Wilhelmine "Menna" Stephan

1838 - 1903  (65 years)

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  Wilhelmina Franke Find-A-Grave website 2010

  
  

• Name	Wilhelmine "Menna" Stephan
  Born	1838	Gretienberg, Saxony, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1854	, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1856	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Immigration	1864	Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA
  Name	Minna Stephan
  Name	Wilhelmine "Menna" Franke
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-45453
  Died	12 Dec 1903	Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA
  Buried	Woodland Cemetery, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I45453	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Gottlieb Stephan,   b. 1809, , Saxony, Germany ,   d. 1881, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Julia,   b. 1814, , Saxony, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Theodore Franke,   b. 1830, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 5 Jan 1905, , Osceola Co., Michigan  (Age 75 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1856	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Cathrina Franke,   b. 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Julia A. Franke,   b. 7 Jun 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1938  (Age 79 years)   3. Gottleib Hermann Franke,   b. 4 Apr 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1863  (Age 2 years)   4. Theodor Jakob Franke,   b. 4 Apr 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F18200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Theodor Frank,   b. 1829, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Catherine Frank,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Melia Frank,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F264483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wilhelmina Franke (Stephan) was born in Gretienberg, Sacken, Germany to Gottlieb and Julia Stephan and came with her parents to Canada in 1854. In 1856 she married Thoedore Franke and came to Reed City in 1864. Eleven children were born to them, four of whom died in infancy. The deceased leaves her sorrowing husband, three sons, Dan, Ernest and John, four daughters, Mrs. Will Roggow, Mrs. Joe Dadles, Mrs. Henry Schumacher and Mrs. Dan Grein, 12 grandchildren, two brothers Ernest and Herman Stephan and one sister in Pennsylvania to mourn her death. The funeral was held from the Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. G. Franke of Traverse City, Herman Stephan of Lake City and Ernest Stephan of Paris were in attendance at the funeral. The children wish to thank the neighbors and friends who so kindley assisted them in their bereavement. Obituary of Wilhelmina Franke (Stephan) newspaper unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, pg 76. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 76. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Theodor Franke, butcher of Wilmot married 29 Jul 1856 in Waterloo Twp. by banns to Wilhelmine Stephan of Wilmot, wit`Christ. S. Miller of Wilmot & Gottlieb Stephan of Wilmot

  
  

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  Immigration - 1854 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1856 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Jul 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1864 - Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA Died - 12 Dec 1903 - Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA Buried - - Woodland Cemetery, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth