Rose E. McGinn

Rose E. McGinn
Father: John McGinn (1848 - 1932)
Mother: Isabella Healey (1853 - 1945)
Birth: 08 Feb 1887 in the Township of Nichol, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Siblings: Felix (1876 - 1946), James (1877 - 1950), William (1879 - 1919), Catherine (1880 - 1962), John (1882 - 1920), Elizabeth Mary (1885 - 1974), Michael (1889 - 1899), Anna (1891 - 1965), Frederick Joseph (1893 - 1963), Isabella (1895 - 1979), Margaret (1899 - 1976)
Death: About early 1920s in Cascade, Montana, USA
Burial: Unknown
Joseph Edward Schulte
Father: August Shulte (1860 - ?)
Mother: Elizabeth Heinzman (1864 - ?)
Birth: 27 July 1885 in Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Siblings: Agnes (1884 - ?), August S. (1887 - ?), Simon (1888 - ?), Lucy A. (1894 - ?), Ida E. (1896 - ?), August H. (1899 - ?), Herman C. (1901 - ?), Emma M. (1903 - ?), Rosalia (1906 - ?), Edmond A. (1909 - ?)
Death: 29 Dec 1959 in Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Burial: 29 Dec 1959 in Calvary Cemetery, Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Marriage: About 1914 in Saskatchewan, Canada
Children: Raymond Joseph Schulte (1915 - 2000), Clayton James Schulte (1916-2006)
Biography

Rose E. McGinn was born on February 8th, 1887, to John McGinn and Isabella Healey in the township of Nichol, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. She was the 7th child (3rd daughter) of 12 children. She lived with her family in Nichol until they moved to the city of Guelph before 1901. In 1902, the McGinn family moved to Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Between 1906 and 1910 Rose moved to Deerfield, Montana, USA and worked as a servant in the household of Charles M. Huffine.

Between 1910 and 1914 Rose met her husband, Joseph Edward Schulte (born July 27th, 1885, in Mankato, Minnesota), and they were married some time around 1914 in either Montana or Saskatchewan. Their first-born son Raymond was born in Canada (Moose Jaw or Swift Current, Saskatchewan) on May 5th, 1915. Their second son, Clayton, was born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, on December 21st, 1916. The family lived in Great Falls, Montana until at least 1920.

Rose Schulte died between 1920 and 1930, although her death was likely closer to 1920. In her son Clayton’s obituary, it mentions her death occurring in 1918, however, she still appears on the 1920 US Federal Census, so this date cannot be correct.

After Rose’s death, Joseph E. Schulte and their sons moved back to Mankato, Minnesota, to live with Joseph’s family: his mother Elizabeth, sister Rosalia, and brothers Edmund and Simon. Joseph was a mechanic and eventually owned his own auto repair shop, Schultes Auto Body & Paint Shop, where he worked with his sons. It is unlikely that Joseph remarried - as of the 1940 US Federal Census, he was still unmarried (widowed), living with his sons, his mother, and his sister Rosalia. Joseph died on December 29th, 1959, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

Raymond Schulte married Virginia Delores Brenaum on October 2nd, 1942, in Blue Earth, Minnesota and they divorced on October 2nd, 1972, in Le Sueur, Minnesota. Raymond and Virginia had at least one daughter, Nancy Jo Schulte, born on September 9th, 1959, in Blue Earth, Minnesota. Raymond died on May 18th, 2000, in Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota.

Picture of Clayton Schulte, son of Rose E. McGinn and Joseph Schulte, taken from his obituary.

Clayton Schulte married Patricia Wheeler on April 30th, 1945 and they had two children together: Jane (married Mike LaMont) and Barbara (married Henry Greve). Clayton served for 2 years in the US Army during World War II and later worked at and owned Schultes Auto Body and Paint Shop. He died on November 24th, 2006, at the age of 89 in Mankato, Minnesota.
Historical Sources
  1. 1891 Canada Census - John McGinn, Isabella Healey, and family living in the Township of Nichol, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
  1. 1901 Census of Canada - Rose E McGinn (14) in the household of John and Isabella McGinn living in the City of Guelph, Wellington South, Ontario, Canada.
  1. 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces - Rose McGinn (17) in the household of John and Isabella McGinn living in the Qu’Appelle district, Saskatchewan, Ontario.
  1. 1910 US Federal Census - Rose McGinn (23), of “Canada-Irish” origin, working as a servant in the household of Charles M. Huffine in Deerfield, Fergus County, Montana, USA.
  1. Certificate of Birth for Clayton Schulte, son of Rose McGinn and Joseph E. Schulte. Born December 21st, 1916, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana.
  1. Newspaper article taken from the Great Falls Daily Tribune, Friday, September 6th, 1918 - Page 7, “Spray of the Falls” section. Describes McGinn family members visiting sisters/daughters in the US, including “Mrs. J. E. Schulte”. This article provides proof that Rose McGinn, daughter of John McGinn and Isabella Healey, is Rose Schulte, wife of Joseph E. Schulte, living in Great Falls, Montana.
Here is a transcription of the article, with relations to Rose McGinn added in square brackets [ ].
“Mr. and Mrs. William McGinn [brother of Rose McGinn] and little son and James McGinn [brother of Rose McGinn] and Mr. Smith of Calgary, accompanied by their mother, Mrs. John McGinn [Isabella Healey] of Glenavon, Saskatchewan, who recently motored to this city to visit their sisters and daughter, Mrs. J. E. Beaulaurier [Elizabeth McGinn, sister of Rose McGinn] and Mrs. J. E. Schulte [Rose McGinn], have left on their return trip home. While in the city they, accompanied by Mrs. Beaulaurier and Mrs. Schulte, motored to Lewistown, where they spent a few days visiting Mrs. Fern Beaulaurier [Anna McGinn, sister of Rose McGinn], another sister and daughter.”
  1. Joseph E. Schulte was registered in the WWI draft in 1918. It is not certain if Joseph served in WWI, although it is unlikely that he did given that his registration in the draft occurred on September 12th, 1918, and WWI ended on November 11th, 1918.
  1. 1920 US Federal Census - Rose Schulte (30), wife of Joseph Schulte, living in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, US with Joseph and their two children, Raymond (4 7/12 - born in Canada, but American citizen) and Clayton (3).
  1. 1930 US Federal Census - Joseph Schults (44) and sons Raymond (15) and Clayton (13), living in the household of Joseph’s mother, Elizabeth, in Lime Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Also living with them are siblings Rosalia, Edmund, Simon, and Simon’s family.
  1. 1940 US Federal Census - Joseph Schulte (54, widowed), his sons Raymond (24) and Clayton (23), his Mother Katharine (76), and his sister Rosalia (33), living in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
  1. Clayton James Schulte was drafted in 1941 to the US Army. His draft registration card lists his father, Mr. Jos. E. Schulte as the “Person who will always know your address”. Clayton served from August 4th, 1941 to December 17th, 1942.
  1. Joseph E. Schulte was registered in the WWII US military draft in 1942. It does not appear as if he did end up serving in WWII.
  1. Obituary of Clayton Schulte, son of Rose McGinn and Joseph E. Schulte, who died on November 24th, 2006. The obituary was taken from the Mankato Mortuary website.