August Gildemeister Sr. (abt. 1868 - 1946)

Born about 1868 in Germany

Husband of Luise (Prag) Gildemeister — married 1892 in Germany

Descendants

Died 1946 at about age 78 in Lannon, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

1868 August Friedrich Hermann Gildemeister was born in Germany 11 Jan 1868.^[1] He married Luise Auguste Pauline Prag (1867-1952)^[2] in Germany.

1891 or 1892 According to the 1900 US Census, August and Auguste were married in 1892. According to the 1910 US Census, they were married in 1891.^[3][4]

1894 He immigrated to the USA through Baltimore, Maryland in 1894.^[3]

1900 Just six years after arriving in the United States with his wife and three daughters, August had settled his family in Menominee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA where he found work as a quarry laborer.

• August Gildermister Head M 32 Germany
• Argusta Gildermister Wife F 32 Germany
• Anna Gildermister Daughter F 11 Germany
• Bertha Gildermister Daughter F 8 Germany
• Louisa Gildermister Daughter F 7 Germany
• William Gildermister Son M 5 Wisconsin
• Charles Gildermister Son M 3 Wisconsin^[3]

1910 August was now working a general farm in Menomonee, Waukesha, Wisconsin.

• Aug(ust) Gildemeister Head M 42 Germany
• Augusta Gildemeister Wife F 42 Germany
• Willis Gildemeister Son M 15 Wisconsin
• Charles Gildemeister Son M 12 Wisconsin
• Augusta Gildemeister Daughter F 9 Wisconsin
• August Gildemeister Son M 6 Wisconsin
• Arthur Gildemeister Son M 3 Wisconsin
• Rosa Gildeminstor Daughter F 1 Wisconsin^[4]

1920 This census records August's and Augusta's birth land as Pomerania. August was running a dairy farm in 1920 in Menominee Falls, Wisconsin.

• August F Gildeminter Head M 52 Pomerania
• Aug* L Gildeminter Wife F 52 Pomerania
• Charles Gildeminter Son M 22 Wisconsin
• Gusta J Gildeminter Daughter F 19 Wisconsin
• August H Gildeminter Son M 16 Wisconsin
• Arthur Gildeminter Son M 13 Wisconsin
• Rose Gildeminter Daughter F 11 Wisconsin
• Eathy Gildeminter Daughter F 9 Wisconsin^[5]

1930 August and family farmed in Menomonee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA at the time of the 1930 US Census. The land farmed was valued at $13,000. The household comprised his wife, a son and grandson, and two daughters:

• August Gildemeister Head M 62 Germany
• Augusta Gildemeister Wife F 62 Germany
• Arthur Gildemeister Son M 24 Wisconsin
• Rose Gildemeister Daughter F 22 Wisconsin
• Esther Gildemeister Daughter F 20 Wisconsin
• Helen Gildemeister Granddaughter F 3 Wisconsin^[6]

1946 August Gildemeister died about 1946 possibly in Lannon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. He was 77 or 78 years old and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #36915248
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #36915273
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM2L-14B : accessed 30 June 2018), August Gildermister, Menominee town, west side (excl. Menominee Falls village), Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 4A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,822.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPVQ-8MJ : accessed 30 June 2018), Aug Gildemeister, Menomonee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 164, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1741; FHL microfilm 1,375,754.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2D-8JR : accessed 30 June 2018), August F Gildeminter, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 175, sheet 6B, line 62, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2020; FHL microfilm 1,822,020.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X93W-68X : accessed 30 June 2018), August Gildemeister, Menomonee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 8B, line 76, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2616; FHL microfilm 2,342,350.

See also:

• Family Search Family Tree

Acknowledgements

• August Gildemeister is Erin McFarlin's great-grandfather.

This source, which came in with the import, seems to have no relation to the Gildemeister family

• Source: S500006 US Census Recorded Fredrick Zimdars lived in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 1930. He was the head of the household's son, 16 years old, and identified as white. Fredrick was born in Wisconsin around 1914. His father was born in Wisconsin, and his mother was born in Germany. Their names were Charles Zimdars and Anna Zimdars. In 1930, Fredrick was not married. He had eleven siblings named Elmer, Charles, Viola, Alice, Esther, Pearl, Harvey, Wilmer, Francis, Ethel, and Irene.