Descendants of

GOTTFRIED AMLING

Migration Pattern:

Germany > IL > IA > CA

PLEASE NOTE:

· The information presented on this page has been shared by other AMLING researchers via E-mail, from personal knowledge, or through “OUR FAMILY” a family history book that was published for Mr. & Mrs. Paul Amling’s 50^th anniversary in 1969. I have NOT attempted to verify any of these folks yet through primary documentation other than what is mentioned in the text.

· If you are related to this family and see any errors or omissions (probably a lot), PLEASE let me know so I can correct them.

· This is a work in progress, and therefore will never be completed, as there will always be new information available. Research into this family is currently on hold, but I am leaving this page up to serve as a guide for other family members.

· See Surnames for other family names I am searching for.

GENERATION 1

GOTTFRIED AMLING

(Parents UNKNOWN)

b: May 20, 1832 Ordruff, Sachsen, GERMANY (east)

d: Dec 2, 1918 Forest Park, IL

buried: Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook Co., IL

occupation: farmer

residence:

1832-1850: Ordruff, Sachsen, GERMANY (east)

1850-c1889: Proviso Township, Cook Co., IL

c1889: retired to Forest Park, IL

1918: Oak Park, Cook Co., IL

religion: Lutheran

m: Christiane Laurette GÜNTHER (Gunther line #2), Aug 14, 1858, Lutheran Church in Addison, DuPage Co., IL

(Parents UNKNOWN)

b: May 18, 1841 Goldlauter GERMANY

d: Aug 24, 1909 Forest Park, IL

buried: Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook Co., IL

residence:

1858: DuPage Co., IL

After marriage (1858), same as Gottfried.

religion: Lutheran

children:

i. Adolphina F AMLING

b: 1859 IL

d: 1937 CA

m: Louis Daniel GUNTHER, 1884, IL

ii. Emmalina AMLING

b: 1861, IL

d: 1914, WI

m: Frederick Herman WEISS, 18??

iii. Albert F. AMLING

b: 1863, IL

d: 1942, CA

m: Carolyn REINKE, 1887, IL

iv. William H AMLING

b: 1867, IL

d: 1919, IL

m: Louise KREIDEWEISS, 1891, OH

v. Ernst C. AMLING

b: 1868, IL

d: 1938, CA

m: Anna SCHROEDER, 1892, IL

vi. Emma AMLING

b: 1871, IL

d: 1959, IL

m: Fred WEHRMANN, 1893, IL

vii. Emelia AMLING

b: 1873, IL

d: 1894, IL

m: William HAASE, 1892

viii. HERMAN G AMLING

b: 1876, IL

d: 1950, IL

m: Marie MAACK, 1898 WI,

ix. Laura AMLING

b: 1878, IL

d: 1963, IL

m: Martin DRESCHLER, 1897 IL

x. Clara AMLING

b: 1880, IL

d: 1967, MI

m: Carl BELLING, 1901, IL

NOTES:

· Gottfried came to US in 1850 to avoid the draft in Germany. Our Family mentions that a brother lived in the area when Gottfried arrived in the Maywood area in 1850.

· Christiane Laurette was known as Laurette, and originally came from Goldlauter Germany. However I have not established her lineage or relationship to the other GUNTHERs in my lineage. Therefore her line is designated as GÜNTHER #2.

· Their marriage license #1565 was issued on August 14, 1858, however the Lutheran minister who performed the ceremony indicated that the wedding date was August 15^th. That is also how the County Clerk registered the marriage. It was recorded Sep 07, 1858.

· They may have had two babies that died in infancy. A letter I rec’d from the cemetery states, “Interred on this lot are Gottfried, Lauretta and 2 infants.”

· There is a Christian G. AMLING who was interred at the Concordia Cemetery on Mar 26, 1897 at the age of 67 years. This would give him a birth date in 1830. This could be Gottfried’s “missing” brother as he would have been 20 at the time of Gottfried’s arrival. He does not appear to be the same person as the one named in the next note.

· The following information also came from Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook Co., IL documents regarding a Christian AMLING. I do NOT believe this particular person is Gottfried’s “missing” brother, but I have no idea what the relationship is.

o Christ Amling purchased Lot 60, Section 4 on Apr 06, 1886, “Interred on this lot are Wilhelmine Jeste, Ludwig Jeste, Louise Jeske (sic), Chas. Ardidson, Bertha, Elisabeth, Martin, Willie, Christian, Caroline and Infant Amling.”

o In 1886 when he purchased the cemetery plot he lived in Maywood, Cook Co., IL. “In 1951 the surviving children of Christ AMLING were Bertha AMLING, Anna L. MOST and Robert E AMLING.”

o Interment info: Christian AMLING, died at Oak Park Hospital, date of death not noted. Interment date was Oct 07, 1910. Age at death was 72yr, 3 mo, 0 days. Assuming a date of death 3-5 days before; that would place his birth date at or near Jul 2-4, 1838. This would make him only 12 years old when Gottfried came to Proviso TWP. This would make it highly unlikely to be the brother mentioned in “Our Family”. Because the Amling name is not common, it is still very possible that they are related.

TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS

this family history will end at this point.

-END-

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