Heitkemper, Gerhard Henrich Herman

1810 - 1859  (48 years)

• Name	Heitkemper, Gerhard Henrich Herman
  Birth	29 Oct 1810	Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	2 Apr 1859  [1, 2]
  Sailed from Antwerp to New York
  Immigration	12 May 1859	New York, New York, New York, USA
  1859 Immigrated to the Unites States, see notes in autobiography of son He rman Heitkemper.
  Death	28 Jul 1859	Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Dysentery
  Burial	Our Lady Of The Seven Dolors Cemetery, Festina, Iowa, USA
  Notes	Gerhad Henry sold his home and farm in Germany in 1859. On April 2, 185 9, he sailed with his wife and five children from Antwerp aboard the "Plut arch". The ship arrived in New York on May 12, 1859. Gerhard Henry died just 2 weeks after arriving in Iowa. He was the fir st person to be buried in the cemetery at Our Lady of Seven Dolors chur ch in Festina, IA. G.H.'a widow, Catherine Blank married John Gerhard Heitkemper (G.H.'s brot her) on 8/31/1866 in Winneshiek County, IA. Catherine sold the land in Io wa and moved to Columbus, Nebraska in 1884. John G. died in 1893 and Cath eirne went to Oregon to live with her daughter Clara Delman.
  Person ID	I21424	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Heitkemper, Johann Gerhard,   b. 24 Aug 1780, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 20 Oct 1846, Gulf Of Mexico (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Feldkamp, Anna Maria,   b. 24 Jun 1786, Heek, Westfalen, Germany d. 9 Jul 1849, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanke, Anna Catherina,   b. 10 Oct 1811, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. Abt Sep 1902, Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1838	Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Heitkemper, Bernard Johann,   b. 10 Jul 1838, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 3 Jun 1839, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 0 years) + 2. Heitkemper, Henry,   b. 9 Apr 1840, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 20 Nov 1912, Oak Grove, Clackamas, Oregon, USA (Age 72 years)   3. Heitkemper, Anna Maria,   b. 17 Jun 1843, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 22 Jun 1843, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 0 years) + 4. Heitkemper, Herman,   b. 7 Jul 1844, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 19 Apr 1918, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 73 years)   5. Heitkemper, Anna Maria Catherina,   b. 19 Nov 1846, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 25 Nov 1846, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 0 years) + 6. Heitkemper, Gerhard,   b. 12 Jan 1848, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 2 Jun 1911, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 63 years) + 7. Heitkemper, Anton,   b. 3 Oct 1850, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 8 Jan 1933, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 82 years) + 8. Heitkemper, Clara,   b. 16 Dec 1855, Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 4 Oct 1925, Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F2400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S390] Editor: Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby, Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports 1850 - 1893, (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1988 Volume 12). [S45] Gedcom import from Heitkemper.GED. [S389] 1860 Mortality Schedule, Winneshiek Co., Iowa. [S59] Katholische Kirche Legden (Kr. Ahaus), Church Records, Legden, FHC Film # 1048734, (Geburten, Heiraten, Tote 1815-1826 -- Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1827-1874 (Juden 1826-1832, 1834) Salt Lake City, Utah : Gefilmt durch The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975 Film #1048734), FHC Film # 1048734.