Alma's mother died 28 Dec 1912. She was only eleven years old, and it became her responsibility to care for the family household, making a home for her widowed father and four brothers.
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Family History:
1920 U. S. Census, Jacob Wertemberger, Ritzville, Adams, Washington, ED 12, Sheet 20B
Name: Jacob Wertemberger; Gender: Male; Age: 53; Marital Status: Widowed; Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Russia
Immigration Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Russia
Mother's Birthplace: Russia
Jacob Wertemberger, head, age 53, b. Russia
John, son, age 23, b. Washington
William W., son, age 22, b. Was;hington
Alma I., dau, age 18, b. Was;hington
Richard E., son, age 16, b. Washington
Norman, son, age 13, b. Washington
Brother: William W. Werttemberger - burial location unknown
Date of Birth: 15 Dec 1897, Ritzville, Washington
Date of Death: Feb 1981, Ritzville, Washington
Military: World War I
Alma's mother died 28 Dec 1912. She was only eleven years old, and it became her responsibility to care for the family household, making a home for her widowed father and four brothers.
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Family History:
1920 U. S. Census, Jacob Wertemberger, Ritzville, Adams, Washington, ED 12, Sheet 20B
Name: Jacob Wertemberger; Gender: Male; Age: 53; Marital Status: Widowed; Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Russia
Immigration Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Russia
Mother's Birthplace: Russia
Jacob Wertemberger, head, age 53, b. Russia
John, son, age 23, b. Washington
William W., son, age 22, b. Was;hington
Alma I., dau, age 18, b. Was;hington
Richard E., son, age 16, b. Washington
Norman, son, age 13, b. Washington
Brother: William W. Werttemberger - burial location unknown
Date of Birth: 15 Dec 1897, Ritzville, Washington
Date of Death: Feb 1981, Ritzville, Washington
Military: World War I
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