United States Patent Office
Herman I. Bertermann, of Baltimore, Maryland
son-in-law's 2nd great-grandfather
father of Mary Josephine Berterman Karcher ~ son-in-law's great-grandmother
CUTTER-HEAD - follow this link for entire patent
Several years ago I attended a genealogy webinar about Google Patents. Since then, I have been searching to discover possible family inventors. To date, have found several, adding the information to the tree.
Above is a patent by Herman I. Berterman, son-in-law's maternal 2nd great-grandfather. Herman was born June 05, 1855 in Baltimore,Maryland. He died August 25, 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland.
With more research, we find this article in The Baltimore Sun Newspaper. Listed are patents for "persons in this neighborhood". Here we see Herman and his cutter-head.
Also, on the 1880 United States Federal Census Herman's occupation is listed as"machinist".
With these puzzle pieces, we gather a clearer picture of this ancestor. Did he have a workshop in his Chapel Street rowhouse? Was he always tinkering? I love finding information that makes family history come to life.
Interesting side note. My son-in-law's brother, Brian can fix anything! Could be in the genes.
Information about patents and how to use in research:
Intellectual Property - Patents from Cyndi's List
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