Individual Details
Max Francis Gartman
(31 Mar 1895 - 17 Oct 1978)
Max Gartman and Ruth Wolf Married
Miss Ruth Wolf, daughter of Mrs. Herman Heidman, and Max Gartman of St. Joseph township, were married at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, November 7, Judge Thos. E. Garrity officiating. The bride and groom were attended by Miss Augusta Gartmann and Alfred Wolf. For the ceremony the bride was attired in a wine velvet dress with hat to match and her attendant was dressed in brown silk.
After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Gartman will make their home in Houlton.
Theresa told me that she and Myrtle had a shower for Ruth when she got married.
HSO, 30Apr1939, p5, c4
Max Gartman underwent a serious operation for gall stones at St. Joseph's Hospital Monday.
HSO, Dec 1956, St. Joseph News
Last Saturday evening the Art Lindstroms, Mrs. W. Heideman and family and Miss Hazel Moe helped Miss Virginia Gartman of Hudson celebrate her fifth birthday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Gartman.
HSO, 26 Oct 1978
Max Francis Gartman, 83, of 1323 Sixth street, died Oct. 17 at the Hudson Memorial hospital.
Mr. Gartman was born March 31, 1895 in St. Joseph township the son of Joseph Anthony and Ann (Friend) Gartmann.
He was 11 months in the service during World War I. After he was discharged, he farmed on the home farm until he married Ruth Wolf Nov. 7, 1936 in Hudson.
After he was married, he was employed as a wood machinist at the Chicago
Northwestern car shops in North Hudson. He worked there 19 years, and for two years he worked in the Minneapolis car shops.
He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church.
Besides his wife, Ruth, he is survived by one daughter, Virginia Gartman of River Falls; three sisters, Augusta Gartmann of Hudson, Mrs. Carl Johnson (Margaret) of St. Paul and Mrs. Harry Dierks (Theresa) of Hudson.
Services were Friday, Oct. 20, at St. Patrick's church with Rev. Fr. Thomas Keilen officiating. Interment was in Salem Lutheran cemetery at Stillwater.
Pallbearers, all nephews, were: Robert and Anthony Gartmann of Woodville,
Robert Eugene Gartmann of Hudson, Richard Gartmann of Minneapolis, Leslie and
Donald Lindstrom of rural Hudson
Pallbearers, all nephews, were: Robert and Anthony Gartmann of Woodville,
Robert Eugene Gartmann of Hudson, Richard Gartmann of Minneapolis, Leslie and
Donald Lindstrom of rural Hudson.
Events
| Birth | 31 Mar 1895 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin |  | ||
| Baptism | 5 May 1895 | St. Patrick's Catholic Church; Godparents were Robert Frien and Martina Krattley, Hudson , St. Croix County, Wisconsin |  | | |
| Occupation | 5 Jun 1917 | Farming - St. Joseph Twp., St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Description | 5 Jun 1917 | Medium height, Medium build, Brown eyes, Black hair - St. Joseph Twp., St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Military | 29 Apr 1918 | Enlistment 29 Apr 1918 | | ||
| Military | 29 Mar 1919 | Release date 29 Mar 1919 | | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1930 | Farm laborer - St. Joseph Twp., St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Marriage | 6 Nov 1936 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin - Ruth Ida Wolf | | ||
| Occupation | 15 Apr 1940 | Wood machine helper, Omaha Ry Shops - Hudson , St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Occupation | 1942 | CStPM&O Ry. - Hudson , St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Description | 1942 | 5' 9 1/2", 195 lb., Brown Eyes, Black Hair | | ||
| Death | 17 Oct 1978 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | 20 Oct 1978 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, Salem Luth. Cem | | ||
| Education | Completed 8th grade | | |||
| Radio in 1930 | Yes (Anna Gartmann) | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Ida Wolf ( - 1999) |
| Child | Virginia Ruth Gartman |
| Father | Joseph Anton Gartmann (1850 - 1908) |
| Mother | Anna Friend (1868 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Francis (Frank) Gartmann (1888 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Anna Marie Gartmann (1890 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Joseph Anthony Gartmann (1891 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Robert Joseph Gartmann (1893 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Augusta Othellia Gartmann (1898 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Margaret Gartmann (1902 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Theresa Agnes Gartmann (1903 - 2000) |
Notes
Baptism
Gartman, Max Francis; Baptism date 5 May 1895; Father Anton Gartman; Mother Anna Freund; Birth date 31 Mar 1895; Sponsors Robert Friend and Martina KratleyEndnotes
1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 , Max Gartman, SSN 701-09-9570.
2. St. Croix County Courthouse, Register of Deeds, 1101 Carmichael Rd., Hudson WI 54016, Birth certificate not found.
3. Max Frances Gartman, 701-09-9570, , U.S. Social Security Application and Claim Index 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, .
4. "St. Patrick's Catholic Church Baptismal Records, 1863-1910"; compiled by Marty O'Connell; Hudson Area Library History Room, p22.
5. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Max Gartmann, 5 Jun 1917.
6. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 1917-1918, Draft Card G, Max F. Gartmann [sic].
7. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 , Max Gartman, SSN 701-09-9570.
8. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 , Max Gartman, SSN 701-09-9570.
9. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, St. Croix Co., St. Joseph Twp., Hannah [Anna] Gartman Household, p4A.
10. St. Croix County Courthouse, Register of Deeds, 1101 Carmichael Rd., Hudson WI 54016, Max Gartman and Ruth Wolf, 6 Nov 1936.
11. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 12 Nov 1936, Max Gartman and Ruth Wolf Wed.
12. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, St. Croix Co., Hudson City, p12a, Max Gartman.
13. Family information provided to Nancy Hawkinson by Theresa Dierks., Diary entry, 11 Jan 1937, "Max went to work at shops.".
14. The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Wisconsin; State Headquarters: Wisconsin; Record Group Name: Records of the Selective Service System, 1940-; Record Group Number: 147; Box Number: 92; Microfilm Series: M2126; Microfilm Roll: 31, Max Francis Gartman, 1942.
15. The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Wisconsin; State Headquarters: Wisconsin; Record Group Name: Records of the Selective Service System, 1940-; Record Group Number: 147; Box Number: 92; Microfilm Series: M2126; Microfilm Roll: 31, Max Francis Gartman, 1942.
16. U.S. Social Security Death Index , SSN 701-09-9570.
17. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 , Max Gartman, SSN 701-09-9570.
18. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 26 Oct 1978, Sec 2, p13, Obituary, Max F. Gartmann.
19. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997, Certificate No. 024935, Gartman, Max F., d. 17 Oct 1978, Hudson, St. Croix, Age 83.
20. Max Frances Gartman, 701-09-9570, , U.S. Social Security Application and Claim Index 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, .
21. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 26 Oct 1978, Sec 2, p13, Obituary, Max F. Gartmann.
22. Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com), Memorial No. 86847622.
23. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, St. Croix Co., Hudson City, p12a, Max Gartman.
24. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, St. Croix Co. St. Joseph Twp., ED 55-25, p4a.