Obit of Elizabeth PLATE, 1918
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Surnames:  PLATE, VOS, VAN TREECK, SCHEMMER

This obit of an early pioneer in Racine County is found in "The
Burlington Free Press" dated March 29, 1918.

Headline MRS. ELIZABETH PLATE PASSES AWAY -- Was 80 Years Old and Lived
In Racine County since 1845...Another of the pioneers of southern 
Wisconsin has passed away in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Plate, who
died at the home her daughter Mrs. Henry J. Vos on McHenry street at
4 o'clock last Saturday afternoon after a long illness.  Her funeral was held from St. Mary's Catholic Church at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, Rev. J.A. Van Treeck conducting services.

The deceased whose maiden name was Elizabeth Schemmer, was born in
Germany, July 25, 1838, and came to this country and Racine when 7 years old and a few years later to Burlington.  So about 73 years of
her four score and ten were passed in our midst, and she was most
highly esteemed by all who knew her.  In 1857 she was united in
marriage with Casper Plate, who died in 1866, leaving his widow with
four small children.  She is now survived by the daughter, Mrs. Vos,
and two sons Louis Plate, of Milwaukee, and Henry Plate, of San Diego,
Cal; sixteen grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and the following
four brothers: Frederick Schemmer, St. Charles, SD; Frank Schemmer,
Burlington; Ben Schemmer, Chilton; Henry Schemmer, Los Angeles, Cal.;
sisters Doforosa and Raineria, Milwaukee.