Wilhelm Hoppe

Wilhelm Hoppe
Born	November 12, 1855(1855-11-12) Weldeck, Germany
Died	March 31, 1925 (aged 69)
Resting place	Correctionville Cemetery, Iowa
Residence	Germany (1855–1882) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Germany to Wilhelm Hoppe" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Wilhelm_Hoppe) Union Township, Iowa (1882–c. 1918) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Union Township, Iowa to Wilhelm Hoppe" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Wilhelm_Hoppe) Sioux City, Iowa (c. 1918–1925) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Sioux City, Iowa to Wilhelm Hoppe" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Wilhelm_Hoppe)
Spouse	Louisi Heini (m. 1887–1925) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Louisi Heini to Wilhelm Hoppe" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Wilhelm_Hoppe) 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

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..

Immigration

Wilhelm, Louisa and Lena are all listed aboard the Eider, arriving in New York on Feb 1, 1885. (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)".

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.

Settling in Iowa

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).

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

Wilhelm, as a young man (?)	Carolyn, Wilhelm, Henry, Louise, and Willie Hoppe (c. 1888)

Wilhelm Hoppe, along with daughter Lena Hoppe (and her family?)	Back (From left): ? ? ? ? Louise ? ? Wilhelm ? ? Front (From left):? ? ? ? ? ? ?	Wilhelm in a wheelbarrow

Historical Records

• 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