 Emil and Emma
(Schock) Kiesel with Fritz, Rudy, Edward,
Else and Lillian after 1903. photo collection of
Cheryl Christenson
|
Emil
Kiesel Family
Germany, Hawaii & Washington |
| Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred "Fritz" T. C. Kiesel | b. 22 Sep 1891 Tacoma, WA [WWII draft card] |
d. 4 Jun 1947 Tacoma, WA* | m. Myrtle E ? (b. 29 Dec 1890 d. 13 Oct 1973
Graham, Pierce Co., WA) |
| Rudolf or Rudolph "Rudy" Johann Emil Kiesel | b. 14 Sep 1893 Tacoma, WA# | d. 4 Oct 1942 Seattle, WA* | m. Maude Ella "Shirley"
Marshall 23 Jun 1915 (they had 3 children) (dau. of T. H. and Ida Oppie Marshall) |
| William Kiesel | b. May 1895 Honolulu, Hawaii | d. 1903 Tacoma, WA | m. |
| Edward August Kiesel | b. 12 Oct 1896 Tacoma, WA | d. 14 Nov 1953 Tacoma, WA* | m. 1923 Jennie Roller (b. 1896 Russ.)[1930
Census] (they had 11 children) dau. of Adolph and Pauline Roller (b. Russ.) |
| Else "Elsie" Mathilde Johanna Kiesel | b. 9 Jun 1899 Tacoma, WA# | d. 12 Dec 1992 Tacoma, WA buried: Mt. View Cem., Tacoma, WA |
m. Clayton Edison
Marshall 7 Dec 1915 Tacoma, WA (son of T. H. and Ida Oppie Marshall) 2m: Robert "Bob" Gillen 23 Apr 1974 |
| Lillian Rosella Kiesel | b. 10 Nov 1902 Tacoma, WA# | d. 2 Oct 1970 Tacoma, WA | m. William Buechler (b. 1894 WA) (two children) |
| Erlene Clara Kiesel | b. 7 Apr 1911 Tacoma, WA# | d. 15 Aug 1998 Richland, Benton Co., WA## |
m. Kenneth "Bus" L. Bennington (b. 16 Jan 1908 Tacoma, WA d.11 Sep 1991 Richland, WA) 3 children## |
Emil Albert Franz-received a foregoing document will be
herewith under the Churches Seal Pastorically Attested
Brandenburg A.D.H. (river) 28th Sept 1880 (Church Files) from St
Katharinen. Wertzer. City Brandenburg.
[church records of St. Katharinen Church, Brandenburg, Germany]
We don't know why the Kiesels decided to go to Hawaii, of all
places, but they had to be very determined even to attempt such as
arduous voyage. H.H. Hackfield was the Hawaiian agent was sent to
Germany to recruit help for the plantations. He must have been
quite a salesman with his two foot long white beard. The bark ship
"Cedar" must have also instilled a great deal of faith with its
painted sides and brass fittings. 
It left Bremen, Germany in
January of 1881 for the long voyage around Cape Magellan to
Hawaii. The voyage through the straits was most arduous with
several weeks encountering severe storms which kept most of the
ship's passengers confined below decks for a month and a half with
extreme sea sickness. They lost a mast and several sails. Jensen
Blackstad doesn't confirm if they stopped and refitted the ship
for a broken mast and take on new supplies in Valparaiso, Chili
but it was the route. The ship's captain, G. ? Rohlfe, apparently
nearly starved the ship in order to sell the saved 15 barrels of
meat, 15 hams and 1.5 barrels of crackers to support a German
mistress in Hawaii. The families arrived in Honolulu on June 18,
1881 but the Germans were not allowed to disembark because of a
smallpox epidemic on Oahu. They were instead transferred to the
vessel "James Makee" which journeyed on to Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii.
The entire voyage taking six months. [immigration records of
Bremen, Germany and immigration records to Hawaii after 1860]
[letter of Jensen Blackstad]
Charles Kiesel recalls the voyage at the age of five in
1881.
1884, May 11 - Confirmation record from Lihue Lutheran Church.
Emil Albert Franz Kiesel, legitimate
son of the laborer Karl Kiesel and
his wife Dorothea nee Funke
of Lihue, born on 21 September 1868 in Brandenburg an der Havel
and baptized there on 18 October 1868
[Lihue Lutheran Church records, Ancestry.com]
1887- Emil claims to have immigrated to the United States this year. [1900 Census, Tacoma WA and immigation application papers]
after Jan 1889 - Emil meets Emma Schock who had immigrated in 1888 from Danzig, Germany. [1910 census, Tacoma, WA]
1891- They marry in Tacoma, Washington. Emil and Emma lived in
Hawaii for about three years between late 1893 and late 1897 at
which time their son William was born. Charles Wessels and
Emma's sister Theresa Schock Wessel were also in Hawaii in 1893 to
1897. Charles had been a resident in Hawaii from 1885 to
1894 but married in Tacoma in 1900.
Emil eventually finds a steady job working for the Northern
Pacific railroad Here he found a job as a hostler at the Northern
Pacific shops at 23rd and Bay St. in Tacoma. In the round-house he
helped to refit and send out the locomotives.
They apparently made several trips back to Hawaii perhaps to see their relatives and perhaps to make plans for the immigration of other family members. They eventually bring his whole family, including his father and mother to Tacoma. The Schock family, although German came through the normal immigration route from the east coast. [interview with Elsie Kiesel Marshall by Marlene Marshall Grubb and census records 1900]
1899, Oct. 6. - Else Mathilde Johanna Kiesel, their daughter, is baptised in Tacoma, Washington in an evangelical German Lutheran church by F. N. Wolf, pastor. In witness to the baptism is Johanna Augustin Mathilde Shock. She is apparently the wife of Gustave Shock, previously Mathilda Gubbe, the sister-in-law of Emma (Shock) Kiesel. [photocopy in possession of Cheryl Grubb]
1900 Pierce Co, WA Census lists Emil's birthplace as Brandenburg,
Germany and shows he immigrated in 1887; This means he would have
been 19 years old. Emma states her immigration date as 1889 from
Danzig, Germany
Census records show them living at 222 1/2 E. 25th Street, in
Tacoma, WA. [US census, Pierce Co., WA]
1900- US Census, Washington State
1902, Nov 10 - a female baby is born "Kiesel" in Pierce
Co., to E. Keisel and E. Shock. [Washington Birth,
1891-1907]
1906, after June 29- Carl Kiesel is listed as applying for
naturalization in Pierce Co., WA. vol. 3, page 35. [U.
S. Index to Declarations of Intention and Petition for
Naturalization. ]
1910- Census shows them renting a home at 901 South "J" Street,
Tacoma, WA. Emil Kiesel is head of the family (age 41, GER,
immigrated in 1887, a hustler in the roundhouse), Emma is wife
(41, GER, immigrated in 1889). The children here are Fred (son, 18
yrs, WA, steamfitter), Rudolph (son, 16, WA, painter in bed
factory), Eddie (son, 13, WA), Elsie (dau, 10, WA), and Lily (dau,
7, WA). William doesn't show up in the family and has apparently
moved out on his own. [US Census T624 roll 1665, enum. 20 p. 8]
US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T624 Roll: 1665 Page: 99
1917, June 5-
June 6 - Fred Theodore Kiesel
registers
for the draft, age 25
address 1025 So. 59th Tacoma, Wash.
date of
birth - September 22,
1890
Natural
born in Tacoma, Wash. USA
occupation
- Bridge Carpenter
employer
address - City of Tacoma,
Tacoma, Wash.
dependents - Wife and child
married
medim height,
medium weight, blue eyes. [WWI Draft Registration Cards,
1917-1918. ]
1918, June 5 - Edward A. Kiesel
registers for the draft in Tacoma, WA.
Home address - 4306 So. G. Tacoma, WA
date of birth - Oct 12 1896
where born - Tacoma, WA
father's birth place - Germany
name of employer - H. S.
Scoblentz
place of employment - 8328 S.
Park, Tacoma, WA
name of nearest relative- Mrs.
Emma Kiesel (mother)
address of relative - 4306 So.
G. Tacoma, WA [WWI Draft Registration Cards,
1917-1918. ]
1918, Nov 9-Washington, Pierce Co., birth records
1920- US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 23 shows them owning a home at 9238 South Park St. in Tacoma, WA. They are living next to the Clayton Edison Marshall family. "Aimel" is (51 yrs, Ger.,) He lists the place of birth of his mother and father as Berlin, Germany, his occupation is a Hostler for the railroad. His wife, Emma, is here (50 yrs, Ger) and the children, Eddie (23 yrs, a lumber grader) and Erline ( 8 yrs ).
US Census, Washington, ,
Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 62
US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 23
US Census, Washington, Pierce Co., Tacoma. Series: T625 Roll: 1937 Page: 118
US Census, Washington, Lincoln, Odessa. Series: T625 Roll: 1933 Page: 203
1935 - Emil and Ida Kiesel are listed in the Tacoma, WA city
directory [Tacoma, WA city directory]
works for Northern Pacific Railway as a hostler, residence
1403 S. Adams, Tacoma, p. 380
Also
Edward and Jennie Kiesel works for
Northern Pacific Railway
residence at 8407 S. D Street. Tacoma
Also
Fred . T. Kiesel and Myrtle works for Dickman Lumber
as a filer
residence 1774 S. 54th, Tacoma
1937 - Emil and Ida Kiesel are living in Stockton City, CA
[Stockton City, CA Directory 1937]
they
live at 997 S. David Ave.
c Sep 1939 - Emil retired from his job with the Northern Pacific Railroad when he was 70 years old.
1943, 19 Jan - Emil Kiesel dies at age 74 in Portland, Oregon where he may have been living with a daughter. He was cremated and his ashes buried in the Old Tacoma Cem., Tacoma, WA next to his wife, Emma. [church records of Old Tacoma Cem. , Tacoma, WA]
From the Diary of Emil Kiesel JR.:
"Mother was 19 Luther was 21. They lived in Hawaie for 3 years where brother Fred & Rudy were born they then moved to Tacoma WA where my father found a job as hostler at NP shops at 23rd and Bay St. He worked there until he was 70 years old when he retired passed away in 1941 at age 74. Mother passed away at age 54 in 1923. "
Marriage Certificate of Elsie Kiesel and Clayton Edison
Marshall, Tacoma WA also shows witness to be Augusta Gubbe or
Grubbe and T. Kiesel. Could be Theodore Kiesel (Emil's brother)
1947, 4 Jun - Tacoma News Tribune, Obituary
sources:
Blackstad's
Voyage to Hawaii | German
Immigration to Kauai | Lihue Lutheran Church
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