Emil died at the age of 38 on 1 Jan 1883. In addition to farming and butchering, he also worked as a teamster. While on his way home from Yorktown with a load of lumber, he was unable to cross the flooded Fifteen Mile Creek near Dobskyville, so he had to wait for the water to recede. Unfortunately the weather was extremely cold that night and he was found the next morning, sitting against a tree near the river, nearly frozen to death. He succumbed to the weather exposure a few hours after he was found. His wife gave birth to their 11th child, Emilie, that same day.
Emil died at the age of 38 on 1 Jan 1883. In addition to farming and butchering, he also worked as a teamster. While on his way home from Yorktown with a load of lumber, he was unable to cross the flooded Fifteen Mile Creek near Dobskyville, so he had to wait for the water to recede. Unfortunately the weather was extremely cold that night and he was found the next morning, sitting against a tree near the river, nearly frozen to death. He succumbed to the weather exposure a few hours after he was found. His wife gave birth to their 11th child, Emilie, that same day.
Family Members
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Alma Maria Adilda Franke
1871–1871
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Aurel Julius Otto Franke
1872–1874
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Maria Augusta Helena Franke Rabke
1873–1932
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Emilius Franke
1874–1874
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Emilie Louisa Franke
1875–1875
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Heinrich Oscar Hugo Franke
1877–1956
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Lina Maria Hedwig "Hettie" Franke Hoff
1878–1946
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Robert Emil Franke
1879–1941
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Martha Wilhelmina Francisca Franke Duderstadt
1880–1961
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Marie Sophie Elizabeth Franke Hoff
1881–1907
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Emilie Franke
1883–1883
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