Hans Junge (1832 - 1903)

Born Jul 1832 in Nortorf, Duchy of Holstein

Ancestors

Husband of Gesche (Dolling) Junge — married 22 Feb 1856 in Wilster, Steinburg, Holstein, Germany

Descendants

Died 27 May 1903 at age 70 in Kane Township, Benton County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Hans Junge has German Roots.

Birth and Parents

Hans Junge was born in Germany in 1832^[1] in July,^[2] his headstone reads (translated from German) "Died 27 May 1903 age 71 years".^[3] It is possible Hans was born on 15 Jul 1832 in Nortorf, Holstein, the son of Meves Junge and Maria Rohwedder, and baptized on 1 Aug 1832 (see photo of possible baptism record attached to this profile).

Marriage and Children

Hans married Gesche Dolling on 22 Feb 1856 in Holstein,^[1][3] possibly in Wilster, Steinberg (marriage place needs verification). Hans and Gesche Junge had thirteen children as follows, all born in Germany:^[1][3]

1. Mewes (aka Lewis), b. 26 Nov 1856, d. 20 Jul 1934, m. Emma Menge;
2. Margaretha, b. 9 Mar 1858, d. 26 Dec 1940, m. Marcus Witt/Witte;
3. John, b. 5 Dec 1859. d. 11 Apr 1940 unm.;
4. Hans, b. 29 Mar 1862, d. 18 Nov 1959, m. Helene Heinsen;
5. Maria (aka Mary), b. 28 Oct 1864, d.17 Dec 1945, m. Hans Nic Hennings;
6. Gesche, b. 24 Dec 1865, d. 4 Mar 1902, m. Ferdinand Schluntz;
7. Peter, b. 1868, d. 1941, m. Alvena Heitman;
8. Anna, b. 27 Jan 1871, d. 21 Mar 1943, m. John Allers;
9. Lena Charlotte, b. 20 Dec 1873, d. 20 Sep 1951, m. Lewis Homire (she is not named in Gesche's obituary);
10. Henry, m. Alvena Stein;
11. Emma, b. 10 Oct 1882, d. 1 May 1663, m. William Eggers;
12. Heinrich, d. in infancy in Germany;
13. Unnamed, d. in infancy in Germany.

Immigration

Hans, age 51, arbeiter (worker), a resident of Landsheide, Holstein, emigrated from Germany with his family: Gesche 46, Maria 18, Gesche 17, Peter 14, Anna 9, Lena 8, Heinrich 4, and Emma 6 months. They departed from Hamburg, Germany on 24 May 1883 aboard the "Polaria" with Captain Haberlandt, and arrived in New York City^[4] on 13 Jun 1883.^[5][6] Their older children, Mewes, Margaretha, John and Hans also emigrated from Germany,^[1] but separately from their parents.

The family settled in Iowa and were enumerated on the 1885 Iowa Census, at their residence in Leroy, Benton County, Iowa.^[7] Hans became a naturalized citizen of the United States at the Benton County District Court in Vinton, Iowa^[1] on 10 Jun 1890.^[8]

Census Records

1845 • Nortorf, Dorf/Wilster, Kirchspiel, Duchy of Holstein: Meewes Junge 58, Maria Rohwedder 51, Abel Junge 24, Gesche Junge 22, Maria Junge 18, Hans Junge 13, and farmhand, Peter Boll 21.^[9]

1885 • Leroy, Benton County, Iowa - Junge household: Hans 57, Gedie 46, Johan 29, Peter 16, Lena 11, Henry 7, and Emma 2.^[7]

1900 • Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - Junge household: Hans 66, Gesche 62, Henry 24, and Emma 17.^[10]

Death

Hans Junge died on 27 May 1903 in Keystone, Iowa at age 71^[1][11] and was buried at Keystone Cemetery, Keystone, Benton County, Iowa.^[3]

His obituary was published in "The Every Other Daily Union", Belle Plaine, Iowa on Tuesday, 2 Jun 1903:^[12]

Hans Junge

"Hans Junge died at his home twelve miles southeast of Dysart Wednesday morning, after an illness of one week with paralysis. Deceased was born in Holstein, Germany, in 1832 and twenty years ago came to America with his family and located in Benton County, Iowa, where he has since resided. Several grown children reside in this locality. Mr. Junge was well known in the county where he lived for a score of years and was universally respected. The funeral services were held at the home Thursday afternoon at one o'clock, Rev. H Christiansen conducting the same. Interment in Keystone cemetery."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Junge, Emma Esther Seeck, "The Family History of the Descendants of Hans and Gesche (Dolling) Junge, 1898-." Access online at ExLibris Rosetta, Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a FamilySearch, Utah, 1980: Pages 9-11.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 30 Jun 2018, Hans Junge, Kane Twp. Keystone, Benton, IA, USA; citing ED 15, sheet 10A, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington DC: NARA, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,417: b.July 1832 or 3.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 18 Aug 2018, Hans Junge (15 Jul 1832–27 May 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #81611655, citing Keystone Cemetery, Keystone, Benton Co., IA, USA: headstone photo. NOTE see his wife's obit on her profile -- it incl. mar. date and children.
4. ↑ "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008, Provo, UT, USA. Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Vol.: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 048 C; Seite: 832. Age 51, arbeiter, rs. Lanscheide, dep. Hamburg 24 May 1883 arr NYC on the Polaria w/Haberlandt; lists names/ages of psgrs.
5. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Mar 2018, Hans Junge, 1883; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, DC: NARA, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch: 27 Dec 2014, Hans Junge, 13 Jun 1883; Ship Polaria, dep. Hamburg, arr. NYC, NY, USA, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, MD.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch: 11 Mar 2018, Hans Young, Kane, Benton, IA; citing p. 25, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,441.
8. ↑ "U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992," (Indexed in World Archives Project) Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Provo, UT, USA: b.c. 1835 in GER, nat.10 Jan 1890, Vinton IA.
9. ↑ 1845 Nortorf Census (see attached image).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 4 Jul 2019), Hans Junge, Kane Township Keystone, Benton, Iowa, US; citing ED 15, sheet 10A, family 170, NARA microfilm pub T623 (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,417.
11. ↑ "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch: 11 Mar 2018, Hans Junge, 27 May 1903; citing Kane Twp., Benton, IA; FHL microfilm 987,632.
12. ↑ Iowa Genweb accessed 18 Aug 2018. Obit submitted 26 Jun 1998 by Catherine Eggers Humeniak.