Emil Osterkamp (1853-1914)

Born: October 29, 1853

Died: June 6, 1914

Emil E.H. Osterkamp was born on October 29, 1853, the first child of German immigrants Hicke and Caroline Osterkamp. He was a lifetime resident of St. Louis.

Work was hard to come by for recent immigrants and their families, and Emil continued to live at home well into his 20s. In the 1880 census, for example, he listed his occupation as "courier," but reported that he had been unemployed for at least a year.

On September 13, 1882 Emil married 26-year-old St. Louis resident Christina Hanewinkel, the daughter of Joannes Heinrich Hanewinkel (1810-1897) and Josephina Kurten Hanewinkel (1819-1891), who were German immigrants from Westphalia. Although Emil's father was Lutheran, Emil and Catherine attended a Catholic church.

In the eleven years after they married, Emil and Christina had four children: Charles (July 25, 1884), Arthur (July 31, 1887), Walter (February 6, 1890) and Ella (January 21, 1893). Their first three children survived to adulthood, but Ella died on September 12, 1894, four months before her second birthday. In 1890, the family lived at 1121 Soulard Street.

Emil worked several professions, including as a courier, a cloth whitener and music teacher.

Emil died of nephritis on June 6, 1914, after what the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said was a lingering illness. The funeral, three days later, went from the family home, 2261 Indiana Avenue, to [http://www.archstl.org/cemeteries/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89&Itemid=231 Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery,] 7030 Gravois Avenue, where he was buried. Christina died on October 18, 1927, and was buried next to Emil on October 21, 1927.

Family
Wife: Christina Osterkamp (Hanewinkel) (1856-1927)

Parents: Hicke Osterkamp (1819-1889) Caroline Osterkamp (Nicolai) (1829-1884)

Siblings: Robert Osterkamp (1856-1915) Julius Osterkamp (1858-1860)

Children: Charles Osterkamp (1884-1947) Arthur Osterkamp (1887-1974) Walter H. Osterkamp (1890-1963) Ella Osterkamp (1893-1894)

Grandchildren: Roy Osterkamp (1912-2002) Nanon Masconi (Osterkamp) (c.1921-19??) Walter H. Osterkamp, Jr. (1924-1993)