Leoke family · Meomüttel branch
Hilda Wilhelmine Leoke, née Meomüttel
1896–1988 · Research ID L-018
In the family history: How the two families connect · Elmar Oswald, Hilda and their daughters · Leaving Estonia, 1944 · Germany, 1944–1948 · To America, 1947–1952 · Places connected with the families · Family and record details
Vital facts
| Born | 20 Sep 1896 O.S. (2 Oct 1896 N.S.), Kivistik, Schloss Fellin (Viljandi manor) |
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| Baptised | 20 Oct 1896 O.S., Viljandi, by Provost A. Westrén-Doll; sponsors Anna Vairo (maid), Lin Laos (maid), Jüsep Kauber and wife, Hugo Paltser (EAA.1290.1.338 image 29 (p. 29), births No. 232, SL-28) |
| Died | 30 Jun 1988, residence ZIP 91306 (Winnetka / Canoga Park, Los Angeles) |
| Buried | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Enduring Faith, Map D05, Lot 1235, Space 4 (Find a Grave 85906084, as "Hilda Vilhelmine Meomuttel Leoke") |
| Occupation | Housewife; employed by Landrat Uffenheim Oct 1945–Apr 1947 |
Family
ParentsJüri Meomüttel 1861–1927, Ann (Ano) Meomüttel, née Paltser (Pältser) 1857–1940
SpouseElmar Oswald Leoke 1896–1972 married 12 Jan 1919, Viljandi
ChildrenVirve (Wirwe) Helje Leoke 1919–1945, Pilvi Laine Koik, née Leoke b. 1921
Brothers and sistersAugust Meomüttel b. 1887, Anna Marie Meomüttel 1890–1903, Jüri Meomüttel 1893–1938
See Hilda Wilhelmine Leoke in the family tree →
Life events
| Date | Event | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Confirmed | Viljandi | L114 |
| 12 Jan 1919 | Married Elmar Oswald Leoke | Viljandi | L114 |
| 22 Sep 1944 | Entered Germany via Gotenhafen | Gotenhafen | L204 |
| 1945–1947 | Employed by district administration, Uffenheim | Uffenheim | L211 |
| 12 Oct 1945 | Declared missing in Estonia from 22 Sep 1944; address Paldiski mnt. 42, Tallinn | Tallinn | Eesti NSV Teataja Lisa 1945 no. 2 (11 Dec 1945), p. 9, DIGAR 232025 |
| 30 Oct 1948 | Arrived New York with Elmar on USAT General W. M. Black (manifest no. 16, line 3) | New York | US05 |
| Apr 1950 | At 138 Witmer St: aged 53, married, born Estonia; keeping house | Los Angeles | 1950 US census, Los Angeles, ED 66-1226, sheets 12–13 (1950census.archives.gov images 14–15), enumerated 10–11 Apr 1950 |
| 21 Dec 1959 | Social Security claim received at the Los Angeles 17 field office | Los Angeles | sortedbyname.com/letter_l/leoke.html (Numident) |
| 30 Jun 1988 | Died | Los Angeles (ZIP 91306) | sortedbyname.com/letter_l/leoke.html (Numident) |
Dates before 1918 are Old Style (Julian) unless marked; see conventions.
Photographs and illustrations
Records
Scans of the records cited above. Select one to see it full size.
![Emigration list pp181-182: Elmer Oswald and Hilda Leoke, sponsor Peter Leoke; pencilled "[number withheld] Chicago 7-1-55" between lines 378 and 379](../media/rec/f/US09.jpg)
Open questions
- LA-09Hilda's Meomüttel and Paltser ancestryPartly answered
- LC-04The 1933 divorce and what followedOpen
- LE-03Elmar Oswald and Hilda in America; their deathsPartly answered
- LE-05US immigration and naturalisation filesOpen
Research notes
- Confidence: Good.
- Family registers: Kõo vald vol. 3 p. 332; Viljandi town vol. 7 p. 15 (father Jüri b. 1861, mother Ano b. 1857). Exile card L215: housewife (kodune), husband Elmar, Windsheim Oberntiefer(?) Str. 562.
- The pencilled note "[number withheld] Chicago 7-1-55" on the typed emigration list (US09, p. 182) sits between Hilda's line (378) and the next passenger's, Roman Lenczyckj (379), whose destination was Chicago. It may well be his. Earlier notes credited it to Hilda and to L212; L212 has no such note. Unproven either way: check whose is (LE-05).