Ernst in Germany...

...and cousins who came to America.

Last modified 07/21/2005

Ernsts from Germany - a sketchy outline based on Henry F. Rahe's information

Unknown, m. Unknown, both died before 1815 in Germany.

Children:
Unknown female, married, stayed in Germany
Casper, b. ~1808 Hessen Kassel, imm. ~1830 to Vermilion, OH (see Ernst page)
Unknown male, imm. to Philadelphia, PA, had money, married
Unknown male, imm. to or near Vermilion, OH, was a farmer, had 5 children who all went to college

Louis, teacher and professor
Unknown female, went with Louis to CA in the early 1870s
Casper, died in the Civil War
Washington, well-educated, lived in Saginaw and Frankenmuth, MI, taught school, went into the grocery and meat business in Frankenmuth with Fred Reichle (husband of Martha Ernst), m. Sabina Ruf, moved to a farm in KS, d. KS
Elizabeth "Betsy", m. Isaac Smith, migrated in a covered wagon to Garfield, NE, d. there in ~1932

Of the six "Ernst Girls," Sarah married Adam Reiber. Here's some information about his family, and a tie-in with another family name on this site... (information from the Garfield Heights Historical Society, notes from Jean Helman Bauer, 3/20/58, Wollaston, MA)

Christian Reiber, b. 30 Jun 1813, Hessen, d. 1904, married Elizabeth Allern, b. 1815, Holland , d. 1880

Children, at least:
Adam, b. 27 Feb 1845, Brownhelm, OH, m. Sarah Ernst, d. 8 Aug 1931 (see below)

Adam Reiber and Sarah Ernst

Children, at least:
Edward J., b. 20 July 1871, Assumption, Hoefner, IL, m. Bertha Bohning, d. 26 Feb 1958, Garfield Hts. OH (see below)

Edward J. Reiber and Bertha Bohning, she b. 28 Dec 1871, d. 29 Dec 1958

Children, at least:
Viola, m. Walter Helman (Walter somehow tied into the Helman branch again) (see below)
Velma E.

Walter Helman and Viola Reiber

Children, at least:
Jean, m. Frank Bauer, ahd children John, Mary and Anne