Otto Carl Wilke (1881 - 1943)

Born 21 Dec 1881 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Dec 1943 at age 61 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Birth

Otto was born on December 21, 1881 in St. Paul, MN to Herman Wilke and Augusta (Pommerening) Wilke. He was the 4th of 9 children.^[1]

Family

On February 2, 1904, at the age of 22, Otto married Anna Siltman (1881-1956) in Traverse County, MN.^[2]

Children:

1. Alice (1905-1994)
2. Arnold (1907-1950)
3. Clarence (1908-1930)
4. Ernest (1910-1959)
5. Esther (1912-1986)
6. Frances (1915-1982)
7. Edna (1919-1919)
8. Otto (1923-1989)

Death

On December 15, 1943, at the age of 65, Otto passed away in Rochester, MN. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.^[1][3]

Census Data

1885 Minnesota Census:
Age 3, living in Champion, Wilkin, MN with his parents, 5 siblings, and his grandparents.^[4]

1895 Minnesota Census:
Age 13, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with his parents, 7 siblings, and his grandparents.^[5]

1900 U.S. Census:
Age 18, living in Monson, Traverse, MN with his parents, 5 siblings, a cousin, and his grandfather. He was single and working as a farm laborer.^[6]

1905 Minnesota Census:
Age 23, living in Redpath, Traverse, MN with his wife and 1 child. He was working as a farmer.^[7]

1910 U.S. Census:
Age 28, living in Willey, Sargent, ND with his wife and 4 children. He was married for 6 years and working as a farmer.^[8]

1920 U.S. Census:
Age 38, living in Olmsted County, MN with his wife, 6 children, cousin, and his brother and wife. He was working as a truck driver for a plumbing company.^[9]

1930 U.S. Census:
Age 48, living in Rochester, Olmsted, MN with his wife, 5 children, and a boarder. He was working as a laborer in street construction.^[10]

1940 U.S. Census:
Age 58, living in Rochester, Olmsted, MN with his wife and 1 child. He was working as a laborer in construction.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHF-VCTX : 1 February 2019), Otto Carl Wilke, Rochester Township, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing Death, various county courthouses, Minnesota.
2. ↑ Minnesota Official Marriage System, Minnesota Association of County Officers; (https://www.moms.mn.gov/ : accessed 6 Jul 2019).
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2019), memorial page for Otto C Wilke (21 Dec 1881–15 Dec 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 191462855, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by AnnaLov (contributor 49091459).
4. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQF9-QLF : 5 August 2017), A Wilke in household of H Wilke, Champion, Wilkin, Minnesota; citing p. 2, volume Wilkin, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,758.
5. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDK-SHG : 3 April 2016), Oto Welke in household of Herman Welke, Monson township, Traverse, Minnesota; citing p. 9, line 31, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,814.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QS-MT7 : accessed 18 December 2019), Otto C Wilke in household of Herman Wilke, Monson Township, Traverse, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 289, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,794.
7. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQX-NLH : 3 August 2017), Otto C Wilke, Redpath township, Traverse, Minnesota; citing p. 44, line 52, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,819.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLGK-YK4 : accessed 18 December 2019), Ooto C Wilke, Willey, Sargent, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 200, sheet 12A, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1148; FHL microfilm 1,375,161.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBJ-W6X : accessed 18 December 2019), Otto Wilke, Rochester Ward 3, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 119, sheet 27A, line 2, family 667, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 847; FHL microfilm 1,820,847.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X38V-Z25 : accessed 18 December 2019), Otto C Wilke, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 6A, line 13, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1110; FHL microfilm 2,340,845.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSVP-8HM : 27 July 2019), Otto C Wilke, Ward 3, Rochester, Rochester City, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-31B, sheet 6A, line 38, family , 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 1944.