Person:Catherine Willhauer (1)

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Catherine Willhauer
b.Abt 1821 Hanover, Germany
d.1901 Coral, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
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  • H.  Henry Wilkins - Bef 1869
  • W.  Catherine WillhauerAbt 1821 - 1901
  1. Mary Christine Augustine Wilkins1861 - 1936
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Name Catherine Willhauer
Alt Name Catharina Willhanor
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1821 Hanover, Germany
Marriage to Henry Wilkins
Census[2] 17 Jun 1880 Omadi Precinct, Dakota County, Illinois, USA
Property[3] 11 Jan 1895 Flathead Township, Flathead County, Montana, USA
Death[1] 1901 Coral, McHenry County, Illinois, USA

"Mary Wilkins Family Came to US on Sailboat after 6 week crossing w/mother & 2 brothers. Her father was dead. One brother Henry was already in Illinois (blacksmith)

Mother married - Hoppe (sic) and one other person earlier. Hoppe was killed by Sastrun in fight. She went to Illinois about 1901 (age 87) to help widowed son Henry. Died about 1902 and buried in Illinois." From family notes written by Bob Damon

Passenger lists show Cathe. Wilkens age 48 with, Henry age 24, Friedrick age 19 and Maria age 7 crossing from Bremen to New York on the ship D.H. Waetjen; arriving 19 July 1869. Destination was listed as Illinois. This information suggests it was August who arrived earlier rather than Henry. August would have been 23 when the rest of his family arrived. Henry indicates, however, that he immigrated in 1862 in the 1900 Census...

"Elaine (Lois Elaine Wilke) called to tell me that she's pretty sure Catharina had her own homestead, separate from Hoppers--and that she also had the impression it was east of the Wilke farm, in the foothills. Granddad (Carl F. Wilke) told Elaine that it was located on an old Indian route/path, and that, "back in the day," Catharina would feed Indians who passed by on the path." -bjb

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  1. ↑ Family Member. Family Information
    Notes written by Bob Damon in a conversation with his mother Maude (Wilke) Damon.
  2. ↑ Census
    1880 Census for Omadi Precinct, Dakota County, Illinois; Heritage Quest: Series: T9 Roll: 746 Page: 309.

    August Wilkins age 32 is listed as head of household living with his brother Frederick age 29, stepfather George Berg age 69 and mother Catherine age 56.

  3. ↑ Land Patent
    Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp? PatentDocClassCode=SER&Accession=MTMTAA+063645&Index=1&QryID=40890%2E36&DetailTab=2.

    Catherine Hopper, 165.07 acres Flathead, Montana, Issue Date 1/11/1895, Document # 234, Accession/Serial Nr.: MTMTAA 063645, BLM Serial Nr.: MTMTAA 063645.
    2 10/ 27-N 21-W No Montana PM MT Flathead
    Remarks: LOT 2 OR SENW QUARTER
    3 10/ 27-N 21-W No Montana PM MT Flathead
    Remarks: LOT 3 OR NESW QUARTER
    4 10/ 27-N 21-W No Montana PM MT Flathead
    Remarks: LOT 4 OR SESW QUARTER
    1 15/ 27-N 21-W No Montana PM MT Flathead
    Remarks: LOT 1 OR NENW QUARTER

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