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S/S Circassia
Glasgow to New York
11 January 1883



1st Generation
Carl Frederick William Hohenstein Tombstone
Nov 20, 1827- July 19, 1908
Onawa Cemetery, Monona County, IA


1st Generation
Fredericka Carolina (Gierman) Hohenstein Tombstone
May 15, 1829 - February 14, 1883
Onawa Cemetery, Monona County, IA






Carl (Charles) Hohenstein

b. November 20, 1827 d. July 19, 1908, Onawa, IA. Carl married Fredericka GIERMAN (b. May 15, 1829 d. February 14, 1883, Onawa, IA).

They had 6 Children:

Minnie b. abt. 1856
William b. abt. 1859
August b. abt. 1861
Ida b. August 1864
Bertha b. 19 August 1865 Golohan or Golsken, Germany
Charles b.

NOTES:
1883, January 11,Carl Hohenstein 55 from Germany, Fredericka 54, Wm 24, August 22, Ida 18, Carl 13, Anna (?) 10, arrive in NY from Glasgow on SS Circassia.
1900 Fed Census IA, Monona County, Onawa,Dist 76: Charles is living with daughter Minnie Heiden: Minnie Heiden, wd, b. Dec 1856, 44 yrs old, b. Germany, Washerwoman, Bertha, daughter, b. June 1881, 18, Chas Hohenstein, b. Nov 1824, wd, 75 years old.


Generation 2

Minnie Hohenstein2

b. December 24, 1855 d. July 9, 1929 Onawa, IA. Minnie married unknown HEIDEN (b. unknown d. before 1900).

They had Children:

Bertha HEIDENb. June 8, 1881 d. January 12, 1972.
b.

NOTES:
1900 Fed Census IA, Monona County, Onawa,Dist 76: Minnie Heiden, wd, b. Dec 1856, 44 yrs old, b. Germany, Washerwoman, Bertha, daughter, b. June 1881, 18, Chas Hohenstein, b. Nov 1824, wd, 75 years old.

William Hohenstein3

b. February 1859 d. . William married Johana (surname unknown)(b. February 1866 d.).

They had 6 Children:

Robert b. August 1886
Matilda b. August 1889
Louise b. July 1891
William b. August 1892
Fritz b. Mary 1896
Sarah b. December 1897

NOTES:
1900 Fed Census IA, Woodbury County, Sioux City, District 172: William b. Feb 1859, 41 yrs old, m. 14 yrs, 6/6 children, immigrated 1880, NA, House carpenter, Johana, b. Feb 1866, 34 yrs old, m. 14 yrs, 6/6 children, b. Germany immigrated 1883, Robert, b. Aug 1886, 13 yrs old, b. Nebraska, Matilda b. Aug 1889, 10, b. Iowa, Louise b. July 1891, 8, William b. Aug 1892, 7, Fritz b. May 1896, 4 yrs old, Sarah b. Dec 1897, 3 yrs old.

August Hohenstein4

b. 1861 d.. August married Minnie (surname unknown)(b. Dec 1863 d.)

They had 7/9 Children:

Charles b. Feb 1884
Minnie b. Sept 1887
Louise b. Nov 1890
Frederick b. Feb 1895
Edith b. Jul 1892
George b. Sept 1899

NOTES:
1900 Fed Census IA, Monona County, Onawa, District 76: August Hohenstein (unreadable month) 1861, 39 yrs old, m. 17 yrs, 9/7 children, carpenter, Minnie b. Dec 1863, 36 yrs old, m. 17, 7/9 children, Charlie b. Feb 1884, 16 yrs old, Minnie b. Sept 1887, 13 yrs old, Louise b. Nov 1890, 9 yrs old, Freddie b. Feb 1895, 5 yrs old, Edith b. July 1892, 3 yrs old, George b. Sept 1899, 9/12.

Bertha Hohenstein6

b. 19 August 1861 d. 01 September 1917. married Fred HATT (b. 24 April 1857 d. 06 November 1937) 29 July 1882 Onawa, Monona County, IA.

They had 6 Children:

8. Emma HATTb. d. infancy
9. William F HATTb. 14 April 1884
10. Frank HATTb. 31 October 1890
11. Albert HATTb. 16 August 1892
12. Fred HATTb. 22 July 1894
13. Edith HATTb. June 1896

NOTES:
1895 IA State Census, Monona County, Franklin Twp: Fred 38, Bertha 32,
1900 Fed Census IA, Monona County, Franklin Twp: Fred Hatt 43 married 17 yrs farmer b. Germany, Bertha 38 b. Germany, William 16, Frank 9, Albert 7, Fred 5. Fred Hatt(father) wd. 74. Fred and father immigrated 1877 (22 yrs in US), Bertha immigrated 1881 (18 yrs in US).
1910 Fed Census IA, Monona County, Franklin Twp, Dist 72: Fred Hatt 52 farmer, Bertha 47, Frank 20(?), Albert 17, Fred 15, Edith 12.


Generation 3

Source Notes:

*William F3WWI Draft Registration: farmer, tall/stout of a man, wife support, dated 12 September 1918.
*Albert5 WWI Draft Registration: lawyer, wife support, dated 05 June 1917.
*Lowell17 Hatt in Bernice Hatt obituary, as lost at sea during WWII.
*Rush Robert Grant WWI Draft Registration(Sauk County WI): Born in Cedar Rapids Iowa, single, dated 06 June 1917.