William Frederick BORTH

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Clara Laura SANITER

  1. Robert William BORTH
  2. Selma C. BORTH
  3. Esther Leona Louisa BORTH
  4. Norma BORTH
  5. Meta Frances Verna BORTH
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Notes

Updated December 27, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 via Ancestry.com, September 12, 1918.

- William Frederick BORTH is a resident of R.F.D. 1, Watertown, Dodge Co., Wisconsin
- 34 years old, born March 6, 1884
- Native Born US Citizen
- Owns a farm
- Nearest relative is Clara BORTH of R.F.D. 1, Watertown, Dodge Co., Wisconsin
- Moderate height, medium build, dark brown hair

(2) 1920 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Emmet Twp.: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 39; Sheet 3B; January 16, 1920.

William F. BORTH is head of household, married to Clara [SANITER] BORTH. Children listed in the household are Robert W. and Selma. Clara BORTH's sister, Elsie [SANITER] WEIHERT and family live on the adjacent farm.

- Age: 35 years old
- Birthplace: Wisconsin, with his father from Pomerania (native tongue German) and his mother from Wisconsin
- Occupation: Farmer on a dairy farm. He is the employer/owner of the farm and his farm schedule number is 58

(3) 1930 United States Census Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Emmet Town. (part of): Enumeration District 14-17; Sheet 5A-5B; (undated) 1930.

William F. BORTH is head of household, married to Clara [Saniter] BORTH. The children listed in the household are: Robert, Selma, Esther, Norma and Meta. Clara BORTH's sister, Elsie [SANITER] WEIHERT and family live on the adjacent farm.

- Address: No street address (farm country) but dwelling #101
- Home ownership: yes
- Radio ownership: yes
- Age: 46 years old at time of census; 30 when first married
- Birthplace: Wisconsin. His father was from Germany and his mother from Wisconsin
- Occupation: Farmer on a General Farm (code VVVV)

(4) William F. Jannke III and Ken Riedl, Co-Editors, Watertown History Annual 1, November 2006. Watertown Historical Society, Watertown, Wisconsin. "The Borth Quintet: A Tale of Radio's Pioneers, 1930s - 1940s." Pages 107-114.

"The BORTHs lived on a farm located about three and a half miles north of Watertown, in the Town of Emmet. Their parents, William and Clara (SANITER) BORTH, were hard working farmers of Germanic ancestry. German was spoken around the family home until the children were old enough to attend the Stone School, located a short walk south of the farm. From then on, English was the only language spoken in the family. They never sang any songs in German while they performed... In 1931 William BORTH, the head of the house, died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving the family to struggle in the throes of the Great Depression of the 1930s..."

(5) Kittell, Hazel (Saniter), compiler, "The Elsie Saniter Family Journal," (Kewaunee, WI: self-published manuscript, June 19, 1997), p. 144.

(6) Schlintz, Victoria L. J., "Family, A Genealogical Collection," (Oakland, CA: self-published manuscript, 1979), Schlintz chapter, Willenbockel-Saniter-Weihert descendant chart.