Pauline Schoeck

Brief Life History of Pauline

When Pauline Schoeck was born on 9 March 1876, in Saint Jacob, Madison, Illinois, United States, her father, Christian Herman Schoeck, was 27 and her mother, Maria Anna Kamm, was 25. She married Lewis Hugh Bonham on 8 November 1896, in Saint Jacob, Madison, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Jarvis Township, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Millstadt Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 February 1962, in Caseyville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Saint John Cemetery, Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Hugh Bonham
1871–1953
Pauline Schoeck
1876–1962
Marriage: 8 November 1896
Florence Adella Bonham
1897–1989
Myrtle Belle Bonham
1899–1997
Melvin Leroy Bonham
1902–1971

Sources (19)

  • Pauline Bonham, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Paulina Shoeck, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Pauline Schoeck Bonham, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1877 · The First Workers Strike

The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

German (Schöck): see Scheck 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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