Family Group Record for Johann Heinrich Anton Herman Woker and Wilhelmine Hager


Husband Johann Heinrich Anton Herman Woker [1][2][3][4][5]
Born:09/18/1813 - Germany [1][2][3][4][5]
Christened:
Died:05/02/1891 - Steele County, Minnesota [5]
Buried:Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [6]
Father:Johann Frederick Christian Woker
Mother:Chartarione Sophie Luise
Marriage:Est 1839

Events and Facts
1. He immigrated about 1852 .
2. He appeared on the Illinois State census on 07/03/1855 in Erin, Stephenson, Illinois with his family. [7]
3. He appeared on the US Federal census on 06/01/1870 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his family. [1][8]PIC
4. He worked as a farmer on 06/01/1870 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [1]
5. He appeared on the Minnesota State census on 05/01/1875 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his family. [2]PIC
6. He appeared on the US Federal census on 06/01/1880 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his family. [3]PIC
7. He was ill with rheumatism on 06/01/1880 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota bad enough to report it on the census form. [3]
8. He worked as a farmer on 06/01/1880 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [3]
9. He appeared on the Minnesota State census on 05/01/1885 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his family. [4]PIC
Wife Wilhelmine Hager [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Born:09/24/1820 - Germany [9][10][11][12][13][14][17][16]
Christened:
Died:11/07/1902 - Steele County, Minnesota [17][15][16]
Buried:Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [17][16] PIC

Events and Facts
1. She appeared on the Illinois State census on 07/03/1855 in Erin, Stephenson, Illinois with her family. [7]
2. She immigrated from Germany in 1860 which is wrong because her daughter, Wilhelmine, was born in Illinois. [14]
3. She appeared on the US Federal census on 06/01/1870 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her family. [9]PIC
4. She appeared on the Minnesota State census on 05/01/1875 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her family. [10]PIC
5. She appeared on the US Federal census on 06/01/1880 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her family. [11]PIC
6. She appeared on the Minnesota State census on 05/01/1885 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her family. [12]PIC
7. She appeared on the Minnesota State census on 06/01/1895 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her son. [13]
8. She worked as a farmer on 06/01/1895 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [13]
9. She appeared on the US Federal census on 06/01/1900 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with or next to her son. [14]
10. She had an estate probated according to her Last Will and Testament on 12/18/1902 in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota with Christian Woker and William Woker administering the estate for the benefit of all her children. [15]
11. Her obituary was published on her Find-A-Grave Memorial on 05/26/2016. [16]

AGE 81 YRS. 11 MOS. SP. HERMAN. NEE: HAGER. NATIVE OF LIPPEDEPENOLD, GER

Nov. 11, 1902

Mrs. Wilhelmina Woker, aged and highly respected resident of Meriden Twp., died last Friday morning after a prolonged illness with cancer.

The deceased was one of the best known women in the western part of the county and was one of the early settlers of that section. Her husband died about fifteeen years ago. She was the mother of six grown children. Mrs. Woker was a tender-hearted woman and was for many years and active member of the Lutheran church in Meriden. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at two o"clock and was largely attended.

Courtesy of Steele County Historical Society

Children
1 F Louisa Woker
Born:08/31/1843 - Preußen
Christened:
Died:11/03/1924 - Ramsey County, Minnesota
Buried:Unknown
2 F Fredericka Woker
Born:02/03/1847 - Lippe-Detmold, Deutsche Bund
Christened:
Died:04/18/1950 - La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Buried:La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
3 M Christian F Woker
Born:08/10/1849 - Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Christened:
Died:06/20/1926 - Faribault, Rice, Minnesota
Buried:06/24/1926 - Faribault, Rice, Minnesota
4 F Henrietta Woker
Born:08/03/1851 - Germany
Christened:
Died:12/20/1938
Buried:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota
5 F Wilhelmina Woker
Born:Abt 1854 - Illinois
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
6 F Caroline Sophia Woker
Born:04/07/1856 - Illinois
Christened:
Died:07/13/1953 - Los Angeles City, Los Angeles, California
Buried:
7 M Wilhelm Frederick Woker
Born:10/29/1858 - Washington County, Wisconsin
Christened:
Died:03/11/1937 - Steele County, Minnesota
Buried:03/15/1937 - Meriden, Steele, Minnesota
8 M Frederick W (Woker) Walker
Born:08/08/1860 - Washington County, Wisconsin
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Sources
1. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1870 United States Census, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 3, dwelling 26, family 26, line 40, Woker, Herman; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2009 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication M593 (1761 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 716, image 475 [Surety: 3].
2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1875, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 7, family 43, line 7, H Woker; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, microfilm MNSC_17 [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1880 United States Federal Census, ED 249, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 11, dwelling 79, family 83, line 16, Walker, Herman; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T9 (1454 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 635, image 259 [Surety: 3].
4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1885, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 6, family 39, line 26, Woker, Herman; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, 105 rolls, microfilm MNSC_42 [Surety: 3].
5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," Herman Woker; database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch : n.d. (http://www.FamilySearch.org/ : accessed 12/28/2010) [Surety: 3].
6. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties," Herman Woker; database, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/, 2003 : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Dalby, John and Jan, "John Dalby Database," www.dalbydata.com, Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
7. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Illinois State Census Collection 1825-1865, 1855, Erin, Stephenson, IL, page 14, line 22, Hamon Woker; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2008 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 02/20/2016); citing Illinois State Archives, Springfield, Illinois, Illinois State Census, 1855, Archive Collection Number 103.008 (13 rolls), roll 2195 [Surety: 3].
8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-population Schedules 1850-1880, 1870 Agriculture Schedule, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 1, line 23, Woker, Herman; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 11/09/2019); citing Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Minnesota 1860-1880, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication M0593 (15 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 3, image 22 [Surety: 3].
9. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1870 United States Census, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 4, dwelling 26, family 26, line 1, Woker, Wilhelmine; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2009 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication M593 (1761 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 716, image 476 [Surety: 3].
10. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1875, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 7, family 43, line 8, W Woker; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, microfilm MNSC_17 [Surety: 3].
11. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1880 United States Federal Census, ED 249, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 11, dwelling 79, family 83, line 17, Walker, Wilhemina; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T9 (1454 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 635, image 259 [Surety: 3].
12. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1885, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 6, family 39, line 27, Woker, Williamina; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, 105 rolls, microfilm MNSC_42 [Surety: 3].
13. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1895, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 16, line 25, Woker, Wilimena; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905 (105 rolls), microfilm V290_100 [Surety: 3].
14. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1900 United States Federal Census, ED 131, Meriden, Steele, MN, sheet 7B, dwelling 121, family 122, line 66, Walker, Wilimena; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/15/2010); citing Twelth Census of the United States, 1900 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T623 (1854 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 793 [Surety: 3].
15. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925, Steele County Probate Court Case File 307, Wilhelmina Woker; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2015 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 10/15/2015); citing Minnesota Probate Court (Dodge County), Probate case files ca. 1856-1930, index 1856-1925 [Surety: 3].
16. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Whilemine (Hager) Woker (#163342059); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 11/28/2017) [Surety: 2].
17. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties," Wilhelmine Woker; database, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/, 2003 : accessed 02/17/2016); citing Dalby, John and Jan, "John Dalby Database," www.dalbydata.com, Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Minnesota [Surety: 3].


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