Jacob Kuhnemuth

Immigrant 1856

Jacob Kuhnemuth was from Frankershausen, located in the county of Eschwege, state of Hesse, Germany. The house where he lived and raised his children still stands today at 49 Am Wasser Strasse. His occupation was "fuhrmann and handelsmann", or wagon driver & trader. The Kuhnemuths worshiped at the Evangelical Church in Frankershausen, built in 1827 on the site of an earlier twelfth century church. The lower part of the present day tower is a relic of the earlier church. Next to the church is the old Kirchbergschule (church hill school) that the Kuhnemuth and Schindewolf children attended.
For more information see Life in 19th Century Frankershausen

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	20 Oct 1796; bapt. 25 Oct 1796	Frankershausen,Hesse, Germany
Marriage	30 Sept 1824	Frankershausen, Ger.	To Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf, his 1st cousin
Death	24 June 1872	expect Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA
Burial		Phipps Dunkard Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5                  Generation 6                           Generation 7
 
                                                                  +-- Johannes Frantz Kuhnemuth
                                                                  |   (~1745-1811)               
                           +-- Jacob Kuhnemuth -------------------+  
                           |   (1796-1872)                        |
 Anna Catherine Kenemuth --+                                      +-- Anna Eliesabeth Schindewolf
 (1827-1889)               |                                          (1752-1811)
                           +-- Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf
                               (1804-1885)
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Children

(all children with Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Johannes Kenemuth	M	24 Dec 1825		(died young)
Anna Catherine Kenemuth	F	27 Feb 1827	Am Wasser 49, Frankershausen, Ger	John Frederick John Frederick	Direct LIne
Johann Klaus Kenemuth	M	13 July 1829		(died age 10)
Anna Elizabeth Kenemuth	F	31 Mar 1832	Am Wasser 49, Frankershausen, Ger	Francis "Frank" Etzel
Dorothea Elizabeth Kenemuth	F	29 Nov 1834		(died age 1 mo.)
Conrad Kenemuth	M	24 Mar 1837		Jame "Jennie" Clark
Jacob Frederick Kenemuth	M	21 Jan 1840		Ann Clark
John Reinhard Kenemuth	M	1 May 1843		Mary Fox

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Frankershausen, Ger	b. 1796 - 1856
Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA	1856-d. 1872

Photo Gallery

View of Frankershausen from churchyard, 1989

Church at Frankershausen

Gravestone of Jacob Kenemuth, Phipps Dunkard Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Gravestone of Dorothy E. Kenemuth, Phipps Cemetery

Jacob Kenemuth family plot, Phipps Cemetery

Between the gravestones of Dorothy E. Kenemuth and Jacob Kenemuth are three small markers inscribed PWB, WS, and MMW. No further markings. Gravestone photos 1991 by E W Williams

Kenemuth plot in 2007

Small stones in Kenemuth plot.

When Phipps Cemetery was visited in June 2007, the beautiful tree behind the Kenemuth graves had been cut down.
Now four small stones are visible : PWB, WS, MMW, & WWW.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co., pg 12. Census dated 4 July 1860. Lines 36-40: Jacob Kenemute, age 64, $900 real, $150 personal property, b. Hessen, Ger.; Anna E., 56; John C., 23; Jacob, 20; and Johnathan, 18, in school.
2	1870 United States federal Census, Ashland Twp, Clarion, Co, PA, Pg 14. Census dated 6 Jul 1870. Lines 25-26 list Jacob Kinnemuth, 74, farmer, $800 real, $175 personal prop.,; Elizabeth, 66, keeping house. Both were born in Hesse-Cassel, all parents foreign born.
3	Gravestone inscriptions, Phipps Dunkard Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarin Co. PA *Dorothy E. Kenemuth died May 3, 1885 aged 81 yrs. * (_____ Kennemuth) died June ___ 1872 aged 75 yrs __m 4 d. * three small stones between the two above, marked PWB, WS, and MMW. Transcribed 1991 by E W Williams.
4	The Kennemuths in America, research manuscript by by Kermit Kennemuth. This manuscript forwarded to us by Judy King. In the 1800's, Frankerhausen's citizens were mainly of two surnames, i.e. Kuhnemuth and Schindewolf. The Kuhnemuths lived in the east part of town on the main street; the Schindewolfs lived in the west part of town. <Our earliest known Kuhnemuth is Johannes, the father of Jacob. He married Anne Elizabeth Schindewolf (Brummelhof). Their son, Jacob, was born on 20 Oct 1796. Jacob lived the first 58 years of his life in Frankershausen, attending the Evangelical Church and marrying a local girl, Dorothea Elizabeth Schindewolf, who was born in 1804, married Jacob on 30 Sept 1824. To this couple were born eight children as follows: 1) Johannes b. 24 Dec 1825, d. 4 Mar 1886. Did not emigrate to America. 2)Anna Katharina b. 27 Feb 1827 Am Wassar 49 d. 29 Jun 1889 m. Johann Frederick on 12 Oct 1850 (b. 17 Aug 1822, d. 12 Apr 1912). 3) Johann Klaus b. 12 July 1829 d. 18 July 1839 4) Anna Elizabeth b. 31 Mar 1832 d. 5 Feb 1915 m. Francis Etzel (b. 1817) 5) Dorothea Elizabeth b. 29 Nov 1834 d. 7 Jan 1835 6) Conrad b. 24 Mar 1837 d. 1927 m. Jane Clark 7) Jacob b. 21 Jan 1840 d. 1925 m. Ann Clark 8) Johann Reinhard b. 1 May 1843 d. 28 July 1923 m. 9 Nov 1869 to Mary Fox ( b. 5 May 1846 d. 30 Oct 1932 Jacob is listed in the church chronicles as a Carrier and Trader (Furrmann and Handelmann). Even though he is believed to have been comfortably well off, one report says that Johann Frederick, the intended husband of Anna Katharina paid the passage to America for the entire Kenemuth family. They left in an effort to avoid compulsory military service for their sons. At that time in Prussia service in the army was required of every able-bodied man, in active service for three yrs. and in the reserve for 2 yrs. Property listed in the 1865 tax register was owned by Jacob Kuhnemuth and Frank Etzel until 1871 when the property was divided in half with each partner receiving 88 acres. They owned various numbers of cows through the years but no horses, and were described as farmers.
5	Page of Notes, apparently from Jacob Kennemuth's Bible, transcribed on p. 6 of The Kuhnemuths in America manuscript by Kermit Kennemuth. "Jacob Kuehnemuth was born the 20th of October, 1796. His father's name was John. His mother's name was Anna Elizabeth, maiden name Schinderwolf. In the year 1824 he married Dorothy Elizabeth Schinderwolf this being on the 30th of September. To them were born 8 children namely 5 sons and 3 daughters, of which two sons and one daughter died in earliest infance - died in (illegible, but states town and country). They left the place of their birth on the 25th of April of the year 1852 and lived four years , one month and 18 days in (illegible) about a half-hour from (illegible). They left their fatherland in 1856. Two of their children went to this, their new fatherland four years before, namely the oldest daughter, Anna Catherine who was born the 27th of February 1827 and married to (illegible), and the oldest son, Conrad, born 21st of May 1837. In addition there came with us into the new fatherland the following children: Anna Elizabeth born the 31st of March, 1832; Jacob Frederick born the 27th of January, 1840; and John Reinhard born the 1st of May, 1843. We went aboard ship the 6th of May and landed on the 25th of June at Baltimore. On the 28th of this month we took the train and arrived July 2nd at Etna. We moved again from there and arrived in Clarion and ---moved to our new home in 1857 (month illegible)." There follows a prayer, signed Jacob Kuehnemuth, and "I bought this Bible of John Clauss Huzfeld at (illegible) the 22nd of April, 1838. It cost one silver dollar."
6	Personal correspondence Judy Kenemuth King, 1992-ongoing; contracted Erich Schaefer to research church records in Frankershausen, Germany.
7	History of Clarion County 1887, By Davis, p. xxix "Kennemuth, John R., Fern p.o., Ashland, a farmer and oil producer, was born in Prussia May 1, 1843, and was a son of Jacob and Dorothea (Schinderwolf) Kennemuth, who settled in Ashland in 1856, on the farm which is now owned and occupied by John R. Their children were Catherine, Eliza, Conrad, Jacob, and John R. John R. was married in 1869 to Mary Fox, a daughter of John Fox, of Brady's Bend. They have had a family of six children - Edward, Willie, Frank, John, Ella and Frederick."
8	1865 Tax Register, Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA records 177 acres, value $442, under joint ownership of Etzel and Kennemuth.
9	1100 Jahre Frankershausen 876 - 1976, commemorating the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Frankershausen, festival week 19-28 June 1976. Published 3441 Berkatal 1, Berkastrasse 54.Vorbereitung. In German. This book contains old photographs of life in Frankershausen, including the church and school, half-timbered houses on Am Wasser Strasse, the Schindewolf Gasthaus founded by Johann Claus Schindewolf in 1870, a wagon driver merchant with his covered wagon, and a poorer farmer without horses whose wagon of harvested grain is pulled by his two milk cows. In addition there are views of the landscape, the village seen from Mt. Meissner in 1930 and 1976, a view of town from the church tower, and a map from 1750 showing the various landowners.
10	Research of Dr. Kurt Guenther, parish at Albungen where the registers (after 1804) of Hitzerode are preserved. (Older registers, since 1626, preserved at Frankershausen). Anna Catharine Kuehnemuth born at Frankershausen 27 Feb 1827; married at Frankershausen 20 Oct 1851 to Johannes Friedrich, farmer. Her father was Jakob Kuehnemuth, merchant, carrier, born at Frankershausen, 8 Oct 1796, christened 25 Oct 1796. He was married at Frankershausen, 30 Sept 1824, to Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf,( born at Frankershausen 28 Nov 1804).	See full text of report, Kurt Guenther Research, Church Records of Frankershausen & Hitzerode, Germany
11	Research of Erick Schaefer, Evangelisches Pfarramt, Frankershausen, 3441 Berkatal 1, Oberdorf 10 Germany (church elder, authorized by the body of church elders to do genealogy research at the Evangelisches Pfarramt, Frankershausen). This research was commissioned by Judy King in 1991. Anna Eliesabeth Kuhnemuth, Protestant, born March 31, 1832 in Frankershausen.; (Godmother: Anna Eliesabeth nee Schindewolf, wife of tradesman Reinhard Schindewolf). Anna Eliesabeth Kuhnemuth died 15 Feb 1915 in Clarion PA, USA Her parents were Jacob Kuhnemuth, handelsmann (tradesman) and fuhrmann (transporter, or wagon driver), born 20 Oct 1796 in Frankershausen; died 24 June 1872 in USA, Ono, PA. He married on 30 Sept 1824 to Dorothea Eliesabeth Schindewolf, born 28 Nov 1804 in Frankershausen Brummerhof. The parents of Jacob Kuhnemuth were Johannes Frantz Kuhnemuth and Anna Eliesabeth Schindewolf. Johannes Frantz Kuhnemuth, birth date not listed, baptized 21 Feb. 1745. He died at age 66 yrs, on 20 Jan 1811 at Frankershausen. He married 17 April 1791 to his 2nd wife Anna Eliesabeth Schindewolf. She was born in Frankershausen, baptized 4 July 1752, and died at Frankershausen on 17 Dec 1811 at the age of 59 yrs, 7 mos., 1 week, & 6 days.
12	'Collection of Research & Page formatting from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, g-g-g-granddaughter of Anna Catherine Kenemuth.
13	1880 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co., PA Dist 63, pg 9. Census dated 9 June 1880. Lines 43-49 list: John Frederick, head, age 56, farmer, $1500 real, $829 personal property; Anna C., wife, age 53, keeping home. Both (and all parents) born Kuhrhessen. Children: Frank J., age 23, farmer; Emma, 21, divorced, at home; John V., 18, in school, Anna Alice, 15 in school. Children all born PA (parents b. Kuhrhessen), all read, write, speak English; Anna Bertha L., granddau., 3, born PA, parents born PA.

Source notes

• Frankershausen, Germany is today in County Eschwege, Hesse. It lies SE of Kassel about 15 miles
• The significance of the 3 small gravestones marked PWB, WS, and MMW is unknown.
• 1880 census of John Frederick family lists Kuhrhessen as the birthplace of Johannes Frederick and Anna Margarethe Speck. Kuhrhessen= Hesse Kassel, of Prussia.