Catharine Mathes1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20, (1844 - 1908)
FatherFranz Mathes5 (24 Nov 1797 - bef 1866)
MotherMaria Catharina Simon4 (18 Feb 1802 - bef 1866)

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Mar 1844, No. 63, Oppenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt6,7,8
Marriage: 16 Jul 1866, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Adolph Sander (2 Oct 1840 - 18 Nov 1912)9,10,11
Death: 25 Mar 1908, 3430 Brookline Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio12,13,11
Burial: 28 Mar 1908, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio14

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Narrative:

     Catharine Mathes was born on 19 Mar 1844 in No. 63, Oppenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt.6,7,8
     She seems to have used the spelling Katharine with family in the United States, or the nicknames Kate or Kaetchen, but was still listed as Catherine on many official documents.15,16,17,18
     Catharine immigrated about 1865 to United States to live with an aunt and uncle and cousins, since she was an orphan.19,20,21
     Catharine married Adolph Sander, son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Sander and Henriette Louise Riesmeier, on 16 Jul 1866 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.9,10,11
     Catharine and Adolph have not been found in the 1870 census. The city directories for that period do not list a separate residence address for him, suggesting they were living over the grocery store at Clinton and John.22
     Catharine and Adolph appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 78 Gest St., enumerated 12 Jun 1880. Their children Hedwig, Emma and Armin were listed as living with them, as was a 24 year old servant, Anna Richter, who was born in Ohio of parents from Hanover and Holland.23
     On 18 May 1892 her husband applied for a passport for himself, Catharine, and their children Emma, Catherine, Irma and Armin. He stated he intended to return within six months. The passport was issued 20 May 1892.24 Catharine, Adolph, and their daughters Emma, Catherine and Irma returned to New York on 3 Sep 1892, aboard the S.S. Lahn, having departed Bremen. They traveled in first class cabins, with eight pieces of luggage, stating they has last stayed in Oppenheim, Germany. Armin did not return with them. Whether he did not travel with them, or returned separately, is unknown.25
     Catharine and Adolph appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 936 Court St., enumerated 9 Jun 1900, as were a 22-year- old German born cook, Maggie Shorthous, and 16-year-old chambermaid, Matilda Brink, who was born in Kentucky of a German father. The census shows she had born 10 children, with 4 then living. Their children Armin, Catherine and Irma were listed as living with them.26
     On 6 Jun 1900 her husband applied for another passport for himself, Catharine, and their daughters Catherine and Irma. The passport was issued 20 May 1892.27,28 Catharine, Adolph, and Irma are listed as departing Hamburg, Germany, on 6 Sep 1900, aboard the Fürst Bismarck, bound for New York, traveling in first class cabins. No record of their arrival in New York has been found. Catherine is not listed, and it is unknown whether she did not make the trip or traveled separately.29
     Catharine's husband applied for a third passport for himself and her Apr 1907.30 They returned to New York on 15 Aug 1907, aboard the S.S. Grosser Kurfurst, having departed Bremen 3 Aug.31
     Catharine died on 25 Mar 1908, at her home at 3430 Brookline Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 64.12,13,11 She was buried on 28 Mar 1908 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the lot owned by her husband.14

Children:
     Children with Adolph Sander

It is not clear that all of Adolph and Catharine's children are known. Hattie (Hedwig) was the oldest, and Irma was the youngest. Emilou Fenker Frazer believes that a number of sons were lost young, and that Irma may have been the thirteenth child.33
  • Hedwig Sander14,32,33 (21 Oct 1868 - 16 Aug 1891)
  • Emma Sander34,35,32 (9 Apr 1870 - 30 Sep 1945)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Sander36,37 (abt 1872 - 8 Sep 1874)
  • Adolph Franz Sander Jr.38,39 (abt 2 May 1876 - 2 Nov 1878)
  • Armin H. Sander40,32,33,41 (29 May 1878 - 25 Nov 1962)
  • Raymond Sander42,33 (Oct 1879 - 18 Apr 1880)
  • Catherine Sander14,32,33 (16 Mar 1881 - 21 Apr 1983)
  • Irma Aurelia Sander43,33,32 (17 Jun 1883 - 25 Sep 1971)

Citations

  1. [S16] Catherine Mathes, civil birth record, shows name Catharine Mathes.
  2. [S10423] "Vermählungen," Westliche Blatter, 15 Jul 1866, shows name as Cath. Mathies.
  3. [S10422] "Doings of Cupid in One Week," The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 17 Jul 1866, shows name as Catherine Multhers.
  4. [S16] Catherine Mathes, civil birth record, shows name as Catharine Simon.
  5. [S16] Catherine Mathes, civil birth record.
  6. [S16] Catherine Mathes, civil birth record, shows born 3:00 pm, date, in "the lower suburb marked with the character D no. 63."
  7. [S10416] Adolph Sander, Passport Application (18 May 1892), shows date, town, as Oppenheim am Rhein, and country, as Germany.
  8. [S212] Adalf Sander household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 56, month, year, and country as Germany.
  9. [S10423] "Vermählungen," Westliche Blatter, 15 Jul 1866, shows license issued by county probate court during week ending yesterday.
  10. [S10422] "Doings of Cupid in One Week," The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 17 Jul 1866, shows licence issues in second week of Jul by clerk of Probate Court.
  11. [S91] Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF, shows date.
  12. [S10432] Mrs. Adolph Sander obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date, at residence, address, and city, as Clifton.
  13. [S29] Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, shows date, city and state.
  14. [S29] Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records.
  15. [S211] Adolph Sander household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Kate Sander.
  16. [S10416] Adolph Sander, Passport Application (18 May 1892), shows name, as Katharina Sander.
  17. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Irma Sander Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 410-76-3314, shows name as Kaetchen Mathes.
  18. [S279] Frazier letter to Timothy Frazier, January 1996, shows name as Katherine Mathes.
  19. [S212] Adalf Sander household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows year with lst digit unclear, 33 years in US.
  20. [S279] Frazier letter to Timothy Frazier, January 1996, gives story of her coming to live with aunt and uncle.
  21. [S225] Emilou (Fenker) Frazier's story that Catharine initially came to live with an aunt and uncle indicates that she and Adolph were not married when she immigrated, thus the date must have been before their marriage date in Jul 1868.
  22. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1870, pg 526, shows Adolph Sander, grocer, n.e.c. Clinton and John.
  23. [S211] Adolph Sander household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S10416] Adolph Sander, Passport Application (18 May 1892).
  25. [S10426] Lahn arrival 3 Sep 1892, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897.
  26. [S212] Adalf Sander household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  27. [S10417] Adolph Sander, Passport Application (8 Jun 1900).
  28. [S10424] "Men and Matters," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Jun 1900, shows farewell dinner and travel plan.
  29. [S10429] Fürst Bismarck departure 6 Sep 1900, Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, pg 1975.
  30. [S10418] Adulph Sander, Passport Application (8 Apr 1907).
  31. [S10428] Grosser Kurfurst arrival 15 Aug 1907, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  32. [S91] Martha Fenker, personal notes, typed list prepared by MCF.
  33. [S250] Interview, Emilou Fenker Frazier, 3 & 5 Jul 2000.
  34. [S3125] Emma Steinke, Certificate of Death.
  35. [S29] Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, for Emma Steinke.
  36. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Charles Sander, 9 Sep 1874.
  37. [S322] Bergelt, "FENKER, etc.," e-mail to author, 31 Jul 2002, citing a burial index, entry for Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Sander.
  38. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Adolph Sander, Jr., 4 Nov 1878.
  39. [S322] Bergelt, "FENKER, etc.," e-mail to author, 31 Jul 2002, citing a burial index, entry for Adolf Franz Sander.
  40. [S29] Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, of Armin Sander.
  41. [S279] Frazier letter to Timothy Frazier, January 1996.
  42. [S29] Cemetery of Spring Grove, burial records, shows his mother as Katie Sander.
  43. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Irma Sander Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 410-76-3314.