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Edna Rode

Edna was born on February 27th, 1908.¹ Edna's father was Fred Rode and her mother was Anna Strohmeier. Her maternal grandparents were Henry Strohmeier and Mary Bangert (Kraftt). She had four brothers and five sisters, named Fred, Henry, Louis, Louis, Marie, Frieda, Anna, Lucille and Alma. She was the second oldest of the ten children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Fred Rode
  - b.20 Dec 1877 d.21 Apr 1954
  
  Edna Rode
  - b.27 Feb 1908
  
  Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Strohmeier
  - b. in Ilse, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  
  Strohmeier
  
  Ernstine Philippine Stahlhuths
  - b.~ 1803 in Pollhagen, Lower Saxony, Germany
  
  Henry Strohmeier
  - b.05 Nov 1855 in Bickerburg, Germany d.07 Dec 1908 in Worden, Madison County, Illinois
  
  <Unknown>
  
  Anna Strohmeier
  - b.09 Apr 1887 d.28 Mar 1940
  
  <Unknown>
  - d.~ 1864
  
  Mary Bangert (Kraftt)
  - b.12 Aug 1863 in Hessen-Darmstadt area, Germany d.13 Jul 1933 at Home of Kate Heepke, Illinois
  
  Catherine Elisabeth Kraftt
  - b.23 Jan 1833 d.27 Jan 1916

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Edna's family

Edna and August were married on February 19th, 1928.¹ They had four sons and three daughters, named Virgil, Donald, Alvin, Roger, Verla, Betty and Rose.

Children
- Virgil Fred Wilkening
  Virgil was born on August 27th, 1930.² He died at just 1 days old on August 28th, 1930 in Hamel, Madison County, Illinois.²
  
  Donald Wilkening
  Donald was born on September 7th, 1932.³ He died from cancer, Liver, at the age of 71 on March 29th, 2004. He was buried at the Immanuel United Church of Christ Cemetery.⁴³
  
  Verla June Wilkening
  
  Betty Wilkening
  
  Rose Marie Wilkening
  
  Alvin Victor Wilkening
  
  Roger Wilkening

¹ Alvin Wilkening
² Janet Wilkening
³ 344-32-6262
⁴ US Veterans Cemeteries, ca 1800-2006

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