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Wilhelm Gaskamp
3 Aug 1853 – 14 Jan 1941
| Birth | 3 Aug 1853 |
| Death | 14 Jan 1941 |
| Cemetery | Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Zionsville , Washington County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Daniel Bode on 18 Jul 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63307624 |
Gravesite details
The stone states Louise died in 1927, but the correct year is 1928.
Bio
Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Gaskamp was the son of Friedrich Heinrich Gaskamp and Marie Margarethe Elisabeth Vordemfeld. Wilhelm was born in Arrenkamp, Westphalia, Germany. Wilhelm Gaskamp was baptized August 21, 1853, and he was confirmed April 5, 1868, in the Lutheran Church Parish in Dielingen, Westphalia. He married Margarethe Louise Sophie Wendt on Sept. 29, 1874, in Germany. After the deaths of his parents, Wilhelm brought his wife and children, and his two younger sisters, Louise and Sophie, to Texas in 1882. The family settled in the Zionsville community of Washington County. Wilhelm Gaskamp signed the constitution of Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville on January 2, 1884. Wilhelm Gaskamp took his oath to become a naturalized citizen of the United States on September 12, 1906, in Brenham, Texas. ****************************************************************************** OBITUARY FROM THE BRENHAM BANNER PRESS: WM. GASKAMP DIES TUESDAY AT WELCOME Rites Will Be Held At Lutheran Church At Zionsville William Gaskamp, aged 87, of the Welcome Community, died at 4:30 Tuesday morning at the residence of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gaskamp, Jr., after a lingering illness. He was born in Germany August 3, 1853, came to America in 1881 and settled at Zionsville. He had made his home in Austin and Washington Counties since that time. For the past thirteen years he resided with his son, W. H. Gaskamp, Jr., at Welcome. Survivors are the following sons: Fritz Gaskamp of Ganado, W. H. Gaskamp of Welcome, Gus Gaskamp of Kenney, Louis Gaskamp of Independence. His wife died in 1928, and four children have also preceded him to the grave. Twenty-eight grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren survive and he also leaves a sister, Mrs. Louise Kramer of Needville. Funeral services will be held from the residence of W. H. Gaskamp, Jr., at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday and continued at the Zionsville Lutheran Church with Rev. I. Mansur officiating and the Leon Simank Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Interment will be by the side of his wife in the Zionsville cemetery. His grandsons will serve as pall bearers.
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Family
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Siblings
- Henry Gaskamp 1849–1908
- Anna Louise Engel Gaskamp 1850–1853
- Louise Agnes Engel Gaskamp 1856–1864
- Christian Friedrich Heinrich Gaskamp 1858–1860
- Louise Gaskamp Kramer 1861–1943
- Sophie Margarethe Louise Gaskamp Zwahr 1865–1886
Children
- Henry Gaskamp 1875–1926 FaG
- Luise Sophie Engel Gaskamp 1877–1877 FaG
- Luise Margarethe Agnes Gaskamp 1878–1881 FaG
- Friedrich Gaskamp 1881–1957 FaG
- William H. Gaskamp 1883–1962 FaG
- Gus Gaskamp 1885–1969 FaG
- Louis Henry Gaskamp Sr 1889–1946 FaG
- Sophie Gaskamp Schwake 1892–1912 FaG
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