Maternal Families - Rembe
Part three of the maternal families belongs to the Rembe clan.
The Rembe family began life in America after Louis Rembe and Christina Geiger made the long journey from Germany and first settled in Philadelphia in the early 1850's.
The following is an excerpt from a biography of their son, Henry, from Gil R. Stormont's The History of Gibson County, Indiana (1914) pp. 982-984:
...Both of his parents were born in Germany, and came to this country early in its history, first settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Louis Rembe was born August 19, 1825, in Sheffield, Germany, and his wife, Christiana Rembe, was born December 28, 1823, in Kronstadt. Louis Rembe was a weaver by trade and followed that occupation in Philadelphia for a time. Later the family came to Princeton, Indiana, where Louis Rembe worked at different occupations. He helped to build the old jail, several churches and various buildings in Princeton, and always found plenty of work to do because he was a man who could always be depended upon to give good service to his employer.
About 1865, Louis Rembe bought his first land in Center township...As he prospered he added to his land holdings and at one time owned three hundred and four acres of valuable land in the county. He was a Democrat, but never aspired to office, while religiously all of the family have been members of the German Lutheran church.
His wife died February 26, 1904, and he passed away March 13, 1903, at the advanced age of seventy-eight years. Louis Rembe and wife were the parents of six children: Lewis, deceased; Sophia, the wife of Martin DeWeise, of Francisco, Indiana; Charles, a farmer of Center township; Henry, with whom this narrative deals; Lottie, the wife of Fred Logankamp, a farmer of Warrington, Indiana; and William, a farmer of Center township.
Mr. (Henry) Rembe was married April 26, 1899, to Barbara Keil, of Evansville, the daughter of Bernhart and Elizabeth B. (Steiner) Keil, who were natives of Germany. Mr. and Mr. Rembe have three children, Elizabeth C., Bernhart Henry and George Jacob.
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Charles Rembe was born 30 September 1856, in Princeton, and married Sarah Elizabeth Skelton, 9 October 1879, in Mt. Carmal, Wabash, Illinois. Sarah was born 12 April 1858. She died in a buggy acciden, 28 May 1918, in Francisco. She was known to race her carriage often.
Together they had seven children: Lucy, Jessie, Viola, Julia, Dennis, Stella & Rex. After Sarah's death, Charles remarried and moved. He died 11 Nov 1939, in Mt. Grove, Missouri.
His son, my great-grandfather, shares a birthday with the author. Dennis William Rembe was born 15 September 1889, in Francisco, Indiana. He married married Minnie Ethel Ayers 12 Mar 1917 in Princeton. Minnie was born 12 September 1899, in Oakland City. Dennis died 9 February 1980, and Minnie passed 27 June 1996, both in Princeton. They had three children: Ruth Evelyn (1917), Dorothy Jean (1919) and William Franklin (1922).
Their second daughter Dorothy married James C. Woodburn and you can read more about them in the James Charles Woodburn and Dorothy Jean Rembe posts.
The Rembe family began life in America after Louis Rembe and Christina Geiger made the long journey from Germany and first settled in Philadelphia in the early 1850's.
The following is an excerpt from a biography of their son, Henry, from Gil R. Stormont's The History of Gibson County, Indiana (1914) pp. 982-984:
...Both of his parents were born in Germany, and came to this country early in its history, first settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Louis Rembe was born August 19, 1825, in Sheffield, Germany, and his wife, Christiana Rembe, was born December 28, 1823, in Kronstadt. Louis Rembe was a weaver by trade and followed that occupation in Philadelphia for a time. Later the family came to Princeton, Indiana, where Louis Rembe worked at different occupations. He helped to build the old jail, several churches and various buildings in Princeton, and always found plenty of work to do because he was a man who could always be depended upon to give good service to his employer.
About 1865, Louis Rembe bought his first land in Center township...As he prospered he added to his land holdings and at one time owned three hundred and four acres of valuable land in the county. He was a Democrat, but never aspired to office, while religiously all of the family have been members of the German Lutheran church.
His wife died February 26, 1904, and he passed away March 13, 1903, at the advanced age of seventy-eight years. Louis Rembe and wife were the parents of six children: Lewis, deceased; Sophia, the wife of Martin DeWeise, of Francisco, Indiana; Charles, a farmer of Center township; Henry, with whom this narrative deals; Lottie, the wife of Fred Logankamp, a farmer of Warrington, Indiana; and William, a farmer of Center township.
Mr. (Henry) Rembe was married April 26, 1899, to Barbara Keil, of Evansville, the daughter of Bernhart and Elizabeth B. (Steiner) Keil, who were natives of Germany. Mr. and Mr. Rembe have three children, Elizabeth C., Bernhart Henry and George Jacob.
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Charles Rembe was born 30 September 1856, in Princeton, and married Sarah Elizabeth Skelton, 9 October 1879, in Mt. Carmal, Wabash, Illinois. Sarah was born 12 April 1858. She died in a buggy acciden, 28 May 1918, in Francisco. She was known to race her carriage often.
Together they had seven children: Lucy, Jessie, Viola, Julia, Dennis, Stella & Rex. After Sarah's death, Charles remarried and moved. He died 11 Nov 1939, in Mt. Grove, Missouri.
His son, my great-grandfather, shares a birthday with the author. Dennis William Rembe was born 15 September 1889, in Francisco, Indiana. He married married Minnie Ethel Ayers 12 Mar 1917 in Princeton. Minnie was born 12 September 1899, in Oakland City. Dennis died 9 February 1980, and Minnie passed 27 June 1996, both in Princeton. They had three children: Ruth Evelyn (1917), Dorothy Jean (1919) and William Franklin (1922).
Their second daughter Dorothy married James C. Woodburn and you can read more about them in the James Charles Woodburn and Dorothy Jean Rembe posts.
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