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)
↑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.
↑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.
↑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.
↑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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