Kolm and Lewis Family Trees Modified

The family trees for Lee Kolm and Kay (Lewis) Kolm have been updated with photos.
You can view the Kolm Family Tree here and the Lewis Family Tree here.

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Family Trees Added

I've added links in the side bar to family trees for Kathleen Lewis and Leland Bernitt Kolm. These don't seem to display correctly in any browser except Explorer (not too surprising, since I used Excel to make them), so they will be modified in the future. However, the URL will stay the same.

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1873 Plat Map of Dane County, Wisconsin: Kolm, Luneburg

Carl Heinrich Christian "Henry" Kolm (1837-1909) emigrated from Mecklenburg-Schwerin in about 1860, settling in Middleton Township in Dane County, Wisconsin, near Madison. There he met and married Maria Dorothea Caroline "Doris" Lüneburg (1842-1924) in 1862. The Kolms remained in Middleton until 1879, when they moved to Schuyler, Nebraska.
The Dane County Historical society has put the county 1873 Plat map on-line. (NOTE: all links are to large images).

Property owners in Middleton Township include:
• "W. Lunenburg" in Section 16 (probably William Lüneburg, Doris' father)
• "H. Luneburg" in Section 26 (probably Doris' brother Henry)
• "F. Kolm" in Section 21 (either Henry Kolm with miswritten first initial or an unknown relative)

Southwest Middleton Township: Sections 16-21 and 28-33.
Southeast Middleton Township: Sections 13-15, 22-27, 34-36

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My new family history blog

Welcome family!

I've started this blog at Brian's suggestion.

I'm going to use it to publish new information and thoughts about our family history. This will let me easily share the information with you, as well as create an archive of the information.

At the moment, the blog won't be catalogued by Google, so keep the link handy.

Peg

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Mini bio: Eduard Wilhelm & Elisa Margarite (Hilmers) Bernitt

Brief biography of Eduard Wilhelm Bernitt (1856-1919) and his wife Elisa Margarite Hilmers (1856-1916). Their position in the family tree.

Eduard Wilhelm Bernitt
Birth: May 5, 1856 in Neustadt, Ostholstein (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm Bernitt & Margarethe Amalia Lisette Frehse
Known residences:
--- about 1877 emigrated to America
--- 1880 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon
--- 1900 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon
--- 1910 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon
Occupation: raftsman
Death: August 28, 1919 in Coos County, Oregon; buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon.

Elisa Margarite Hilmers
Birth: January 20, 1856 in Oldenburg, Ostholstein (Schleswig-Holstein, Gemany)
Baptism: unknown
Parents: J. C. Hilmers & ? Voelters
Known residences:
-- about 1881 emigrated to America
-- 1883 and after with husband Edward
Death: June 12, 1916 in Marshfield; buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Coos County, Oregon

Marriage and Children
Marriage: E. W. Bernitt & Elisa Hilmers married on February 3, 1883 in Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon by a Justice of the Peace. Witnesses were F. Timmerman and William Klahn (Eduard's brother in law).

Children:
** Nellie Frida Bernitt born 1883, married William Louis Kolm
-- William Charles Bernitt born 1885, married Willa Levis
-- John Augustus "Jack" Bernitt born 1887, married Velma ?
-- Sidney Walter Bernitt born 1889
-- Martha Margarethe Bernitt born 1890, married Harvey Gurnea

Posts
• Who were the relatives of Nellie (Bernitt) Kolm in Hayward, California?

Off site links
• Coos County Marriage Index (including W. E. Bernitt and Eliza Hilmers)
• Coos Postals
• 1880 Census Transcription: Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon p. 372 A (W. E. "Bennett")

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Mini bio: William Louis & Nellie (Bernitt) Kolm

Brief biography of William Louis Kolm (1884-1956) and his wife Nellie Frida Bernitt (1883-1969). Their position in the family tree.

William Louis Kolm

Birth: July 29, 1884 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Carl Heinrich Christian "Henry" Kolm & Maria Dorothea Caroline "Doris" Luneburg
Known residences:
--- 1885 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
--- 1900 in Grant Precinct, Colfax County, Nebraska
--- 1909 in Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon
--- March 1910 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
--- June 1910 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon (marriage)
--- July 1910 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
--- 1915 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon
--- 1918 at 408 Grant Ave., Portland, Oregon
--- 1920 at 470 East Pine, Portland, Oregon
--- 1921 at 64 Royal, Portland, Oregon
--- 1930 at 64 Royal, Portland, Oregon
--- about 1945 at 960 Stannage Ave., Albany, Alameda County, California
--- before 1956 at 5458 Shafter Ave., Oakland, Alameda County, California

Occupation: Various positions with Coos Bay, Roseburg, and Eastern Railroad in Oregon (1908-10, 1912-16); undertaker in Schuyler, Nebr., part of the partnership with his brother in the Kolm Furniture Store (1910-12); freight accounting clerk and supervisor for Union Pacific Railroad (Portland, Seattle, and Omaha 1917-45), and Western Pacific Railroad (San Francisco 1945-49).

Death: June 23, 1956 in Salt Lake City, Utah; buried in Sunset Mausoleum, Albany/El Cerrito, California

Nellie Frida Bernitt

Birth: November 29, 1883 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon
Baptism: September 7, 1903 in Marshfield, Oregon (by minister of Emanuel P. E. Church)
Parents: Eduard Wilhelm Bernitt & Elisa Margarite Hilmers
Known residences:
-- 1900 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon
-- 1910 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon
-- after 1910 with husband William
Death: September 12, 1969 in Seattle, Washington; buried in Sunset Mausoleum, Albany/El Cerrito, California

Marriage and Children

Marriage: William Kolm and Nellie Bernitt married June 22, 1910 in Marshfield (Coos Bay), Coos County, Oregon.

Children:
** Leland Bernitt "Lee" Kolm born 1911, married Kathleen Lewis
-- Roger Edward Kolm born 1915, married Martyne Ackerson
-- Lorine Valerie Kolm born 1920, married Edward Hanna

Posts about Will and Nellie Kolm:
• World War I Draft Registration
• Kolm Brothers Funeral Store and Undertaking Parlor
• Colfax County Landscape
• Who were the relatives of Nellie (Bernitt) Kolm in Hayward, California?

Off site links
• Oregon Historical Records Index: Marriage of William Kolm and Nellie Bernitt
• Oregon Historical Records Index: Nellie Frieda Bernitt Delayed Birth Record
• Coos Postals (updated 09/05, with expanded Story of Will Kolm and Nellie Bernitt).

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Mini bio: William & Anna (Klauck) Lüneburg

Brief biography of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Lüneburg (1807-1878) and his wife Anna Dorothea Klauck (1804-1878). Their position in the family tree.

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Lüneburg
Birth: December 29, 1807 Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Baptism: unknown
Parents: unknown
Known residences:
--- 1842 Vellahn, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
--- about 1851 emigrated to America
--- 1860 in Pheasant Branch, Middleton Township, Dane County, Wisconsin
--- 1870 in Middleton Station, Dane County, Wisconsin
--- 1878 in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin
Occupation: Büdner (farmer with small land holding) in Mecklenburg, farmer in Wisconsin
Death: October 21, 1878; buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin

Anna Sophia Dorothea Klauck
Birth: February 24, 1804 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Baptism: unknown
Parents: unknown
Known residences:
-- all with husband William
Death: October 30, 1878; buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin

Marriage and Children

Marriage: details unknown (probably in Mecklenburg)

Children:
-- George Luneburg born about 1833, married Victoria Heis
-- Marie "Mary" Luneburg born about 1834, married John "Gerhart" Nortmann
-- Friedrich "Fritz" Luneburg born about 1838, married Mary Kaasch
-- Henry J. Luneburg born 1840, married Mary Schroeder
** Maria Dorothea Caroline "Doris" Luneburg born 1842, married Carl Heinrich "Henry" Kolm

Posts about William and Anna (Klauck) Lüneburg

• Henry Kolm and Doris Luneburg in Middleton, Wisconsin
• 1873 Plat Map of Dane County
• Did the Lüneburg family come to America in 1852?

Off-site Links
• 1873 Plat Map of Dane County Wisconsin - Middleton Township
• Roster of the 11th Wisconsin Infantry, Co. B, the "Mendota Guard": Henry J. Luneburg of Middleton is 2nd Lieutenant. Cousins Frederick and William Lauden (listed as Loudon & London) were enlisted in this company as well.

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Mini bio: Henry and Doris (Luneburg) Kolm

Brief biography of Carl Heinrich Christian "Henry" Kolm (1837-1909) and his wife Maria Dorothea Caroline "Doris" Luneburg (1842-1924). Their position in the family tree.

Carl Heinrich Christian "Henry" Kolm

Birth: August 13, 1837 in Warlow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Baptism: August 15, 1837 in Warlow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Parents: Carl Heinrich Emanuel "Charles" Kolm & Christine "Maria" Maack
Known residences:
--- about 1860 emigrated to America
--- 1863 in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin
--- 1870 in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin
--- 1879 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
--- 1885 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
--- 1900 in Grant Precinct, Colfax County, Nebraska
Occupation: carpenter & joiner; farmer

Death: April 21, 1909 in Schuyler; buried in Schuyler Cemetery, Colfax County, Nebraska

Maria Dorothea Caroline "Doris" Luneburg

Birth: September 2, 1842 in Vellahn, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Baptism: February 3, 1843 in Vellahn, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Parents: Carl Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Lüneburg & Anna Sophia Dorothea Klauck
Known residences:
-- about 1851 emigrated to America
-- 1860 in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin
-- 1862-1909 living with husband Henry
-- 1910 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska
-- 1920 in Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin (with daughter Anna (Kolm) Orth)
Death: April 23, 1924 in Middleton, Wisconsin; buried in Schuyler Cemetery, Colfax County, Nebraska

Marriage and Children

Marriage: Henry Kolm and Doris Luneburg married June 23, 1862 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin.

Children:
-- Henry William Kolm born 1863, married Helena Becker
-- August Henry Frank Kolm born 1864
-- Sophia Kolm born between 1863 and 1870
-- Frank Henry Kolm born 1867, married Clara Nieman
-- Marie Frances "Mary" Kolm born 1869, married Sidney Tivey
-- Charles John Kolm born 1872, married Fredricka Muenster
-- Anna Wilhelmina Kolm born 1875, married John Henry Orth
-- Frederick W. Kolm born 1882, married Victoria Koziel
** William Louis Kolm born 1884, married Nellie Frida Bernitt
-- Mina Sophia Karlina "Lena" Kolm born 1886, married Henry Staack

Posts about Henry and Doris (Luneburg) Kolm
• Henry Kolm and Doris Luneburg in Middleton, Wisconsin
• 1873 Middleton Township Plat Map
• Luneburg and Kolm Move to Schuyler, Nebraska from Wisconsin
• Colfax County Landscape
• When did Henry Kolm come to America?
• Did the Lüneburg family come to America in 1852?

Links Off-site
• Obituary of Doris (Luneburg) Kolm
• Schuyler Cemetery transcription including Henry and Doris (Luneburg) Kolm
• 1880 Census Transcription: Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska p. 140C
• Naturalizations in Colfax Co., Nebraska (includes Henry Kolm)

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Mini bio: Carl Heinrich Emanuel & Christine "Maria" (Maack) Kolm

Brief biography of Carl Heinrich Emanuel "Charles" Kolm (~1795-1879) and his wife Christine "Marie" Maack (1804-1857). Their position in the family tree.

Carl Heinrich Emanuel Kolm
called "Charles" by son Henry.
Birth: about 1795 in Horst bei Grabow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Jürgen Heinrich Kolm
Known residences:
--- Feb. 1829 in Bakendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
--- June 1829 in Warlow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
--- 1879 in Warlow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Occupation: Höllander (dairyman)
Death: February 1, 1879 in Warlow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)

Christine "Marie" Maack
Birth: November 21, 1804 in Hagenow Heide, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Baptism: November 23, 1804 in Hagenow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Parents: Hans Joachim Freidrich Maack 7 Catharina "Maria Hübner\Höfner
Known residences:
-- 1819 in Hagenow Heide, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
-- 1829 and later with husband Carl Heinrich Emanuel
Death: May 10, 1857 in Warlow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)

Marriage and Children

Marriage: Carl Heinrich Emanuel Kolm and Christine "Maria" Maack married February 10, 1829 in Hagenow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Children:
-- Maria Catharina Friederica Kolm born 1829
-- Johann Friedrich Joachim Magnus Erdmann Kolm born 1830
-- Freidrich Wilhelm "William" Kolm born 1831, married Dorothea Wetger
-- Dora Kolm born after 1831
-- Sophia Elisabeth Henrica Kolm born 1834, married Wilhelm Laudon
** Carl Heinrich Christian "Henry" Kolm born 1837, married Maria Dorothea Caroline "Doris" Luneburg

Posts about Carl and Maria (Maack) Kolm
• Carl Kolm, Holländer

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Mini bio: Friedrich Wilhelm & Margaretha Amalia Lisette (Frehse) Bernitt

Brief biography of Friedrich Wilhelm Bernitt (1822-?) and his wife Margaretha Amalia Lisette Frehse (1823-1898). Their position in the family tree.

Friedrich Wilhelm Bernitt
Birth: March 26, 1822 in Neustadt, Ostholstein (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Baptism: unknown
Parents: Peter Bernitt & Christiana Margaretha Dorothea Dardese\Darde
Known residences:
--- only Neustadt, Ostholstein (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Occupation: sailmaker
Death: unknown

Margarethe Amalia Lisette Frehse
probably went by Lisette
Birth: September 11, 1823 in Groneberg, Susel See Oldenburg, Lubeck Freie (Schleswig-Holstein, Gemany)
Baptism: unknown
Parents: August Friedrich Frehse & Margarethe Lucia Friese
Death: March 8, 1898 (no details)

Marriage and Children
Marriage: unknown
Children:
-- Peter Ludwig Hermann Bernitt born 1848, married Louise Friederike Caroline Kruse
-- Emma Dorothea Bernitt born 1849, married William Klahn
-- Christine Auguste Bernitt born 1852
-- Anna Marie Bernitt born 1854
** Eduard Wilhelm Bernitt born 1856, married Elisa Margarite Hilmers
-- Anna Wilhelmina "Bertha" Bernitt, born 1859, married Henry Ploeger
-- Johann "Carl" Bernitt born 1865, married (Anna?)
-- Anna Margaretha Bernitt born 1866

Posts about Friedrich and Margaretha Amalia Bernitt
• Friedrich Bernitt, Sailmaker in Neustadt

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