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Lewis Keseberg, 1814 - 1895 Lewis Keseberg 1814 1895 California
Lewis Keseberg was born on 1814, in , to Pfarrer Friedrich Ernst Keseberg and Juliana Keseberg (born von Asmuth).
Lewis was baptized on 1814, in .
Lewis had 5 siblings: Karl Wilhelm Keseberg, Friedrich Christian Keseberg and .
Lewis married Elisabeth Philippine Keseberg (born Zimmermann).
Elisabeth was born on 1823, in .
They had 10 children: Juliane Karoline Keseberg, Mathilde Elisabeth Keseberg and .
Lewis lived in 1860, in , California.
He lived in 1870, in , California.
He lived in 1880, in , California.
Lewis passed away on 1895, at age 81 in , California.
He was buried in , California.
Documents of Lewis Keseberg
Lewis Keseberg in History of Amador County, CAL., 1881
"... four of the last five survivors; the fourth and last relief party rescued the last survivor, Lewis Keseberg, on the 7th of April, 1847. Ninety names are given as members of the Donner party. Of these forty ..."
Publication place: Oakland, California, USA
Elisabeth Pilippine Zimmermann
Johann Ludwig Keseberg in Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929
Elisabeth Pilippine Zimmermann
married
Johann Ludwig Keseberg
on
month
day
1842, in
marriage place
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Louis Keseberg
1814 Louis Keseberg in 1880 United States Federal Census
Louis
married
Paulean Keseberg
.
They had one daughter:
Augusta Keseberg
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Elisabeth Keseberg
1891 1892 Johann Wilhelm Keseberg in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Deaths 1874-1938
Elisabeth Keseberg
was born circa 1891, in
birth place
, to
Johann Wilhelm Keseberg
and
Elisabeth Keseberg
.
Newspaper Name Index, USA and Canada
Lewis KesebergLewis Keseberg in The Milwaukee Journal - Mar 22 1982
Newspaper Name Index, USA and Canada
"... Donner was among those remaining. Insisting that her place was with her alling husband, In April 1847, when a last party arrived at the camp, the only survivor was Lewis Keseberg, who had subsisted for the last few days on Tamsen donner's body. In the final account, 47 of the 89 members of the Donner Party survived. Including the entire Breen ..."
Publication place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Lewis KesebergLewis Keseberg in The Calgary Herald - Aug 25 1962
Newspaper Name Index, USA and Canada
"... there is the factual story of the Donner settlement that starved to death near Lake Tahoe (on the boundary) during the harsh winter of 1846-47. One of the survivors, Lewis Keseberg, lived by eating the corpses of his neighbors as they died. When rescuers found him, his cabin was decorated with seven partially consumed For the rest of hls life Keseberg was vilified in press and adventure stories as somo sort of a he was not, just starving. k k k MOST LIKELY TO ROUSE THE WRATH of Western idol- makers ..."
Publication place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lewis KesebergLewis Keseberg in Eugene Register-Guard - July 22 1996
Newspaper Name Index, USA and Canada
"... reached the Humboldt two weeks carlier and made lt safely over the Sierra. "More than anything, I blame Hastings’ misdirection for their problems,” sald Ramsey of Carmel, granddaughter of Lewis Keseberg. "I can't understand why he would say things, not knowing whether they were accurate or not." But some descendants concede that party members share the blame because of poor decisions ..."
Publication place: Eugene City, Lane County, Oregon, United States
Lewis KesebergLewis Keseberg in The Deseret News - July 22 1996
Newspaper Name Index, USA and Canada
"... have reached the Humboldt two weeks and made it safely over the Sierra. "More than anything. I blame misdirection for their problems." said Patricia Ramsey of Carmel, granddaughter of Lewis Keseberg. “I can't understand why he would say things, not knowing whether they were accurate or not.” But some descendants concede that parly members share the blame because of poor decisions ..."
Publication place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Geni World Family Tree
Lewis or Louis Keseberg 1814 1895California
Lewis or Louis Keseberg, Circa 1814 - 1895
Lewis married Phillipine Keseberg (born Zimmerman) in 1842, at age 28.
Lewis Keseberg 1846
Lewis Keseberg, born 1846
Lewis Keseberg was born in 1846, in birth place, to Lewis or Louis Keseberg and Phillipine Keseberg (born Zimmerman).
Lewis had one sister: Ada Keseberg.
Lewis was buried in 1847.
FamilySearch Family Tree
Lewis Keseberg 1814 1895California
Lewis Keseberg, 1814 - 1895
Lewis Keseberg was born on month day 1814, in birth place, to Freidrich Ernst Keseberg and Juliane Ludevike Von Keseberg (born Asmuth).
Lewis had one brother: Karl Wilhelm Keseberg.
Lewis married Elisabeth Philippine Keseberg (born Zimmerman) on month day 1842, at age 28 in marriage place.
Lewis Keseberg 1846 1847California
Lewis Keseberg, 1846 - 1847
Lewis Keseberg was born in 1846, in birth place, to Lewis Keseberg and Elisabeth Philippine Keseberg (born Zimmerman).