Rosa W BURKHARDT Peterson, 1873-1952
Arthur's cousin

 Father Christopher BURKHARDT, 1838-1903
 Mother Charlotte Sophie MIERKE Burkhardt, 1850-1877
       Sister Mary Anna "Annie" BURKHARDT Nachtwey, 1871-
       Rosa W BURKHARDT Peterson, 1873-1952

 Husband Oscar Arthur PETERSON, 1874-1949

Time Line

4 May 1873 - Born at Schleswig Twp, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

25 August 1875, age 2 - Half-sister Nina Caroline NEUMAN Crooks Orth born at School Hill, Meeme Twp, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

1877, age 3 - Adopted ; Mother Charlotte Sophie MIERKE Burkhardt, age 26, died at Schleswig Twp

1 September 1879, age 6 - Half-brother Alfred W "Alphonse" BURKHARDT born at Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin

8 November 1879, age 6 - Father Christopher BURKHARDT, age 41, married Caroline Charlotte Dorothea Henriette MüHRKE, age 39, there

June 1880, age 7 - Recorded in the Federal census at Charlestown, Calumet County, Wisconsin

April 1883, age 9 - Half-brother Edward BURKHART born at Thorp, Clark County, Wisconsin

29 April 1885, age 11 - Half-sister Frieda Frederica BURKHART Miller born there

27 November 1888, age 15 - Sister Mary Anna "Annie" BURKHARDT, age 17, married Anton NACHTWEY, age 26, at Brown County, Wisconsin

About 1895, age 21 - Married Oscar Arthur PETERSON, age 20

1898, age 24 - Half-sister Nina Caroline NEUMAN, age 22, married Thomas W CROOKS Jr, age 23

As of sometime before June 1900 - Resided at Wausaukee, Marinette County, Wisconsin

8 June 1900, age 27 - Recorded in the United States Census there

14 April 1903, age 29 - Father Christopher BURKHARDT, age 65, died at Gus Schmidt's home, Thorp of hemorrhage of the lungs

21 February 1905, age 31 - Half-sister Frieda Frederica BURKHART, age 19, married Jacob P "Jake" MILLER, age 31

As of sometime before June 1905 until sometime after August 1910 - Resided at Mayville, Clark County, Wisconsin

1 June 1905, age 32 - Recorded in the Wisconsin State Census there

2 May 1907, age 33 - Father's widow Caroline Charlotte Dorothea Henriette MüHRKE Neumann Burkhardt, age 67, died at Thorp of cancer of intestines

9 August 1910, age 37 - Recorded in the United States Census at Mayville

18 June 1914, age 41 - Half-brother Alfred W "Alphonse" BURKHARDT, age 34, married Sophia Minna Fredericke AUGUSTIN, age 24, at Green Grove Twp, Clark County, Wisconsin

As of sometime before 1918 until 1949 - Resided at Granton, Clark County, Wisconsin

14 September 1921, age 48 - Half-sister's husband Jacob P "Jake" MILLER, age 47, died at Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin

24 January 1922, age 48 - Half-sister Nina Caroline NEUMAN, age 46, married Edwin ORTH

Sometime before 1934 - Half-sister's husband Edwin ORTH died

13 May 1939, age 66 - Half-sister Frieda Frederica BURKHART Miller, age 54, died at her home, Chippewa Falls

1 November 1940, age 67 - Half-sister Nina Caroline NEUMAN Crooks Orth, age 65, died at Olmsted County, Minnesota

As of 1949 - Resided at Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wisconsin

1949, age 75 - Husband Oscar Arthur PETERSON, age 74, died

6 October 1952, age 79 - Died

9 October 1952 - Buried at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery, Sun Prairie