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Vilhelms "Vilis" Platacis

Male 1901 - 1967  (65 years)


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  • Name Vilhelms "Vilis" Platacis  [1, 2
    Nickname Vilis 
    Birth 25 Jun 1901  Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Jan 1967  Aurora, Kane County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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."
    Person ID I39785  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 May 2012 

    Father Karlis Platacis,   b. Bef 1876, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Alida Abols,   b. Abt 1876, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1953, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Family ID F1256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Karlina Viba,   b. 16 Aug 1909, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 2006, McHenry, Dade County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F10193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 May 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Jan 1967 - Aurora, Kane County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1254] Fawley, Jennifer Platacis--Family Researcher (jennifer@tnbtraffic.com).

    2. [S1258] Ancestry.com - New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.