1. August Pepka (photo)
was born on 2 Apr 1881 in Detroit, Mi. Part of the Kashuba people, living in
the low land region, bordering the Baltic Sea, split off from Poland during the
First Partition in 1772 to Prussia. The territory was returned to Poland after
WWI in the Treaty of Versailles.
He is the Second in the family of 5 boys, John, August, Pete, Frank, and Joseph.
One of his sister's name is Minn.
He lived on Moffet, Detroit, Michigan, were after his death, Elsie and Rose resided.
He died on 20 Oct 1947 in Detroit, Mi. He was buried on 23 Oct 1947 in Mount
Olivet Cemetary, Detroit, Mi.. Lot E-922 Sec 32. Found grave stone. Lived in
the 7000 block of Miles, (near Harper & Van Dyke), in Detroit, until 1933.
Recieved recongition from the President of Packard Motor Co. & War Production
Boardfor some carburetor invention on the PT boats used in World War II, on Feb
10, 1943.
One of August's favorite activities with his grandsons was to cook a Bum Dinner
in the basement coal furnace, consisting of fried pork chops and baked potatoes
cooked inside of the furnace.
In the 1920 Census, August Peppke was 37, recorded in Vo. 124, Ed. 473, Sh. 7,
Line 66.
Tethelia (Tilly) Bilicki Pepka
(photo) was born on 29 Apr 1885 in Warsaw, Poland. Believe she was born
in Krakow, Poland, in the southern part of Poland. Immigrated at the age of
2. She immigrated in 1900. She was buried in Jul 1956 in Mount Olivet Cemetary,
Detroit, Mi.. Lot E-922 Sec. 32 She died on 19 Jul 1956 in Detroit, Mi. Buried
at Mount Olivet Cemetary, Section 32 Tilly's mother died giving birth to twins,
while on the boat to the United States. The twins died also. Tilly was raised
by her Aunt Mary Bogotski, from Romulus, Michigan. Tilly became a citizen of
the USA upon the marriage to August. Tilly was employed at local cigar manufacting
plants in the Detroit area. Crab Funeral Home, Detroit, Michigan was used for
many of the Pepka family.
In 1920 Census, Tilly is record as wife of August Peppke under the name Shafar
age 34. August Pepka and Tethelia (Tilly) Bilicki Pepka had the following children:
+2 i.
Elsie Pepka Keenan Renshaw.
+3 ii.
Jerome (Harry) Pepka.
+4 iii.
Virginia Pepka Pinkowski.
5 iv.
Rose Pepka (photo) was born on 23 Jun 1919 in Detroit,
Mi.
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