Came to America in 1886 at 21 years of age.
First elected as Mayor of Bethany Missouri in 1908, and was electedfor 14 terms. He was Mayor for 36 of 38 years.
Operated a tailoring business for 37 years.
Died of a heart attack.
First elected as Mayor of Bethany Missouri in 1908, and was electedfor 14 terms. He was Mayor for 36 of 38 years.
Operated a tailoring business for 37 years.
Died of a heart attack.
- 15 Jan 1865 - Birth - ; Papenburg, Germany
- 6 May 1936 - Burial - Miriam Cemetery ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 3 May 1936 - Death - ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1886 - Emmigration - from Antwerp, Belgium he took passage on the Belgenland of the Red Star Line and landed in ; Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
- 24 Nov 1886 - Naturalization -
- 1910 - Residence - ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1930 - Residence - ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1920 - Residence - Living together: William Roleke (Head,55,Tailor Own Shop), Edith (42,Wife), Kathryn (20,D ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1900 - Residence - ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1917 - Occupation - Merchant and Tailor Shop ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- Abt. 1920 - Possessions - Roleke House in Bethany, Missouri. From old Photos in the early 1900's to 2008 when we to ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1910 - Residence - ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1930 - Residence - ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1920 - Residence - Living together: William Roleke (Head,55,Tailor Own Shop), Edith (42,Wife), Kathryn (20,D ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
- 1900 - Residence - ; Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
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PARENT (M) Christian Karl Roleke | |||
Birth | About 1829 | ||
Death | 1870 | ||
Marriage | to Augusta | ||
Father | Wilhelm Anton Roleke | ||
Mother | Johanna Anna Maria Katharina Gieseler | ||
PARENT (F) Augusta | |||
Birth | |||
Death | 1915 | ||
Marriage | to Christian Karl Roleke | ||
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke | ||
Birth | 15 Jan 1865 | Papenburg, Germany | |
Death | 3 May 1936 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | Aft 1921 | to Emma L Scott at Harrison County, Missouri | |
Marriage | 02 Sep 1888 | to Anna A Schultze | |
Marriage | 24 Jul 1918 | to Edith Jane Morgan at Jackson, Missouri |
PARENT (M) Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke | |||
Birth | 15 Jan 1865 | Papenburg, Germany | |
Death | 3 May 1936 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | Aft 1921 | to Emma L Scott at Harrison County, Missouri | |
Marriage | 02 Sep 1888 | to Anna A Schultze | |
Marriage | 24 Jul 1918 | to Edith Jane Morgan at Jackson, Missouri | |
Father | Christian Karl Roleke | ||
Mother | Augusta | ||
PARENT (F) Emma L Scott | |||
Birth | 29 Mar 1878 | Davis County, Missouri | |
Death | 21 Apr 1953 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | |
Marriage | Aft 1921 | to Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke at Harrison County, Missouri | |
Marriage | 11 Oct 1900 | to John Foss Williams at Jackson Co., Missouri | |
Father | T G Scott | ||
Mother | Mattie Holmandollar | ||
CHILDREN |
PARENT (M) Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke | |||
Birth | 15 Jan 1865 | Papenburg, Germany | |
Death | 3 May 1936 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | Aft 1921 | to Emma L Scott at Harrison County, Missouri | |
Marriage | 02 Sep 1888 | to Anna A Schultze | |
Marriage | 24 Jul 1918 | to Edith Jane Morgan at Jackson, Missouri | |
Father | Christian Karl Roleke | ||
Mother | Augusta | ||
PARENT (F) Anna A Schultze | |||
Birth | 10 Dec 1862 | Berlin, Germany | |
Death | 28 Mar 1915 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | 02 Sep 1888 | to Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke | |
Father | Gustav Schultze | ||
Mother | Sophia Lnu | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Helen A Roleke D.O. | ||
Birth | 10 Aug 1890 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Death | 10 Sep 1915 | Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | 28 Jul 1914 | to John Triggs Parks at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
F | Kathryn Marie Roleke | ||
Birth | 24 Nov 1899 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Death | 6 Nov 1982 | Portland, Multnomah, Oregon | |
Marriage | to Robert Leslie Jones | ||
M | Karl Gustav Roleke | ||
Birth | 27 Jul 1893 | St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri | |
Death | 30 Oct 1967 | Alvin, Brazonia, TX | |
Marriage | 12 Feb 1916 | to Susan E Stevenson at Buchanan Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | 02 Apr 1934 | to Myrtle House at Miller, Arkansas |
PARENT (M) Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke | |||
Birth | 15 Jan 1865 | Papenburg, Germany | |
Death | 3 May 1936 | Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | Aft 1921 | to Emma L Scott at Harrison County, Missouri | |
Marriage | 02 Sep 1888 | to Anna A Schultze | |
Marriage | 24 Jul 1918 | to Edith Jane Morgan at Jackson, Missouri | |
Father | Christian Karl Roleke | ||
Mother | Augusta | ||
PARENT (F) Edith Jane Morgan | |||
Birth | 16 Mar 1877 | Harrison Co., Missouri | |
Death | 8 Oct 1920 | St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri | |
Marriage | 24 Jul 1918 | to Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke at Jackson, Missouri | |
Father | Amos M Morgan | ||
Mother | Mary Turner | ||
CHILDREN |
[S-2122891854] | 1900 United States Federal Census |
[S-2122898309] | 1910 United States Federal Census |
[S-2126493404] | Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 |
[S-2122898349] | 1920 United States Federal Census |
[S-2123735284] | 1930 United States Federal Census |
[S-1793721111] | Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011 |
1 Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Roleke b: 15 Jan 1865 d: 3 May 1936
+ Emma L Scott b: 29 Mar 1878 d: 21 Apr 1953
+ Anna A Schultze b: 10 Dec 1862 d: 28 Mar 1915
2 Helen A Roleke D.O. b: 10 Aug 1890 d: 10 Sep 1915
+ John Triggs Parks b: 6 Feb 1876 d: 5 Nov 1966
3 William John Parks b: 5 Sep 1915 d: 23 Sep 1978
+ Mary Virginia Ball b: 24 May 1913 d: 29 Nov 2007
2 Kathryn Marie Roleke b: 24 Nov 1899 d: 6 Nov 1982
+ Robert Leslie Jones b: 03 Jun 1889 d: 20 Jan 1977
2 Karl Gustav Roleke b: 27 Jul 1893 d: 30 Oct 1967
+ Susan E Stevenson b: 12 Aug 1893 d: Apr 1981
+ Myrtle House b: 24 Feb 1902 d: Mar 1970
+ Edith Jane Morgan b: 16 Mar 1877 d: 8 Oct 1920