Julius J Wilker (1901

Date : 27 Apr 1964
Location : Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Mary's, OH

Rites Held Monday For J. Wilker

Dies Of Heart Attack On His 63 Birthday

Julius J. Wilker, of Celina route 5, former St. Marys resident. died suddenly Thursday at 8:30 a. m. of a heart attack at his home. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Joint Township Memorial hospital.

Mr. Wilker, actively engaged in farming, was born in Guadalupe, Mercer County, April 23, 1901. He was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Schmitmeyer Wilker. On July 22, 1925 he married Gertrude Walker who survives with nine children. They are Martin and Charles, both of Celina route 5, Jerome, New Bremen route 1; Lester, Celina Road, St Marys; Wilfred, New Bremen, Bernard, St Marys rural route; Gerald, Wapakoneta route 2; Mrs. Earl Mangen, Houston route 1 and Paul of Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Also surviving are 28 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Ulrich Boehmer and Mrs. Ed Schweller, both of Dayton, and one brother, Louis Wilker of Montezuma. Five brothers and four sisters are deceased.

Mr. Wilker was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic church and the Holy Name Society of the church. He was a member, too, of the Knights of Columbus, St. Marys and the Catholic Knights of America, Coldwater.

A solemn requiem high mass was offered in Holy Rosary church Monday at 9:30 a. m. Father Herbert Kramer, C.PP.S., brother-in-law of the deceased, officiated and burial was made in Gethsemane cemetery.

Mercer County Chronicle - Apr 30, 1964

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Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Franklin, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: T624_1214; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1375227

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Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Saint Marys, Auglaize, Ohio; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341486

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Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03027; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-27

Rites Held Monday For J. Wilker

Dies Of Heart Attack On His 63 Birthday

Julius J. Wilker, of Celina route 5, former St. Marys resident. died suddenly Thursday at 8:30 a. m. of a heart attack at his home. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Joint Township Memorial hospital.

Mr. Wilker, actively engaged in farming, was born in Guadalupe, Mercer County, April 23, 1901. He was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Schmitmeyer Wilker. On July 22, 1925 he married Gertrude Walker who survives with nine children. They are Martin and Charles, both of Celina route 5, Jerome, New Bremen route 1; Lester, Celina Road, St Marys; Wilfred, New Bremen, Bernard, St Marys rural route; Gerald, Wapakoneta route 2; Mrs. Earl Mangen, Houston route 1 and Paul of Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Also surviving are 28 grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Ulrich Boehmer and Mrs. Ed Schweller, both of Dayton, and one brother, Louis Wilker of Montezuma. Five brothers and four sisters are deceased.

Mr. Wilker was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic church and the Holy Name Society of the church. He was a member, too, of the Knights of Columbus, St. Marys and the Catholic Knights of America, Coldwater.

A solemn requiem high mass was offered in Holy Rosary church Monday at 9:30 a. m. Father Herbert Kramer, C.PP.S., brother-in-law of the deceased, officiated and burial was made in Gethsemane cemetery.

Source - Mercer County Chronicle - Apr 30, 1964

Research notes for Julius

Possible 1920 census record - The record show Julius as a brother-in-law but that absolutely does not fit. If he was listed as a lodger, I'd have no problem with this but...?

Apr 23 1901 Birth		Birth of Julius Wilker
Apr 1910 Age 8		Lived in Franklin, Mercer, Ohio (Census)
Jul 22 1925 Age 24		Married to Gertrude Kramer
Nov 04 1926 Age 25		Birth of child, Martin Wilker
Apr 1930 Age 28		Lived in Saint Marys, Auglaize, Ohio (Census)
Sep 13 1930 Age 29		Birth of child, Wilfred Wilker
Mar 07 1933 Age 31		Birth of child, Bernard Wilker
Apr 1940 Age 38		Lived in St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio (Census)
Apr 23 1964 Age 63		Death of Julius Wilker