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Josephine Frances Plate
Born : 12 Mar 1864
Burlington, WI
Died : 25 Jan 1940
Burlington, WI
Age:75y 10m 13d
Father :
Descendants of Casper Plate Casper Plate (1834-1866)
Mother :
Ancestors of Elizabeth Schemmer Descendants of Elizabeth Schemmer Elizabeth Schemmer (1838-1918)
Married :
Descendants of Henry Vos Henry Vos (1865-1935)
on 05 May 1891
in St. Mary's, Burlington, WI
Children :
Ancestors of Herbert Vos Descendants of Herbert Vos Herbert Vos (1892-1937)
Ancestors of Aloysius Vos Descendants of Aloysius Vos Aloysius Vos (1893-1944)
Ancestors of Hugo Vos Hugo Vos (1895-1897)
Ancestors of Marie Vos Marie Vos (1896-1986)
Ancestors of Roman Vos Roman Vos (1898-1974)
Ancestors of Edmund Vos Descendants of Edmund Vos Edmund Vos (1901-1984)
Ancestors of Cletus Vos Cletus Vos (1904-1967)
Ancestors of Elizabeth Vos Descendants of Elizabeth Vos Elizabeth Vos (1906-1988)
Ancestors of Victor Vos Victor Vos (1908-1908)
Ancestors of Lucille Vos Descendants of Lucille Vos Lucille Vos (1911-1980)
Siblings :
Ancestors of Henry Plate Descendants of Henry Plate Henry Plate (1859-1941)
Ancestors of Louis Plate Descendants of Louis Plate Louis Plate (1861-1939)
Ancestors of Elizabeth Plate Elizabeth Plate (1866-1884)
Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : 1st Cousin (3x rem)
Database ID : 694
Date Created : 18 Feb 2009
Last Updated : 03 Nov 2019

Date : 29 Jan 1940
Location : St. Mary's Cemetery, Burlington, WI

Mrs. Henry Vos Dies Following Pneumonia Attack

 

Mrs. Henry Vos, 75, died suddenly at her home at 523 McHenry Street Thursday night. Mrs. Vos, who had been suffering from pneumonia, was thought to be well on the way to recovery when she was suddenly stricken.

Mrs. Vos, whose maiden name was Josephine Plate, was born March 12, 1864, in an old stone house which stood on the site of the home where she died. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Plate. Her girlhood was spent in Burlington, and she was married to Henry Vos on May 5, 1891, in St. Mary's church by the late Rev. Theodore Jacobs. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Vos took up their residence at 523 McHenry street, and Mrs. Vos continued to live there following her husband's death on Jan. 9, 1935.

Surviving are seven children, A. H. Vos, Kansasville; Mrs. Stanley Szydlowski, Burlington; Roman Vos, Ed Vos and Cletus Vos, Antioch, Ill.; Mrs. Elizabeth Oldenburg, Burlington. and Mrs. George Feireisen, Minneapolis. She also is survived by one brother, Henry Plate, San Diego, Calif., and 20 granchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a. m. in St. Mary's church.
 
Racine Journal Times - Jan 27, 1940

No headstone photos



Source - St. Mary's, Burlington, WI, Vol 1 - Baptism Records; 1846-1873; Image 598/852

Mary Solbreiter - Line 1

(cont from Francis Schemmer)

Elizabeth Schemmer - Line 4

Source - Year: 1870; Census Place: Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1733; Page: 206; Image: 27.

Heinrich Schemmer - Line 43

Elizabeth Schemmer - Line 44

Source - Year: 1880; Census Place: Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1443; Family History Film: 1255443; Page: 227.3000;



Source - St. Mary's, Burlington, WI, Vol 4 - Marriage Records; 1846-1890; Image 222/866

Henry Vos - Line 27

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T623_1813; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 24

Nellie McCarthy - line 30

Henry Vos - line 41

Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Burlington Ward 3, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1734; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 69.

Mary Epping - Line 57

(w/family)

Henry Vos - Line 86

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Burlington Ward 3, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2011; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 565.

Mrs. Henry Vos Dies Following Pneumonia Attack

Mrs. Henry Vos, 75, died suddenly at her home at 523 McHenry Street Thursday night. Mrs. Vos, who had been suffering from pneumonia, was thought to be well on the way to recovery when she was suddenly stricken.

Mrs. Vos, whose maiden name was Josephine Plate, was born March 12, 1864, in an old stone house which stood on the site of the home where she died. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Plate. Her girlhood was spent in Burlington, and she was married to Henry Vos on May 5, 1891, in St. Mary's church by the late Rev. Theodore Jacobs. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Vos took up their residence at 523 McHenry street, and Mrs. Vos continued to live there following her husband's death on Jan. 9, 1935.

Surviving are seven children, A. H. Vos, Kansasville; Mrs. Stanley Szydlowski, Burlington; Roman Vos, Ed Vos and Cletus Vos, Antioch, Ill.; Mrs. Elizabeth Oldenburg, Burlington. and Mrs. George Feireisen, Minneapolis. She also is survived by one brother, Henry Plate, San Diego, Calif., and 20 granchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a. m. in St. Mary's church.

Source - Racine Journal Times - Jan 27, 1940

Research notes for Josephine

S 02-02-40 & card
S 01-17-41
F 02-01-40
SM Bap I-119 #13
G 588
SM Cem. A-2-1
Mar 12
1864
Birth
Birth of Josephine Plate
Sep 20
1866
Age 2
Death of father, Casper Plate
Jun
1870
Age 6
Lived in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
Jun
1880
Age 16
Lived in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
May 05
1891
Age 27
Married to Henry Vos
Mar 01
1892
Age 27
Birth of child, Herbert Vos
Aug 08
1893
Age 29
Birth of child, Aloysius Vos
Mar 10
1895
Age 30
Birth of child, Hugo Vos
Oct 02
1896
Age 32
Birth of child, Marie Vos
Feb 27
1897
Age 32
Death of child, Hugo Vos
May 14
1898
Age 34
Birth of child, Roman Vos
Jun
1900
Age 36
Lived in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
Feb 01
1901
Age 36
Birth of child, Edmund Vos
Feb 08
1904
Age 39
Birth of child, Cletus Vos
Jan 13
1906
Age 41
Birth of child, Elizabeth Vos
Mar 15
1908
Age 44
Birth of child, Victor Vos
Oct 21
1908
Age 44
Death of child, Victor Vos
Apr
1910
Age 46
Lived in Burlington Ward 3, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
Feb 04
1911
Age 46
Birth of child, Lucille Vos
Mar 23
1918
Age 54
Death of mother, Elizabeth Schemmer
Jan
1920
Age 55
Lived in Burlington Ward 3, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
Jan 09
1935
Age 70
Death of spouse, Henry Vos
Feb 21
1937
Age 72
Death of child, Herbert Vos
Jan 25
1940
Age 75
Death of Josephine Plate


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