Ancestors and Descendants of
 Michael Hammes, Jr
& Margaretha Hammen

Margareta Hammes

Female 1859 - 1924  (65 years)    Has 42 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Margareta Hammes 
    Birth 26 Sep 1859  Feyen, Near Trier, Rineland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 4 Nov 1872  port of New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrival on the S.S. Rhein from Bremen 
    Death 24 Oct 1924  Hospital, Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I118  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 Nicholas Jacobs, Sr.,   b. 14 Sep 1851, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1918, Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1878  Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Michael Jacobs,   b. Nov 1878, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1879, Harper, Keokuk County Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     2. Mathias John Jacobs,   b. 11 Mar 1880, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1902, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)  [Birth]
     3. Frank Jacobs,   b. 6 May 1881, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1948 (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
     4. Anna Jacobs,   b. 6 Apr 1883, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1962 (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
     5. Margaret Jacobs,   b. 6 Mar 1885, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1956, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
     6. Susan Jacobs,   b. 23 Feb 1887, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1965 (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     7. Nicholas Michael Jacobs, Jr.,   b. 11 Mar 1889, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1952 (Age 63 years)  [Birth]
     8. Theodore Jacobs,   b. 8 Jan 1891, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1891, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     9. Peter Jacobs,   b. 18 May 1892, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1899, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)  [Birth]
     10. Catherine R Jacobs,   b. 28 Mar 1894, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1980, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
     11. Barbara Jacobs,   b. 28 Apr 1897, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1897, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     12. Wendall Jacobs,   b. 24 Sep 1898, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1963, Kirkman, Shelby County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart