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5. Maximillian ROLEKE (Joseph Frederich2, Wilhelm Anton1)

Maximillian married Anna PUUPEL.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 10 F    i. Emilie ROLEKE was born on June 16, 1887.1

+ 11 M    ii. Maximillian Peter "Max" ROLEKE was born on October 28, 1889 in Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany6 and died on January 11, 1977 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA7 aged 87.

+ 12 M    iii. Heinrich ROLEKE died in 1954.1

Maximillian next married Helena SCHULTZ. Helena was born on December 10, 1859.1

The child from this marriage was:

   13 F    i. Sophia ROLEKE was born on July 6, 1899.1

6. Herman ROLEKE (Joseph Frederich2, Wilhelm Anton1) was born on April 2, 1862 in , , Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,3,4 died on April 17, 1930 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA aged 68, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA.

Events

• He emigrated to the USA in 1880 from , , , Germany.

• He worked as a tailor in 1910 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.

• Herman resided in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA in 1920 .

• He worked as an operator of a trailer park in 1930 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.

Herman married Rachel MAINWARING, daughter of Josiah MAINWARING and Elizabeth HENRY. Rachel was born on October 28, 1861 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA,3,4 died on March 13, 1945 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA aged 83, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA.

Children from this marriage were:

   14 F    i. Helena ROLEKE was born on January 28, 1885 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA4 and died on December 6, 1920 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA aged 35.

Helena married Charles "Earl" POLAND, son of Daniel POLAND and Mary M. (__?__). Earl was born on December 26, 1883 in , , Missouri, USA. He was usually called Earl. They had no children.

Events

• He worked as a banker at the First National Bank in 1917 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.

   15 F    ii. Gertrude ROLEKE was born on February 7, 1887 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA4 and died in 19708 aged 83.

Gertrude married Henry James BURRIS, son of Franklin Pearce BURRIS and Emma C. BARLOW. Henry was born on September 2, 1881 in Cypress, Harrison, Mississippi, USA8 and died in February 1976 in , , Colorado, USA8 aged 94.

Events

• Henry resided in Denver, Denver Co, Colorado, USA in 1920 .

   16 F    iii. Mabel ROLEKE was born on April 1, 1889 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA,4,5 died on November 23, 19065 aged 17, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA.

+ 17 M    iv. Joseph B. ROLEKE was born on September 4, 1891 in , , Missouri, USA,3,4,5 died on July 16, 19505 aged 58, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA.

+ 18 F    v. Hazel ROLEKE was born in October 1893 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.4

   19 F    vi. Agnes G. ROLEKE was born in November 1898 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.4

7. Hienrick Friedrich "William" ROLEKE (Christian "Karl"3, Wilhelm Anton1) was born on January 15, 1865 in Papenburg, , Niedersachsen, Germany,5 died on May 3, 1936 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA5 aged 71, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA. He was usually called William.

Obituary for William ROLEKE: Mr. Roleke was elected Mayor of Bethany, MO 13 times. He was married to Anna A. (Schultze) Roleke and father of Helen A. (Roleke) Parks, Carl G and Katherine M. Roleke. He worked as a tailor for 50 yrs and worked until the day before he died of a heart blockage. He was married to Edith J. Morgan Roleke in 1918. She died in 1920. He was survived by his third wife, Emma Scott Roleke

Events

• He emigrated from , , , Germany about 1886.

William married Anna A. SCHULTZ, daughter of Gustaf SCHULTZ and Sophia (__?__), on September 2, 1888 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA. Anna was born on December 10, 1862 in Berlin, , Berlin, Germany,5 died on March 28, 1915 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA5 aged 52, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA.

Marriage Notes: Marriage Notcie: At Bethany on September 2, 1888, Mr. Roleke married Miss Anna Schulze. She was born in Berlin, Germany, a daughter of Gustav Schulze, a capitalist. Mrs. Roleke came to the United States to visit her cousin, Herman Roleke

Children from this marriage were:

+ 20 F    i. Helen A. ROLEKE was born on August 10, 1890 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA9 and died on September 10, 1915 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA9 aged 25.

   21 M    ii. Karl Gustav ROLEKE was born on July 27, 1893 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA,5 died in October 1967 in Alvin, Brazoria, Texas, USA5 aged 74, and was buried in Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA.

Karl married Susan E. STEVENSON, daughter of Richard STEVENSON and Hattie Alice HOLT, on February 12, 1916 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA.10 Susan was born on August 12, 1893 in , , Missouri, USA7 and died in April 1981 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA7 aged 87.

Karl next married Myrtle "Mimi" HOUSE on April 7, 1934 in Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA. Mimi was born in 1902,5 died in 19705 aged 68, and was buried in Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA. She was usually called Mimi.

+ 22 F    iii. Katherine M. ROLEKE was born in November 1899 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.9

William next married Edith Jane MORGAN, daughter of Amos M. MORGAN and Mary E. TURNER, in 1918. Edith was born on October 8, 1877 in , Harrison Co, Missouri, USA,5 died on October 8, 1920 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA5 aged 43, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA.

William next married Emma SCOTT, daughter of T. J. SCOTT and Mattie HOLMANDOLLAR. Emma was born on March 29, 1878 in , , Missouri, USA5 and died on April 21, 1953 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA5 aged 75.

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