Leoke family · Tõllasepp branch
Mari Leoke, née Tõllasepp
1867–1954 · Research ID L-011
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Vital facts
| Also recorded as | Marri Töllasep (1867) |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 Apr 1867 O.S. (5 May N.S.), evening, Rangilaski, Alt-Woidoma (Vana-Võidu) |
| Baptised | 7 May 1867 O.S., Viljandi (the church book day is overwritten; the household book gives "23/IV, 7/V"); godparents Marri Orrik, Marri Töllasep, Ado Orrik |
| Died | 18 Feb 1954, Viljandi |
| Buried | 23 Feb 1954 Pauluse cemetery; reburied 23 Feb 1957 in Old Cemetery plot Pauluse IX 124-8 |
| Occupation | Ran a small grocery/haberdashery at Lossi 16 (in her name) |
Family
ParentsJaan Töllasep 1840–1907, Kaddri Töllasep, née Orrik 1842–1919
SpouseHans Leoke 1853–1919 married 1 Dec 1885 O.S. (13 Dec N.S.), Viljandi
ChildrenJaan Leoke 1886–1959, Hans Leoke (the younger) 1888–1945, Peter (Peeter) Leoke 1892–1973, Elmar Oswald Leoke 1896–1972, Adolf Jakob Leoke 1901–1901
Brothers and sistersUnnamed Töllasep child (1866) b. 1866, Ado (Aadu) Tõllasepp b. 1869, Tõnis Tõllasepp 1871–1904, Kadri Tõllasepp 1874–1912
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Life events
| Date | Event | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1867 O.S. | Born at Rangilaski (probably Kangilaski, as written in 1885), Alt-Woidoma; legitimate daughter of Jaan Töllasep and Kaddri | Alt-Woidoma | EAA.1290.1.84, image 16 (p. 14), births No. 178 (SL-21) |
| 7 Nov 1885 O.S. | Betrothed to Hans Löuke, schoolmaster; banns 10, 17, 24 Nov; she of Kangilaski, Alt-Woidoma, single, parents Jaan and Kaddri both living | Viljandi | EAA.1290.1.327 image 41, marriages No. 85; full entry EAA.1290.1.504 image 211, No. 109 (SL-24, SL-26) |
| 1 Dec 1885 O.S. | Married Hans Leoke, aged 18 | Viljandi | EAA.1290.1.327 image 41, marriages No. 85; full entry EAA.1290.1.504 image 211, No. 109 |
| 1921–1925 | Communion years pencilled in household book | Viljandi | L101–L113 |
| c. 1950 | Still in Viljandi; son Jaan selling books | Viljandi | household book; MU06 |
| 18 Feb 1954 | Died | Viljandi | L02 |
Dates before 1918 are Old Style (Julian) unless marked; see conventions.
Photographs and illustrations
Records
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Archive pages
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- 1867 church book, image 16 (p. 14) · EAA.1290.1.84
- household book 1877–1899, image 625 (pp. 1332–1333) · EAA.1290.1.532
Open questions
- LA-07Mari Tõllasepp's birth and parentsAnswered (next generation open)
- LD-05Mari and Jaan in Soviet Viljandi, 1944–1959Partly answered
Research notes
- Confidence: High: baptism found.
- Sister of Ado (Aadu) Tõllasepp (L-120) and, probably, of Tõnis Tõllasepp (L-128, 1871–1904).
- Grave register: "Mari Leoke (Tõllasepp), 05.05.1867 – 18.02.1954", burial date 23.02.1957, Pauluse IX 124-8.
- Her baptism names her father as Jaan, which confirms that she is the "Mari Jaani t. Leoke" (Mari, daughter of Jaan) who received the certificates declaring Elmar Oswald and his family missing in Oct 1945 (Eesti NSV Teataja Lisa 1945 no. 2 (11 Dec 1945), p. 9, DIGAR 232025). Her father Jaan is confirmed by the baptism, and again by her son Hans's own biography of about 1923, which names his mother "Mari Jaani t. Tõllasepp" of Vana-Võidu.