Kamps, Gerhard

1833 - 1895  (61 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Kamps, Gerhard
  Born	8 Oct 1833	Menslen, Kreis Moers, R. B. Dusseldorf, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1860
  Naturalization	8 Oct 1868
  Outagamie County Naturalizations Vol 01 Page 128
  Name Gerhard Kamps Birth Place Prussia Court District Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa Date of Action 8 Oct 1868
  1880 Census	1880	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gerhard KAMPS Self M Male W 45 PRUSSIA Harness M aker PRUSSIA PRUSSIA Sopha M. KAMPS Wife M Female W 30 PRUSSIA Keeping House P RUSSIA PRUSSIA Hellen M. KAMPS Dau S Female W 16 WI Works At Home PRUSS IA Herman A. KAMPS Son S Male W 15 WI At School PRUSSIA Agnes M. KAMPS Dau S Female W 13 WI At School PRUSSIA Thedore E. KAMPS Son S Male W 11 WI At School PRUSSIA P Willie F. KAMPS Son S Male W 4 WI At Home PRUSSIA PRUS Richard G. KAMPS Son S Male W 2 WI At Home Prussia PRUS Census Place Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Family History Library Fi lm 1255440 NA Film Number T9-1440 Page Number 69C
  Occupation	Bef 1895
  Harness Maker, shop at 207 W. College Ave. Had a stone horse head on the buliding, still present in 2016.
  	Kamps, Gerhard Harness Making Shop 207 W. College Ave. Appleton
  Died	4 Sep 1895	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 4 Sep 1895
  GERHARD KAMPS, deceased. Prominent among the business citizens of Appleto n, Wsisconsin, was the late Gerhard Kamps, in whose death, September 4, 18 95, the city sustained a severe loss. He was born October 8, 1833,.at Mens len, Kreis Moers, R. B. Dusseldorf, R. P. Preussen, Germnany, received a c ommon school education and learned the saddlery business. He entered the P russian army in 1853, and served as a lancer in the Fifth Uhlanen Regime nt a little over three years, receiving an honorable discharge from the Ki ng of Prussia. In 1860 he came to America with his parents, locating fir st in Calumet county, Wisconsin, and March 8, 1861, he came to Appleton a nd engaged in the harness and saddlery business, in which he was engaged u ntil the time of his retirement, April-1, 1894. On July-4, 1861, he was ma rried to Katherina Jansen, who was born December 19, 1841, at Zifflich, Kr eis Cleve, Prussia, Germany, a daughter of Herman and Helena (Bomkamp) Jan sen, and seven children were born to this union: John Henry, who is deceas ed; Helen, wife of John J. Sherman; Herman A.; Agnes, who is deceased, w as the wife of II. Renter; Theodore E., a resident of Appleton; and Everha rd and Catherina, who died in infancy. The mother of these children died April 20, 1872, and Mr. Kamps was married (second) January 21, 1873, to Sophia. Baumann, who was born December 13, 1849, at Alpen, Germany. Seven children were born to this union, as follows: William F., who is cashier of the Outagamie County Bank; Richard G. and Catherine, who are deceased; Etta, who married J. J. Plank; Gretchen A.. living at home; and two who di ed in infancy. Mr. Kamp was one of the original directors of the Citizen s' Bank, and for twenty-five years.was successfully engaged in the hide and leather business. The family is c onnected with St. Joseph's congregation of the Roman Catholic Church, a nd Mr. Kamps held membership in the Catholic Knights.
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0768
  GERHARD KAMPS, deceased. Prominent among the business citizens of Appleton, Wsisconsin, was the late Gerhard Kamps, in whose death, September 4, 1895, the city sustained a severe loss. He was born October 8, 1833,.at Menslen, Kreis Moers, R. B. Dusseldorf, R. P. Preussen, Germnany, received a common school education and learned the saddlery business. He entered the Prussian army in 1853, and served as a lancer in the Fifth Uhlanen Regiment a little over three years, receiving an honorable discharge from the King of Prussia. In 1860 he came to America with his parents, locating first in Calumet county, Wisconsin, and March 8, 1861, he came to Appleton and engaged in the harness and saddlery business, in which he was engaged until the time of his retirement, April-1, 1894. On July-4, 1861, he was married to Katherina Jansen, who was born December 19, 1841, at Zifflich, Kreis Cleve, Prussia, Germany, a daughter of Herman and Helena (Bomkamp) Jansen, and seven children were born to this union: John Henry, who is deceased; Helen, wife of John J. Sherman; Herman A.; Agnes, who is deceased, was the wife of H. Reuter; Theodore E., a resident of Appleton; and Everhard and Catherina, who died in infancy. The mother of these children died April 20, 1872, and Mr. Kamps was married (second) January 21, 1873, to Sophia. Baumann, who was born December 13, 1849, at Alpen, Germany. Seven children were born to this union, as follows: William F., who is cashier of the Outagamie County Bank; Richard G. and Catherine, who are deceased; Etta, who married J. J. Plank; Gretchen A.. living at home; and two who died in infancy. Mr. Kamp was one of the original directors of the Citizens' Bank, and for twenty-five years was successfully engaged in the hide and leather business. The family is connected with St. Joseph's congregation of the Roman Catholic Church, and Mr. Kamps held membership in the Catholic Knights.
  	Kamps, Gerhard Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Family History Document	Born Menslen, near Moers, in what was then part of Prussia, now Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Emigrated to Wisconsin with his parents and siblings in 1860. Opened a harness and saddlery business with his brother Theodore in Appleton the same year, which eventually became a sizeable enterprise. Died of complications of diabetes in 1895. Children with first wife, Catharina Janssen: John Henry, Helen, Herman, Agnes Marie, Theodore, Eberhard J.M. (died in infancy) and Maria Catharina (died in infancy). Children with second wife, Sophia Maria Baumann: Gerhard (died in infancy), Wilhelm (died in infancy), William Francis, Richard Gerhard, Catharina (Kate), Henrietta, Margarethe (died in infancy) and Margaret (Gretchen).
  Buried	St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Kamps, Gerhard St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I53651	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	29 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Kamps, John Henry,   b. 4 Jul 1797, Winnekendonk, Germany ,   d. 17 Jul 1876, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Blankenmeier, Marie Agnes,   b. 1 Sep 1806, Borth, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 4 Sep 1873, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F34542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jansen, Katharina,   b. 19 Dec 1841, Zyfflich, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 20 Apr 1872, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 30 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1861	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	4 Jul 1861
  Alt. Marriage
  Little Chute, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Children	+ 1. Kamps, John Henry,   b. 14 Apr 1862, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1906, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 44 years) + 2. Kamps, Helen M.,   b. 6 Jul 1864, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1923, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 58 years) + 3. Kamps, Herman A.,   b. 8 Mar 1865, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 1929, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 64 years) + 4. Kamps, Agnes Marie,   b. 19 Jan 1867, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Sep 1904  (Age 37 years) + 5. Kamps, Theodore Eberhard,   b. 8 Jan 1869, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1940, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F17502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Baumann, Sophia,   b. 13 Dec 1849, Alpen, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 7 Oct 1912, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1873	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Kamps, William,   b. 25 May 1876, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1949, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 72 years)   2. Kamps, Richard,   b. 26 Mar 1878, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Sep 1909, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 31 years) + 3. Kamps, Henrietta,   b. 27 May 1883, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Jan 1955  (Age 71 years)   4. Kamps, Margaret,   b. 28 Nov 1885, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1939, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F18271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 8 Oct 1833 - Menslen, Kreis Moers, R. B. Dusseldorf, Germany Married - 4 Jul 1861 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 21 Jan 1873 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 4 Sep 1895 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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