Family: Karl Kasten/Wilhemine Carolina Henrika Norden (F96)

• Father | Male Karl Kasten

  
  

  Born	20 Apr 1846	Germany
  Died	30 Jun 1931	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	2 Jul 1931	City Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Married	1873  [1, 2]	Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)  [1, 2]
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  Mother | Female Wilhemine Carolina Henrika Norden

  
  

  Born	10 Dec 1848	Blankenhagen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Died	4 Jan 1917	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	8 Jan 1917	City Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Father	Carl Ludwig Friedrich Adolph Norden | F97 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anna Sophia Louisa Maria Waak | F97 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Anna Sophia Maria Kasten

  
  

  Born	4 May 1871	Blankenhagen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Died	3 Feb 1874	Blankenhagen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
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  Child 2 | Female Amelia Kasten

  
  

  Born	Abt 1873	Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Fred Martin Kneller | F99
  Married	19 Oct 1893	Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Ernest Kasten

  
  

  Born	3 Jan 1876	Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Died	6 Apr 1912	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Buried	1912	City Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Carl Johann Ludwig Martin Kasten

  
  

  Born	4 Feb 1878	Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Died	15 Jul 1921	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	18 Jul 1921	Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Spouse	Elizabeth Henze | F100
  Married	12 Dec 1901	Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Hermann Wilhelm Ludwig Carl Kasten

  
  

  Born	23 Jan 1880	Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Died	2 Oct 1949	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	4 Oct 1949	Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Spouse	Meta Charlotte Sophie Hill | F95
  Married	3 Jan 1901	Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Ida Friedrike Caroline Kasten

  
  

  Born	19 Apr 1883	Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany)
  Died	Aug 1972	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	1972	Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Spouse	Harry B. Bender | F101
  Married	4 Oct 1905	Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 7 | Male August Kasten

  
  

  Born	5 Nov 1885	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Died	7 Aug 1887	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	1887	City Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Walter Kasten

  
  

  Born	28 Dec 1888	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Died	20 Mar 1891	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	1891	City Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 9 | Male Paul Frederick Martin Kasten

  
  

  Born	16 Aug 1892	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Died	29 Apr 1922	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Buried	2 May 1922	City Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Spouse	Isabell Ruthe | F864
  Married	27 Apr 1918	Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

• Sources

  [S418] Illinois: Stephenson County Death Certs, Kastens [sic], Carl. b 10 May 1846, Germany. d 30 Jun 1931, Freeport. Buried: 2 Jul 1931, City Cemetery, Freeport. Retired moulder. Widowed. Spouse: Minnie Kastens. Residence: 940 East Shawnee, Freeport. Parents: unknown. Cause of death: hardening of the arteries. Informant: Herman Kasten, Freeport. Certificate: 19-143; registered 227.. [S402] Newspaper: Freeport Journal-Standard, 4 January 1917, page 1. MRS. CARL KASTEN CALLED FROM LIFE SHE WAS A WELL KNOWN MEMBER OF ST. JOHN’S CHURCH HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF FREEPORT FOR MANY YEARS Funeral to Be Held Sunday from St. John’s Church—Other Deaths Mrs. Minnie Kasten, beloved wife of Carl Kasten, died at 3 o’clock this morning at the family residence on Chippewa street, after an illness of over a year. Her demise was due to disease of the liver. She was a great sufferer but bore her afflictions with true Christian fortitude. She was a devoted wife and mother and a tireless church worker. The maiden name of the deceased was Miss Minnie Norton. She was born in Mecklinburg-Schwerin, Germany, Dec. 10, 1848, and spent her girlhood days there. She was united in marriage with Carl Kasten in 1873 and they emigrated to the United States in 1884, coming directly to Freeport and this city had been her home ever since. She was a member of St. John’s church and the Ladies Aid society of that church. Mrs. Kasten is survived by her husband and five children and seventeen grandchildren. The surviving children are Mrs. Fred Kneller of Silver Creek township, and Mrs. Harry Bender and Herman, Charles, and Paul Kasten, all of Freeport. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the family residence and at 2 o’clock from St. John’s church. Rev. Daniel Bierbaum will officiate. The funeral arrangements will be in charge of John Lehman.