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FRIEDRICH WILHELM RIEPE[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]  1844 - 1935

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• Birth	26 Dec 1844	Bielefeld, Westphalia, Hannover, Prussia/Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	"William"
  Immigration	1 Jun 1854	New Orleans,, Louisiana, USA   [6, 7, 8]
  	William immigrated to America at age 9 years on the "Ship Johann Smidt", with his parents and 3 siblings. Departed from Bremen, Germany and arrived in New Orleans, LA on June 1, 1854. Also traveling with William's family were (as yet unidentified): RIEPE, C. F. (#4202) - male, age 28 years RIEPE, C. (#4203) - female, age 28 years RIEPE, M. (#4207) - female, age 1 year (died on voyage).
  Died	11 Sep 1935	Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause of Death: Senility. Age at time of death: 90 years, 8 months, 15 days.
  Buried	14 Sep 1935	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mason Co., Illinois, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I1412	Riepe Roots Database
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2008
  Father	CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH RIEPE,   b. 1819, Bielefeld, Westphalia, Hannover, Prussia/Germany
  Mother	LOUISE WEISENBURG,   b. Est 1821, ,,, Prussia/Germany
  Married	Est 1843	,,, Prussia/Germany
  Family ID	F818	Group Sheet
  Family	Lucy B. Cordes,   b. 17 Mar 1854, ,, Illinois, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1926, Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA
  Married	25 Oct 1869	Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. George Frederick William Riepe,   b. 20 Jun 1872, Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1943, Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA   2. Louise Johanna Adelheid Riepe,   b. 1875, Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA   3. Henry Frederick Riepe,   b. 22 Sep 1887, Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1945, Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA   4. Adolph D. Riepe,   b. 14 Apr 1891, Havana Township, Mason Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 17 Feb 1963, , Mason Co., Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F321	Group Sheet

• Photos		Ship Image & Description - "Ship Johann Smidt" Status: Located. no descriptive information available for this ship
  Documents		FRIEDRICH WILHELM RIEPE (#1412) Status: Located. Death Certificate (Illinois)
  		Passenger List - "Ship Johann Smidt" Status: Located. arrived June 1, 1854, New Orleans, LA *some unidentified immigrants*
  Headstones		FRIEDRICH WILHELM RIEPE (#1412) Status: . Laurel Hill Cemetery

• Notes

  William appears in the 1860 Illinois Census (8/11), Township 21, Range 9 (Havana P.O.), Mason Co., living with Frederick and Catherine Weber. William is listed as being age 15 years. Census information indicates William was born in Prussia. William appears in the 1870 Illinois Census (7/11), Havana Township, Mason Co., living with his wife, Lucy. William is listed as being age 25 years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates William was born in Prussia, and that he and Lucy had been married since October 1869. William appears in the 1880 Illinois Census (6/22), Havana Township, Mason Co., living with his wife, Lucy, and their children, William and Hannah. William is listed as being age 32 (??) years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates William was born in Prussia. William appears in the 1900 Illinois Census (6/22), Havana Township, Mason Co., living with his wife, Lucy, and their children, William, Hannah, Fred, and Adolph. William is listed as being age 55 years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates William was born in Prussia, immigrated to America in 1854, that he and Lucy had been married for 30 years, and that she was the mother of 4 children, all living at the time of the census. William appears in the 1910 Illinois Census (4/23), Havana Township, Mason Co., living with his wife, Lucy, and their children, William, Hannah, Fred, and Adolph. William is listed as being age 65 years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates William was born in Prussia, immigrated to America in 1853, that he and Lucy had been married for 40 years, and that she was the mother of 4 children, all living at the time of the census. William appears in the 1920 Illinois Census (1/19), Havana Township, Mason Co., living his wife, Lucy, and their children, William, Fred, and Adolph. William is listed as being age 75 years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates William was born in Prussia and immigrated to America in 1854. Living next door were William and Lucy's daughter, Hannah, and their son-in-law, Fred Fanter. William appears in the 1930 Illinois Census (4/11], Havana Township, Mason Co., living with his sons, William, Fred, and Adolph. William is listed as being age 85 years, and widowed. Occupation: farmer. Age at first marriage: 27 years. Census information indicates William was born in Germany and immigrated to America in 1853. Living next door were William's daughter, Hannah, and his son-in-law, Fred Fanter.

• Sources

  [S487] CEM - Laurel Hill Cemetery (IL), cemetery records. [S107] IL Deaths 1916-1950, death record. [S387] DEATH CERT # 1412, death certificate. [S182] LDS - M533761 / 1313033, marriage record. [S105] IL Marriages 1763-1900, marriage record. [S523] IMM - [Mueller] Pass. & Immig. Index, immigration record. [S528] IMM - CD Germans to America, 1850-1874, immigration record. [S530] IMM - New Orleans Ship Lists 1820-1902, immigration record.