August KEMSKE

1859 - 1935  (76 years)

• Name	August KEMSKE
  Birth	3 Aug 1859	Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Feb 1888	East Prussia, Germany   [2]
  	(see Family information below)
  Immigration	5 Mar 1888	New York City, NY   [2, 3]
  	(see Family information below)
  Death	21 Oct 1935	White Clay Creek, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	August died at 11:15pm on 21 October 1935 in White Clay Creek, Delaware. He was 76 years old at the time of his death. Cause of death was noted as chronic myocarditis and chronic nephritis, with uremia as a contributing factor.
  Burial	24 Oct 1935	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1, 4]
  	His body was interred next to that of his wife, Charlotte, at Lombardy Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware on 24 October 1935.
  Person ID	I28675	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Charlotte SOBOTA,   b. 9 Oct 1855, Peterswalde, Osterode Kreis, East Prussia d. 5 Jan 1922, Rock Manor, New Castle Co, DE (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	c.1888  [3, 5]
  Children	1. Charles E. KEMSKE, Sr.,   b. Jan 1889, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. Before 11 Sep 1962 (Age 73 years)   2. Anna Helen KEMSKE,   b. 17 Apr 1891, Delaware d. 28 Nov 1957, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 66 years)   3. Emil John KEMSKE,   b. 12 Mar 1894, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Oct 1974 (Age 80 years)   4. Paul Joseph KEMSKE,   b. 2 Jan 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 31 Jul 1966, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 70 years)
  Photos		SS Circassia Built for Anchor Line by Barrow Shipbuilding Company at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. Launched 19 March 1878. Maiden voyage 1 June 1878. Sold for scrapping 1900.
  		Castle Garden Immigrant Station (1855 - 1890), at the Southern tip of Manhattan.
  Family ID	F1515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		August Kemske, mid 1890's.
  		1900 US Census / Kemskie, August p. 1. 1619 East 14TH Street, Wilmington, DE
  		1900 US Census / Kemskie, August p. 2. 1619 East 14TH Street, Wilmington, DE
  		1910 US Census / Kemske, August Claymont Street, Wilmington, DE.
  		1920 US Census / Kemske, August 2301 Claymont Street, Wilmington, DE.

  
  

• Notes

  1888: August Kemski, emp @ EMI Co [home, 637 Christiana] 1891: August Kemski, EMI Co [home, 1405 Marsh Rd] 1892: August Kemski, laborer @ EMI Co [home, 1405 Marsh Rd] 1893: August Kemski, fireman @ EMI Co [home, 1619 East 14th] 1896: August Kemski, fireman (?Lydia?) [home, 1330 East 14th]** 1898: August Kemski, emp @ EMI Co (Charlotte) [home, 1619 East 14th] 1899: August Kemski, fireman @ EMI Co (Charlotte) [home, 1619 East 14th] 1900: August Kemski, (Charlotte) [home, 1619 East 14th] **Emma & Tillie were also listed at this address [I believe that the wife's name, Lydia, & the address are both incorrect and were transposed from some other entry when the directory was put together.

  
  

• Sources

  [S560] August Kemske, Delaware death certificate no. 2423 (1935). [S3213] Norway-Heritage, online (http://www.norwayheritage.com/). Emigrant Ships: SS Circassia (1), Anchor Line. [S684] August Kemske, SS Circassia passenger list, 8 Mar 1888. [S4338] August Kemske & Charlotte Kemske tombstone. [S602] 1900 US Census / Kemskie, August.