Heitkemper, Clara

1855 - 1925  (69 years)    Has 10 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Heitkemper, Clara  [1]
  Born	16 Dec 1855	Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Birth - Church Record	16 Dec 1855
  1855 Baptismal Records Page 219 #68 Anna Maria Clara Taufpatben Johann Bern Popping and Mar Cath Peck.
  1900 Census	1900	Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon, USA
  ED 72 page 4B Listed living with husband and 7 children age 43 born Nov 1856 in Germa ny parents born Germany 12 children 8 alive.
  Biography	From The History of Nebraska  [3]
  Clara Heitkemper married John Bernard Delsman in Omaha, Neb. in 1875. T he following is an excerpt from "The History of Nebraska":"J. B. Delsman, dealer in dry good, boots and shoes, hats and caps and gro ceries, Eleventh Street, Columbus, established in 1875 by J. B. Delsma n. From 1877 to 1882, the business was managed by a firm J. B. Delma ns & Co. On the 1st of January, 1882, Mr. D. bought the entire interest a nd now conducts the store solely in his own name. He carries a stock of $ 9,000 and gives employment to three men. J. B. Delsman was born in Manito woc, Wis. in 1852 living there until 1870 when he went to Iowa living at s everal places in that State until 1874, when he came to Columbus. For thr ee months he was employed as a clerk in the store of J.C. Morrissey. He t hen returned to Wisconsin, making a short visit to his parents and returni ng to Columbus; after clerking for two months, he opened a grocery stor e, which he has carried on until the present time. In 1875 He married Mi ss Clara Heitkemper. They have four children: Clara, Freddie, Henry and C lemens. In 1882 Mr. D. was elected City Treasurer.
  Immigration	Unknown
  Residence	1925  [1]
  943 Oak Street, Ashland, Oregon
  Died	4 Oct 1925	Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Buried	6 Oct 1925	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Notes	The following information is from the Delsman family website:In the financial panic of 1888 the shop had to close. Although there w as plenty of money in the books the wholesalers came one day and demand ed the keys to the store. They immediately loaded out the stock on two b ig drays.As the papers said that everybody was doing so well in Oregon, John and Cl ara decided to move to. They settled on the Trask River at Tillamook. Th ey later moved to Hillsboro, Oregon. After his death in 1904, Clara a nd 3 of the children moved to Ashland. Funeral services held at Catholic church in Ashland, OR on 10/06/1925. Burial took place at Mount Calvary
  Person ID	I21586	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Heitkemper, Gerhard Henrich Herman,   b. 29 Oct 1810, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 28 Jul 1859, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Blanke, Anna Catherina,   b. 10 Oct 1811, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. Abt Sep 1902, Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F2400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delsman, John Bernard,   b. 4 Jul 1852, Francis Creek, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1904, Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	Abt 1875
  Children	1. Delsman, Clemens,   b. Aft 1875, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1975  (Age ~ 98 years)   2. Delsman, John B.,   b. Abt 1876,   d. 4 Sep 1877, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA  (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Delsman, Fred William,   b. Abt 1878, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1978  (Age ~ 99 years) + 4. Delsman, Clara,   b. 11 Aug 1878, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1978  (Age 99 years)   5. Delsman, Henry,   b. Abt Jun 1880, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1980  (Age ~ 99 years)   6. Delsman, Agnes,   b. Abt Jun 1885, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1985  (Age ~ 99 years)   7. Delsman, Joseph,   b. Abt May 1887, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1987  (Age ~ 99 years)   8. Delsman, Frances,   b. Abt Apr 1889, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1989  (Age ~ 99 years)   9. Delsman, Bernard,   b. Abt Feb 1891, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1991  (Age ~ 99 years)   10. Delsman, Mary,   b. Abt Mar 1893, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA ,   d. Bef 1993  (Age ~ 99 years) + 11. Delsman, Charles Herman,   b. 24 Sep 1896, Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon, USA ,   d. 21 Apr 1966, Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F7371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Dec 1855 - Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 1900 Census - 1900 - Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon, USA Died - 4 Oct 1925 - Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA Buried - 6 Oct 1925 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S45] Gedcom import from Heitkemper.GED. [S59] Church Records, Legden, FHC Film # 1048734, Katholische Kirche Legden (Kr. Ahaus), (Geburten, Heiraten, Tote 1815-1826 -- Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1827-1874 (Juden 1826-1832, 1834) Salt Lake City, Utah : Gefilmt durch The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975 Film #1048734), FHC Film # 1048734., Record #68 of the 1855 Birth Records, Legden Parish. [S1019] The History of Nebraska, The History of Nebraska, (The History of Nebraska), From Biography of John Delsman.