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Wilhelmina E. Pook

Female 1891 - 1978


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  • Nickname  Willa 
    Born  16 Apr 1891  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  24 Jul 1978  Oregon City, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I6498  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  19 Aug 2007 

    Father  William Frederick Pook,   b. 15 Dec 1863, Preussich, Minden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mina E. Brookmann,   b. 17 Apr 1871, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1891, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  14 Mar 1889  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F2662  Group Sheet

    Family  Leo Carroll McCurdy,   b. 2 Apr 1882, Dansville, Livingston County. New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1959, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  22 Nov 1913  Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Wilfred McCurdy,   b. 22 Mar 1916, Glendale, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 2000, Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Leo Carroll McCurdy, Jr.,   b. 15 Oct 1918, Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1976, Burbank, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F2663  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Wilhelmina Poke/Pook (Polk) (Minnie E Poke; "Willa", Wilhemina) was born at 264 Southern Avenue in the city of Pittsburgh, PA on April 16, 1891 to William and Minnie Brookmann Poke. Wilhelmina was apparently raised by relatives, and moved to California as a young girl where she married Leo Carroll McCurdy on November 22, 1913 in Los Angeles. Sophia Prill Loesby was her witness at the ceremony.

      Wilhelmina was in Oakland bathing a baby when the 1906 earthquarke hit San Francisco (recollection of Martin McCurdy). She was an accomplished seamstress and her occupation was dressmaker (census records). She would make flannel pajamas for her grandchildren every Christmas and hats and purses every Easter.

      Wilhelmina was probably Presbyterian (marriage certificate). She had two sons, John Wilfred and Leo Carroll (Jr) McCurdy. She lived her life in Glendale, CA and worked in the laundry facilities of a local L.A. hospital. Since her husband lost his business during the Depression, she was financially stressed and raised her sons, essentially, by herself. In the family bible in the black chest there is a small sheet of paper where she wrote "Dear Lord, please help my husband find work."

      She was artistic and liked to paint and though she was very well read, she was not well educated.

      She lived (in 1940) at 327 Madison Way, Glendale, California.

      Wilhelmina died in Oregon City, Oregon (near where her son John Wilfred lived) on July 24, 1978.