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Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS 1898–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1898

Birth Location: Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1980

Death Location: Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota, USA

Father: Frederick Ellis

Mother: Sophia Gossel

Spouse(s): Julius Kerkow

Children(s):

Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS was born in 1898 in Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA, the child of Frederick Ellis And Sophia Welhelmina Gossel. In 1900, Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided in Spring Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA. In 1905, Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided in Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA. Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS married Julius John Kerkow. Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS passed away in 1980 in Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS was born in 1898 in Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA, the child of Frederick Ellis And Sophia Welhelmina Gossel.
  • In 1900, Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided in Spring Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1905, Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided in Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA.
  • Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS married Julius John Kerkow.
  • Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS passed away in 1980 in Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Ellis
1847–1909
Birth Location: Germany
FE
Sophia Gossel
1857–1950
Birth Location: Macklerer, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
SG

Spouses(s)

Julius Kerkow
1890–1974
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
JK

Children(s)

Dora ELLIS's Ancestors

Self
Dora ELLIS
1898–1980
Birth Place: Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Frederick Ellis
1847–1909
Germany
Sophia (welhelmina) Gossel
1857–1950
Macklerer, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Grandparents
Samuel (J) Ellis
1823–1775
, New York, New York, USA
Asenith Bohl
1828–1785
, New York, New York, USA
Friedrich (Johann) Gossell
1820–1914
Schwerin, Mecklenberg, , Germany
wilhemina klingberg
1831–1914
Bernitt, Mecklenberg, , Germany
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Klingberg
1798–
Maria Haak
–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dora ELLIS's Timeline

7 Records

1898
2 Jun 1898
Birth of Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS in Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided here in Spring Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Spring Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA
1905
5 Jun 1905
Age 7
Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided here in Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided here in Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA
Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided here in St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota
St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 42
Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS resided here in St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota, USA
St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota, USA
1980
6 Apr 1980
Age 82
Death of Dora Wilhelmina ELLIS in Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, United States of America
Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1958; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 70-18
    [4] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 477-56-6871; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1964-1965.
    [6] Minnesota Death Index
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spring Lake, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T623 789; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 179.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T624_722; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 403.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Spring Lake, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spring Lake, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T623 789; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 179.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T624_722; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 403.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1958; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 70-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Lawrence, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1958; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 70-18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1980
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 477-56-6871; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1964-1965.
    [2] Minnesota Death Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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