Marie Lissette (Elizabeth) KNEMEYER

Dates of the age match Lisette Ahlf found in: Germans to America, 1875-1888 Age: 32 Gender: Female Occupation Code: Unknown Country: Germany Last Residence: Unknown Final Destination: USA Port of Embarkation: Bremen Manifest ID Number: 36794 Ship's Name: Hohenstauffen Date of Arrival: Aug. 05, 1882 Have one letter from Marie to Henry. Physical letter in possession of Kathryn Charles. July 18, 1882 Dear Heinrich (Henry) We are departing on Thursday from here to Brumerhafen (and) will then if its God's holy will, arrive at your place during the first days in August. I will notify you from New York. (Please) excuse (me) that I write so little; I have just now received the news from Gerg who had (not?) received my last letter. We are all healthy-thanks to God-and hope the same from you. PS Received a letter from Wilhelm the 10th and one from you July 11th from ? A letter for Wilhelm will be mailed with this letter. Heartily greetings from all of us. yours, Marie Lisette Translated by Ruth Mulligan 8/20/2000 Died in Childbirth...child probably buried with her. 2003 8 Steve Knemeyer: Here is the data that I inputed after I recieved from the family in Germany. I recieved it in a German format and had to figure out what und, i, *,+ meant. Not to hard, but I had to retype everything. 33 pages worth. If you will notice Elisabeth in the chart I think you will figure out that this is your Marie Lisette. Steve Family Group Sheet ================================================================================ Husband: Franz Heinrich Knemeyer ================================================================================ AKA: Born: 3 Apr 1823 - Laer Christened: Died: 3 Apr 1900 - Laer Buried: Father: Friedrich Wilhelm Knemeyer (1796-1845) Mother: Friedrike Elisabeth von Blechen (1792-1864) Married: 19 Oct 1848 Place: Laer ================================================================================ Wife: Elisabeth Maria Winkelmann ================================================================================ AKA: Born: 4 Dec 1824 - Laer Christened: Died: 11 Feb 1900 - Laer Buried: Father: Heinrich Ludwig Winkelmann ( - ) Mother: Marie Elisabeth Lintker ( - ) ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 F Elisabeth Knemeyer Born: 4 Feb 1850 Christened: Died: - , , , USA Buried: Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M Franz Ludwig Knemeyer Born: 20 Aug 1850 - Laer Christened: Died: - , , , USA Buried: Spouse: Katharina Plantholt (1851-1916) Marr. Date: 18 Sep 1873 - Laer Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 M Heinrich Knemeyer Born: - Laer Christened: Died: - M©·onchengladbach Buried: Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 M Franz "Frank" Knemeyer Born: 11 Sep 1856 - Laer Christened: Died: Sep 1920 - Fort Collins, , , USA Buried: Spouse: Christine Wiskerchen (1860- ) Marr. Date: 28 Apr 1887 - Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 M Wilhelm Knemeyer Born: - Laer Christened: Died: - Glandorf Buried: Spouse: Dorothea Niemeyer ( - ) Marr. Date: Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 M August Heinrich Knemeyer Born: 5 Mar 1862 - Laer Christened: Died: 24 Apr 1941 Buried: Spouse: Anna Louise Schmehl (1853-1933) Marr. Date: 30 Aug 1887 - Laer Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 F Maria Knemeyer Born: - Laer Christened: Died: - Laer Buried: Spouse: Marr. Date: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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