This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Voelker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.spokane/5417/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My paternal great grandfather was a Voelker and I'm seeking any additional information on them and their decendents. My grandfather was the youngest child and was apparently adopted after the loss of his parents, changing his name (I can't find a birth certificate). Would love to find any living descendants as well. I have some death certificates but no obituaries and don't know where they are buried. The people at the Spokane Regional Health District have been wonderful to work with! Here's is what I have learned so far: Robert Herman Voelker b. Apr 1853 Germany d. 16 Mar 1909 Emily (Knopp) Voelker b. Apr 1867 Germany d. 17 Aug 1909 They immigrated in 1884 from Germany and lived and died in Spokane Children: Alfred Erich Voelker b. 5 Jan 1885 William C. Voelker b. 12 Dec 1889 Bertha D. Voelker b. May 1894 m. David Miller Leo Edward Voelker b. 27 Apr 1899 d. June 1964 Richard Otto Voelker b. 21 Feb 1902 d. 19 Dec 1987 Arthur Frank Voelker b. 21 Dec 1904 d. 14 July 1965 Laura Voelker b. 1906 (owned a beauty shop) m. ?? Soucy Robert Oscar Voelker (Hasting) b. 10 May 1908 d. 19 Jan 1976 I found in the 1910 census that 6 of the children (after parents died) were boarders living with William and Rosa McElroy. Thanks in advance for any help!