Fred Quensel's cremated remains were not initially taken after his death and were available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In September 2022 the ashes were claimed by a relative.
Fred was born in 1875 in rural central Illinois, a child of German immigrants. His mother, Amalia Handemann, was born in 1858 and immigrated to the US in 1867 when she was about 9 years old. Fred's father, Henry Quensel, who was 20 years older than Amalia was born in 1838 and immigrated in 1866. They were married on 1/4/1875 in McClean County, Illinois. They had 5 children (all born in Illinois) including: Fred (in 1875), Minnie (in 1878), Henry (in 1881), Ida (about 1885), and Nina (in 1898). Nina died in August 1900.
Fred was single all his life and as an adult it seems he never lived independently. It appears he always lived with other family members. At the time of the 1900 census, he was 24, working as a teamster, and living in Normal, McLean County, Illinois with his sister Minnie and her husband Reinhard Wolff who had been married on 12/21/1898. In 1900 Fred's parents and other siblings were farming nearby in Towanda, McLean County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1910 census, Fred was 34, living with his parents and sister Ida in Towanda. Fred's father (age 72) was not working, but had his "own income." Meanwhile Fred was working on the "home farm."
On 6/29/1910 his sister Ida married Paul Wolff in Chicago. It appears Ida and Paul never had children.
In March 1913 Fred's parents moved to Montana where they were farming. Fred's father died of heart problems in January 1914 in Custer, Montana. His body was returned to Illinois and buried near his daughter Nina at Pennell Cemetery in Towanda, Illinois.
In 1917 -1920 Fred's mother was living in Portland, Oregon. It may been at that time the Fred moved to Oregon with his sister Minnie Wolff and her family. Minnie and Reinhard's children included Reinhard, Jr, (born in 1901), Walter P. (about 1904), Mollie V. (about 1905), Henry R. (about 1908), and Daniel R. (about 1911). The older children were born in Illinois while Henry was born in Iowa and Daniel in Montana.
By the time of the 1920 census, Fred was living with his sister Minnie and her family in St. Helens, a small community east of Portland in Columbia County along the Columbia River. Minnie's husband operated a farm and Fred was employed as a farm hand.
In the census of 1920 Fred's widowed mother was listed with her daughter Ida Wolff in Highwater, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. She died in 1922 after having a stroke 2 years earlier. She was buried with her husband in Towanda, Illinois. Fred was not mentioned in her obituary as one of her surviving children. Only Ida, Minnie and Henry were listed. Ida died on 9/17/1930 in Minnesota.
In the census of 1930, Fred was living with Minnie, Reinhard, and 4 of their adult children on Deer Island, a 5 miles long island on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Although he was not actually employed at the time of the census Fred was a laborer with the railroad.
On 7/25/1932 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at OSH for 4 1/2 months he died there on 1/9/1933 at the age of 57. The cause of death was heart problems. Because he never married or had children, Fred's closest living relatives are descendants of his siblings.
In the 1940 census Minnie and Reinhard were still living in St. Helens, Oregon. Reinhard died in 1941 and Minnie died in 1952. They were buried in Columbia County, Oregon along with sons Walter (died 1948), Henry (died 1960), and Daniel (died 1975).
Fred's brother Henry stayed in Towanda, Illinois, married and had two sons, Raymond and Warren. He died on 5/27/1948. Raymond died on 11/3/1987. Warren died on 9/4/2007.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Fred was born in 1875 in rural central Illinois, a child of German immigrants. His mother, Amalia Handemann, was born in 1858 and immigrated to the US in 1867 when she was about 9 years old. Fred's father, Henry Quensel, who was 20 years older than Amalia was born in 1838 and immigrated in 1866. They were married on 1/4/1875 in McClean County, Illinois. They had 5 children (all born in Illinois) including: Fred (in 1875), Minnie (in 1878), Henry (in 1881), Ida (about 1885), and Nina (in 1898). Nina died in August 1900.
Fred was single all his life and as an adult it seems he never lived independently. It appears he always lived with other family members. At the time of the 1900 census, he was 24, working as a teamster, and living in Normal, McLean County, Illinois with his sister Minnie and her husband Reinhard Wolff who had been married on 12/21/1898. In 1900 Fred's parents and other siblings were farming nearby in Towanda, McLean County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1910 census, Fred was 34, living with his parents and sister Ida in Towanda. Fred's father (age 72) was not working, but had his "own income." Meanwhile Fred was working on the "home farm."
On 6/29/1910 his sister Ida married Paul Wolff in Chicago. It appears Ida and Paul never had children.
In March 1913 Fred's parents moved to Montana where they were farming. Fred's father died of heart problems in January 1914 in Custer, Montana. His body was returned to Illinois and buried near his daughter Nina at Pennell Cemetery in Towanda, Illinois.
In 1917 -1920 Fred's mother was living in Portland, Oregon. It may been at that time the Fred moved to Oregon with his sister Minnie Wolff and her family. Minnie and Reinhard's children included Reinhard, Jr, (born in 1901), Walter P. (about 1904), Mollie V. (about 1905), Henry R. (about 1908), and Daniel R. (about 1911). The older children were born in Illinois while Henry was born in Iowa and Daniel in Montana.
By the time of the 1920 census, Fred was living with his sister Minnie and her family in St. Helens, a small community east of Portland in Columbia County along the Columbia River. Minnie's husband operated a farm and Fred was employed as a farm hand.
In the census of 1920 Fred's widowed mother was listed with her daughter Ida Wolff in Highwater, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. She died in 1922 after having a stroke 2 years earlier. She was buried with her husband in Towanda, Illinois. Fred was not mentioned in her obituary as one of her surviving children. Only Ida, Minnie and Henry were listed. Ida died on 9/17/1930 in Minnesota.
In the census of 1930, Fred was living with Minnie, Reinhard, and 4 of their adult children on Deer Island, a 5 miles long island on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Although he was not actually employed at the time of the census Fred was a laborer with the railroad.
On 7/25/1932 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at OSH for 4 1/2 months he died there on 1/9/1933 at the age of 57. The cause of death was heart problems. Because he never married or had children, Fred's closest living relatives are descendants of his siblings.
In the 1940 census Minnie and Reinhard were still living in St. Helens, Oregon. Reinhard died in 1941 and Minnie died in 1952. They were buried in Columbia County, Oregon along with sons Walter (died 1948), Henry (died 1960), and Daniel (died 1975).
Fred's brother Henry stayed in Towanda, Illinois, married and had two sons, Raymond and Warren. He died on 5/27/1948. Raymond died on 11/3/1987. Warren died on 9/4/2007.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Fred Quensel's cremated remains were not initially taken after his death and were available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In September 2022 the ashes were claimed by a relative.
Fred was born in 1875 in rural central Illinois, a child of German immigrants. His mother, Amalia Handemann, was born in 1858 and immigrated to the US in 1867 when she was about 9 years old. Fred's father, Henry Quensel, who was 20 years older than Amalia was born in 1838 and immigrated in 1866. They were married on 1/4/1875 in McClean County, Illinois. They had 5 children (all born in Illinois) including: Fred (in 1875), Minnie (in 1878), Henry (in 1881), Ida (about 1885), and Nina (in 1898). Nina died in August 1900.
Fred was single all his life and as an adult it seems he never lived independently. It appears he always lived with other family members. At the time of the 1900 census, he was 24, working as a teamster, and living in Normal, McLean County, Illinois with his sister Minnie and her husband Reinhard Wolff who had been married on 12/21/1898. In 1900 Fred's parents and other siblings were farming nearby in Towanda, McLean County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1910 census, Fred was 34, living with his parents and sister Ida in Towanda. Fred's father (age 72) was not working, but had his "own income." Meanwhile Fred was working on the "home farm."
On 6/29/1910 his sister Ida married Paul Wolff in Chicago. It appears Ida and Paul never had children.
In March 1913 Fred's parents moved to Montana where they were farming. Fred's father died of heart problems in January 1914 in Custer, Montana. His body was returned to Illinois and buried near his daughter Nina at Pennell Cemetery in Towanda, Illinois.
In 1917 -1920 Fred's mother was living in Portland, Oregon. It may been at that time the Fred moved to Oregon with his sister Minnie Wolff and her family. Minnie and Reinhard's children included Reinhard, Jr, (born in 1901), Walter P. (about 1904), Mollie V. (about 1905), Henry R. (about 1908), and Daniel R. (about 1911). The older children were born in Illinois while Henry was born in Iowa and Daniel in Montana.
By the time of the 1920 census, Fred was living with his sister Minnie and her family in St. Helens, a small community east of Portland in Columbia County along the Columbia River. Minnie's husband operated a farm and Fred was employed as a farm hand.
In the census of 1920 Fred's widowed mother was listed with her daughter Ida Wolff in Highwater, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. She died in 1922 after having a stroke 2 years earlier. She was buried with her husband in Towanda, Illinois. Fred was not mentioned in her obituary as one of her surviving children. Only Ida, Minnie and Henry were listed. Ida died on 9/17/1930 in Minnesota.
In the census of 1930, Fred was living with Minnie, Reinhard, and 4 of their adult children on Deer Island, a 5 miles long island on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Although he was not actually employed at the time of the census Fred was a laborer with the railroad.
On 7/25/1932 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at OSH for 4 1/2 months he died there on 1/9/1933 at the age of 57. The cause of death was heart problems. Because he never married or had children, Fred's closest living relatives are descendants of his siblings.
In the 1940 census Minnie and Reinhard were still living in St. Helens, Oregon. Reinhard died in 1941 and Minnie died in 1952. They were buried in Columbia County, Oregon along with sons Walter (died 1948), Henry (died 1960), and Daniel (died 1975).
Fred's brother Henry stayed in Towanda, Illinois, married and had two sons, Raymond and Warren. He died on 5/27/1948. Raymond died on 11/3/1987. Warren died on 9/4/2007.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Fred was born in 1875 in rural central Illinois, a child of German immigrants. His mother, Amalia Handemann, was born in 1858 and immigrated to the US in 1867 when she was about 9 years old. Fred's father, Henry Quensel, who was 20 years older than Amalia was born in 1838 and immigrated in 1866. They were married on 1/4/1875 in McClean County, Illinois. They had 5 children (all born in Illinois) including: Fred (in 1875), Minnie (in 1878), Henry (in 1881), Ida (about 1885), and Nina (in 1898). Nina died in August 1900.
Fred was single all his life and as an adult it seems he never lived independently. It appears he always lived with other family members. At the time of the 1900 census, he was 24, working as a teamster, and living in Normal, McLean County, Illinois with his sister Minnie and her husband Reinhard Wolff who had been married on 12/21/1898. In 1900 Fred's parents and other siblings were farming nearby in Towanda, McLean County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1910 census, Fred was 34, living with his parents and sister Ida in Towanda. Fred's father (age 72) was not working, but had his "own income." Meanwhile Fred was working on the "home farm."
On 6/29/1910 his sister Ida married Paul Wolff in Chicago. It appears Ida and Paul never had children.
In March 1913 Fred's parents moved to Montana where they were farming. Fred's father died of heart problems in January 1914 in Custer, Montana. His body was returned to Illinois and buried near his daughter Nina at Pennell Cemetery in Towanda, Illinois.
In 1917 -1920 Fred's mother was living in Portland, Oregon. It may been at that time the Fred moved to Oregon with his sister Minnie Wolff and her family. Minnie and Reinhard's children included Reinhard, Jr, (born in 1901), Walter P. (about 1904), Mollie V. (about 1905), Henry R. (about 1908), and Daniel R. (about 1911). The older children were born in Illinois while Henry was born in Iowa and Daniel in Montana.
By the time of the 1920 census, Fred was living with his sister Minnie and her family in St. Helens, a small community east of Portland in Columbia County along the Columbia River. Minnie's husband operated a farm and Fred was employed as a farm hand.
In the census of 1920 Fred's widowed mother was listed with her daughter Ida Wolff in Highwater, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. She died in 1922 after having a stroke 2 years earlier. She was buried with her husband in Towanda, Illinois. Fred was not mentioned in her obituary as one of her surviving children. Only Ida, Minnie and Henry were listed. Ida died on 9/17/1930 in Minnesota.
In the census of 1930, Fred was living with Minnie, Reinhard, and 4 of their adult children on Deer Island, a 5 miles long island on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Although he was not actually employed at the time of the census Fred was a laborer with the railroad.
On 7/25/1932 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at OSH for 4 1/2 months he died there on 1/9/1933 at the age of 57. The cause of death was heart problems. Because he never married or had children, Fred's closest living relatives are descendants of his siblings.
In the 1940 census Minnie and Reinhard were still living in St. Helens, Oregon. Reinhard died in 1941 and Minnie died in 1952. They were buried in Columbia County, Oregon along with sons Walter (died 1948), Henry (died 1960), and Daniel (died 1975).
Fred's brother Henry stayed in Towanda, Illinois, married and had two sons, Raymond and Warren. He died on 5/27/1948. Raymond died on 11/3/1987. Warren died on 9/4/2007.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
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