Kersten, Adolph Gustaf 1a 1b

Birth Name Kersten, Adolph Gustaf
Gender male
Age at Death 85 years, 11 months, 7 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 10 Dec 1859 Lüderitz, Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany    
Census 1 Mar 1875 Junction, Osage, Kansas, United States of America Frederick Kersten Household, 1875 Kansas Census 2a
  Name: Kersten, Adolph 2a
  Age: 15 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Color: W 2a
  Place of birth: Germany 2a
  Where From: Germany 2a
  School: / 2a
Immigration about 1872      
Census 1 Mar 1885 Junction, Osage, Kansas, United States of America Adolph Kerston Household, 1885 Kansas Census 3a
  Name: Kerston, Adolph 3a
  Age: 25 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Married: / 3a
  Occupation: Farmer 3a
  Place of birth: Germany 3a
  Where From: Germany 3a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Guide Rock, Webster, Nebraska, United States of America Adolph Kersten Household, 1910 Census 4a
  State (or Territory) of: Nebraska 4a
  County of: Webster 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 167 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 198 4a
  Sheet No.: 10B 4a
  City, Town, Village: Guide Rock 4a
  Enumeration Date: 5 May 1910 4a
  Name: Kersten, Adolph 4a
  Relationship to head: head 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Age: 50 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M2 4a
  Years of present marriage: 3 4a
  Place of birth: Germany - German 4a
  Place of birth of father: Germany - German 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Germany - German 4a
  Year of immigration: 1872 4a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 4a
  Occupation: Clergyman 4a
  Nature of industry: Church Pastor 4a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: W 4a
  Able to read: yes 4a
  Able to write: yes 4a
  Home owned or rented: R 4a
  Farm or house: H 4a
Death 17 Nov 1945 Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, United States of America    
Burial   Clay Center Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, United States of America    
Note

It is not clear whether he is buried in Clay Center Cemetery or in Magnolia Cemetery. There are two memorials for him at Find-a-Grave. One memorial gives his burial location as Clay Center Cemetery and has a photo of a tombstone for him and his second wife, Mary. The second memorial has a burial location in Magnolia Cemetery taken from the Magnolia Cemetery Index.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Kersten, Frederick W.5 May 18294 Jan 1918
Mother Storbeck, Carolina D.21 Jan 18358 Jul 1919
    Brother     Kersten, Frederick William 25 Aug 1857 9 Apr 1933
         Kersten, Adolph Gustaf 10 Dec 1859 17 Nov 1945
    Sister     Kersten, Anna Dora about 1861 28 Jul 1957
    Sister     Kersten, Lena about 1864
    Brother     Kersten, William Adolph about Sep 1865
    Sister     Kersten, Louise Caroline 21 Dec 1870 12 Apr 1966
    Sister     Kersten, Ida about 1872
    Sister     Kersten, Emma 5 Nov 1874 17 Dec 1960

Families

Family of Kersten, Adolph Gustaf and Benindorph, Emma B. A.

Married Wife Benindorph, Emma B. A. ( * 6 Jan 1860 + 14 Apr 1904 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 22 Feb 1884 Vassar, Junction, Osage, Kansas, United States of America    
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Kersten, Edward Frederick1 Sep 18851 Feb 1942
Kersten, Emilyabout 1894
Kersten, Idaabout 1895
Kersten, Amos John22 Sep 189627 Dec 1959
Kersten, Ezra Adolph16 Oct 189813 May 1944
Kersten, Oscarabout 1901

Family of Kersten, Adolph Gustaf and Schroeder, Mary

Married Wife Schroeder, Mary ( * about 1880 + about 1919 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 11 Jun 1908      
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Kersten, Marieabout 1908

Family of Kersten, Adolph Gustaf and Wheelock, Miranda

Married Wife Wheelock, Miranda ( * 7 Dec 1866 + 25 Sep 1947 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1937      

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 53834109
      • Page: Memorial ID 137667349
  2. 1875 Kansas State Census
      • Date: 1 Mar 1875
      • Page: Junction township, Osage county, Page 2, Lines 35-40
  3. 1885 Kansas State Census
      • Date: 1 Mar 1885
      • Page: Junction township, Osage county, Page 33, Lines 4-5
  4. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Nebraska, Supervisor's District 167, Enumeration District 198, Sheet 10B, Lines 70-77

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