Mendota is in LaSalle County, Illinois

 

Here is a probable marriage of your ancestor to her second husband

 

 

YOST, FRIEDERICK                    

KARSTEDT, MARY (MRS)                

02/01/1872 D  /     1215     LA SALLE

1900 Calhoun County, Iowa shows a Mr. Carsteadt born in Germany.  He is indexed as Chas, but I believe it is Chris.

 

Chris W.Carsteadt is showm born March 1863 in Germany with both parents born in Germany.  With him is his wife, Anna, born  January 1887 in Iowa.  She had not given birth at this time.  It looks like they had been married 4 years, and possibly both had been married twice.

 

Also with them is a son, Ralph M. born July 1889 in Illinois, with his father born in Germany and his mother in Illinois.  Ralph was attending school.

 

Both Chris and Anna could read and write and speak English.  Chris was a Hotel Manager.

 

Am I correct in reading this Head of Household as Chris Carsteadt?

Margaret C. Purvis, 92

WATERLOO ? Margaret Catherine Purvis, 92, died July 7, 2007, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.

Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Johnston Funeral Home in Conrad, with burial of cremains to take place in Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Condolences may be sent to the funeral home?s Web site at www.purseldavis.com

Margaret was born April 24, 1915, in Eldora, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph M. and Pearle E. (Rhinesmith) Carstedt. She attended school through the eighth grade and married Edward H. Purvis on August 14, 1934, in Morrison, Iowa. Four children were born to this union.

She was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center.

Survivors include daughters Jeannette (Paul) Voss of Grundy Center and Margaret (Peggy) Lamb of Grinnell; son Paul (Kay) Purvis of Gladbrook; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son Richard; and two brothers Keith and Ray.

Ralph Melville Carstedt registered for the draft (WWI) June 5, 1917 in Hardin County, Iowa.

He gave his birthdate as July 5, 1889; a natural born citizen born in Mendota, Illinois.  He was a farmhand working for Rollie Henderson.  At the time he was married with two children.

 

 

I especially like the fact that description of the person registering for the Draft is given.

Ralph was shown as having Medium build and was of Medium height.  His eyes were blue and he had light brown hair.  He was not bald.

In 1910, Ralph is living in Grundy County, Iowa,  apparently working for Edwin Wiley.

Ralph is living with a Pearl in 1920 Marshall Co., Iowa.  Pearl was shown one year younger than Ralph, born in Pennsylvania.  The three children appear to be both Ralph's and Pearl's.

 

Rhea, son born abouf 1913

Margaret born aboug 1915

Keith bron about 1919

Name:	<HLT>Rhea</HLT> <HLT>Carstedt</HLT>
SSN:	484-26-1644
Last Residence:	50652  Lincoln, Tama, Iowa, United States of America
Born:	28 Feb 1912
Died:	31 Jul 1997
State (Year) SSN issued:	Iowa

Evidently there was a Charles W. Carstead, and he is probably the same as the one I thought was Chris, father of Ralph.

 

Here are the marriages for both Christian and Charles.

 

CARSTEDT, CHARLES W                  KLINEFELTER, MAGGIE A                09/13/1888 2  /236  4081     LA SALLE    

       
CARSTEDT, CHRISTIAN                  KNEISER, FREDERICKE                  02/03/1891 3  /87   5873     LA SALLE  

 

Both marriages are after 1877 so you should be able to get addition information by ordering the records.

I find a Christian F. Carstedt in 1910 Logan County, Kansas,  He is shown born 42 years prior (your date sounds closer to him) in Germany,  He was shown married once for 19 years.  Frederica is his wife, born in Illinois.  She had given birth 9 times with 8 children living:

Mary F 17

Albert B 16

Mabel E 14

William C 13

Alice R 10

Elmer K 8

Ruth S 5

Hazel A 2

 

Christian was a farmer

1920 Kansas Census (Wilson Co)

Fredricka is still living there with her children.  She is divorced. With her are the following children

 

Mary F 27 b. Illinois

Mabel E 24 born in Illinois

William C 22 born in Iowa

Alice T/L 20 born in Iowa

Elmer K 18 born in Iowa

Ruth S 15 born in Kansas

Hazel A 12 born in Kansas