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Nicholaus Hammes

Male 1850 - 1911  (60 years)    Has 42 ancestors and 891 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Nicholaus Hammes 
    Birth 16 Nov 1850  Feyen, Near Trier, Rineland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 4 Nov 1872  port of New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrival on the S.S. Rhein from Bremen 
    Arrival 4 Nov 1872  port of New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrived on the S.S. Rhein from Bremen 
    Death 7 Sep 1911  Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I115  Peter and Anna
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2015 

    Father Michael Peter Hammes, Jr,   b. 10 Nov 1820, Perl, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1880, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaretha Hammen,   b. 9 Mar 1830, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1872, Feyen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1850  Perl, Merzig, Wadern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Michael Hammes and his 10 children (ranging in age from 22-3 along with his brother Peter left Bremen and arrived Port of New York on the ship RHEIN on Nov. 4, 1872. His wife died the previous year. The family settled in Keokuk County, Iowa.

      SOURCE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113820295
    Photos
    Hammes House at Clear Creek Corner, 1904    		Hammes House at Clear Creek Corner, 1904

    Porch: Mike Hammes, ?, Charlie Conrad

    Next row: Mrs Kate (Bohr) Hammes (wife of Nicholas), Mrs Lucy Conrad and baby Matts, Ruth Rheinhart, ? Hammes, Annie (Hammes) Sieren, Mrs Willstein, Mrs Bohr, Barbara (Hammes) Peiffer, Agnes (Hammes) Bombei, Nickolas Hammes (father), John Hammes (son)

    Next row: ? Hammes, Peter Hammes, Annie (Buch) Hammes (wife of Peter), ?, ?, ?, JP Mersch, Wendell Horras

    Bottom row: Susie Autringer (sister of JP Mersch, who was visiting from Germany), Rose (Sieren) Greiner, Clara (Hammes) Greiner

    This picture was taken in Section 8 of Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa, on the Nick Hammes farm. Photo taken by Mr Autringer from Germany (brother-in-law of JP Mersch). Picture obtained from Margaret (Hammes) Reed of Keota, Iowa.

    Michael Hammes Children    		Michael Hammes Children
    Michael Hammes Children, left to right
    Back Row: Nicholaus, Peter, Mike, John and Jake
    Front Row: Anna, Emma, Margaret and Susan
    In foreground is a picture of their father
    Documents
    Ship Manifest from the Rhein, out of Bremen, landing in New York on 4 November 1872    		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.
    Flyer from the North German Line with Passenger Fares    		Flyer from the North German Line with Passenger Fares
    Engraving of the S.S. Rhein    		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.
    Plat Map of Clear Creek Township of Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1874    		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.
    Passenger Manifest from the S/S Hammonia - 27 Feb 1869    		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)
    Marriage Certificate for Michael Hammes & Margaretha Hammen - 6 Jan 1850    		Marriage Certificate for Michael Hammes & Margaretha Hammen - 6 Jan 1850
    Albums  The Great Tornado of 1873 (4)
    Have you heard of the Great Tornado of 1873? It was so powerful that the U.S. Congress sent an investigator. One account states that two sons of "Mr. Hamis" were injured. Could these have been sons of Michael Hammes, Jr.? The information with the photo of the Hammes house in 1873 says that the Hammes house was destroyed, though I find no mention of this in the news accounts. Interesting reading.
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Bohr,   b. 30 Nov 1855, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1930, At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1877  Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Michael Hammes, Sr,   b. 12 Feb 1879, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1946 (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Anna Rose Hammes,   b. 24 Mar 1883   d. 27 Jul 1934 (Age 51 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Barbara Hammes,   b. 10 Dec 1884   d. 14 Jan 1963 (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Agnes Hammes,   b. 7 Jan 1888, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1971 (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
     5. John H Hammes,   b. 8 Dec 1889   d. 2 Jan 1965 (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
    +6. Clara Kathryn Hammes,   b. 13 Jul 1894, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1986, Washington, Washington County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Birth]
    Photos
    Nicholaus Hammes Family    		Nicholaus Hammes Family
    Agnes Michael Anna
    Barbara Clara John
    Nicholaus Katherine
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1877 - Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Sep 1911 - Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Nicolaus Hammes Baptismal Record    		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
    Passenger Manifest from the S/S Hammonia - 27 Feb 1869    		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)

  • Notes 
    • Nicholaus Hammes
      Nicholuas Baptismal Record: Nicholas was born on November 16, 1850 and baptized on the 17th of November.
      Nicholaus was the first family member to emigrate to America in 1869, he did not wish to be drafted into the Prussian-German Army. He arrived in New York from Hamburg on the S.S. Harmonia on 27 Feb 1869. Apparently, he then traveled back to Germany since he is listed on the ship manifest for when the rest of the family emigrated to the US in 1872.
      He settled in Keokuk County, Clear Creek Township, Iowa. They farmed near Clear Creek Catholic Church.


  

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