What happened to my great grandmother Fredricka Pollota (pallatz)?

Question

She was born 2/18/1865 in germany and died 3/20/05 in Burlington,Wisconsin area .She married Charles Pollotz(pallatz) she had children Ella,Annie,Meta (lizzy)Louise and Paul.I see all thier names on records for Wisconsin except hers ,where did she go why can't I find any records of her even a death record?

Answer 1

You've fallen prey to a census taker with bad handwriting that was hard to transcribe. Try this from the 1900 census in Kenosha Co:

1900 United States Federal Census

about Charles Palaty

Name: Charles Palaty

Home in 1900: Randall, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Age: 39  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861  

Birthplace: Germany  

Relationship to head-of-house: Head  

Spouse's Name: Fredia

Race: White  

Occupation: View Image

Immigration Year: 1889  

Neighbors: View others on page  

Household Members: Name Age

Charles Palaty 39  

Fredia Palaty 34  

Ella Palaty 14  

Anna Palaty 11  

Mata Palaty 9  

Elizabeth Palaty 6

And here's the 1905 Wisconsin State Census:

Name: Charley Pollets

Census Date: 1 Jun 1905

Residence County: Kenosha  

Residence State: Wisconsin  

Locality: Randall  

Birth Location: Germany  

Marital Status: Widowed  

Gender: Male

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863  

Race: White  

Relation: Head  

Line: 36  

Roll: CSUSAWI1905_15  

Neighbors: View others on page  

Household Members: Name Age

Charley Pollets 42  

Ella Pollets 19  

Anna Pollets 16  

Melta Pollets 14  

Lizzie Pollets 12  

Paul Pollets 3  



She was dead by 1 Jun 1905. I'd check with the Kenosha County Clerk's Office about the death certificate. Wisconsin was good at keeping them at that time. If you don't find it in Kenosha Co, then check out Milwaukee or Lake Co IL

Here's the only death of anyone named Frederika or a variant of who died in Kenosha Co in 1905 and is on the Wisconsin Death Index. There's a possibility this is her maiden name...not uncommon to be reported that way. It's off 28 days from the date you have, but it's possible. You'd have to get the Clerk's Office to verify it.

Name: Frederica Schmorrow

Death Date: 20 Feb 1905

County: Kenosha  

Volume: 02  

Page #: 0155  

Reel: 041  

Image: 1481  

Index Volume: -  

ImageNum: 104718  

Sequence #: 342741  

Level Info: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index.