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150/1886 Paten: Ferd. Kosak, Joh. Klemann, Friedr. Heidmann, Mathilde Heidmann, Henriette Schlieter

17/1900 Wilhelmine Henriette Kosak

Minna Kasak; Fürst Bismark; 14 J.; Letzter Wohnort: Angurklen; Endgültiges Reiseziel: Pittsburgh; Wer hat das Reisegeld gezahlt: sister; Ob Sie zu Verwandten gehen, zu welchen, Name und Wohnort derselben: sister Martha Kasak, Butler St.

Ankunft am 27. July 1901 9:30 am

13/1908 Trauzeugen: Gust. Kosak, Frida Neumann

US Census 1910

Marriage Licence 09.12.1916, Joseph B. Momberg - Wilhelmina Kisner

US Census: 1920, 1930, 1940

Object of visit: To see aged mother and (home)...?!

First Name: Wilhelmine Last Name: Momberg Ethnicity: US Citizen Last Place of Residence: Sedalia, Miss Date of Arrival: Sep 25, 1920 Age at Arrival: 34y Gender: F Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Rotterdam Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland Manifest Line Number: 0012

Wilhelmine Henriette Kasak: was the youngest of the six KASAK children. She, also, was born in Angurklen on May 25, 1886, five years younger than her sister HELENE. Like her siblings, Wilhelmine was confirmed in the same Tauroggen Lutheran church when she was fourteen, July 16, 1900. Four months later, she emigrated, with HELENE. Did she know at her confirmation that she was leaving home? What would cause a young teenager to make such a radical life changing decision as this? Certainly she knew the possibilities of never seeing her parents again were very real! Again, it is not known what immigration route they took. Most likely to Breman, Germany and from there by ship to New York City. She, then, traveled to Pittsburg, where she met Aldolf Peter Kissner and eventually married him. However, this was not a happy marriage. Two girls are born, Olga Bertha and Emma Martha (perhaps named after Wilhelmine’s older sister). Within nine months, she lost her entire family.

Always a strong man, husband, Aldolf, died an untimely death on December 2, 1911, three days after contracting phenumonia. Shortly thereafter, her daughter Bertha became ill with whooping caught and died. Needing to work to support a young daughter and herself, Wilhelmine gets a friend to care for Emma. This young child developed spinal meningitis which claimed her life.

Wilhelmine was well liked by her nieces who called her “Aunt Minnie.” Hearing from a friend, she moved to Sedalia, Missouri where her brother also lived. There, she found work as a dressmaker. Soon, she met Joseph Benjamin Momberg, who had two ill children. She cared for them and nursed them back to health. Shortly thereafter, they were married. With this marriage, she gained two step-children, Eva Amelia Mary and Raymond. [I remember meeting “Aunt Minnie” once. My family drove to Sedalia to visit them. It was decided that she would return with us to see her Pennsylvania relatives. On the return trip, we stayed at a motel, all of us in one room. With six of us getting ready in the morning, it was a bit snug. Realizing the situation, Aunt Minnie opened the closet door and proceeded to dress behind it. She was a resourceful person, always ready for an adventure.] Aunt Minnie died February 5, 1967 after a full life of eighty-one years. Currently, a branch of the KASAK family still resides in the Sedalia area. (Don Orton)