Descendants of Wilhem & Joanna ROLEKE



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10. Emilie ROLEKE (Maximillian5, Joseph Frederich2, Wilhelm Anton1) was born on June 16, 1887.1

Emilie married Paul (__?__).

The child from this marriage was:

   23 U    i. Two Children (__?__)

11. Maximillian Peter "Max" ROLEKE (Maximillian5, Joseph Frederich2, Wilhelm Anton1) was born on October 28, 1889 in Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany6 and died on January 11, 1977 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA7 aged 87. He was usually called Max.

Max seems to have made his first trip to America aboard the "President Grant" arriving in New York January 14, 1913. He was listed as a Technologist, embarking in Hanover and his destination was New York City. He noted his next of kin as his father Mr. Roleke in Neu Rollin ??, Germany.
He next arrived in the US from Hamburg Germany aboard the "Albert Ballin" disembarking at New York on July 15, 1923. He was alone and noted his next of kin as his wife Helen in Elmshorn, Holstein, Germany. Max was apparently destined for St. Joseph, Missouri.
Max may have intended to join up with his uncle Herman ROLEKE in Bethany, near St. Joseph, Missouri (born 1863, emigrated from Germany in 1880).
Max's family joined him in Missouri in October 1923 but they didn't stay and relocated to Palisades, New York before 1928.

Events

• He worked as a Landscape Gardener and lived on Blanche Ave. In 1930 in Norwood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

• He worked as a gardener for Allan Gerdau in Danbury, Conn and lived in 1942 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

• He worked as a gardener on a private estate in 1940 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

• Max resided in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA after 1942 . 7

Max married Helen "Lene" KUNHOLDT, daughter of Claus KUNHOLDT and Unknown. Lene was born on May 1, 1890 in Bullenkuhlen, Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany6,7 and died on December 10, 1983 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA6,7 aged 93. She was usually called Lene.

Events

• Lene resided in Elmshorn, Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany in 1923 .

Children from this marriage were:

   24 F    i. Hannah ROLEKE

+ 25 F    ii. Ruth ROLEKE was born on November 10, 1921 in Elmshorn, Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and died on August 9, 2009 in Windsor, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada aged 87.

12. Heinrich ROLEKE (Maximillian5, Joseph Frederich2, Wilhelm Anton1) died in 1954.1

Heinrich married Antonia ZIMMERMAN. Antonia died in 1961.1

The child from this marriage was:

   26 U    i. Three Children ROLEKE

17. Joseph B. ROLEKE (Herman6, Joseph Frederich2, Wilhelm Anton1) 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.

Events

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

Joseph married Esther Caroline CARLSON, daughter of Lewis Martin CARLSON and Charlotte BERGESON, on September 20, 1916 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA. Esther was born on August 10, 1894 in , Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA,3,5 died on March 17, 1987 in Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, USA5,7 aged 92, and was buried in Mirriam Cemetery, Harrison Co, Missouri, USA.

Children from this marriage were:

   27 F    i. Ruth E. ROLEKE

+ 28 F    ii. Jacquelyn J. ROLEKE was born on April 2, 1928 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA and died on September 1, 2004 in Denver, Denver Co, Colorado, USA aged 76.

18. Hazel ROLEKE (Herman6, Joseph Frederich2, Wilhelm Anton1) was born in October 1893 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.4

Hazel married Melverne Clarke COLE, son of Claud W. COLE and Elizabeth C. (__?__), on October 31, 1929 in , Jackson, Missouri, USA. Melverne was born on December 24, 1894 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.

Events

• He worked as a R.O.T.C. Student at Fort Sheridan in 1917 in , , Illinois, USA.

The child from this marriage was:

   29 F    i. Betty J. COLE

20. Helen A. ROLEKE (Hienrick Friedrich "William"7, Christian "Karl"3, Wilhelm Anton1) 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.

Helen married John Trigg PARKS, son of John PARKS and Jane (__?__), on July 28, 1914 in , Jackson, Missouri, USA.10 John was born on February 6, 1876 in , , Arkansas, USA9 and died in November 1966 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA9 aged 90.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 30 M    i. William John PARKS was born on September 5, 1915 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA9 and died on September 23, 1978 in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA9 aged 63.

22. Katherine M. ROLEKE (Hienrick Friedrich "William"7, Christian "Karl"3, Wilhelm Anton1) was born in November 1899 in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA.9

Events

• Katherine resided at homme in Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, USA in 1920.

Katherine married Robert L. JONES. Robert was born in 1890 in , , Missouri, USA.

Events

• He worked as a druggist and lived at 412 North 5th Street in 1930 in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA.

The child from this marriage was:

   31 M    i. William R. JONES

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