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Mewes Junge (1856 - 1934)

Mewes Junge
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Husband of — married 26 Nov 1881 in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Died at age 77 in Keystone, Benton County, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mewes Junge has German Roots.

Mewes Junge, born 26 November 1856 in what is now known as Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, was the son of Hans Junge[1] and Gesche Dolling.[2]

He served in the German Army for 3 years[2] and later farmed. When he was 24, he emigrated from Germany, originating in St. Margrethen, Holstein, departing from Hamburg Germany on 14 April 1880 aboard the Suevia and arriving in New York City.[3][4] His parents and siblings emigrated from Germany in May 1883.

Mewes became a naturalized United States citizen on 11 September 1888 at Benton County District Court in Vinton, Iowa.[2][5]

Census and Residence History

  • 1885 - Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - Young household: Mewis Young 29, Emma 21, Martha 1 and Louisa Mange 16 (sister-in-law).[6]
  • 1895 - Homer, Benton, Iowa, USA - Jung household: Maves 38, Emma 31, Martha 11, Emma 10, William 8, Etta 6, Mary 4, and John 1.[7]
  • 1900 - Homer, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Mewes 42, Emma E 37, Martha M 16, Emma K 15, William H 13, Etta L 11, Mary 9, John 6, Henry 4, Annie 3 and hired man, William Eggers 25.[8]
  • 1910 - Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Mewes 53, Emma H 47, Willie H 23, Mary 19, John 16, Henry 14, and Hilda 8.[9]
  • April 1916 - Keystone, Benton, Iowa, USA - Lewis [Mewes], Hans and Peter Junge all resided in Keystone, Iowa per obituary of their mother.
  • 1920 - Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Mewes 63 and Emma 56.[10]
  • 1925 - Keystone, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Merves 68 and Emma 61.[11]
  • 1930 - Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Meves 73 (widowed).[12]

Marriage and Children

Mewes was married to Emma Menge[1] on 26 November 1881 in Vinton, Iowa.[13] They had the following children:[2]
  1. Martha, married William Schumann and had four children
  2. Emma, married Rudolph Struck and had three children
  3. William, married Margaret Long and had four children
  4. Etta, married first John Kloppenburg and had a daughter, married second Ray Dieckmann and had a son
  5. Mary, married William Thiessen and had seven children
  6. John, married Lillian Kuehl and had three children
  7. Henry, married Rose Emmel and had three children
  8. Hilda, married Ralph Parson and had three children
  9. Annie
  10. 2 children that died in infancy

Death and Burial

Mewes died 20 July 1934 in Keystone/Kane Township, Benton County, Iowa,[1][2] after suffering a stroke.[14] He was buried at Keystone Cemetery in Keystone, Benton County, Iowa.[14][15]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, (FamilySearch: 8 Nov 2017), Mewes Junge, 20 Jul 1934, Keystone, Benton, Iowa, US; citing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101797059: image of death cert.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Emma Esther Seek Junge. The Family History of the Descendants of Hans and Gesche (Dolling) Junge. 1980. Online at FamilySearch, pages 9, 14-20.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008, Provo, UT, USA - Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 037 B; Seite: 218. Ancestry Record 1068 #4443269.
  4. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, (FamilySearch: 27 December 2014), Merves Junge, 29 Apr 1880; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Suevia, departed from Hamburg & Havre, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. "U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992," (Indexed in World Archives Project) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Provo, UT, USA - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the US District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of IL and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19.
  6. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, (FamilySearch: 11 March 2018), Mewis Young, Kane, Benton, IA; citing p. 25, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,441.
  7. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, (FamilySearch: 12 Mar 2018), Maves Jung, Benton, Iowa, US; citing p. 471, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,711.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 30 Jun 2018), Mewes Junge, Big Grove & Homer Twps, Benton, IA, US; citing ED 4, sheet 3B, family 52, NARA microfilm pub T623 (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,417.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 30 Jun 2018), Meves Junge, Kane, Benton, Iowa, US; citing ED 15, sheet 6A, family 111, NARA microfilm pub T624 (Washington D.C.: NARA, 1982), roll 391; FHL microfilm 1,374,404.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 30 Jun 2018), Mewes Junge, Kane, Benton, Iowa, US; citing ED 16, sheet 1A, line 16, family 5, NARA microfilm pub T625 (Washington D.C.: NARA, 1992), roll 477; FHL microfilm 1,820,477.
  11. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, (FamilySearch: 16 March 2018), Merves Junge, Benton, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing Benton, Benton, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,211.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 30 Jun 2018), Meves Junge, Kane, Benton, Iowa, US; citing ED 23, sheet 1A, line 44, family 13, NARA microfilm pub T626 (Washington D.C.: NARA, 2002), roll 641; FHL microfilm 2,340,376.
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Provo, UT, USA. Iowa Dept of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa: Moses Junge and Emma Menger.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Obituary published 23 July 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa The Courier. Online w/subs. at Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 29 Jun 2019, memorial page for Mewes Junge (26 Nov 1856–20 Jul 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #81611225, citing Keystone Cemetery, Keystone, Benton County, Iowa, USA: headstone photo.




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