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Heinrich Ernst Carl Dietrich
"Henry" Rambow was born in
Mecklenburg area of Germany on March 31, 1840. He was the son of
Heinrich Christoph Jochim Rambow and Elisabeth
Catharina Friederike Müller. His family lived in
Gross Wokern which was the same hometown of
August and Rika (Knaack) Heiden.
He married
Wilhelmina Augusta Sophia "Minnie" Milhan on November
8, 1968 in Germany. She had been born on November
30, 1847 also in
Gross Wokern, Germany. They had
seven children including two daughters who married Heiden brothers.
Mary Rambow married
William Carl Heiden and
Fredareka Rambow wedded
Herman Heiden. They were sons of August and Rika Heiden.
Henry
Rambow served his country in the Seven Weeks War
(Austro-Prussian War) in 1866 prior to coming to
America in 1874.
After arriving in New York City aboard the
S.S. Thuringia, they made their way
to Monroe County, Michigan where they settled first
in Dundee Township and eventually bought a
farm at 7400 South Custer Road in
Raisinville Township. According to a story from one of their
daughters, Fredareka Heiden,
August Heiden
who was a
brick mason, helped build their house.
Heinrich
died of pneumonia at his home on January 15,
1918. He was 77 years old.
Wilhelmina passed away at home on March 29, 1936 at
the age of 88. She was living at the home farm with
her two youngest, unmarried children, William and
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Rambow.
Heinrich and Wilhelmina are both buried at the
St
Matthew Lutheran Church
cemetery in Raisinville Township.
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Henry and "Winnie"
were living in Raisiinville Township with their 7
children and working a 100 acre farm that they
owned. They had 3 horses and 6 cows and a telephone.
Their son, William, who was not married was also
listed as farming on this property. |
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Heinrich (40), Minnie (32), Frederick (11), "Betty" (8),
Henry (5) and Mary (2) lived in Dundee Township. Henry was
listed as a laborer. Note:
Betty is actually Bertha. |
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On January 10, 1921, a fire in the Commerce Department
building, Washington, DC, resulted in the destruction of
most of the 1890 census. |
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Heinrich (60) and Wilhelmine (52) are listed as living in
Raisinville Township (presumably at 7400 South Custer Road)
with their son William (17) and daughter, Minnie (14).
Heinrich is listed as a naturalized citizen. |
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Heinrich (69) and Minnie (62) are shown living with their
children, William (26) and Minnie (24) at the farm at 7400
South Custer Road.
Note: The were next door
to Charles Weilnau whose sister, Caroline married Henry
Rambow III in 1900. Heinrich died in 1918 at the age of 77. |
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