Olga Amelia Verkins

Frederick Verkins
(1830-1922)

Augusta Seibt
(1830-1895)

Christian Friedrich Kramer III
(1828-1910)

Louisa Emilie Possin
(1843-1926)

Heinrich August Verkins
(1871-1949)

Louise Sophie Kramer
(1873-1944)

Olga Amelia Verkins
(1899-1997)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry M. Zimdars

Olga Amelia Verkins ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 30 November 1899, Winona, MN ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Harry M. Zimdars on 20 January 1919 in Winona, MN ¹
Died: 8 June 1997, Winona, MN at age 97

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winona, MN on 1 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 205, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
404 Mankato Avenue; home rented
Olga Verkins..Daughter..Nov 1899..6m..MN
(Living with parents and paternal grandfather.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winona, MN on 15 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 200, Family 11, Roll 729
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
214 East Third Street; Home rented
Olga Virkins..Daughter..10..MN
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winona, MN on 3 January 1920. ¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 201, Family 69, Roll 865, Ward 1
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
401 West Fourth Street; home owned, with mortgage
Olga A. Zimdars..Daughter..20..MN..Musician, Orchestra
(Living with husband at home of her parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Winona, MN on 14 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 28, Family 332, Roll 1135
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
876 West Seventh Street; Home owned, $12,000
Olga A. Zimdars..Daughter..30..MN..Divorced
(Divorced and living with 2 children at the home of her parents.)
.

Olga married Harry M. Zimdars on 20 January 1919 in Winona, MN.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Harry M. Zimdars was born on 3 October 1897 in Minnesota ¹ ⁶ ⁷ and died in November 1985 in Hot Springs, AR ⁶ ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winona, MN on 3 January 1920. ¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 201, Family 69, Roll 865, Ward 1
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
401 West Fourth Street; home owned, with mortgage
Henry A. Verkins...Head..48..MN..Dealer, Real Estate
Louise S. Verkins..Wife..46..MN
Robert H. Verkins..Son...23..MN..Musician, Orchestra
Sylvester L. Verkins..Son...22..MN..Musician, Orchestra
Harry H. Zimdars..SonL..22..MN..Engineer Brakeman, Railroad
Olga A. Zimdars..Dau..20..MN..Musician, Orchestra

(Harry and Olga were living at the home of her parents.)
.

• Divorced: Bef 1930. ⁴

1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 3B, dwelling 66, family 69, Harry M. Zimdars and Olga Amerlia Verkins; index and images (accessed 2 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 865.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 205, p. 1A, dwelling 1, family 1, Heinrich August Verkins and Louise Sophie Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 200, sheet 1A, family 11, Heinrich August Verkins and Louise Sophie Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 729.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 13A, family 332, Heinrich August Verkins and Louise Sophie Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1135.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 205, sheet 1A, dwelling 1, family 1, Heinrich August Verkins and Louise Sophie Kramer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 27 Apr 2013).

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