Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23056, (1800 - abt 1853)
FatherJohann Heinrich Kuhlmann1 (abt 1749 - 17 Jan 1828)
MotherMargarethe Elisabeth Rast1 (21 Sep 1764 - 19 May 1831)

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Sep 1800, Haldem, Prince-Bishopric of Minden4,5,6
Marriage: 23 Jun 1824, Brockum, Kingdom of Hanover, Anne Marie Elisabeth Fenncker (1 Feb 1802 - 1844 or 1845)7,8
Marriage: 7 May 1853, Huntington Co., Indiana, Bacina F. Erk 9
Death: about Nov 185310
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann was born on 17 Sep 1800 in Haldem, Prince-Bishopric of Minden.4,5,6
     Ernst married first Anne Marie Elisabeth Fenncker, daughter of Hermann Hinrich Fenncker and Annie Marie Ilsabein Köster, on 23 Jun 1824 in Brockum, Kingdom of Hanover.7,8
     He was Maurer (bricklayer or mason) in Brockum.11,12
     Ernst and Anne moved by 1829 to the Geltmayer farm, which near but outside of Brockum.13 He was then known by the farm name Geltmeyer.14
     Ernst and Elisabeth arrived in New York on 7 Jul 1832, with their two youngest children Friedrich and Sophie, aboard the brig Charlotte Louise, having departed from Bremen, Germany. According to family lore, the trip was made for visit, but they liked the country and decided to stay.15,16,17,18
     Ernst and Elisabeth settled in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Their daughter Anne joined them the following year. Whether their son Christian did as well is unknown.19,20
     In the United States, he returned to his birth surname, but "Americanized" it by dropping the final double n, using the spelling Kuhlman.3,21
     Ernst and Elisabeth moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, after a short time.22
     His most likely wife died in 1844 or 1845 in Pennsylvania, most likely.23,24
     Ernst moved to Wooster, Ohio, about 1844, with his children, and perhaps with his wife, though it seems more likely she had died in Pennsylvania. They stayed there for a year.25
     Ernst moved to Huntington Co., Indiana in 1845, with his children Anne, Christian, Friedrich, Sophie, William, Elizabeth, Hannah and Nathan, settling in Warren Twp., near Makin.26,27,28,29
     He was a mason and a plasterer.30,31
     Ernst appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Huntington Co., Indiana, enumerated 23 Aug 1850. His children Frederick, Sophie, William, Hannah, Nathan and Hellen were listed as living with him.3
     Ernst married second Bacina F. Erk on 7 May 1853 in Huntington Co., Indiana, with Henry E. Decker officiating.9
     Ernst died about Nov 1853.10
     His son Frederick and Lewis Hitzfield were appointed executors of his will, though the will itself cannot be found. On 23 Jan 1854 they held a public auction to sell his personal property, except what had been taken by his widow, "consisting of cattle, hogs, household furnture, etc."32

Children:
     Children with Anne Marie Elisabeth Fenncker

Christian has not been found in any record in the United States, so it is not clear whether he ever came to America. If he did, what became of him is unknown.

Children:
     There were no children with Bacina F. Erk

Citations

  1. [S11245] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1824 pg 9, no. 4, Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann and Anna Maria Elisabeth Fenneker, states birth certificate of groom as presented.
  2. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1824, pg 49, no. 20, Marie Engel Kuhlmann, shows name as Heinrich Kuhlmann; 1825, pg 54, no. 37, Margarethe Sophie Kuhlmann; 1827, pg 60, no. 20, Christian Heinrich Kuhlmann show name as Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann; and 1829, pg 68, no. 20, Friedrich Hinrich Kuhlmann; and 1831, pg 75, no. 20, Marie Sophie Charlotte Geltmeyer, show name as Ernst Heinrich Geltmayer, born Kuhlmann.
  3. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  4. [S10726] Jackson, "Family Group Sheet", family of Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann and Anne Marie Elisabeth Fenker, shows date, village, and state.
  5. [S10864] Charlotte Louise arrival 7 Jul 1832, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, shows age 32 when arriving in New York 7 Jul 1831.
  6. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows age 50 and country, as Germany.
  7. [S11245] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1824 pg 9, no. 4, Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann and Anna Maria Elisabeth Fenneker, shows date.
  8. [S10864] Charlotte Louise arrival 7 Jul 1832, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, shows her as his wife.
  9. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, B:166, Ernst Kuhlman and Bacina F. Erk, shows date and officiant.
  10. [S10871] "Executor's Notice" and "Executor's Sale," The Indiana Herald, 4 Jan 1854, shows his executors had been appointed, and his personal property was to be sold.
  11. [S11245] Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Königreich Hannover, 1824 pg 9, no. 4, Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann and Anna Maria Elisabeth Fenneker, shows occupation as Maurer.
  12. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1824, pg 49, no. 20, Marie Engel Kuhlmann; 1825, pg 54, no. 37, Margarethe Sophie Kuhlmann; 1829, pg 68, no. 20, Friedrich Hinrich Kuhlmann, show occupation as Maurer.
  13. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1829, pg 68, no. 20, Friedrich Hinrich Kuhlmann, show his name as Ernst Heinrich Geltmayer, born Kuhlmann; and 1831, pg 75, no. 20, Marie Sophie Charlotte Geltmeyer, shows his name as Ernst Heinrich Geltmayer, born Kuhlmann from Brockum.
  14. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1829, pg 68, no. 20, Friedrich Hinrich Kuhlmann; and 1831, pg 75, no. 20, Marie Sophie Charlotte Geltmeyer, show name as Ernst Heinrich Geltmayer, born Kuhlmann.
  15. [S10864] Charlotte Louise arrival 7 Jul 1832, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897.
  16. [S10850] Frederick Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows he came to America with parents at age 3, story of visit.
  17. [S10853] Anne Maria Fernandez obituary, Evening Herald, shows her parents came to Bethlehem in 1832 but she came the following year.
  18. [S10857] Fred Huhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows year.
  19. [S10850] Frederick Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows they took up their first residence in Allentown.
  20. [S10853] Anne Maria Fernandez obituary, Evening Herald, shows her parents came to Bethlehem in 1832 but she came the following year with an aunt, and they later moved to Allentown.
  21. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, B:166, Ernst Kuhlman and Bacina F. Erk.
  22. [S10850] Frederick Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows they moved to Bethlehem.
  23. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows her not in household, with youngest child age 6.
  24. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows she died when he was a small boy, and he moved to Indiana with his father. Other sources place the move to Indiana about 1845.
  25. [S10850] Frederick Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows the family moved west, spending a year in Wooster, Ohio.
  26. [S10850] Frederick Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows the family came to Huntington Co. after spending a year in Wooster, Ohio.
  27. [S10851] Elizabeth Kuhlman obituary, Evening Herald, shows they came to Huntington Co. in 1845, township and town.
  28. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows he moved to Indiana with father at age 10, which would have been 1842, but his younger sister was born in Pennsylvania about 1844.
  29. [S10853] Anne Maria Fernandez obituary, Evening Herald, shows family came to Huntington Co. 1845, township, in Claysville.
  30. [S10864] Charlotte Louise arrival 7 Jul 1832, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, shows occupation as mason.
  31. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as plasterer.
  32. [S10871] "Executor's Notice" and "Executor's Sale," The Indiana Herald, 4 Jan 1854.
  33. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1824, pg 49, no. 20, Marie Engel Kuhlmann.
  34. [S10853] Anne Maria Fernandez obituary, Evening Herald.
  35. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1825, pg 54, no. 37, Margarethe Sophie Kuhlmann.
  36. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1827, pg 60, no. 20, Christian Heinrich Kuhlmann.
  37. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1829, pg 68, no. 20, Friedrich Hinrich Kuhlmann.
  38. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  39. [S11240] Taufregister (Baptism Register), Kingdom of Hanover, 1831, pg 75, no. 20, Marie Sophie Charlotte Geltmeyer.
  40. [S10847] Miss Elizabeth Kuhlman, Certificate of Death.
  41. [S10851] Elizabeth Kuhlman obituary, Evening Herald.
  42. [S10848] Nathan Henry Kuhlman, Certificate of Death.
  43. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald.