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Percy William Wenke

Percy William Wenke

Male 1903 - 1926  (22 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Percy William Wenke was born on 19 Mar 1903 in Cass Co, NE (son of August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke and Lizzie Belle Cook); died on 26 Jan 1926; was buried in Norfolk, NE.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  August Wilhelm Fredrich WenkeAugust Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke was born on 18 Apr 1873 in Portland, Wisconsen (son of Simon Henrich Franz Wenke and Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein); died on 30 May 1937 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Ne.

    August married Lizzie Belle Cook on 4 Jan 1900 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE. Lizzie (daughter of Phillip P. Cook and Sarah Frances Winscott) was born on 8 Jul 1883 in Cass Co., NE; died on 9 Jul 1949 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; was buried in Pilger Cemetery, Pilger, Stanton Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lizzie Belle CookLizzie Belle Cook was born on 8 Jul 1883 in Cass Co., NE (daughter of Phillip P. Cook and Sarah Frances Winscott); died on 9 Jul 1949 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; was buried in Pilger Cemetery, Pilger, Stanton Co., NE.
    Children:
    1. Opal Wilhemina Wenke was born on 13 Nov 1900 in Cass Co, NE; died on 19 May 1988 in NE.
    2. 1. Percy William Wenke was born on 19 Mar 1903 in Cass Co, NE; died on 26 Jan 1926; was buried in Norfolk, NE.
    3. Ray Wilfred Wenke was born on 26 Jun 1907 in Cass Co, NE; died on 28 Jun 1907 in Madison Co, NE.
    4. Irma Grace Wenke was born on 3 Jul 1908 in Pierce Co., NE; died on 27 Oct 1983 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried in Nov 1983 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.
    5. Wilson Harley Wenke was born on 2 Jan 1913 in Pierce Co, NE; died on 6 Jan 1981 in Norfolk, NE; was buried in Norfolk, NE.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Simon Henrich Franz WenkeSimon Henrich Franz Wenke was born on 27 Jan 1824 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany (son of Johann Heinrich Christoph Wenke and Catharine Sophie Sasse); died on 20 Jan 1903 in Nehawka, Cass Co., NE; was buried on 21 Jan 1903 in 8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE.

    Simon married Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein on 25 Mar 1862 in Portland, WI. Wilhemina (daughter of Johann Fredrich Wehrbein and Amalie Elisabeth Godeke) was born on 23 Jan 1839 in Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany; died on 18 May 1892 in Cass Co., NE; was buried on 20 May 1892 in 8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth WehrbeinWilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein was born on 23 Jan 1839 in Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany (daughter of Johann Fredrich Wehrbein and Amalie Elisabeth Godeke); died on 18 May 1892 in Cass Co., NE; was buried on 20 May 1892 in 8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE.
    Children:
    1. Matilda Wenke was born in Aug 1864 in Dodge Co, WI; died on 1 Jul 1923.
    2. Henry Wenke was born on 2 Jul 1865 in Watertown, WI, USA; died on 14 Nov 1932 in Spencer, NE, USA; was buried in Spencer Township, Boyd, Nebraska, United States.
    3. Louisa Wenke was born on 20 May 1867 in WI; died on 30 Sep 1878; was buried in Cass Co, NE.
    4. Freddie Wenke was born on 3 Jun 1869; died on 25 Jun 1878; was buried in Cass Co, NE.
    5. 2. August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke was born on 18 Apr 1873 in Portland, Wisconsen; died on 30 May 1937 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Ne.
    6. George August Wenke was born on 21 Jun 1875 in Cass Co, NE; died in May 1945.
    7. Dorethea Wenke was born on 18 Oct 1877 in Cass Co, NE; died on 9 Oct 1878.
    8. Frankie Wenke was born on 10 Sep 1879 in Cass Co, NE; died on 10 May 1886.

  3. 6.  Phillip P. CookPhillip P. Cook was born on 18 Dec 1852 in Pike Co., OH (son of Johann Joseph Koch and Maria Angeline Rheinfrank); died on 13 Nov 1937 in Madison Co., NE; was buried on 15 Nov 1937 in Prospecy Hill Cemetery Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.

    Phillip married Sarah Frances Winscott on 24 Dec 1874 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE. Sarah (daughter of Joseph W. Winscott and Letitia Ami Jackson) was born on 9 Aug 1857 in Lusby, Owen Co., KY; died on 16 Nov 1952 in Madison Co., NE; was buried in Prospecy Hill Cemetery Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Frances WinscottSarah Frances Winscott was born on 9 Aug 1857 in Lusby, Owen Co., KY (daughter of Joseph W. Winscott and Letitia Ami Jackson); died on 16 Nov 1952 in Madison Co., NE; was buried in Prospecy Hill Cemetery Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.
    Children:
    1. John Henry Cook was born on 6 Oct 1875 in Cass Co, NE; died on 7 Feb 1949.
    2. Mary Letitia Cook was born on 1 Jan 1878 in Elmwood, Cass Co, NE; died on 16 Jan 1878 in Elmwood, Cass Co, NE.
    3. Annetty Cook was born on 12 Jul 1879 in Cass Co, NE; died on 4 Sep 1885 in (died in her little arm chair); was buried in Cass Co, NE.
    4. Charles Adam Cook was born on 1 May 1881 in Mynard, Cass Co, NE; died on 17 Apr 1951.
    5. 3. Lizzie Belle Cook was born on 8 Jul 1883 in Cass Co., NE; died on 9 Jul 1949 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; was buried in Pilger Cemetery, Pilger, Stanton Co., NE.
    6. Minnie Sophia Cook was born on 10 Mar 1886 in Cass Co, NE; died on 8 Nov 1966.
    7. George Washington Cook was born on 20 Feb 1888 in Cass Co, NE; died on 28 Jun 1971.
    8. Bert Paul Cook was born on 14 Dec 1890 in Cass Co, NE; died on 3 Aug 1964.
    9. Eva Mageline Cook was born on 17 Jul 1893 in Cass Co, NE; died in Apr 1978.
    10. Forrest Wilkson Cook was born on 21 Aug 1900 in Cass Co, NE; died on 9 Oct 1983.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann Heinrich Christoph Wenke was born on 31 Jul 1795 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany (son of Jobst Heinrich Dreimann and Anna Marie Wenke); died on 9 Mar 1843 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany; was buried on 12 Mar 1843 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany.

    Johann married Catharine Sophie Sasse on 5 Oct 1822 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany. Catharine (daughter of Jobst Henrich Sasse and Anna Maria Sophie Boeken) was born on 14 Jan 1803 in Lemgo, Lippe, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Catharine Sophie Sasse was born on 14 Jan 1803 in Lemgo, Lippe, Germany (daughter of Jobst Henrich Sasse and Anna Maria Sophie Boeken).
    Children:
    1. 4. Simon Henrich Franz Wenke was born on 27 Jan 1824 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany; died on 20 Jan 1903 in Nehawka, Cass Co., NE; was buried on 21 Jan 1903 in 8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE.
    2. Christine Wilhelmine Sophie Wenke was born on 11 Jul 1826 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Ger.
    3. Johann Bernhard Friedrich Phillip Wenke was born on 13 Jun 1830 in Mosebeck, Detmold, Ger; died on 19 Jun 1831.
    4. Herman Friedrich Christoph Wenke was born on 29 Jun 1833.

  3. 10.  Johann Fredrich Wehrbein was born on 18 Feb 1806 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany (son of Cord Friedrich Wehrbein and Louis Breben); died on 22 Jan 1874 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NELippe, Detmold, Germany; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Horning, NE.

    Johann married Amalie Elisabeth Godeke on 25 Oct 1839 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany. Amalie (daughter of Johann Conrad Godeke and Ann Marie Dorothee Elizabeth Petig) was born in 1813 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany; died on 4 Oct 1880 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Horning, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Amalie Elisabeth Godeke was born in 1813 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany (daughter of Johann Conrad Godeke and Ann Marie Dorothee Elizabeth Petig); died on 4 Oct 1880 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Horning, NE.
    Children:
    1. Charlotte Wehrbein
    2. 5. Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein was born on 23 Jan 1839 in Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany; died on 18 May 1892 in Cass Co., NE; was buried on 20 May 1892 in 8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE.
    3. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wehrbein was born on 21 Sep 1840 in Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany; died on 11 Apr 1842.
    4. Amelia Wehrbein was born on 6 Aug 1843 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany.
    5. Dorothee Friedrich Louise Amalie Henriet Wehrbein was born on 8 Aug 1843 in Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany.
    6. Friedrika Wilhemine Charlotte May Wehrbein was born on 1 Jun 1845 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany.
    7. Sophie Dorothee Eleanore Wehrbein was born on 31 Jan 1847 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany.
    8. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wehrbein was born on 25 Jun 1848 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany.
    9. Gustine Friedrike Wilhemine Wehrbein was born on 1 Jun 1851 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany; died on 1 Mar 1854.
    10. William Wehrbein was born on 12 Apr 1854 in Lippe, Detmold, Germany.

  5. 12.  Johann Joseph KochJohann Joseph Koch was born on 12 Jul 1821 in Bavaria, Shwegenheim, Germany (son of Johann Christoph Koch and Anna Marie Rothmeyer); died on 16 Feb 1903 in Mynard, Cass Co., NE; was buried in Mt Pleasant Cem., Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE.

    Johann married Maria Angeline Rheinfrank on 27 Feb 1848 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. Maria (daughter of Martin Rheinfrank and Susan Basche) was born on 26 Sep 1824 in Bavaria, Shwegenheim, Germany; died on 23 Apr 1896 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE; was buried in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Maria Angeline RheinfrankMaria Angeline Rheinfrank was born on 26 Sep 1824 in Bavaria, Shwegenheim, Germany (daughter of Martin Rheinfrank and Susan Basche); died on 23 Apr 1896 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE; was buried in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE.
    Children:
    1. Sabina Koch was born on 20 Feb 1850 in Near Dayton, OH; died on 9 Dec 1929; was buried in Alva, Cass Co, NE.
    2. Jacob Daniel Koch was born on 18 Jul 1851 in Pike Co, OH; died on 20 Jan 1932 in Ord, Valley Co, NE; was buried in Ord, Valley Co, NE.
    3. 6. Phillip P. Cook was born on 18 Dec 1852 in Pike Co., OH; died on 13 Nov 1937 in Madison Co., NE; was buried on 15 Nov 1937 in Prospecy Hill Cemetery Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.
    4. George C. Koch was born on 17 Dec 1854 in Pike Co, OH; died on 22 May 1925 in Madison Co, NE.
    5. Susana Koch was born on 26 Apr 1857 in Pike Co, NE; died in 1884; was buried in Plattsmouth, Cass Co, NE.
    6. Anna Mary Koch was born on 7 Jul 1859 in Pike Co, OH; died on 27 Mar 1933; was buried in Rock Bluffs, NE.
    7. Elizabeth Koch was born on 29 Sep 1860 in Cass Co, NE; died on 1 Feb 1937.
    8. Caroline Koch was born on 19 Mar 1863 in Cass Co, NE; died on 1 Oct 1946.
    9. John Felix Koch was born on 6 Jan 1866 in Cass Co, NE; died on 4 Jun 1943.
    10. Charles Edward Koch was born on 19 Apr 1868 in Cass Co, NE; died on 28 Jul 1939.
    11. William Adam Koch was born on 6 Mar 1870 in Cass Co, NE; died on 7 Nov 1927 in CA; was buried in CA.
    12. Joseph Henry Koch was born on 16 Feb 1872 in Cass Co, NE; died on 16 Feb 1949.

  7. 14.  Joseph W. Winscott was born on 14 Jan 1830 in Lusby Mill, Owen Co., KY (son of Richard Wainscott, II and Sophia Mason); died on 12 May 1907 in Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE.

    Joseph married Letitia Ami Jackson on 23 Mar 1854 in Bartlet Winscott Home, Owen Co., KY. Letitia (daughter of George W. Washington Jackson and Susannah Ray) was born on 26 Apr 1834 in Warsaw, Gallatin, Kentucky, USA; died on 10 Aug 1902 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Letitia Ami Jackson was born on 26 Apr 1834 in Warsaw, Gallatin, Kentucky, USA (daughter of George W. Washington Jackson and Susannah Ray); died on 10 Aug 1902 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA.
    Children:
    1. Mary Sarah Winscott was born on 10 Mar 1856.
    2. 7. Sarah Frances Winscott was born on 9 Aug 1857 in Lusby, Owen Co., KY; died on 16 Nov 1952 in Madison Co., NE; was buried in Prospecy Hill Cemetery Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.
    3. Sophia Elon Winscott was born on 30 Nov 1859 in Owen Co, KY.
    4. Levina Elisabeth Winscott was born on 7 Nov 1861; died on 9 Sep 1895.
    5. Louisa Jane Winscott was born on 10 Aug 1864; died on 7 Nov 1864.
    6. George James Winscott was born on 1 Oct 1866 in Mills, IA; died on 6 Sep 1950.
    7. Charley Richard Winscott was born on 10 Mar 1869 in Plattsmouth, Cass Co, NE; died on 28 Jun 1951.
    8. John William Winscott was born on 25 Feb 1872 in Plattsmouth, Cass Co, NE; died on 19 Aug 1872.
    9. Josepheign J. Winscott was born on 18 Dec 1874 in Plattsmouth, Cass Co, NE; died in May 1926.
    10. Asa Mareign Winscott was born on 27 Mar 1877 in Plattsmouth, Cass Co, NE.


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