William Wollberg

1860 - 1939  (79 years)

• Name	William Wollberg
  	Poor William Wollberg. His name is spelled so many different ways. His last name was probably spelled in Yiddish (German) Vohlberg which means good mountain. You will see it in various documents spelled as Wallberg, Wolberg, Wellberg, etc. His grave marker spells it incorrectly as Wallberg. On his wife's death certificate they even give him a middle name of Holberg and spell his last name Wolberg. For our family history I am using the name in his Will, William Wollberg. Dave Howard Aug 2009
  Born	16 Sep 1860	Russia
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Nov 1939	Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A.
  Buried	20 Nov 1939	Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
  Notes	Wil Wollberg was of Russian Jewish estraction. He had a small department store, Wollberg's, in Terre Haute,about fifty feet by fifty feet that had everything in it. They lived in a comfortable apartment above the store. When he died in the early 1920's he had an estate in excess of $200,00. They never had any children. Following comment from Dave Howard I have visited the Wollberg burial site. I found his obituary in the local newspaper. I also have his probate record. I will put this information up when I get a chance. He got his start taking food out to the coal mines on his bicycle. He later built the store. The whole family liked his store. Aunt Loretta has told us stories of going to stay with her Aunt Mary and going through the boxes of goodies way up high on the shelves. While Will and Mary never had children I did talk with the cemetery in Terre Haute and they had record of a baby buried next to Mary. Perhaps they had one child who died very young. Amanda, Mary's mother, is also buried right next to them. Will was a pretty well to do man by the time he passed away.
  Person ID	I1299	Complete
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2010

  
  

  Father	Moses Wollberg,   b. Abt 1860, Russia
  Family ID	F3476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Peck,   b. 15 Feb 1857, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio ,   d. 25 Mar 1932, Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)
  Married	14 May 1893	Knightsville, Clay County, Indiana   [1]
  Headstones		Peck - Wallberg [sic] tombstone at highland Lawn Cemetery The last name is spelled incorrectly. It should have been Wollberg. They had to be in the Jewish section of the cemetery. Also buried near by are Amanda Gillespie Peck, James Henry Peck and Mary Elizabeth Peck. There was also a baby Peck burial but no marker.
  		Mary Peck and William Wollberg grave stone This is in the Jewish section of the cemetery.
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Sep 1860 - Russia Married - 14 May 1893 - Knightsville, Clay County, Indiana Died - 18 Nov 1939 - Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Buried - 20 Nov 1939 - Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		William Wollberg Will and Probate Clicking on the Download Button or View Link will download a PDF version of his will and probate record.
  		William Wollberg (1860-1939), Obituary Terre Haute Tribune, Monday, 20 Nov 1939, p. 2 Received from Paul E. Williams.

  
  

• Sources

  [S311] Clay County Indiana Records, Marriage Books, Book 8, Page 384 and Supplemental Book C-25, Page 21, 14 May 1893. Text of Original Source: Book 8, Page 384 County: Clay Name: William Wolberg Spuose: Mary E Peck Marriage Date: 14 May, 1893 Page: Book: C-25, Original Source Page: 21 County: Clay Name: William Wolberg Father: Moses Gender: M Age: 33 Marriage Date: 14 May 1893