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Christina FUNKE, Funck

Christina FUNKE, Funck

Female 1834 - 1900  (66 years)


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  • Name Christina FUNKE 
    Suffix Funck 
    Birth 1834  Zhitomir, Volhynia, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID 9XJ8-1XF 
    Name Christina Funk  [1
    _UID 31C449EE2AE24127BD39ABF8F50A1C97EB49 
    Death 8 Dec 1900  Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29430  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Herman FUNKE, Funck,   b. Abt 1805, Alemanha, East Prussia, Swabia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sra "Sara",   b. Abt 1801, Alemanni Territory (Later Swabia, Now Germany) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F14310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family "John" Johann KEMNITZ, Kimmitz,   b. Abt 1833, Zhitomir, Volhynia, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1893, Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1858  Zhitomir, Volhynia, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Polenia (KIMMITZ) KEMNITZ,   b. Sep 1862, Volimer, Russia/Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1937, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
     2. Mathilde KEMNITZ,   b. 21 Sep 1864, Zhitomir, Volhynia, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1936, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     3. Ernestine KEMNITZ,   b. 12 Jul 1869, Faustendorf, Volhynia, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1940, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Ottilie Wilhelmina KEMNITZ, Kimmitz,   b. 2 Dec 1872, Faustendorf, Volhynia, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1955, St. Clair, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     5. Herman KEMNITZ, Kimmitz,   b. 17 Jan 1875, Volhynia, Russia (now Ukraine) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1949, Wilson Township, Alpena, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F13943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2023 

  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • Biography
      Christina (Funke) Kemnitz is Ukrainian.

      Christina was born in 1834. She passed away in 1900. Husband died 2 years after arrival in US. All children born in Russia/Ukraine.

      Arrived US 16 May 1891 - New York: Christa Kemnitz, Female, Russian, age 58, birth approx 1833, origin - Russia; departure port Haiti, arrival 16 May 1891, Ship Fulda.

      Per Death Cert for John, wife name Christina Funke.

      Per Death Cert for Christina, father was Frank Kimnitz.

      Age on death cert was 66, born in 1844 - which was error in math. If 66 yrs old, birth in 1834 so someone entering data made a math error.

      Per son Hermans marriage details mothers maiden name Funk
      Sources

      Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ children death certificates, immigration records, etc

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Sep 2024), entry for Christina FUNKE, person ID 9XJ8-1XF. (Reliability: 3).