Known to Jake and Stella as the Safe Mover and as a cousin
Born March 24, 1793 in Barnsdorf, Germany. Lived in Wetzleben, Germany, and
then in Hedeper, Germany. Worked as a cowherd (Kuhhirte). Died December 17,
1859, at 10 PM, in Hedeper, due to chest trouble, ``Brust\"ubel''. Buried
December 21, ``in der Stille''.I should look at the old church books for Wetzleben.
It's a bit odd that there are two daughters named Johanne. Maybe the middle
names were the ones they went by.
Born April 17, 1775.
He was a linen weaver and farm labourer.
Married October 14, 1818, in Roklum, Germany, for the first time,
at the age of 42, to Johanne, age 26. The record of the marriage states that
his father was dead, and his mother was Kristine Elisabeth Fricke.
Died February 23, 1835, in Roklum, Germany.
Born December 8, 1840, in Goldlauter, Germany, a son of Ferdinand Kramer. (I
can't find such a city listed in my atlas of Germany, though.)He had a brother, Henry, who went to Portland, Oregon.
Emigrated to the USA in the early 1850's and settled near
Dayton.According to a draft of an obituary for him by Vern Kramer, he fought in the
Civil war, enlisting August 15, 1862, and was a member of Company I, 32nd Iowa
Infantry, 16th Corps of the Army of Tennessee, and fought in Missouri and most
of the southern states; he was also a member of Sheridan's army, and was
honorably discharged August 24 or 25, 1865. He was in Sherman's march to the
sea, according to Emilie Lind.Married July 7, 1870.
Farmed in Burnside Township, Webster County. Retired from farming and moved to
Fort Dodge in June 14, 1901. He advised his nephew Albert Wilhelm Kinne to
enlist during World War I so he could get the assignment he wanted. After
World War I, it was too risky to speak German in this country, so August no
longer allowed German to be spoken in his house (according to his granddaughter
Alma Theiss).He died April 24, 1925, after a year of failing health and a week of pneumonia.
Buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
(Dorothea Frederika Christine) Johanne Kinne
Born November 20, 1849, in Hedeper, Braunschweig, Germany. According to her
obituary, she was confirmed May 20, 1864. Emigrated in August, 1867, at the
age of 17 to the USA with her family. Married July 17, 1870, at the age of 21,
to August Kramer, the son of a neighbor. Known as Hannchen in German. June
14, 1901, moved to 604 Eleventh Avenue North in Dayton. Died March 26, 1937,
at home at 604 Eleventh Avenue North. Buried March 30 in St. Paul's cemetery.From her obituary: ``She was a member of St. Paul's evangelical church, active
and loyal in her service to her church until the infirmities of age prevented.
During a long, active and useful life she saw this county transformed form an
open prairie with few settlers and no roads to its present development. She
was a lover of flowers and took great pride in them, furnishing to her pioneer
neighbors flowers in sickness and floral tributes in death. During the past
four years her health prevented her being so active but she enjoyed visiting
with relatives and friends and took a keen interest in their welfare and what
was happening in the world each day. She lived a long and active life filled
with years of useful service, enjoying the love and affection of her family and
friends -- a loving pioneer mother and Christian. Words are poor substitutes
to describe her character and deeds. Those who knew her will long remember her
many acts of kindness, sympathy and help.''I'm confused about her name: the birth record in the old church books lists her
name as Dorothea Christine Friederike Künne, with the correct birth date. But
the family history written up by Minnie Shurtleff (Wilhelmine Katharina Schram)
records her name as Johanna Kinne, together with the correct birth date.
Another family record provided by Bonnie Lee Schmidt and by Marjorie Jean
Bueglar lists her as Johanne Friedericka Christine Kinne, which contains all
the right elements. It appears that both she and her father changed names when
moving from Hedeper to Roklum. A note from Clara Kramer refers to her as
Dorothea Johanna Kinne. According to Alma Theiss, Johanna told
her that on the way home from the baptism, her parents began to dislike the
name Dorothea, and so they simply began to call her Johanna henceforth; her
brother Henry always called her Hännchen.There is a cross reference in the Hedeper church book number III from her birth
entry on page 188-189, to page 551, which I never followed. Perhaps it records
the emigration. The next person to go to Semmenstedt should take a look.Lauretta Minnie Kramer, 1975 N.W. Everett Street, Portland, Oregon 97209, may
be related. She was born March 13, 1902 in Dayton, Iowa, and lived in Portland
since 1910. She never married, and she died October 25, 1995, in Portland,
Oregon, and was buried in Belle Passi Cemetery in Woodburn, Oregon. She worked
as a bookkeeper for the Bergman Shoe Companty and was a member of the Zion
Lutheran Church. She has two nephews, Derrill and Russell Kramer, in Portland.
Dorothy Theiss (wife of Robert Theiss) knew her well, so should be
able to tell us how she is related. Theodore Millerthinks Lauretta
is probably a niece of August Kramer. His aunt Florine Miller was Lauretta's
godmother. His family called the farm east of the Miller farm the Kramer farm
long after any Kramers lived there.GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Johanne Friedericka Christine
Son of Ferdinand Schram and Henrietta Kraus.
Born December 15, 1850. Died July 2, 1911, in Norfolk.
Family tradition has it that he was an engineer on the Pioneer locomotive for
the Chicago and Northwestern RR, formerly called the Galena and Western RR.
The Pioneer locomotive was a single locomotive, the first one in commercial use
westward from Chicago, so it was very significant for the Midwest, and explains
why the family remembered the type of locomotive. Being engineer on this
locomotive was quite a high class job, even though the conductor outranked him.
He often recalled how the Indians resisted the white man's invasion by piling
dead buffalo on the rails to stop the train.I wrote to the C&NW historical society, Lou Hamilton, POBox 1436, Elmhurst, IL
60126-9998, and received a reply from Craig Pfannkuche, 8612 Memory Trail,
Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097, phone: 815-653-9459. He says that Charles first
worked for C&NW at age 18 in February, 1869. He moved up through the ranks
from wiper, to watchman, fireman and, finally, to engineer. He guesses that
Charles did not become an engineer until 1885, too late to be an engineer on
the ``Pioneer'', as her active main line work was over by 1875. He provided us
with his Pensioner's Record card, which shows that his address was 506 S. 3rd
Street, Norfolk, Nebraska, when he was pensioned on February 1, 1911, after 37
years of service, due to permanent disability, shortly before his death. His
average monthly pay in the previous decade was $135.25, with a monthly
allowance of $50.04.SURNAME: Also shown as Schramm
Wilhemina Sophie Dorothea Kinne
Born November 28, 1851, in Roklum, Germany. Baptised December 7. Worked at a highway toll house for a Mr. Hartung, between Roklum and Braunschweig, at the intersection with a highway from Berlin to Magdeburg. Emigrated to the USA at the age of 15 in August, 1867. Married April 3, 1873 at the Schram's house in the country (near Dayton, Iowa, perhaps) by the Rev. Droescher of Fort Dodge, Iowa. (We've also been told that they were married in the old Allen schoolhouse.) After marriage they lived in Boone, Iowa, and then they moved to Norfolk, Nebraska in 1885 or 1887. She died Wednesday, June 12, 1946, at the age of 94, in the home of her daughter Wilhelmine. She was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery (could that be the one in Omaha?). We have a copy of the obituary. Some further details of her life are in the family history (KinneFamilyHistory.txt) written by her daughter, Wilhelmine.
There is some confusion about how to spell the name Schram. The children Wilhelmine, Elise, and Ida, were baptized with the name spelled Schramm.
GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Wilhemina Sophie Dorothea✅
Born April 26 or 24, 1874, in Boone, Iowa. Never married. Confirmed in Christ
Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Nebraska, and remained a member of that church.
Was living with Wilhelmine Katharina Schram in 1935. Died July 17 or 24, 1936,
in Norfolk, Nebraska. Buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Died August or September 11, 1896
Born March 1, 1859, in Roklum, Germany. Emigrated at the age of 8 with his
family to the USA. Lived in Ledyard, Iowa, in 1896, and moved his family to
Blue Earth, Minnesota, in 1900. Was married to Wilhelmine Rossow of Colfax
Township, Webster County, Iowa, on February 28, 1884. The Fred Kinnes moved
away from Dayton in the fall of 1894 with four children to Buffalo Center,
Iowa. In 1896 they moved to Ledyard, Iowa, and in 1899 the family of then
five children moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota. The youngest children, Fred
and Esther, were born in Blue Earth. Fred Kinne passed away on June 24,
1921, at Blue Earth, Minnesota at the age of 62 years.
Wilhelmine Friedrike Caroline Rossow
According to Elaine Marie Kinne, Minnie was born a month before her parents
were married. They had the baby on purpose so they could get an apartment of
their own. When she was seven weeks old, they emigrated to America. Before
marriage, lived in Colfax Township, Webster township, Iowa. Married Fred on
February 28, 1884. She was paralyzed by a stroke three years before her death,
dying November 26, 1922, in Blue Earth, Minnesota. Services were held in the
Colfax Lutheran Church and later in Blue Earth, Minnesota, where the burial
occurred.
Walter Friedrich Wilhelm Kinne
Born January 1, 1889, in Dayton, Iowa.
He spent his early childhood at Buffalo Center, Ledyard,
and Blue Earth, Minnesota. He came to Iowa in 1911, working on a farm in the
Vincent area for 15 years. Later he moved to Chicago where he was emplyed by a
paving construction firm. He retired in 1954, returned to Iowa and made
his home with his brother, Fred, until his residence in the nursing home in
Fort Dodge. He was a member of St.{} John's Lutheran church.
Died August 4, 1967, in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Buried near his brother Alfonso.
Born February 22, 1926, in Paton, Webster County, Iowa. Address in 1954 and 1979: 411 Union St., Marshalltown, Iowa 50158. Address in 1992: Howard and Loretta Johnson, Box 465, Laurel, Iowa 50141. Address in 1995: 1412 S. 6th St., Marshalltown, Iowa 50158-3772, phone 515-752-8523.
He's a ham radio operator with call WA0LFL. He recommends the HandiHam net at 3925 khz every morning, 9-12.
In January, 1996, he sent me a letter with information and dates about his descendants.
I spoke to him January, 1999. He's been recovering from a second stroke, and his hearing is getting worse, but has recently enjoyed a vacation in the Caribbean, and has become active with computers. His temporary email address, shared with someone else, is nnlc52e@prodigy.com; his new email address might be hmjohnson@mtnia.com. In 2007, his email address might be hljohnson@marshallnet.com.
Died June 28, 2008, Marshalltown, Iowa.
Born February 22, 1926, in Paton, Webster County, Iowa. Address in 1954 and 1979: 411 Union St., Marshalltown, Iowa 50158. Address in 1992: Howard and Loretta Johnson, Box 465, Laurel, Iowa 50141. Address in 1995: 1412 S. 6th St., Marshalltown, Iowa 50158-3772, phone 515-752-8523.
He's a ham radio operator with call WA0LFL. He recommends the HandiHam net at 3925 khz every morning, 9-12.
In January, 1996, he sent me a letter with information and dates about his descendants.
I spoke to him January, 1999. He's been recovering from a second stroke, and his hearing is getting worse, but has recently enjoyed a vacation in the Caribbean, and has become active with computers. His temporary email address, shared with someone else, is nnlc52e@prodigy.com; his new email address might be hmjohnson@mtnia.com. In 2007, his email address might be hljohnson@marshallnet.com.
Died June 28, 2008, Marshalltown, Iowa.