Caroline Minnie Froehlke

Female1883–30 March 1950

Brief Life History of Caroline Minnie

Caroline Minnie Froehlke was born in 1883, in Illinois, United States. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Johann Friedrich Wilke. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 30 March 1950, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Johann Friedrich Wilke
1869–1946
Caroline Minnie Froehlke
1883–1950
Herman Wilke
1902–1972
Clara Wilke
1904–
Bertha Wilke
1913–1950

Sources (7)

  • Caroline Froehlke in household of Charles Millspaugh, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Caroline Froehlke Wilke in entry for Mr Herman Wilke, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
  • Carrie Wilke in household of Fred Wilke, "United States Census, 1910"

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Children (3)

World Events (8)

1885 · The World's First Skyscraper

Age 2

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

1886

Age 3

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 18

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

German and Swiss German (Fröhle): from a pet form of the ancient Germanic name element Frod-, represented in the Old and Middle High German adjective fruot ‘wise, sensible’.

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

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