Milly’s family

The Falkenrath family

Milly’s mother Ida, her parents Carl and Emilie, and the brothers and sisters who connect the family to Racine, Wisconsin.

Meet the family

1836 – 1901

Ida’s father and Milly’s maternal grandfather, a file maker who brought his family from Germany to Racine.

December 15, 1842 – March 15, 1915

Ida’s mother and Milly’s maternal grandmother, at the center of the Falkenrath family’s Racine home.

March 12, 1866 – November 27, 1944

Milly’s mother, whose work helped sustain the Dortzbach household through moves, businesses and family losses.

August 15, 1868 – May 20, 1924

Ida’s brother, a Racine hardware merchant and civic businessman.

1871 – 1935

Known as Charlie or Carl, Ida’s brother worked as a machinist in the Milwaukee area.

May 16, 1873 – January 10, 1954

Ida’s brother, remembered for his long association with Racine Screw Works.

1875 – August 23, 1929

Also called Hilda, Ida’s sister married Charles Brinkman and made her home in Racine.

March 28, 1880 – May 9, 1945

The youngest of Ida’s siblings to survive to adulthood, Ernst spent his working life in Racine manufacturing.

Remembered in the family history

A child of Carl Falkenrath and Emilie Pleis who died in infancy in Germany.

Remembered in the family history

A child of Carl Falkenrath and Emilie Pleis who died at the age of three in Germany.

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