BIRTH:
Pensin, Kreis Demmin, Pomerania, Prussia
SHIP MANIFEST:
Johann Oerkritz, age 58; Mina, age 57; William, age 18,; Caroline, age 8; Friedericke [Oerkritz] Ehrke, age 21 and Carl Ehrke, age 24 arrived in New York from Hamburg on the ship, HARMONIA, on 15 April 1868. Shown on the film is their village of origin - Pensin, Prussia.
Also on this ship were Ernestine Streich, age 20, who later became the wife of William Erkfitz. Listed also were her father, Ferdinand Streich, age 43; his wife, Friedericke, age 42; and Friedrich Streich, age 15.
MARRIAGE:
Marriage record [#2305] Wayne County Detroit, Michigan. Married at St. Paul Lutheran Church - Charles Haass, Pastor with Rudolph Streich of Springwells and August Pomrehnke of Detroit as witnesses. Place of residence for both William and Ernestine is Springwells Township [Detroit], MI. Wilhelm Uerkfitz is how name appears on record.
CENSUS (1880)
In 1880 the Wilhelm Oerkfitz family lived in Rogers Township.
The 1880 Michigan, Presque Isle County, Township of Rogers Federal Census [ED 284; Page 611B] enumerated 15 June 1880 by Fred Denny Larke shows:
OERKFITZ, William, 30, Farmer, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Ernestine, 24, wife, Keeping House, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Helmuth, 8, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, William, 6, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Huldah, 4, daughter, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Max, 2, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Paul, 6/12, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
CHILDREN:
1. Herman Helmuth Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Emma Caroline BREDOW
2. Wilhelm Friedrich Theodor ERKFITZ, Jr.; died at two days of age; buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery - Belknap
3. Olivia ERKFITZ, born 13 March 1875; died before 1880 Belknap
4. Hulda Matilda Sophia ERKFITZ; married Friedrich 'Fritz' Wilhelm Carl KORTMAN, Jr.
5. Edward Max Rudolph ERKFITZ; married Elizabeth Mary Shock WITKOWSKI
6. Paul Herbert Amandus ERKFITZ, born 08 December 1879, died in Oregon?
7. Herbert Rudolph Erwin ERKFITZ; married Louise RITZLER.
8. Alfred Wilhelm Johann ERKFITZ; married Therese Emilie Antonie STRICKER.
9. 'Theodore' Johann Heinrich Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Florence B. SCHWARTZ.
10. Dorothea Marie Emilie ERKFITZ; married (1) Benjamin 'Ben' C. CHASTAIN; married (2) Patrick CALLAHAN.
Pensin, Kreis Demmin, Pomerania, Prussia
SHIP MANIFEST:
Johann Oerkritz, age 58; Mina, age 57; William, age 18,; Caroline, age 8; Friedericke [Oerkritz] Ehrke, age 21 and Carl Ehrke, age 24 arrived in New York from Hamburg on the ship, HARMONIA, on 15 April 1868. Shown on the film is their village of origin - Pensin, Prussia.
Also on this ship were Ernestine Streich, age 20, who later became the wife of William Erkfitz. Listed also were her father, Ferdinand Streich, age 43; his wife, Friedericke, age 42; and Friedrich Streich, age 15.
MARRIAGE:
Marriage record [#2305] Wayne County Detroit, Michigan. Married at St. Paul Lutheran Church - Charles Haass, Pastor with Rudolph Streich of Springwells and August Pomrehnke of Detroit as witnesses. Place of residence for both William and Ernestine is Springwells Township [Detroit], MI. Wilhelm Uerkfitz is how name appears on record.
CENSUS (1880)
In 1880 the Wilhelm Oerkfitz family lived in Rogers Township.
The 1880 Michigan, Presque Isle County, Township of Rogers Federal Census [ED 284; Page 611B] enumerated 15 June 1880 by Fred Denny Larke shows:
OERKFITZ, William, 30, Farmer, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Ernestine, 24, wife, Keeping House, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Helmuth, 8, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, William, 6, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Huldah, 4, daughter, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Max, 2, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Paul, 6/12, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
CHILDREN:
1. Herman Helmuth Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Emma Caroline BREDOW
2. Wilhelm Friedrich Theodor ERKFITZ, Jr.; died at two days of age; buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery - Belknap
3. Olivia ERKFITZ, born 13 March 1875; died before 1880 Belknap
4. Hulda Matilda Sophia ERKFITZ; married Friedrich 'Fritz' Wilhelm Carl KORTMAN, Jr.
5. Edward Max Rudolph ERKFITZ; married Elizabeth Mary Shock WITKOWSKI
6. Paul Herbert Amandus ERKFITZ, born 08 December 1879, died in Oregon?
7. Herbert Rudolph Erwin ERKFITZ; married Louise RITZLER.
8. Alfred Wilhelm Johann ERKFITZ; married Therese Emilie Antonie STRICKER.
9. 'Theodore' Johann Heinrich Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Florence B. SCHWARTZ.
10. Dorothea Marie Emilie ERKFITZ; married (1) Benjamin 'Ben' C. CHASTAIN; married (2) Patrick CALLAHAN.
BIRTH:
Pensin, Kreis Demmin, Pomerania, Prussia
SHIP MANIFEST:
Johann Oerkritz, age 58; Mina, age 57; William, age 18,; Caroline, age 8; Friedericke [Oerkritz] Ehrke, age 21 and Carl Ehrke, age 24 arrived in New York from Hamburg on the ship, HARMONIA, on 15 April 1868. Shown on the film is their village of origin - Pensin, Prussia.
Also on this ship were Ernestine Streich, age 20, who later became the wife of William Erkfitz. Listed also were her father, Ferdinand Streich, age 43; his wife, Friedericke, age 42; and Friedrich Streich, age 15.
MARRIAGE:
Marriage record [#2305] Wayne County Detroit, Michigan. Married at St. Paul Lutheran Church - Charles Haass, Pastor with Rudolph Streich of Springwells and August Pomrehnke of Detroit as witnesses. Place of residence for both William and Ernestine is Springwells Township [Detroit], MI. Wilhelm Uerkfitz is how name appears on record.
CENSUS (1880)
In 1880 the Wilhelm Oerkfitz family lived in Rogers Township.
The 1880 Michigan, Presque Isle County, Township of Rogers Federal Census [ED 284; Page 611B] enumerated 15 June 1880 by Fred Denny Larke shows:
OERKFITZ, William, 30, Farmer, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Ernestine, 24, wife, Keeping House, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Helmuth, 8, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, William, 6, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Huldah, 4, daughter, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Max, 2, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Paul, 6/12, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
CHILDREN:
1. Herman Helmuth Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Emma Caroline BREDOW
2. Wilhelm Friedrich Theodor ERKFITZ, Jr.; died at two days of age; buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery - Belknap
3. Olivia ERKFITZ, born 13 March 1875; died before 1880 Belknap
4. Hulda Matilda Sophia ERKFITZ; married Friedrich 'Fritz' Wilhelm Carl KORTMAN, Jr.
5. Edward Max Rudolph ERKFITZ; married Elizabeth Mary Shock WITKOWSKI
6. Paul Herbert Amandus ERKFITZ, born 08 December 1879, died in Oregon?
7. Herbert Rudolph Erwin ERKFITZ; married Louise RITZLER.
8. Alfred Wilhelm Johann ERKFITZ; married Therese Emilie Antonie STRICKER.
9. 'Theodore' Johann Heinrich Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Florence B. SCHWARTZ.
10. Dorothea Marie Emilie ERKFITZ; married (1) Benjamin 'Ben' C. CHASTAIN; married (2) Patrick CALLAHAN.
Pensin, Kreis Demmin, Pomerania, Prussia
SHIP MANIFEST:
Johann Oerkritz, age 58; Mina, age 57; William, age 18,; Caroline, age 8; Friedericke [Oerkritz] Ehrke, age 21 and Carl Ehrke, age 24 arrived in New York from Hamburg on the ship, HARMONIA, on 15 April 1868. Shown on the film is their village of origin - Pensin, Prussia.
Also on this ship were Ernestine Streich, age 20, who later became the wife of William Erkfitz. Listed also were her father, Ferdinand Streich, age 43; his wife, Friedericke, age 42; and Friedrich Streich, age 15.
MARRIAGE:
Marriage record [#2305] Wayne County Detroit, Michigan. Married at St. Paul Lutheran Church - Charles Haass, Pastor with Rudolph Streich of Springwells and August Pomrehnke of Detroit as witnesses. Place of residence for both William and Ernestine is Springwells Township [Detroit], MI. Wilhelm Uerkfitz is how name appears on record.
CENSUS (1880)
In 1880 the Wilhelm Oerkfitz family lived in Rogers Township.
The 1880 Michigan, Presque Isle County, Township of Rogers Federal Census [ED 284; Page 611B] enumerated 15 June 1880 by Fred Denny Larke shows:
OERKFITZ, William, 30, Farmer, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Ernestine, 24, wife, Keeping House, born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Helmuth, 8, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, William, 6, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Huldah, 4, daughter, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Max, 2, son, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
OERKFITZ, Paul, 6/12, at home, born Michigan, parents born Prussia
CHILDREN:
1. Herman Helmuth Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Emma Caroline BREDOW
2. Wilhelm Friedrich Theodor ERKFITZ, Jr.; died at two days of age; buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery - Belknap
3. Olivia ERKFITZ, born 13 March 1875; died before 1880 Belknap
4. Hulda Matilda Sophia ERKFITZ; married Friedrich 'Fritz' Wilhelm Carl KORTMAN, Jr.
5. Edward Max Rudolph ERKFITZ; married Elizabeth Mary Shock WITKOWSKI
6. Paul Herbert Amandus ERKFITZ, born 08 December 1879, died in Oregon?
7. Herbert Rudolph Erwin ERKFITZ; married Louise RITZLER.
8. Alfred Wilhelm Johann ERKFITZ; married Therese Emilie Antonie STRICKER.
9. 'Theodore' Johann Heinrich Friedrich ERKFITZ; married Florence B. SCHWARTZ.
10. Dorothea Marie Emilie ERKFITZ; married (1) Benjamin 'Ben' C. CHASTAIN; married (2) Patrick CALLAHAN.
Gravesite Details
67 years, eight months, 29 days old; born in Germany; lived at 2129 W. Fort, Detroit, Michigan
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