Ernst Cording1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14037, (1899 - 1954)
FatherWilliam Cording3
MotherLouisa Wunder3

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Oct 1899, Haslingen, Hannover, German Empire4,5,6
Marriage: 5 Jan 1929, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Freda Niemeyer (16 Jan 1906 - 18 Jul 1994)7,8,9
Death: 6 Mar 1954, 1443 Elkton Pl., Cincinnati, Ohio10,11
Burial: 9 Mar 1954, Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio12,13
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ernst Cording was born on 17 Oct 1899 in Haslingen, Hannover, German Empire.4,5,6
     Ernst arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on 21 Jan 1924, aboard the S.S. Seydlitz, having departed Bremen 8 Jan. He was traveling with a fellow resident of Wagenfeld, Karl Aukamp, age 22, relationship, if any, unknown. Both said their destination was Cincinnati, Ohio.14,15
     Ernst moved to Hamilton Co., Ohio, on 25 Jan 1924.16
     Ernst filed a Declaration of Intention to become a naturalized citizen on 14 Feb 1924, stating he lived at in Amity Rd., Sycamore Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio.2
     He was a farmhand when he immigrated.17,18 He was a butcher by the time he married, a trade he followed the rest of his life. He report in 1940 he had worked 48 hours the last week of March, and 50 weeks the prior year, earning $1,000.19,20,21,22
     Ernst married Freda Niemeyer, daughter of Friedrich Heinrich Georg Niemeyer and Marie Louise Anne Fenker, on 5 Jan 1929 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. G. W. Graner officiating.7,8,9
     Ernst and Freda 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.23
     Ernst filed a Petition for Citizenship to become a naturalized citizen on 22 Sep 1930, stating he lived at in 2275 Rice St., Cincinnati, Ohio. His Petition was granted.2
     Ernst and Freda 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.24
     Ernst and Freda 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.25
     Ernst registered for the draft for World War II on 14 Feb 1942, while living at 114 Valencia St., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by E. Kahn Co, Spring Grove and Alabama, Cincinnati.26
     Ernst died on 6 Mar 1954, at his home, 1443 Elkton Pl., Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 54.10,11 He was buried on 9 Mar 1954 in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., Ohio.12,13

Children:
     Children with Freda Niemeyer

Freda and Ernst's other child is still living.
  • Anna Louise Cording23,25,27 (8 Jan 1930 - 7 Oct 2010)

Citations

  1. [S11166] Seydlitz arrival 21 Jan 1924, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943, shows name as Ernst Cording.
  2. [S11165] Ernst Cording, naturalization petitions.
  3. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer.
  4. [S11165] Ernst Cording, naturalization petitions, shows date, village, state, and country.
  5. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer, shows age 29 on 17 Oct 1928, and country, as Germany.
  6. [S11163] Ernst Cording, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, Hanover, Germany.
  7. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. [S11165] Ernst Cording, naturalization petitions, Petition, 22 Sep 1930, shows date, as 8th, city, and state.
  9. [S11167] Frida Cording, naturalization petitions, Petition for Citizenship shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S11168] Cording Ernst obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date, at residence, and address.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 154588193, Ernst Cording, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 154588193, Ernst Cording, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S11168] Cording Ernst obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date.
  14. [S11166] Seydlitz arrival 21 Jan 1924, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943, shows date, ship, port, and departure port and date.
  15. [S11161] Ernest Cording household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows year, as 1922.
  16. [S11165] Ernst Cording, naturalization petitions, Petition, 22 Sep 1930, shows date, city, and state.
  17. [S11166] Seydlitz arrival 21 Jan 1924, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943, shows occupation as farml {farm laborer?}.
  18. [S11165] Ernst Cording, naturalization petitions, Declaration, 14 Feb 1924, shows occupation as farmhand.
  19. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 376:145, no. 145, Ernst Cording and Freda Niemeyer, shows occupation as butcher.
  20. [S11165] Ernst Cording, naturalization petitions, Petition, 22 Sep 1930, shows occupation as butcher.
  21. [S11161] Ernest Cording household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as butcher and industry as wholesale.
  22. [S11162] Ernst Kording household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as butcher and industry as meat store.
  23. [S11161] Ernest Cording household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S11169] Europa arrival 23 Sep 1932, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  25. [S11162] Ernst Kording household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  26. [S11163] Ernst Cording, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  27. [S11168] Cording Ernst obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.