Ida Friedrike Caroline Kasten

1883 - 1972

• Name	Ida Friedrike Caroline Kasten
  Nickname	Edith
  Born	19 Apr 1883	Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	13 May 1883	Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)   [2]
  Emigration	25 Jun 1884	Gottesgabe, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)   [3]
  	Boarded the SS Gellert, operated by the Hamburg America Line, in Hamburg on 25 June 1884. After passing through La Havre, France, they landed at Castle Garden in New York New York on 7 July 1884. Their "dampfschiff", steamship, was captained by Mr. Kopff and the family traveled "zwischendeck", or steerage. The family listed Gottesgabe, Mecklenburg as their residence. Their information shows up in 3 sources (Hamburg Passenger Lists [emigration], New York Passenger Lists [immigration], Castle Garden [immigration]). Interestingly, the US records show them as "Karsten." Some names and dates are different than what I have now. They show Carl born about 1846, Wilhelmine (1851), and children Caroline (1875), Ernst (1876), Carl (1880), Herrmann (1882), and Ida (1883). In particular, I assume that Caroline and Amelia are the same person, as are Ida and Edith. It's also curious that Hermann appears older on his death certificate than he does on these manifests.
  Immigration	7 Jul 1884	Castle Garden, New York, New York   [4, 5]
  _UID	A22EB7444484834AA99E0A925CBE8717FB5B
  Buried	1972	Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [6]
  		Bender, Edith (nee Kasten)(1883-1972) Edith K. Bender 1883-1972 Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Died	Aug 1972	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I263	Page-Dumroese
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Karl Kasten,   b. 20 Apr 1846, Germany ,   d. 30 Jun 1931, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Mother	Wilhemine Carolina Henrika Norden,   b. 10 Dec 1848, Blankenhagen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany) ,   d. 4 Jan 1917, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Married	1873	Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Harry B. Bender,   b. 1880,   d. 1958, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Married	4 Oct 1905	Stephenson County, Illinois   [7]
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1883 - Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany) Baptism - 13 May 1883 - Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany) Emigration - 25 Jun 1884 - Gottesgabe, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany) Immigration - 7 Jul 1884 - Castle Garden, New York, New York Married - 4 Oct 1905 - Stephenson County, Illinois Buried - 1972 - Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Died - Aug 1972 - Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Kasten, Carl Family Circa 1890; back row left to right: Carl Jr, Ernst, Amelia, and Hermann; front row left to right: Carl, Edith, and Minnie.

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] Social Security Death Index (Ancestry), Edith Bender; 360-38-2978; Illinois; Issue Date: 1963.. [S367] Germany: Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (Family Search), (accessed 2 Apr 2011). Indexing project number: I02134-9; system origin: Germany-EASy; source film number: 68983; reference: 196 . [S339] Germany: Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 (Ancestry), Staatsarchive Hamburg, 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 052 B, Seite 1265 (Mikrofilm Nr. K_1732 (accessed 23 Oct 2010). [S332] New York Passtenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Ancestry), Year: 1884; Arrival: New York; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_478; Line: 45; List Number: 828; Search = "Carl Karsten" (accessed 23 Oct 2010). [S278] Castle Garden Immigration Records, search = "Carl Karsten" (accessed 23 Oct 2010). [S334] Headstone Inscription, Bender, Edith K. 1883-1972. Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illnois. [S264] Illinois: Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Harry B. Bender and Edith Kasten; 4 Oct 1905; License 862 (accessed 22 mar 2009).