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- Bio: Fredericka "Sophia" Wilke was married to Ferdinand Juhl on February 12, 1883 in Burlington, Iowa. They then went to the homestead north of Riverdale in Buffalo County, Nebraska and a dugout home. They had eight children together. Sophia had immigrated from Germany in 1882 and was staying with her brother, Henry in Burlington, Iowa. Henry was nine years older than Sophia and had arrived in the US thirteen years before his sister. Here is her brother Henry's record: Name: Heinrich WilkeDeparture Date: 17 Aug 1869 from HamburgBirth Date: abt 1847 Age: 22. Gender: männlich (Male)Residence: Salzwedel, HannoverOccupation: Landmann Ship Name: Berlin Captain: Hewart. Shipping Clerk: Morris & Co. Ship Type: Damp Schiff Accommodation: ohne AngabeShip Flag: England Port of Arrival: Hull (New York via Liverpool)*Henry's daughter Helena Wilke (Lena) married Sophia's son Charles William (Charlie) in 1910 in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska. Ferdinand and Sophia moved from the homestead farm to a small house in the village of Riverdale in 1912. Ferdinand was not in good health. Their son John Juhl was living on the farm in 1913. Son Alexander returned to the homestead sometime in 1913 from San Francisco where he had lived for about five or six years working as a Teamster or longshoreman on the pier. Alexander had finally responded to the plea that he return home. Ferdinand wanted Alexander to take over the farm. Alexander was the favourite son after all. Ferdinand and Sophia's daughter Helena Juhl Berkheimer wrote on January 31, 1976: My father was born in Germany on September 30, 1851. Came to America at the age of 17 and settled for a while in Burlington, Iowa; also, in St. Louis, Missouri--worked in a saloon for some time. He then, with another man started for the Black Hills of South Dakota to mine gold of which he did get some.He came back, stopped at Kearney, Nebraska and there he met and became fast friends with the Koeppe family. Louis, the youngest son became a businessman for years in Kearney. (Shirley Spencer met June Koeppe in the Kearney Library in June 2007 when both were using microfesh machines to do research. June knew the Juhl name,) Ferdinand took out the first homestead (Lot 7-8-9-10) about the year 1879.The second homestead sometime after that. He discovered he could not hold it as only one was allowed by law so he sold it to his wife.1880: Father had a horse and a mule to pull the breaking plow. He had to break up the prairie, work the ground and plant seed. Corn was planted by hand planter, was pushed into the ground, released a kernel of corn, was covered by foot, then onto the next step. Corn was picked by hand, shelled by hand sheller. They would get a load by hand, take it to town an all-day trip. Sold for 10 cents a bushel. He had to have a well. He had two horses, finally a cow. As the years went by, drought, and grasshoppers destroyed crops one year. They flew in like dark clouds. And where they lit, all vegetation was eaten. Finally, a crop. Also, a new building (one room) was put up as a home with a dirt floor. Times got better. A new house was built--other buildings were added. During this time, the material needed for the railroad being built through Broken Bow was hauled by team and wagon from Kearney past the farm stopping for a place to stay at night and feed their horses. Charges were made for the animals and people. Another quarter section was added. A neighbour had to sell at $2,000 a few years later so another half section was added to the north which was all prairie. The family also grew. Four boys to help till the soil. A homestead had 5 years to make improvements such as buildings to gain a quarter section of land. In December of 1885 they had met all of the requirements. They were homesteaders. The children Sophia gave birth to were: Nellie. May 8, 1884. Died Oct 1884Son stillborn. July 12, 1885George Quincy June 6, 1886-January 3, 1937 Married Nina Hubbard on March 3, 1911 January 24, 1891-February 19, 1983John Henry March 25, 1888-March 18, 1969 Married Jenevive Margaret Jacobson April 13, 1918 July 26, 1896-March 13, 1966 Alexander November 16, 1889-January 16, 1951 Married Evalena Henderson on May 28, 1914 November 25, 1890-May 2, 1938Charles William March 17, 1891- December 9, 1974 Married Helene (Lena) Wilke on February 3, 1910 in Hastings, NE August 13, 1887-June 17, 1985Helena Sophia October 30, 1893-September 19, 1988 Married Edward Earl Berkheimer February 26, 1919 April 4, 1988-March 17, 1968Anna Maria January 11, 1899-February 11, 1992 Married Duane Dennis on June 22, 1918 October 8, 1898-June 16, 1984 Sophia died Novel
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1856 - 1943 (87 år)
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