August ROEPKE

1855 - 1927  (72 years)

• Name	August ROEPKE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	10 May 1855	Retzin, Belgard, Pommern   [3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13]
  	Rzecino, Zachodniopomorskie , Poland
  Gender	Male
  Birth	10 May 1856	Retzin, Belgard, Pommern
  	Retzin, Pommern, Preussen
  Arrival	Abt 1867  [14]
  	acc. to Laverne Chaban and Doris Danker, granddaughters. he emigrated to the US from Germany
  Arrival	1868  [8]
  	acc to 1920 Census
  Arrival	30 Apr 1869	New York, USA   [6, 7]
  	Ship: Mozart Destination: Chicago
  Arrival	19 Jun 1869	New York, USA   [3]
  	Ship Hermann from Bremen
  Arrival	Abt 1872  [15]
  	55 years from time of death in 1927, according to death certificate/Pommern
  Arrival	30 Apr 1873	New York, USA   [13]
  	Ship Humboldt from Stettin
  Arrival	1877  [5]
  Arrival	1880  [1, 16]
  	acc to 1910 Census
  Census	28 Jun 1880	Chicago, IL Enum Dist 22, image 61 August Rapke, age 24, working in brewery 26 th St.
  Departure	Germany   [13]
  Departure	Germany   [13]
  Departure	Bremen, Germany   [2, 3, 6, 7, 13]
  Departure	4 Nov 1883	Hamburg, Germany   [16]
  	Wilhelm Ropke age 26 from Waldberg, Pommern.
  Name	August  [17]
  Name	Auguste ROPKE  [13]
  Occupation	1885	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [12]
  	meatmkt
  Occupation	Between 1885 and 1888	767 (1856) W. 21st St., Chicago   [12]
  	Meatmkt (may refer to someone else or father Wilhelm)
  Naturalization	11 Oct 1888	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8, 17, 18]
  Occupation	According to granddaughters Laverne Chaban and Doris Danker, he owned and operated a dairy in Chicago. Also mentioned as Machinist.  [14]
  Occupation	1889	Chicago Cook, Illinois   [11]
  	Planer
  Residence	1889	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [11]
  	114 (968) W. 19th St,. Chicago
  Residence	1890	Cook, Illinois, USA   [17]
  	Chicago Voter Registration 114 19th St.?
  Residence	1900	Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois   [5]
  	3604 Wood St (rented)
  Occupation	Between 1910 and 1920
  	Machinist at an electrical,mining and machinery co., acc to 1920 Census
  Religion	St. Andrews' Lutheran Church, 37th & Honore, in Brighton neighborhood of Chicago
  Residence	1910	Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois   [1]
  	3604 South Wood St
  Residence	1920	Chicago Ward 5, Cook (Chicago), Illinois   [3, 8, 13]
  	1833 W. 34th St.
  Died	14 Oct 1927	6348 S. Campbell, Chicago, IL   [9]
  	Cause: cerebral hemorrhage
  	cerebral hemorrhage
  Buried	18 Oct 1927	Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA   [14, 19]
  	Concordia Cemetery Section 4, Lot 791
  Person ID	I191	Jim Roepke's Tree

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm ROEPKE,   b. 6 Jul 1815, Retzin, Belgard, Pommern ,   d. 1 Jul 1895, 126 (later725) W 21st St., Chicago, IL  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Wilhelmine ZINKE
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pauline FRICKE,   b. 16 Aug 1864, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 1946  (Age 82 years)
  Married	18 May 1884	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 4, 20, 21]
  	First Zion Ev. Luth Church 19th and Peoria
  Children	1. August ROEPKE, Jr.,   b. Abt 1907  [natural]   2. Magdalene Louise Wilhelmina ROEPKE,   b. 1 Aug 1885, Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 22 Apr 1886, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   3. Wilhelm Carl Friedrich ROEPKE,   b. 17 Jun 1888, Chicago, IL 115 19th St  [natural]   4. Herman William Albert ROEPKE,   b. 3 Jun 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1964, Chicago Cook, Illinois 5012 S. Kildare  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   5. Clara ROEPKE,   b. 15 May 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. Jan 1974, Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 75 years)  [natural]   6. Emil H ROEPKE,   b. 29 Jan 1903, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 28 Jun 1972, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   7. Lilian Bertha ROEPKE,   b. 28 Aug 1893, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1965, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   8. George William ROEPKE,   b. 6 Aug 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1966, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   9. Otto Louis August ROEPKE,   b. 27 Oct 1895, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 2 May 1984, Naperville, Du Page, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years)  [natural]   10. August Frederick Carl ROEPKE,   b. 15 Jun 1889, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1950  (Age 60 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to Mark Ruehl, he recalls Grandpa Otto Roepke mentioning that one side of his family came from Stettin, Pommern, and another side from area of Danzig, Westpreußen. Mark: "It is my recollection that Grandpa talked about some family members coming from Stettin, but I don't recall him saying anything to qualify if they were from a surrounding community or not. I don't even recall what he said about who came from Stettin, but I have a vague recollection that his mother's ancesters may have come from Hannover. Death Certificate of August and Pauline's first child (no name) states that birthplace of parents is Meck'elburg, Germany Death Certificate of August and Pauline's first child (no name) states that birthplace of parents is Meck'elburg, Germany August Röpke appears as a sponsor at First Zion Church for these baptisms: Auguste Albertine Caroline Gutz, born 5 May 1877 (daughter of Wilhelmine Röpke and Carl Gutz; Carl August Theodor Beduhn born 7 Sept 1878. He was probably their uncle 1880 Census in Chicago: An August Rapke, age 24 worked in a brewery at time of census. When in 1880? . An August Rapke also married a Lena Kruger in Chicago in 1881.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Record for August Rupke [S127] New York Port, Ship Images, 1851-1891, Database online. Record for August Roepke [S55] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1869; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_313; Line: 16; List number: 672. Record for Wilhelm Ropke [S3] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Record for August Roepke [S27] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_31077_4113710; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1240251. Record for August Rachke [S55] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1869; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_309; Line: 8; List number: 414. Birth date: abt 1859Birth place: Origin date: Origin place: PrussiaArrival date: 30 Apr 1869Arrival place: New YorkDeparture date: Departure place: Bremen, GermanyDestination date: Destination place: Chicago, Illinois [S55] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1869; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_309; Line: 6; List number: 414. Birth date: abt 1831Birth place: Origin date: Origin place: PrussiaArrival date: 30 Apr 1869Arrival place: New YorkDeparture date: Departure place: Bremen, GermanyDestination date: Destination place: Chicago, Illinois [S46] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_308; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 252; Image: 92. Birth date: abt 1855Birth place: GermanyResidence date: 1920Residence place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook (Chicago), IllinoisArrival date: 1868Arrival place: [S12] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Death date: 14 Oct 1927Death place: Cook County, IL [S41] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Record for Herman Rebke [S67] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for August Roepke [S67] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for August Ropke [S55] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1873; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_374; Line: 3; List number: 357. Record for Auguste Repke [S128] personal correspondence from Laverne Roepke Chaban to James Roepke dated Sept. 4, 1986, Laverne Roepke Chaban, (Date: Sept 4, 1986;). [S126] August Roepke death certificate 1927. [S72] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online. Record for Wilhelm Ropke [S129] Chicago Voter Registration, 1890, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;), Database online. Record for August [S130] Chicago Voter Registration, 1890, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Database online. Record for August [S131] personal correspondence from Laverne Roepke Chaban to James Roepke dated Sept. 4, 1986, Laverne Roepke Chaban. [S43] First Zion Evang. Church Records (microfilm), First Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Chicago, IL), Microfilm 1260. [S44] Zion Church Records (microfilm, First Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Chicago, IL), Microfilm 1260.