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| − | 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. | + | 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.<br> For more information see [[Life in 19th Century Frankershausen]] |
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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, Ger | ||
| Marriage | 30 Sept 1824 | Frankershausen, Ger. | To Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf | |
| 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)
Sources:
Children
(all children with Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Kenemuth | M | 24 Dec 1825 | (may have 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 |
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Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankershausen, Ger | b. 1796 - 1856 | ||
| Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA | 1856-d. 1872 |
Photo Gallery
Between the gravestones of Dorothy E. Kenemuth and Jacob Kenemuth are three small markes inscribed PWB, WS, and MMW. No further markings.
Gravestone photos 1991 by E W Williams
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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. | |
| 2 | Page of Notes, apparently from Jacob Kennemuth's Bible, transcribed on p. 6 of The Kuhnemuths in America manuscript by Kermit Kennemuth. This manuscript forwarded to us by correspondence of Judy King "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." | |
| 3 | 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." | |
| 4 | 1865 Tax Register, Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA records 177 acres, value $442, under joint ownership of Etzel and Kennemuth. | |
| 5 | 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. For additional information see the page Life in 19th Century Frankershausen | |
| 6 | The Kennemuths in America by Kermit Kennemuth, research manuscript.
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. | |
| 7 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, g-g-g-granddaughter of Anna Catherine Kenemuth.
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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.
