Brief Life History of Minnie
When Minnie Bolkie was born on 15 August 1855, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, her father, Caspar Bolkie, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Tuteler, was 30. She married William Hooks on 15 February 1896, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. She lived in Detroit Ward 7, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1910. She died on 26 October 1910, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 55.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Minnie Hooks in household of William Hooks, "United States Census, 1910"
- Minnie Bolkie, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Unknown in entry for Charles Crouser and Clara Hooks, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1836–1918 Male
1855–1910 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1863
Age 8
1868 · The Railroad Refrigerator Car
Age 13
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 15
Name Meaning
Pet form of Wilhelmina , at its peak of popularity in the latter half of the 19th century, when several names were introduced into Britain from Germany in the wake of Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha , whom she married in 1840 . It lost favour in the 20th century, partly because German names in general became unacceptable in Britain during the First World War, and later perhaps also because of association with cartoon characters such as Minnie Mouse (in Walt Disney's animations) and Minnie the Minx (in the Beano children's comic). More recently, however, it has made a modest recovery, influenced perhaps by the British actress Minnie Driver ( b. 1970 as Amelia Driver ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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