When Esther Platte was born on 31 August 1913, her father, Ernest Henry Platte, was 19 and her mother, Bertha Emma Louise Stumme, was 19. She died on 31 August 1913, at the age of 0, and was buried in Denver, Bremer, Iowa, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Erwin, Franz, Hans, Kurt.
German: variant of Plate 1.
German: topographic name for someone who lived on higher ground, from Middle Low German, Middle High German plate ‘(stone) plateau, rock wall’.
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