Ahnentafel #3 Trixie Erkman

Anna (Erkman) Wheeler & Trixie Erkman

Trixie Erkman grew up in Mill Shoals, IL.  She was raised by her great aunt and uncle Anna & Lonnie Wheeler because her mother died when she was born and her father died when she was about four years old.  When she was 16 the family moved to Wayne City so she could be near her grandparents.  Here she met Dorothy Lathrop who introduced Trixie to her brother Bill.  The rest, as they say is history.  Bill and Trixie were married in Wayne City First United Methodist Church December 26, 1958.  They had two children: Stephen and Suellyn.  

Bernard, Suellyn, Trixie, Bill & Stephen Lathrop

Trixie attended Rend Lake College and became a teacher's aid in the Wayne City School District.  She worked a couple of years at the kindergarten in Wayne City and a few years at Orchardville Grade School.  

Mom is a talented pianist and singer.  She still plays piano for the Wayne City Methodist Church.  She also teaches piano lessons.

Born: April 10, 1940, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Edna Ann Erkman

Adopted: 1940 by her grandfather Henry Erkman who promptly changed her name to Trixie because he said "she was a cute little trick."

Died: October 5, 2023, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY

Married: Bill Lathrop, December 26, 1958, First United Methodist Church, Wayne City, Wayne Co., IL

Children:

Stephen

Suellyn

Revised 10/6/2023