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HAMEISTER
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Clara
Hameister
(1895 - 1930)

Charles
Hameister
(1859 - 1931)

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 Beatty
 Corzine
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 Fisher
 Givens
 Harwell
 Kaiser
 Lanier
 Lomax
 McCorkle
 Rudisill
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 Upright
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Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon

GOBLE:
Babst/Bobst
Douglas
Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson

JOHNSON:
Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
Sherrill
Upright
Wilkinson
 

 

Clara Hameister     Born: 23 Sep 1895, Michigan Died:29 June 1930, Michigan    Clara Hameister was the daughter of Charles "Carl" Hameister and Johanna "Anna" Rewoldt.  Both of Clara's parents were born in Germany and emigrated to the US around 1880.  Clara was born 23 Sept 1895 in Michigan.   (Left) Clara Hameister; (Right) Joseph & Clara Hameister Gardner       The 1900 Census shows Charles and Anna Hameister (spelled Haymeister) living in the Ray Township of Macomb County, Michigan.  Charles and Anna had two children: Powell (actually Paul, a son aged 14) and Clara (a daughter aged 4).  The Census shows that Clara was born Sep 1895 in Michigan.  In 1900 mother Anna could not speak English.  It is more than likely that Clara was learning both English and German in the family home.   1900 Macomb County, Michigan Census   Name Rel. R Sx Birth Age Married Kids Birth Occup. Education Last First Mth Yr SM Yrs Bn Alive Self F M Sch Rd Wr E* Haymeister Charles Head W M Jul 1859 40 M 16     G G G Farmer   No No Yes ------ Anna Wife W F Oct 1858 41 M 16 4 4 G G G     No No No ------ Powell Son W M Feb 1886 14 S       Mich G G At Sch. 7 Yes Yes Yes ------ Clara Dau. W F Sep 1896 4 S       Mich G G           *Mother Anna could not speak English The Citizenship section incorrectly shows that Charles and Anna became Naturalized citizens in 1883       In 1910, the Hameister (spelled Hemeister) family was still living in the Ray Township of Macomb County, Michigan.  Clara's age is 14 and she is attending school.    1910 Macomb County, Michigan Census   Name Rel. Sex R Age Married Kids Birth Citizen Speak English Occup. Education Last First SM Yrs Bn Alive Self F M Rd Wr Sch Hemeister Charles Head M W 50 M1 26     *G G G 1880 English Farmer Yes Yes   ------ Anna Wife F W 51 M1 26 4 4 G G G 1880 English   Yes Yes   ------ Paul Son M W 24 S       Mich G G   English Farm Laborer Yes Yes   ------ Clara Dau. F W 14 S       Mich G G   English   Yes Yes Yes *G = Germany Mother Anna had learned to Read, Write and Speak English since 1900 The Citizenship section of the Census shows that Charles and Anna became Naturalized citizens in 1880       Clara Hameister married Joseph I. Gardner prior to June 1917.  Joseph was born 13 Jan 1892 in Elmerdaro Township, Lyon County, Kansas to Lester Martin Gardner and Anna Manda Schoch.       The 1920 Census shows Joseph and Clara Gardner living in Ward 8, Saginaw City, Saginaw County, Michigan.  Joseph was 27 and Clara was 24.  Their daughter, Winifred, was 11 months old.  Joseph and Clara owned their home but it was mortgaged.  He was working as a stock clerk at a cash register company.  Joseph was born.  His father was born in Michigan and his mother in Pennsylvania.   The Census further clarifies that Clara's parents were both born in Schwerin and the mother language of her parents was German.  Schwerin, which is surrounded by many picturesque lakes, is the capital of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.  In the mid-1800s, many residents from Schwerin moved to the United States.   1920 Ward 8, Saginaw City, Saginaw County, Michigan Census   Name Rel. Home Sex R Age S M W Educ. Birth Occup. Last First R & W Self F M Gardner Joseph I. Head *O *M M W 27 M Yes Kansas Michigan Penn Stock Clerk Cash Register Co. ------ Clara Wife     F W 24 M Yes Mich. Schwerin German Schwerin German None ----- Winifred Daug     F W 11/12 S   Mich. Kansas Michigan None *Joseph owned his home but it was mortgaged       Records indicate that Joseph and Clara had three children.   Children of Joseph I. Gardner and Clara Hameister Name Birth Death Spouse Winifred Irene Gardner 23 Feb 1919 Saginaw Co, Michigan 19 Sep 1999 Catawba Co, NC Reese Mathew Denniston Malcolm P. Gardner 30 Nov 1922 Michigan 14 May 1974 Oakland Co, Michigan Emma L. Lynn J. Gardner 1928 Michigan           By 1930, Joseph and Clara had moved to Royal Oak City, Oakland County, Michigan.  Joseph was 37 and Clara was 34.  The couple had three children: Winifred (age 11), Malcolm P (age 7) and Lynn J. (another son aged 2 and 1 month).  Joseph was working as a truck driver and the couple owned their home.  Joseph's parents, Lester Martin Gardner and Anna Manda Schoch, were also living with them.   1930 Royal Oak City, Oakland County, Michigan Census   Name Rel. Home Sex R Age S M W Age 1st Md. Educ. Birth Occup. Last First O/R Value R & W Self Father Mother Gardner Joseph I. Head O 7000 M W 37 M 23 Yes Kansas Mich. Penn. Driver Truck ------ Clara Wife     F W 34 M 19 Yes Mich. Germany Germany None ------ Winifred Daughter     F W 11 S   Yes Mich. Kansas Mich. None ------ Malcolm P Son     M W 7 S     Mich Kansas Mich. None ------ Lynn J. Son     M W 2 1/12 S     Mich. Kansas Mich. None Gardner Lester M. Father     M W 75 M     Mich England Vermont None ------ Anna M. Mother     F W 68 M     Penn. Penn. Penn. None       The 1930 Census was enumerated on 08 Apr 1930 and Clara died two months later on 29 June 1930.  Joseph married again 16 years later to Grace Irene Campbell.   Joseph died 02 Jan 1987 in Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, at the age of 92.             SOURCES   A special thanks to JoAnn Denniston Seese for her help with the Hameister family