Johann Friedrich "Friedrich" Kienapple was born in the historic region of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. He was first married to Catharina Caroline Wilhelmine Jahnke. His second wife was Hanna Fredericka Charlotte Jahke, a sister of his first wife.∼The following biography was composed by Mary Kienapple (retrieved on November 5, 2021 at https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/k/i/e/Mary-L-Kienapple/index.html):
Johann FRIEDERICH Wilhelm Kienapple - the name was spelled KienappEL in many documents and on his tombstone. His first name was spelled Frederick on his death record, Frederich on his marriage record, Friedrich on his tombstone. In the German tradition, boys were given the father's name first and then went by their second name, as it is in his case, Friederich.
His name was spelled Kininappel on the 1881 census, Kuhnappel on the 1871 census ("from Prussia"), and Kinapfel on the 1861 census.
The family story says Friederich was born in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany and married (first name unknown) Janke/Jahnke/Yanki, and had two children: Johann and Johanna. They came by ship to Canada - route unknown- and brought with them Fredericka, the sister of the wife (spelled different ways in different documents) Janke. The story says the first wife died enroute on the voyage.
UPDATED INFO says that Friederich and wife Catharina and son Johann/John, plus Catharina's widowed sister Fredericka Wiehl and her daughter Hannah, came with two others leaving Hamburg Germany on 18 April 1854 on the ship "Auguste", destination Quebec, Canada. Notes from Hannah's granddaughter indicate that Catharina died just after arriving in Canada and that Friederich and Fredericka married a few years after in order to keep the children together.
Friederich married the sister Fredericka in 1859 and had five children: Sophia, William, Henry, Frederick, and Joseph Y.
Johann went to Olympia, Washington Territory, USA,(harvesting timber), then to Argentina and had a big sheep farm there but was killed by a wild animal. Johanna married Martin Schafer, and went to the USA, moved through Michigan and ended up in St. Vincent, Minnesota with her family.
We know that Friederich was born April 24, 1814 in Germany. We assume he married his first wife in 1847 as it appeared in 1861 census as his marriage date and it showed Johann (now called JOHN) at age next birthday being 13 (calc. birthdate 1848). We know that the family ended up in the area of Erbsville, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Co. (later part of Waterloo City). Family story says Friedrich stole a team of horses (he was a coachman in Germany) to get away to the ships.
Johann FRIEDERICH Wilhelm Kienapple - the name was spelled KienappEL in many documents and on his tombstone. His first name was spelled Frederick on his death record, Frederich on his marriage record, Friedrich on his tombstone. In the German tradition, boys were given the father's name first and then went by their second name, as it is in his case, Friederich.
His name was spelled Kininappel on the 1881 census, Kuhnappel on the 1871 census ("from Prussia"), and Kinapfel on the 1861 census.
The family story says Friederich was born in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany and married (first name unknown) Janke/Jahnke/Yanki, and had two children: Johann and Johanna. They came by ship to Canada - route unknown- and brought with them Fredericka, the sister of the wife (spelled different ways in different documents) Janke. The story says the first wife died enroute on the voyage.
UPDATED INFO says that Friederich and wife Catharina and son Johann/John, plus Catharina's widowed sister Fredericka Wiehl and her daughter Hannah, came with two others leaving Hamburg Germany on 18 April 1854 on the ship "Auguste", destination Quebec, Canada. Notes from Hannah's granddaughter indicate that Catharina died just after arriving in Canada and that Friederich and Fredericka married a few years after in order to keep the children together.
Friederich married the sister Fredericka in 1859 and had five children: Sophia, William, Henry, Frederick, and Joseph Y.
Johann went to Olympia, Washington Territory, USA,(harvesting timber), then to Argentina and had a big sheep farm there but was killed by a wild animal. Johanna married Martin Schafer, and went to the USA, moved through Michigan and ended up in St. Vincent, Minnesota with her family.
We know that Friederich was born April 24, 1814 in Germany. We assume he married his first wife in 1847 as it appeared in 1861 census as his marriage date and it showed Johann (now called JOHN) at age next birthday being 13 (calc. birthdate 1848). We know that the family ended up in the area of Erbsville, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Co. (later part of Waterloo City). Family story says Friedrich stole a team of horses (he was a coachman in Germany) to get away to the ships.
Johann Friedrich "Friedrich" Kienapple was born in the historic region of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. He was first married to Catharina Caroline Wilhelmine Jahnke. His second wife was Hanna Fredericka Charlotte Jahke, a sister of his first wife.∼The following biography was composed by Mary Kienapple (retrieved on November 5, 2021 at https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/k/i/e/Mary-L-Kienapple/index.html):
Johann FRIEDERICH Wilhelm Kienapple - the name was spelled KienappEL in many documents and on his tombstone. His first name was spelled Frederick on his death record, Frederich on his marriage record, Friedrich on his tombstone. In the German tradition, boys were given the father's name first and then went by their second name, as it is in his case, Friederich.
His name was spelled Kininappel on the 1881 census, Kuhnappel on the 1871 census ("from Prussia"), and Kinapfel on the 1861 census.
The family story says Friederich was born in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany and married (first name unknown) Janke/Jahnke/Yanki, and had two children: Johann and Johanna. They came by ship to Canada - route unknown- and brought with them Fredericka, the sister of the wife (spelled different ways in different documents) Janke. The story says the first wife died enroute on the voyage.
UPDATED INFO says that Friederich and wife Catharina and son Johann/John, plus Catharina's widowed sister Fredericka Wiehl and her daughter Hannah, came with two others leaving Hamburg Germany on 18 April 1854 on the ship "Auguste", destination Quebec, Canada. Notes from Hannah's granddaughter indicate that Catharina died just after arriving in Canada and that Friederich and Fredericka married a few years after in order to keep the children together.
Friederich married the sister Fredericka in 1859 and had five children: Sophia, William, Henry, Frederick, and Joseph Y.
Johann went to Olympia, Washington Territory, USA,(harvesting timber), then to Argentina and had a big sheep farm there but was killed by a wild animal. Johanna married Martin Schafer, and went to the USA, moved through Michigan and ended up in St. Vincent, Minnesota with her family.
We know that Friederich was born April 24, 1814 in Germany. We assume he married his first wife in 1847 as it appeared in 1861 census as his marriage date and it showed Johann (now called JOHN) at age next birthday being 13 (calc. birthdate 1848). We know that the family ended up in the area of Erbsville, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Co. (later part of Waterloo City). Family story says Friedrich stole a team of horses (he was a coachman in Germany) to get away to the ships.
Johann FRIEDERICH Wilhelm Kienapple - the name was spelled KienappEL in many documents and on his tombstone. His first name was spelled Frederick on his death record, Frederich on his marriage record, Friedrich on his tombstone. In the German tradition, boys were given the father's name first and then went by their second name, as it is in his case, Friederich.
His name was spelled Kininappel on the 1881 census, Kuhnappel on the 1871 census ("from Prussia"), and Kinapfel on the 1861 census.
The family story says Friederich was born in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany and married (first name unknown) Janke/Jahnke/Yanki, and had two children: Johann and Johanna. They came by ship to Canada - route unknown- and brought with them Fredericka, the sister of the wife (spelled different ways in different documents) Janke. The story says the first wife died enroute on the voyage.
UPDATED INFO says that Friederich and wife Catharina and son Johann/John, plus Catharina's widowed sister Fredericka Wiehl and her daughter Hannah, came with two others leaving Hamburg Germany on 18 April 1854 on the ship "Auguste", destination Quebec, Canada. Notes from Hannah's granddaughter indicate that Catharina died just after arriving in Canada and that Friederich and Fredericka married a few years after in order to keep the children together.
Friederich married the sister Fredericka in 1859 and had five children: Sophia, William, Henry, Frederick, and Joseph Y.
Johann went to Olympia, Washington Territory, USA,(harvesting timber), then to Argentina and had a big sheep farm there but was killed by a wild animal. Johanna married Martin Schafer, and went to the USA, moved through Michigan and ended up in St. Vincent, Minnesota with her family.
We know that Friederich was born April 24, 1814 in Germany. We assume he married his first wife in 1847 as it appeared in 1861 census as his marriage date and it showed Johann (now called JOHN) at age next birthday being 13 (calc. birthdate 1848). We know that the family ended up in the area of Erbsville, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Co. (later part of Waterloo City). Family story says Friedrich stole a team of horses (he was a coachman in Germany) to get away to the ships.
Inscription
Hier ruhet/ T. Friedrich W./ Kienappel/ geb. 24 Apr. 1814/ gest. 11 Feb. 1894/ Alter 79 Jah. 9 Mo. 18 T. [German verse]
[Flat stone at base of original gravestone:]
Friedrich/ Kienapple/ 1814-1894/ Husband of/ Wilhelmina Jahnke/ Erected by great grandson/ Ross Kienapple/
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