Her headstone reads "Mother, Anna, 1867-1945".
Born in 'Germany-Poland', (likely the Austrian partition of Poland, which was known as the Kingdom of Galicia), Anna and her husband state they spoke both German and Polish. Although Anna was herself most likely Polish, while her husband claims his ancestry was German and, given their surnames, this is probably true.
Their son, Leonard F. Bortmann is buried with his wife in nearby Wood Cemetery.
They arrived in Pittsburg from Antwerp in late July of 1903 with two babies and $2.50, having spent three weeks crossing the Atlantic in the S.S. Rhynland, the same ship that carried a young Irving Berlin to America.
Still looking for details on the following three daughters, all born in Milwaukee:
Helena "Helen" b: 14 May 1904
Anna b: 23 Feb 1908
Broneslaw, called "Bernice& Bessie" b: 1905-1910
Born in 'Germany-Poland', (likely the Austrian partition of Poland, which was known as the Kingdom of Galicia), Anna and her husband state they spoke both German and Polish. Although Anna was herself most likely Polish, while her husband claims his ancestry was German and, given their surnames, this is probably true.
Their son, Leonard F. Bortmann is buried with his wife in nearby Wood Cemetery.
They arrived in Pittsburg from Antwerp in late July of 1903 with two babies and $2.50, having spent three weeks crossing the Atlantic in the S.S. Rhynland, the same ship that carried a young Irving Berlin to America.
Still looking for details on the following three daughters, all born in Milwaukee:
Helena "Helen" b: 14 May 1904
Anna b: 23 Feb 1908
Broneslaw, called "Bernice& Bessie" b: 1905-1910
Her headstone reads "Mother, Anna, 1867-1945".
Born in 'Germany-Poland', (likely the Austrian partition of Poland, which was known as the Kingdom of Galicia), Anna and her husband state they spoke both German and Polish. Although Anna was herself most likely Polish, while her husband claims his ancestry was German and, given their surnames, this is probably true.
Their son, Leonard F. Bortmann is buried with his wife in nearby Wood Cemetery.
They arrived in Pittsburg from Antwerp in late July of 1903 with two babies and $2.50, having spent three weeks crossing the Atlantic in the S.S. Rhynland, the same ship that carried a young Irving Berlin to America.
Still looking for details on the following three daughters, all born in Milwaukee:
Helena "Helen" b: 14 May 1904
Anna b: 23 Feb 1908
Broneslaw, called "Bernice& Bessie" b: 1905-1910
Born in 'Germany-Poland', (likely the Austrian partition of Poland, which was known as the Kingdom of Galicia), Anna and her husband state they spoke both German and Polish. Although Anna was herself most likely Polish, while her husband claims his ancestry was German and, given their surnames, this is probably true.
Their son, Leonard F. Bortmann is buried with his wife in nearby Wood Cemetery.
They arrived in Pittsburg from Antwerp in late July of 1903 with two babies and $2.50, having spent three weeks crossing the Atlantic in the S.S. Rhynland, the same ship that carried a young Irving Berlin to America.
Still looking for details on the following three daughters, all born in Milwaukee:
Helena "Helen" b: 14 May 1904
Anna b: 23 Feb 1908
Broneslaw, called "Bernice& Bessie" b: 1905-1910
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