Johanne Sophie Conradine Albertine (Amelunke) Suedekum (1827 - 1883)

Born 27 Feb 1827 in Klein Rhüden, Seesen, Goslar, Niedersachsen, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Johann Andreas August Suedekum — married 2 Mar 1848 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Died 4 Sep 1883 at age 56 in Gordonville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Johanne (Amelunke) Suedekum migrated from Germany to United States.

Johanne Sophie "Conradine" Albertine Amelunke was born 27 Feb 1827 in Klein Rhüden, Seesen, Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany to Heinrich "Christian" Amelunke and Johanne Marie Friederike Klusmann.^[1][2]

Her family left Bremen, Germany for Missouri on the ship Mattakeeset and arrived in New Orleans on 15 Nov 1847. ^[3]

Conradina married Johann Andreas "Andrew" August Suedekum on 2 Mar 1848 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.^[4][5]

They had 6 children:

1. William Suedekum
2. Louise Suedekum
3. Sophie Louise Suedekum
4. Heinrich Suedekum
5. Wiliam Suedekum
6. August Wilhelm Suedekum

Dina, as she was sometimes called, passed away on 4 Sep 1883 in Gordonville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. She was buried in the Suedekum Cemetery, Dutchtown, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri on 5 Sep 1883.^[6][2]

Research Notes

1860 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Census; Roll: M653_611; Page: 0; Image: 183.^[7]
Andrew Sedicum, age 38 (born circa 1822), male, farmer, born Hannover.
Albertine Sedicum, age 33 (born circa 1827), female, born Hannover.
Louisa Sedicum, age 7 (born circa 1853), female, born Missouri.
Sophia Sedicum, age 5 (born circa 1855), female, born Missouri.
Henry Sedicum, age 3 (born circa 1857), male, born Missouri.
William Sedicum, age 1 (born circa 1859), male, born Missouri.
Johanna Amaluncke, age 17 (born circa 1843), female, born Hannover.

1870 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Census, Cape Girardeau township, Page 38, Dwelling No. 282, Lines 7-13.^[8]
Andrew Suedecum, age 50 (born circa 1820), male, farmer, Real Estate Value $4,000, Personal Property Value $2,000, born Hannover, both parents of foreign birth.
Caroline Suedecum, age 44 (born circa 1826), female, born Hannover.
Louisa Suedecum, age 17 (born circa 1853), female, born Missouri.
Sophie Suedecum, age 15 (born circa 1855), female, born Missouri.
Henry Suedecum, age 13 (born circa 1857), male, born Missouri.
William Suedecum, age 11 (born circa 1859), Female???, born Missouri.
August Suedecum, age 3 (born circa 1867), male, born Missouri.

1880 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Census; Roll: T9_678; Family History Film: 1254678; Page: 304A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0611.^[9]
And Seadicom, white, male, age 59, born Hannover.
Denia Seadicom, white, female, age 53, wife, born Hannover.
Henry Seadicom, white, male, son, age 23, born Missouri, parents born Hannover.
Mary Seadicom, white, female, daughter-in-law, born Missouri, parents born Switzerland.
Louis Seadicom, white, male, grandson, born Missouri, parents born Missouri.
William Seadicom, white, male, son, age 20, born Missouri, parents born Hannover.
August Seadicom, white, male, age 13, born Missouri, parents born Hannover.
Steward Henderson, black, male, age 45, farm laborer, born South Carolina, parents born South Carolina.

Sources

1. ↑ Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini, Rhüden, Pfarrstr. 7, 38723 Seesen-Rhüden, Germany. (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martini_(Braunschweig)).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33397503/johanne_sophie-conradine-sudecum: accessed 19 February 2023), memorial page for Johanne Sophie Conradine Amelunke Sudecum (27 Feb 1827–4 Sep 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33397503, citing Suedekum Cemetery, Dutchtown, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Richard Parker (contributor 47021994).
3. ↑ New Orleans, Passenger List Quarterly Abstracts, 1820-1875 (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.), Ancestry.com, Ship Name: Mattakeeset, Arrival Date: 15 Nov 1847, Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany, Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/139973:2860.
4. ↑ Missouri, Statewide Records & Indexes (Birth, Marriage, Death, Burials) (Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA), Ancestry.com, Marriage date: 2 Mar 1848, Marriage place: Cape Girardeau. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12229581:1171.
5. ↑ Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, P. O. Box 1248, Jackson, MO 63755, Marriage Book B, Page 236, By Item 111. Andrew Sidikum and Conradina Amelung, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, married March 2, 1848 by Reverend Charles Kobler.
6. ↑ Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery, 176 Co. Rd. 226, Gordonville, MO 63701: The dates in the church records are Conradina died September 4, 1883, Andrew died February 26, 1885. Previous dates taken from tombstones and other records have been - Conradina died October 4, 1883 and April 4, 1883, Andrew died September 26, 1885. I am using the church records as the correct date.
7. ↑ 1860 USA Federal Census (Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Administration, M653), 1860 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Census; Roll: M653_611; Page: 0; Image: 183. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/40274423:7667.
8. ↑ 1870 USA Federal Census (National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls, Washington, D.C.), 1870 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Census, Cape Girardeau township, Page 38, Dwelling No. 282, Lines 7-13, Family History Library Film: 552264. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/7610879:7163.
9. ↑ 1880 USA Federal Census (National Archives (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls), Washington, D.C., USA), Ancestry.com, 1880 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Census; Roll: T9_678; Family History Film: 1254678; Page: 304A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0611. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/24896893:6742.