Friedrich Erdmann DeKarske (1842 - 1922)

Born 15 Mar 1842 in West Prussia

Husband of Ernestine (Josephsky) DeKarske — married 13 Nov 1867 in West Prussia

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1922 at age 80 in 1424 Martin Avenue, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Friedrich was born in West Prussia on March 15, 1842 and married his wife Ernestine on November 13, 1867. Baptism records from Evangelische Kirche Groß Albrechtau in Finckenstein, Rosenberg, Westpreußen, Preußen, Deutschland, list him as father to an un-named female child born on 9 Sep 1868 and Wilhelmine baptized on 15 Sep 1870. Friedrich came to America aboard the ship Messenger, which arrived in New York on 10 July, 1872. There were 328 passengers, 3 of whom died at sea due to small pox. Prior to the opening of Ellis Island in 1892, immigrants would have entered New York at Castle Garden, located at the southern tip of Manhattan. Friedrich traveled with his pregnant wife and their daughter, Wilhelmine, who was not quite 2 years old at the time. The passenger list did not show the daughter that would have been born in 1868. It is unknown how long the travel from New York to Sheboygan, Wisconsin took, however, Ernestine gave birth to their son, August, on August 2 (less than a month later) in Sheboygan. Also aboard the ship Messenger were Wilhelm DeKarske, his wife Louise, and Carl DeKarske.

Based on an article in the Sheboygan press describing his death, Fritz or Fred may have been his preferred name.

Sources

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9MXC-RYN : accessed 2016-12-07), entry for Friedrich Erdmann Dekarski.
• "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPV-1S7F : 15 April 2015), Friedrich Dekarski, 1872; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
• Emigration Report of the State of New York, 1872, accessed at http://www.theshipslist.com/Forms/ReportNY1872.shtml
• Castlegarden.org
• "Mr. and Mrs. DeKarske Observe Fifty-fifth Wedding Anniversary" Sheboygan Press Telegram, Tuesday, November 14, 1922, pg 5.
• "Fritz DeKarske, Aged Resident is Apoplexy Victim" Sheboygan Press Telegram, Monday, November 27, 1922, pg 8.
• "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPNZ-BZ9Q : 27 October 2021), Dekarski, 1868; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Finckenstein, Rosenberg, Westpreußen, Preußen, Deutschland, Finckenstein, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
• "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPNZ-BZ73 : 27 October 2021), Wilhelmine Dekarski, 15 Sep 1870; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Finckenstein, Rosenberg, Westpreußen, Preußen, Deutschland, Finckenstein, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.