Godfrey H. W. Hintz, son of August Hintz and Louisa Fredericke Tortorte Yost , was born February 04,1871 in Mansfield Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota. He married Emma Louise Tessman September 01, 1897 in Myrtle, Minnesota. He died July 20, 1950 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota. Emma Louise Tessman, daughter of , was born July 26, 1875 in Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin. She died October 07, 1933 in Mansfield Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota.


Children of Godfrey H. W. Hintz and Emma Louise Tessman are:

1. Orville Hintz, b. May 27, 1898 See Orville Hintz & Olga Olson OR Orville Hintz & Susan Lacko
2. Emil August Hintz, b. September 24, 1899 See Emil August Hintz & Dorothy M. Behr
3. Gertrude Louisa Charlotte Hintz, b. September 27, 1903 See Clarence Frederick Kautz & Gertrude Louisa Charlotte Hintz
4. Adelbert Godfrey Hintz, b. April 14, 1911 See Adelbert Godfrey Hintz & Bernice Pestorious
5. Laura Bertha Louise Hintz, b. May 19, 1913 See Manville Pestorious & Laura Bertha Louise Hintz
6. Margaret Emma Hintz, b. December 28, 1907 See Milton Titrud & Margaret Emma Hintz

Notes for Godfrey H. W. Hintz:

Sources for Godfrey H. W. Hintz:

  1. Minnesota Death Certificate, 1950-MN-004521

Notes for Emma Louise Tessman:


(Obituary) Mrs. G. Hintz of Near Alden Passes Away

Long Time Sufferer From Cancer of the Stomach Died Shortly Before Ten
O'clock This Morning.

This morning shortly before 10 o'clock Mrs. Godfrey Hintz of near
Alden passed away at her home. She had been a long time sufferer from
cancer of the stomach.
Besides her husband she leaves six children to mourn her loss. Four
of the children are at home. Emil Hintz and family live near Armstrong,
Minn., and Mrs. Clarence Katz of Des Moines, Iowa.
The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the
farm home and at 1:30 o'clock from the Mansfield Lutheran church. Rev.
Lechner will officiate.

Emma moved from Wisconsin to a farm near Myrtle about 1877 or 1878 -
log house on farm. Two years later built a frame house. Timber wolves
were in the area.

Sources for Emma Louise Tessman:

  1. Minnesota Death Certificate, 1933-MN-004458