Individual Details
Anna Marie Gartmann
(3 Aug 1889 - 21 Jun 1918)
Annie died of tuberculosis at in 1918 at the age of 28. Prior to coming down with tuberculosis, she had worked as a clerk in her uncle Robert Friend's confectionary store in Hudson.
She entered the Wisconsin State Sanatorium in November of 1917 and died there seven months later, on June 21, 1918. Theresa recalled she was prepared for burial there and the body shipped home for the wake and burial. Rob went down with the team and a wagon to bring the body home for the wake. She is buried in the Gartmann family plot in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
The Wisconsin State Sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis was located near Wales in Waukesha county. It opened with 40 patients in November 1907. Patient capacity grew from 89 beds in 1909 to 240 beds in 1939. Anyone who was more than sixteen years of age and who had lived in Wisconsin for at least one year prior to application could be admitted for observation or treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Only patients in the early or moderately advanced stages of tuberculosis were admitted. The fee ($15 a week in 1929) covered medical and nursing care, food, lodging and laundry.
The Sanatorium grounds extended over 200 acres of wooded hills insuring a plenitude of the curative agents of the time-- sunshine, fresh air, rest and nourishing food. The patients lived in cottages with broad verandas. The Sanatorium had a library, offered motion pictures and other entertainment, and held both Catholic and Protestant church services on Sunday.
WISCONSIN STATE TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM
STATESAN
Waukesha County (R.R. Station, Wales)
Opened: Nov. 7, 1907
For incipient and moderately advanced cases
Capacity: 196
Rates-$8-$10 per week for those able to pay
others admitted free
Superintendent and Medical Director: Dr. Frank Brockway
Application should be made to the superintendent.
Waukesha County was the home of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. It was known as the Statesan and was located near Wales. It opened Nov. 7, 1907 for incipient and moderately advanced cases of tuberculosis. It had a capacity of 196 patients. Rates of $8-$10 per week for those able to pay were charged. Others were admitted free.
The Wisconsin State Sanatorium, also known as “Statesan” was the only state run tuberculosis sanatorium in Wisconsin.
HSO, 29 Mar 1918
Mrs. A. Gartman and daughter, Augusta of St. Joseph, and Mrs. Ben Beaudy of this city spent Sunday at Wales, visiting the former's daughter, Anna Gartmann, who is a patient at the Wales sanitorium.
Hudson Star Observer, 05 Jul 1918
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all our friends and relatives for the beautiful floral offering and sympathy shown at the death of our dear daughter and sister, Anna.
Mrs. Anna Gartmann and Children
She entered the Wisconsin State Sanatorium in November of 1917 and died there seven months later, on June 21, 1918. Theresa recalled she was prepared for burial there and the body shipped home for the wake and burial. Rob went down with the team and a wagon to bring the body home for the wake. She is buried in the Gartmann family plot in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
The Wisconsin State Sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis was located near Wales in Waukesha county. It opened with 40 patients in November 1907. Patient capacity grew from 89 beds in 1909 to 240 beds in 1939. Anyone who was more than sixteen years of age and who had lived in Wisconsin for at least one year prior to application could be admitted for observation or treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Only patients in the early or moderately advanced stages of tuberculosis were admitted. The fee ($15 a week in 1929) covered medical and nursing care, food, lodging and laundry.
The Sanatorium grounds extended over 200 acres of wooded hills insuring a plenitude of the curative agents of the time-- sunshine, fresh air, rest and nourishing food. The patients lived in cottages with broad verandas. The Sanatorium had a library, offered motion pictures and other entertainment, and held both Catholic and Protestant church services on Sunday.
WISCONSIN STATE TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM
STATESAN
Waukesha County (R.R. Station, Wales)
Opened: Nov. 7, 1907
For incipient and moderately advanced cases
Capacity: 196
Rates-$8-$10 per week for those able to pay
others admitted free
Superintendent and Medical Director: Dr. Frank Brockway
Application should be made to the superintendent.
Waukesha County was the home of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. It was known as the Statesan and was located near Wales. It opened Nov. 7, 1907 for incipient and moderately advanced cases of tuberculosis. It had a capacity of 196 patients. Rates of $8-$10 per week for those able to pay were charged. Others were admitted free.
The Wisconsin State Sanatorium, also known as “Statesan” was the only state run tuberculosis sanatorium in Wisconsin.
HSO, 29 Mar 1918
Mrs. A. Gartman and daughter, Augusta of St. Joseph, and Mrs. Ben Beaudy of this city spent Sunday at Wales, visiting the former's daughter, Anna Gartmann, who is a patient at the Wales sanitorium.
Hudson Star Observer, 05 Jul 1918
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all our friends and relatives for the beautiful floral offering and sympathy shown at the death of our dear daughter and sister, Anna.
Mrs. Anna Gartmann and Children
Events
| Birth | 3 Aug 1889 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin |  | ||
| Baptism | 15 Aug 1890 | St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hudson , St. Croix County, Wisconsin |  | | |
| Death | 21 Jun 1918 | Wisconsin State Sanatorium, Statesan, Delafield Twp., Waukesha County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, St.Patrick's | |
Families
| Father | Joseph Anton Gartmann (1850 - 1908) |
| Mother | Anna Friend (1868 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Francis (Frank) Gartmann (1888 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Joseph Anthony Gartmann (1891 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Robert Joseph Gartmann (1893 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Max Francis Gartman (1895 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Augusta Othellia Gartmann (1898 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Margaret Gartmann (1902 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Theresa Agnes Gartmann (1903 - 2000) |
Notes
Baptism
Gardman, Helen Maria; Baptism date 15 Aug 1890; Father Joseph Gardman; Mother Ella Friend; Birth date 13 Aug 1889; no godparents listed.Endnotes
1. Register of Deeds, Birth Records: Wisconsin, St. Croix County, Not Found.
2. "St. Patrick's Catholic Church Baptismal Records, 1863-1910"; compiled by Marty O'Connell; Hudson Area Library History Room, Helen Maria Garadman [sic], p21.
3. "St. Patrick's Catholic Church Baptismal Records, 1863-1910"; compiled by Marty O'Connell; Hudson Area Library History Room, Helen Maria Garadman [sic], p21.
4. Death Certificate, Wisconsin, Waukesha Co., Delafield Twp., Anna Gartman.
5. Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com), Memorial No. 64441573.