Henry Theodore Bethke (1873 - 1950): Vitter-Weaver Genealogy

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1873 - 1950 (76 years)

Person ID: I34609

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Name Henry Theodore Bethke [1, 2]

Name Heinrich Betke

Born 22 Oct 1873 Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA [1, 2]

Gender Male

Died 23 Jan 1950 Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA [1]

Buried Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA [1]

Siblings

	1. Otto August Bethke (ID:I34642), b. 22 Dec 1874, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA , d. 5 Dec 1962, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)
	2. Eleonora Emma Pauline Bethke (ID:I34641), b. 8 Jan 1878, Winchester, Bastrop, Texas, USA , d. 9 Dec 1922, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 44 years)
	3. Hugo Christian Johann Bethke (ID:I34643), b. 23 Aug 1881, Lexington, Lee, Texas, USA , d. 26 Jan 1899, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 17 years)
	4. Emelie Wilhelmina Bethke (ID:I34644), b. 24 Dec 1884, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 1896, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 11 years)
	5. Lydia Ida Emma Bethke (ID:I34645), b. 5 Nov 1888, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 17 Mar 1959, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)

Parents

Family ID: F26298 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	August Ferdinand Bethke (ID:I34639), b. 8 Sep 1842, Germany , d. 9 May 1905, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
Mother	Anna Katherina Maus (ID:I34640), b. 28 Jun 1849, Bernsdorf, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany , d. 21 Oct 1925, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)
Married	21 Feb 1873	Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA [3]

Family

Family ID: F26299 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Wife Hanna Theresa Kokel (ID:I34636), b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA , d. 9 Apr 1966, Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 89 years)

Married 19 Nov 1896 Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA [4]

Children

	1. Walter Ferdinand Bethke (ID:I23977), b. 11 Nov 1897, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 19 Feb 1981, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)
	2. Louise Christiana Natalie Bethke (ID:I23974), b. 2 Jun 1899, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 6 Mar 1988, Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 88 years)
	3. Alfred John Karl Bethke (ID:I34607), b. 27 Oct 1900, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 13 Nov 1970, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)
	4. Anton Henry Bethke (ID:I36186), b. 12 Feb 1902, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 20 Jan 1984, Giddings, Lee, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)
	5. Theodore Reinhold Bethke (ID:I23975), b. 2 Apr 1904, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 24 Dec 1989, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)
	6. Louis Christian Martin Bethke (ID:I36182), b. 11 Jan 1906, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 17 May 1966, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 60 years)
	7. Bertha Lena Theresa Bethke (ID:I23967), b. 22 Jul 1909, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 18 Dec 1995, Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)
	8. Bernhard William Walter Bethke (ID:I36188), b. 10 Oct 1911, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 17 Dec 1915, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 4 years)
	9. Edward Otto Gerhardt Bethke (ID:I36181), b. 29 Apr 1914, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 11 Aug 1976, Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
	10. Edwin Herman Emil Bethke (ID:I36189), b. 30 Jun 1916, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA , d. 18 Dec 1921, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 5 years)

Other Personal Events

Baptism	Zion Lutheran Church, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Residence	1920	Justice Precinct 1, Williamson, Texas, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head

Event Map

	Born - 22 Oct 1873 - Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
	Married - 19 Nov 1896 - Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
	Residence - 1920 - Justice Precinct 1, Williamson, Texas, USA
	Died - 23 Jan 1950 - Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA
	Buried - - Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
	Baptism - - Zion Lutheran Church, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

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Headstones
Bethke Henry T Headstone

Source Citations

[S1251] Find A Grave, Henry T. Bethke.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13216078/henry-t_-bethke

Bethke Henry T Headstone
[S1036] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Williamson, Texas; Roll: T625_1857; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 150.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Williamson, Texas; Roll: T625_1857; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 150
[S1251] Find A Grave, Herman Bryan Obermeier.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148255921/herman-bryan-obermeier
[S1251] Find A Grave, Hanna T. Kokel Bethke.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13216089/hanna-t_-bethke

Bethke Henry T Headstone

Birth	22 Dec 1874	Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Died	5 Dec 1962	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father	August Ferdinand Bethke, b. 8 Sep 1842, Germany
Relationship	natural
Mother	Anna Katherina Maus, b. 28 Jun 1849, Bernsdorf, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Feb 1873	Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Family	Lydia J. ?, b. 7 Aug 1900

Birth	8 Jan 1878	Winchester, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Died	9 Dec 1922	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father	August Ferdinand Bethke, b. 8 Sep 1842, Germany
Relationship	natural
Mother	Anna Katherina Maus, b. 28 Jun 1849, Bernsdorf, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Feb 1873	Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Family	Robert Emil Riske, b. 4 Jun 1876

Birth	23 Aug 1881	Lexington, Lee, Texas, USA
Died	26 Jan 1899	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father	August Ferdinand Bethke, b. 8 Sep 1842, Germany
Relationship	natural
Mother	Anna Katherina Maus, b. 28 Jun 1849, Bernsdorf, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Feb 1873	Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Birth	24 Dec 1884	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father	August Ferdinand Bethke, b. 8 Sep 1842, Germany
Relationship	natural
Mother	Anna Katherina Maus, b. 28 Jun 1849, Bernsdorf, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Feb 1873	Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Birth	5 Nov 1888	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	17 Mar 1959	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father	August Ferdinand Bethke, b. 8 Sep 1842, Germany
Relationship	natural
Mother	Anna Katherina Maus, b. 28 Jun 1849, Bernsdorf, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Feb 1873	Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Family	Rudolph Herman Riske, b. 2 Jan 1885, Posen, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thüringen, Germany

Birth	11 Nov 1897	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	19 Feb 1981	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Buried	Pflugerville, Travis, Texas, USA

Father	Henry Theodore Bethke, b. 22 Oct 1873, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hanna Theresa Kokel, b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Nov 1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Family	Amalie Auguste Pilack, b. 7 Jun 1898, Fedor, Lee, Texas, USA
Married	UNKNOWN

Birth	2 Jun 1899	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	6 Mar 1988	Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA
Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA


Father	Henry Theodore Bethke, b. 22 Oct 1873, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hanna Theresa Kokel, b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Nov 1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Family	Max Ernst Mersiovsky, b. 1896
Married	UNKNOWN

Birth	12 Feb 1902	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	20 Jan 1984	Giddings, Lee, Texas, USA
Buried	Giddings City Cemetery, Giddings, Lee, Texas, USA

Father	Henry Theodore Bethke, b. 22 Oct 1873, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hanna Theresa Kokel, b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Nov 1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Family	Minnie Alvina Urban, b. 12 Jul 1904, Lee, Texas, USA

Birth	2 Apr 1904	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	24 Dec 1989	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Buried	Pflugerville, Travis, Texas, USA

Father	Henry Theodore Bethke, b. 22 Oct 1873, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hanna Theresa Kokel, b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Nov 1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Family	Hattie Kelm, b. 1902

Birth	22 Jul 1909	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	18 Dec 1995	Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA
Buried	Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father	Henry Theodore Bethke, b. 22 Oct 1873, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hanna Theresa Kokel, b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Nov 1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Family	Elgin Richard Hilscher, b. 1907
Married	10 Oct 1936	Williamson, Texas, USA

Birth	10 Oct 1911	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	17 Dec 1915	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father	Henry Theodore Bethke, b. 22 Oct 1873, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hanna Theresa Kokel, b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Nov 1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Birth	30 Jun 1916	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Died	18 Dec 1921	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA
Buried	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Father	Henry Theodore Bethke, b. 22 Oct 1873, Buckley, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hanna Theresa Kokel, b. 2 Jun 1876, Warda, Fayette, Texas, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	19 Nov 1896	Walburg, Williamson, Texas, USA

Henry Theodore Bethke

Otto August Bethke

Eleonora Emma Pauline Bethke

Hugo Christian Johann Bethke

Emelie Wilhelmina Bethke

Lydia Ida Emma Bethke

August Ferdinand Bethke

Anna Katherina Maus

Hanna Theresa Kokel

Walter Ferdinand Bethke

Louise Christiana Natalie Bethke

Alfred John Karl Bethke

Anton Henry Bethke

Theodore Reinhold Bethke

Louis Christian Martin Bethke

Bertha Lena Theresa Bethke

Bernhard William Walter Bethke

Edward Otto Gerhardt Bethke

Edwin Herman Emil Bethke

Parents

Family

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