According to our "Cramme/Cramer" cousin, one of our German "Cramme" cousins (Hans Heinrich Cramme) wrote "a book of genealogy research" on the Cramme family. As our cousin Jim writes, "Unfortunately it is written in German and my German vocabulary is limited to about 500 words or less. The book was a big help!"
Cousin Jim did provide Family Group Sheets on six generations of Cramer/Cramme ancestors. I do not have any source documentation for this information. I am still hoping to acquire a copy of the book.
Nevertheless, below is the information included in the Family Group Sheets provided by Cousin Jim Stewart.
Rosina's parents were Friedrich and Katherina Elizabeth (Ackermann) Cramme. Our Rosina was the oldest child of three, according to these Family Group Sheets and was born almost exactly nine months after her parents marriage. Notice that her first name is spelled differently, and we now have her middle name. Also, notice that her mother died when she was just six years old. There is no indication that her father remarried, but he would have had three very young children (6, 3 1/2, and nearly 1) and he would have only been 34 years old. It seems likely he remarried, or that their grandparents may have helped raise the children. Their family group sheet provides the following information:
Husband: Friedrich Cramme
Birth: 27 Sep 1806 in Haueda, Kassel, Germany
Death: 27 Mar 1877 in Haueda, Kassel, Germany
Marriage: 22 Apr 1834 in Haueda, Kassel, Germany
Wife: Katherina Elizabeth Ackermann
Birth: 25 Sep 1805 in Liebenau, Germany
Death: 02 Apr 1841 in Haueda, Germany
Father: Johann Heinrich Ackermann
Mother: Margarethe Blumenfeld
Children:
Rosine Sophie Cramme
Birth: 19 Jan 1835 in Haueda, Germany
Marriage: 18 Oct 1857 in Pekin, IL to William Ritterhouse
[Second marriage to] Joseph Van Dorn
John (Johannes) Cramme
Birth: 30 Jul 1837 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 30 Sep 1915 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL
Marriage: 1865 in Pekin, IL to Anna Kleen
Philipp August Cramme
Birth: 20 Mar 1840 in Haueda, Germany
Rosina's father, Friedrich, was the youngest child of his parents, Johann George and Anna Maria (Scherf) Cramme. Friedrich's mother also died when he was young, although he was nearly a teenager. It also appears like he lost his father and oldest sister within a month of each other. His father was nearly 76 when he died and his sister 47. That must have been a tough time for him. Here is the information from the Family Group Sheet for Friedrich's family.
Husband: Johann George Cramme
Birth: 25 Oct 1766 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 08 Sep 1842 in Haueda, Germany
Marriage: 29 Nov 1793 in Haueda, Germany
Wife: Anna Maria Scherf
Birth: 05 Dec 1770 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 05 Jul 1819 in Haueda, Germany
Father: Johann Conrad Scherf
Mother: Marie Louise Bolte
Children:
Anna Margaretha Cramme
Birth: 07 May 1795 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 09 Aug 1842 in Haueda, Germany
Marie Henriette Cramme
Birth: 15 Aug 1798 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 22 Nov 1860 in Haueda, Germany
Friedrich Cramme
Birth: 27 Sep 1806 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 27 Mar 1877 in Haueda, Germany
Rosina's paternal great-grandparents had a large family relative to her family and her father's family. They had seven children, four daughters and three sons, with her grandfather born right in the middle, the fourth oldest. At least three of their children did not live past toddler age.
Husband: Georg Wilhelm Kramme
Birth: 1728
Death: 05 May 1820 in Haueda, Germany
Marriage: 12 Nov 1756 in Haueda, Germany
Wife: Susanne Marie Ruddenklau
Birth: 1731 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 22 May 1797 in Haueda, Germany
Children:
Margaretha Elisabeth Kramme
Birth: 22 May 1758 in Haueda, Germany
Anna Catharina Kramme
Birth: 1760 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 21 Mar 1763 in Haueda, Germany
Philipp George Kramme
Birth: 18 Jun 1763 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 23 Aug 1764 in Haueda, Germany
Johann George Cramme
Birth: 25 Oct 1766 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 08 Sep 1842 in Haueda, Germany
Marriage: 29 Nov 1793 in Haueda, Germany
Anna Margaretha Kramme
Birth: 10 Jul 1770 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 19 Jan 1826 in Haueda, Germany
Anna Maria Kramme
Birth: 10 Jul 1770 in Haueda, Germany
Death: 21 May 1771 in Haueda, Germany
Jost Henrich Kramme
Birth: 19 Apr 1774 in Haueda, Germany
Rosina's paternal great-great-grandparents were born around the turn of the 18th century. We only know of one child, although it is highly likely more were born to Johann Henrich and Anna Elisabeth (Wolff) Kramme, especially since they were married in 1723 and Rosina's great-grandfather was born in 1728.
Husband: Johann Henrich Kramme
Birth: abt. 1700
Death: 24 Sep 1763 in Haueda, Germany
Marriage: 21 Jul 1723 in Haueda, Germany
Wife: Anna Elisabeth Wolff
Birth: 08 Sep 1700
Death: 24 Jan 1772 in Haueda, Germany
Children:
George Wilhelm Kramme
Birth: 1728
Death: 05 May 1820 in Haueda, Germany
Marriage: 12 Nov 1756 in Haueda, Germany
The final generation we have any information on is Rosina's paternal great-great-great-grandparents'. The information is sketchy since we are going back into the mid-1600s and early 1700s. Wilhelm and Elisabeth (Bolton) Kramme had at least eight children. For most of them, birth dates, death dates and other facts are not known. The children were almost certainly all born in Haueda,, since Wilhelm and Elisabeth were married there, although it is not recorded in the Family Group Sheets.
Husband: Wilhelm Kramme
Birth: Not known
Death: Not known
Marriage: 17 Nov 1686 in Haueda, Germany
Wife: Elisabeth Bolten
Birth: 1649
Death: Not known
Children:
Johann Henrich Kramme
Birth: Abt. 1700
Death: 24 Sep 1763 in Haueda, Germany
Marriage: 21 Jul 1723 in Haueda, Germany
Anna Kramme
Birth: Not known
Death: Not known
Friedrich Kramme
Birth: Not known
Death: Not known
Johannes Kramme
Birth: Not known
Death: Not known
Cunrad Kramme
Birth: Not known
Death: Not known
Anna Margaretha Kramme
Birth: Not known
Death: Not known
Johann Engelhard Kramme
Birth: Not known
Death: 19 Jan 1746 in Haueda, Germany
Jost Christian Kramme
Birth: 30 Jan 1707
Death: Not known
Reading through these five generations of Cramme/Kramme families, it is impressive to note that Crammes lived in the tiny village of Haueda, Germany for at least two hundred years. According to these Family Group Sheets, there is documentation for Crammes there from, at least, 1686 to 1877. With roots that deep and a legacy like that in her hometown, it seems even more amazing that the young Rosina undertook the arduous and dangerous ordeal of immigrating to America. Was it the early loss of her mother, the smallness of her village, the lack of opportunities in Germany, an adventurous spirit? We'll probably never know, but I probably won't stop wondering and looking for answers.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
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