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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Barbara Woelk ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Woelk, Barbara
LAST NAME: Woelk FIRST NAME: Barbara MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Hiss AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 2 Apr 1869 DIED: 12 Jun 1945 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Baden, Germany
DEATH PLACE: W. Salem, Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

1900 KS CENSUS - Barbara Woelk, age 31, mother of five children, b. Apr 1869 in Germany, is enumerated with her husband of 9 years, Fred, age 38, occupation farmer, b. Mar 1861 in Germany, along with Clarence, age 7, b. Sep 1892 in Kansas, Eolna, age 5, b. Jun 1894 in Kansas, Winnifred, age 3, b. Jun 1890 in Kansas, William L., age 1, b. Jul 1898 in Kansas, and Frank, age 7 months, b. Jul 1899 in Kansas.

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

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

1930 OR CENSUS – Barbara Woelk (61y, b Baden, Germany, immigrated 1881, naturalized, married at age 20y) enumerated with husband Fredrick J. (69y, b Germany, immigrated 1873, naturalized, married at age 28y, occupation farmer) and 4 children, Clarence L. (38y, b Kansas), Theodore (28y, b Kansas), Fredrick L. (22y, b Oregon) and Velma (15y, b Oregon)

1940 OR CENSUS – Barbara Woelk (71y, b Germany) enumerated with husband Fred J. (78y, b Germany, occupation farmer) and son Fred (32y, b Oregon, occupation farm laborer); 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)

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (Polk County 1945) #4695 - Barbara Woelk, female, housewife, married (Fred J. Woelk), b. 2 Apr 1869 in Baden, Germany,  d. 12 Jun 1945 in Salem, Oregon (Rt. 1 Box 236) at the age of 76 years 2 mos 10 days, 40 year resident of the area, name of father Christian Hiss (b. Germany) maiden name of mother Kathryn (b. Germany), interment Zena; informant Fred J. Woelk, Rt 1, Salem.

OBITUARY: 

Mrs Barbara Woelk at the residence RFD No 1, Box 236, Salem, on June 12, survived by husband Fred J. Woelk of Salem, three daughters, Mrs J.D. Gritton, Mrs Velma Carpenter both of Salem, Mrs Winnie Hicks, The Dalles, sons Clarence, William, Theadore, Fred Jr, all of Salem, also Frank of Troutdale, brother Otto Hiss, Kansas, sister Mrs Sally Daum, Salem, and six grandchildren. Services will be held from the Clough-Barrick chapel Friday, June 15, at 1:30 pm, with Rev George Cromley officiating. Interment in the Zena cemetery.

Oregon Statesman, Thursday, June 14, 1945, page 5

INSCRIPTION: 

Barbara Woelk
1869 - 1945

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Polk County 1945) #4695
1900 KS CENSUS (Barton Co., South Bend, ED 21, sheet 3B)

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, 14 June 1945, page 5

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