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Katharine Schuhmann was born in Fremont, New York on December 22, 1856, but her parents came from Bavaria, Germany. Her father, Anton Schuhmann, was born there in February 1818;
Her mother, Josephine, was also born in Bavaria, Germany, around 1820. Fremont is in upstate New York, about 120 miles from Newark.
Katharine married Louis Bittlingmeier (1844-1899) in Newark on August 2, 1876. Louis, who worked as a "Hatter" in Newark, was only 55 years old when he died on October 11, 1899.
Katharine eventually remarried, in 1902, to Sebastian Kern, a German who worked in Newark as a night watchman. Document courtesy Kathryn Peters.
Place of Death: Morris Avenue (near Burnet Avenue), Union, New Jersey Name: Katherine Kern Residence: Morris Avenue (near Burnet Avenue), Union, New Jersey Sex: Female Color or Race: White Marital Status: Married Wife of: Sebastian Kern Date of Birth: December 22, 1856 Age: 68 years Occupation: At Home Birthplace: U.S. Father: Anton Schumann; Germany Mother: Josephine (Herschel???); Germany Informant: Josephine Bittlingmeier, Morris Ave. Date of Death: August 21, 1925 Cause of Death: Myocarditis Duration of Illness: Not Known Place of Burial: Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre