On 30 June 1895 Minnie Mertens was head of a household of one male and one female in Ashland, Wisconsin.1438 On 1 June 1905 she was a 50 year old widow who lived with her son Herman in the Third Ward of Washburn, Wisconsin. She was a housekeeper. 1071 On 15 April 1910 Minnie C. Mertens, a 54 year old widow lived alone and was head of the house in Washburn, Wisconsin. She had had 1 child with that 1 child living.1072On 1 January 1920 she lived with her son, Herman and his family in Bayfield, Wisconsin. She was a widow, had emigrated in 1881 and was a naturalized citizen. 661 In 1930 she lived with her son and wife, and her grandchildren, Dorothy, Mary Jane and Ruth in Bayfield, Wisconsin. She was a widow and had been married at age 21. She had emigrated in 1882 and was a naturalized citizen. 1069 She died in Bayfield in 1938, 7 years after her son. 384