Frederick
J
(Fred)
Koepke
Born about in Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Son of Joachim Heinrich Koepke
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Maria Dorothy (Koepke) Widmann and Sophia (Koepke) Venter
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Carl Wilhem Emil Koepke
Died about
at about age 71
in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jan 2016
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Fred Koepke migrated from Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin to Iowa.
Fred Koepke has German Roots.
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Biography
Frederick was born in 1855. He was the son of Joachim Koepke. He passed away in 1927.
Birth
1855 -
Christening
Immigration
Immigrated to Iowa from Germany.
~1872 -
[1],[2]
Military
Marriage
Spouse: Mary Proeschold.
1883 -
Census Records
1880 - US
1885 - Iowa State
1890 - US Lost in fire. [3], [4]
1895 - Iowa State
1900 - US
1905 - Iowa State
1910 - US
1915 - Iowa State
1920 - US
1925 - Iowa State
Obituary
XXX
Date:
Death
1927 -
Burial
12 January 1927 -
Fairview Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA.
Plot: .
[5]
Sources
- ↑ http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/lesson16.htm
- ↑ Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild
- ↑ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census
- ↑ http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86865941 Find A Grave Memorial #86865941.
Research Notes
Mr. Keopke in 1872, at the age of 17, came with his father to America. They settled in Bremer county. Mr. Koepke was married in 1883 at Fort Dodge to Mary Proeschold, who survives with the following children: Rev. H.C., State Center; Mrs. E. O. Bertram, Fort Wayne, Ind.; C.E., Carroll, Ia.; L.G., Minneapolis; H.E., medical student at the University of Iowa; Ernest W., Alma E., and Helene H. at home. Fifteen grandchildren survive; also a brother, Henry, Glendale, Cal., and two sisters, Mrs. C. Venter, Waterloo, and Mrs. C. Snebley, Elensburg, Wash.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Edwin Priest for creating Koepke-95 on 20 January 2016. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Edwin and others.
Thanks to Laurie Charles Bowman for Find A Grave memorial.
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