Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein

1839 - 1892  (53 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 63 descendants in this family tree.

Johann Fredrich Wehrbein

1806 - 1874  (67 years)

Birth	18 Feb 1806	Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Died	22 Jan 1874	Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NELippe, Detmold, Germany
Buried	Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Horning, NE
Father	Cord Friedrich Wehrbein,   b. 24 Jan 1771
Mother	Louis Breben
Family	Amalie Elisabeth Godeke,   b. 1813, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Oct 1839	Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Children	1. Charlotte Wehrbein + 2. Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   3. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wehrbein,   b. 21 Sep 1840, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   4. Amelia Wehrbein,   b. 6 Aug 1843, Lippe, Detmold, Germany + 5. Dorothee Friedrich Louise Amalie Henriet Wehrbein,   b. 8 Aug 1843, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany + 6. Friedrika Wilhemine Charlotte May Wehrbein,   b. 1 Jun 1845, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   7. Sophie Dorothee Eleanore Wehrbein,   b. 31 Jan 1847, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   8. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wehrbein,   b. 25 Jun 1848, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   9. Gustine Friedrike Wilhemine Wehrbein,   b. 1 Jun 1851, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   10. William Wehrbein,   b. 12 Apr 1854, Lippe, Detmold, Germany

Amalie Elisabeth Godeke

1813 - 1880  (67 years)

Birth	1813	Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Died	4 Oct 1880	Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE
Buried	Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Horning, NE
Father	Johann Conrad Godeke
Mother	Ann Marie Dorothee Elizabeth Petig
Family	Johann Fredrich Wehrbein,   b. 18 Feb 1806, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Oct 1839	Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Children	1. Charlotte Wehrbein + 2. Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   3. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wehrbein,   b. 21 Sep 1840, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   4. Amelia Wehrbein,   b. 6 Aug 1843, Lippe, Detmold, Germany + 5. Dorothee Friedrich Louise Amalie Henriet Wehrbein,   b. 8 Aug 1843, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany + 6. Friedrika Wilhemine Charlotte May Wehrbein,   b. 1 Jun 1845, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   7. Sophie Dorothee Eleanore Wehrbein,   b. 31 Jan 1847, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   8. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wehrbein,   b. 25 Jun 1848, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   9. Gustine Friedrike Wilhemine Wehrbein,   b. 1 Jun 1851, Lippe, Detmold, Germany   10. William Wehrbein,   b. 12 Apr 1854, Lippe, Detmold, Germany

Simon Henrich Franz Wenke

1824 - 1903  (78 years)

Birth	27 Jan 1824	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Died	20 Jan 1903	Nehawka, Cass Co., NE
Buried	21 Jan 1903	8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE
Father	Johann Heinrich Christoph Wenke,   b. 31 Jul 1795, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Catharine Sophie Sasse,   b. 14 Jan 1803, Lemgo, Lippe, Germany
Married	5 Oct 1822	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Family 1	Sophie King
Children	1. Caroline Wenke,   b. 1858, Dodge Co, WI   2. Mary Wenke,   b. 11 Jul 1859, Dodge Co, WI + 3. Amelia Wenke,   b. Oct 1862, Dodge Co, WI
Family 2	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Children	+ 1. Matilda Wenke,   b. Aug 1864, Dodge Co, WI + 2. Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA   3. Louisa Wenke,   b. 20 May 1867, WI   4. Freddie Wenke,   b. 3 Jun 1869 + 5. August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke,   b. 18 Apr 1873, Portland, Wisconsen + 6. George August Wenke,   b. 21 Jun 1875, Cass Co, NE   7. Dorethea Wenke,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Cass Co, NE   8. Frankie Wenke,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Cass Co, NE

Matilda Wenke

1864 - 1923  (58 years)

Birth	Aug 1864	Dodge Co, WI
Died	1 Jul 1923
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Family	Adolph Boedeker
Married	1875

Henry Wenke

1865 - 1932  (67 years)

Birth	2 Jul 1865	Watertown, WI, USA
Died	14 Nov 1932	Spencer, NE, USA
Buried	Spencer Township, Boyd, Nebraska, United States
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Children	1. Glen Wenke,   b. 1 Mar 1894, Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States   2. Ellsworth Henry Wenke,   b. 11 Apr 1903, Columbia Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States
Family 2	Pavline Metzger
Married	1892

Louisa Wenke

1867 - 1878  (11 years)

Birth	20 May 1867	WI
Died	30 Sep 1878
Buried	Cass Co, NE
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

Freddie Wenke

1869 - 1878  (9 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1869
Died	25 Jun 1878
Buried	Cass Co, NE
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke

1873 - 1937  (64 years)

Birth	18 Apr 1873	Portland, Wisconsen
Died	30 May 1937	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
	Cause: Heart Attack
Buried	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Ne
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Family	Lizzie Belle Cook,   b. 8 Jul 1883, Cass Co., NE
Married	4 Jan 1900	Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Opal Wilhemina Wenke,   b. 13 Nov 1900, Cass Co, NE   2. Percy William Wenke,   b. 19 Mar 1903, Cass Co, NE   3. Ray Wilfred Wenke,   b. 26 Jun 1907, Cass Co, NE + 4. Irma Grace Wenke,   b. 3 Jul 1908, Pierce Co., NE + 5. Wilson Harley Wenke,   b. 2 Jan 1913, Pierce Co, NE

George August Wenke

1875 - 1945  (69 years)

Birth	21 Jun 1875	Cass Co, NE
Died	May 1945
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Family	Minnie Sophia Cook,   b. 10 Mar 1886, Cass Co, NE
Married	26 Feb 1902

Dorethea Wenke

1877 - 1878  (0 years)

Birth	18 Oct 1877	Cass Co, NE
Died	9 Oct 1878
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

Frankie Wenke

1879 - 1886  (6 years)

Birth	10 Sep 1879	Cass Co, NE
Died	10 May 1886
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

• Name	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein
  Birth	23 Jan 1839	Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 May 1892	Cass Co., NE
  Burial	20 May 1892	8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE
  Person ID	I72	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Johann Fredrich Wehrbein,   b. 18 Feb 1806, Lippe, Detmold, Germany d. 22 Jan 1874, Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NELippe, Detmold, Germany (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Amalie Elisabeth Godeke,   b. 1813, Lippe, Detmold, Germany d. 4 Oct 1880, Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1839	Lippe, Detmold, Germany
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany d. 20 Jan 1903, Nehawka, Cass Co., NE (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
  Children	> 1. Matilda Wenke,   b. Aug 1864, Dodge Co, WI d. 1 Jul 1923 (Age 58 years) + 2. Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA d. 14 Nov 1932, Spencer, NE, USA (Age 67 years)   3. Louisa Wenke,   b. 20 May 1867, WI d. 30 Sep 1878 (Age 11 years)   4. Freddie Wenke,   b. 3 Jun 1869   d. 25 Jun 1878 (Age 9 years) + 5. August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke,   b. 18 Apr 1873, Portland, Wisconsen d. 30 May 1937, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE (Age 64 years) > 6. George August Wenke,   b. 21 Jun 1875, Cass Co, NE d. May 1945 (Age 69 years)   7. Dorethea Wenke,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Cass Co, NE d. 9 Oct 1878 (Age 0 years)   8. Frankie Wenke,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Cass Co, NE d. 10 May 1886 (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein

  
  

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  Farmed in Madison & Stanton Counties, NE Moved to Lincoln in 1947 Moved to Branson in 1981