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Emma Ahrens (1859 - 1948)

Emma Ahrens
Born in Nienburg, Königreich Hannovermap
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 89 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Special inventory of German emigrants

Contents

Biography

Emma has Kingdom of Hannover roots.

Emma Ahrens was born on February 15, 1859, in Nienburg, Kingdom of Hanover which is now Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, the daughter of Hermine and Henry. She married August Henry Gärtner on May 25, 1881, in St Louis, Missouri. They had eight children in 21 years. She died on March 5, 1948, in St Louis, Missouri, at the age of 89. [1]

Family

Parents

  • Henry Ahrens (died November 30, 1860 per emigration record)
  • Hermine Meyer 1815–1896

Siblings

  • Augusta Ahrens 1842–1883
  • Hermine Ahrens 1849–1933

Spouse and children

  1. August Henry Gärtner 1857–1933
  2. William H Gaertner 1881–
  3. Fredrick Henry Gaertner 1884–1931
  4. Edna Minna Gaertner 1887–1889
  5. August H Gaertner Jr. 1889–1910
  6. Benjamin Harrison Gaertner 1891–1963
  7. Frank Henry Gaertner 1894–1978
  8. Walter Gaertner 1897–1968
  9. Teddy R Gaertner 1903–1904

Emigration

Surname, first name, origin: [2]

  • Ahrens, Hermine, b. Meyer, widow of the merchant Ahrens who died on November 30, 1860,
  • Ahrens, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich, Nienburg

Birthday / Age: Occupation / status: Parents: Emigrants:

  • Ahrens, Wilhelmine (born February 2, 1851);
  • Ahrens, Emma (born February 15, 1859)

Faith: Destination (country / place):

  • America

Date of emigration / registration: before May 1871 Financial situation: Other: see: running number 2

Death/Burial

Find A Grave: Memorial #125178928 Emma Ahrens Gaertner 1859-1948 Find A Grave: Memorial #125178392 August H. Gaertner Jr. 1889-1910

Source Texts

In the 1900 census Emma (age 42) was a married wife in St Louis Ward 1, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri.[3]

In the 1910 census Emma (age 51) was a married wife in St Louis Ward 1, Saint Louis City, Missouri, United States.[4]

In the 1920 census Emma (age 61) was a married wife in St Louis Ward 1, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri.[5]

Emma married August Henry Gärtner on 25 May 1881 in St Louis, Missouri, United States.[6]

Sources

  1. Moeller Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/61435287/person/44356535196/facts
  2. Lower Saxony German Archives https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction.action?detailid=v4436640
  3. 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 1, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 889; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240889
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #30578134 (accessed 25 October 2022)
    Emma Gaertner (42), wife, in St Louis Ward 1, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Born in Germany.
  4. 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: St Louis Ward 1, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T624_811; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1374824
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #184410165 (accessed 25 October 2022)
    Emma Gaertner (51), wife, in St Louis Ward 1, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA. Born in Germany.
  5. 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1920; Census Place: St Louis Ward 1, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_947; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 20
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #58158408 (accessed 25 October 2022)
    Emma Gaertner (61), wife, in St Louis Ward 1, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Born in Germany.
  6. Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002"
    Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #510206956 (accessed 25 October 2022)
    Emma Ahrens marriage to August Henry Gärtner on 25 May 1881 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.




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