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HELMS,
SCHMALGEMEIER Germany, Kansas |
| GRANDPARENTS | GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | 2ND GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | 3RD GREAT-GRANDPARENTS |
| Henry C. Helms
1877-1956 Germany Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Burdett, Pawnee Co., Kansas |
Johann
Friedrich Gottlieb Helms Germany DESCENDANTS |
Carl Heinrich Helms |
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| +Friederike Henriette Benus |
Johan Friederich Benus |
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| +Marie Christine Elisabeth Niemeier 1837-1907 Germany |
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Niemeier | Johann Conrad Friedrich
Niemeyer |
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| +Anne
Margarethe Dorothee Langhorst |
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| +Anna Margarethe Catherine Dorothee Schroder | Wilhelm Schroeder |
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| +Christine
Wilhelmine
Louise
Schlichte |
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| +Marie Schmalgemeier 1883-1952 Germany Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Burdett, Pawnee Co., Kansas |
Henry
Schmalgemeier 1843-1924 Westfalen, Prussia (Germany) Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Burdett, Pawnee Co., Kansas |
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Schmalgemeier Rahden, Westfalen, Prussia (Germany) 1813- DESCENDANTS |
Franz Heinrich Schmalgemeier |
| +Christine Marie Elisabeth Tanne |
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| +Catharine Marie Elisabeth Kroeger Rahden, Westfalen, Prussia (Germany) 1825- |
Thomas Heinrich Kroeger |
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| +Christine Wilhelmine Tieker |
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| +Frida Rike/Frida Reich(?) Germany |
 Henry
Helms'
name
is
at
the
bottom
of
this
page
from
a list of passengers arriving in New York City on the
ship Havel on Sept. 20, 1893. The family story is that he was a
stowaway, but this record shows he traveled in steerage. He was 16
years old and departed from Bremen, Germany. There does not appear to
be anyone else from his family on this page. It says he was a farmer
and his intended destination was East Henderson, Minnesota. (He joined
his brother Herman there.)
 Henry
Schmalgemeier and his daughter
arrived
in New York City Feb. 27, 1901, on the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
I do not know why she was listed as Fredrika rather than Marie, but the
age is right. It's also interesting that Henry's granddaughter said his
wife's/Marie's mother's name was Freda Rike (or was it Freda Reich? or
Friederike?). It's a piece that will fall into
place eventually. They
traveled here with Henry's sister,
Dorothea Schmalgemeier Eikmeier, and her husband, Wilhelm Eikmeier.
Notice their nationality is given as "USA" and their residence as
"Great Bend, Kansas"; the 1920 census says they originally came to the
US in 1882. The
family story is that Henry was
crippled
and couldn't come into the US directly; supposedly he had to go to
Canada first and then go to Great Bend. I don't know whether that is
true or not. There is a note to the left of his name that says "Hold."
I can't read what it says under the "Deformed or Crippled" column on
the far right. I do know that people who appeared unhealthy were
detained at Ellis Island and eventually allowed to enter the country or
sent back to Europe. It seems unlikely that happened to Henry, because
when he applied for citizenship he listed his arrival on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse (although he gave the year as 1900). PHOTOS AND LINKS Helms Photos Helms, Eikmeier, and unidentified photos Helms Reunion Photos Photos we took to the Helms reunion May 31, 2010 (some the same as above and some different) Tribute to
Rose
Helms
Busch (1919–2003) Souvenir of Larned and Pawnee County Kansas This book or booklet makes me want to move to Larned! Of course, that was the intention of the businessmen who published it in the early 1900s. On page 66 there is a photo of the F. H. Meckfessel home; Christina Helms married a Meckfessel. Burdett High
School Class of 1937 Burdett,
Kansas,
Lookups Also, if you're researching someone
who
was at
Burdett High School in 1936 or 1937, he or she might have written
something in my mother-in-law's autograph book or graduation memories
book. Let me know, and I'll check for you. Books about life in western Kansas during the Dust Bowl. To
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to
the
main
Amazon
site
or
to
see information about your privacy
when ordering through my store: LATEST ON THE HELMS AND SCHMALGEMEIER BRANCHES April 21, 2010 Updates and Additions I have added a link to a book or booklet full of photos of Larned and Pawnee County in the early 1900s. I'm getting ready for the Helms reunion! June 9, 2010 More Helms' and Schmalgemeiers I have added a couple more generations to the table at the top! I thought I'd do a quick check last night at the FamilySearch.org site before I sent out information to cousins, and it was one of those "hot" moments when one name would lead to another to another. I stayed up late printing out records and entering the information because I know from experience that the luck will "cool off." Sure enough, I tried to do more searching this morning and I didn't find any more. CREDITS
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