Immigrant 1856

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Jacob Frederick Kenemuth is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:

Brother of Anna Catherine Kenemuth
Son of Jacob Kuhnemuth and Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf

	Date	Location	Notes
Birth	27 Jan 1840	expect Frankershausen, Ger
Marriage		Frankershausen, Ger.	To Ann Clark
Death	1925
Burial		Trinity Cemetery (Evangelical-Congregational)

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                                     +-- Johannes Frantz Kuhnemuth
                                                     |   (~1745-1811)               
                             +-- Jacob Kuhnemuth ----+  
                             |    (1796-1872)        |
 Jacob Frederick Kennemuth --+                       +-- Anna Eliesabeth Schindewolf
 (1840-1925)                 |                           (1752-1811)
                             +-- Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf
                                 (1804-1885)

Sources:

Children

(children with Ann Clark)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Spouse
Frank Kenemuth	M	~1876	Clara Boyer
Alfred Kenemuth	M	~ 1865	Olive Fye
Sarah Kenemuth	M	~ 1881	Ray Lewis

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Frankershausen, Ger	b. 1840 - 1856
Clarion Co. PA	1856-1925

Photo Gallery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1880 United States federal Census, Dist 68, Elk Twp, Clarion, Co, PA, Pg 16. Census dated 6 Jul 1870. Lines 24-31 list Jacob Kenemuth, 40, farmer, b. Hesse C.; Anna E., 38, keeping house; b. PA; George A., 17, works on farm; John S., at home; James A., 9; Jennie, 7; Franklin, 4; Alice L, 1. all children born PA.
3	1910 United States Federal Census, District 7, Shippenville, Clarion Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 4 May 1910. Lines 30-33: Jacob Kenemuth, 70, mar. 42 years, general farming, owns farm, no mortgage, b. Germany (and parents); Anna C., wife, 67, mar. 42, 8 children, all living, b. PA (and parents); Livina Pryer, servant, 64, widow, 3 children, 2 living, b. Iowa (parents b. PA); William Pryer, grandson, 15, not in school, b. PA (and parents). Lines 43-46: Frank Kenemuth, head, 34, mar. 10 years, general farming, owns farm, no mortgage; Clara, wife, 31, mar. 10; 2 children/2 living; Alfred, son, 9, atd. school; Ralph, son, 7, atd school. All can read, write, speak English. All and parents b. PA except Frank's father b. Germany.
2	1920 United States Federal Census, District 62, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 23. Census dated 6 Feb 1920. Lines 27-31: Ray Lewis, 45, driller, oil wells, rents home, b. PA (and parents); Sarah, wife, 39, b. PA, father Germany, mother PA; George, son, 8, atd. school, b. PA (and parents); Isabella, dau, 8 months, b. PA (and parents); Jacob Kenemuth, father-in-law, 79, immigrated 1853, naturalized 1869, b. Germany (and parents). Adults can read, write and speak English. Lines 21-26: Frank Kenemuth, 44, owns farm, no mortgage, general farming, father b. Germany; Clara, wife, 42; Alfred, son, 18, laborer, railroad; Ralph, 17; Chalmer, 8, in school; Mary Boyer, mother-in-law, 83. All can read, write, speak English. Except as noted, all and all parents b. PA. Lines 15-17:Albert Kenemuth, 55, owns home, no mortgage, field man; Mollie, wife, 45; Edna, dau., 16. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write, speak English.
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 infancy - 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	Obituary of Chalmer F. Kenemuth, Jan 23 2002, Oil City Derrick. born 18 Oct 1911, died 21 Jan 2002 at his residence in Knox PA, age 90; son of Frank and Clara Boyer Kenemuth; married 17 Feb 1934 to Tressa Gilmore who survives.; preceded in death by 2 brothers Alfred "Pete" Kenemuth of Ashland Twp and Ralph Kenemuth of Mayport. Interment at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Cuurch at Fern PA
5	Personal communication of Pauline Kenemuth Reichard, daughter of Alfred Kenemuth & Olive Fye: Alfred Kenemuth was the son of Jacob Kenemuth and Ann Clark.
6	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, g-g-g-granddaughter of Anna Catherine Kenemuth.