1881- Charles Kiesel is five years old when he emigrates with his family on a six months voyage from Germany to Hawaii.  He tells about this in an incomplete story that he wrote in 1939.  You can read this story on a separate page of Charles Kiesel's Voyage of 1881.

1887 - Karl Kiesel applies for immigration and states that he was a resident of Washington State. [immigration application papers]

Eventually Emil Kiesel gets a job with the Northern Pacific railroad in Tacoma, Washington. He probably helps to get the rest of the family to move to Tacoma including his father, Karl, and his mother, Freda.

1900 - US Census.  Kauai, Koloa Dist. Series: T623  Roll: 1835  Page: 56  (Carl is here working as an engineer and has been naturalized 10 years. )

Kiesel, C.W.     head     ca   m  March 1876  24  single  10/na    Germany    Germany    Germany     engineer

Charles and Marie probably on their wedding day. 
photo courtesy of Jean Bean

1900 - US Census. Washington, Pierce Co.,  Tacoma.  Series: T623  Roll: 1749  Page: 193 (Rosy is living next to Karl Keisel (Sr.) with  wife Augusta.  However in this census he is listed as Keiser.  )

1901, July 13 - marriage of Carl and Marie.       [Lihue Lutheran Church on Kauai, #70/2]

Entry No. 70/2

Name of groom: KIESEL, Carl: single, overseer in Makaweli

Birthdate and  place: 2 March 1876 in Nienburg (Province Hannover)

Groom's parents: Carl Kiesel and his wife Auguste Kiesel nee Funke of Tacoma, Washington, USA

Name of bride: MÜLLER, Marie: single, of Lihue

Birthdate and place: 4 November 1877 in Linsburg near Nienburg (Province Hannover)

Bride's parents: overseer Christian Müller and his wife Wilhelmina Müller nee Krüger of Lihue

Future residence of couple: Makaweli, Kauai

Date of marriage: 13 July 1901 at the Lihue Lutheran Church

1902, Palm Sunday -  Marie Muller is also confirmed. [Lihue Lutheran Church, Kauai]

Date of confirmation: Palm Sunday 1892

14. Marie Müller, daughter of
the overseer Christian Müller and his wife Wilhelmine nee Krüger,
born 4 November 1877 in Linsburg, Province of Hannover.

 (Written in a later date): 13 July 1901- married to Carl Kiesel at Makaweli, Ewa.

1910 - US Census, Hawaii, Oahu, Ewa, Dist. 56.

1913, 15 Mar
Freda Augusta Kiesel, Carl's mother, dies in Tacoma, WA. The death certificate is signed by her son-in-law, Dolf Augustine.

1913-14 - Karl (Sr.) retires from his business as a shoemaker at the age of 74. This is perhaps when he moves with his daughter to L. A. [death certificate]

1918- Oct 26 - US Draft Registration.  serial number 10337

1920- US Census, Hawaii, Honolulu, Ewe, Ewe Plantation, Series: T625  Roll: 2034  Page: 210

1925 - Robert L. "Doc" Cooke is sent by the Mutual Telephone Company of Honolulu to the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement on Molokai to install a radio system for the residents.   Because he was successful where others had failed he was much revered almost as "a 'Kahuna' of unusual power".  He was selected to succeed as superintendent by July 25, 1925.  He and his wife Wilhelmina remained her for almost twelve years.  During this tenure he had submitted his resignation at least once and was urged by the majority of the 400 plus patients to remain.   Although they had two children, the children were not allowed to stay on the island full-time and we educated in a residency school on Oahu. 

R. L. Cooke dies of a heart attack at his residence in Kalaupapa on May 18, 1939.  Wilhelmina happened to be on Oahu visiting the two children as she did regularly every few months when R. L. Cooke died.  They had previously started building a house in Kalai, Molokai for the children and her parents.  The house was turned into a hotel built a smaller house for the children and her parents.  Sulfur drugs make it possible to put the disease in remission after 1946 but although free to travel, most of the inmates remained in the previous homes.  [records of Jean Bean.  This is series of fascinating stories that I highly recommend, Remembering Kalaupapa]

1930 - US Census, Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu1943 - Marie dies in Honolulu, Hawaii.  In this census we find the dates that Charles and Mary immigrated. 

1945 - Wilhelmina packed up the children and probably her parents to move to Santa Barbara, CA.  Here she became involved in real estate, stocks and various businesses.  

1948 - a listing in the US City Directory for San Francisco has
          Noble  Walter I ( Eleanor)   telgopr ( I take this to mean telegrapher)  home 1231 Judah  (page 1405) 

1949- Carl dies in Santa Barbara.  I believe he is probably living with Wilhelmina, his daughter, but census are unavailable to prove this.

         US  
late 1950's - Wilhelmina remarries but her husband dies only a few years later.  

2000, 14 Feb.  - Wilhelmina dies.

source:

Cheryl's Family Index | email to Cheryl Grubb

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