Kehl, Catherine

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1857, Henry County, Illinois, USA

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Birth:
Catherine's surname has been reported as either Kohl or Kehl. At the time of her birth, the town of Meisenheim was part of former German territory on the left (west) bank of the Rhine River occupied and governed by the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte. Since 1969, the city has been part of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland).

Catherine married Neumann, Wilhelm Gottlieb 15 Feb 1832, Meisenheim, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg. Wilhelm was born 26 Jul 1790, Germany. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
According to biographical sketches of Julius Neumann published in 1888 and 1917, Wilhelm and Catherine married in Catherine's hometown of Meisenheim and settled shortly thereafter not far away in Langenlonsheim. They were the parents of twelve children (nine sons and three daughters); Julius was the eleventh child. Four of the sons (Frederick, Valentine, Charles and Jacob) served in Illinois military units during the U.S. Civil War.

1. Neumann, Julius was born 7 Jul 1848, Langenlonsheim, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia; died 21 Mar 1927, Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA; was buried , Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA.