Bertschy, Perry Henry

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 2812
• 1880 Census: 1880, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Biography: 1911; History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0980

Notes:

1880 Census:
Cornelius Donkersly49
Mary A. Donkersly49
Jessie F. Donkersly20
Lottie E. Donkersly18
Harry H. Donkersly16
Perry H. Bertschy32
Minnie D. Bertschy25
Raymond D. Bertschy4
Perry H. Bertschy2

Biography:
PERRY HENRY BERTSCHY, deceased, who from 1868 until 1883 was engaged in a wholesale grocery business in Appleton, Wisconsin, was born in Illinois, December 28, 1844, and was a son of Leonard and Catherine Bertschy, natives of Switzerland who came to the United States and located in Illinois at an early day. Perry H. Bertschy obtained his education in the Baltimore (Maryland) College, and about 1865 he came to Appleton and established a wholesale grocery business, which was conducted by him with great success until 1874, when he sold his wholesale business and established a retail dry goods store. This he conducted until 1879, when he sold the store and went to New York city and engaged in business for two years. He then went to Saguache, Colorado, and there became a prominent figure in the industrial world, being identified with various large business ventures, including financial institutions, mines, ranches. and mercantile houses, and there he died October 31, 1894. Mr. Bertschy was married April 28, 1875, to Miss Minnie Donkersley, born in Paterson, New Jersey. Her parents, Cornelius and Mary A. Donkersley, came to Appleton in 1873. Mr. Donkersley, who was one of the leading men of his time, and an inventor of rare attainments, built the railroad from Marquette to the upper peninsula, a distance of sixty miles, and operated the first locomotive that ran over it. His trade was that of locomotive builder, and he was also largely interested in blast furnaces throughout this region; he died in Appleton August 5, 1894. His widow passed away in Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Bertschy had two sons: Raymond D., who is traveling for the Fox River Paper Company, is a widower and has two children, Raymond P. and Jane P.; and Perry H., a graduate of the Golden School of Mines, Colorado, and now a mining engineer in South Dakota. Mr. Bertschy was a Mason, and both of his sons belong to that order. His widow is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church.

Perry married Donkersley, Minnie 28 Apr 1875. Minnie (daughter of Donkersley, Cornelius and Decker, Mary Ann) was born Abt 1855, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 2812
• 1880 Census: 1880, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1905 State Census: 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• WWI Draft Registration Card: 12 Sep 1918
• Death Record - Civil: 8 Jan 1929
• Obituary: 9 Jan 1929; APC
• Obituary: 16 Jan 1929; Dayton Daily Journal

Notes:

1880 Census:
Cornelius Donkersly49
Mary A. Donkersly49
Jessie F. Donkersly20
Lottie E. Donkersly18
Harry H. Donkersly16
Perry H. Bertschy32
Minnie D. Bertschy25
Raymond D. Bertschy4
Perry H. Bertschy2

1900 Census:
Minnie Botschy44
Raymond Botschy24
Frances Catten33
Annie Bielefeldt21

1905 State Census:
Raymond D Bertschy29
Jean Bertschy25
Raymond P Bertschy4/12
Mamie Vanarem15

1910 Census:
Ray D Butchie33 widowed
Ray P Butchie5
Jane Butchie1
[1 11/12]
Minnie D Butchie54
Marie Spilker20
Catherine Hetzer38

WWI Draft Registration Card:
NAME:Raymond Vonkersky Bertschey
[Raymond Donkersley Bertschy]
[Raymond Vonkershy Bertschey]
CITY:Dayton
COUNTY:Montgomery
STATE:Ohio
BIRTH DATE:24 May 1876
RACE:White

Death Record - Civil:
NAME:Raymond O Bertschy
DEATH DATE:8 Jan 1929
DEATH PLACE:Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Obituary:
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Obituary:
NAME:Raymond D. Bertschy
DEATH DATE:Abt 1929
PUBLICATION DATE:16 Jan 1929
PUBLICATION PLACE:Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
NOTES:leaves estate to brother Perry; widow Jessie; 2 children Raymond and Jane; West Carrollton Community Center also participates
PUBLICATION:Dayton Daily Journal
CITATION:pg. 4, col. 4

Buried:
NAME:Raymond Donkersley Bertschy
BIRTH DATE:1876
DEATH DATE:1929
CEMETERY:Riverside Cemetery
BURIAL OR CREMATION PLACE:Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
HAS BIO?:N

Raymond married Pearson, Jean 8 Oct 1902. Jean was born Abt 1880; died Abt 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 2812
• 1880 Census: 1880, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1880 Census:
Cornelius Donkersly49
Mary A. Donkersly49
Jessie F. Donkersly20
Lottie E. Donkersly18
Harry H. Donkersly16
Perry H. Bertschy32
Minnie D. Bertschy25
Raymond D. Bertschy4
Perry H. Bertschy2

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 2812

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 2812
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Social Security Applications and Claims Index: 15 May 1999

Notes:

1910 Census:
Ray D Butchie33
Ray P Butchie5
Jane Butchie1
[1 11/12]
Minnie D Butchie54
Marie Spilker20
Catherine Hetzer38

Social Security Applications and Claims Index:
Name: Jane Pearson Bertschy
[Jane B Jackson]
SSN: 276129512
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 May 1908
Birth Place: Appleton, Wisconsin
Death Date: 15 May 1999
Father: Raymond D Bertschy
Mother: Jean H Pearson
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Additional Information: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Notes: 07 Dec 1993: Name listed as JANE PEARSON BERTSCHY; 17 Dec 1993: Name listed as JANE B JACKSON