Minnie Augusta Wolkwitz

Female14 January 1865–3 May 1945

Brief Life History of Minnie Augusta

Minnie Augusta Wolkwitz was born on 14 January 1865, in Germany. She married Reinhold Frederick Steiger on 26 June 1887, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1900. She died on 3 May 1945, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Reinhold Frederick Steiger
1861–1924
Minnie Augusta Wolkwitz
1865–1945
Marriage: 26 June 1887
Minnie Augusta Steiger
1888–1959
Anna Augusta Steiger
1890–1950
Charles Steiger
1892–1943
Marie Marguerita Steiger
1900–1996
Reinhold Steiger
1903–
Edward Clarence Steiger
1906–1989

Sources (22)

  • Minina Steiger in household of Rinhard Steiger, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Auguste M. Wolkwitz, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Minnie in entry for Emil Wagner and Anna Steiger, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 June 1887Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States
  • Children (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    1868 · The Railroad Refrigerator Car

    Age 3

    During the mid-19th century, attempts were made to ship perishable products by rail. The Western Railroad of Massachusetts was the first to experiment with the concept, but it was only functional in cold weather. In 1868, William Davis, of Detroit, patented a refrigerator car that used a frozen mixture of ice and salt to keep everything cold for shipment. It could be used in all weather and in all seasons. He sold the design to George H. Hammond, a Detroit meat packer, who built a set of cars to transport his products to Boston using ice from the Great Lakes for cooling.

    1886

    Age 21

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    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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