Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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  1. 1. Summary
  2. 2. Biography & Family History
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  4. 4. Obituary
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  6. 6. Memories
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Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang (1844 - 1911)

Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang , father to 9 children, was born on February 20, 1844 in Köthen, SA Germany. He was born to Johan Christoph Amelang and Maria Sophie Dorthea (Minsel ) Amelang , with siblings Ludwig, Agustus, and Friedrich. He was baptized at Germany. Christoph married Hannah Ploschentz on January 2, 1873 in Iowa and they were together until death separated them. They gave birth to Robert Edward Amelang , William Embry Amelang , Paul P Amelang , John Gotlieb Amelang, Rosa Alvina (Amelang) Minor, Cora Elizabeth (Amelang) Evans, Martha Beatrice Beluah (Amelang) Skinner, Minnie Ann Alice (Amelang) Skinner, and Mary Viola (Amelang) Brookshier-Weineke. He died on November 29, 1911 in Iowa at 67 years old. He was buried in Sherman Chapel Cemetery, Iowa. We know that Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang had been residing in Davis County, Iowa USA.

Christoph is also known as: Frank Or Franz. His family heritage is believed to be: White. His nationality is: Germany .

His occupation and profession is listed as: Farmer.
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Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang was also known as:

Frank Or Franz

Birth

 in Köthen, SA Germany

Baptized

at Germany,

Death

 on in Davis County, Iowa

Cause of death

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Burial / Funeral

at Sherman Chapel Cemetery, in Davis County, Iowa

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Last Known Residence

Davis County, Iowa USA

Average Age

Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang lived 5 years shorter than the average Amelang family member when he died at the age of 67.

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Family

Father: Johan Christoph Amelang
Mother: Maria Sophie Dorthea (Minsel ) Amelang
Siblings: Ludwig Erdmann Carl Amelang , Agustus Christian Amelang , and Friedrich Wilhelm Amelang

Wife: Hannah L. C. (Ploschentz) Amelang
Children with Hannah: Robert Edward Amelang , William Embry Amelang , Paul P Amelang , John Gotlieb Amelang, Rosa Alvina (Amelang) Minor, Cora Elizabeth (Amelang) Evans, Martha Beatrice Beluah (Amelang) Skinner, Minnie Ann Alice (Amelang) Skinner, and Mary Viola (Amelang) Brookshier-Weineke

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Farmer

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Middle name

Wilhelm Franz

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Ethnicity

White

Nationality

Germany

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Gender

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1844 - In the year that Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang was born, on June 6th in London, George Williams set up the first YMCA based on the idea of a healthy "body, mind, and spirit" - what he considered Christian values. Now headquartered in Geneva Switzerland, there are over 57 million worldwide beneficiaries and 125 national associations.

1864 - He was 20 years old when on October 5th, a cyclone killed 70,000 people in Calcutta, India. Calcutta is in a "very high damage risk" cyclone zone, although this was an especially powerful one.

1889 - By the time he was 45 years old, on April 20th, Adolf Hitler was born in Austria-Hungary - now Austria. In his early 30's, he began his rise to power in German politics, eventually becoming the leader of the Nazi Party and Führer of Nazi Germany. He presided over the death of millions of civilians as well as leading Germany through World War II.

1899 - When he was 55 years old, the meaning of Chinese "oracle bones" was rediscovered. Farmers in China had been turning up the bones in their fields for generations but most often they were ground up and sold as medicine. The chancellor of the Imperial Academy and a friend noticed, before they ground the bones, that they had writing. The bones had been used around the second millennium BC for divination.

1911 - In the year of Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang 's passing, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, along with four fellow Norwegian explorers. After hearing that Peary had beaten him to the North Pole, Amundsen decided to tackle the South Pole. On December 14th, he succeeded.

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Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang , father to 9 children, died on November 29, 1911 in Iowa at 67 years old. There is no known cause of death for Christoph. He was buried in Sherman Chapel Cemetery, Iowa. He was born on February 20, 1844 in Köthen, SA Germany. He was born to Johan Christoph Amelang and Maria Sophie Dorthea (Minsel ) Amelang , with siblings Ludwig, Agustus, and Friedrich. Christoph married Hannah Ploschentz on January 2, 1873 in Iowa and they were together until death separated them. They gave birth to Robert Edward Amelang , William Embry Amelang , Paul P Amelang , John Gotlieb Amelang, Rosa Alvina (Amelang) Minor, Cora Elizabeth (Amelang) Evans, Martha Beatrice Beluah (Amelang) Skinner, Minnie Ann Alice (Amelang) Skinner, and Mary Viola (Amelang) Brookshier-Weineke. We know that Christoph Wilhelm Franz Amelang had been residing in Davis County, Iowa USA.

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