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Wilhelm Zierke

Birth: 19 May 1841
Germany
Death: 17 Oct 1916 (aged 75)
Burial: Saint John Cemetery

Eldred Township, Cass County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
Plot: Row 2 lot 16 grave 1
Memorial ID: 42754039 View Source

Wilhelm was born near the Polish border in Germany. He married Caroline in Germany. They came to the United States and homesteaded at Embden, North Dakota; they had a quarter section of land for each son.

Wilhelm and Caroline had 12 children:

Wilhelmina: married Conrad Schobinger
Rudolph, died in infancy in Germany
Ernestine (Tina): married Frank Kimbell
Bertha: married William Buchholz
Albert: never married
Carl: never married
Otto: never married
William: never married
Robert: married Katherine Jager
Anna: married Peter Walburg
Louise: married Robert Reinhardt, lived in Frontier, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fred: married Agnes Carlson

The Embden St. John's Lutheran Church was built on their property.

Wilhelm died at the age of 75.

Wilhelm was born near the Polish border in Germany. He married Caroline in Germany. They came to the United States and homesteaded at Embden, North Dakota; they had a quarter section of land for each son.

Wilhelm and Caroline had 12 children:

Wilhelmina: married Conrad Schobinger
Rudolph, died in infancy in Germany
Ernestine (Tina): married Frank Kimbell
Bertha: married William Buchholz
Albert: never married
Carl: never married
Otto: never married
William: never married
Robert: married Katherine Jager
Anna: married Peter Walburg
Louise: married Robert Reinhardt, lived in Frontier, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fred: married Agnes Carlson

The Embden St. John's Lutheran Church was built on their property.

Wilhelm died at the age of 75.

Family Members

Spouse

Caroline Kolnarski Zierke

1851–1928

Children

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Created by: sleuthesthedead
Added: Oct 5, 2009
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