William Maurice Recker (1913 - 1971)

Born 6 Jun 1913 in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Son of William August Recker and Agnes Mary (Kroeger) Recker

Husband of Camilla Josephine (Roseman) Recker — married 27 Dec 1947 in St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Died 11 Dec 1971 at age 58 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States

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Biography

William Maurice Recker was born on 6 June 1913 in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, United States, son of William August Recker (1885 - 1944) and Agnes (Kroeger) Recker (1894 - 1957).^[1]

In the 1920 census William Recker (age 6) was with his parents and 3 siblings in Johnson, Knox, Indiana.^[2]

In the 1930 census William Recker (age 16) was with his parents and 7 siblings on Lawer Hart Street Road, Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA.^[3]

In the 1940 census William Recker (age 26), Truck Driver, was with his mother and 3 siblings in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana.^[4]

In the 1950 census William Recker (age 36), Operator Buildger, was with his wife in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.^[5]

William (34) married Camilla Josephine Roseman (33) (born in Johnson Twp., Knox on 15 Jul 1914; died in Vincennes, Knox on 4 Sep 2010) on 27 Dec 1947 in St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Vincennes. Their son was Lynn David Recker (1954 - living).

William M Recker, son of William A Recker and Agnes M Kroeger, died (age 58) on 11 December 1971 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.^[6]

William M Recker was mentioned on a memorial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA with a death date of 11 December 1971.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1913; Roll: 007
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 60871 #1453225 (subscription required, accessed 29 March 2023)
   William Maurice Recker born on 6 Jun 1913, son of William A Recker & Agnes Kroeger, in Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Johnson, Knox, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 6061 #113466758 (subscription required, accessed 29 March 2023)
   William Recker (6), single son, in household of William A Recker (33) in Johnson, Knox, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson, Knox, Indiana; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340331
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   Ancestry Record 6224 #116970255 (subscription required, accessed 29 March 2023)
   William Recker (16), single son, in household of William Recker (40) on Lawer Hart Street Road, Johnson, Knox, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01060; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 42-23
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   Ancestry Record 2442 #51672112 (subscription required, accessed 29 March 2023)
   William Recker (26), single son, Truck Driver, in household of Agnes Recker (45) in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 2992; Sheet Number: 16; Enumeration District: 42-31
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 62308 #131235183 (subscription required, accessed 29 March 2023)
   William Recker (36), married, Operator Buildger, head of household in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
6. ↑ Death: "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1971; Roll: 17
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 60716 #2332058 (subscription required, accessed 29 March 2023)
   William M Recker death 11 Dec 1971 (born 6 Jun 1913), son of William A Recker & Agnes M Kroeger, in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #113195591 (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Memorial page for William M Recker (6 Jun 1913-11 Dec 1971), citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Rita Hagerty (contributor 47521180).

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing on Family Tree DNA. A son of Lynn Recker and half his 6th cousin, Paul Ebbeskotte, FTDNA kit # B926618, match at a Genetic Distance of 7 on 67 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Georgius Dieckman, the 5x great grandfather of both Lynn Recker and Paul Ebbeskotte.