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Johna "Jannie" Wilken Kincade 1902 - c. 1985

Jannie Johna Wilken Kincade of Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois was born on January 30, 1902 at Milford, IL, and died at age 83 years old circa August 5, 1985.
Jannie Johna Wilken Kincade
Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois 60942
January 30, 1902
Milford, IL
circa August 5, 1985
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Jannie Johna Wilken Kincade's History: 1902 - circa 1985

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  • 01/30
    1902

    Birthday

    January 30, 1902
    Birthdate
    Milford, IL
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Jannie's Mother and Father were both born in Germany. Her Mother (Anna Schmidt)was born in Borkum on the Friesian Islands and her father (Coord Wilken) was born in Munkeboe, Germany. Coord and Anna were married in Germany and came over with two children. Margaretha Wilken and Henry Wilken. Margaretha was about 4 years old and Henry about 2 or 3.
  • Military Service

    No Jannie was not a veteran.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Jannie worked at the Milford, IL canning factory and she walked to work every day, no matter the weather. She provided for her seven children after her husband left her. She worked hard all of her life and was a kind and loving mother.
  • 08/5
    1985
    circa

    Death

    circa August 5, 1985
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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Did you know?
In 1902, in the year that Johna "Jannie" Wilken Kincade was born, the Bureau of the Census was established. This was the government department that was a boon to family historians - it, even now, is responsible for taking the census and provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States.
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In 1915, at the age of just 13 years old, Jannie was alive when the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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