Ernst Frederich Toensing

1835 - 1912  (77 years)

• Name	Ernst Frederich Toensing  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Born	3 April 1835	Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany   [1, 2]
  Immigration	July 1871	New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Occupation	Cabinet Maker, Farmer, Carpenter For Brandhorst, Moeller & Co.  [3, 4]
  Death Notice	Willmar Tribune, September 11, 1912, Image 6, Chronicalling America Death of Ernest Toensing Died, at the home of his son Henry last Friday in town of Swede Grove, Ernest Frederick Toensing, at the age of 76 years, 4 months and 21 days, the cause of death being heart failure. Deceased was born in Lintorp, Germany, April 9, 1836. He was married in Germany; Nov. 26, 1863, to Clara Weingaertner, who died in St. Paul about 20 years ago. He came to this country with his family in the summer of 1872, locating in St. Paul. Here he worked at the carpenter trade until the year 1896 when he came to Swede Grove town where he made his home with his son Henry until his death. The following children survive: Henry of Swede Grove, Frank of Atwater, Arnold of Portland, N. D., Fred, Louis and Annie Toensing and Mrs. Mary Hanson and Mrs. Ed. Kemper of St. Paul. A large number of grandchildren, two brothers, Frank Toensing of Sweded Grove, and Henry Toensing of St. Paul, survive him. The funeral was held last Monday with serviced at the late home at 2:00 o’clock, and at the German Lutheran church in town of Harrison at 3:00 o’clock, Rev. Rohtherd officiating.---Grove City Times.
  Residence(s)	1872: St. Paul, MN 1879: w. s. Arch St., St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota 1880: 324 Arch St., St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota 1885: St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota 1896-1900: Swede Grove, Meeker Co., Minnesota  [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Died	30 August 1912	Atwater, Kandiyohi Co., Minnesota, USA   [1, 9]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I4713	Lisa's Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 January 2011

  
  

  Father	Johann Conrad Tönsing,   b. 17 August 1801, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany ,   d. 23 August 1869, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maria Clara Johann-Wlecke,   b. 10 May 1806, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany ,   d. 28 August 1876, Atwater, Kandiyohi Co., Minnesota, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	5 September 1827	Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 10]
  Family ID	F3153	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Clara Elizabeth Weingartner,   b. 27 September 1839, Harlinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 8 November 1889, Saint Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Married	26 October 1863	Harlinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Henry Conrad Toensing,   b. 28 October 1864, Wimmer, Wittlage, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany ,   d. 3 December 1939, St. Johns, Minnesota, USA  (Age 75 years) + 2. Fredrick J. Toensing,   b. 23 April 1866, Germany ,   d. 3 December 1939  (Age 73 years)   3. Mary Toensing,   b. 1 September 1868,   d. 19 February 1936  (Age 67 years)   4. Conrad Toensing,   b. 20 October 1870,   d. 29 July 1871  (Age 0 years)   5. Frank Henry Toensing,   b. 16 December 1872, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 January 1950  (Age 77 years)   6. Anna Toensing,   b. 8 February 1875, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 14 December 1956  (Age 81 years) + 7. Louis Fredrich Toensing,   b. 10 November 1876, USA ,   d. 10 December 1943  (Age 67 years)   8. Arnold Toensing,   b. 15 September 1878, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 1 August 1957  (Age 78 years)   9. Lydia Marguerite Toensing,   b. 1 December 1880,   d. 21 August 1962  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F3154	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S381] Tonsing Genealogy Forum. [S562] Christopher G. Toensing's of Shoreview, MN. [S383] Roots Web Free Pages. [S1703] carpenter. [S2447] ((St. Paul, MN: 1879)). [S1703] . [S1702] . [S1700] . [S562] Christopher G. Toensing's of Shoreview, MN, St. Paul, MN. [S875] .