Frederick William Vorwerk Jr.

Frederick William Vorwerk Jr.

• Father: Frederick William Vorwerk b. 27 February 1860, d. 28 October 1941
• Mother: Mary Georgia Meyers b. August 1860, d. 20 November 1928

• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. was born on 8 June 1884 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
• Frederick William Vorwerk and Mary Georgia Meyers appeared in the Minnesota state census of 1 May 1885 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, at 940 Raymond Avenue. Other members of the household included Frederick William Vorwerk Jr., Louis Henry Vorwerk and Atha Alice Vorwerk.
• Frederick William Vorwerk and Mary Georgia Meyers appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Minneapolis, Henepin County, Minnesota, at 330 5th Street. Other members of the household included Frederick William Vorwerk Jr., Louis Henry Vorwerk and Atha Alice Vorwerk.
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. appeared in the 1902 Minneapolis, Minnesota, City Directory at 330 NE 5th living with his father and employed by Gamble-Robinson Co..
• Frederick William Vorwerk and Mary Georgia Meyers appeared in the Minnesota state census of 1 June 1905 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, at 330 5th Street NE. Other members of the household included Frederick William Vorwerk Jr., Louis Henry Vorwerk and Atha Alice Vorwerk.
• He was a teamster, according to the 1905 census.
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. appeared in the 1909 Minneapolis, Minnesota, City Directory at 330 NE 5th listed as a marker with E. P. Stacy & Sons..
• Frederick William Vorwerk and Mary Georgia Meyers appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, at 5th Street North. Other members of the household included Frederick William Vorwerk Jr., Louis Henry Vorwerk and Atha Alice Vorwerk.
• He was salesman for a corn house, according to the 1910 census.
• He married Mary Frederica Laird, daughter of James Laird and Annie M. Brieden, circa 1910.
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. appeared in the 1916 Minneapolis, Minnesota, City Directory at 1100 24th Avenue N employed as a clerk..
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Local Board for Division 3, North High School, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, while living at 1616 Emerson North, and employed as a salesman with E. P. Stacy & Sons, 200 6th Street North.
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. and Mary Frederica Laird appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, at 1321 Dupont Avenue North. Other members of the household included Dorothy Marie Vorwerk, Margaret Frances Vorwerk and Charlotte B. Laird.
• He was a produce salesman, according to the 1920 census.
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. and Mary Frederica Laird appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, at 2222 Dupont Avenue North. Other members of the household included Dorothy Marie Vorwerk, Margaret Frances Vorwerk and Lottie Laird.
• He was a fruit and produce salesman, according to the 1930 census.
• In 25 December 1932, Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 2222 Dupont Avenue North at the time of his brother Louis's death.
• He officially witnessed the death of Louis Henry Vorwerk on 25 December 1932 at St. Barnabas Hospital in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
• The following appeared on 27 December 1932 in the Minneapolis Tribune: [Died] Louis Vorwerk, age 44, of 3247 Lyndale Ave. South. Survived by his daughter Betty Lou; father Fred Vorwerk; one sister, Mrs. C. W. Covington; one brother, Fred Vorwerk Jr. Funeral Services at 901 W 44th Wednesdeay at 9:15 a.m., at Ascension Church 10 a.m. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery. Washburn Mortuary Services.
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. and Mary Frederica Laird appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minesota, at 1107 West 24th Street. Other members of the household included Dorothy Marie Vorwerk and Charlotte B. Laird.
• He was employed as a traveling salesman (fruit & produce), according to the 1940 census.
• The following appeared on 30 October 1941 in the Minneapolis Tribune: [Died] Fred Vorwerk, age 80 years, 901 W 44th. Member of Royal Arcanum and Woodsmen of the World. Survived by his daughter Mrs. C. W. Covington, one son, Fred Vorwerk Jr., three grandchildren, one great grandchild; one brother, Louis Vorwerk, Ogden Wash; one sister, Mrs. Sam Ernst, Kitchener, Ontario. Funeral services Washburn-McReavy mortuary chapel. No. 2 AF&AM. Interment St. Mary's. Remains will lie in state at the residence Wed. afternoon until 10:00 a.m. Thursday.
• At the time of his death Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. was living in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, at 230 West 40th Street.
• Frederick William Vorwerk Jr. died on 22 October 1960 at age 76 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at St. Barnabas Hospital.
• Mary Frederica Laird became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2015