Johanna name is misspelled as John in the 1885 census probably because she was speaking German to an English speaking census taker. She is a widow.
Johanna's maiden name(Draeger) and her married name(Degler)
are common in the Berlin area of what was then Prussia. Martha Harnisch (Emil) is her daughter and in the 1940 census Martha stated she was born in Berlin.
John (Johanna) Degler in household of Augusta Degler
Iowa State Census, 1885
Name: John Degler
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1885
Event Place: Charles City, Saint Charles, Floyd, Iowa
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Page: 22
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Augusta Degler F 14
Charles Degler M 16 (Carl F )
John Degler F 49 (Johanna)
Martha Degler F 10
Emma Degler F 7
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When Johanna's daughter Augusta married Edgar Fisher in 1894 the father's name was identified as William Degler. There are records of this marriage in both Minnesota and Iowa.
On December 19 1887 Johanna Degler married Friedrich Dittberner
Name: Fred'K Dittberner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Dec 1887
Event Place: , Floyd, Iowa, United States
Age: 50
Father's Name: Johann Dittberner
Mother's Name: Dorothea Kley
Spouse's Name: Johanna Draeger Degler
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Spouse's Father's Name: Paul Draeger
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sophia Achtenberg
Iowa State Census, 1895-
-family is documented as Lutheran in this census
Name: F Ditburner
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1895
Event Place: Floyd, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Page: 20
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
F Ditburner M 57
Johanna Ditburner F 58
William Ditburner M 24
Gustof Ditburner M 20
Melvina Ditburner F 18
Bertha Ditburner F 14
Adelia Ditburner F 12
There is a discrepancy in the years married in this census
Johana Ditburner in household of Fredrick Ditburner
United States Census, 1900
Name: Johana Ditburner
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: St. Charles Township, Floyd, Iowa, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 4
Years Married: 30
Birth Date: Feb 1837
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1870
Immigration Year: 1883
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children: 5
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fredrick Ditburner Head M 62 Germany
Johana Ditburner Wife F 63 Germany
William Ditburner Son M 29 Germany
Johanna Dittberner in household of Edgar Fisher
United States Census, 1920
Name: Johanna Dittberner
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Minneapolis Ward 13, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 83
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Mother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
Birthplace: Germany
Immigration Year: 1883
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edgar Fisher Head M 56 Minnesota
Augusta E Fisher Wife F 48 West Prussia
Johanna Dittberner Mother-in-law F 83 Germany
Name: Johanna E. Dittberner
Gender: Female
Death Date: 11 Oct 1921
Death Place: Minneaplis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1836
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frederick Dittberner
Father's Name: Drager
Both Minnesota and Iowa have death records that Johanna died in Minneapolis while living with her daughter Augusta from her first marriage. It is presumed she was interred in Riverview cemetery.
DAUGHTERS:
Augusta Fisher
Emma D. Jepson
Martha Harnisch
Johanna name is misspelled as John in the 1885 census probably because she was speaking German to an English speaking census taker. She is a widow.
Johanna's maiden name(Draeger) and her married name(Degler)
are common in the Berlin area of what was then Prussia. Martha Harnisch (Emil) is her daughter and in the 1940 census Martha stated she was born in Berlin.
John (Johanna) Degler in household of Augusta Degler
Iowa State Census, 1885
Name: John Degler
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1885
Event Place: Charles City, Saint Charles, Floyd, Iowa
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Page: 22
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Augusta Degler F 14
Charles Degler M 16 (Carl F )
John Degler F 49 (Johanna)
Martha Degler F 10
Emma Degler F 7
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When Johanna's daughter Augusta married Edgar Fisher in 1894 the father's name was identified as William Degler. There are records of this marriage in both Minnesota and Iowa.
On December 19 1887 Johanna Degler married Friedrich Dittberner
Name: Fred'K Dittberner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Dec 1887
Event Place: , Floyd, Iowa, United States
Age: 50
Father's Name: Johann Dittberner
Mother's Name: Dorothea Kley
Spouse's Name: Johanna Draeger Degler
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Spouse's Father's Name: Paul Draeger
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sophia Achtenberg
Iowa State Census, 1895-
-family is documented as Lutheran in this census
Name: F Ditburner
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1895
Event Place: Floyd, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Page: 20
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
F Ditburner M 57
Johanna Ditburner F 58
William Ditburner M 24
Gustof Ditburner M 20
Melvina Ditburner F 18
Bertha Ditburner F 14
Adelia Ditburner F 12
There is a discrepancy in the years married in this census
Johana Ditburner in household of Fredrick Ditburner
United States Census, 1900
Name: Johana Ditburner
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: St. Charles Township, Floyd, Iowa, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 4
Years Married: 30
Birth Date: Feb 1837
Birthplace: Germany
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1870
Immigration Year: 1883
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children: 5
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fredrick Ditburner Head M 62 Germany
Johana Ditburner Wife F 63 Germany
William Ditburner Son M 29 Germany
Johanna Dittberner in household of Edgar Fisher
United States Census, 1920
Name: Johanna Dittberner
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Minneapolis Ward 13, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 83
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Mother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
Birthplace: Germany
Immigration Year: 1883
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edgar Fisher Head M 56 Minnesota
Augusta E Fisher Wife F 48 West Prussia
Johanna Dittberner Mother-in-law F 83 Germany
Name: Johanna E. Dittberner
Gender: Female
Death Date: 11 Oct 1921
Death Place: Minneaplis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1836
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frederick Dittberner
Father's Name: Drager
Both Minnesota and Iowa have death records that Johanna died in Minneapolis while living with her daughter Augusta from her first marriage. It is presumed she was interred in Riverview cemetery.
DAUGHTERS:
Augusta Fisher
Emma D. Jepson
Martha Harnisch
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