Emil John KEMSKE^{[1, 2]}

1894 - 1974  (80 years)

• Name	Emil John KEMSKE
  Nickname	Emil
  Birth	12 Mar 1894	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	The child was born at 1619 East 14th Street in Wilmington, Delaware on 12 March 1894.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	5 Jun 1917	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [3]
  	Emil was employed as a boilermaker for Harlan & Hillingsworth.
  Death	16 Oct 1974  [4]
  	Emil died on 16 October 1974. He was 80 years old.
  Burial	New Castle, New Castle Co, DE   [5]
  	His remains were interred at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Wilmington, Delaware.
  Person ID	I28682	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	August KEMSKE,   b. 3 Aug 1859, Germany d. 21 Oct 1935, White Clay Creek, New Castle Co, DE (Age 76 years)
  Mother	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  [6, 7]
  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

  
  

  Family	Merle Wallace CONNELLY,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 10 Dec 1979 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1915	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	The couple was married in Wilmington, Delaware by Rev. Frederick Doerr, pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church on 25 February 1915. Frederick K. Gabriel and Mrs. Pauline Ruth signed as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Children	1. John Connelly KEMSKE,   b. 7 Mar 1917, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. Mar 1980, Delaware (Age 63 years)   2. Harry Frederick KEMSKE,   b. 11 May 1918, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Jul 1990, Atlantic City, Atlantic Co, NJ (Age 72 years)   3. Robert Paul KEMSKE,   b. 1 Oct 1919, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 27 Mar 1990 (Age 70 years)   4. William Medford KEMSKE,   b. 21 Jan 1921, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. May 1966 (Age 45 years)   5. Mary Pauline KEMSKE,   b. 9 Sep 1923, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 22 May 2005 (Age 81 years)   6. Emily Merle KEMSKE,   b. 3 Dec 1925, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 1 Apr 2003, New Castle, New Castle Co, DE (Age 77 years)   7. Richard Allen KEMSKE
  Family ID	F1529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		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.
  		Emil J. Kemske. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry .com. 2301 Claymont St, Wilmington, DE.
  		1920 US Census / Kemske, Emil 2301 Claymont Street, Wilmington, DE.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1737] Emil Kemske - Merle W. Connelly, Delaware marriage certificate no. 584 (1915). [S566] Emil Kemske, Wilmington, DE birth return (1894). . [S716] Emil J. Kemske. WWI draft registration card. [S559] Probate Records Index, Delaware Public Archives. Will #065117. [S571] Emil J. Kemske & Merel W. Kemske grave marker, Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, DE. [S602] 1900 US Census / Kemskie, August. [S684] August Kemske, SS Circassia passenger list, 8 Mar 1888.