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Margaret Elizabeth Kamm

Born at Pleasant Gap Township in 1883 and died in 1949.

born 14 Dec 1883 at Pleasant Gap Township, Bates died about 1949

Also written Maggie, Maggie Elizabeth Kamm, Margret E. Kamm

Life story

Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Kamm was born on 14 December 1883 in Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, Missouri, the first child of Robert Kamm, a farmer from Highland, Illinois, and his wife Barbara Hegnauer, who had married that March. The doctor who delivered her, George W. Wilson of Papinville, reported the birth, and it was entered twice in the county's registers.1–2

Maggie grew up on the family's rented farms, first in Pleasant Gap Township, where in January 1900 she was on the honor roll of the Scifres School, and from about 1910 in Osage Township, outside Rich Hill.3–5 She never married. In January 1920, at thirty-five, she was living at home and working as a servant in a private family.6 She was "Miss Maggie" among the survivors when her mother died in 1923,7 and in March 1927 she went with her father to Rockville for the funeral of her uncle Martin Hegnauer.8 When her father died in January 1934 she and her sister Bertha were the two unmarried daughters.9

Maggie died, according to Find a Grave, in 1949, and she lies in the Kamm family lot in Green Lawn Cemetery at Rich Hill with her parents and her brothers.10

What we know

Proven

  • Birth at Pleasant Gap Township, 1883
  • Death, 1949
  • Burial at Rich Hill
  • 4 homes, from the census and other records

What's still open

  • Death (open). Find a Grave gives 1949; the family tree gives 12 Sep 1949 without a source.

Sources

Sources 1–2

1 Bates County, Missouri, 1883

Bates County, Missouri, Permanent Record of Births, "K", entry no. 3: Maggie E. Kamm, female, 1st child, born 14 December 1883, Pleasant Gap [Township]; father Robt. Kamm, farmer, born Highland, Ills.; mother Barbara Kamm, maiden name Hegnauer, 24, born Gasconade Co., Mo., residence Pleasant Gap Tp.; reported by Geo. W. Wilson, Papinville; in "Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847–2003," database with images, Ancestry.com, image vrmmo1833_c19551-0036.

2 Bates County, Missouri, 1883

Bates County, Missouri, Register of Births, p. 10, no. 126, returned 27 December 1883: Maggie Elizabeth Kamm, female, 1st child, born December 1[4], 1883, Pleasant Gap Tp.; father Robt Kamm, farmer, born Highland, Ills.; mother Barbara Kamm, née Hegnauer, 24, born Gasconade Co., Mo.; reported by Geo. W. Wilson, Papinville; in "Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847–2003," database with images, Ancestry.com, image vrmmo1833_c19551-0079 (indexed as born 1 Dec 1883).

Sources 3–5

3 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Pleasant Gap Township, 1857

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 18, sheet 7A, enumerated 16 June 1900, dwelling 123, family 126, household of Robert J. Kamm (head, farmer, born Feb 1857, Illinois), with Barbara (wife, mother of 7 children, 5 living) and children Margret E. (Dec 1883, 16), Christina L. (Jan 1889), Lizzie B. (May 1893), Robert J. (Mch 1896) and Oscar W. (June 1899); roll 839; image 4118756_00517; database with images, Ancestry.com.

4 Report of the Scifres School for the month ending 8 January, 1900

Report of the Scifres School for the month ending 8 January 1900 (teacher Mary M. Requa), Bates County Democrat (Butler, Missouri), 18 January 1900, p. 7, listing Lizzie Kamm and Maggie Kamm among the regular pupils and Maggie Kamm on the department honor roll; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/999420202).

5 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township (excluding Rich Hill City), Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 15, sheet 6A, enumerated 22 April 1910, dwelling 61, family 61, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kenner] (53, farmer), with Barbara (50, mother of 8 children, 6 living) and children Maggie (26), Christina (21), Lizzie (16), Robert (14), Oscar (10) and Bertha (7); roll T624_768; image 31111_4330351-00902; database with images, Ancestry.com.

Source 6

6 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township

1920 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 16, sheet 3B, enumerated 13–14 January 1920, dwelling 63, family 63, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kamin] (62, dairy farm), with Barbara (59), Margaret (35, single, servant, private family), Robert (23), Oscar (20) and Bertha (16); roll T625_905; image 4312392-00330; database with images, Ancestry.com.

Source 7

7 Rich Hill Mining Review, 1923

"Mrs. Robert Kamm Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 11 January 1923, p. 5: survived by the husband, four daughters, Mrs. John Grill, Mrs. Edw. McVickers, and Misses Maggie and Bertha Kamm, and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home address; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000206435).

Source 8

8 The Sedalia Democrat, 1927

"Rockville News," The Sedalia Democrat (Sedalia, Missouri), 3 April 1927, p. 15: "Robert Kamm and daughter, Miss Maggie of Rich Hill attended the funeral of Martin Hegnauer Monday"; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/74381916).

Source 9

9 Rich Hill Mining Review, 1934

"Robert Kamm, 76, Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 25 January 1934, p. 8: survived by four daughters, Mrs. J. E. Vicker [McVicker], Mrs. J. H. [sic] Grill, and Misses Maggie and Bertha Kamm, and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home; burial Greenlawn; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000241687).

Source 10

10 Find a Grave, memorial 125533533

Find a Grave, memorial 125533533, Margaret E Kamm (1885–1949), Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri, plot 02-075, linked to her parents Robert John Kamm Sr. and Barbara Hegnauer Kamm (findagrave.com/memorial/125533533); seen only as linked from her mother's memorial (125533592).

Life in time

14 Dec 1883

Birth , Pleasant Gap Township, Bates, Missouri, United States

proven Sources 1, 2, 3

How we know

The first child of Robt. Kamm, farmer, born Highland, Illinois, and Barbara Kamm, née Hegnauer, 24, born Gasconade County, Missouri; reported by Dr. Geo. W. Wilson of Papinville.

Two entries in the Bates County birth registers, made from the physician's return of December 1883 (images read in the survey of her mother's records), give her birth on 14 Dec 1883 in Pleasant Gap Township as the first child of Robert and Barbara Kamm. The 1900 census agrees (Dec 1883). Find a Grave's "1 Dec 1885" and the Register index's "1 Dec 1883" are misreadings; the registers were made within weeks of the birth and are preferred.

  1. 1883 Birth 14 Dec 1883 · Pleasant Gap Township, Bates · proven

    The first child of Robt. Kamm, farmer, born Highland, Illinois, and Barbara Kamm, née Hegnauer, 24, born Gasconade County, Missouri; reported by Dr. Geo. W. Wilson of Papinville.

    Two entries in the Bates County birth registers, made from the physician's return of December 1883 (images read in the survey of her mother's records), give her birth on 14 Dec 1883 in Pleasant Gap Township as the first child of Robert and Barbara Kamm. The 1900 census agrees (Dec 1883). Find a Grave's "1 Dec 1885" and the Register index's "1 Dec 1883" are misreadings; the registers were made within weeks of the birth and are preferred.

    Sources 1, 2, 3

  2. 1900 Residence Pleasant Gap Township, Bates · proven

    "Margret E.", daughter, born Dec 1883, 16, at school, in her parents' household. In January 1900 she was on the honor roll of the Scifres School.

    Her parents and brothers and sisters identify the household; the school report of Jan 1900 lists Maggie and Lizzie Kamm among the pupils of a Pleasant Gap Township school.

    Sources 3, 4

  3. 1910 Residence Osage Township, Bates · proven

    "Maggie", daughter, 26, single, in her parents' household outside Rich Hill.

    In the household of Robert and Barbara Kamm with her five brothers and sisters (image read in the survey of her mother's records).

    Source 5

  4. 1920 Residence Osage Township, Bates · proven

    "Margaret", daughter, 35, single, working as a servant in a private family; in her parents' household.

    In the household of Robert and Barbara Kamm (image read in the survey of her mother's records).

    Source 6

  5. 1927 Residence Mar 1927 · Rich Hill, Bates · proven

    "Miss Maggie of Rich Hill", who went with her father to her uncle Martin Hegnauer's funeral at Rockville.

    The Rockville correspondent names Robert Kamm and his daughter Miss Maggie of Rich Hill.

    Source 8

  6. 1949 Death about 1949 · proven

    Year from Find a Grave; the family tree gives 12 Sep 1949 without a source. Place not found.

    Find a Grave gives 1885–1949 for Margaret E. Kamm in the Kamm family lot at Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill; its birth year is wrong (the birth registers give 1883), and its death year has not been checked against a record. She was living, unmarried, in January 1934.

    Source 10

  • proven

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Places in this life

3 places, in order
1 2 3
  1. 1 Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County Birth 14 Dec 1883 · Residence 1900
  2. 2 Osage Township, Bates County Residence 1910 · Residence 1920
  3. 3 Rich Hill, Bates County Residence Mar 1927 · Burial

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The evidence 7 facts with their grades, 10 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Birth 14 Dec 1883 Pleasant Gap Township, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 1 , 2 , 3
Residence 1900 Pleasant Gap Township, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 3 , 4
Residence 1910 Osage Township, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 5
Residence 1920 Osage Township, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 6
Residence Mar 1927 Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 8
Death about 1949 proven 10
Burial Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 10

Research notes

  • Sources: The birth registers and the 1900–1920 censuses were read on screen during the survey of her mother's records; the newspaper items were read on screen then and in the survey of her uncle Martin's records. Her death rests on Find a Grave, seen only as a link from her mother's memorial.
  • Birth: 14 Dec 1883 (both 1883 registers, which are two copies of one physician's return; the 1900 census gives Dec 1883).1, 2, 3 Find a Grave gives 1 Dec 1885 and the Register of Births index 1 Dec 1883; both are misreadings.
  • Death (open): Find a Grave gives 1949; the family tree gives 12 Sep 1949 without a source.10 Leads: the Missouri death certificates for 1949 (Ancestry, to 1971; Missouri State Archives); the Rich Hill Mining Review for September 1949.
  • Her mother's parentage: see Barbara's profile.

Working notes

  • Find a Grave 125533533; "12 Sep" unsourced
  • Old tree 165462681 @I252683060596@ "Margret E Kamm"

Sources

  1. 1

    Bates County, Missouri, Permanent Record of Births, "K", entry no. 3: Maggie E. Kamm, female, 1st child, born 14 December 1883, Pleasant Gap [Township]; father Robt. Kamm, farmer, born Highland, Ills.; mother Barbara Kamm, maiden name Hegnauer, 24, born Gasconade Co., Mo., residence Pleasant Gap Tp.; reported by Geo. W. Wilson, Papinville; in "Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847–2003," database with images, Ancestry.com, image vrmmo1833_c19551-0036.

  2. 2

    Bates County, Missouri, Register of Births, p. 10, no. 126, returned 27 December 1883: Maggie Elizabeth Kamm, female, 1st child, born December 1[4], 1883, Pleasant Gap Tp.; father Robt Kamm, farmer, born Highland, Ills.; mother Barbara Kamm, née Hegnauer, 24, born Gasconade Co., Mo.; reported by Geo. W. Wilson, Papinville; in "Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847–2003," database with images, Ancestry.com, image vrmmo1833_c19551-0079 (indexed as born 1 Dec 1883).

  3. 3

    1900 U.S. Federal Census, Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 18, sheet 7A, enumerated 16 June 1900, dwelling 123, family 126, household of Robert J. Kamm (head, farmer, born Feb 1857, Illinois), with Barbara (wife, mother of 7 children, 5 living) and children Margret E. (Dec 1883, 16), Christina L. (Jan 1889), Lizzie B. (May 1893), Robert J. (Mch 1896) and Oscar W. (June 1899); roll 839; image 4118756_00517; database with images, Ancestry.com.

  4. 4

    Report of the Scifres School for the month ending 8 January 1900 (teacher Mary M. Requa), Bates County Democrat (Butler, Missouri), 18 January 1900, p. 7, listing Lizzie Kamm and Maggie Kamm among the regular pupils and Maggie Kamm on the department honor roll; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/999420202).

  5. 5

    1910 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township (excluding Rich Hill City), Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 15, sheet 6A, enumerated 22 April 1910, dwelling 61, family 61, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kenner] (53, farmer), with Barbara (50, mother of 8 children, 6 living) and children Maggie (26), Christina (21), Lizzie (16), Robert (14), Oscar (10) and Bertha (7); roll T624_768; image 31111_4330351-00902; database with images, Ancestry.com.

  6. 6

    1920 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 16, sheet 3B, enumerated 13–14 January 1920, dwelling 63, family 63, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kamin] (62, dairy farm), with Barbara (59), Margaret (35, single, servant, private family), Robert (23), Oscar (20) and Bertha (16); roll T625_905; image 4312392-00330; database with images, Ancestry.com.

  7. 7

    "Mrs. Robert Kamm Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 11 January 1923, p. 5: survived by the husband, four daughters, Mrs. John Grill, Mrs. Edw. McVickers, and Misses Maggie and Bertha Kamm, and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home address; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000206435).

  8. 8

    "Rockville News," The Sedalia Democrat (Sedalia, Missouri), 3 April 1927, p. 15: "Robert Kamm and daughter, Miss Maggie of Rich Hill attended the funeral of Martin Hegnauer Monday"; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/74381916).

  9. 9

    "Robert Kamm, 76, Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 25 January 1934, p. 8: survived by four daughters, Mrs. J. E. Vicker [McVicker], Mrs. J. H. [sic] Grill, and Misses Maggie and Bertha Kamm, and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home; burial Greenlawn; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000241687).

  10. 10

    Find a Grave, memorial 125533533, Margaret E Kamm (1885–1949), Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri, plot 02-075, linked to her parents Robert John Kamm Sr. and Barbara Hegnauer Kamm (findagrave.com/memorial/125533533); seen only as linked from her mother's memorial (125533592).