Harry Herman Wilke (1906 - 1997)

Born 25 Jan 1906 in Wheaton, Traverse, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1997 at age 91 in Lisbon, Ransom, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Birth

Harry was born on January 25, 1906 in Wheaton, MN to Herman Wilke and Lillie (Schwarz) Wilke. He was the 5th of 12 children.^[1]

Family

On November 26, 1936, at the age of 30, Harry married June Anderson (1911-2008) in Milnor, ND.^[2]

Children:

1. Harold - Death, November 6, 2021
2. Allan (Living)

Death

On February 11, 1997, at the age of 91, Harry passed away in Lisbon, ND. He is buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Gwinner, ND.^[3][4]

Obituary

Harry Herman Wilke, 91, Forman, ND, died Tuesday, February 11, 1997, in Community Memorial Hospital, Lisbon, ND.

Mr. Wilke was born January 25, 1906, in Wheaton, Minn. He attended school near Milnor, ND, and later attended Gwinner High School. On November 26, 1936, he married June Anderson in Milnor. They lived in Forman, where he worked as a carpenter. He later worked for Farmers Union, Forman, and the North Dakota State Highway Department. For 29 years he was a custodian at the Forman courthouse.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Harold and Allen; two sisters, Edith Bartz, Gwinner, and Emma Hohenstien; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation: Today from 2 to 4 in Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Milnor.

Funeral: Friday at 10:30 in Zion Lutheran Church, Gwinner.

Burial: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Gwinner.

Census Data

1910 U.S. Census:
Age 4, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with his parents, 5 siblings, and a hired man.^[5]

1915 North Dakota Census:
Age 5-20, living in Sargent County, ND with his parents and 8 siblings.^[6]

1920 U.S. Census:
Age 13, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with his parents and 8 siblings. He was attending school.^[7]

1925 North Dakota Census:
Age 19, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with his parents and 6 siblings.^[8]

1930 U.S. Census:
Age 24, living in Freeland, Lac Qui Parle, MN as a lodger. He was single and working as a farm laborer.^[9]

1940 U.S. Census:
Age 34, living in Forman, Sargent, ND with his wife. He was working as a carpenter for a fairground project.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Minnesota Birth Certificates Index, Minnesota Historical Society; (http://people.mnhs.org/finder/bci/1906-28857 : accessed 2 Jun 2019).
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5HT-PMN : 20 May 2014), Harry H Wilke, 11 Feb 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41837318 : accessed 08 June 2019), memorial page for Harry Herman Wilke (25 Jan 1906–11 Feb 1997), Find A Grave Memorial no. 41837318, citing Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Gwinner, Sargent County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Meryl (contributor 47033708).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLG2-9KC : accessed 7 December 2019), Harry H Wilker in household of Herman T Wilker, Willey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 200, sheet 13A, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1148; FHL microfilm 1,375,161.
6. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-TBN9 : 17 March 2018), Harry Wilke in household of Lillie Wilke, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing family number , line number 223, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,426.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8L-W3M : accessed 7 December 2019), Harry Wilke in household of Herman F Wilke, Willey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 149, sheet 10B, line 52, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1340; FHL microfilm 1,821,340.
8. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-ZJQJ : 17 March 2018), Harry Wilke in household of H T Wilke, Willey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet number 7, family number 79, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,404.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X387-LL1 : accessed 7 December 2019), Harry Wilke in household of Sever Hankedahl, Freeland, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 4B, line 66, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1103; FHL microfilm 2,340,838.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9P-5V2 : 21 November 2019), Harry H Wilke, Forman, Forman Town, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-7, sheet 5A, line 4, family 79, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3012.