BACK ROW: ALBERT, WILLIAM, HENRY, AUGUST, HERMAN
FRONT ROW: JENNIE, CHARLIE, MARY, MINNIE, ANNA
BACK ROW: ALBERT, WILLIAM, HENRY, AUGUST, HERMAN
FRONT ROW: JENNIE, CHARLIE, MARY, MINNIE, ANNA
Carl Frederick Ludwig Lembcke was born on 21 Feb 1873 at NeuBukow, Mechlemburg Schrewin GE. He emigrated on 14 Sep 1881 with his Father, Mother, one Brothers and three sisters from Mecklenburg-Schwerin Germany and arrived in Kellogg Iowa October 19, 1881. On the manifest of the Steamer Hamburg, he was listed as Carl Lemcke on 23 September 1881. On the 14th of October, they arrived in New York City on the SS City of Paris and traveled by train on to their final destination of Kellogg, Jasper County, Iowa arriving on the 19th of Oct 1881. His name changed to Charles Fredrick Lemke after arrival in Amerika. He was naturalized on 5 Oct 1886 at Circuit Court, Newton, Jasper, Iowa when his father obtained naturalization. He married Mary Ada Handley Youty on 14 Feb 1906 at Crocker, IA. He died on 14 Jul 1951 at Minneapolis, Minnesota, at age 78. He was buried on 16 Jul 1951 at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Charley at the Doud Farm | Charley and Brother Henry in Minnesota
The 1900 Federal Census shows Charley with a partner farming at Mariposa, Jasper, Iowa. This is shown at the same address for his father and mother.
In researching the Lemke history, I have formed an opinion that the 9 children were very close and tended to stay together in groups of two or three. Thus said, the towns of Selby SD and Bowlde SD are prominately displayed as in the history of Bowlde the Lemke name is shown several times. It may prove that there is not a connection, but until the research is complete in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and some lemke descendants are found still living in South Dakota, we can not close the book on this. Charley was living in Selby South Dakota when his mother Mary died in 1938.
Children of Charles Frederick Ludwig Lemke and Mary Ada Handley Youty were as follows:
1. Helen2 Ruby Lemke (Charles1)was born on 21 Sep 1907 at Kellogg, Iowa. She married John H. Watson on 9 Oct 1927 at New England, North Dakota. Married ? Karn. Ruby Karn died in January 1989 SSAN 501-44-2580.
Children of Helen Ruby2 Lemke and John H. Watson were as follows:
2. Louis2 Theodore Lemke(Charles1)was born on 4 Feb 1910. He married Isabelle Florence Moulton Hoffman on 30 July 1932 in Walworth, South Dakota. He died on 2 Jan 1974 at age 63. His SSN was 504-09-8055 and shows his last Residence as 99362 Walla Walla, WA Isabelle died in San Bernardino, California on 27 Dec 1990.
Children of Louis Theodore Lemke and Isabele Hoffman were:
4. Arthur(Charles1) Raymond Lemke was born on 24 May 1918 at Bowlde, South Dakota. He married Francis Marcelle GAMMILL born 25 Jul 1921 on 22 Nov 1941. She died in Los Angeles, California in a construction accident when a skyscraper under construction collapsed. She is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Gardens, Whittier, California He died on 27 Feb 1976 at age 57 and his SSAN was 536-07-3882. He lived at 1976 Temple City, California and Owned and operated "Lemke Air Conditioning Company" in Temple City, California nearly all his post World War II live, until the his death. He is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Gardens, Whittier, California; Military Service: Served in the Pacific Theatre, attached to the SeeBees (contruction brigade).
Children of Arthur Raymond Lemke and Francis Marcelle GAMMILL were:
5. Harold3 E.Watson (Ruby 2Lemke,Charles1Lemke)was born in South Dakota. He married Dorothy Jean Serbencki on 16 Jun 1954.
6. Jean3 Francis Watson(Ruby 2Lemke,Charles1Lemke)born in Minneapolis, Minn. She married Warren O. Warloff on 26 Sep 1952. They divorced in 1976.
7. Helen Joyce3 Watson (Ruby 2Lemke,Charles1Lemke) married George M. Smith on 9 May 1954.
8. Jane Elizabeth3 Watson (Ruby 2Lemke,Charles1Lemke) married Michael C. Miller9. Kenneth3 Charles Lemke (Louis2Lemke,Charles1Lemke)) was born in Selby South Dakota. He married Anita Pinkerton
