Biography

This profile is part of the Thielke Name Study.

Heinrich Peter Thielke was born about October 1813 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland, son of Johann Peter Thielke (~1788– ).^[1]

Peter (26) married Marie Dorothea Specht (20) (born on 18 November 1819 in Bernitt, Bützow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany; daughter of Hans Joachim Specht and Margarethe Louise Elisabeth (Trost) Specht) on 22 November 1839 in Bernitt, Bützow. Their children were:

• Sophie Elisabeth Dorothea Thielke (1840–1918)
• Hans Joachim Martin Thielke (1843–1927)
• Peter Johann Joachim Thielke (1845– )
• Johann Joachim Thielke (~1846–1847)
• Friedrich Heinrich Carl Thielke (1853–1937)
• Herman Thielke (~1856– )
• Minnie Thielke (1859–1920)
• Mary Thielke (~1864– )

Peter passed away on 13 February 1899 in Grafton, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States, aged about 85. He was buried in Union Cemetery, Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.^{[2] [1]}

Research Notes

No direct evidence has been found for Peter's birth location, though his son Johann's marriage record^[3] indicates that he was born in the Mecklenburg/Schwerin area of Germany.

He was married in Bernitt, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland which is between Schwerin and Rostock in Germany, so he was more than likely born there or nearby.^[4]

There is also ongoing research via the Thielke Surname Study to try to connect Peter and his line to the Carl Thielke line that settled just a few miles to the north in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Peter's family settled south of there in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 March 2021), memorial page for Henry Peter Thielke (Oct 1813–18 Feb 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #19508953, citing Union Cemetery, Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Brian Zalewski (contributor 37741715) .
2. ↑ Wisconsin, Dept. of Health and Social Services, death certificate, Peter Thielke; Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
3. ↑ Listed as father: Wisconsin, Wisconsin-EASy, Marriages, 1836-1930, 1891: Batch M00419-3, Source 1013983, vol.65 p276 cn1221, Hans J M Thielk & Wilhelmina Holz Rathke, 21 June 1891;Family History Library, familysearch.org.
4. ↑ Germany "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626 : accessed 15 November 2021), Heinrich Peter Thielke & Maria Dorothea Specht; 22 Nov 1839; Bernitt, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland; Evangelische Kirche Bernitt (AG. Bützow); Taufen, Heiraten u Tote 1659-1856; P.408-409.

See also:

• Listed as father: Wisconsin, Wisconsin-EASy, Marriages, 1836-1930, 1891: Batch M00419-3, Source 1013983, vol.65 p276 cn1221, Hans J M Thielk & Wilhelmina Holz Rathke, 21 June 1891;Family History Library, familysearch.org.
• Germany "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626 : accessed 15 November 2021), Heinrich Peter Thielke & Maria Dorothea Specht; 22 Nov 1839; Bernitt, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland; Evangelische Kirche Bernitt (AG. Bützow); Taufen, Heiraten u Tote 1659-1856; P.408-409.
• 1860 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Grafton, Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin, p.32, h.233 f.244, Peter Thielk; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 26 July 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M653. Washington, D.C.:National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• 1870 US Census, federal, pop sch, Town of Grafton, Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin, p. 96A, h.220 f.281, Peter Tilke; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 2 June 2010); Citing NARA microfilm publication M593. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
• 1875 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, pop. sch., Grafton, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, p.2, Peter Tielke; FHL microfilm 1,032,694.
• 1880 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Grafton, Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 149, p.22, h.228 f.229, Peter Tilkie; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 26 July 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Ozaukee Couny Historical Society, Union Cemetery (typescript, n.d., Ozaukee County Historical Society, Cedarburg, Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin), , Tilke, Peter.