Person:Joseph Brucker (1)

Watchers
Joseph Jasper Brucker
m. 14 Oct 1879
  1. Frances O. Brucker1880 - 1948
  2. Clarence Isac Brucker1882 - 1959
  3. Lela Elizabeth Brucker1886 - 1970
  4. Effie Brucker1889 - 1973
  5. John Elvin Brucker1893 - 1953
  6. Joseph Jasper Brucker1897 - 1967
m. Abt 1922
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Joseph Jasper Brucker
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 21 Feb 1897 Newton County, Indiana
Marriage Abt 1922 St. Joseph County?, Indianato Loretta Unknown
Census[4] 1930 Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Census[5] 1940 Center Twp, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Death[2][3] Jan 1967 St. Joseph County, Indiana
Burial[2] Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana

St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1930 census:[4]

Brucker, Joseph Head 33 yrs (marr. 1st at 22 yrs) b. Indiana (parents, b. Ohio/Indiana) Laborer (Automobile factory)
      Loretta Wife 29 yrs (marr. 1st at 22 yrs) b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Otto Son 6 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Rosemary Dau 3-6/12 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Janette Dau 1-8/12 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
NOTE: Was Joseph married previously, or was his "age at marriage" an enumerator's error?

St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1940 census:[5]

Brucker, Joseph Head 42 yrs (8th Grade) b. Indiana 1935: South Bend, Ind. Welder (Auto factory)
      Loretta Wife 39 yrs (8th Grade) b. Indiana 1935: South Bend, Ind. Housewife
      Otto Son 16 yrs b. Indiana 1935: South Bend, Ind.
      Rose Mary Dau 13 yrs b. Indiana 1935: South Bend, Ind.
      Jeanette Dau 11 yrs b. Indiana 1935: South Bend, Ind.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Newton, Indiana, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    ED 78, p. 4B.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Find A Grave.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
  4. 4.0 4.1 St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T626)
    ED 83, p. 8B, residence/family 162/162.
  5. 5.0 5.1 St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T627)
    ED 71-1, p. 19A, #411.
  6.   U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938. Dayton, Ohio
    p. 62675, 1929.

    Name: Brucker, Joseph
    Military History:
    Enlisted 6 Apr 1918 [illeg.], Ind. Private, HQ Co., 69th Inf.
    Discharged 22 Mar 1919 E.T.S. [end of term of service].
    Disabilities when admitted to the home: Hernia L__ [illeg.]

    Domestic History:
    Born: Ind., age 33.
    Description: 5' 10", gray eyes, brown hair.
    Can read/write.
    Religion: Christian
    Occupation: Metal [illeg.]
    Nearest Relative: Wife, Loretta, Mishawaka, Ind.

    Home History:
    Rate of pension: $67.00
    Date of admission: 3 Feb 1929
    Date of discharge: 16 Dec 1929 "M.B.R."

    Pension cert. no. 1424625

  7.   Polk's City Directory, South Bend, Indiana
    p. 132, 1931.

    Brucker, A. Gertrude forwn r1801 E Calvert
    Brucker, Clarence I (Effie) slsmn Coca-Cola Bottling Co r1801 E Calvert
    Brucker, Geneva C bkpr Holland Furnace Co r609 Lindsey
    Brucker, John S r1801 E Calvert
    Brucker, Jos J (Loretta) inspr Studebaker Corp r1801 E Calvert