Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameAugust Charles Hemme 559
MemoBorn on the Atlantic Ocean
Death10 Jul 1934, Chowchilla, Madera County, CA, USA1382,1384
Burial13 Jul 1934, Plainsburg Cemetery, 8943 E Gillette Rd, Le Grand, Merced County, CA, USA1381,1384
Census1900, Summerville, Union County, OR, USA996
MemoLine 69: August Henne, age 49, born in August 1850 in Germany. Both parents born in Germany. Married for 17 years.
Census1910, Escondido, San Diego County, CA, USA997
MemoLine 85: August Hemme, age 59, born at sea. Married once for 29. years. Both parents born in Germany.
Census1920, Township 2, Madera County, CA, USA1386
MemoLine 97: August Hemme, age 68, born in Germany as were both parents. Immigrated in 1866.
Census1930, Chowchilla, Madera County, CA, USA1387
MemoLine 9: August C Hemme, age 78, born in Hanover as were both parents. Immigrated in 1866. Married at age 33.
OccupationFarmer
FlagsDeceased
Spouses
Birth18 Dec 1863, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe9,1387,1388,951
MemoOn tombstone it says 1868
Death15 Oct 1948, Madera County, CA, USA9,1388
Burial18 Oct 1948, Plainsburg Cemetery, 8943 E Gillette Rd, Le Grand, Merced County, CA, USA1389
Notes for August Charles Hemme
An August Hemme appears in the California Census of 1870 living in San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA. It is record CA23934169.
August Hemme (whether this one or his father) also appears in discussions of the railroad through northern California. Here is an exceprt:
“A whole series of meetings were held over this issue. The first was called by August Hemme on May 31, 1890. Hemme, who owned much of the flat land between Danville and Alamo, was willing to deed the right-of-way free. He believed the benefit and increase in land value was worth it.”
1391An August Hemme filed for bankruptcy in Contra Costa County, CA in 1898.