Martha Pauline Welke1

(September, 1890 - August, 1964)
Martha Pauline Welke|b. Sep, 1890\nd. Aug, 1964|p2191.htm|William Daniel Welke|b. Mar, 1842|p3691.htm|Pauline Christine Dahlke|b. Dec, 1853|p3692.htm|||||||||||||
     Martha Pauline Welke was born in September, 1890 in Iowa, daughter of William Daniel Welke and Pauline Christine Dahlke.2

Martha married Edward Louis Kirchhoff, son of Mr. Kirchhoff.

Martha appeared on the Yockey Precinct, Morrill County, Nebraska, US census of 1920 living with her husband, Edward. They were living on a farm with three of children (Llyod, Marion, and Bernice) and Edward's brother, Harry.3

Edward and Martha were still living in Yockey Precinct at the time of the 1930 US census. The four children living at home were Marion, Bernice, Douglas, and Wallace.4

Martha died in August, 1964 in Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska. She was 73 years old.1

Children of Martha Pauline Welke and Edward Louis Kirchhoff

Citations

  1. [S150] Smith Family Web Site, online URL is on file. Hereinafter cited as Smith Family Web Site on MyFamily.com/Ancestry.com. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  2. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Iowa, Pottawattamie, Keg Crk Twp; Series: T623 Roll: 455 Page: 116.
  3. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1920, Nebraska , Morrill, Yockey; Series: T625 Roll: 998 Page: 24.
  4. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1930, Nebraska , Morrill, Yockey; Series: T626 Roll: 1287 Page: 262.
  5. [S130] 1920 US Census, 1920 Nebraska, Morrill, Yockey; Series: T625 Roll: 998 Page: 24.
  6. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930 Nebraska, Morrill, Yockey Pct; Series: T626 Roll: 1287 Page: 262.
 


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