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 | 1874 Keokuk County Atlas and Plat Maps
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| 1875 Keokuk County Map
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| 1887 Keokuk County Plat Maps
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| 1912 Keokuk County Atlas
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| 1930 Keokuk County Plat Book
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| Anna Maria Ëmma"Hammes Baptismal Record
Anna Maria Hammes baptism record translation: 84 Anna Maria Hammes from Feyen. She was born the 4th day of October1867 and reborn the next day Anna Maria. Her parents were Michael Hammes, a farmer and Margaretha Hammen. They are married. She is a legitimate daughter. She lives in Feyen. Sponsers are Joannes Bach, a writer (scrivinarius) from the suburbs of Saint Matt and Anna Maria Weber, born Maas from Feyen.
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| Anna Marie Hammes Baptismal Record
Anna Hammes baptismal record translation: 60 Anna Hammes from the village of Feyen. She was born the fourth day of August 1854 and reborn Anna. Her parents are Michael Hammes a farmer and Margaretha Hammen. She is a legitimate daughter. She is from the village of Feyen. Sponsers were Joannis Harig, a farmer from the village of Feyen and Anna Wehr, born Hammes in the village of Lendorf.
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| Chicago Tribune Article on the Great Tornado of 1873
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| CP Hammes - Handwritten Recollections - Complete
This is the complete handwritten recollection by CP Hammes
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| Dean Joseph Horras Memorial
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| Dumont Museum Newspaper Article
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 | Engraving of the S.S. Rhein
The steamship Rhein was builit in 1868 at Greenock, Scotland, by Caird & Co. The Rhein was operated by the Norddeutscher (North German) Lloyd steamship line, also known as the "Bremen Line." The Rhein was 332 ft long by 40 feet wide with 2,901 gross register tons (GRT). GRT is a measure of enclosed storage with 1 GRT being 100 cubic feet. Average speed was approximately 12 knots, and the transatlantic crossing took approximately 2 weeks. The captain was Captain Meyer. The steerage fare from Bremen to New York was $40. Assuming they traveled steerage, total fare for Michael Jr. and his 10 children would have been $440.
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Owner of original: Craig Hammes
Date: 29 Oct 2015
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 | Flyer from the North German Line with Passenger Fares
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Owner of original: Craig Hammes
Date: 29 Oct 2015
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| Iowa Supreme Court Ruling 1915
Regarding the death of Clarissa Hammes by being run over by automobile driven by G.W. Biewen
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| Iowa: The Home for Immigrants
Guide for immigrants coming to Iowa, published in 1870 by the Iowa Board of Immigration. This publication gives physical, social, educational, and political descriptions of Iowa. The legislature instructed that the booklet be published in English, German, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish.
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 | Jacob Sondag (Sontag) Naturalization Papers - 1
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 | Jacob Sondag (Sontag) Naturalization Papers - 2
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 | John A Vogel Funeral Card
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 | John A Vogel Obituary
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| Keota Centennial History -- 1873 - 1973
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| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Owner of original: Jerry Jackson
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| Ledger of Peter Hammes, Sr
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Owner of original: Cletus & Audrey Reed
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| Madeline Valburga Greiner Turner Funeral Card
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 | Map of Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1861
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| Margaretha Hammen Death Certificate
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| Marriage Certificate for Michael Hammes & Margaretha Hammen - 6 Jan 1850
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| Memorial Card for James Lewis Vogel
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 | Muscatine Journal Article about Clarissa
This article about Clarissa's case appeared in the Muscatine Journal on 12 Apr 1915 after the Iowa Supreme Court decision was handed down.
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| Newspaper Article about Edward A Peiffer in World War II
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Date: Jan 1945
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| Nicholas Sondag -- Honorary 50 Year Certificate from Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners
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| Nicolaus Hammes Baptismal Record
Nicholas Hammes baptism record translation: 81 Nicholas Hammes from the country seat of Estrich. Nicholas was born November 16, 1850 and baptized on the 17th of November. He is the legitimate son of Michael Hammes and Margaretha Hammen. His from the country seat of Estrich near Feyen. The god parents were Nicholas Hammes from the country seat of Mariahof and Margaretha Reusch from a family in Estrich.; From the church records of Saint Matthias, Trier, Germany
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| Norbert & Marie Hammes 75th wedding anniversary celebration
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| Original Government Survey of Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1844
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| Passenger Manifest from the S/S Hammonia - 27 Feb 1869
Passenger #186 is Nicolaus Hammes, a 19-year-old farmer from Germany. There is no other Hammes on this passenger manifest. This was probably a first or exploratory trip to America by Nicolaus with him subsequently returning to Germany and then bringing the rest of the family to America in November of 1872.
Also on this ship were Jacob Sondag and sister Marie, along with their mother, Anna Maria Theobald, step-father Mathias Wehr, and half-siblings, Margaretha, Johann, & Magdalene Wehr. (191-197)
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Owner of original: Craig Hammes
Date: 18 Nov 2015
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 | Peter Hammes Baptismal Record
Peter Hammes baptism record translation: 34 Peter Hammes from Efstrich near Feyen. He was born the 26th day of May in 1852 and reborn the 30th of May Peter. His parents are Michael Hammes and Margaretha Hammen. They are married. He is a legitimate son. He is from the village of Efstrich near Feyen. Sponsers were Peter Hammes and Magdalena Michels, both from the country seat of Lendorf.
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 | Plat Map of Clear Creek Township of Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1874
See Baden on the northwest corner of Clear Creek Township? If you go 2 miles south and 2 miles east from there, you can see the 160 acres owned by Michael Hammes, Jr.
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 | Plat Map of Clear Creek Township of Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1887
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and School are in Section 16.
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Owner of original: Greg Peiffer
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 | Plat Map of Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1912
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| Richard Kenneth Krier Funeral Card
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| Ship Manifest for the S.S. Frisia
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| Ship Manifest for the S.S. Henry Shelton
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| Ship Manifest from the Charlemagne in 1847
from Antwerp to New Orleans, carrying the Berg, Horras, Peiffer, Blaise and Hammes families
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Owner of original: S4
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| Ship Manifest from the Rhein, out of Bremen, landing in New York on 4 November 1872
The steamship Rhein was builit in 1868 at Greenock, Scotland, by Caird & Co. The Rhein was operated by the Norddeutscher (North German) Lloyd steamship line, also known as the "Bremen Line." The Rhein was 332 ft long by 40 feet wide with 2,901 gross register tons (GRT). GRT is a measure of enclosed storage with 1 GRT being 100 cubic feet. Average speed was approximately 12 knots, and the transatlantic crossing took approximately 2 weeks. The captain was Captain Meyer. The steerage fare from Bremen to New York was $40. Assuming they traveled steerage, total fare for Michael Jr. and his 10 children would have been $440.
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Owner of original: Craig Hammes
Date: 29 Oct 2015
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| Ship Manifest from the S.S. Tirrell
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 | Vernon Vogel - Coast Guard Certificate of Discharge
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Owner of original: Jerry Jackson
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 | Veronica Vogel
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 | Waterloo Evening Courier Article
Waterloo Evening Courier Article of Saturday, Aug. 15, 1914, re Iowa Supreme Court appeal of conviction of G.W. Biewen
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 | William J. Vogel
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