Meta Charlotte Sophie Hill

1881 - 1948

• Name	Meta Charlotte Sophie Hill
  Born	10 Nov 1881	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	18 Dec 1881	Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  	Reverend Schmidt officiated.
  Confirmation	7 Apr 1895	Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  	Reverend Schmidt officiated.
  _UID	2DBA024B99D67D4ABDE4E0DD930197DDD08A
  Died	2 Jun 1948	Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [1]
  	She is Mattie Kasten on her death certificate; the information was provided by R.A. Kasten. She had high blood pressure, a bad heart valve, and hardening of her aorta. She was living at 1032 East Stephenson Street but died at 514 South Chicago Avenue.
  Buried	7 Jun 1948	Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [1]
  	Walker Mortuary handled the arrangements.
  		Kasten, Meta (nee Hill)(1881-1948) Mattie Kasten 1881-1948 Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Notes	Mrs. LeRoy Kasten Entertains At Birthday Surprise for Mrs. Herman Kasten Mrs. LeRoy Kasten, East Stephenson street, gave a surprise party last evening for her mother-in-law, Mrs. Herman Kasten, the occasion being her birthday. Games were enjoyed, favors going to Mrs. Henry Bokemeier, Mrs. Fred Kneller and Mrs. Karl Kasch. Mrs. Kasten was nicely remembered. Refreshments were served at 11 o'clock and included an ice cream birthday cake. Freeport Journal-Standard, Saturday, 11 November 1939, page 2, left column
  Person ID	I252	Page-Dumroese
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Louis Hill,   b. 7 Dec 1854, Strasen, Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Germany) ,   d. 1 Jul 1927, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Mother	Henriette Mueller,   b. 31 Aug 1852, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany) ,   d. 7 Sep 1947, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Married	Feb 1877	Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hermann Wilhelm Ludwig Carl Kasten,   b. 23 Jan 1880, Basse (Lühburg), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany) ,   d. 2 Oct 1949, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Married	3 Jan 1901	Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  	They were married in the parsonage.
  Children	1. LeeRoy Wilhelm Kasten,   b. 28 Jan 1901, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois ,   d. 31 Jul 1969, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   2. Ralph Albert Kasten,   b. 26 Nov 1902, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois ,   d. 14 May 1964, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois   3. Cora Emeline Mathilde Kasten,   b. 14 Jul 1904, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois ,   d. 28 Dec 1995, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Nov 1881 - Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Baptism - 18 Dec 1881 - Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Confirmation - 7 Apr 1895 - Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Married - 3 Jan 1901 - Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Died - 2 Jun 1948 - Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Buried - 7 Jun 1948 - Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Hill, Henriette (nee Mueller) and her children Elizabeth Hill (Henriette nee Mueller) with her five children at Krape Park, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois circa 1943. Left to right = Walter, Arthur, Meta Kasten, William, and Albert.
  		Kasten, Hermann and Meta (nee Hill) Wedding Hermann Martin Kasten and Meta Charlotte Sophie Hill wedding portrait, 3 Jan 1901.

  
  

  Headstones

  Kasten, Herman (1880-1949) and Meta (nee Hill)(1881-1948) Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

  
  

• Sources

  [S418] Illinois: Stephenson County Death Certs, Kasten, Mattie. b 10 Nov 1881, Stephenson County. d 2 Jun 1948 at 3 p.m. at 514 South Chicago. Buried: 7 Jun 1948, Oakland Cemetery, Florence [Township], Freeport. Spouse: Herman Kasten. Residence: 1032 East Stephenson. Father: Louis Hill, b Germany. Mother: Lizette Mueller, b Germany. Informant: R.A. Kasten, Freeport. Certificate: 27-168; registered number: 198. [S264] Illinois: Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Hermann Kasten and Meta Hill; Stephenson County; License 371 (accessed 24 Oct 2010). [S418] Illinois: Stephenson County Death Certs, Kasten, Herman M. b 23 Jan 1880 in Germany, d 2 Oct 1949 at Deaconess Hospital in Freeport. Buried: 4 Oct 1949, Oakland Cemetery, Florence [Township], Freeport. Last occupation: Salesman, Mfg. Co. Widowed. Spouse: Mattie Kasten. Residence: 203 North Fairview, Freeport. Father: Carl Kasten, b Germany. Mother: Minnie Norden, b Germany. Informant: R.A. Kasten, Freeport. "...deceased came to his death... shock from fall from hospital window, Room 207 Deaconess Hopstial. That on Sept. 18, 1949 the deceased shot himself in the head with 38 cal. revolver. Self inflicted with suicidal indent [sic]." Certificate 27-1195. Registered numbered: 315.