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Wilhelm Hoppe
Wilhelm Hoppe
Born	November 12, 1855; Weldeck, Germany
Died	March 31, 1925 (aged 69)
Resting place	Correctionville Cemetery, Iowa
Residence	Germany (1855–1882); Union Township, Iowa (1882–c. 1918); Sioux City, Iowa (c. 1918–1925)
Spouse	Louisi Heini (m. 1887–1925) in Iowa
Children	Lena Hoppe (b. 1881); Henry Hoppe (b. 1885); William Hoppe (b. 1887); Fred Wilhelm Hoppe (b. 1889)
Parents	Ludwig Hoppe; Wilhelmina Groetike

Latest revision as of 12:02, 16 April 2013

Wilhelm, wife Louisa, and daughter Lena (b. April 1881) immigrated from Germany to Iowa in 1885. Henry (b. Oct 1885), William (b. Mar 1887), and Fred (b. Dec 1889) were born in Iowa.^[8].

Immigration[edit]

Wilhelm, Louisa and Lena are all listed aboard the Eider, arriving in New York on Feb 1, 1885^[9]. (If Wilhelm were indeed born in Nov. 1855, he would have been 29 at this point, but the document lists him as 28 -- a slight discrepancy. Nonetheless, finding the three of them together seems convincing.)

The Pierson Centennial, 1883-1983 states "that Caroline Hoppe was born on April 25, 1881 in Weldeck, Germany and came here with her parents at the age of 4 (so, 1885)".^[10]

Interestingly, Wilhelm and Louisa are listed as having immigrated in 1882 and 1885 (respectively) for their first several census appearances. But in the 1910 and 1920 records, Louisa's immigration date is listed as 3 years later (1885). Both were (according to these same records) naturalized in 1888. While it is possible these are documentation errors, or that Wilhelm lied, in order to achieve citizenship sooner, it is also possible that perhaps Wilhelm came on his own several years before his wife and child, and then returned to Germany to emigrate with them. Indeed, a passenger list for the ship Elbe shows that a Wilhelm Hoppe left Bremen, Germany, stopped in Southampton, England, and then arrived in New York on Feb., 18 1882. This Wilhelm was 26 upon arrival, which matches the year our Wilhelm is supposed to have arrived, and matches the age our Wilhelm would have been at that time. Furthermore, there is a gap (1881-1885) between their first and second children, corresponding to the years when perhaps Wilhelm was in America for a time, whereas subsequent children were much closer in age (1-2 years).

Settling in Iowa[edit]

Several records show that Wilhelm's younger children were born in Gladbrook, Tama County, Iowa. A 1955 article writes: "An Evangelical church had existed in Gladbrook, Iowa, for several years. To the north lay the little village of Lincoln, then known as Berlin, and before then as Spencer, named after its first resident. The town was almost completely a German settlement, and the Germans were largely those coming from the Schleswig-Holstein province of Germany." This article goes on to write that one of the founding members of the Gladbrook Evangelical Church in 1903-1904 was Wm. F. Hoppe. (That William F. Hoppe can still be found in Lincoln, Tama, Iowa in 1916.) We know that Wilhelm and family were in Woodbury county as of 1985, so it is unlikely the same Hoppe, but may be a distant relative. Furthermore, this article may give a clue as to where Wilhelm, Louise, and Lena lived in Germany (the Schleswig-Holstein province).

(Interestingly, another Hoppe lived in Tama in the 1880s. Louisa Caroline Hoppe was born 20 miles away from Weldeck, Germany (where Wilhelm's daughter was born in 1881); has similar family names (Louise, Caroline, Frederich, Wilhelm); and emigrated around the same time.)

Hoppe, Volkert, and Benedix Relations[edit]

Two of the Hoppe children married Volkerts: Rosa Volkert married Henry Hoppe and Bertha Sophia Volkert married Fred Wilhelm Hoppe. The other two Hoppe children married Benedixes: William Hoppe married Elsie I Benedix and Carolina Louise Hoppe married Fred W Benedix.

Photos[edit]


Wilhelm, as a young man (?)	Carolyn, Wilhelm, Henry, Louise, and Willie Hoppe (c. 1888)	Back row (left-to-right): Henry, Willie, Lena, Fred Front row: Wilhelm, Louise


From left (guessing): Wilhelm Hoppe, unknown #1, Fred W Benedix (?) & Dorothy Benedix (?), unknown #2, unknown #3, Fred L. Benedix (?)	Back (From left): Lena Hoppe (Benedix), ?, ?, Elsie Benedix Hoppe, Louise, Fred W. Hoppe, Fred W. Benedix, Wilhelm Hoppe, Fred L Benedix (?), ? Front (From left):Dorothy (?), Bertha Volkert (Hoppe), holding Margaret Hoppe, ?, ?, ?, ?	Wilhelm in a wheelbarrow

Historical Records[edit]

Possible match for Wilhelm's naturalization card on Oct 3, 1888 in Tama County, Iowa
Wilhelm appears in R. L. Polk & Co.'s Sioux City Business and Woodbury County Directory (1899) with Union / Correctionville listings
Wilhelm (age 39) appears in the 1895 Iowa Census, along with Louisa (age 36), Lena (age 14), Henry (age 9), William (age 8), and Fritz (age 5).
Wilhelm (age 45) appears in the 1900 Iowa Census in Union Township, Woodbury County, along with Louisa (age 41), Lena (age 19), Henry (age 14), William (age 13), and Fred (age 10)
Wilhelm (age 55) appears in the 1910 Iowa Census in Union Township, Woodbury County, along with Louisa (age 51), Henry (age 24), William (age 23), and Fritz (age 20)
- Wilhelm's nativity (and that of his parents) is listed as "Ger Dutch", whereas Louisa's (and that of her parents) is listed as "Ger German". It is unclear whether this indicates Deutschland (as in Germany) or Dutch (as in the Netherlands).
The Correctionville Argus (March 28, 1913) [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=50402&iid=NEWS-IA-TH_CO_AR.1913_03_28_0009&rc=1022,2071,1103,2104;1425,2283,1488,2316;1509,2283,1614,2316;1719,2283,1803,2316;1417,2775,1473,2808;2166,592,2225,625;2863,7

Notes[edit]

↑ Volkert Family Tree
↑ Ancestry tree
↑ Volkert Family Tree
↑ http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=59155
↑ Volkert Family Tree
↑ Volkert Family Tree
↑ Volkert Family Tree
↑ 1900 Iowa Census
↑ Ancestry: New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
↑ Email from Ancestry.com user rreinhardtjr on 4/10/13.

[1] Volkert Family Tree

[2] Ancestry tree

[3] Volkert Family Tree

[4] ttp://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=59155

[5] Volkert Family Tree

[6] Volkert Family Tree

[7] Volkert Family Tree

[8] 1900 Iowa Census

[9] Ancestry: New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

[10] Email from Ancestry.com user rreinhardtjr on 4/10/13.

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 {{Infobox person
+| image             = Wilhelm hoppe headshot.png
 | name              = Wilhelm Hoppe
 | birth_date        = {{birthdate|1855|11|12}}<ref>[[:Image:Volkert Family Tree.jpg| Volkert Family Tree]]</ref>
-| birth_place       = Germany
+| birth_place       = Weldeck, Germany<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/36508260/person/18946759551 Ancestry tree]</ref>
 | death_date        = {{dda|1925|3|31|1855|11|12}}<ref>[[:Image:Volkert Family Tree.jpg| Volkert Family Tree]]</ref>
 | resting_place     = [[Correctionville Cemetery]], Iowa<ref>http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=59155</ref>
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 }}
-Wilhelm, wife Louisa, and daughter Lena (b. April 1881) immigrated from Germany to Iowa in 1882.  Henry (b. Oct 1885), William (b. Mar 1887), and Fred (b. Dec 1889) were born in Iowa.<ref>[[:File:Wilhelm hoppe 1900 iowa census.png|1900 Iowa Census]]</ref>.
+Wilhelm, wife Louisa, and daughter Lena (b. April 1881) immigrated from Germany to Iowa in 1885.  Henry (b. Oct 1885), William (b. Mar 1887), and Fred (b. Dec 1889) were born in Iowa.<ref>[[:File:Wilhelm hoppe 1900 iowa census.png|1900 Iowa Census]]</ref>.
-(Strangely, Louisa's year of immigration is listed as the same as Wilhelm's (1882) for their first several census appearances.  But in the 1910 and 1920 records, Louisa's immigration date is listed as 3 years later (1885).  Both were (according to these same records) naturalized in 1888.)
+==Immigration==
-==Immigration==
+Wilhelm, Louisa and Lena are all listed aboard the Eider, arriving in New York on Feb 1, 1885<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nypl&h=9493150&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t36508260_p18946759551_kpidz0q3d18946759551z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid Ancestry: New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957]</ref>. (If Wilhelm were indeed born in Nov. 1855, he would have been 29 at this point, but the document lists him as 28 -- a slight discrepancy. Nonetheless, finding the three of them together seems convincing.)
-[[File:Elbe ship.jpg|thumb|left|The Elba: Hurricane deck amidship was 180 feet long. It was used as a promenade deck for first class passengers. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York, June 24, 1881. Sunk by collision with steamer Crathie in North Sea, January 30, 1895, and went down within a few minutes with the loss of over 330 lives. Sister ships: Fulda and Werra.]]
+The [http://books.google.com/books/about/Pierson_Centennial_1883_1983.html?id=_PXIYgEACAAJ Pierson Centennial, 1883-1983] states "that Caroline Hoppe was born on April 25, 1881 in Weldeck, Germany and came here with her parents at the age of 4 (so, 1885)".<ref>Email from Ancestry.com user rreinhardtjr on 4/10/13.</ref>
-A [[:File:Wilhelm hoppe passenger list.jpg|passenger list]] for the ship ''Elbe'' shows that a Wilhelm Hoppe left Bremen, Germany, stopped in Southampton, England, and then arrived in New York on Feb., 18 1882.  This Wilhelm was 26 upon arrival, which matches the year our Wilhelm is supposed to have arrived, and matches the age our Wilhelm would have been at that time.
+Interestingly, Wilhelm and Louisa are listed as having immigrated in 1882 and 1885 (respectively) for their first several census appearances.  But in the 1910 and 1920 records, Louisa's immigration date is listed as 3 years later (1885).  Both were (according to these same records) naturalized in 1888. While it is possible these are documentation errors, or that Wilhelm lied, in order to achieve citizenship sooner, it is also possible that perhaps Wilhelm came on his own several years before his wife and child, and then returned to Germany to emigrate with them. Indeed, a [[:File:Wilhelm hoppe passenger list.jpg|passenger list]] for the ship ''Elbe'' shows that a Wilhelm Hoppe left Bremen, Germany, stopped in Southampton, England, and then arrived in New York on Feb., 18 1882.  This Wilhelm was 26 upon arrival, which matches the year our Wilhelm is supposed to have arrived, and matches the age our Wilhelm would have been at that time. Furthermore, there is a gap (1881-1885) between their first and second children, corresponding to the years when perhaps Wilhelm was in America for a time, whereas subsequent children were much closer in age (1-2 years).
 == Settling in Iowa ==
 Several records show that Wilhelm's younger children were born in Gladbrook, Tama County, Iowa.  A [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8340&iid=NEWS-IA-GL_TA_NO.1955_08_12_0020&rc=2946,208,3106,271;685,1108,765,1150;876,1204,982,1242;911,1629,1087,1667;4615,2200,4705,2242;3196,2596,3266,2638;3359,2596,3499,2638;1904,4538,2016,4580&pid=30843385&ssrc=&fn=wilhelm&ln=hoppe&st=g 1955 article] writes:  "An Evangelical church had existed in Gladbrook, Iowa, for several years.  To the north lay the little village of Lincoln, then known as Berlin, and before then as Spencer, named after its first resident.  The town was almost completely a German settlement, and the Germans were largely those coming from the Schleswig-Holstein province of Germany."  This article goes on to write that one of the founding members of the Gladbrook Evangelical Church in 1903-1904 was Wm. F. Hoppe.  (That William F. Hoppe can still [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=wilhelm&gsln=hoppe&msbdy=1855&msbpn__ftp=Germany&msbpn=3253&msbpn_PInfo=3-|1652381|3253|&msddy=1925&msdpn__ftp=Woodbury+County,+Iowa,+USA&msdpn=3192&msdpn_PInfo=7-|1652393|2|3247|18|3192|&msrpn__ftp=Gladbrook,+Tama,+Iowa,+USA&msrpn=43076&msrpn_PInfo=8-|1652393|2|3247|18|2854|43076|&uidh=uv6&mssng0=louise&mssns0=heine&mscng0=lena&mscng1=henry&mscng2=william&mscng3=frederick&pcat=36&h=7342900&recoff=9+11&db=LandownershipAtlas&indiv=1 be found] in Lincoln, Tama, Iowa in 1916.)  We know that Wilhelm and family were in Woodbury county as of 1985, so it is unlikely the same Hoppe, but may be a distant relative.  Furthermore, this article may give a clue as to where Wilhelm, Louise, and Lena lived in Germany (the Schleswig-Holstein province).
+(Interestingly, another Hoppe lived in Tama in the 1880s. [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/41166782/person/19587393836 Louisa Caroline Hoppe] was born 20 miles away from Weldeck, Germany (where Wilhelm's daughter was born in 1881); has similar family names (Louise, Caroline, Frederich, Wilhelm); and emigrated around the same time.)
 == Hoppe, Volkert, and Benedix Relations ==
 Two of the Hoppe children married Volkerts: [[Rosa Volkert]] married [[Henry Hoppe]] and [[Bertha Sophia Volkert]] married [[Fred Wilhelm Hoppe]].  The other two Hoppe children married Benedixes: [[William Hoppe]] married [[Elsie I Benedix]] and [[Carolina Louise Hoppe]] married [[Fred W Benedix]].
+==Photos==
+{| class="imageframe"
+| [[Image:Wilhelm frederick hoppe.jpeg|180px]]
+| [[Image:Wilhelm louise carolyn henry and willie hoppe.jpeg|250px]]
+| [[Image:Fred's family.jpg|230px]]
+|-
+| Wilhelm, as a young man (?)
+| Carolyn, Wilhelm, Henry, Louise, and Willie Hoppe (c. 1888)
+| Back row (left-to-right):  Henry, Willie, Lena, Fred<br />Front row: Wilhelm, Louise
+|}
+{| class="imageframe"
+| [[File:Hoppes2.jpeg|300px]] || [[Image:Grandma and grandpa hoppe.jpeg|250px]] || [[File:Grandpa hoppe.jpeg|250px]]
+|-
+| From left (guessing): Wilhelm Hoppe, unknown #1, Fred W Benedix (?) & Dorothy Benedix (?), unknown #2, unknown #3, Fred L. Benedix (?) || Back (From left): [[Carolina Louise Hoppe|Lena Hoppe (Benedix)]], ?, ?, Elsie Benedix Hoppe, [[Louisi Heini|Louise]], [[Fred Wilhelm Hoppe|Fred W. Hoppe]], Fred W. Benedix, Wilhelm Hoppe, Fred L Benedix (?), ?<br />Front (From left):Dorothy (?), [[Bertha Sophia Volkert|Bertha Volkert (Hoppe)]], holding [[Margaret Baker|Margaret Hoppe]], ?, ?, ?, ? || Wilhelm in a wheelbarrow
+|}
 ==Historical Records==
+* Possible match for [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1629&iid=31192_118178-01768&fn=Wilhelm&ln=Hoppe&st=r&ssrc=&pid=4309496 Wilhelm's naturalization card] on Oct 3, 1888 in Tama County, Iowa
+* Wilhelm appears in [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&dbid=1540&iid=31089_150338-00168&sid=_82004042=Iowa%26_82004044=Woodbury%20County%26_81004041=1884-1899&rc=443,653,618,687;444,981,555,1023;444,1028,556,1069;443,1074,558,1116;445,1121,579,1154;597,1121,786,1162;448,2104,580,2146;2056,1326,2154,1361;2240,1720,2325,1753&pid=258490&ssrc=&fn=wilhelm&ln=hoppe&st=g R. L. Polk & Co.'s Sioux City Business and Woodbury County Directory (1899)] with Union / Correctionville listings
 * Wilhelm (age 39) appears in the [[:File:Wilhelm hoppe 1895 iowa census.png|1895 Iowa Census]], along with Louisa (age 36), Lena (age 14), Henry (age 9), William (age 8), and Fritz (age 5).
 * Wilhelm (age 45) appears in the [[:File:Wilhelm hoppe 1900 iowa census.png|1900 Iowa Census]] in Union Township, Woodbury County, along with Louisa (age 41), Lena (age 19), Henry (age 14), William (age 13), and Fred (age 10)
 * Wilhelm (age 55) appears in the [[:File:Wilhelm hoppe 1910 iowa census.png|1910 Iowa Census]] in Union Township, Woodbury County, along with Louisa (age 51), Henry (age 24), William (age 23), and Fritz (age 20)
-* The Correctionville Argus (March 28, 1913) [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=50402&iid=NEWS-IA-TH_CO_AR.1913_03_28_0009&rc=1022,2071,1103,2104;1425,2283,1488,2316;1509,2283,1614,2316;1719,2283,1803,2316;1417,2775,1473,2808;2166,592,2225,625;2863,746,2987,779&pid=478801929&ssrc=&fn=Fred+Wilhelm&ln=Hoppe&st=g writes], "Wm. Hoppe and Fred Benedix returned from Sioux City Tuesday where they purchased cattle."
+** Wilhelm's nativity (and that of his parents) is listed as "Ger Dutch", whereas Louisa's (and that of her parents) is listed as "Ger German".  It is unclear whether this indicates Deutschland (as in Germany) or Dutch (as in the Netherlands).
-* The Correctionville Argus, June 6, 1913, [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=50402&iid=NEWS-IA-TH_CO_AR.1913_06_06_0003&rc=1460,679,1540,716;1596,462,1733,499;1753,462,1871,499;1587,1283,1651,1320;3056,3150,3193,3187&pid=478877699&ssrc=&fn=wilhelm&ln=Hoppe&st=g writes], "Wilhelm Hoppe, Volrath Knaack, and Henry Brune, went to Mapleton Friday and attended a business meeting of the board of directors of the German Mutual Insurance Co., of which company they are members of the board of directors."
+* The Correctionville Argus (March 28, 1913) [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=50402&iid=NEWS-IA-TH_CO_AR.1913_03_28_0009&rc=1022,2071,1103,2104;1425,2283,1488,2316;1509,2283,1614,2316;1719,2283,1803,2316;1417,2775,1473,2808;2166,592,2225,625;2863,7
-* Wilhelm appears in the [[:File:Wilhelm hoppe 1915 census record.png|1915 Iowa Census]] in Union Township, Woodbury County.  He is listed as a retired farmer, with his farm valued at $32,000
-* Wilhelm and Louise are listed in the 1917 Atlas of Woodbury County "Hoppe, W.  Wf. Louise.  P. O. Correctionville, R. 4. O. 240 ac., sec 15; O. 80 ac., sec 16.  (24)."<ref>http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1127&path=Iowa.Woodbury,+1917.6</ref>.  (see [[:File:Union woodbury iowa.png|map]])
-* Wilhelm (age 64) appears in the [[:File:Wilhelm hoppe 1920 iowa census.png|1920 Iowa Census]] in Sioux City, Woodbury County.  He and Louisa (age 61) are retired and living alone.
-* Wilhelm (age 69) lives with daughter Lena (age 43), her husband Fred W Benedix (age 46), and grandchildren Fred L Benedix (age 21) and Dorothy L Benedix (age 15) in Union township, Iowa in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&gsfn=lena&gsln=hoppe&rg_81004011__date=1881&rs_81004011__date=0&gsbco=3253,Germany&gsbpl=1,+&gsbst=&gsbCounty=&gsbCity=&gsbTown=&_82004013=&_82004014=&_82004015=&rg_81004021__date=&rs_81004021__date=0&gsmco=1,All+Countries&gsmpl=1,+&gsmst=&gsmCounty=&gsmCity=&gsmTown=&_82004023=&_82004024=&_82004025=&rg_81004031__date=&rs_81004031__date=0&gsdco=1,All+Countries&gsdpl=1,+&gsdst=&gsdCounty=&gsdCity=&gsdTown=&_82004033=&_82004034=&_82004035=&gs1co=2,USA&gs1pl=18,Iowa&gs1st=&gs1County=woodbury&gs1City=union&gs1Town=&gskw=&_8000C002=wilhelm&_8000C003=hoppe&_80008002=louise&_80008003=heini&_80018002=&_80018003=&sbo=0&sbor=&prox=1&UseAdvRQuery=1&AdvSrch=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-g&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=6538582&recoff=1+13+14+38+39+52&db=IAstatecen&indiv=1 1925 Iowa Census]
 == Notes ==
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