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Ernest Herman Kreder & Martha Minnie Hessel
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Ernst Hermann Kreder was christened February 19, 1873, in Stuttgart, Germany. His Godparents were Wilhelm Reichmann, Henrich Schewing, Christine Dramer, and Katharine Kreder. Ernst and his sister Carlena came to America with their parents when he was 7 years old (about 1880). Their other brothers and sisters remained in Germany. Carlena married George Gruener (Greener). Ernst married Martha Minnie Hessel who came from Baden Baden, Saxony, Germany, with her family at the age of 4. At her death Martha Minnie Hessel Kreder had 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Ernst's father, Karl Kreder died of TB before Ernst married Minnie in 1894. His mother lived with them after the marriage. Their first child was born 9 months to the day of their marriage. One of Ernst Hermann Kreder's daughter, Elsa, married John Bartol, a soldier from the north stationed down south during World War I. She died the first year of their marriage. He returned to his family and was never heard from. Daughter Mary married Ernest Heitmiller who had a big family celebration on his 80th birthday in November 1976. Son Alvin and his wife had 3 sets of fraternal twins as well as several singles. Herman Henry Blankenstein, Jr., a great-grandson, has the family sword which came from Germany. The sword belonged to Karl Kreder and was used for many years to chop cabbage for kraut. It was once a beautiful, ornate sword with carved dog's heads on the handles, but it was badly damaged in the fire when Minnie and Ernst Kreder's house burned. ---------- 1900 McLennan Co, Texas Census vol 76 ed 84 sh 11 ln 33 p105A HERMAN KREDER Head W M Jan 1873 27 m6yrs Ger Ger Ger immigrated 1880 here 20 years farmer owned farm #146 freeMINNIE W. Wife W F Oct 1877 22 m6yrs Ger Ger Ger 3 ch 3 alive immigrated 1882 18 years Herman son W M Dec 1894 5 Tex Ger Ger Annie dau W F May 1897 3 Tex Ger Ger Mary dau W F May 1899 1 Tex Ger Ger ----------- 1910 McLennan Co, Texas Census ed 110 sh 109 vol 1009 sheet 12B HERMAN KREDER Head M W 37 m16yrs owned farm #185 free Ger Ger GerMINNIE wife F W 33 m16yrs 5 ch 5 alive Ger Ger Ger Herman son M W 15 Tex Ger Ger Annie dau F W 14 " Mary dau F W 11 " Elsa dau F W 9 " George son M W 2 " Christiana mother F W 84 wid spoke only German Ger Ger Ger ---------- 1920 McLennan Co, Texas Census vol 120 ed 148 sh 15 ln 80 Farm 291/295 HERMAN KERDER head Owned Farm M W 47 married immigrated 1881 naturalized 1894 is dead Whittenburg,Ger Whittenburg,Ger Whittenburg,GerMINNIE wife F W 43 Married Saxony,Ger Saxony,Ger Saxony,Ger Herman son M W 25 single Texas Whittenburg,Ger Saxony,Ger George son M W 17 single " Alvin son M W 8 single " ---------- GERMANS TO AMERICA Glazier & Filby 929.308931 V35 V38 Ship: Zeeland Ship: BelgenlandFrom: Antwerp From: Antwerp To: New York To: New York Arrived: 28 May 1880 Arrived: 27 May 1881 Kreder, Karl 56 M Unknown Kreder, Christian 56 M Farmer (was mother) Helene 16 F Germany to USA Carl 16 M HERMAN 8 M References:
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