NameJohann Wilhelmi
Birth1 Mar 1840, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany2,3,5
Death30 Nov 1918, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
BurialLake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
OccupationRailroad laborer--1880; farmer--1900; farmer on a general farm--1910.
Spouses
DeathLorain County, Ohio?
Deathbef 1910, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio?5
Marriageabt 1896, Lorain County, Ohio?
Notes for Johann Wilhelmi
Source: Illerich Family Book, p. 277; Ancestry.com—New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; and Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; and www.findagrave.com.
He arrived in New York, New York on November 15, 1867, having sailed from Antwerp, Belgium on the ship “City of Cork.” The passenger list gave laborer as his occupation. The census for 1900 recorded that he immigrated in 1868 and had become a naturalized citizen.
In 1880, 1900 and 1910 he lived in North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio. In 1880 his family is enumerated on page 27 of the Ridgeville census documents. In 1900 his second wife Odelheid (or Adelaide) lived with him and his sons Peter and Victor.
In 1910 he lived with his son Victor.
Notes for Odelheid (Spouse 2)
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973.
She immigrated in 1868. She may have had two children.