Ferdinand ROESKE

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14 April 1902 , Summit, Illinois, USA

Died

12 October 1922 , Palos Park, Illinois, USA

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Albert August ROESKE Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE

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Born: 14 April 1902 in Summit, Illinois, USA

Father: Albert August ROESKE

Mother: Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE

Ferdinand ROESKE died 12 October 1922 in Palos Park, Illinois, USA.
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Birth — 1902
14 April 1902
Summit, Illinois, USA

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

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Lyons, Illinois
Name: Herdinald Roeske
[Ferdinald Roeske]
Age in 1910: 8
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Lyons, Cook, Illinois
Street: McKee Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Albert Roeshe
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Matilda Roeshe
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Attended School: Yes
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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
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Palos, Illinois
Name: Ferdinand Roeske
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Palos, Cook, Illinois
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Albert Roeske
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Matilda Roeske
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Gen. Farm
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
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 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

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

Death
Name: Ferdinand Roeske
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1902
Birth Place: Summit, Ills
Death Date: 12 Oct 1922
Death Place: Palos Park, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 14 Oct 1922
Cemetery Name: Bethamia
Death Age: 20
Occupation: Farm Hand
Race: White
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Street address: Kean Ave
Father Name: Albert Roeske
Father Birth Place: Hummerstein, Germany
Mother Name: Mathilde Koepke
Mother Birth Place: Germany
FHL Film Number: 1276288

Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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