Freda Niemeyer1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14036, (1906 - 1994)
FatherFriedrich Heinrich Georg Niemeyer4,3,5 (31 May 1879 - 28 May 1950)
MotherMarie Louise Anne Fenker3,6 (3 Mar 1880 - bef 1950)

Key Events:

Birth: 16 Jan 1906, Quernheim, German Empire7,8,9
Marriage: 5 Jan 1929, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Ernst Cording (17 Oct 1899 - 6 Mar 1954)10,11,12
Death: 18 Jul 1994, Ohio13,14
Burial: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio15
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Freda Niemeyer was born on 16 Jan 1906 in Quernheim, German Empire.7,8,9
     She moved to Lemförde with her parents, and was living there when she immigrated to America.4
     She obtained a visa to enter the United States 17 Mar 1925 in Bremen, Germany.4
     Freda arrived in New York on 9 May 1925, aboard the S.S. Columbus, having departed Bremen, Germany, 1 May. She was traveling alone, stating she had paid her own fare, and had $25 with her. She said her occupation was house maid, she intended to stay permanently, she was going to Cincinnati, and her nearest relative in the U.S. was her mother's sister, Sophie Louise Wilhelmine Fenker.4,16
     Freda filed a Declaration of Intention to become a naturalized citizen on 22 Jul 1925, stating he lived at in 3338 Alamo Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, the home of her aunt Sophie, her husband, and their family.17
     She worked as a domestic after she arrived in America, until her marriage.18
     Freda married Ernst Cording, son of William Cording and Louisa Wunder, on 5 Jan 1929 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. G. W. Graner officiating.10,11,12
     Freda and Ernst appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 2225 Rice St., enumerated 8 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $18 per month, and did not own a radio. Their daughter Anna was listed as living with them.19
     Freda filed a Petition for Citizenship to become a naturalized citizen on 5 Nov 1930, stating she lived at in 2225 Rice St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Her Petition was granted.17
     Freda and Ernst took their two-year-old daughter with them on a trip to Germany in 1932. They returned aboard the S.S. Europa, arriving in New York 23 Sep 1932, having sailed from Bremen, Germany.20
     Freda and Ernst appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 114 Valencia St., enumerated 9 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $4,600, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their daughter Anna was listed as living with them.21
     Her husband died on 6 Mar 1954 in 1443 Elkton Pl., Cincinnati, Ohio.22,23
     Freda died on 18 Jul 1994 in Ohio at age 88.13,14 She was buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio.15

Children:
     Children with Ernst Cording

Freda and Ernst's other child is still living.
  • Anna Louise Cording24,17,25 (8 Jan 1930 - 7 Oct 2010)

Citations

  1. [S11160] Columbus arrival 9 May 1925, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957, shows name as Frieda Niemeyer.
  2. [S11167] Frida Cording, naturalization petitions, Certificate of Arrival and Declaration of Intention show name as Fride Niemeyer, Petition for Citizenship shows name as Frida Cording.
  3. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer.
  4. [S11160] Columbus arrival 9 May 1925, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  5. [S1323] "Ohio Deaths, 1958-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Freda Cording, shows father's surname as Neimeyer.
  6. [S1323] "Ohio Deaths, 1958-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Freda Cording, shows mother's surname as Fenker.
  7. [S11160] Columbus arrival 9 May 1925, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957, shows age 19 at immigration 9 May 1925, and village.
  8. [S11167] Frida Cording, naturalization petitions, shows date, village, and country, as Germany.
  9. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer, shows age 22 on 16 Jan 1928, and country, as Germany.
  10. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  11. [S11165] Ernst Cording, naturalization petitions, Petition, 22 Sep 1930, shows date, as 8th, city, and state.
  12. [S11167] Frida Cording, naturalization petitions, Petition for Citizenship shows date, city, and state.
  13. [S1323] "Ohio Deaths, 1958-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Freda Cording, shows date, and certificate 054583, volume 29891.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 154588210, Freda Cording, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 154588210, Freda Cording, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S11167] Frida Cording, naturalization petitions, Certificate of Arrival and Declaration of Intention show date and vessel.
  17. [S11167] Frida Cording, naturalization petitions.
  18. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer, shows occupation as domestic.
  19. [S11161] Ernest Cording household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S11169] Europa arrival 23 Sep 1932, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  21. [S11162] Ernst Kording household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  22. [S11168] Cording Ernst obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date, at residence, and address.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 154588193, Ernst Cording, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  24. [S11161] Ernest Cording household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Frieda's husband.
  25. [S11164] Freda Cording obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.