Baptised: Ernestina Wilhelmina Dauer
Resided: Near Wiesbaden, Germany
Father: George Dauer b. 1796, immigrated prior 1860, farmer, d. Huron Co., Ohio.
Mother: Dora Dauer, may have been a step-mother, d. Germany.
Siblings:
Catherine (Peter) Hartman b. 1822 d. 1860-1870
William Dauer (1/2 brother)
Hartman Nephews and Niece:
(These three are shown living with their mother and other Dauer family members in the 1860 US Census and with their Aunt Christine's family in 1870--suggesting that Catherine died in the intervening years. The birth of Eliza, the youngest sibling, in 1858 suggests that their father, Peter, died around that year.)
Children:
Katherine Elizabeth Christina b. 1848
John Theodore Carl (Charley) b. 1850
Barbara Wilhelmina b. 1853, d. 1855
Anton b. 1855
Maria (Emma Loos) b. Sept. 16, 1857, d. Oct. 7, 1928
Twins, stillborn April 26, 1859
Jacob b. April 22, 1860, d. Feb. 22. 1861
Frederick Frank b. 1862
Louisa Alfema b. 1865.
From a history written by Granddaughter Esthel Asmus in 1929 as told by Charles Asmus, Sr.:
Upon the death of the family's mother, Wilhelmina took on the responsibilities of the household. When she and Christ (Christian) decided to marry, her father opposed it as she was such an important asset to the family. Plans proceeded nonetheless, with Wilhelmina mending the apparel of her groom-to-be.
Equally humble, their first household was established in the home of another family who was kind enough to let them use their stove. Wilhelmina's dishes were of the poorest kind, and the table consisted of two board with holes drilled for sticks of wood for legs, but through hard work they began to save and improve their lot. Christ baked bread in a large outdoor ovens, and Wilhelmina resold fish that Christ bought by hiking to the Rhine River. They also had three or four acres of land that they farmed.
In early 1854, Christ emigrated and Wilhelmina followed several months later with three young children, her sister Catherine Hartman and half-brother William. The voyage to New York took 36 days, with three being spent among icebergs when the ship veered off course. Passengers wore heavy coats and mittens to brave the cold. On July 4, they landed in the U.S. and on July 6, they arrived in Sandusky, Ohio where Christ would meet them.
Over the next 30 years Wilhelmina and Christ would move numerous times in Huron, Erie and Wood Counties as they looked at different opportunities. In the 1860 Census they are shown in Groton Twp., Erie County, under the name "Asmas." Jacob, and father George Dauer are listed together just above the Asmuses, as is a C. Heartman. Also listed is 3-month old Jacob Asmus, as well as a 21-year old Alexander Asmus. The 1870 and 1880 Censuses show the Asmuses in Wood County.
Wilhelmina died aged 76 years, 7 months and 13 days.
Baptised: Ernestina Wilhelmina Dauer
Resided: Near Wiesbaden, Germany
Father: George Dauer b. 1796, immigrated prior 1860, farmer, d. Huron Co., Ohio.
Mother: Dora Dauer, may have been a step-mother, d. Germany.
Siblings:
Catherine (Peter) Hartman b. 1822 d. 1860-1870
William Dauer (1/2 brother)
Hartman Nephews and Niece:
(These three are shown living with their mother and other Dauer family members in the 1860 US Census and with their Aunt Christine's family in 1870--suggesting that Catherine died in the intervening years. The birth of Eliza, the youngest sibling, in 1858 suggests that their father, Peter, died around that year.)
Children:
Katherine Elizabeth Christina b. 1848
John Theodore Carl (Charley) b. 1850
Barbara Wilhelmina b. 1853, d. 1855
Anton b. 1855
Maria (Emma Loos) b. Sept. 16, 1857, d. Oct. 7, 1928
Twins, stillborn April 26, 1859
Jacob b. April 22, 1860, d. Feb. 22. 1861
Frederick Frank b. 1862
Louisa Alfema b. 1865.
From a history written by Granddaughter Esthel Asmus in 1929 as told by Charles Asmus, Sr.:
Upon the death of the family's mother, Wilhelmina took on the responsibilities of the household. When she and Christ (Christian) decided to marry, her father opposed it as she was such an important asset to the family. Plans proceeded nonetheless, with Wilhelmina mending the apparel of her groom-to-be.
Equally humble, their first household was established in the home of another family who was kind enough to let them use their stove. Wilhelmina's dishes were of the poorest kind, and the table consisted of two board with holes drilled for sticks of wood for legs, but through hard work they began to save and improve their lot. Christ baked bread in a large outdoor ovens, and Wilhelmina resold fish that Christ bought by hiking to the Rhine River. They also had three or four acres of land that they farmed.
In early 1854, Christ emigrated and Wilhelmina followed several months later with three young children, her sister Catherine Hartman and half-brother William. The voyage to New York took 36 days, with three being spent among icebergs when the ship veered off course. Passengers wore heavy coats and mittens to brave the cold. On July 4, they landed in the U.S. and on July 6, they arrived in Sandusky, Ohio where Christ would meet them.
Over the next 30 years Wilhelmina and Christ would move numerous times in Huron, Erie and Wood Counties as they looked at different opportunities. In the 1860 Census they are shown in Groton Twp., Erie County, under the name "Asmas." Jacob, and father George Dauer are listed together just above the Asmuses, as is a C. Heartman. Also listed is 3-month old Jacob Asmus, as well as a 21-year old Alexander Asmus. The 1870 and 1880 Censuses show the Asmuses in Wood County.
Wilhelmina died aged 76 years, 7 months and 13 days.
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