Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1858–1908 – czgen Czech immigrants to America

Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ), 1858–1908 (aged 49 years)

Name

Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe )

Name: Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) /Toerpe/ ( Torpe )
Given names: Wilhelm E. ( William E. )
Surname: Toerpe
Name suffix: ( Torpe )

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	November 13, 1858 36 32 Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Note: Schwarzburg, Thuringia recorded as his birthplace in his 1880 Michigan marriage registration
Residence	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Birth of a brother	Carl ( Charles F. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) about 1859 Thüringen, Germany Note: age 22 at marriage in 1882
Birth of a brother	Herman R Toerpe ( Torpe ) August 1861 Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Note: 1888, 1895, and 1899 military enlistment registers recorded his birthplace as"Swartzburg, Germany"
Birth of a sister	Rosa H Toerpe June 1863 Thüringen, Germany
Birth of a sister	Theresia Toerpe 1867 Germany
Arrival	November 1868 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Note: Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1820-1897, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV9F-Y9XD : accessed 22 March 2015), Wilhelm Torpey, 1868; citing NARA microfilm publication M327 (
Birth of a brother	Max B Toerpe January 2, 1870 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Birth of a brother	Louis Toerpe about 1872 Illinois, USA
Marriage	Kate ( Kittie ) Green — View this family 1880 (aged 21 years) Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Kate ( Kittie ) Green — View this family April 17, 1880 (aged 21 years) Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Note: "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995,"index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCHZ-WJN : accessed 22 March 2015), William E. Toerpe and Kittie Green, 17 Apr 1880; citing reference p195n2922; FHL microfilm 1,377,623.
Residence	1880 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Note: Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Death of a father	Wilhelm ( William ) Toerpe June 18, 1882 Cook, Illinois, USA
Birth of a daughter	Clara Belle Toerpe March 30, 1887 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Death of a brother	Carl ( Charles F. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) about 1897 Illinois, USA Note: died between 1895 and 1900
Residence	1900 Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Note: "William Torpe"
Death of a daughter	Clara Belle Toerpe August 11, 1903 California, USA
Death	September 10, 1908 (aged 49 years) San Bernardino, California, USA
Burial	Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1822 — Thüringen, Germany Origin: before November 1867 — Germany Departure: about November 1867 — Bremen, Germany Arrival: December 3, 1867 — New York, New York, USA Death: June 18, 1882 — Cook, Illinois, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dorothea Kleeman Carolina ( Caroline ) Toerpe Anna Maria ( Mary ) Toerpe Eduard ( Edward William ) Toerpe Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) Carl ( Charles F. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) Herman R Toerpe ( Torpe ) Rosa H Toerpe Theresia Toerpe Max B Toerpe Louis Toerpe Wilhelm ( William ) Toerpe 1822–1882 Birth: about 1822 — Thüringen, Germany Death: June 18, 1882 — Cook, Illinois, USA
mother	Links Birth: about 1826 — Thüringen, Germany Destination: 1867 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Origin: 1867 — Germany Arrival: November 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Wilhelm ( William ) Toerpe Carolina ( Caroline ) Toerpe Anna Maria ( Mary ) Toerpe Eduard ( Edward William ) Toerpe Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) Carl ( Charles F. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) Herman R Toerpe ( Torpe ) Rosa H Toerpe Theresia Toerpe Max B Toerpe Louis Toerpe Dorothea Kleeman 1826– Birth: about 1826 — Thüringen, Germany
elder sister	Links Birth: about 1852 30 26 — Germany Departure: before October 1868 — Bremen, Germany Arrival: October 29, 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marriage: about 1869 Death: USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Engelbrecht Minna ( Minnie ) Engelbrecht August Engelbrecht Caroline Engelbrecht Herman Lawrence Engelbrecht Hulda ( Hilda ) Engelbrecht Carolina ( Caroline ) Toerpe 1852– Birth: about 1852 30 26 — Germany Death: USA
23 months elder sister	Links Birth: November 1853 31 27 — Germany Arrival: November 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marriage: August 3, 1872 — Cook, Illinois, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Heinrich ( Henry ) Meiners Heinrich Meiners Jr. Anna Maria ( Mary ) Toerpe 1853– Birth: November 1853 31 27 — Germany
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1856 34 30 — Germany Arrival: November 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marriage: January 22, 1879 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Naturalization: October 15, 1888 — Cook, Illinois, USA Death: February 15, 1923 — Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Burial: February 19, 1923 — Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Minna ( Minnie ) Weidemann Alma Toerpe Arthur Toerpe Edward Robert Toerpe Adline ( Minnie ) Toerpe Emma Toerpe Emil Louis Toerpe William Joseph Toerpe Eduard ( Edward William ) Toerpe 1856–1923 Birth: about 1856 34 30 — Germany Death: February 15, 1923 — Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
3 years himself	Links Birth: November 13, 1858 36 32 — Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Arrival: November 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marriage: 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Marriage: April 17, 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Death: September 10, 1908 — San Bernardino, California, USA Burial: Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kate ( Kittie ) Green Clara Belle Toerpe Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1858–1908 Birth: November 13, 1858 36 32 — Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Death: September 10, 1908 — San Bernardino, California, USA
14 months younger brother	Links Birth: about 1859 37 33 — Thüringen, Germany Arrival: October 29, 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marriage: April 23, 1882 — Cook, Illinois, USA Death: about 1897 — Illinois, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Marie Horazdovsky (born Stropnicky) Charles Francis ( Charles Frank ) Torpe Bessie Anna Torpe George William Torpe ( Toerpe ) Frida Anna Torpe Edward J. Torpe ( Toerpe ) Emilia C. ( Emma ) Torpe Carl ( Charles F. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1859–1897 Birth: about 1859 37 33 — Thüringen, Germany Death: about 1897 — Illinois, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 1861 39 35 — Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Arrival: November 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Military service: December 6, 1888 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Military service: March 5, 1892 — Fort Wingate, McKinley, New Mexico, USA Naturalization: October 17, 1892 — Cook, Illinois, USA Military service: November 9, 1895 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Military service: November 8, 1898 — Alabama, USA Military service: January 19, 1899 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Military service: April 14, 1901 — Matanzas, Cuba Death: November 12, 1925 — Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Burial: Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Herman R Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1861–1925 Birth: August 1861 39 35 — Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Death: November 12, 1925 — Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
23 months younger sister	Links Birth: June 1863 41 37 — Thüringen, Germany Marriage: May 30, 1894 — Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA Marriage: about 1905 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death: October 6, 1937 — San Diego, California, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Enoch G Prall Lillian D. Prall Becker Richard Prall Becker Family with spouse John F Becker Lillian D. Prall Becker Richard Prall Becker Rosa H Toerpe 1863–1937 Birth: June 1863 41 37 — Thüringen, Germany Death: October 6, 1937 — San Diego, California, USA
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1867 45 41 — Germany Arrival: October 29, 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marriage: June 29, 1886 — Cook, Illinois, USA Death: USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gustav Jesse Theresia Toerpe 1867– Birth: 1867 45 41 — Germany Death: USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: January 2, 1870 48 44 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death: December 18, 1935 — Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA Burial: December 21, 1935 — Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Louisa ( Louise ) Rohn William Leo Toerpe Leonard Torpey Theodore Toerpe Max E Toerpe Ruth Torpy Clara Augusta Louisa Toerpe Max B Toerpe 1870–1935 Birth: January 2, 1870 48 44 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death: December 18, 1935 — Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1872 50 46 — Illinois, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Louis Toerpe 1872– Birth: about 1872 50 46 — Illinois, USA

Family with Kate ( Kittie ) Green
himself	Links Birth: November 13, 1858 36 32 — Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Arrival: November 1868 — Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marriage: 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Marriage: April 17, 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Death: September 10, 1908 — San Bernardino, California, USA Burial: Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kate ( Kittie ) Green Clara Belle Toerpe Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1858–1908 Birth: November 13, 1858 36 32 — Schwarzburg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Death: September 10, 1908 — San Bernardino, California, USA
wife	Links Birth: June 16, 1859 32 — Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA Birth: June 1859 32 — Illinois, USA Marriage: 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Marriage: April 17, 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Death: July 6, 1939 — San Bernardino, California, USA Burial: Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) Clara Belle Toerpe Kate ( Kittie ) Green 1859–1939 Birth: June 16, 1859 32 — Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA Death: July 6, 1939 — San Bernardino, California, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Marriage — April 17, 1880 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
7 years daughter	Links Birth: March 30, 1887 28 27 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death: August 11, 1903 — California, USA Burial: Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Clara Belle Toerpe 1887–1903 Birth: March 30, 1887 28 27 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death: August 11, 1903 — California, USA

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Birth	Schwarzburg, Thuringia recorded as his birthplace in his 1880 Michigan marriage registration
Arrival	Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1820-1897, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV9F-Y9XD : accessed 22 March 2015), Wilhelm Torpey, 1868; citing NARA microfilm publication M327 (
Marriage	"Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995,"index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCHZ-WJN : accessed 22 March 2015), William E. Toerpe and Kittie Green, 17 Apr 1880; citing reference p195n2922; FHL microfilm 1,377,623.
Residence	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Residence	"William Torpe"

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Family with parents
father	Wilhelm ( William ) Toerpe 1822–1882
mother	Dorothea Kleeman 1826–
elder sister Family Charles Engelbrecht Minna ( Minnie ) Engelbrecht August Engelbrecht Caroline Engelbrecht Herman Lawrence Engelbrecht Hulda ( Hilda ) Engelbrecht	Carolina ( Caroline ) Toerpe 1852–
elder sister Family Heinrich ( Henry ) Meiners Heinrich Meiners Jr.	Anna Maria ( Mary ) Toerpe 1853–
elder brother Family Minna ( Minnie ) Weidemann Alma Toerpe Arthur Toerpe Edward Robert Toerpe Adline ( Minnie ) Toerpe Emma Toerpe Emil Louis Toerpe William Joseph Toerpe	Eduard ( Edward William ) Toerpe 1856–1923
himself	Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1858–1908
younger brother Family Marie Horazdovsky (born Stropnicky) Charles Francis ( Charles Frank ) Torpe Bessie Anna Torpe George William Torpe ( Toerpe ) Frida Anna Torpe Edward J. Torpe ( Toerpe ) Emilia C. ( Emma ) Torpe	Carl ( Charles F. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1859–1897
younger brother	Herman R Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1861–1925
younger sister Family Enoch G Prall Lillian D. Prall Becker Richard Prall Becker Family John F Becker Lillian D. Prall Becker Richard Prall Becker	Rosa H Toerpe 1863–1937
younger sister Family Gustav Jesse	Theresia Toerpe 1867–
younger brother Family Louisa ( Louise ) Rohn William Leo Toerpe Leonard Torpey Theodore Toerpe Max E Toerpe Ruth Torpy Private Clara Augusta Louisa Toerpe	Max B Toerpe 1870–1935
younger brother	Louis Toerpe 1872–

Family with Kate ( Kittie ) Green
himself	Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe ) 1858–1908
wife Parents Merrill Green	Kate ( Kittie ) Green 1859–1939
daughter	Clara Belle Toerpe 1887–1903

Descendants

Wilhelm E. ( William E. ) Toerpe ( Torpe )(1858–1908)
- Kate ( Kittie ) Green1880
  - Clara Belle Toerpe(1887–1903)