Catherine (Scheel) Moeller (abt. 1861 - 1937)

Born about 26 Dec 1861 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany [uncertain]

Wife of Fritz Detlef Moeller — married 23 Jul 1881 in Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1937 at about age 75 in Fort Calhoun, Washington, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Early Years

The early years of Catharine Margaretha Scheel are unclear or not well documented. Her gravestone has her date of birth as December 26, 1861. Per the Birth Certificate of daughter, Emma, her place of birth was Kiel. Names she was also known as are Schale, Shields, Katharine, and Kate^[1]

The German Rootdigger website lists Catherine as the daughter of Jochim Scheel and Anna Magdelena Sophia Stender. She had a sister, Ida, and brother, Christian. When Catherine was 14, the family (except Christian who had emigrated two years prior) would leave Hamburg & Havre, Germany on the ship "Horatio". Jochim was 53, Anna 45 and Ida was 21. They would arrive in New York City on April 28, 1875.^[2][3][4]

Where was the family between their arrival and the first well documented event in the United States, the marriage between Katherine Scheel and Fred Moeller, on July 23, 1881 in Douglas County, Nebraska? Her father was in Ft Calhoun, Washington County, Nebraska per the 1880 census record, listed as a widower.^[5][6][7]

The 1880 United States Census shows a 19 year old Kate Sheel (transcribed as Shul) from Holstein as a servant for a private family in Omaha^[8]

Family

Spouse: Fritz Detlef Moeller Children:

Emma Katherine (Moeller) Jensen

Lena Moeller

Charles Frederick Moeller

Henry John Moeller

Albert Moeller

Emil Henry Moeller

Amanda D (Moeller) Dixon

Albert Moeller

Clara F (Moeller) Walberg

Rudolph John Moeller

Ella Marie (Moeller) Tonjes

Later Years

1885 and the young family are farmers in Union Precinct, Douglas County, Nebraska. Frederick is 33, Catherine is 23, Emma is 3, Lena is 2 and Charlie is a newborn.^[9]

By 1990, Fritz (49) and Catherine (39) have had 11 children, 9 have survived. Living on the family owned farm in Union Precinct are Lena (17), Charlie (16), Emil (11), Amanda (9), Albert (7), Clara (5) and Rudolph (4). Catherine's year of immigration is listed as 1875.^[10]

By 1910, their youngest child would be born. Fritz is 58 and Kate is 48. Children living on the family farm in Union Precinct are Lena (26), Emil (20), Amanda (18), Clara (15), Rudolph (14) and Ella (7). Catherine has had 12 children, with 9 surviving.^[11]

In 1920, Fritz is 68 and Catherine is 58. They are still on the family farm, but Henry (Emil) is the General Manager at 31 years of age. Rudolph is 23 and Ella is 17. Fritz was naturalized as a citizen in 1915.^[12]

Fritz died in 1927 and Catherine (67) moved in with her youngest daughter, Ella (27), and her husband, Gus (28). They lived at 2760 48th Street in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Ella and Gus have a young son, Norman (2) and Catherine's son Henry (42), a carpenter, also lives with them.^[13][14]

Catherine would die on January 24, 1937 at the age of 75 and be buried in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery in Fort Calhoun, Washington County, Nebraska.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 January 2021), memorial page for Catharine Moeller (26 Dec 1861–24 Jan 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #36155589, citing Fort Calhoun Cemetery, Fort Calhoun, Washington County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Don Watkins (contributor 46883549) .
2. ↑ United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDW9-V7Z : 27 December 2014), Catharina Scheel, 28 Apr 1875; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Holsatia, departed from Hamburg & Havre, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-details/czoxMzoiOTAxMjE2MTU0OTg1MiI7/czo5OiJwYXNzZW5nZXIiOw==
4. ↑ https://www.rootdigger.de/Emi.htm
5. ↑ Marriage Records, Douglas County, Nebraska; 1875-1890. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS46-BS59-C)[Fred Moeller and Katharina Scheel, July 23, 1881]
6. ↑ Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X58X-145 : 18 January 2020), Fred Moeller, 23 Jul 1881; citing Marriage, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 870,045.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2017. Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska Ancestry Record 61335 #900240005 and Image and Ancestry Sharing Link
8. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YZ-G53 : 13 November 2020), Katie Shul in household of J. S. Bennett, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 324A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,748.
9. ↑ Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3X2-BZH : 17 December 2020), Frederick Miller, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,543.
10. ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Y1-CWD : accessed 23 January 2021), Cathrine Moeller in household of Fritz Moeller, Union Precinct, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 113, sheet 5B, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,926.
11. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4C-Z6G : accessed 23 January 2021), Kate Miller in household of Fritz Miller, Union Election Precinct, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 4A, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 845; FHL microfilm 1,374,858.
12. ↑ United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCK7-2WB : 5 January 2021), Cathrine Moeller in entry for Fritz Moeller, 1920.
13. ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKX-51Z : accessed 26 December 2020), Katherine M Moeller in household of Gus D Tonjes, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 4A, line 9, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1278; FHL microfilm 2,341,013.
14. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Imageand Ancestry Sharing Link [Kath (wd Fred) living at 2760 N. 48th St., Omaha in 1929]

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