Jacob Frederick Kenemuth

Immigrant 1856

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Jacob Frederick Kenemuth is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Anna Catherine Kenemuth Son of Jacob Kuhnemuth and Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	27 Jan 1840	expect Frankershausen, Ger
Marriage		prob. Clarion Co, PA	To Ann Clark
Death	1925
Burial		Trinity Cemetery (Evangelical-Congregational)

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                                     +-- Johannes Frantz Kuhnemuth
                                                     |   (~1745-1811)               
                             +-- Jacob Kuhnemuth ----+  
                             |    (1796-1872)        |
 Jacob Frederick Kennemuth --+                       +-- Anna Eliesabeth Schindewolf
 (1840-1925)                 |                           (1752-1811)
                             +-- Dorothea Elisabeth Schindewolf
                                 (1804-1885)

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Children

(children with Ann Clark)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
George Alfred Kenemuth	M	~1863/65		Mollie (unknown)
John S. Kenemuth	M	~ 1869
James A. Kenemuth	M	~ 1871
Jennie Kenemuth	F	~1873
Frank Kenemuth	M	~1876		Clara Boyer
Alice Kenemuth	F	Jul 1878			possible other given name (U)rena
Sarah Kenemuth	F	Aug 1880		Ray Lewis
Pearl Kenemuth	F	Feb 1888		Ray Lewis

• 1900 and 1910 census indicate eight children for Jacob Frederick Kenemuth and Ann Clark.

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Frankershausen, Ger	b. 1840 - 1856
Ashland Twp, Clarion Co. PA	1856-1925
Elk Twp, Clarion Co. PA	1856-1925

• Shippenville is a borough within Elk Twp.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co., pg 12. Census dated 4 July 1860. Lines 36-40: Jacob Kenemute, age 64, $900 real, $150 personal property, b. Hessen, Ger.; Anna E., 56; John C., 23; Jacob, 20; and Johnathan, 18, in school.
2	United States Federal Census, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 17. Census dated 22 June 1870. Lines 28-31:Jacob Kinemmoth' 30, farmer, $1000 real, $240 personal property, b. HesseCassel, parents foriegn born; Analiza, 27, keeping house, b. PA; George A., 7, John S., 1. Adults can read and write English.
3	1880 United States federal Census, Dist 68, Elk Twp, Clarion, Co, PA, Pg 16. Census dated 6 Jul 1870. Lines 24-31 list Jacob Kenemuth, 40, farmer, b. Hesse C.; Anna E., 38, keeping house; b. PA; George A., 17, works on farm; John S., at home; James A., 9; Jennie, 7; Franklin, 4; Alice L, 1. all children born PA.
4	1900 United States Federal Census, District 9, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 22. Census dated 22 June 1900. Lines 86-91: Jacob Kennemuth, head, 60, b. June 1840, married 32 years, b. PA, parents b. Ger, farmer, owns farm with mortgage; Annie, wife, 58, b. Apr 1842, married 32 years, 8 children born, 8 living, b. PA, father b. Eng, mother b. PA; (U)rena, dau., 21, b. July 1878, b. PA, parents b. PA, housekeeper; Sarah, dau., 19, b. Aug 1880, b. PA, parents b. PA, dressmaker; Pearl, dau., 15, b. Feb. 1885, b. PA, parents b. PA, in school 7 months; William, grandson, 5, b. May 1895, b. PA, parents b. PA. All except William can read, write and speak English. The birthplace of Jacob differs from other records. There is no indication of who are the parents of William.
5	1910 United States Federal Census, District 7, Shippenville, Clarion Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 4 May 1910. Lines 30-33: Jacob Kenemuth, 70, mar. 42 years, general farming, owns farm, no mortgage, b. Germany (and parents); Anna C., wife, 67, mar. 42, 8 children, all living, b. PA (and parents); Livina Pryer, servant, 64, widow, 3 children, 2 living, b. Iowa (parents b. PA); William Pryer, grandson, 15, not in school, b. PA (and parents). Lines 43-46: Frank Kenemuth, head, 34, mar. 10 years, general farming, owns farm, no mortgage; Clara, wife, 31, mar. 10; 2 children/2 living; Alfred, son, 9, atd. school; Ralph, son, 7, atd school. All can read, write, speak English. All and parents b. PA except Frank's father b. Germany.
6	1920 United States Federal Census, District 62, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 23. Census dated 6 Feb 1920. Lines 27-31: Ray Lewis, 45, driller, oil wells, rents home, b. PA (and parents); Sarah, wife, 39, b. PA, father Germany, mother PA; George, son, 8, atd. school, b. PA (and parents); Isabella, dau, 8 months, b. PA (and parents); Jacob Kenemuth, father-in-law, 79, immigrated 1853, naturalized 1869, b. Germany (and parents). Adults can read, write and speak English. Lines 21-26: Frank Kenemuth, 44, owns farm, no mortgage, general farming, father b. Germany; Clara, wife, 42; Alfred, son, 18, laborer, railroad; Ralph, 17; Chalmer, 8, in school; Mary Boyer, mother-in-law, 83. All can read, write, speak English. Except as noted, all and all parents b. PA. Lines 15-17:Albert Kenemuth, 55, owns home, no mortgage, field man; Mollie, wife, 45; Edna, dau., 16. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write, speak English.
7	Page of Notes, apparently from Jacob Kennemuth's Bible, transcribed on p. 6 of The Kuhnemuths in America manuscript by Kermit Kennemuth. This manuscript forwarded to us by correspondence of Judy King "Jacob Kuehnemuth was born the 20th of October, 1796. His father's name was John. His mother's name was Anna Elizabeth, maiden name Schinderwolf. In the year 1824 he married Dorothy Elizabeth Schinderwolf this being on the 30th of September. To them were born 8 children namely 5 sons and 3 daughters, of which two sons and one daughter died in earliest infancy - died in (illegible, but states town and country). They left the place of their birth on the 25th of April of the year 1852 and lived four years , one month and 18 days in (illegible) about a half-hour from (illegible). They left their fatherland in 1856. Two of their children went to this, their new fatherland four years before, namely the oldest daughter, Anna Catherine who was born the 27th of February 1827 and married to (illegible), and the oldest son, Conrad, born 21st of May 1837. In addition there came with us into the new fatherland the following children: Anna Elizabeth born the 31st of March, 1832; Jacob Frederick born the 27th of January, 1840; and John Reinhard born the 1st of May, 1843. We went aboard ship the 6th of May and landed on the 25th of June at Baltimore. On the 28th of this month we took the train and arrived July 2nd at Etna. We moved again from there and arrived in Clarion and ---moved to our new home in 1857 (month illegible)." There follows a prayer, signed Jacob Kuehnemuth, and "I bought this Bible of John Clauss Huzfeld at (illegible) the 22nd of April, 1838. It cost one silver dollar."
8	History of Clarion County 1887, By Davis, p. xxix "Kennemuth, John R., Fern p.o., Ashland, a farmer and oil producer, was born in Prussia May 1, 1843, and was a son of Jacob and Dorothea (Schinderwolf) Kennemuth, who settled in Ashland in 1856, on the farm which is now owned and occupied by John R. Their children were Catherine, Eliza, Conrad, Jacob, and John R. John R. was married in 1869 to Mary Fox, a daughter of John Fox, of Brady's Bend. They have had a family of six children - Edward, Willie, Frank, John, Ella and Frederick."
9	Obituary of Chalmer F. Kenemuth, Jan 23 2002, Oil City Derrick. born 18 Oct 1911, died 21 Jan 2002 at his residence in Knox PA, age 90; son of Frank and Clara Boyer Kenemuth; married 17 Feb 1934 to Tressa Gilmore who survives.; preceded in death by 2 brothers Alfred "Pete" Kenemuth of Ashland Twp and Ralph Kenemuth of Mayport. Interment at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Cuurch at Fern PA
10	Personal communication of Pauline Kenemuth Reichard, daughter of Alfred Kenemuth & Olive Fye: Alfred Kenemuth was the son of Jacob Kenemuth and Ann Clark.
11	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, g-g-g-granddaughter of Anna Catherine Kenemuth.
14	Obituary of Mrs. Ann Eliza Kennemuth, May 8, 1913, from: Obituaries from the Clarion Democrat 1913-1915, by Sally Jordan Reed, Meckling Book Bindery,Chicora, PA, ISBN:0970382553 Mrs. Ann Eliza kennemuth, wife of J. F. Kennemuth died in her 73rd year at her home in Fern, Clarion county, Tuesday April 29, 1913. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Alfred, Pittsburg; Mrs. Elmer Dale and Mrs. Claude Rote, Seneca; Mrs. Lewis Ray, Knox; Mrs. Alexander Brown of Tulsa Okla.; Mrs. Kennemuth, Fern; and two brothers, J.A.Clark , Seneca and Josiah Clark, Knox. Although not supposed to have hastened her death, Mrs. Kennemuth was bitten near the ankle by a rattlesnake 42 years ago and periodically the limb would become swollen and mottled and for days she would suffer intensely, her condition attracting much attention as well as sympathy. http://books.google.com/books?id=4AwEm3whY_0C&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=Pennsylvanis+%22David+Kline%22&source= web&ots=CmGLw5g5pq&sig=lA4MkRHf5OraLS8W5OSRcv-Xs4Q&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA21,M1