Clemens Adolph Abkemeyer (1841 - 1917)

Born 29 May 1841 in Markkotten Abkemeyer, Mentrup, Hagen, Iburg, Osnabrück, Hannover, Deutscher Bund

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Died 30 Sep 1917 at age 76 in Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Clemens Adolph Abkemeyer has German Roots.

Clemens Adolph Abkemeyer migrated from Kingdom Hannover to USA.

Clemens Adolph Abkemeyer was born on 29 May 1841 in Markkotten Abkemeyer, Mentrup, Hagen, Iburg, Osnabrück, Hannover, Deutscher Bund, son of Hermann Christopher (Apkemeyer) Abkemeyer (1802–~1883) and Maria Elisabeth (Rethmann) Abkemeyer (1805– ).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Maria Elisabeth Abkemeyer (born 2 December 1826)
2. Anna Catharina Sophia Abkemeyer (born 5 September 1836)
3. Johann Heinrich Abkemeyer (born 4 March 1838)
4. Florenz Heinrich Abkemeyer (born 17 October 1843)
5. Johann Conrad Abkemeyer (born 28 June 1845)
6. Maria Engel Abkemeyer (born 22 May 1847)
7. Eberhard Heinrich Abkemeyer (born 24 January 1850)

His father, Hermann Christopher Abkemeyer, residing in Mentrup, Hagen parish, applied for emigration visa to the United States for himself and the following relatives, which were approved on 9 November 1856:^[2]

1. Hermann's wife Maria Elisabeth Abkemeyer nee Rethmann, born 14 November 1805
2. their daughter Anna Catharina Sophia Abkemeyer, born 5 September 1836,
3. son Johann Heinrich Abkemeyer, born 4 March 1838,
4. son Clemens Adolph Abkemeyer, born 29 May 1841,
5. daughterMaria Engel Abkemeyer, born 22 May 1847,
6. son Everhard HeinrichAbkemeyer, born 24 January 1850.

Their plan was to settle in New Washington.^[2]

Johann Heinrich Abkemeyer and his family emigrated from the Kingdom of Hannover to the United States where they arrived on 14 October 1856.^[3]

Clemens died on 30 September 1917 in Washington, Franklin, Missouri, USA, aged 76.

Clemens A Abkemeyer was mentioned on a memorial in Saint Francis Borgia Cemetery, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA with a death date of 30 September 1917.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Matricula online > Deutschland > Osnabrück, rk. Bistum > Hagen a.T.W. St. Martinus > Taufen (F) F102-4 (1. März 1834 – 30. Juni 1841, 0085) > picture 0063. Taufen 1841.Juni.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} NLA OS Rep 350 Ibg Nr. 7897j vgl. Nr. 7879, http://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction?detailid=v4581597
3. ↑ Himmermann, Alexander: Emigrants from the Parish of Hagen From The Church Record Books (Catholic), in: The Palatine Immigrant, Vol. XX, No. 1, December 1994, page 22-44.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #45346289 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Clemens A Abkemeyer (29 Mar 1841-30 Sep 1917), citing Saint Francis Borgia Cemetery, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Nancy W (contributor 46951278).