130. Clamor Heinrich Adolph Johansmeyer
Listed in the 1880 census as residing in District 23, Manhattan, New York, New York. 1920 Census lists him as a painter living on Seton Avenue, Bronx Borough, NY, NY.
Immigrated to the United States in 1883 or 1888.
174. Edmond Johansmeyer
1920 New York Census lists him as a welder working in the construction industry.
175. Walter Johansmeyer
Listed as a clerk in the 1920 New York Census.
176. Emily Johansmeyer
Listed as working as a maid in the 1920 New York Census.
133. Leonore Clara Wilhelmina Schweppe
Died of colon carcinoma.
134. Johann Ernst Friedrich Schwoeppe
Cause of deat was myocarditis or endocarditis. Obituary gave date of birth as 31 Oct 1871. However, cemetery records gives age at death as 53 years, which indicates an 1869 birthdate.
Died from intestinal obstruction.
185. Frederick Schweppe
Died of cardio respiratory failure.
Accidentally shot through the head.
135. Clamor Heinrich "Henry" Schwoeppe
Died of coronary thrombosis at age 66.
Listed in the 1880 census as attending school. In the 1910 Census of New York City he is shown as having a wife, Louisa. In the 1920 Census he is shown as being married to Emma. The 1920 Census shows his occupation as candy maker in the wholesale confection trade as an employer. He is shown living on Theriot Avenue in the Bronx.
143. Albert Clamor Johansmeyer
Listed in the 1880 census as 3 months old. Appears in the 1910 and 1920 New York City Census as Albert C. Johansmeyer. 1900 Census shows his occupation as driver. 1910 Census has them living at So' (probably Southern) Blvd in the Bronx; occupation was motorman on the railroad. 1920 census say chauffeur. Lived East 141st, Bronx in 1920 Census.
193. Margaret Johansmeyer
Not listed with family in 1910 Census.
195. Clamor Johansmeyer
Not listed in 1920 Census.
Henry was born in the log cabin that his father purchased from Anna Maria Elisabeth Meisemeyer who was the widow of Charles Meyer and the wife of Fred Toburen. Henry's father, Clamor Adolph, purchased the cabin to set up a home so he could send for his financee, Anna Marie Baune, who was a niece of Anna Toburen (Meisemeyer). Supposedly, the purchase price for the cabin and land was fairly expensive at $1,000.
From Johnsmeyer Family History: Henry Johnsmeyer married Mary Harrisberger of Winkler, Kansas on November 25, 1890 in a double wedding ceremony when his sister Louisa Johnsmeyer was married to Mary's brother Albert Harrisberger. Immediately after their marriage, Henry and Mary located on a small farm near Parallel, Washington County, Kansas, a place which they soon purchased. Although this was a reasonably good red-soiled farm on high ground, it compared rather unfavorably with farms in the lower areas which had a more productive soil. So, when the oppportunity presented itself for them to obtain a better location, they purchased a larger and better improved farm in the Grandview vicinity along Mill Creek, several miles east of the town of Riley, Kansas. Soon after that, they added a quarter section of pasture land to their original acquisition, which enabled them to add cattle farming to their other operations.
Henry was a very capable businessman - cool, calculating, and practical. He also was a very knowledgable farmer, and by the time he was fifty years of age, he had bought and paid for three farms. After moving to his third farm near the town of Riley, Kansas, he purchased a controlling interest in the Riley State Bank for investment purposes. Following this acquisition, he built a new house in the town of Riley, not far from where his bank was located and rented his farm to his son-in-law and daughter, Lee and Nora Goode. He and Mary lived in their new home until the end of their lives.
Henry has been a member of the Evangelical Church, but on moving to Riley, he united with the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a devoted member, serving efficiently as a memberof the board of trustees.
Mary's early childhood was spent in the Winkler, Kansas area. First few years of married life were spent in the Parallel vicinity, after which they moved to Grandview. In 1921 they moved into a newly built home in Riley.
"She was converted in early life in the Spring Valley community, becoming assodiated with the Fancy Creek Evalgelical church. Her quiet, consistent Christian life will be a remembrance never to be forgotten by her family and a plendid heritge to leave behind. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Riley Presbyterian church, in which she had taken an active part and where she will be sadly missed."
She wnet to Kansas City after becoming ill and underwent three surgeries, and then, quietly passed away.
Vera was a laboratory chemistry technician at the University of Kansas Medical Center for 35 years before she retired in 1962. She was a member of the Meyer Boulevard United Methodist Church.
She died from a malignant tumor in the bladder.
Lee was a membef of the Riley Presbyterian Church, american Legion, Masons, and the Elks Club. He ser ed as Riley County sheriff for two terms from 1951-55.
Information extracted from the Johnsmeyer family history document.
Louisa was married to Albert Harrisberger in a double wedding at the home of Louisa's parents. This was a double wedding because Louisa's brother, Henry, married Albert's sister, Mary, at the same time. Albert was born near Zurich, Switzerland, and passed away on the Harrisberger homestead near Winkler, Kansas.
Life was very hard for Louisa in that it was full of hard work and sacrifice, and an unusual amount of grief. Since she was the second child of Clamor's and Anna's ten children and the oldest girl, her first burden in life was to function as a second mother for her eight younger brothers and sisters. After she married, she often said that she had no desire to have children of her own in the early years of her marriage because when she left home at age 22, she already had mothered eight children.
Her first great grief occurred when her husband died in 1907 at the age of 42 years, leaving her with four small children under twelve years of age. Her next period of sadness came when she was forced to leave her farm home in 1908 and move to Randolph, Kansas, so that her children might receive more than a country school education. In 1920, they moved to Clay Center. She accomplished this objective very well by 1920 when Elsie, her fourth child, graduated from high school. However, during this period she was made to bear the additional burdens of seeing her first son go to war; losing her second son by an untimely death at the age of 20 due to a very sudden affliction of cerebral meningitis; seeing her third son lose his gainful employment because of serious ill health, which requied many months of rest in a sanatorium; and then, witness the sad development of her fourth child and only daughter likewise being stricken with serious ill health. Elsie lost her health shortly after she graduated from hgih school and was forced to spend many years in institutions in efforts to regain it. Having been made of very good metal, Louisa faced all of her problems and adversities with great fortitude.
Furthermore, because of her deep religious faith she was able to pass from this life with dignity even after a long period of person illness and much privation. At her funeral, her minister very fittingly eulogized her by saying "Mrs. Harrisberger was a good woman." Her obituary states,"Havng passed through many sorrows and trying experiences in life, she still maintained her pleasant spirit and strong faith."
The 1885 Kansas census lists Albert as having been born in Kansas.
205. Elsie Gertrude Harrisberger
Elsie graduated from high school in Randolph. She later lived in Clay Center and then in Kansas City until late 1978 before moving to Ponca City.
She was a member of the Meyer Blvd. United Methodist Church in Kansas City.
Elsie gave $84,000 from her estate to the Kanss University Endowment Association. Her specific gift was to the Hearing and Speech Department and Children's Rehabilitation Unit.