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Personal data William Frederick Spoerke 

  • He was born on November 13, 1876 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Francis Ebel; V. K. Kayser; Jan Owen, Dan Ebel, Lin Pacula
  • He died on December 16, 1941 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, he was 65 years old.
  • He is buried on December 19, 1941 in Olmsted Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH (Sunset Mem. Pk.).
  • This information was last updated on January 24, 2025.

Household of William Frederick Spoerke

He is married to Caroline Liptak.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Francis A. Spoerke  1909-2004 


Notes about William Frederick Spoerke

William Frederick Spoerke

Sources: Author: Ebel, Francis, Title: Letter to David A. Navorska, (Publication site: California, Publisher: FJSE, Publication date: v July MCMLXXXI)

Francis Ebel writes, "Both my father, mother, baby and Ed are buried in Sunset Memorial Cemetary, Cuyahoga County, North Olmsted, Ohio."-v July MCMLXXXI

Author: Kayser, V. K.; Title: "William Frederick Spoerke," (Publication site: No. Olmsted OH, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: ii Feb MMXX)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206751268/william-frederick-spoerke

"William Frederick Spoerke Birth 13 Nov 1876 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Death 16 Dec 1941 (aged 65) Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Burial Sunset Memorial Park North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Memorial ID 206751268

Name: Spoerke, William F. Date: Dec 18 1941 Source: unknown, Reel #76

Notes: Spoerke: William F., beloved husband of Caroline (nee Liptak), father of Ruth Messenger, Francis Ebel and George, brother of Emil, Charles, Alfred, Gustie Kitzel, George and Alma Krall. Friends received at Corrigan's Funeral Home, Lorain ave. and 148 st., where services will be held Friday; Dec. 19, at 2:30 p.m.

Parents
[photo-stone shared with Caroline Spoerke] Charles Spoerke 1853-1896
[photo-stone shared with Charles Spoerke] Caroline Bohl Spoerke 1855-1940

Siblings

Louise Spoerke 1883-1892
Emil August Spoerke 1884-1954
[photo-stone shared with George F. Spoerke] Alfred A Spoerke 1885-1959
[photo-stone shared with Alfred A. Spoerke] George F Spoerke 1891-1957

Half Siblings

[photo-stone shared with Margaret A Spoerke] Charles W Spoerke 1880-1939

Created by: vjk Added: Feb 2, 2020 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 206751268"

Author: Owen, Jan; Ebel, Dan; Pacula, Lin; Title: "William Spoerke," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: i Sept MMXIX)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LLSS-X55

"... William Spoerke Last Changed: May 19, 2016 Jan Owen Sex Male ...

Birth 1877 Ohio, ... Last Changed: May 19, 2016 Jan Owen

Death Deceased Last Changed: May 19, 2016 Jan Owen

Residence 1910 Cleveland Ward 2, Cuyahoga, Ohio, ...
Residence 1920 West Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio, ...
Residence 1935 Same House ... [source: 1940 census]
Residence 1940 Ward 33, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, ...

Spouses & Children

William Spoerke Male 1877-Deceased LLSS-X55 [<-William Ebel's f-i-l]
Carolina Liptak Female 1882-Deceased LLSS-FW6 [<-William Ebel's m-i-l]
No Marriage Events

Children (2)

[1] Ruth Amalia Spoerke Female 1906-2003 LLSS-FJ1
[2] Frances A Spoerke Female 1909-2004 LLSS-XDM" [<-oo William Ebel]
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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Frederick Spoerke

William Frederick Spoerke
1876-1941


Caroline Liptak
1882-< 1981

Francis A. Spoerke
1909-2004

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Historical events

Birthday November 13, 1876

  • The temperature on November 13, 1876 was about 3.7 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
    • May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
    • June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
    • August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Day of death December 16, 1941

  • The temperature on December 16, 1941 was between 4.1 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.
    • March 11 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
    • July 13 » World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak).
    • August 29 » World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
    • October 9 » A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president.
    • October 17 » World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first US Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.

Day of burial December 19, 1941

  • The temperature on December 19, 1941 was between 2.9 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • January 5 » 37-year-old pilot Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead.
    • March 7 » Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
    • June 1 » The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes.
    • June 3 » World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.
    • July 31 » World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
    • September 29 » World War II: German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.


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