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August Henry Elker (1847 - 1906)

August Henry Elker
Born in Hannover, Deutscher Bundmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 28 Oct 1879 in St Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died at age 58 in St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

August Henry Elker was born on 22 May 1847[1] (or possibly 22 May 1849) in Germany.[2] The 1880 US Census says that August (and both parents) were born in Hannover.[3] He was a resident of Baden before he emigrated.[4] His parents are unknown.

August, a 22 year-old parson, left Baden and traveled to Bremen, Germany, where he boarded the ship "Deutschland" and steamed to America, arriving in New York, New York on 29 Mar 1869.[4][5]

In 1870, August Elker, along with 38 others, resided in a large boarding house in St. Louis (City), Missouri, and worked as a car driver[6] and later worked as a streetcar conductor.[7] On 19 Oct 1874, August Elker became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[8]

August married Bertha (Lipke) Higler on 28 Oct 1879[9] at St. Mary's Church in St. Louis County, Missouri.[10] August and Bertha had the following children:[11]

  • Agnes,
  • Clara,
  • Lena,
  • Henry,
  • Rose.

August and his family were enumerated in the following US Census records:

1880 United States Census, resided at 1826 Park Avenue, St. Louis (City), Missouri in the August Elker household: August 33, Bertha 29, Louis 8.[3]
1900 United States Census, resided at 1128 St Ange Ave., St Louis (City), Missouri in the household of August Elker: August H. 53, Bertha 49, Agnes H. 17, Clara E. 16, Lena 14, Henry A. 12, Rosa A. 10 and boarders: Charles Boehm 25 and Joseph Boehm 21.[12]

August died on 7 Feb 1906 and is buried at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery (Old), St. Louis City, Missouri.[1][2][11]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 13 Sep 2018, August Elker (22 May 1847–7 Feb 1906), Memorial #48211392, citing Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery Old, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, MO, USA: Headstone photo.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910." Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008, Provo, UT, USA: DOB 22 Mar 1849 in Germany, DOD 7 Feb 1906 in St. Louis.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 Sep 2017, August H Elker, St Louis, St Louis, MO, US; citing ED 119, sheet 332D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington DC: NARA, n.d.), roll 0722; FHL microfilm 1,254,722.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch: 11 Mar 2018, August Elker, 1869; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, DC: NARA, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
  5. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch: 27 Dec 2014, August Elker, 29 Mar 1869; citing Germans to America Psgr Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Deutschland, departed from Bremen, arrived in NY, NY, NY, US, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, MD.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Apr 2016, August Elker in household of Henry Schmeiring, MO, US; citing p. 109, family 801, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington DC: NARA, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,311.
  7. ↑ Zimmerman, Ken, Jr. "Brewers, Immigrants and St. Louis: The Ellis-Mosblech Family History." 2013, St. Louis, MO. Page 62.
  8. ↑ Missouri Digital Heritage Naturalization Records, 1816-1955. Naturalization cards, City of St Louis, Missouri, Reel C46599, Vol. 10, page 264, Name: August Elker, Rec. Date 10/19/1874, Native country: GER
  9. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch: 11 Feb 2018, August Henry Elker and Bertha Higler nee Lipke, 28 Oct 1879; citing Saint Louis, St Louis, Missouri; FHL microfilm 528,181.
  10. ↑ "Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002." Ancestry.com, database with images. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, Provo, UT, USA.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Obituary of August Elker published in the St Louis Post-Dispatch on 7 Feb 1906, page 12. Access online at STL Today.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 13 Sep 2018, August H Elker, Precinct 15 City of St. Louis Ward 6, St. Louis, MO, US; citing ED 94, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, DC: NARA, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,891.




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