Person:John Wilke (1)

moved to Wilkin county, MN in 1879 per son, Charles M. Wilke, obituary.

per 1905 MN Census - a Mary age ?10 - who is this? per 1910 Census John Wilke is Naturalized.

JOHN WILKE. John Wilke, residing in Champion township, is one of the leading farmers of Wilkin county. He has prospered and now enjoys a comfortable competence and an enviable reputation as a citizen.

Mr. Wilke was born in the eastern part of Pommeran, Germany, in 1849. His father, Mike Wilke, was a game keeper. He came to America and died on the farm of our subject in Wilkin county. Our subject was reared in Germany and came to America at the age of eighteen years. He came to St. Paul in 1868 and worked on the city water works and lived in St. Paul for the first six months. He then began farming on rented land four miles from the city, and after two years rented a farm twelve miles further southwest and remained thereon three years. He came to Wilkin county in 1881 and settled on a pre-emption in section 34. He lived in the depot at Tintah the first year and built a sod barn and shanty where he lived one year. In the spring of 1881 lightning destroyed his barn, horses, cow, and harnesses and he was obliged to work for others to earn a living. He raised enough potatoes and corn from the sod land the first season to carry him through the winter, and the next crop in 1883 was flooded out and the entire family worked out to make a living. They were obliged to live in a shanty until 1893, when they moved to his present farm in section 33. Here Mr. Wilke erected a complete set of good buildings and a plentiful supply of water is one of the features of the farm. He now has all improvements and machinery for conducting a model farm. For the past three years he has followed the threshing business and owns a twenty-four horse power steam outfit. He engages in grain and stock raising and has four hundred and eighty acres of land, all but forty acres of which is under cultivation.

Mr. Wilke was married in 1874 to Miss Anna Anderson. Mrs. Wilke was born in Sweden and came to America with her parents in 1867. Her father, Peter Anderson, resided in St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Wilke are the parents of the following children: Fred, Charlie, Anna, Henry, Edith, Minnie, Emma, Hulda and Paulina. Mr. Wilke has served his township as constable and aa member of the school board and is a leading citizen of Champion township.

From: Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904), page 700.

Death certificate info given by W. Kuehne of Nashua, MN. John Wilkie was married; married at age 23 at 1st marriage amd parent of 14 children of whom 8 are living.

Breckenridge Telegram on Sept 9, 1915 - page 1

RECEIVES THE SUMMONS

  John Wilke, one of the early settlers of Wilkin county, passed away at the family home north of town Sunday evening. Mr. Wilke was 66 years old and had been a resident here for forty years. The past two years he had been in very poor health and his death was due to a complication of diseases. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon from the home and the German Lutheran church at Nashua, Rev. Middlestadt conducting the services. Desceased leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his loss. -- Tintah Journal.

1. ↑ Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota. (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904)
   700.

   John Wilke, residing in Champion township, is one of the leading farmers of Wilkin county. He has prospered and now enjoys a comfortable competence and an enviable reputation as a citizen.
   Mr. Wilke was born in the eastern part of Pommeran, Germany, in 1849. His father, Mike Wilke, was a game keeper. He came to America and died on the farm of our subject in Wilkin county. Our subject was reared in Germany and came to America at the age of eighteen years. He came to St. Paul in 1868 and worked on the city water works and lived in St. Paul for the first six months. He then began farming on rented land four miles from the city, and after two years rented a farm twelve miles further southwest and remained thereon three years. He came to Wilkin county in 1881 and settled on a pre-emption in section 34. He lived in the depot at Tintah the first year and built a sod barn and shanty where he lived one year. In the spring of 1881 lightning destroyed his barn, horses, cow, and harnesses and he was obliged to work for others to earn a living. He raised enough potatoes and corn from the sod land the first season to carry him through the winter, and the next crop in 1883 was flooded out and the entire family worked out to make a living. They were obliged to live in a shanty until 1893, when they moved to his present farm in section 33. Here Mr. Wilke erected a complete set of good buildings and a plentiful supply of water is one of the features of the farm. He now has all improvements and machinery for conducting a model farm. For the past three years he has followed the threshing business and owns a twenty-four horse power steam outfit. He engages in grain and stock raising and has four hundred and eighty acres of land, all but forty acres of which is under cultivation.
   Mr. Wilke was married in 1874 to Miss Anna Anderson. Mrs. Wilke was born in Sweden and came to America with her parents in 1867. Her father, Peter Anderson, resided in St. Paul. SEE NOTES for addtl info

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} County Courthouse. Minnesota Death Certificate, Minnesota Historical Society. (Photo Copy from Minnesota Historical Library, http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm).

   John Wilkie death certificate, #1915-MN-015484, State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, copy from Minnesota Historical Society

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 transcription taken by Theresa Hubbell on 5 Sept. 2004. Riverside Cemetery - North of Nashua, Wilkin, MN.

   John WILKE; 1849-1915

4. ↑ MN Historical Society Death Certificate Index.

   John Wilkie death certificate, #1915-MN-015484, State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, copy from Minnesota Historical Society

   MN Historical Society Death Certificate Index.
   Certificate ID#1915-MN-015485 under WILKIE.

5. ↑ transcription taken by Theresa Hubbell on 5 Sept. 2004. Riverside Cemetery - North of Nashua, Wilkin, MN.

   John WILKE, 1849-1915

6. ↑ 1900 US Federal Census.
7. ↑ Naturalization Record.

   John Wilke, declaration of intention filed 11 February 1882 with District Court, County of Wilkin; states that he was born in Germany on or abt 1849, landed in New York on or abt May 1868

8. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census.

   John WILKIE household, Page 10, dwelling 72, family 66, lines 9-11, w/Herman Wilkie (?bro) and William ?; all from Prussia doing farm labor; Image Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Mendota, Dakota, Minnesota; Roll: M593_2; Page: 340; Image: 576.

9. ↑ U.S. National Archives & Records Admin. - Land Entry File
   NW1/4, section 34, township 130, Range 45, W 5 Mer. Minn.

   Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patents; Minnesota; John Wilke entry, Cash No. 2575; land in Tintah, Traverse or Wilkin County ( have seen both listed), started residing on this land on 10th day of April 1879; 15 February 1882 John Wilke paid $400 for 160 acres at $2.50 per acre; PRE-EMPTION PROOF - TESTIMONY OF CLAIMAINT: John Wilke, Tintah, Traverse/Wilkin, MN; built brick-frame house; barn and stables and broke 55 acres, total value $500.00. Family consists of : myself, wife and three children; is a naturalized citizen & COPY with file,have cultivated 55 acres and raised crops 250 bu wheat and 120 bu oats; John WILKE did sign his name; witnesses: Milton H. Barnes, Mathius Schuster, Charles Newberg, Mawrice M. Nash, all of Tintah, Minn. Copy of file in my possession.

10. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census.

    John WILKIE household, w/Anna, Frederick, Charles, Annie and Mchael Frederick (father); 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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    Campbell, Wilkin, Minnesota, ED 1, roll T9_637, page 441.4000, image 0485.

11.   1880 United States Federal Census.

    1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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    All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
    
    Campbell, Wilkin, Minnesota, ED 1, roll T9_637, page 441.4000, image 0485.

12. ↑ Naturalization Record.

    Naturalization Record, John Wilke, declaration of intention filed 11 February 1882 with District Court, County of Wilkin; states that he was born in Germany on or abt 1849, landed in New York on or abt May 1868.

13. ↑ 1885 Minnesota State Census
    Page 1 - microfilm page 147.

    J Wilke household, Wilkin County, population schedule, Champion (Twp?) - Post Office Campbell, lines 32-40, household 7, FHL US/CAN Film 565758 for Waseca, Washington & Wilkin counties - loaned from Family History Center

14. ↑ U.S. National Archives & Records Admin. - Land Entry File.

    U.S. National Archives & Records Admin. - Land Entry File, NE1/4, section 32, township 130, Range 45, 5 Mer. Minn, Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patents; Minnesota; John Wilke entry, Final Certificate No. 8200 and Homestead Application No. 8803; land in Tintah, Traverse or Wilkin County ( have seen both listed), started residing on this land September 1888; HOMESTEAD PROOF - TESTIMONY OF CLAIMAINT: John Wilke, 43 yrs, Tintah, MN; built house in Sept 1888 and I established my residence thereon at that time. House is 12 X 24 with addition 16 X 18 ft.; Barn 24 X 48 ft.; Stable 16 X 18 ft., and 160 acres under cultivation, total value $1000.00. Family consists of : myself, wife and seven children; is a naturalized citizen & COPY with file,have cultivated 1888 25 acres, 1889 65 acres, 1890 95 acres, 1991 95 acres, 1892 120 acres and 1893 120 acres + six seasons; John WILKE did sign his name; witnesses: Fred Neumann, Philip F. Nash, Henry Rinker, and Charles Nieberg, all of Tintah, Minn. Copy of file in my possession.

15.   Compiled by Conrad Peterzen for the Iron Range Research Center. Minnesota Naturalization Records Index
    Reel #1, Code #6, Vol #B, Page 136.

    John Wilke in Wilkin County, MN District Court, Final/Second Papers, Renounce Allegiance to Emperor of Germany on 6 June 1893, witnessed by P F Nash & George Mace, Robert J. Wells - clerk, previously made Dec of Intent at Clerk of District Court Wilkin County, Minn

16. ↑ Compiled by Conrad Peterzen for the Iron Range Research Center. Minnesota Naturalization Records Index
    Reel #1, Code #6, Vol #B, Page #136.

    John Wilke in Wilkin County, MN District Court, Final/Second Papers, Renounce Allegiance to Emperor of Germany on 6 June 1893, witnessed by P F Nash & George Mace, Robert J. Wells - clerk, previously made Dec of Intent at Clerk of District Court Wilkin County, Minn

17.   Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data -
18. Minnesota Historical Society. John WILKIE family, 1895 MN Census, Roll: V290_104, Champion, Wilkin, MN; Page 3, lines 28-38, John Wilkie 44, Anna 39, Fred 21, Charlie 18, Annie 15, Henry 12, Eda 11, Minnie 9, Elma 3, Hulda 1 & Michael 84.
19. ↑ 1900 US Federal Census.

    Champion Twp,Wilkin County, Minnesota, Series T623 Microfilm 796 Book 2 Page 188a, e.d 297, sheet TwoB, John Wilke family, family # 31.

20. ↑ Compiled by Conrad Peterzen for the Iron Range Research Center. Minnesota Naturalization Records Index.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data -
21. Minnesota Historical Society. John WILKE family, 1905 MN Census, Roll: MNSC_162, Champion, Wilkin, MN; Sheet 8, ed 21, lines 15-22, John Wilke 55, Anna 52, Chas 27, Henry 22, Emma 13, Hulda 11, Paulina 8 & Mary 10
22.   Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data -
23. Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.</li>
24. Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm.</li>
25. Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.</li>.
26. ↑ 1910 US Federal Census.

    Champion Twp,Wilkin County, Minnesota, Series T624 Roll 726 Book 1 Page 198a, e.d 264, sheet 2A, John Wilke family, family # 16.