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HERMANN, Nikolaus

HERMANN, Nikolaus

Male Abt 1819 - 1857  (35 years)   Has no ancestors but 94 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name HERMANN, Nikolaus  [1
    Birth Abt 1819  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death Between 1854 and 1857  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Family history says he died shortly after immigrating from Germany to Philadelphia. A death or burial record for him between 1854 when he immigrated and 1857 when his wife remarried, has not yet been located. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV
    Immigration 20 May 1854  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    from Kreuznach, Rheinpreußen, Germany, departing Le Havre, France on the ship Advance and arriving in New York, NY 
    • (Note: There is no direct evidence that the Carl HERMANN on this ship's manifest is the husband of Charlotte SCHEFFLING HERMANN, who without her husband, traveled with her 3 children on the same route on the ship Denis, arriving in New York on 12 August 1854. However, since the family history says the entire family immigrated, it is assumed that this is Charlotte's husband, and that he traveled ahead to look for work and housing. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV)
    Age 35 years 
    Person ID I2248  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2016 

    Family SCHEFFLING, Charlotte,   b. Abt 1819, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1892, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1843  Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 7
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 24 years and 10 months - She : ~ 24 years and 10 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Female HERMANN, Elizabeth,   b. 16 Jun 1846, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1914, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
       2. Female HERMANN, Harriet,   b. 5 Jun 1848, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1881, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
       3. Male HERMANN, William,   b. 20 Jun 1850, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2015 

  • Notes 
    • (Research):Found the following records on Ancestry.com that could be this Nikolas (aka Carl) Hermann, but cannot find a definitive link:

      New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:  Carl Hermann, born about 1818 in Germany, arrived New York on 20 May 1854, 3 months before Charlotte and her children arrived.

      Philadelphia 1789-1880 Naturalization Records: Carl Hermann, 3 Oct 1856, Declaration of Intent, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA, #47886.

      Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s: Carl Hermann 1856 Philadelphia.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1819 - Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Oct 1843 - Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 1854 and 1857 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - from Kreuznach, Rheinpreußen, Germany, departing Le Havre, France on the ship Advance and arriving in New York, NY - 20 May 1854 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S433] Stadtarchiv (City Archives), Email - Stadtarchiv, Bad Kreuznach, Germany, 28 Nov 2012, 23 Nov 2012>, "Re: Rekorde Forschung Anfrage (Re: Records Research Request),".
      Re: Records Research Request
      Re: Records Research Request
      Stadtarchiv, Bad Kreuznach, Germany


    2. [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 6 Aug 2014.

    3. [S384] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Records - LDS - New FamilySearch, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), 28 Sep 2012, accessed 28 Sep 2012), entry for Lorenz Armbruster, person ID K2CG-F7K.

    4. [S937] Passenger Lists - New York - 1820-1957 (Ancestry.com), (Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7488 : 2010), 14 Jan 2013, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7488 : accessed 14 January 2013), manifest, Advance, 20 May 1854, Carl Hermann.
      Ship Passenger List - Advance - Pg 12 - Line 29 - Carl Hermann
      Ship Passenger List - Advance - Pg 12 - Line 29 - Carl Hermann
      Passenger List - Advance - Pg 1
      Passenger List - Advance - Pg 1


    5. [S253] Ruth E. Roquitte, Research Report - The Landolt Family, 19 Oct 2011, p. 1.

    6. [S758] The Battery Conservancy, Inc., Immigration Records - US - NY - Castle Garden - 1820-1892, ((http://www.castlegarden.org/ : 2009)), 2 Apr 2013, accessed 2 April 2013), Carl Hermann, 1854.
      Castle Garden Record - Carl Hermann
      Castle Garden Record - Carl Hermann


    7. [S251] Ruth Roquitte, Research Report - Descendants - Armbruster, Charlotta Herman, 15 Oct 2011, p. 1-3.


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