Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks^[1]

1873 - 1954  (81 years)   Has 5 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks

1843 - 1915  (71 years)

Birth	20 Oct 1843	Pomerania, Germany
Died	14 Sep 1915	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Buried	Lambrecht Cemetery, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Family	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Children	+ 1. Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 2. Emil Voecks,   b. 21 Jan 1875, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 3. Frank Carl Voecks,   b. 17 Mar 1877, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 4. Amanda Augusta Voecks,   b. 16 Mar 1879, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 5. Richard Voecks,   b. 30 Sep 1881, Nebraska, United States + 6. Martha Minnie Louise Voecks,   b. 23 Dec 1883, Nebraska + 7. Ernest Voecks,   b. 30 Aug 1886, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 8. Arthur Voecks,   b. 27 Jul 1888, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz

1849 - 1891  (41 years)

Birth	7 Jun 1849	Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Died	11 Apr 1891	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Buried	1891	Lambrecht Cemetery, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Father	Johann Ludwig Schulz,   b. 10 Apr 1806, Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhienland-Pfalz, Germany
Mother	Charlotte Carolina Retzlaff,   b. 6 Aug 1816, Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Married	1838
Family	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Children	+ 1. Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 2. Emil Voecks,   b. 21 Jan 1875, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 3. Frank Carl Voecks,   b. 17 Mar 1877, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 4. Amanda Augusta Voecks,   b. 16 Mar 1879, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 5. Richard Voecks,   b. 30 Sep 1881, Nebraska, United States + 6. Martha Minnie Louise Voecks,   b. 23 Dec 1883, Nebraska + 7. Ernest Voecks,   b. 30 Aug 1886, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 8. Arthur Voecks,   b. 27 Jul 1888, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Albert Carl Frederick Dreger

1874 - 1949  (75 years)

Birth	11 Apr 1874	Wismar, Germany
Died	1 Nov 1949	Meadow Grove, Ne (Paul Dreger home)
	Cause: Heart Attack
Buried	New Lutheran Cem., Norfolk, Neb
Father	August Dreger,   b. 1824, Germany
Mother	Wilhelmina,   b. Germany
Family	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Hedvik (Hattie) Minnie Martha Dreger,   b. 5 May 1895 + 2. Helen Dreger,   b. 9 May 1896   3. Erna Doria Friedrika Dreger,   b. 17 Jul 1897 + 4. Mattie Amanda Amelia Dreger,   b. 29 Aug 1898, Pierce Co., NE + 5. Arthur Carl Frank Dreger,   b. 17 Dec 1899 + 6. Clara Ida Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 7. Martha Minnie Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 8. Rose Elsa Mary Dreger,   b. 5 Jul 1903 + 9. Oscar F. Dreger,   b. 31 Jan 1906 + 10. Viola Adella Dreger,   b. 1 Nov 1909 + 11. Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States + 12. George Albert Fredrich Dreger,   b. 18 Dec 1914

Hedvik (Hattie) Minnie Martha Dreger

1895 - 1966  (71 years)

Birth	5 May 1895
Died	29 Aug 1966
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Walter W Heideman,   b. 6 May
Married	11 Apr 1926

Helen Dreger

1896 - 1971  (75 years)

Birth	9 May 1896
Died	25 Dec 1971
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	August Grimm,   b. 31 Mar 1891
Married	3 May 1914
Children	+ 1. Althea Grimm,   b. 11 Aug + 2. Deloris Grimm + 3. Gerhardt Grimm,   b. 16 Dec 1914 + 4. Lorene Dorothea Mathilda Grimm,   b. 6 Mar 1916 + 5. Gilbert G Grimm,   b. 27 Aug 1924, Stanton Co, NE

Erna Doria Friedrika Dreger

1897 - 1918  (21 years)

Birth	17 Jul 1897
Died	21 Oct 1918
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE

Mattie Amanda Amelia Dreger

1898 - 2000  (101 years)

Birth	29 Aug 1898	Pierce Co., NE
Christened	Pierce Co., NE
Died	18 Jul 2000	Beverly Health Care, Branson, MO
Buried	20 Jul 2000	Hillcrest Memorial Park, Norfolk, NE
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Leo F Weiher,   b. 14 Jan
Married	21 Apr 1919
Children	+ 1. Victor William Authur Weiher,   b. 8 Jun 1920 + 2. Willard Albert Herbert Weiher,   b. 3 Dec 1922 + 3. LaVern Rose Weiher,   b. 13 Sep 1925 + 4. Vonda May Weiher,   b. 2 Apr 1938

Arthur Carl Frank Dreger

1899 - 1935  (35 years)

Birth	17 Dec 1899
Died	12 Jun 1935
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Pearl McKeown,   b. 2 Mar
Married	22 Apr 1928
Children	+ 1. Naomi Nadine Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1929 + 2. LeRoy Arthur Dreger,   b. 12 Jul 1934 + 3. LeRay Arthur Dreger,   b. 12 Jul 1934   4. Ramona Rosalie Dreger,   b. 3 Aug 1945 + 5. Margaret Ann Dreger,   b. 29 May 1946

Clara Ida Louise Dreger

1901 -

Birth	23 Nov 1901
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Mark Richardson,   b. 11 Aug 1897
Married	25 Sep 1929
Children	+ 1. Junior Arthur Richardson,   b. 18 Jan 1924

Martha Minnie Louise Dreger

1901 - 1971  (69 years)

Birth	23 Nov 1901
Died	19 Sep 1971
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	George Richard Buckendahl,   b. 13 Jun 1899
Married	10 Apr 1921

Rose Elsa Mary Dreger

1903 - 1928  (25 years)

Birth	5 Jul 1903
Died	26 Sep 1928	Forbes farm near Brunswick, Neb
	Cause: Homicide
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Ernest Wittmer
Married	18 Apr 1926

Oscar F. Dreger

1906 - 1967  (61 years)

Birth	31 Jan 1906
Died	4 Oct 1967
Buried	Norfolk, NE
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Tressie Bee Harington,   b. 22 Jul 1911, Grayson Co, VA
Married	1 Nov 1929	Stanton Co, NE
Children	+ 1. Deon Dreger,   b. 15 Apr 1930

Viola Adella Dreger

1909 - 1988  (78 years)

Birth	1 Nov 1909
Died	Jan 1988	Norfolk, NE
Buried	Norfolk, NE
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Donald Frank Turk,   b. 21 Jan 1910
Married	14 Feb 1939
Children	+ 1. Jimmy Don Turk,   b. 15 Nov 1939   2. Tommy Val Turk,   b. 24 Jun 1942

Paul Alfred William Dreger

1911 - 1993  (82 years)

Birth	11 Jan 1911	Nebraska, United States
Died	18 Mar 1993	Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
Buried	Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family	Esther Elsie Wittnebel,   b. 17 Mar 1907, Wessington, Beadle Co., SD
Married	5 Feb 1934	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Children	+ 1. Janice Joy Pauline Dreger,   b. 26 Nov 1935, Norfolk, NE + 2. Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger,   b. 3 Feb 1938, Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE

George Albert Fredrich Dreger

1914 -

Birth	18 Dec 1914
Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Family 1	Orlee
Family 2	Helen Vicini
Children	+ 1. Alberta Dreger + 2. Georgene Dreger + 3. Philip George Dreger,   b. 1 May 1941, Torrance, Ca
Family 3	Mary
Family 5	Marie Hassman,   b. 23 Feb 1924
Married	19 May 1948
Children	+ 1. Alberta Marie Dreger,   b. 9 Mar 1951   2. Georgiana Bertha Dreger,   b. 30 Jan 1953

• Name	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks
  Birth	19 May 1873	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Willow Creek, Pierce, Nebraska, USA
  Marriage	13 Dec 1895
  Burial	1954	New Lutheran Cemetery, Norfolk, Ne
  Death	15 Oct 1954
  Person ID	I151	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany d. 14 Sep 1915, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany d. 11 Apr 1891, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany d. 1 Nov 1949, Meadow Grove, Ne (Paul Dreger home) (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
  Children	> 1. Hedvik (Hattie) Minnie Martha Dreger,   b. 5 May 1895   d. 29 Aug 1966 (Age 71 years) + 2. Helen Dreger,   b. 9 May 1896   d. 25 Dec 1971 (Age 75 years)   3. Erna Doria Friedrika Dreger,   b. 17 Jul 1897   d. 21 Oct 1918 (Age 21 years) + 4. Mattie Amanda Amelia Dreger,   b. 29 Aug 1898, Pierce Co., NE d. 18 Jul 2000, Beverly Health Care, Branson, MO (Age 101 years) + 5. Arthur Carl Frank Dreger,   b. 17 Dec 1899   d. 12 Jun 1935 (Age 35 years) + 6. Clara Ida Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 > 7. Martha Minnie Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901   d. 19 Sep 1971 (Age 69 years) > 8. Rose Elsa Mary Dreger,   b. 5 Jul 1903   d. 26 Sep 1928, Forbes farm near Brunswick, Neb (Age 25 years) + 9. Oscar F. Dreger,   b. 31 Jan 1906   d. 4 Oct 1967 (Age 61 years) + 10. Viola Adella Dreger,   b. 1 Nov 1909   d. Jan 1988, Norfolk, NE (Age 78 years) + 11. Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States d. 18 Mar 1993, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 82 years) + 12. George Albert Fredrich Dreger,   b. 18 Dec 1914
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  [S500090] 1880 United States Federal Census, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Matilda Voecks<br>Gender: Female<br>Birth: Circa 1873 - Nebraska, United States<br>Residence: 1880 - Willow Creek, Pierce, Nebraska, USA<br>Age: 7<br>Marital status: Single<br>Race: White<br>Ethnicity: American<br>Father: William Voecks<br>Father's birth place: Germany<br>Mother: Johanna Voecks<br>Mother's birth place: Germany<br>Siblings: Amile Voecks, Amanda Voecks, Franz Voecks<br>Census: llow CreekEnum. District:Town 26Family:2amp;gt;</a>Household<br>Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives<br>Head; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69504699/william-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891">William Voecks</a>; 36; <br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69373845/johanna-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891">Johanna Voecks</a>; 31; <br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69545972/matilda-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891">Matilda Voecks</a>; 7; <br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69373846/amile-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891">Amile Voecks</a>; 5; <br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-93858547/franz-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891">Franz Voecks</a>; 3; <br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69373847/amanda-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891">Amanda Voecks</a>; 1;