Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE

Born

29 February 1860 , Blankenfelde, Carlshoff, Pommern, Germany

Died

26 December 1926 , Palos, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde married Albert August ROESKE 23 January 1881 in Baldenburg, Pommern, Germany . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Albert August ROESKE was born 19 September 1855 in Pommern, Germany. Albert August died 10 March 1946 in St Joseph, Michigan, USA.

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daughter of Johann Karl Wilhelm Kopke and Dorothee Henriette Friederike Mergnethal

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE married

Albert August ROESKE
Marriage date: 23 January 1881
Marriage place: Baldenburg, Pommern, Germany

Children of Albert August ROESKE and Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE

William John ROESKE

Born: 3 December 1886, Sumont, Illinois, USA
Died: 27 July 1968, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA

Married: Clara Rose Bertha GESKE 2 January 1910 Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Albert Fred ROESKE

Born: 2 May 1888, Justice, Illinois, USA
Died: 10 November 1964, Lagrange, Illinois, USA

Married: Alma Augusta HESS 10 January 1914

Reinhold Frederick ROESKE

Born: 12 June 1889, Palos Park, Illinois, USA
Died: 26 July 1973, Boone Grove, Indiana, USA

Married: Emily SONNENBURG 6 April 1913

Married: Lillian PRATT 4 September 1964

Bertha ROESKE

Born: 12 November 1891, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA
Died: 19 December 1971,

Married: Franz SCHWARZ 22 December 1912

Minnie ROESKE

Born: 23 June 1893, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA
Died: 2 May 1970, Lagrange, Illinois, USA

Married: William (Wilhelm Ferdinand) HESS 12 September 1920

Agnes ROEKSE

Born: 10 August 1894, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA
Died: 16 March 1955, , Illinois, USA

Married: Martin HESEMANN 28 August 1915

Emma Martha ROESKE

Born: 20 October 1897, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA
Died: 31 December 1976, Belleville, Illinois, USA

Married: Edmund August MUELLER 6 September 1925 Place: , Illinois, USA

Caroline Johanna Martha ROESKE

Born: 3 May 1900, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA
Died: 30 March 1972, Wheaton, Illiniois, USA

Married: Herman Dietrich Ehler STEBEN 25 April 1937

Sophie ROESKE

Born: 3 May 1900, , Illinois, USA
Died: 29 September 1901, , Illinois, USA

Ferdinand ROESKE

Born: 14 April 1902, Summit, Illinois, USA
Died: 12 October 1922, Palos Park, Illinois, USA

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Baptism

Name: Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde Koepke
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 29 Feb 1860
Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1860
Baptism Parish: Blankenfelde, Carlshoff
Parish as it Appears: Blankenfelde erbst Carlshof
Father's Name: Johann Karl Wilhelm Koepke
Mother's Name: Dorothee Henriette Friederike Mergenthal

Ancestry.com. Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

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Birth — 1860
29 February 1860
Blankenfelde, Carlshoff, Pommern, Germany

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 Marriage / Partner
Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE and Albert August ROESKE 23 January 1881, Baldenburg, Pommern, Germany

She was 20 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Arrival in US

Name: Mathilde Riske
Arrival Date: 28 Nov 1885
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship route: Bremen-Southampton-NY
Port of Arrival: New York, United States
Ship Name: Elbe
Ship built: 1881
Shipping Line: North German Lloyd
Ship tonnAge: 4,897 tons; 418' x 44'
Ship description: 4 masts, 2 funnels

New York Port, Ship Images, 1851-1891 [database on-line].

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1886 Birth of Child
William John ROESKE was born 3 December 1886, Sumont, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 26 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Albert Fred ROESKE was born 2 May 1888, Justice, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 28 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Reinhold Frederick ROESKE was born 12 June 1889, Palos Park, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 29 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Birth of Child
Bertha ROESKE was born 12 November 1891, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 31 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Minnie ROESKE was born 23 June 1893, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 33 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Agnes ROEKSE was born 10 August 1894, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 34 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Emma Martha ROESKE was born 20 October 1897, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 37 years old.

1900 - Lyons, Illinois

Name: Matilda Dresku
[Matilda Roeske]
Age: 40
Birth Date: Jan 1860
BirthPlace: Germany
Home in 1900: Lyons, Cook, Illinois
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 68
Family Number: 66
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1886
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Albert Dresku
Marriage Year: 1880
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother: Number of Living Children: 9
Mother: How Many Children: 14
Years in US: 14
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Dresku 44
Matilda Dresku 40
William Dresku 13
Albert Dresku 12
Rienholdt Dresku 10
Bertha Dresku 7
Minnie Dresku 6
Agnes Dresku 5
Emma Dresku 2
Sophia Dresku 9/ 12
Carolina Dresku 2/ 12
Henry Rush 34

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1900 Birth of Child
Caroline Johanna Martha ROESKE was born 3 May 1900, Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 40 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Sophie ROESKE was born 3 May 1900, , Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 40 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Death of Child
Sophie ROESKE died 29 September 1901, , Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 41 years old.

1902 Birth of Child
Ferdinand ROESKE was born 14 April 1902, Summit, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 42 years old.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - Lyons, Illinois

Name: Matilda Roeshe
Age in 1910: 50
Birth Year: abt 1860
BirthPlace: Germany
Home in 1910: Lyons, Cook, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1887
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Albert Roeshe
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Native Tongue: German
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 28
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Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Roeshe 52
Matilda Roeshe 50
Albert Roeshe 22
Reinhold Roeshe 26
Bertha Roeske 18
Minnie Roeske 16
Agnes Roeske 14
Emma Roeske 12
Caroline Roeske 10
Herdinald Roeske 8

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1910 Marriage of Child
William John ROESKE married 2 January 1910, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to Clara Rose Bertha GESKE

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - Palos, Illinois

Name: Matilda Roeske
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1860
BirthPlace: Germany
Home in 1920: Palos, Cook, Illinois
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1884
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Albert Roeske
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Native Tongue: German
Able to Speak English: Yes
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Roeske 64
Matilda Roeske 60
Caraline Roeske 19
Emma Roeske 22
Minnie Roeske 25
Ferdinand Roeske 17

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Death of Child
Ferdinand ROESKE died 12 October 1922, Palos Park, Illinois, USA

Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde was 62 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1925 Marriage of Child
Emma Martha ROESKE married 6 September 1925, , Illinois, USA to Edmund August MUELLER