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The Henry Sandkamp Family of Holdingford, Stearns County, Minnesota
Heinrich “Henry” and Katherine Rensing Sandkamp, ca 1912
The following is a brief narrative of the lives and times of my great-grandparents,Henry and Katherine Sandkamp, and their family as reported by the Holdingford,Minnesota weekly “Advertiser” newspaper from 1908 to 1921.I’d like to extend my thanks to Louie Welna for providing me access to theAdvertiser’s images, along with his Philipsek family history which helped provideinspiration, and to Mike Odden for taking the time to image the Advertiser newspapersfor posterity. I’m sure it was no small task. I’d especially like to thank Herman Ebnet,whose recent guided tour of Holdingford for me and my sons, Matt and Stephen, helpedto bring our Sandkamp ancestors to life.Tom Long,December 2, 20091
 
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Sandkamp was born in Germany, June 29, 1860. Departing the port of Antwerp Belgium in early March, 1885, Henry set sail for the United States aboard theRed Star Line’s steamship “Rhynland”, arriving in New York on March 13. According tothe ship’s manifest, his place of origin was Epe, a small town in Nordrhein-Westfalen,Germany, he was a carpenter by profession, and his final destination was Melrose(Stearns County, Minnesota).
Red Star Line Steamship “Rhynland”
Rhynland Years in service: 1879-1906 Funnels: 1 Masts: 4 Aliases: Rhyna (1906) Shipping Line: Red Star Ship Description: Built byVickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness, England. Tonnage: 3,689. Dimensions: 402' x 40'. Single-screw, 12 1/2 knots.Compound engines. 1,600 I.H.P. Four masts and one funnel. Iron hull. History: Employed mainly in the Antwerp-New York service.Transferred to Liverpool-Philadelphia service of American Line in 1895. Renamed: Rhyna (1906). Italian owners. Scrapped in 1906.Sister ship: Belgenland. Source: Ancestry.com
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Little is known of Henry’s life upon arriving in this country, but the 1900census indicates he and Katherine Rensing were married in 1887. A search of theStearns County public records for this period yields no marriage license for them. Thereis however, information to suggest they may have been married prior to Katherine’sarrival in the United States. Immigration records list a “Cath” Sandkamp, age 21,arriving in New York, on May 24, 1877, aboard the North German Lloyd Ship Linesteam ship “Elbe”. According to the ship’s manifest, the port of departure was Bremen,Germany, her hometown is listed as Epe, and her destination was Minnesota.
North German Lloyd Line Steam Ship “Elbe”
Ship Name: Elbe Years in service: 1881-1895 Funnels: 2 Masts: 4 Shipping Line: North German Lloyd Ship Description: Built byJohn Elder & Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 4,897. Dimensions: 418' x 44' (440' o.l.). Single-screw, 17 knots. Compound engines.Four masts and two funnels. Iron hull. History: Hurricane deck amidship was 180 feet long. It was used as a promenade deck for firstclass passengers. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York, June 24, 1881. Sunk by collision with steamer Crathie in NorthSea, January 30, 1895, and went down within a few minutes with the loss of over 330 lives. Sister ships: Fulda and Werra.
The 1891-1892 Directory for the City of Minneapolis indicates Henry andKatherine were residing with their son Joseph, daughters Annie and Liccia (Lizzie), at3222 N 2
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St. Henry’s occupation was listed as carpenter and he was employed by theDiamond Iron Works.3
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Susan813

Henry and Katherine Sandkamp were my great-grandparents too. This was a great read. Thank you very much.

reply02 / 23 / 2010
crguru

You're welcome! Which of the children are you descended from? Stella was my grandmother.

02 / 26 / 2010
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