Christian Berg
Philippine Luedtke
Wilhelm Johann Ferdinand Berg
(1868-1948)
Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmina Roeske
(1867-1922)
Frank William Berg
(1900-1964)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Viola Ida (Koch) Cook

Frank William Berg 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 24 Nov 1900, , Williamson County, Texas 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Viola Ida (Koch) Cook on 20 Dec 1923 in , Williamson County, Texas
  • Died: 27 Sep 1964, Houston, Harris County, Texas at age 63 5 6 7
  • Buried: 30 Sep 1964, Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas 8

   Cause of his death was acute cardiac failure due to hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease.6

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  General Notes:

His christened name may have been Frank Wilhelm Christian Berg. Frank's parents, William Johann Ferdinand Berg and Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmina Roeske, came to America in 1894 from Germany. At the time of the 1910 census, they were in Wilbarger County, Texas, where his father farmed. German was spoken in the home and no one in the family spoke English at that time. At the time to the 1920 census, they were living in Williamson County, Texas, where his father farmed. The census is marked that all family members could speak English.

At the time of the 1930 census, Frank was an employee at an automobile shop. He rented his home in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, for $11 a month. He had 2 roomers listed with the household. One was 20 year old Emil Cook, which may have been his wife's brother. His own brother Emil was married to his wife's sister Jessie and lived next to him.

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  Additional Information:

• Death Certificate Image: here.


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Frank married Viola Ida (Koch) Cook, daughter of Emil M. (Koch) Cook and Augusta Emma Schmidt, on 20 Dec 1923 in , Williamson County, Texas. (Viola Ida (Koch) Cook was born on 3 Dec 1906 in Industry, Austin County, Texas,9 died on 16 Jul 1994 in Humble, Harris County, Texas 7 10 and was buried on 19 Jul 1994 in Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas 8.)


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Sources


1 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 4, Wilbarger, Texas; Roll T624_1597; Page: 2A; ED: 240; Image: 938. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Williamson, Texas; Roll T625_1857; Page: 12A; ED: 167; Image: 822. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1930 United States Federal Census, Taylor, Williamson, Texas; Roll 2411; Page: 27A and 27B; ED: 18; Image: 784.0 and 785.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 Rebecca Ann Myers Reeves, Myers-Reeves Family Tree ([email protected], RootsWeb.com Gedcom :2720040).

5 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 449-01-6311; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 56914.

7 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 FindAGrave.com.

9 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Roll Number: 1903_0016; Certificate Number: 660. Repository: Ancestry.com.

10 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 460-14-3178; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.


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