Lizetta Menke

1842 - 1905  (62 years)

• Name	Lizetta Menke
  Born	1 Nov 1842	Osnabrück
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Apr 1905	Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
  Buried	Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
  Person ID	I2776	My Pedigree
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Menke,   b. Abt 1810,   d. Bef 1850, Germany or USA  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Mary Hagemeyer,   b. Abt 1813,   d. Aft 1850, Jackson County, IN  (Age 38 years)
  Married	Abt 1835
  Family ID	F1260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karl Friedrich Otto,   b. 27 Dec 1836, Dankersen, Westfalen ,   d. 4 Apr 1903, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 66 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1862	Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
  Children	1. Marie Lizetta Eleanora Otto,   b. 10 Aug 1862, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 19 Jul 1864, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 1 years)   2. Lizetta Wilhelmina Eleanora Otto,   b. 23 Aug 1864, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 11 Oct 1865, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 1 years)   3. Friedrich Karl Otto,   b. 8 Dec 1866, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 1869, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 2 years)   4. Karl "Charlie" Wilhelm Heinrich Otto,   b. 7 Jan 1869, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. Dec 1948, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 79 years)   5. Elizabeth "Liz" Christina Marie Otto,   b. 23 Aug 1871, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 20 Nov 1945, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 74 years)   6. Emilie "Mil" Sophie Marie Otto,   b. 18 Aug 1873, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 23 Sep 1960, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 87 years)   7. Emma "Em" Marie Louise Otto,   b. 11 Nov 1875, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 19 Sep 1972, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 96 years)   8. Wilhelm "Will" Ludwig Otto,   b. 6 Feb 1878, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 1 Mar 1926, MT  (Age 48 years)   9. Eleanora "Nora" Emilie Gertrude Otto,   b. 22 Jul 1880, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. Mar 1979, Oceanport, Monmouth County, NJ  (Age 98 years)   10. Edward Johann Wilhelm Otto,   b. 7 Jan 1883, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 30 Mar 1884, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 1 years)   11. Albert "Al" Henry Otto,   b. 16 Mar 1884, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 28 Jul 1928, Centralia, Marion County, IL  (Age 44 years)   12. Gertrude "Gert" Marie Louise Otto,   b. 22 Oct 1887, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 2 Jan 1964, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 76 years)   13. Arthur "Art" Johann Ernst Otto,   b. 30 Jul 1890, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN ,   d. 17 May 1910, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN  (Age 19 years)
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F1097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Per "Memories" by Alma Rafert Welp Brought to America by her parents when she was an infant along with her older sister Elizabeth. Two years after coming to America her parents had a son Louis, born in Indianapolis. Within two years both parents were dead and Lizetta and Louis were raised by their Aunt Rust. Three eldest children died young of Scarlet Fever. Letter from Nora Otto Geisel to Alma Rafert Welp in 1974 "Lizetta Menke Otto was loveable and understanding. She had beautiful brown hair. It never turned gray. She died on Easter Sunday (Easter was April 23rd, 1905, need to recheck her death date). She often remarked 'God made each child a little different' On Sunday afternoon she would take her large prayer Book and go into the front room and read it." (Research):Per "Memories" by Alma Rafert Welp Brought to America by her parents when she was an infant along with her older sister Elizabeth. Two years after coming to America her parents had a son Louis, born in Indianapolis. Within two years both parents were dead and Lizetta and Louis were raised by their Aunt Rust. Per 1900 Census she arrived in U.S. in 1850. Mother and siblings appear in 1850 Census of Jackson County, IN. 1857: Lisa Menke was confirmed at St. John's Sauer's Lutheran Church, Jackson County, IN. 1860 Federal Census, Indianapolis, Ward 7 Lizzie Mikle, age 17, born in IN listed in household of C. S. Russell a RR conductor. Not sure if this is our Lizetta, but closest I've found and age and Ward of Indy look right. Letter from Nora Otto Geisel to Alma Rafert Welp in 1974 "Lizetta Menke Otto was loveable and understanding. She had beautiful brown hair. It never turned gray. She died on Easter Sunday. She often remarked 'God made each child a little different' On Sunday afternoon she would take her large prayer Book and go into the front room and read it."