| Name |
Lily Schunke |
| Born |
17 Sep 1889 |
Elgin, Fayette, Iowa, United States  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Immigration |
1898 [2] |
| School |
31 Mar 1901 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [2] |
| Student |
- Attended school for 10 months the previous year.
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| Religion |
31 Mar 1901 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [2] |
| German Baptist |
| Residence |
31 Mar 1901 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [2] |
| House |
- William was 46 and Julia was 43. At their house was:
Mollie, age 18;
Billie, age 14;
Lillie, age 11;
Louis, age 9.
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Census page, Winnipeg, Canada, page 6
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| Residence |
24 Jun 1906 |
714 Elgin Avenue, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [3] |
| House |
- William was 51 and Julia was 49. At their house was:
William, age 19;
Lilly, age 16;
Louis, age 13.
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Census page, Winnipeg, Canada, page
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| Residence |
15 Apr 1910 |
615 Northeast 60th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States [4] |
| House |
- Fred Vetter was 35 and Amelia was 30. They had been married for 8 years and had two daughters. Their daughters were:
Edna, 6
Marguerete, 5
Amelia's family was living with them. William and Julia Schunke had been married for 37 years and had eight children. Seven were still living.
Wilheim, 55
Julia, 52
William, 23
Lillie, 20
Louis, 17
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Census page, Portland, Oregon, page 9b
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| Employment |
15 Apr 1910 |
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States [4] |
| Telephone Operator |
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Census page, Portland, Oregon, page 9b
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| Naturalization |
3 Aug 1914 |
King, Washington, United States [5] |
- Wilhelm Schunke was originally from Bobban, Germany and entered the United States from Winnipeg, Canada, on June 2, 1909. Petition was for spouse, Julia, and children: Richard, Amalie, William, Lily, and Louis.
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| Residence |
1 Jan 1920 |
6834 Southeast 30th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States [6] |
| House |
- William Schunke was 65 and Julia was 62. They owned the house with a mortgage. With them were their children:
Lily, 30
Louis, 27
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Census page, Portland, Oregon, page 11A
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| Employment |
1 Jan 1920 |
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States [6] |
| Operator for the Telephone Company |
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Census page, Portland, Oregon, page 11A
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| Religion |
1923 |
Bethany, Washington, Oregon, United States |
| Baptist |
- Bethany Baptist Church was the first church west of the Rockies of the North American Baptist Convention. It was a German speaking church, and started in 1875. William Schunke, Lil's father, pastored the church, and Ben Croeni's father also served as pastor. The two "pastor's kids" met as one family was leaving and the other coming to pastor the church.
Lil, a "grandmother" figure, was a large, jovial and hard-working farm wife. She had a beautiful singing voice and played the organ well. The Church was not far from their house.
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Ben and Lil Croeni
from Gloria Perryman, June 2006;
last retouch, Clinton Macomber, Oct 2010 |
| Religion |
1929 |
Bethany Baptist Church, Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States [7] |
| Organist |
Address:
4545 NW Kaiser Road |
- Bethany Baptist Church built their third worship sanctuary in a Spanish style in 1928 at a cost of $20,000. Mr. Carl Eggiman was one of the main leaders to push the purchase of a pipe organ for the building, and Ben and Lil Croeni were major contributors. A Guenther organ was installed in the church building in 1929 for $5,000. Lil was the Church organist.
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| Residence |
1 Apr 1930 |
Cedar Mill, Washington, Oregon, United States [8] |
| Houses |
- Christina's and several of her children were living next door to each other:
Ben Croeni was 42 and Lilly was 41. They owned the house with a farm and had a radio.
Carl Eggimann was 36 and Alda was 33. They owned the house without a farm worth $5000 (in 2011 values about $327,000) and did not have a mortgage on it. They had a radio set.
Roderick, 9
Doris, 7
Carlton, 1 year six months
Andrew Eggimann was 65 and Christina was 76. They owned the house and farm and had a radio.
Theophil Rich was 34 and Eleanor M. was 30. They rented the house for $10 a month (in 2011 values about $653) and did not have a farm or radio set.
Grace H., 4 years 3 months
Roland G., 1 year
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Census page 3b, Cedar Mills, Oregon
from www.ancestry.com |
| Family Gathering |
Jul 1936 |
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
| Erhardt-Schunke Picnic |
- Those photographed during the get-togther were:
Daniel and Julia Erhardt and children:
Juliette
Leona
Lily
Nelda
Merle Erhardt and son:
Ken
Bill and Maud Erhardt and children:
Leno
Nelda
Mollie Vetter
Emma Mead
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| Residence |
1 Apr 1940 |
Bethany, Washington, Oregon, United States [9] |
| Farm Houses |
- Julius Croeni was 61 years old and Mary was 59. They owned the farm and house worth $4000 (in 2011 values about $252,000).
Clarence, 25
Nearby was his brother's family:
Benjamin N. Croeni was 52 and Lily was 50. They owned the house and farm worth $8000 (in 2011 values about $504,000).
Allan B., 8
The farms were on what was called North Plains Road, just before what was Larson Road.
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Census page 3b, Bethany, Oregon
from www.ancestry.com |
| Name |
Lily Croeni |
| FamilySearch ID# |
M16Z-Y7Q |
| Physical Description |
Beautiful singing voice [10] |
- She sang duets with her sister, Julia Erhardt, and they were beautiful together!
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| Physical Description |
Bethany, Washington, Oregon, United States [11] |
| Beautiful singing voice |
- Gloria Perryman wrote:
"Great Aunt Lil was said to have had a beautiful voice and when she sang with my grandmother it was at an event in church."
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| Physical Description |
Bethany, Washington, Oregon, United States [12, 13] |
| Excellent Cook |
- Sisters Glenda Macomber and Peggy Douthit said:
"An excellent cook! It was always fun to eat at Great Aunt Lil's house."
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| Physical Description |
Bethany, Washington, Oregon, United States [14] |
| Farm chores |
- Nelda Griffiths writes:
"I would be 'allowed' to feed the chickens, even though I was afraid of them since they pecked at me. There were horses and cows and butter to churn, and eggs to gather and sort. I would sleep in a little room in the attic that had beautiful hand crocheted items that Lil had made."
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| Education |
Middle School [9] |
- He completed the 8th grade.
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| Employment |
Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Chief Telephone Operator |
| Died |
25 Aug 1965 |
Bethany, Washington, Oregon, United States [15] |
| Cause: Leukemia |
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| Buried |
Union Cemetery, Cedar Mill, Washington, Oregon, United States |
Address:
NW 143rd Avenue |
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| Person ID |
I917 |
MacomberKin | Schunke family |
| Last Modified |
3 Feb 2015 |
1889 - 1965 (75 years)
