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John Frederick William Mannigal
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(John) Frederick William Mannigal (1856 – 1925)
Went by the name of Fritz and used Frederick
and Fred on documents such as census records.
Date of birth: January
7, 1856 (obituary)
Place of birth: Berlin
[Germany]
(death certificate of son, Charley Mannigal)
Immigration to America: Frederick
in New York City on the Circassia
on October 12, 1881. The ship left from Glasgow
and Moville so is an indirect voyage from Germany. No other family member was listed as being
with Frederick. In the 1910 US Census for Ransom Twp., Nobles
County, MN he indicated he had gone through the naturalization process.
Marriage: Katherine Kaster
October 30, 1892
(Obituary)
Martha Katherine Kaster (AKA
Caster) was born in May 1873 in Iowa
(1900 US Census for Grand Prairie Township,
Nobles, County, MN). First name was Martha
(death certificate of Charley Mannigal) but went by
the name of Catherine or Kate. Both parents from Germany. In an e-mail from Robert Yates, there is
mention that that as far as he and his wife (Shirley Mannigal
Yates) could find out, Katherine was born in Iowa
at Fort Atkinson. Ft.
Atkinson is in Military
Township, Windshake
County, Iowa. And there it is: 1880 US Census for Military
Township, Winneshiek
County, Iowa showing Catharine
(notice the spelling) and her family:
Claus Kaster, born ca 1821 in Hanover
Mary Kaster, born ca 1827 in Mecklenburg
John Kaster, born ca 1859 in Iowa
Philip Kaster, born ca 1863 in Iowa
Frederick Kaster, born ca 1865 in Iowa
Margart Kaster,
born ca 1867 I Iowa
Catharine Kaster, born ca 1870 in Iowa
(year of birth for Catharine is slightyly off which
is not unusual in census records.
Note: Another child
in the family, Henry, was shown in the 1870 census in the same location, 16
years old, born in Iowa. He had already moved out by the time of the
1860 census.
Death: 20 May 1925 in Nobles
County, Minnesota
Obituary: (May 1925)
F. J. Mannigal is Deceased
Well Known Worthington
Man Called to his Eternal Reward
Fred John Mannigal passed away at
his home here, Wednesday morning, May 20th, at 11:05 a.m., after suffering from a lingering
illness. He was 69 years of age at the
time of his death.
Fred John Mannigal was born in Berlin,
Germany, January 7, 1856. He was united in marriage to Miss Katherine
Caster, October 30, 1892. The departed was a devoted member of the St.
Matthews Lutheran church, and has been a member since 1915. Mr. Mannigal was
employed by the city for a number of years as a street cleaner.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 23rd at 2:30 from the St. Matthews church. Rev. Julius Deckman having charge. Favorite hymns were sung by the musicians of
the church. The pallbearers were: C. Kuhl, H. Mohr,
P. Reinken, S. Vogt, L. Zinnel
and S. Bultman.
Burial was made in the Worthington
cemetery.
Mr. Manigal is survived by his
widow and six children, Mrs. Mary Henning of Champaign, Ill., William, Sophia,
John, Charles and Eldia [sp], all of this city.
Census
Since Frederick
arrived in 1882, he missed the most important 19th century census,
the 1880 US Census.
The 1885 Iowa
State Census shows
Frederick Mannigal spelled as Fritz Mannigel. He was single, 31 years old, living in Dale
Township, Lyon
County, Iowa.
Fredrick and wife Kate, children Mary A., Willie F., and
Sophie S. living in Grand Prairie Township, in Grand Prairie Township, Nobles,
County, MN in the 1900 US Census.
In the 1905 Minnesota
State Census, the
Fred Mannigal family is living in Ransom
Township, Nobles
County, Minnesota.
In the 1910 US Census for Ransom Township, Nobles County,
MN, living with Fredrick and his wife Kate and their children is Claus
Caster, listed as “brother (though that would not be the brother of the head of
household but rather the brother of the wife of the head of household,
Kate.). He gives his year of arrival as
1882.
Children:
Marie (Mary) A. Mannigal (1893 - )
Born: Dec
1893 in Iowa (1900 Census-Grand
Prairie Twp., Nobles, County, MN)
Husband:
Jacob (Jake) Henning. Living in Champaign
County, Illinois in 1930 census
with their children – Harm F. (1919 in Pipestone; died in 1970); Frederick W.
(born 1922); Margaretha A. (born 1923) and Enno S, (1926 – Sep
14, 1942)
Died: Sep 1986 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.
(OneWorldTree)
William Ernest Mannigal (1895 –
1969)
Born: Oct 22, 1895 Lyon
County, Iowa (obituary)
Full name
from Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
Died: 19
Nov 1969 in Nobles County, MN
(Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002)
Sophie Alice Ernestine Mannigal
(1897 – 1978)
Born 28 Nov 1897 in Lyon
County, Iowa (obituary)
Married Behrend H. Habben
Died: 25
Sep 1978; Worthington, Nobles
County, MN (OneWorldTree)
Children: Alfred (1931-1980); Alvin Bernard (12 Apr 1932 – 15 Oct 1986); Delores Darlene Habben (1934-1935)
Specifics
on son Alfred: Married Nellie Ann DeKam. 6 children,
all born in Minnesota
John Mannigal (1904 - 1998)
Born 4 Mar 1904 in Rushmore,
Minnesota (Obituary)
6 years old
(1910 US census
for Ransom Township,
Nobles County, MN)
25 years
old, single, hired man/farm laborer (1930US Census Seward Twp, Nobles
County, MN
Married
Anna Johnson 7 Sep 1935 in Worthington,
Nobles County, MN
Died: 20
Jan 1998, Worthington, Nobles
County, MN
Charles Mannigal (1907 - 1944)
Born April 16, 1907 in Rushmore, Nobles
County, Minnesota
3 years old
(1910 US census
for Ransom Township,
Nobles County, MN)
Mentally
challenged (Robert Yates phone call)
Died 13 May 1944 in Nicolett County, MN
Fredericka Elda Mannigal (1912 - )
Born May 21, 1912 in Ransom Township, Nobles County, Minnesota.
Married Henry Sanger on November 11, 1933 in Brewster, Nobles
County, Minnesota. Henry died in 1957
Child: Katherine Elizabeth Sanger; born 8 Jul 1939 in Nobles
County, Minnesota.
Married John E. Johnson on June 7, 1958
in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa.
Died: May 21, 1999 in Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota. Buried
at Worthington Memorial Gardens.
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Need
Accurate arrival date in America
and place of departure from Germany. Hopefully he left from Hamburg
since Bremen records were
destroyed. If he did leave from Hamburg,
then the Hamburg passenger
manifest records could be searched.
Need to know more about the marriage and children of:
William Mannigal
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