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Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz

Mother of Minnie Mae Schultz Coffman · 1865–1944

Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz

Confirmed

Mother of Minnie Mae Schultz Coffman · 1865–1944

Married
Otto Herman Schultz
Children
Minnie Mae Schultz Coffman
Sources
8

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the mother of Minnie Mae Schultz Coffman; her own dates are Probable. Minnie Mae’s 1975 Texas death certificate, read from the image, names her father as Herman Schultz and her mother’s maiden name as Pauline Betcher S1218. The census pages of 1920, 1930 and 1940, each read from the image, put Minnie Mae in the Schultz household on Elm Street, Abilene, and in 1930 and 1940 name the head as her widowed mother Pauline Schultz, born in Germany S1219S1220S1221. The 1975 certificate image was read on 4 October 2026 and again on 11 October 2026, with the same names; the 1920 page was not opened a second time.

Life in the order the records give it

Arrival1930
She came to the United States as a child: the 1930 census gives 1873 as the year, and the index of the 1910 census gives 1874 S1220S1718.
Census1930
In 1930 and 1940 she owned the house at 426 Elm, Abilene, where her daughter Minnie Mae and her family lived with her S1220S1221.
Census2026
History of this card. 11 Oct 2026
card written when she was added to the family tree, from her daughter’s death certificate image (S1218) and the census images (S1219–S1221). 11 Oct 2026 — her son Otto Herman Schultz listed, as Probable, when his card was written (S1720, S1721). 11 Oct 2026 — her son William John Schultz listed, as Probable, when his card was written (S1724).

Family parents, marriages, children, siblings

Marriage1910
Wife of Herman Schultz. The index of the 1910 census of Abilene lists H. Schultz with his wife Pauline, born in Germany in 1865, and their children Otto, Carl, Philip and Minnie S1718. She was a widow by 1930 S1220. Her sons Otto Herman Schultz and William John Schultz have cards; her husband and her sons Carl and Philip do not.
Children1900
Mother of Minnie Mae Schultz Coffman (1900–1975) S1218.

Open questions what is probable, weak or missing — confirm or correct it

Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz died on 7 September 1944 at Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, and was born in Germany on 24 August 1865, by the Find a Grave index S1718. What is weak or missing: both dates, her middle name and the place of death rest on that index alone, and her own 1944 death certificate has not been found. Know more, or think this is wrong? Use “Add to this record”.
Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Mother of William John Schultz (1886–1972). The index of his 1972 Texas death record names his parents as Herman Schultz and Pauline Betcher, and the index of the 1900 census lists Willie as a son in her household S1718S1724. What is weak or missing: no image of either record has been read. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.
Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Mother of Otto Herman Schultz (1884–1961). The index of the 1910 census lists Otto as a son in her household, and the notice of his funeral in 1961 names Mrs. Minnie Coffman as his sister S1720S1721. What is weak or missing: no image has been read, and no record read so far names his parents. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.
Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: the name Betcher comes from her children’s death records and may be an English spelling of Boettcher; no German record of her birth has been looked for; her parents are not in this record. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

8 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S1218Texas death certificate 06102 — Minnie Mae Coffman, died 22 January 1975, Abilene. Ancestry, “Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903–1982”, record 1439947. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 4 October 2026. Confirmed Minnie Mae Coffman, widow, of 426 Elm, Abilene, born 4 Aug 1900 at Abilene, Texas, died 22 Jan 1975 at Hendrick Memorial Hospital, Abilene; father Herman Schultz, mother Pauline Betcher; buried 23 Jan 1975 at IOOF Cemetery, Abilene. The informant was a daughter. ⚠ Birthplace and burial come from a daughter as informant; no birth record has been read. The informant’s name is not given here because she may be living.
  2. S12191920 census — Dee and Minnie May Coffman in her parents’ household, Elm Street, Abilene, Texas. Ancestry, “1920 United States Federal Census (also record 13162875, same page)”, record 13162876. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 4 October 2026. Confirmed Abilene, Taylor Co., ED 263, sheet 7B, January 1920: Dee Coffman, 22, son-in-law, and Minnie May, 19, daughter, in the Schultz household on Elm Street; her parents were born in Germany. ⚠ Confirms what the card already says; the ages are census ages, not birth records.
  3. S12201930 census — D. C. and Minnie M. Coffman, 426 Elm, Abilene, Texas. Ancestry, “1930 United States Federal Census (also record 60833934, same page)”, record 60833985. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 4 October 2026. Confirmed Abilene, ED 221-12, sheet 20B: D. C. Coffman, 32, salesman for a packing company, a veteran of the World War, and Minnie M., 29, born Texas of German-born parents, with their two daughters, in her widowed mother Pauline Schultz’s house at 426 Elm. ⚠ The daughters are not named here because they may be living. The census gives Dee Carl’s father born in Virginia; the 1920 census says Texas.
  4. S12211940 census — Mina May Coffman, widow, 426 Elm, Abilene, Texas. Ancestry, “1940 United States Federal Census”, record 159283694. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 4 October 2026. Confirmed Abilene, ED 221-12, sheet 2B: “Mina May” Coffman, 39, widowed, four years of high school, in the owned house of her mother Pauline Schultz, 74, widow, born in Germany, at 426 Elm, with her daughters. ⚠ The index spells the head “Chultz”; the image says Schultz. The daughters are not named here because they may be living.
  5. S1718Indexes — Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz, born Germany, 24 August 1865; died Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, 7 September 1944. FamilySearch, Find a Grave index (Q243-4DSY); 1910 census index, Abilene Ward 2 (M23Z-F8F); “Texas Deaths” index for her son William J. Schultz, who died at Abilene on 26 March 1972 (K3FC-DBN). Indexes read on 4 October 2026; no image read. Probable Find a Grave: born 24 Aug 1865, died 7 Sep 1944, buried at Abilene. 1910: H. Schultz, wife Pauline, born 1865 in Germany, immigrated 1874, with Otto, Carl, Philip and Minnie. 1972: father Herman Schultz, mother Pauline Betcher. ⚠ Index only: no image has been read, and her own 1944 death certificate has not been found. The 1930 and 1940 census pages that name her are read from the images (S1220, S1221). Serves the card of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz; her son William John Schultz has a card of his own (S1724).
  6. S1720Indexes — Otto Herman Schultz, born Texas, 16 September 1884; died Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, 24 May 1961. FamilySearch: 1910 census index, Abilene (M23Z-F8N); “Texas Deaths” index (K3H4-3Q7) and Texas Death Index (VZJH-M84); World War II draft registration index, 1942 (XPL1-1Z7); Find a Grave index (QVGP-JDYJ); Texas marriage index (QV1Z-348B). Ancestry, 1920 census index, record 13162876. Indexes read on 4 October 2026; no image read. Probable 1910: Otto, born about 1885 in Texas, son of H. and Pauline Schultz, with Carl, Philip and Minnie. 1920: Otto Schultz, 35, son of the head, Abilene. Deaths: Otto Herman Schultz, died 24 May 1961 at Abilene. Draft registration and Find a Grave: born 16 September 1884. Marriage index: Otto H. Schultz and Victor Julia Galbraith. ⚠ Index only: no image has been read. The parent field of the death index repeats his own name and gives no usable parents. Serves the card of Otto Herman Schultz.
  7. S1721Funeral notice — Otto H. Schultz, 76, Abilene Reporter-News, Thursday 25 May 1961, p. 24. Newspapers.com, image 761784218. Machine-read text of the page, read on 4 October 2026; the page image itself has not been read. Probable Otto H. Schultz, 76, lifelong Abilene resident and former owner of Schultz Dry Goods Co., died on Wednesday in Hendrick Memorial Hospital after a two-month illness; born 16 September 1884 at Abilene; partner in the Anderson-Schultz Dry Goods Co. in 1913, sole owner within two years, retired 1957; married Victoria Galbraith at Abilene in 1918; home 749 Butternut Street; funeral by the pastor of First Methodist Church, burial at Elmwood Memorial Park. Survivors include three brothers, Will, Carl and Phil, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Coffman of 426 Elm Street. ⚠ Machine-read text only; it prints the wife’s first name as “Victor”. The notice does not name his parents. His sons and grandchildren are not named here. Serves the card of Otto Herman Schultz.
  8. S1724Indexes — William John Schultz, born Abilene, Texas, 22 January 1886; died Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, 26 March 1972. FamilySearch: “Texas Deaths” index (K3FC-DBN); Social Security Death Index (JLXJ-C22); Find a Grave index (QVGP-JDYK); 1900 census index, Justice Precinct 1, Taylor County (M356-4GD). Indexes read on 4 October 2026; no image read. Probable Deaths: William J. Schultz, born 22 Jan 1886 at Abilene, died 26 Mar 1972 at Abilene; father Herman Schultz, mother Pauline Betcher. Social Security: born 22 Jan 1886, died Mar 1972. Find a Grave: William John Schultz, 1886–1972, buried at Abilene. 1900: Herman and Pauline Shultz with Carl, Otto, Willie and Phillip. ⚠ Index only: no image has been read. A different William J. Schultz, born 1 February 1886 at Brenham and died 1969 at Alvin, had a father Herman Schultz and a mother Minnie Wolf; he is not this man. Serves the card of William John Schultz.

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