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Aloysious Henry Winnike was born March 13, 1893. He is the husband of LaVern Link, Walt’s 1st cousin twice removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Al was the 3rd child born to Joseph and Anna Lohman Winnike. The family had a farm in Pleasant Ridge Township near West Point, Iowa. By 1920, Al was living in Cedar Rapids. He was living as a roomer in a building owned by a man named Valkanbraer Van. It is pretty clear that this was a larger building as there were nearly 100 people living there. Al was working at a salesman in a clothing store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Winnike married Lavern Link on October 12, 1920 in West Point, Iowa. LaVern was the daughter of Eustace and Mary Link. I wrote about Eustace in this post<\/a>. By 1925, Al and LaVern were living in Iowa Falls. Their daughter Mary was two years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 1930, the family was in Akron, Ohio, where Al was managing a clothing store. The 1940 census has them living in Davenport, Iowa. I found his World War I and World War II draft registration cards. Based on limited information, he did serve in the military, but I haven’t any further information at this time. <\/p>\n\n\n

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In 1950, Al and LaVern were still living in Davenport. Al continued to work in a clothing store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Winnike died on November 15, 1965 in Davenport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a fun fact, Al and LaVern’s daughter Mary married Edward Gray, supposedly the son of Walt’s great aunt Lydia Ellen Hoel Gray Helmer. I wrote about her in this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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