Family Group Record for John Christopher Herman Wilker Jr and Anna Ahlers


Husband John Christopher Herman Wilker Jr [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Born:06/19/1876 - Steele County, Minnesota [1][2][5][6][8]
Christened:
Died:04/14/1934 - Steele County, Minnesota [7][8]
Buried:Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [8] PIC
Marriage:03/11/1900 - Waseca County, Minnesota [4][5]

Events and Facts
1. He has conflicting birth information on the 1895 Minnesota State Census of Abt 1878 and Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [3]
2. He appeared on the US Federal census on 06/01/1880 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his parents. [1]PIC
3. He appeared on the Minnesota State census on 05/01/1885 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his parents. [2]
4. He appeared on the Minnesota State census on 06/01/1895 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his parents. [3]
5. He appeared on the US Federal census on 04/15/1910 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his family. [5]
6. He worked as a general farmer on 04/15/1910 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [5]
7. He appeared on the US Federal census on 01/01/1920 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his family. [6]
8. He worked as a general farmer on 01/01/1920 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [6]
Wife Anna Ahlers [4][9][10][11][12]
Born:11/11/1877 - Germany [9][10][11][12]
Christened:
Died:11/17/1957 - Steele County, Minnesota [11][12]
Buried:Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [12] PIC

Events and Facts
1. She immigrated from Germany in 1882 . [9][10]
2. She was naturalized in 1902 . [10]
3. She appeared on the US Federal census on 04/15/1910 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her family. [9]
4. She appeared on the US Federal census on 01/01/1920 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her family. [10]
Children
1 M Ewald J Wilker
Born:Abt 1903
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 M Erwin Arthur H Wilker
Born:12/05/1905 - Meriden, Steele, Minnesota
Christened:
Died:04/08/1963 - Steele County, Minnesota
Buried:Meriden, Steele, Minnesota
3 F Benita Wilker
Born:Abt 1910 - Minnesota
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
4 M Levern Wilker
Born:Abt 1913 - Minnesota
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 F Esther Wilker
Born:Abt 1918 - Minnesota
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Sources
1. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1880 United States Federal Census, ED 249, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 13, dwelling 101, family 108, line 40, Wilker, John H; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 07/11/2025); 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 261 [Surety: 3].
2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1885, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 3, family 18, line 25, Wilker, John; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 07/11/2025); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, 105 rolls, microfilm MNSC_42 [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1895, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 11, family 69, line 12, Wilker, John; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 07/11/2025); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905 (105 rolls), microfilm V290_100 [Surety: 3].
4. Minnesota Association of County Officers, "Minnesota Official Marriage System," Waseca County certificate F-62, John C Wilker and Anna Ahlers; Database online, Minnesota counties, Minnesota Official Marriage System : n.d. (https://moms.mn.gov/ : accessed 05/09/2020) [Surety: 3].
5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1910 United States Federal Census, ED 130, Meriden, Steele, MN, sheet 6B, dwelling 108, family 111, line 65, Wilker, John C; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2006 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/12/2011); citing Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T624 (1178 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 696, image 362 [Surety: 3].
6. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1920 United States Federal Census, ED 132, Meriden, Steele, MN, sheet 4B, dwelling 68, family 68, line 95, Wilker, John C; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/11/2011); citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T625 (2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 863, image 791 [Surety: 3].
7. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Steele County certificate 1934-015623, John A Wilker; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2001 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 05/09/2020); citing State of Minnesota, /Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
8. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," John Christopher Herman Wilker, Jr (#82344417); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 05/09/2020) [Surety: 3].
9. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1910 United States Federal Census, ED 130, Meriden, Steele, MN, sheet 6B, dwelling 108, family 111, line 66, Wilker, Anna; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2006 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/12/2011); citing Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T624 (1178 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 696, image 362 [Surety: 3].
10. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1920 United States Federal Census, ED 132, Meriden, Steele, MN, sheet 4B, dwelling 68, family 68, line 96, Wilker, Anna; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/11/2011); citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T625 (2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 863, image 791 [Surety: 3].
11. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Steele County certificate 1957-018123, Anna Wilker; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2001 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 05/09/2020); citing State of Minnesota, /Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
12. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Anna (Ahlers) Wilker (#82344435); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 05/09/2020) [Surety: 3].


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