Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks^{[1, 2]}

1843 - 1915  (71 years)   Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz

1849 - 1891  (41 years)

Birth	7 Jun 1849	Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Died	11 Apr 1891	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Buried	1891	Lambrecht Cemetery, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Father	Johann Ludwig Schulz,   b. 10 Apr 1806, Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhienland-Pfalz, Germany
Mother	Charlotte Carolina Retzlaff,   b. 6 Aug 1816, Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Married	1838
Family	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Children	+ 1. Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 2. Emil Voecks,   b. 21 Jan 1875, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 3. Frank Carl Voecks,   b. 17 Mar 1877, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 4. Amanda Augusta Voecks,   b. 16 Mar 1879, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 5. Richard Voecks,   b. 30 Sep 1881, Nebraska, United States + 6. Martha Minnie Louise Voecks,   b. 23 Dec 1883, Nebraska + 7. Ernest Voecks,   b. 30 Aug 1886, Pierce, Nebraska, United States + 8. Arthur Voecks,   b. 27 Jul 1888, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks

1873 - 1954  (81 years)

Birth	19 May 1873	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Died	15 Oct 1954
Buried	1954	New Lutheran Cemetery, Norfolk, Ne
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Hedvik (Hattie) Minnie Martha Dreger,   b. 5 May 1895 + 2. Helen Dreger,   b. 9 May 1896   3. Erna Doria Friedrika Dreger,   b. 17 Jul 1897 + 4. Mattie Amanda Amelia Dreger,   b. 29 Aug 1898, Pierce Co., NE + 5. Arthur Carl Frank Dreger,   b. 17 Dec 1899 + 6. Clara Ida Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 7. Martha Minnie Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 8. Rose Elsa Mary Dreger,   b. 5 Jul 1903 + 9. Oscar F. Dreger,   b. 31 Jan 1906 + 10. Viola Adella Dreger,   b. 1 Nov 1909 + 11. Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States + 12. George Albert Fredrich Dreger,   b. 18 Dec 1914

Emil Voecks

1875 - 1932  (57 years)

Birth	21 Jan 1875	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Died	20 Nov 1932	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	Elizabeth Helena Lambrecht
Married	5 Jan 1904	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Frank Carl Voecks

1877 - 1954  (76 years)

Birth	17 Mar 1877	Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Died	17 Jan 1954	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Buried	1954	Pierce, Nebraska, United States of America
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	Mary Katherine Lambrecht,   b. 24 Apr 1882, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	31 Oct 1901	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Amanda Augusta Voecks

1879 - 1950  (70 years)

Birth	16 Mar 1879	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Died	4 Mar 1950
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	William Frederick Kerstein

Richard Voecks

1881 - 1957  (75 years)

Birth	30 Sep 1881	Nebraska, United States
Died	9 May 1957	Nebraska, United States
Buried	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States of America
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	Meta Minnie May Retzlaff
Married	24 Oct 1908	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Martha Minnie Louise Voecks

1883 - 1967  (84 years)

Birth	23 Dec 1883	Nebraska
Died	28 Dec 1967
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	August A Kerstein
Married	23 Nov 1903	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Ernest Voecks

1886 - 1953  (67 years)

Birth	30 Aug 1886	Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Died	22 Oct 1953	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	Helene Louise Martha Lambrecht
Married	22 May 1913	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States

Arthur Voecks

1888 - 1976  (87 years)

Birth	27 Jul 1888	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Died	13 Jul 1976	Madison, Nebraska, United States
Buried	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family 1	Amanda Peterson
Family 2	Olga Martha Wichmann
Married	8 Feb 1908	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Family 3	Laura Clara Zumbrum
Married	4 Mar 1955	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE

• Name	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks
  Birth	20 Oct 1843	Pomerania, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Willow Creek, Pierce, Nebraska, USA
  Death	14 Sep 1915	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
  Burial	Lambrecht Cemetery, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
  Person ID	I158	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany d. 11 Apr 1891, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
  Children	+ 1. Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 15 Oct 1954 (Age 81 years) > 2. Emil Voecks,   b. 21 Jan 1875, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 20 Nov 1932, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States (Age 57 years) > 3. Frank Carl Voecks,   b. 17 Mar 1877, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 17 Jan 1954, Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States (Age 76 years) > 4. Amanda Augusta Voecks,   b. 16 Mar 1879, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 4 Mar 1950 (Age 70 years) > 5. Richard Voecks,   b. 30 Sep 1881, Nebraska, United States d. 9 May 1957, Nebraska, United States (Age 75 years) > 6. Martha Minnie Louise Voecks,   b. 23 Dec 1883, Nebraska d. 28 Dec 1967 (Age 84 years) > 7. Ernest Voecks,   b. 30 Aug 1886, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 22 Oct 1953, Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States (Age 67 years) > 8. Arthur Voecks,   b. 27 Jul 1888, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 13 Jul 1976, Madison, Nebraska, United States (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  [S500089] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1269288839/friedrich-wilheim-voecks-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Friedrich Wilheim Voecks&lt;br&gt;Also known as: William Voecks&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Oct 20 1843 - Pomerania, Germany&lt;br&gt;Immigration: 1874&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - Willow Creek, Pierce, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1900 - Foster & Willow Creek Precincts, Pierce, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Sep 14 1915 - Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Lambrecht Cemetery, Pierce, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Johanna Voecks (born Schulz)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Matilda Bertha Augusta Draeger (born Voecks)</a>, <a>Emil Carl Frank Voecks</a>, <a>Tillie Dreger (born Voecks)</a>, <a>Frank Carl Voecks</a>, <a>Amanda Augusta Kirstein (born Voecks)</a>, <a>Richard Voecks</a>, <a>Martha Kirstine (born Voecks)</a>, <a>Ernest F. Voecks</a>, <a>Arthur J. Voecks</a> [S500090] 1880 United States Federal Census, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). William Voecks&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1844 - Germany&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - Willow Creek, Pierce, Nebraska, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 36&lt;br&gt;Marital status: Married&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Farmer&lt;br&gt;Race: White&lt;br&gt;Ethnicity: American&lt;br&gt;New dwelling: X&lt;br&gt;Father's birth place: Germany&lt;br&gt;Mother's birth place: Germany&lt;br&gt;Wife: Johanna Voecks&lt;br&gt;Children: Amile Voecks, Amanda Voecks, Matilda Voecks, Franz Voecks&lt;br&gt;Census: ='household'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Household&lt;br&gt;Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives&lt;br&gt;Head; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69504699/william-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891"&gt;William Voecks&lt;/a&gt;; 36; &lt;br&gt;Wife; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69373845/johanna-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891"&gt;Johanna Voecks&lt;/a&gt;; 31; &lt;br&gt;Daughter; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69545972/matilda-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891"&gt;Matilda Voecks&lt;/a&gt;; 7; &lt;br&gt;Son; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69373846/amile-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891"&gt;Amile Voecks&lt;/a&gt;; 5; &lt;br&gt;Son; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-93858547/franz-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891"&gt;Franz Voecks&lt;/a&gt;; 3; &lt;br&gt;Daughter; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10129-69373847/amanda-voecks-in-1880-united-states-federal-census?s=26610891"&gt;Amanda Voecks&lt;/a&gt;; 1;