Birth 1839 September 15, in Baden, Prussia
Death 1920 February 22, in Dubuque, Iowa
Baden-Baden, Baden-Wurttemberg Coat of Arms
Baden map, 1806-1945SpouseFranzeska Gartner
Birth abt 1843 in Baden
ChildrenKarolina "Carrie" Gartner (1869 Oct 8-1945)
Josephine Gartner (1870)
Louisa Gartner (1872)
August Gartner (1876)
Anna Gartner (1878)
FatherBenedict Gartner
Birth abt 1804 in Baden
August Gartner was from the Baden-Baden area of Germany. He and his family settled in Dubuque, IA. His oldest daughter, Karoline, went to California where she married a Joseph Croft, from Ohio around 1900. One of their older daughters (Bertha) married a Dewey Massey.
Source:
Message Boards hughlaur Posted: 22 Jun 2001
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.dubuqueBaltimore Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1872 August Gartner
Arrival Date: 19 Jun 1869
Age: 30 (1839)
Port of Departure: Bremen
Occupation: Butcher
Ship: Baltimore
Ship Type: Steamer
Port of Arrival: Baltimore
Place of Origin: Saxony
Baden, Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911Augustin Gartner
Place of Origin: Schwarzach, Buehl, Baden
Year Emigrated: 1871
Others: 5 Persons
Source:
index, compiled by the Badischen Generallandesarchive Karlsruhe,
contains the names of persons who left Baden, Germany, between
1866 and 1911. 
Iowa, 1856 mapU.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 
Dubuque Jail and CourthouseAugust Gartner
Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
Date of Action: 9 Nov 1876
US City Directories Iowa, 1878
miner
1880 United States Federal Census
August Gartner
Home in 1880: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Baden
Spouse's Name: Franzeska Gartner
Father's birthplace: Baden
Mother's birthplace: Baden
Occupation: Laborer
Marital Status: Married
Franzeska Gartner, 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Baden
Relation to Head of Household: Wife
Father's birthplace: Baden
Mother's birthplace: Baden
Occupation: Keeping House
Karolina Gartner, 12 (1868)
Josephine Gartner, 10 (1870)
Louisa Gartner, 8 (1872)
August Gartner, 4 (1876)
Anna Gartner, 2 (1878)
Benedict Gartner, 76
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1804
Birthplace: Baden
Father's birthplace: Baden
Mother's birthplace: Baden
Occupation: Boarder
Marital Status: Widower
US City Directories Iowa, 1883
laborer
US City Directories Iowa, 1892
dairyman
Iowa State Census, 1895August Gartner, 57
BIRTH: abt 1838
Iowa State Census, 1895 Census & Voter ListsFranciska Gartner
AGE: 52 (1843)
US City Directories Iowa, 1899
Dubuque Ia, Main St looking south from 11thThe Dubuque Herald
Thursday, February 22, 1900 Dubuque, Iowa
GARTNER TIES NUPTIALS The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theoodore Theis of Grandview Avenue and is a estimable young wo-man thoroughly fitted to grace a home and prove a true helpmate, to an ap-preciative husband. The groom Is the son of August Gartner, the well known dairyman, and is engaged in 'business with his father.' He and his bride will reside in a cozy cottage they have fur-nished on Grandview Avenue.1900 United States Federal Census, Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque Street frontage looking north near Coolege St, 1906U.S. City Directories Seventh edition of the Dubuque and Dubuque County directory, 1909 August Gartner, at Kane
RESIDENCE: Iowa
1910 United States Federal Census, Dubuque, Iowa
Household Members:
August Gartner, 73 (1837)
