Eldest brother Julius had already started his own family by 1900.
Showing posts with label Emil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emil. Show all posts
Sunday, March 28, 2010
1900 US Federal Census - Emil Junghans
In 1900, older brother Emil, wife Julia and 9 of their surviving 10 children (Henry, Otto, Ernst, Alvin, Elizabeth, John Frederick, Albert, Frank and Hulda) were living in Vincennes, Indiana.
Eldest brother Julius had already started his own family by 1900.
Eldest brother Julius had already started his own family by 1900.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
E H Yunghans Cigars
My great grandfather Paul's older brother had moved from Germany to Indiana. I never knew anything about him until a couple of years ago when I was provided his family tree that I organized onto the spreadsheet I had started to create in 2005.
Other than family members mentioning a couple of the Junghans brothers had lived in Vincennes, Indiana and changed the spelling to Yunghans, the only document I'd seen was a reference in an obituary to a brother living in Vincennes. Once I was provided the names, I then came across Emil's passport application which was posted yesterday. Hopefully I'll locate more and post those as I find them.
I discovered this document a couple of days ago about the cigar company he owned in Indiana.
In spite of the misspellings of the name, these types of documents are invaluable for confirming information and opening the door to other avenues of research.
I came across this article from a book published in 1902, "Vincennes in Pictures and Story".
Other than family members mentioning a couple of the Junghans brothers had lived in Vincennes, Indiana and changed the spelling to Yunghans, the only document I'd seen was a reference in an obituary to a brother living in Vincennes. Once I was provided the names, I then came across Emil's passport application which was posted yesterday. Hopefully I'll locate more and post those as I find them.
I discovered this document a couple of days ago about the cigar company he owned in Indiana.
In spite of the misspellings of the name, these types of documents are invaluable for confirming information and opening the door to other avenues of research.
I came across this article from a book published in 1902, "Vincennes in Pictures and Story".
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Emil Junghans (Yunghans) passport application
On March 13, 1895, Emil Junghans (He spelled his last name with a "Y" rather than a "J" - Yunghans) applied for a United States passport.
When you have a name but do not have confirmation that you have found an ancestor, these are the type of documents that help fill in the blanks.
This document confirms the date and place of birth and also provides the name of the ship and date of immigration to the United States.
Emil was born August 13, 1855 in Culten, Saxony, Germany. He left Bremen, Germany on the Weser, January 1871 and lived in Vincennes, Indiana. He became a United States citizen March 10, 1890.
The description at the bottom indicates he was only 5'7" and 39 years old at the time he applied for the passport.
When you have a name but do not have confirmation that you have found an ancestor, these are the type of documents that help fill in the blanks.
This document confirms the date and place of birth and also provides the name of the ship and date of immigration to the United States.
Emil was born August 13, 1855 in Culten, Saxony, Germany. He left Bremen, Germany on the Weser, January 1871 and lived in Vincennes, Indiana. He became a United States citizen March 10, 1890.
The description at the bottom indicates he was only 5'7" and 39 years old at the time he applied for the passport.
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