BLAASE Weibke Margaret "Phoebe"[1] 1881 - 1975

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• Nickname	Phoebe
  Birth	8 Jan 1881	Garrett Township, Douglas County, Illinois   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois   [3]
  	1900 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois
  	Andy Blasse (sic) was 58, born in January 1848 in Germany. He has been married 29 years, and his wife was the mother of nine, seven of whom were still living. He had immigrated in 1860 and was a farmer. His household included his wife Webeka, age 44, born in October 1856 in Germany. She had immigrated im 1864; children Tenna, age 22, born in May 1878, employed as a servant; «b»Phebe«/b», age 19, born in March 1881, employed as a servant; Andrew Jr., age 16, born in September 1884, farm laborer; John, age 15, born in April 1885, farm laborer; George, age 12, born in May 1888, farm laborer; William, age 6, born in March 1894; and Carl H., age 3, born in February 1897. The children were all born in Illinois.
  Census	10 May 1910	Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois   [4]
  	1910 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois
  	Rom Gilreath was 29, and had been married four months. He was born in North Carolina, as were his parents. He was employed as a farm laborer and was living with his wife, «b»Phebe«/b», age 29, born in Illinois. They were living next door to her parents and siblings.
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois   [5]
  	1920 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois
  	Rom Gilreath was 38, born in North Carolina. He was a farmer and head of a household that included his wife, «b»Phoebe«/b», age 39, born in Schleswig Germany, and daughter Irene, age 9, born in Illinois.
  Census	23 Apr 1930	Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois   [6]
  	1930 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois
  	Rom L. Gilreath was 49, born in North Carolina. He had been married 29 years, and owned real estate valued at $16,200. Rom was a farmer and head of a household that included his wife, «b»Phoebe«/b», age 49, born in Illinois; daughter Irene, age 19, born in Illinois; and Ruby McDonald, age 22, born in Tennessee, who was working as a farm laborer for Rom. Ruby and Irene were to marry before long.
  Died	4 Nov 1975	Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [7, 8]
  	Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis
  	Phoebe died at a Medicenter in Springfield, IL. She was residing in a rural area near Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois at the time of her death.
  Buried	6 Nov 1975	Cumberland Sugar Creek Cemetery, Sangamon County, Illinois   [7, 8]
  	Block D, Lot 8. Lot owned by Rom Gilreath and Ruby McDonald.
  Person ID	I15204	Wheeler
  Last Modified	05 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	BLAASE Andreas "Andrew", Sr.,   b. 10 Jan 1848, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ,   d. 23 Mar 1921, Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois
  Mother	VON LANKEN Wiebke Margarethe "Phoebe",   b. 15 Oct 1853, Germany ,   d. 12 Jan 1929, Garrett Township, Douglas County, Illinois
  Married	25 Nov 1871	Douglas County, Illinois
  Alt. Marriage	25 Nov 1873
  Family ID	F3545	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	GILREATH Romulus Lee "Rom",   b. 10 Apr 1881, Alexander County, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Feb 1961, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Married	28 Dec 1909	Douglas County, Illinois   [9]
  Marriage License	28 Dec 1909	Douglas County, Illinois   [10]
  	Rom Gilbreath, age 28, and Phoebe Blaase, age 28, both of Tuscola, Illinois.
  Children	> 1. GILREATH Alice Irene,   b. 25 Oct 1910, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois ,   d. 11 Feb 2006, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2010
  Family ID	F3548	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 8 Jan 1881 - Garrett Township, Douglas County, Illinois Census - 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois - 18 Jun 1900 - Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Married - 28 Dec 1909 - Douglas County, Illinois Marriage License - 28 Dec 1909 - Douglas County, Illinois Census - 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois - 10 May 1910 - Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Census - 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois - 12 Jan 1920 - Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Census - 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois - 23 Apr 1930 - Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Died - Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis - 4 Nov 1975 - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Buried - 6 Nov 1975 - Cumberland Sugar Creek Cemetery, Sangamon County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Rom, Phoebe (Blaase) and Irene Gilreath
  		Romulus "Rom" and Phoebe (Blaase) Gilreath

  
  

  Headstones

  Tombstone of Romulus "Rom" and Phoebe (Blaase) Gilreath Cumberland Sugar Creek Cemetery, near Glenarm, Sangamon County, Illinois Status: Located

  
  

• Sources

  [S931] Letter from Clements, Mabel (Blaase) 27 Oct 2000, Mabel (Blaase) Clements Mrs. Mabel Clements, 18665 W. Benard Dr., Apt. 289, San Diego, CA 92127. [S969] Douglas County, Illinois Birth Register 1, County Clerk, Douglas County, Illinois, (Family History Library microfilm 1293658), Record #1411, p. 112 (Reliability: 3), 9 Dec 2000. Weibke was the fourth child of Andrew and Weibke (Von Lankin) Blaase. He was age 33, a farmer in Garrett Township. His wife was age 27. Mrs. M. Blaase was the midwife. [S944] Census, Illinois, 1900, Douglas Co., (Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.), Year: 1900; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll T623_297; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 54. (Reliability: 3), 26 Jul 2010. [S945] Census, Illinois, 1910, Douglas Co., Year: 1910; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll T624_285; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 93; Image: 453. (Reliability: 3), 26 Jul 2010. [S1080] Census, Illinois, 1920, Douglas Co., (Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920. T625, 2,076 rolls.), Year: 1920;Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll T625_305; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 193. (Reliability: 3), 26 Jul 2010. [S1082] Census, Illinois, 1930, Douglas Co., (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.), Year: 1930; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll 510; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 942.0. (Reliability: 3), 26 Jul 2010. [S2382] E-mail, Lou Wojtas, (Lou Wojtas ). [S2390] Death Certificate - Gilreath, Phoebe (Blaase), Illinois Department of Public Health, (Photocopy of Medical Certificate of Death Nr. 75-060985), Reg. District 84.0; Registered Nr. 1710 (Reliability: 3), 5 Aug 2010. [S971] Douglas Co, Illinois Marr Index pre-1916 (Females), Douglas County, Illinois County Clerk, (Family History Library film 1293660, Item 7), Reg. 3, p. 119; Rec. 5, p. 302 (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 2010. [S919] Douglas Co, Illinois Marriage Licenses 1894-1911, Douglas County Clerk, (FHL film 1295956, Item #3).