Individual Details

Gerd Kammermans Wed Fifty Years
respected residents of Monticello, will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary next Saturday, Dec. 18, at their home on North Cedar street. They have been residents of Monticello for 41 years. Mr. and Mrs. Kammerman will hold open house next Saturday from 1 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon and from 7 to 9 o'clock in the evening.
They extend a cordial invitation to their friends to visit them in their home at either time. They reside a block north of Seventh street.
Milwaukee Employee
Kammerman is a retired employee of tho C. M, St. P. and P. Railroad, for whom he worked for 32 years and is now on pension from that company. He worked for many years with John Wenger as his foreman and the late. E. J. Drury as road master. He enjoyed his work and was always counted a faithful and conscientious employee, working with a group of men who maintained the roadway in this section.
The Milwaukee railroad has always taken great pride in its longtime employees. This is the reason it maintains a pension system to care for these men after they have reached an age when they cannot continue heavy work.
Born In Germany
Kammerman was born March 20, 1807, at Whittmund, Lerbave, Germany. He emigrated to the United States with his parents, Henry and Rena Kammerman, in 1883. At this time, he was 16 years of age. The family settled at Monticello.
Mrs. Kammerman was born in the same neighborhood in Germany and came to America June 19, 1880, with her brother, Gerd Schmidt, also settling in Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. Kammerman were married at St, John's Lutheran church (Sand Hill) Dec. 18,1893, The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Fritz von Strohe, who was at that time pastor of the church.
Lived In Scotch Grove
Following their marriage they went to housekeeping on a farm in Scotch Grove township where they continued to live until 1902. At that time they moved to Monticello where they have since lived, and Kammerman later started work for the Milwaukee Road.
Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs Kammerman, three of whom died in infancy. The surviving children are Harvey Kammerman of Greeley, Mrs. Ambrose Kelly and Bernhard Kammerman of Monticollo. They also have twelve grandchildren. These include Louis Kammerman, now serving in the United States army at Fort Lewis, Wash.; Rena and Lucille Kammerman, Florence, James Lee and Larry Kelly, and Dewain, Lorraine, Albert, Bertha Ann, Richard and John Kammerman.
Mr. and Mrs. Kammerman are charter members of St. Matthew's Lutheran church. Mrs. Kammerman is a member of the Ladies Aid and interested in its activities. Both of them are enjoying good health. (Monticello Express December 16, 1943)

Birth	20 Mar 1867	Whittmund, Lerhave, Germany
Immigration	1883
Marriage	18 Dec 1893	St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Rena Christina Schmidt
Census (family)	1900	ED 64, Scotch Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Rena Christina Schmidt
Census (family)	1910	Ward 2, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Rena Christina Schmidt
Census (family)	1920	Jones, Iowa, United States - Rena Christina Schmidt
Death	10 Apr 1944	Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States
Burial	13 Apr 1944	Oakwood Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States

Spouse	Rena Christina Schmidt (1866 - 1960)
Child	Bertha Kammermann (1888 - 1912)
Child	Henry Kammermann (1895 - 1904)
Child	Harvey Rudolph Harm Kammerman (1897 - 1958)
Child	Mary E Kammermann (1901 - )
Child	Benhard D "Bennie" Kammermann (1904 - 1958)

Father	J Henry Kammermann ( - )
Mother	Rena Anna Grecken (1825 - 1901)
Sibling	Diedrick D Kammerman (1859 - 1932)

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