Caroline Wilhelmina Charlotte Sophie (Banger) Kolze (1843 - 1917)

Born 22 Aug 1843 in Estorf, Amt Stolzeneu, Hannover

Wife of Heinrich Friedrich Kolze — married 10 Apr 1863 in Addison Township, DuPage, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1917 at age 74 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Caroline Wilhelmina Charlotte Sophie was born on 22 Aug 1843 and baptized on 3 Sep 1843 in Estorf, Amt Stolzeneu, Hannover, the daughter of Ludwig Banger and Wilhelmia Meyer. She had a twin sister Dorothee Sophie Wilhelmine Louise, and at least three older siblings.

She came to the United States in the Spring of 1849 on the ship "Adler" (Little Eagle). Her brother had gone to Schenectady, New York in 1847 and was working for the railroad there. Her father planned to settle there permanently and bought a sawmill. He contracted cholera and died within 6 hours. Her mother decided to move the family to the Chicago area, as she had friends, the Fischers, in Elmhurst.

Residence

1880 Leyden, Cook, Illinois, USA. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife.

1900 Leyden, Cook, Illinois, USA. Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head.

1910 Leyden, Cook, Illinois, USA. Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother.

Cause of Death Cause: Sarcoma of breast.

Buried

30 DEC 1917.

St John's Cemetery

Bensenville, DuPage, Illinois, United States.

Relocated in the early 2010s due to the expansion of O'Hare Airport to

Mount Emblem Cemetery

Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, United States

Research Notes

The ship's passenger list shows the following family: ^[1]

L Banger (48)

W Banger (44)

E Banger (18)

L Banger (15)

W Banger (10)

D Banger (5)

C Banger (5)

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
   The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237, 1820-1897
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #1023502454 (accessed 31 October 2023)
   Name: W Banger [W Bauger]; Gender: Male; Age: 10; Birth Date: abt 1839; Departure Port: Bremen, Germany; Arrival Date: 8 May 1849; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Adler.

• Ancestry.com U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 May 2019), memorial page for Caroline Wilhelmina Banger Kolze (22 Aug 1843–26 Dec 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #45049104, citing Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by icedobe (contributor 46868126) .

• Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Year: 1880; Census Place: Leyden, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 201; Family History Film: 1254201; Page: 99A; Enumeration District: 213; Image: 0199

• Ancestry.com Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;

• Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Year: 1910; Census Place: Leyden, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_238; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1374251

• Ancestry.com Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;

• St. John's Membership List 1899 Publication: Name: DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society;

• Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Year: 1900; Census Place: Leyden, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 293; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 1165; FHL microfilm: 1240293

• St. John's United Cemetery and Funeral List (Addison Township) Publication: Name: DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society; Date: 1992;

• Ancestry.com Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;