Person:Fredericka Unknown (5)

Fredericka's original name may have been Maria Friederike, as suggested by the fact that she used the name Mary in the 1870 census^[5], and her death certificate^[4] and gravestone^[6] both use the name Friederike. It was common in Germany to give children 2 names, and it was often the second name that the person normally used.

Fredeicka and Carl (Charles) Polkow immigrated sometime between 1862 and 1866. The 1900 census lists their immigration date as 1862, four years before Carl and Fredericka were married. This does not agree with other records which have an immigration date closer to the date of their marriage.

Carl and Fredericka lost their youngest daughter Minnie to typhoid fever in 1893. She was 18.

Census

Fredericka Polkow Census

Year	Source	Image
1870	1870 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois
1880	1880 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois
1900	1900 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois

Death Record

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 1880 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois
   1880.
2. ↑ Cheryl Ahner Ashenfelter. Ahner Family Tree. (Family Tree, ca 1997).
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 1900 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois
   1900.
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916: Polkow Records. (Online Database)
   1903.
5. ↑ 1870 US Federal Population Census: Thorton Township, Cook County, Illinois
   1870.

   She is listed as Mary. She likely had 2 given names, as was common in Germany - possibly Maria Friederike. All later records use the name Fredericka (or some variation of that).

6. ↑ Friederike Polkow, in Find A Grave.
7.   Fredericka Polkow in "Black and Feaster Lineages" at Ancestry.com