the 1915 - 1925 censuses at Gladbrook, Tama, Iowa:
1915: Augusta Goos 62

1925: Mary Rohde 54, Lester N Rohde 19, Augusta B Goos 72, Waldon Freese 23
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Obituary from "The Tama Northern"
"Old Resident Answered Last Call Sunday - Mrs. Augusta Goos Passed on - was 73 years old - Funeral Wednesday

Again the angel of death has called this time breaking the circle of the Goos family.
Mrs Augusta Bertha Goos passed away at the home of her daughter, in Gladbrook, Mrs. Mary Rhode, Sunday, May 31st, at the age of 73 years, 2 months and 14 days. Mrs. Goos was in good health until a few hours before her death when she suffered a paralytic stroke from which she never regained consciousness.

In Davenport, Iowa on March 17, 1852, Augusta Bertha Goos was born and lived until 1880 when she moved to Gladbrook, where she has since resided.

In October 1858, she was married to August Goos and to this union eleven children were born, all of whom but one, Mrs. Kate Moore, who died about 3 years ago, are living. They are: Mrs. Mary Rhode, Herman and Walter of Gladbrook; William of Gary, South Dakota; Adolf of Russell, Minnesota; Mrs. Emilia Schodt, Okoboji; Mrs. Anna Eberhardt, Mrs. Lovina Barger and Gus Goos of Beaman and Mrs. Minnie Berner of Hawarden. All of whom attended the funeral. Thirty-three grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren will miss their grandmother, who was always kind and loving and a good friend to many, who will also miss her. The husband and father departed this life at Gladbrook on December 8, 1915.

The funeral services were held in the Evangelical church on Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Bergstraesser with interment in Maple Hill cemetery. The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful, attesting the feeling of love of her friends and family.

The serene life, kind words and deeds of a good woman like Mrs. Goos never died. The bereaved family has the sympathy of their friends in this hour.

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saithe the spirit, that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them.