Nathan Henry Kuhlman1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23138, (1842 - 1924)
FatherErnst Heinrich Kuhlmann4,3,5 (17 Sep 1800 - abt Nov 1853)
MotherAnne Marie Elisabeth Fenncker6,7 (1 Feb 1802 - 1844 or 1845)

Key Events:

Birth: 11 Dec 1842, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: 22 Nov 1868, Huntington Co., Indiana, Mary C. Glick (about 1849 - 2 Aug 1880)11,12,13
Marriage: 17 Nov 1881, Huntington Co., Indiana, Alice J. Yarger (9 Aug 1861 - 23 Dec 1903)14
Divorce: Jun 1884, Huntington Co., Indiana, Alice J. Yarger (9 Aug 1861 - 23 Dec 1903)15
Marriage: 3 Dec 1885, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, Martha J. Crawford (10 Jan 1844 - 30 Dec 1924)16,17,18
Death: 11 Dec 1924, 530 William St., Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana3,19
Burial: 13 Dec 1924, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana3,20,21
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Nathan Henry Kuhlman was born on 11 Dec 1842 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.8,9,10
     His mother died in 1844 or 1845, when Nathan was about 3 years old.22,23
     He moved about 1844 to Wooster, Ohio, with his father, and perhaps with his mother, though it seems more likely she had died in Pennsylvania.24
     He moved to Warren Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana, with his father in 1845.25,26,27,28 He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Huntington Co., Indiana, in the household of his father, Ernst Heinrich Kuhlman.29
     Nathan appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, in the household of his brother William and his wife, Maria Heinricke Dorothe Gleich.30
     Nathan enlisted 15 Oct 1861 as a private in Co. F, 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged 15 Dec 1863, but re-enlisted the next day with the same company. According to local lore he took part in 25 battles.31,32,33
     Nathan registered for the draft for the Civil War, appearing on the register dated in Jul 1863, while living in Huntington Co., Indiana.34
     Nathan married first Mary C. Glick on 22 Nov 1868 in Huntington Co., Indiana, with Rev. J. G Rose officiating.11,12,13
     Nathan and Mary appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, enumerated 29 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $1,500 and personal estate of $150. Their son Jacob was listed as living with them, as were his sister Elizabeth and Emma and Elizabeth Kuhlman and Emma Hartwig, daughter of his late sister Sophie.35
     Nathan and Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, enumerated 18 Jun 1880. Their children Jacob, Jesse, Edward and Daisy were listed as living with them.36
     His wife died on 2 Aug 1880 in Huntington, Indiana, of consumption (tuberculosis.)37,38,39 Their two eldest sons would die from the same disease shortly after reaching their 20th birthdays.40
     Nathan married second Alice J. Yarger, daughter of Jacob Yarger and Mary Keller, on 17 Nov 1881 in Huntington Co., Indiana, with Rev. H. L. Nave officiating.14
     Nathan and Alice were divorced in Jun 1884 in Huntington Co., Indiana. She filed for divorce, and he filed a cross complaint, which was granted.15
     Nathan married third Martha J. Crawford on 3 Dec 1885 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, with W. C. Davy officating.16,17,18
     He was a plasterer apprentice in 1860, a plasterer by 1870, and retired by 1900.41,42,43,44
     Nathan applied for an invalid's pension 4 Jan 1887 based on his service in Civil War. His pension was approved in 1889, with the assistance of his Congressman.45,46
     Nathan and Martha appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at 46 Williams St., enumerated 2 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. His son Jesse was listed as living with him.47 His sister Anne, who had purchased a part of his lot and had a home built, was listed as the next household.48
     Nathan and Martha appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at 530 William St., enumerated 15 Apr 1910, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. His grandchildren, Donald and Mary Elizabeth Jackson, children of his daughter Daisy, were listed as living with them.49
     Nathan and Martha appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at 530 William St., enumerated 12 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage.50
     Nathan died on 11 Dec 1924 in 530 William St., Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at age 82.3,19 He was buried on 13 Dec 1924 in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.3,20,21

Children:
     Children with Mary C. Glick:

Children:
     There were no children with Alice J. Yarger

Children:
     There were no children with Martha J. Crawford

Citations

  1. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows name as Mason Kuhlman.
  2. [S10882] William Kuhlman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows name as Nathan H. Kuhlman.
  3. [S10848] Nathan Henry Kuhlman, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald.
  6. [S10848] Nathan Henry Kuhlman, Certificate of Death, shows mother as unknown.
  7. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows parents as Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kuhlman.
  8. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows age 9 and state.
  9. [S10879] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 51, and state.
  10. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, D:406, Nathan Kuhlman and Mary C. Glich, shows date and officiant.
  12. [S10869] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  13. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows as his first marriage.
  14. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, G:385, Nathan Kuhlman and Alice J Cole, shows date and officiant.
  15. [S10942] Local news item, The Indiana Herald, 11 Jun 1884.
  16. [S2064] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Indiana, 1884-1887, pg 534, Nathan H. Coleman and Martha Crawford, shows date and officiant.
  17. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows date and his second marriage.
  18. [S10951] Martha J. Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Press, shows month, year, and city.
  19. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows died Thursday, address, and at his home.
  20. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows sevide Saturday, and cemetery.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67649529, Pvt Nathan Kuhlman, includes tombstone photo.
  22. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows her not in household, with youngest child age 6.
  23. [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.
  24. [S10850] Frederick Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows the family moved west, spending a year in Wooster, Ohio.
  25. [S10850] Frederick Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows the family came to Huntington Co. after spending a year in Wooster, Ohio.
  26. [S10851] Elizabeth Kuhlman obituary, Evening Herald, shows they came to Huntington Co. in 1845, township and town.
  27. [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.
  28. [S10853] Anne Maria Fernandez obituary, Evening Herald, shows family came to Huntington Co. 1845, township, in Claysville.
  29. [S10846] Earnest Kuhlman household, 1850 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  30. [S10882] William Kuhlman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  31. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows unit, enlistment and discharge dates, re-enlilstment, and 25 battles.
  32. [S10935] Nathan Kuhlman, Civil War Draft Registrations Records, shows prior service in 47th Ind. Infty.
  33. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67649529, Pvt Nathan Kuhlman, includes tombstone photo showing unit.
  34. [S10935] Nathan Kuhlman, Civil War Draft Registrations Records.
  35. [S10869] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  36. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, as was Lydia Snyder, age 29, listed as Nathan's sister-in-law. She was shown as a housekeeper, perhaps helping because Mary was listed as disabled with consumption.
  37. [S10938] Mrs. Nathan Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Democrat, shows died last Monday, at home of her husband.
  38. [S10939] Mrs. Nathan Kuhlman obituary, The Indiana Herald, shows cause of death.
  39. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows date.
  40. [S10937] Jacob H. Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Democrat, shows cause of death.
  41. [S10882] William Kuhlman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as plasterer apprentice.
  42. [S10869] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as plasterer.
  43. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as plasterer.
  44. [S10879] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as pensioner.
  45. [S10940] Kuhlman, Civil War Pension Index, shows filing date as invalid, and includes certificate number.
  46. [S10941] "Additional Local," The Daily Democrat, 15 Jun 1889, shows pension granted through efforts of congressman.
  47. [S10879] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  48. [S10878] Anna Fernandis household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  49. [S10933] Nathan Kauhlman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  50. [S10934] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  51. [S10869] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  52. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  53. [S10937] Jacob H. Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Democrat.
  54. [S10936] Edward F. Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Democrat.
  55. [S3598] Marriage Record, Fulton Co., Indiana, Jan 1901-Sept 1904:10, no. 23, Jesse W. Kuhlman and Della Stockberger.
  56. [S4487] Marriage Returns, Huntington Co., Indiana, A4:25, no. 12, Charles R. Jackson and Daisy M Kuhlman.
  57. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, Q:238-9, Ferry M. Barker and Daisy M. Jackson.