Erma Leona Mead Schulz
1900–1975
Also recorded as Erma Mead, Irma Mead, Erma Schulz.
Biography
Erma Leona Mead is the daughter who connects the Mead and Schulz lines in this edition. The Clark genealogy names her in Ira Elsworth Mead and Ella Henrietta Molle’s family and gives her birth as August 31, 1900, in Snyder.
The original 1920 census records her as Irma, age 19, in Ira and Ella’s household. By 1930, the original census lists Erma as Harry Schulz’s wife in Everett, Dodge County. The family account also describes her piano playing, soprano singing and Sunday school teaching.
A Nebraska death index gives the matching birth date and records Erma Schulz’s death on December 16, 1975, in Dodge County. The death certificate itself has not yet been reviewed.
Family connections
Parents
- Ira Elsworth Mead
Deceased · born 1871; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The family compilation explicitly names this parent-child connection. It remains a compiled family account; original vital records have not been checked for this link.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 16 · printed 25 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
- Ella Henrietta Molle Mead
Deceased · born 1876; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The family compilation explicitly names this parent-child connection. It remains a compiled family account; original vital records have not been checked for this link.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 16 · printed 25 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
Marriages and partners
- Harry Schulz
1899–1951
Source-cited relationship
The original 1930 census explicitly records Erma as Harry’s wife; the family genealogy also names their marriage. Exact marriage date remains unverified.
Source for this connection
- 1930 census · Harry and Erma Schulz · ED 4, sheet 4B Original record Original couple rows checked: Harry, 31, is head and Erma, 29, wife, in Everett, Dodge County. Their reported ages at first marriage are 21 and 19; these are not an exact marriage date.
- The Clarks · PDF page 28 · printed 49 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
Siblings
- Pearl Inez Mead
Deceased · born 1899; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Ira Elsworth Mead, Ella Henrietta Molle Mead.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 16 · printed 25 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 16, printed 25 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 28, printed 48 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
Children
- Billie Jean Schulz
1934–1999
Reported in the family source
The family book names Billy Jean in Harry and Erma’s children; the family tree identifies her as Billie Jean Schulz.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 28 · printed page 49 · entry 84212 Read cited record Family account Harry and Erma’s child is spelled Billy Jean in the book; the birth date matches Billie Jean in the family tree.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Billie Jean Schulz · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Family-tree information, distinguished from an independently reviewed vital record.
- Jacqueline Schulz
1928–1933
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 28, printed 49 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
These are the relationships currently documented in this archive, not necessarily a complete list of relatives. Provisional connections remain clearly marked.
What still needs checking
Erma Leona Mead Schulz is distinct from Erna Ruth Schmidt in the von Seggern branch.
The 1930 index reports her father’s birthplace as Nebraska; the family book and 1920 material support Iowa for Ira. That discrepancy is not silently resolved.
Sources for this page
- The Clarks · PDF page 16 · printed 25 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
- The Clarks · PDF page 28 · printed 49 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
- 1920 census · Ira Mead household · ED 111, sheet 9A Original record Original image checked: Irma Mead, age 19, is daughter; Ira, 48, is head; Ella, 43, is wife. Snyder Village, Pebble Township, Dodge County, January 27, 1920. Index renderings include Irma/Ioma.
- 1930 census · Harry and Erma Schulz · ED 4, sheet 4B Original record Original couple rows checked: Harry, 31, is head and Erma, 29, wife, in Everett, Dodge County. Their reported ages at first marriage are 21 and 19; these are not an exact marriage date.
- Nebraska death index · Erma Schulz · 1975 Record index Index attributed to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: born August 31, 1900; died December 16, 1975, in Dodge County. The original death certificate has not been viewed.
Original scans, source-based summaries, and later research are identified separately. An external source may require an account to view its record.