Simon Henrich Franz Wenke

1824 - 1903  (78 years)   Has 14 ancestors and 66 descendants in this family tree.

Johann Heinrich Christoph Wenke

1795 - 1843  (47 years)

Birth	31 Jul 1795	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Died	9 Mar 1843	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Buried	12 Mar 1843	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Father	Jobst Heinrich Dreimann,   c. 17 Jul 1757, Eicholz, Detmold, Ger
Mother	Anna Marie Wenke,   b. 1757, Leholz, Detmold, Ger
Married	31 Oct 1783	Eicholz, Detmold, Ger
Family	Catharine Sophie Sasse,   b. 14 Jan 1803, Lemgo, Lippe, Germany
Married	5 Oct 1822	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Children	+ 1. Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany + 2. Christine Wilhelmine Sophie Wenke,   b. 11 Jul 1826, Mosebeck, Detmold, Ger   3. Johann Bernhard Friedrich Phillip Wenke,   b. 13 Jun 1830, Mosebeck, Detmold, Ger   4. Herman Friedrich Christoph Wenke,   b. 29 Jun 1833

Catharine Sophie Sasse

1803 -

Birth	14 Jan 1803	Lemgo, Lippe, Germany
Father	Jobst Henrich Sasse
Mother	Anna Maria Sophie Boeken
Married	14 Feb 1794	Luerdissen, Lemgo, Germany
Family 1	Johann Heinrich Christoph Wenke,   b. 31 Jul 1795, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Married	5 Oct 1822	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Children	+ 1. Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany + 2. Christine Wilhelmine Sophie Wenke,   b. 11 Jul 1826, Mosebeck, Detmold, Ger   3. Johann Bernhard Friedrich Phillip Wenke,   b. 13 Jun 1830, Mosebeck, Detmold, Ger   4. Herman Friedrich Christoph Wenke,   b. 29 Jun 1833
Family 2	Johann Bernd Simon Heinrich Adolph Hagemeister,   b. 24 Mar 1813, Strabkotter, Ger
Married	29 Oct 1843	Detmold, Ger
Children	1. Hagemeister,   b. 26 Mar 1844, Mosebeck, Ger

Sophie King

Family	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Children	1. Caroline Wenke,   b. 1858, Dodge Co, WI   2. Mary Wenke,   b. 11 Jul 1859, Dodge Co, WI + 3. Amelia Wenke,   b. Oct 1862, Dodge Co, WI

Caroline Wenke

1858 -

Birth	1858	Dodge Co, WI
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Sophie King

Mary Wenke

1859 - 1874  (15 years)

Birth	11 Jul 1859	Dodge Co, WI
Died	5 Nov 1874
Buried	Cass Co, NE
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Sophie King

Amelia Wenke

1862 -

Birth	Oct 1862	Dodge Co, WI
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Sophie King
Family	William Hagel
Married	1878

Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein

1839 - 1892  (53 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1839	Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Died	18 May 1892	Cass Co., NE
Buried	20 May 1892	8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE
Father	Johann Fredrich Wehrbein,   b. 18 Feb 1806, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Amalie Elisabeth Godeke,   b. 1813, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Oct 1839	Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Family	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Children	+ 1. Matilda Wenke,   b. Aug 1864, Dodge Co, WI + 2. Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA   3. Louisa Wenke,   b. 20 May 1867, WI   4. Freddie Wenke,   b. 3 Jun 1869 + 5. August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke,   b. 18 Apr 1873, Portland, Wisconsen + 6. George August Wenke,   b. 21 Jun 1875, Cass Co, NE   7. Dorethea Wenke,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Cass Co, NE   8. Frankie Wenke,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Cass Co, NE

Matilda Wenke

1864 - 1923  (58 years)

Birth	Aug 1864	Dodge Co, WI
Died	1 Jul 1923
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Family	Adolph Boedeker
Married	1875

Henry Wenke

1865 - 1932  (67 years)

Birth	2 Jul 1865	Watertown, WI, USA
Died	14 Nov 1932	Spencer, NE, USA
Buried	Spencer Township, Boyd, Nebraska, United States
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Children	1. Glen Wenke,   b. 1 Mar 1894, Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States   2. Ellsworth Henry Wenke,   b. 11 Apr 1903, Columbia Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States
Family 2	Pavline Metzger
Married	1892

Louisa Wenke

1867 - 1878  (11 years)

Birth	20 May 1867	WI
Died	30 Sep 1878
Buried	Cass Co, NE
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

Freddie Wenke

1869 - 1878  (9 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1869
Died	25 Jun 1878
Buried	Cass Co, NE
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke

1873 - 1937  (64 years)

Birth	18 Apr 1873	Portland, Wisconsen
Died	30 May 1937	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
	Cause: Heart Attack
Buried	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Ne
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Family	Lizzie Belle Cook,   b. 8 Jul 1883, Cass Co., NE
Married	4 Jan 1900	Plattesmouth, Cass Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Opal Wilhemina Wenke,   b. 13 Nov 1900, Cass Co, NE   2. Percy William Wenke,   b. 19 Mar 1903, Cass Co, NE   3. Ray Wilfred Wenke,   b. 26 Jun 1907, Cass Co, NE + 4. Irma Grace Wenke,   b. 3 Jul 1908, Pierce Co., NE + 5. Wilson Harley Wenke,   b. 2 Jan 1913, Pierce Co, NE

George August Wenke

1875 - 1945  (69 years)

Birth	21 Jun 1875	Cass Co, NE
Died	May 1945
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
Family	Minnie Sophia Cook,   b. 10 Mar 1886, Cass Co, NE
Married	26 Feb 1902

Dorethea Wenke

1877 - 1878  (0 years)

Birth	18 Oct 1877	Cass Co, NE
Died	9 Oct 1878
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

Frankie Wenke

1879 - 1886  (6 years)

Birth	10 Sep 1879	Cass Co, NE
Died	10 May 1886
Father	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
Mother	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany
Married	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI

• Name	Simon Henrich Franz Wenke
  Birth	27 Jan 1824	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jan 1903	Nehawka, Cass Co., NE
  Burial	21 Jan 1903	8 Mile Grove Cemetery, Cass Co., NE
  Person ID	I71	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Johann Heinrich Christoph Wenke,   b. 31 Jul 1795, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany d. 9 Mar 1843, Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Catharine Sophie Sasse,   b. 14 Jan 1803, Lemgo, Lippe, Germany
  Marriage	5 Oct 1822	Mosebeck, Detmold, Germany
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophie King
  Children	1. Caroline Wenke,   b. 1858, Dodge Co, WI   2. Mary Wenke,   b. 11 Jul 1859, Dodge Co, WI d. 5 Nov 1874 (Age 15 years) > 3. Amelia Wenke,   b. Oct 1862, Dodge Co, WI
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Wilhemina Amalie Elizabeth Wehrbein,   b. 23 Jan 1839, Baga, Evangelisch, Lippe, Detmold, Germany d. 18 May 1892, Cass Co., NE (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1862	Portland, WI
  Children	> 1. Matilda Wenke,   b. Aug 1864, Dodge Co, WI d. 1 Jul 1923 (Age 58 years) + 2. Henry Wenke,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Watertown, WI, USA d. 14 Nov 1932, Spencer, NE, USA (Age 67 years)   3. Louisa Wenke,   b. 20 May 1867, WI d. 30 Sep 1878 (Age 11 years)   4. Freddie Wenke,   b. 3 Jun 1869   d. 25 Jun 1878 (Age 9 years) + 5. August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke,   b. 18 Apr 1873, Portland, Wisconsen d. 30 May 1937, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE (Age 64 years) > 6. George August Wenke,   b. 21 Jun 1875, Cass Co, NE d. May 1945 (Age 69 years)   7. Dorethea Wenke,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Cass Co, NE d. 9 Oct 1878 (Age 0 years)   8. Frankie Wenke,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Cass Co, NE d. 10 May 1886 (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  Lived near Willow Creek area of Pierce Co, NE Was in German War in 1866 & 1870