Leoke family
Pilvi Laine Koik, née Leoke
b. 1921 · Research ID L-020
In the family history: How the two families connect · Peter Leoke, the family’s anchor in America · Elmar Oswald, Hilda and their daughters · Leaving Estonia, 1944 · Germany, 1944–1948 · To America, 1947–1952 · Places connected with the families · Local history and photographs · Further research
Vital facts
| Also recorded as | Pilwi |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 Nov 1921, about 4:45, Tartu |
| Baptised | 12 Jan 1922, in church, by Pastor Habicht, Tartu St Paul's (Pauluse); parents Elmar Leoke and Hilda (Meomütli); sponsors Marta Paris, Minni Meomüttli (probably her aunt Minna, L-208), Peeter Leoke (her uncle, L-014) (EAA.5357.1.101 img 258, births 1922 No. 5; SL-106). The household book's "No. 208" is not the register number |
| Occupation | Typist; clerk (1952) |
Family
ParentsElmar Oswald Leoke 1896–1972, Hilda Wilhelmine Leoke, née Meomüttel 1896–1988
SpouseElmar Heinrich Koik b. 1925 married 22 Dec 1951, Las Vegas
Brothers and sistersVirve (Wirwe) Helje Leoke 1919–1945
See Pilvi Laine Koik in the family tree →
Life events
| Date | Event | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1939 | First Tallinn identity card issued; basis: Viljandi town family register vol. 7 p. 17 | Tallinn | TLA.186.1.881 image 47 (SL-42) |
| 22 Sep 1944 | Entered Germany via Gotenhafen with family | Gotenhafen | L204 |
| Feb 1945 | Registered with Ansbach labour office, typist | Windsheim | L213, L210 |
| 12 Oct 1945 | Declared missing in Estonia from 22 Sep 1944 | Tallinn | Eesti NSV Teataja Lisa 1945 no. 2 (11 Dec 1945), p. 9, DIGAR 232025 |
| 30 Nov–2 Dec 1947 | Flew Frankfurt–New York, Pan Am flight 115/29 (line 17), aged 26; US address "487 S. [B/H]ackley Drive, Wichita, Kansas" (street partly obscured) | New York | US10 |
| after 1948 | Annotated on the manifest: lawful entry for permanent residence created under Sec. 4 of the Displaced Persons Act | US10; US04 | |
| Apr 1950 | At 138 Witmer St: niece of the head, aged 28, single, born Estonia; group-insurance clerk and typist at a porcelain manufacturer, 40 hours | Los Angeles | 1950 US census, Los Angeles, ED 66-1226, sheets 12–13 (1950census.archives.gov images 14–15), enumerated 10–11 Apr 1950 |
| 22 Dec 1951 | Married Elmar Koik; marriage certificate recorded in Clark County on 28 Dec 1951 | Las Vegas | US04; sortedbyname.com/letter_l/leoke.html (Clark County marriage index) |
| 1952 | Declaration of intention; living at 138 Witmer St, clerk | Los Angeles | US04 |
| 1920s–1930s | Grew up in Viljandi; probably attended the Viljandi girls' gymnasium (Hariduse 2) | Viljandi | V03 (school); family memory |
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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- Tartu Pauluse births 1914–1925, image 258 · EAA.5357.1.101
Open questions
- LC-02Pilvi's baptism, Tartu 1922, and her godparentsAnswered
- LC-05Pilvi's and Virve's schooling and workOpen
- LE-02Pilvi's emigration, 1947Answered (details open)
- LE-05US immigration and naturalisation filesOpen
- LE-06Pilvi and Elmar's marriage and life togetherPartly answered
Research notes
- Confidence: Good.
- Family registers: Kõo vald vol. 3 p. 334; Viljandi town vol. 7 p. 17. Exile card L216: bookkeeper (raamatupidaja), single; Windsheim Oberntiefer(?) Str. 562; later Los Angeles, 138 Witmer St.
- She seems to have entered in Dec 1947 on a temporary or non-quota visa; her permanent residence was created later under Sec. 4 of the DP Act of 1948 (adjustment for DPs already in the US). Medium confidence; the A-file would confirm it.