Johann Clemens FUNKE

<p>May have arrived Baltimore or New Orleans considering that St. Louis, MO, where they went after arrival in America, was connected by rail with Baltimore in 1853 and with New Orleans by boat. Probably left Germany from port of Bremen.</p><p><p>First job in America was as slave overseer St. Louis</p></p><p><p>J. Clemens and Gertrude stayed in MO less than year, moved to Festina, Winnesiak County,IA</p></p><p><p>Farmed in Washington township the first year then in 1865 purchased farm in Military township 96 North, Range 8, West of the 5th Principle Meridian, Section 6, NW quarter.</p></p><p><p>Passport Application 10/28/1866 for travel tto Germany indicated Johann at the time to have gray eyes, blind in one eye, brown hair and 5'2"</p></p><p><p>Our Lady of Seven Dolos Parish built on landdonated by Clemens and Gertrude</p></p><p><p>Oath of citizenship in 1858</p></p><p><p>Buried in Catholic Cemetery, Festina, IA</p></p><p><p>Story is that Clemens died following a fall from his horsewhile riding down the Main St of Decorah. He was carried from the street to an adjacent store where he died.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Northen Funkes had "e" on name. Our ancestors were Roman Catholic in Protestant Luthern area of Westphalia.</p></p><p>In 1930 Westphalia was annexed by Prussia.~</p>

<p>May have arrived Baltimore or New Orleans considering that St. Louis, MO, where they went after arrival in America, was connected by rail with Baltimore in 1853 and with New Orleans by boat. Probably left Germany from port of Bremen.</p><p><p>First job in America was as slave overseer St. Louis</p></p><p><p>J. Clemens and Gertrude stayed in MO less than year, moved to Festina, Winnesiak County,IA</p><p><p>Farmed in Washington township the first year then in 1865 purchased farm in Military township 96 North, Range 8, West of the 5th Principle Meridian, Section 6, NW quarter.</p><p><p>Passport Application 10/28/1866 for travel tto Germany indicated Johann at the time to have gray eyes, blind in one eye, brown hair and 5'2"</p><p><p>Our Lady of Seven Dolos Parish built on land donated byClemens and Gertrude</p><p><p>Oath of citizenship in 1858</p></p><p><p>Buried in Catholic Cemetery, Festina, IA</p></p><p><p>Story is that Clemens died following a fall from his horse while riding down the Main St of Decorah. He was carried from the street to an adjacent store where he died.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Northen Funkes had "e" on name. Our ancestors were Roman Catholic in Protestant Luthern area of Westphalia.</p><p><p>In 1930 Westphalia was annexed by Prussia.</p></p><p><p>May have arrived Baltimore or New Orleans considering that St. Louis, MO, where they went after arrival in America, was connected by rail with Baltimore in 1853 and with New Orleans by boat. Probably left Germany from port of Bremen.</p><p><p>First job in America was as slave overseer St. Louis</p></p><p><p>J. Clemens and Gertrude stayed in MO less than year, moved to Festina, Winnesiak County, IA</p><p><p>Farmed in Washington township the first year then in 1865 purchased farm in Military township 96 North, Range 8, West of the 5th Principle Meridian, Section 6, NW quarter.</p><p><p>Passport Application 10/28/1866 for travel tto Germany indicated Johann at the time to have gray eyes, blind in one eye, brown hair and 5'2"</p><p><p>Our Lady of Seven Dolos Parish built on land donated by Clemens and Gertrude</p><p><p>Oath of citizenship in 1858</p></p><p><p>Buried in Catholic Cemetery, Festina, IA</p></p><p><p>Story is that Clemens died following a fall from his horse while riding down the Main St of Decorah. He was carried from the street to an adjacent store where he died.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Northen Funkes had "e" on name. Our ancestors were Roman Catholic in Protestant Luthern area of Westphalia.</p><p>In 1930 Westphalia was annexed by Prussia.</p>

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