Vilhelms "Vilis" Platacis

1901 - 1967  (65 years)

• Name	Vilhelms "Vilis" Platacis  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Vilis
  Birth	25 Jun 1901	Latvia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jan 1967	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."
  Person ID	I39785	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Karlis Platacis,   b. Bef 1876, Latvia d. Latvia
  Mother	Alida Abols,   b. Abt 1876, Latvia d. Abt 1953, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karlina Viba,   b. 16 Aug 1909, Latvia d. 16 Nov 2006, McHenry, Dade County, Illinois (Age 97 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F10193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 27 Jan 1967 - Aurora, Kane County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1254] Fawley, Jennifer Platacis--Family Researcher (jennifer@tnbtraffic.com). [S1258] Ancestry.com - New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.