Notizen zu dieser Person
As per a newspaper article sent to Germany by his son Anton
As per Abeln s American newspaper article
Letter to Germany. Notes the names of the 8 surviving kids of the 11 they had. Talks about how bad his business is but is opening a branch in Folida , Ohio roughly 150 miles from Dayton. Annual revenues were $811,000 and his
annual household expenses were only $450.
Son-in-law sets up Legler, Barlow & Co at 35 & 37 N. Main St, Dayton, OH
Jobbers in Drygoods, Woolens, Notions and Manufacturers of Clothing.
Exact date of death is no longer questionable but the various eulogies refer to him as being 72 and 73 years old at his death. An Apr 9, 1877 resolution of Holy Trinity Cemetery association requested announcements in the
Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph and the various papers of Dayton.
Age given is 45 Yrs.; occupation is Carpenter; value of Real Estate is $800
Population of Dayton was still under 11,000
The enemy at our door - In 1861 the Civil War broke out and the following call to arms was written by Dr Thomas E. Thomas when a southern guerilla force of some thousands was camped upon the hills opposite of Cincinnati ready
for attack upon the city:
"Men of Montgomery County: An audacious and desparate Rebel army is rapidly concentrating on the southern border of Ohio, which threatens even our immediate neighborhood. It comes not to attack a hostile army, as none has
existed here; but to rob and murder, to ravage and burn, to spread havoc, desolation, and death over our homes and firesides.
"Will the hundreds of thousands of men, who fill the rich Miami Valleys, suffer a few thousand marauding rebels and traitors to carry fire and sword amongst them? *** Every moment is precious. ***
"Let every man who loves his country, his family, or even his property, and who is capable of any military service, secure such weapon as may be available, and hold himself in readiness for marching orders. Assemble with the
rifle , or without it, in each school district; form yourself into companies. Elect your officers, and report instantly your numbers and equipment to the Military Committee, at Dayton. Prepare ammunition! Lose not an hour!
(signed by)
Thomas E. Thomas
John G. Lowe
Rufus King
Theodore Barlow
Daniel A. Haynes
Committee appointed by the citizens of Dayton
The response was instantaneous and universal as nearly every man in Dayton armed himself or joined the Union Army.
Johann Herman Moorkamp & Maria Adelheid Ellerkamp
Staying at the Hotel zur Post in Essen with a Mr Fink. Receives letter there from his son Theodor who is in the Union Army.
Age is given as 55; Real Estate $10,000, Estate $30,000; Birth State is given as Bavaria in error. Pop = 21,000
Age is given as 65, he s a retired merchant who supposedly came from Holland. His real estate is valued at $10,000 and his net worth is $30,000
Pop=30,500
J. T. was listed as being one of the two most influencial people who pushed for the building of Holy Trinity. (Henry Ferneding was the other).
This was the home parish of J. T. Barlow where his children should have been baptised