Brief Life History of Sophie Marie
When Sophie Marie Rohlfs was born on 20 August 1841, in Böhme, Fallingbostel, Hanover, Prussia, Germany, her father, Heinrich Adolph Rohlfes, was 30 and her mother, Ilse Sophie Marie Schröder, was 36. She married Friedrich Runge on 27 April 1864, in Addison, DuPage, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She immigrated to United States in 1856 and lived in Elk Grove Township, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Middle Creek Election Precinct, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1910. She died on 21 June 1917, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Sophia Runge, "United States Census, 1910"
- Sophie Rolfes Runge, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sophie Rolfes in entry for Edward Runge, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Claus, Fritz, Heinz, Kurt, Otto.
German: patronymic from Rohlf .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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