Niehaus, Emeline

Female 1871 - 1930  (~ 48 years)


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  • Name Niehaus, Emeline 
    Born Nov 1871  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880  Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1900  La Clede Township, Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1910  St. Peter, Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1920  Lone Grove Township, Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Died Between 1920 and 1930 
    • Emeline was enumerated in the 1920 U.S. census, but not in the 1930 U.S. census, in which her husband is identified as a widower.
    Person ID I5255  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2007 

    Father Niehaus, Jobst,   b. 1839/40, Kingdom of Hannover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother [---?---], Louise,   b. 1847/8, Kingdom of Hannover Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married
    • The fact of a marriage has been assumed until further research provides data.
    Family ID F1698  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wodtke, Julius A.,   b. Dec 1858, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1937, Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1889  Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10
    • In the 1910 U.S. census enumeration, Emeline was identified as the mother of eight children, seven of whom were still living and all of them were still members of the household.
    Children 
     1. Wodtke, Rosa,   b. Jan 1891, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wodtke, Frank M.,   b. 15 Mar 1893, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Wodtke, Alvina,   b. 30 Jan 1895, La Clede Township, Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1954, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Wodtke, Edward,   b. Mar 1897, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Wodtke, Julius W.,   b. 15 Mar 1899, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1986  (Age 87 years)
     6. Wodtke, Olga,   b. 1902/3, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Wodtke, Emma,   b. 1905/6, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 300, pages 95A-95B. Access through Ancestry Library Edition October 2007.
      Julius Woodke household, 1900 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, La Clede Township, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 17, census sheets 11A-11B, enumerated 14 June 1900, dwelling 253, family 258, lines 47-53.
           Amelia Woodke: wife; born November 1871 in Illinois; age 28.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 206, page 233. Access through Ancestry.com October 2007.
      Jobst Neihaus [sic] household, 1880 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, La Clede Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 107, census page 17, enumerated 14 June 1880, dwelling 158, family 161, lines 6-11.
           Amelia Neihaus [sic]: age 9; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Hanover.
           If the census enumeration is correct that Amelia's father was born in Illinois, it is possible that Jobst Niehaus, the head of household in 1880 was not Amelia's father. He was identified as haven been born in "Hanover."

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880. NARA microfilm T9, roll 206, page 233. Access through Ancestry.com October 2007.
      Jobst Neihaus [sic] household, 1880 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, La Clede Township, Supervisor’s District 7, Enumeration District 107, census page 17, enumerated 14 June 1880, dwelling 158, family 161, lines 6-11.
           Amelia Neihaus [sic]: white; female; age 9; daughter; single; attended school in the current year; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Hanover.
           The rest of the household consisted of: Jobst, head of household, age 40; Louise, wife, age 32; Fritz, son, age 7; Henry, son, age 4; and Wilhelm, son, age 2.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 300, pages 95A-95B. Access through Ancestry Library Edition October 2007.
      Julius Woodke household, 1900 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, La Clede Township, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 17, census sheets 11A-11B, enumerated 14 June 1900, dwelling 253, family 258, lines 47-53.
           Amelia Woodke: wife; white; female; born November 1871; age 28; married, for 11 years; mother of 5 children, 5 still living; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; reads; writes; speaks English.
           The rest of the household consisted of: Julius, husband, age 41; Rosa, daughter, age 9; Frank, son, age 7; Alvina, daughter, age 5; Eddie, son, age 3; and Julius, son, age 1.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 287, page 125A. Access through Ancestry Library Edition October 2007.
      Julius Wodtka household, 1910 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, St. Peter village, Lone Grove Township, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 16, census sheet 1A, enumerated 15 April 1910, dwelling 6, family 6, lines 35-43.
           Mela Wodtka: wife; female; white; age 38; married, for 20 years; mother of 8 children, 7 still living; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; reads; writes.
           The rest of the household consisted of: Julius, head of household, age 52; Rosa, daughter, age 19; Frank, son, age 17; Alvina, daughter, age 15; E. S., son, age 12; Julius, son, age 10; Olga, daughter, age 7; Emma, daughter, age 4.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 367, page 11A. Access through Ancestry Library Edition October 2007.
      Julius Wodtka household, 1920 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, Lone Grove Township, Supervisor’s District 15, Enumeration District 51, census sheet 11A, enumerated 14 January 1920, dwelling 158, family 161, lines 10-16.
           Emelia Wodtka: wife; female; white; age 48; married; reads; writes; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; no occupation.
           The rest of the household consisted of: Julius, head of household, age 62; Frank, son, age 26; Edd, son, age 22; Julius, Jr., son, age 20; Olga, daughter, age 17; and Emma, daughter, age 14.

    7. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). March 2007.
      Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #31811. For Alvina Gerber. Born 30 January 1895 in Laclede Township, Illinois. Father: Julius Wodtke. Mother (maiden name): ? Niehaus.
            See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    8. [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Wodtke-Niehaus marriage. Accessed in March 2011.
      "Julius Wotka (Wodke)" and "Emeline Niehaus" were married on 3 October 1889. License recorded in Volume A, page 229 at Fayette County, Illinois.

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 300, pages 95A-95B. Access through Ancestry Library Edition October 2007.
      Julius Woodke household, 1900 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, La Clede Township, Supervisor’s District 12, Enumeration District 17, census sheets 11A-11B, enumerated 14 June 1900, dwelling 253, family 258, lines 47-53.
           Julius Woodke, head of household, and Amelia Woodke, wife, had been married, for 11 years. Amelia is identified in the 1900 enumeration as the mother of 5 children, 5 of whom are still living.
           By calculation, the date of marriage would have taken place in 1888-1889.

    10. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 287, page 125A. Access through Ancestry Library Edition October 2007.
      Julius Wodtka household, 1910 U.S. census, Fayette County, Illinois, population schedule, St. Peter village, Lone Grove Township, Supervisor’s District 14, Enumeration District 16, census sheet 1A, enumerated 15 April 1910, dwelling 6, family 6, lines 35-43.
           Julius Wodtka and Mela Wodtka: married, for 20 years. This calculates to a date of marriage in about 1889-1890.
           Mela Wodtka in the 1910 enumeration is identified as the mother of 8 children, 7 of whom were still living.