Herman H. Wilke

1862 - 1916  (53 years)

• Name	Herman H. Wilke  [1, 2]
  Born	30 Sep 1862	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Census	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Occupation	Carpenter  [2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11]
  Research Notes	Both parents born in Germany. 1900 Census gives birth year of 1862.  [2, 3]
  Died	15 Aug 1916	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Buried	18 Aug 1916	Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I535	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Wilke           b. Dec 1824, Braunschweig, Germany
  Mother	Caroline _____           b. Abt 1831, Braunschweig, Germany           d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F3386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emelia C. Knuth           b. 4 Sep 1862, Pommern, Prussia           d. 16 Mar 1915, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1881	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5, 12]
  Notes	Family lived at 133 Fry St., Chicago in 1882, 637 North Ashland in 1884, and 653 Ashland Ave., Chicago in 1895. [9, 10, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Henry Wilke           b. 1 May 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 Dec 1912, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 30 years)   2. Lena Wilke           b. 2 Mar 1884, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA + 3. Lydia E. Wilke           b. 2 Mar 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. Apr 1956  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2010
  Family ID	F395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Sep 1862 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Census - 1870 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Married - 15 Aug 1881 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Died - 15 Aug 1916 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Buried - 18 Aug 1916 - Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  At the time of his death, Herman had been living for 3 months at 2060 N. California Ave in Chicago’s 28th Ward. Prior to that, he had lived at 2169 N. Rockwell Ave. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S979] 1910 US Census - Household of Herman H. Wilke. [S980] 1900 US Census - Household of Herman Wilke. [S1575] Death Certificate of Herman Wilke. [S975] Marriage License of Herman Wilke and Emilie Knuth. [S981] 1870 US Census - Household of Henry Wilke. [S983] 1880 US Census - Household of Heinrich Wilke. [S2390] Cook County, Illinois Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com (Illinois Department of Public Health). [S976] Birth Certificate of Lilie Wilke. [S977] Birth Certificate of [unknown male] Wilke. [S978] Birth Certificate of [unknown female] Wilke. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, License # 00055097.