Ernestina Wilhelmina Minnie
GERKE
Born
6 December 1860
,
Kolmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
Died
16 February 1952
,
New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
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Born: 6 December 1860 in Kolmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
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Ernestina Wilhelmina Minnie married August Karkau VOGEL 10 October 1883 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
August Karkau VOGEL was born 27 August 1854 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). August Karkau died 29 December 1928 in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA.
Ernestina Wilhelmina Minnie GERKE died 16 February 1952 in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA.
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Ernestina Wilhelmina Minnie GERKE married 
August Karkau VOGEL
Marriage date: 10 October 1883
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August Karkau VOGELMarriage date: 10 October 1883
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Children of August Karkau VOGEL and Ernestina Wilhelmina Minnie GERKE
Rudolph Theodore VOGELBorn: 8 October 1897, Milford, Brown, Minnesota, USA
Died: 26 April 1951, New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
Died: 26 April 1951, New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
Married: Emma Margaret Hulda WEILAGE 29 January 1920
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Birth — 18606 December 1860
Kolmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1883 Marriage / PartnerErnestina Wilhelmina Minnie GERKE and August Karkau VOGEL 10 October 1883,
She was 22 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
1897 Birth of ChildRudolph Theodore VOGEL was born 8 October 1897, Milford, Brown, Minnesota, USA
Ernestina Wilhelmina Minnie was 36 years old.
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.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1928 Death of Spouse/PartnerAugust Karkau VOGEL died 29 December 1928, New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States) 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1951 Death of ChildRudolph Theodore VOGEL died 26 April 1951, New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
Ernestina Wilhelmina Minnie was 90 years old.
Death — 195216 February 1952
New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
She died at the age of 91.
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