Balthasar Degentesch

1854 - 1918  (63 years)

• Name	Balthasar Degentesch  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	23 Dec 1854	Switzerland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1858  [5]
  	Age: 3
  Race	White  [4, 5]
  Reference Number	15330
  Residence	1870	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [4]
  	Age: 17; FatherForeignBirth: Y; MotherForeignBirth: Y
  Residence	1890	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  	StreetAddress: 967 8th Avenue; StreetAddress: Same.; Occupation: Saloon And Grocery
  Residence	1910	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [5]
  	Age: 55; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
  Death	29 Apr 1918	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Joanna Catherine Degentesch,   b. 1843, Switzerland d. 17 Jun 1912  (Age 69 years) ▻ Ludwig Umbs   2. Barbara Degentesch,   b. 1844, Germany + 3. Caroline Degentesch,   b. 1847 ▻ Julius Haschweiler + 4. George Degentesch,   b. 10 Nov 1847, Germany d. 5 Jun 1917, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 69 years) ▻ Emma Elizabeth Rybold,  m. 19 Jan 1869   5. Antone Degentesch,   b. 1853   6. Mary Degentesch,   b. 1854 + 7. Balthasar Degentesch,   b. 23 Dec 1854, Switzerland d. 29 Apr 1918, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 63 years) ▻ Mary Ette Vills,  m. 3 Jun 1879   8. Michael Melchior Degentesch,   b. 18 Apr 1857   d. 24 Sep 1924  (Age 67 years) ▻ Amelia Maurer,  m. 6 May 1879 ;   Bertha Butzin,  m. 8 Oct 1890   9. Lena Degentesch,   b. 1858
  Person ID	I15330	Ritger-Rittger Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Johannes George Degentesch,   b. Feb 1818, Davos, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland d. 23 Mar 1873, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Degentesch,   b. 2 Feb 1818, Switzerland d. 2 Jul 1893, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Ette Vills,   b. 1861, Wisconsin, USA d. 12 Apr 1947, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1879	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  Children	1. George Degentesch,   b. 19 Jan 1880, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA d. 20 Dec 1967, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eleanor Degentesch,   b. 2 Feb 1882, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA d. 20 Jan 1976, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Degentesch,   b. 22 Apr 1884, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA d. 2 Jan 1925, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Robert Degentesch,   b. 5 Jul 1886, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Apr 1969, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mamie Degentesch,   b. 1894, Wisconsin, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Henry E. Degentesh,   b. 3 Dec 1896, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA d. 22 Nov 1984, Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Age: 17; FatherForeignBirth: Y; MotherForeignBirth: Y - 1870 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 3 Jun 1879 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - StreetAddress: 967 8th Avenue; StreetAddress: Same.; Occupation: Saloon And Grocery - 1890 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Age: 55; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1910 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Death - 29 Apr 1918 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Burial - - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S476] Ancestry.com, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Directory, 1889-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;). Record for Balthasar Degentesch http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4749&h=84469&indiv=try [S230] Ancestry.com, FindAGrave.com, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012;). Record for Balthasar Degentesh http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=114226365&indiv=try [S110] Jay Scott German, German - Ambrowiak Family Tree, (Name: GermanAmbrowiak.FTW;). Date of Import: 14 Jan 2005 [S363] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Milwaukee Ward 8, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1728; Page: 202A; Family History Library Film: 553227. Record for Balthasar Degentech http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=11537860&indiv=try 1870 United States Federal Census - Balthasar Degentesh [S330] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Milwaukee Ward 14, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1726; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1375739. Record for Balthzar Dezestesh http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=30983199&indiv=try 1910 United States Federal Census - Balthasar Degentesch