Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer

Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer

Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer Kammerer, 1821-1913

• Father*: Johann Jacob Dexheimer b. 27 Oct 1783, d. 4 Jun 1877
• Mother*: Anna Margaretha Hofmann b. 12 Oct 1785, d. 26 Jul 1861

• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer was born on 15 September 1821 in Biebelnheim, Rheinhessen, Hessen.
• She was the daughter of Johann Jacob Dexheimer and Anna Margaretha Hofmann.
• The 18 September 1821 baptism of Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer was recorded in the Reformed churchbooks of Biebelnheim , Rheinhessen , Hessen. Sponsor was Anna Elisabetha, unmarried daughter of Nicholas Becker, local citizen.
• She was known as Elizabeth.
• She married Johann Kämerer, son of Valentin Kämerer and Anna Maria Manz, on 8 January 1849 in Biebelnheim, Rheinhessen, Hessen.
• She arrived in the US at the Port of New York on 2 May 1851, accompanied by Margaretha Kammerer, Adam Kammerer and Philip Ebling aboard the ship South Carolina (burthen 580 tons, James Stewart master), having departed from Rotterdam. It may be significant that the passenger on the manifest immediately following the Kammerers was brewer Philip Ebling, age 21.
• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer and Johann Kämerer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Margaretha Kammerer, Adam Kammerer, Elizabeth Kammerer, Susanna Kammerer, Jacob Andrea Kammerer and Philabena Kammerer.
• She was a tailoress, according to the 1860 census.
• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer and Johann Kämerer, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Suspension Bridge, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Adam Kammerer, Susanna Kammerer, Jacob Andrea Kammerer, Philabena Kammerer, Katrina Franziska Kammerer, Anna Marie Kammerer and Helen Kammerer.
• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer and Johann Kämerer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Suspension Bridge, New York. Other members of the household included Katrina Franziska Kammerer, Helen Kammerer and Jacob Andrea Kammerer.
• Sisters Elisabeth Dexheimer Kammerer and Magdalena Dexheimer Scheck posed for a photographic portrait sometime during the 1880s.
• She was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of Lorenz Valentine Frank on 5 August 1883 at in the house of Cornelius Frank in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York; by August Oscar Gallenkamp, pastor at Suspension Bridge, according to the Zion church register.
• The following appeared on 20 September 1897 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mr and Mrs John Kammerer celebrated their golden wedding and the birthday of their son, Adam Kammerer, at their home on Lockport Street yesterday [19 September] afternoon. The occasion was a [illegible] and the gathering will be a memorable one for those who attended. There were 61 guests present and of these 53 were relatives of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Kammerer were the recipients of valuable presents, and congratulations were showered upon them. Their 50 years of married life have been peaceful and prosperous and productive of much good. Yesterday they were surrounded by their children, grandchildren and other near relatives and the meeting and the memories it awakened must have been very pleasant to them. In the evening a supper was served.
• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer and Johann Kämerer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York, at 2211 Lockport Street.
• A four generation photographic portrait was made about 1902 of Elizabeth Kammerer, her daughter Maggie Borth, granddaughter Rose Boehner, and great granddaughter Margaret Boehner.
• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer and Johann Kämerer appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 2307 Lockport Road Ruth Hannigan was a boarder, who was a companion to the elder Kammerers, and her son Sylvester "Buzz" married their granddaughter Louise Ford.. Other members of the household included Ruth Hamilton.
• John and Elizabeth Kammerer were photographed about 1910.
• This photograph was published at some later date in the Niagara Falls Gazette as an historical item: This old home on the Lockport road, now in the city limits, was known as "Butcher's Home." A sign bearing that name may be seen on the roof of the varandah. The place was for years the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kammerer who may be seen in the dooryard. This photograph was taken in 1919 [sic] at which time Mrs. Kammerer was 90 years old and her husband was 84. [Caption from undated clipping from family files; photograph likely taken about 1911.]
• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer became a widow at the 6 February 1912 death of her husband Johann Kämerer.
• Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer died on 4 March 1913 at age 91 in Suspension Bridge, New York.
• She was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
• The following appeared on 7 March 1914 in The Niagara Falls Gazette: The funeral of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Kammerer, who died at her home Tuesday, March 4th, was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, from the residence on Lockport street, and at 2 o'clock from the Zion Lutheran church. Mrs. Kammerer was one of the oldest residents of the city, and the funeral was largely attended.  /P/ The following men acted as pallbearers: Fred Borth, Jr., George Barnett, Jr., Carl Kammerer, F. Ford, George Cooley and George Benning. The body was interred in Oakwood cemetery. 

• Last Edited: 9 Jun 2010