Peter Kasten (abt. 1820)

Born about 1820 in Pomerania, Prussia

Husband of Katharine (Dumke) Kasten — married about 1840 in Pomerania, Prussia

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Watertown, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Peter Kasten was born in Pomerania, Germany. He was married to Katharina Dumke. He immigrated to America in about 1880. He passed away in Wisconsin.

Children:

1. Maria Friederike Emilie Kasten, b. 1 Feb 1841 Robe; m. 1879 Johann Hoppe.
2. Gustav Albert Kasten, b. Sep 1843 Robe, d. 30 Jan 1850 Robe.
3. Martin Kasten, b. 7 Apr 1847 Robe, d. 13 Feb 1903 Milwaukee; m. 1884 Carolina Ahrens.
4. Bertha Emilie Kasten, b. 10 Jan 1850 Robe; m. William F. Heideman.
5. Gustav Albert Kasten, b. 11 Aug 1852 Robe, d. 25 Jun 1856 Robe.
6. Otto Hermann Kasten, b. 8 Dec 1855 Robe, d. 29 Mar 1922 Watertown, WI; m. Ottilie Gronert.

Research Notes

Peter was born in Germany. He had well-to-do parents, but because he had a large number of brothers, each did not get much. Along with the listed children of Peter, there were also two boys born, both of whom were named Gustav, and both died young. Peter was a tailor, but after many years became a livestock trader, including fine horses, and became quite prosperous, but lost it all, either by disease or a bad business deal. About this same time his daughter became pregnant out of wedlock, so he decided to leave Treptow with his daughter, his son, Otto, and one other son. One or two sons remained in the Pomeranian area.

He moved to Watertown, Wisconsin, and reportedly could not get steady work and was regarded as a pathetic figure. The daughter who had an illegitimate child (I don't know her name)later married in Wisconsin, to someone the family member relating this understood to be Frank Heidemann, a large, hearty farmer who was blind in the left eye.

Sources

• Birth 1855 (son-Otto): Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883 for Otto Hermann Kasten, Robe, 1810-1855, image 322, 1855 #52, 8 dec, Otto Hermann. Accessed 6 Dec 2021 at Ancestry.com. [1]