1910 OR CENSUS – Frederick Wolk (2y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents F. John (48y, b Germany, immigrated 1872, naturalized, married 19y, occupation farmer) and Barbara (41y, b Germany, immigrated 1881, naturalized, mother of 7 children) and 6 siblings, all born in Kansas, Clarence (18y), Edna (16y), Winnifred (14y), Willie (12y), Frank (10y) and Theodore (8y)

1920 OR CENSUS – Frederick R. Woelk (12y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Fredrick J. (58y, b W Prussia, immigrated 1873, naturalized 1916, occupation farmer) and Barbara (51y, b Baden, immigrated 1880) and 5 children, Clarence L. (28y, b Kansas), Frank (20y, b Kansas), Theodore (18y, b Kansas) and Velma M. (5y, b Oregon)

1930 OR CENSUS – Fredrick L. Woelk (22y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Fredrick J. (69y, b Germany, immigrated 1873, naturalized, married at age 28y, occupation farmer) and Barbara (61y, b Baden, Germany, immigrated 1881, naturalized, married at age 20y) and 3 siblings, Clarence L. (38y, b Kansas), Theodore (28y, b Kansas), and Velma (15y, b Oregon)

1940 OR CENSUS – Fred Woelk (32y, b Oregon, occupation farm laborer) enumerated with parents Fred J. (78y, b Germany, occupation farmer) and Barbara (71y, b Germany); family was living in same house in 1935; also with family was maid Lois Peterson (20y, b South Dakota, living in Huron, SD, in 1935) and Irving Jaeckel (19y, b Oregon, occupation farm laborer, living in Salem, Marion co, Oregon in 1935)

PHOTOGRAPH - The picture of Fred Woelk, sitting with his sister Edna (Woelk) and her husband, John O. Gritton, is shown courtesy of Shannon Anderson Meythaler.

OSBH DC (1972 Marion co) #772 Fred Leroy Woelk, male, farming, single; b 8 Mar 1908, Oregon; father Fred J. Woelk; mother Barbara Hiss; d 7 Jan 1972, Salem rest home, of Rt 1, Box 398, Salem, Polk co; bur Zena; informant Edna Gritton, sister

Fred Leroy Woelk, 63, Rt 1, Box 398, died Friday in a Salem nursing home following a short illness. He was born on his parents’ farm and had lived and worked there all his life. Surviving are sisters Mrs Edna Gritton, Mrs Winifred Hicks and Mrs Velma Carpenter; brothers Clarence, William, Frank and Theodore, all of Salem. Services will be 1:30 pm Tuesday in Barrick mortuary. Interment will be in Zena Cemetery near Lincoln in Polk County.

Oregon Statesman, Sunday, January 9, 1972, 21:4

Fred L. Woelk
Brother
1908 - 1972

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
Shannon Anderson Meythaler
OSBH DC (1972 Marion co) #772

1910 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 252, sheet 4A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 365, sheet 4A-B)

1930 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Brush College, ED 30, sheet 3A)

1940 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Brush College, ED 27-3, sheet 5A)

OS, 9 Jan 1972, 21:4