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1901 - 1967 (65 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Vilhelms "Vilis" Platacis was born on 25 Jun 1901 in Latvia (son of Karlis Platacis and Alida Abols); died on 27 Jan 1967 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. Notes:
A son of Karlis Platacis and Alida Abols Platacis (1875-1953). He served in the Latavian Army from 1918-1920.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Vilhemis Platacis
Arrival Date: 21 Feb 1950
Birth Year: abt 1902
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race-/Nationality Latvian
Port of Departure: Bremerhaven, Germany
Port of Arrival: New York, New York to New Orleans, Louisiana
Ship Name: General J H McRae
His granddaughter, Jennifer Fawley writes that "My grandfather Wilhelm Platacis came to America aboard the Ship General J H McRae after World War II. Their family first lived in Stuttgart, Arkansas, with their sponsor, a lawyer named A. G. Meehan. They later moved to Illinois, where he worked in the Aurora Round House, working in the shop on the trains, as a mechanical engineer. Wilhelm died when my dad was in high school."
Family/Spouse: Karlina Viba. Karlina was born on 16 Aug 1909 in Latvia; died on 16 Nov 2006 in McHenry, Dade County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
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Generation: 2
2. | Karlis Platacis was born before 1876 in Latvia; died in Latvia. Karlis + Alida Abols. Alida was born about 1876 in Latvia; died about 1953 in Illinois; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Alida Abols was born about 1876 in Latvia; died about 1953 in Illinois; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. Children:
- 1. Vilhelms "Vilis" Platacis was born on 25 Jun 1901 in Latvia; died on 27 Jan 1967 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois.
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