William Daniel Welke1

(March, 1842 - )
     William Daniel Welke was born in March, 1842 in Germany.1

At age 31, William married Pauline Christine Dahlke on Tuesday, January 6, 1874. Pauline was 20 years old.2,1

In 1877, William Daniel Welke immigrated to the United States of America.

William appeared in the Lewis, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, US census of 1880 as head of household. He was a farmer and his age was recorded as 38 years old. His place of birth was recorded as Prussia as it was for both of his parents.. The household also included Pauline, his wife. Her name was recorded as "Paulina" and her age as 27 years old. She and her parents were born in Prussia and she was keeping house. Two of their children were living at home; Ernest age three and Alvena who was three months old. According to this census, Ernest had been born in Prussia and Alvena in Iowa.3 He was naturalized in 1882.

William appeared in the Council Bluffs, Kane, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, UScensus of 1920 as head of household.4

Children of William Daniel Welke and Pauline Christine Dahlke

Citations

  1. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Iowa, Pottawattamie, Keg Crk Twp; Series: T623 Roll: 455 Page: 116.
  2. [S357] Joyce Lee Morgan, "Email Communication, Re. Martha Pauline Welke family (Inquiry regarding "From Whence We Cometh" p2191.htm)" Research contact email e-mail address , Oct 12 2006. Hereinafter cited as "Email Joyce Lee Morgan."
  3. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880, Iowa, Pottawattamie, Lewis; Series: T9, Roll: 361, Page:36c.
  4. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880, Iowa, Pottawattamie,Council Bluffs; Kane; Series: T625 Roll: 510 Page: 174.
  5. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Iowa, Pottawattamie, Lewis; Series: T9 Roll: 361 Page: 36c.
 


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