Cuyahoga County OhArchives Biographies.....Moddelmog, Frederick May 13 1875 - July 12 1952 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joerg Moddelmog joerg.moddelmog@1id.army.mil January 20, 2005, 10:48 am Author: Joerg Moddelmog Frederick Moddelmog was born as Friedrich Ernst Moddelmog, as the seventh child of Gottlieb Moddelmog (DOB May 06, 1830, DOD August 22, 1887) and his wife Wilhelmine Tessmer Moddelmog (DOB January 15, 1837, DOD December 27, 1891) in Schmilowo, West Prussia, Germany. He sailed from Bremen, Germany on August 13, 1898 and arrived in New York on August 23, 1898 (see Ellis Island Records). After his arrival, he immediately moved to Cleveland Ohio where he moved in with his two older brothers Gustav and William, already living there on 45 Emmet Street. Furthermore, their cousin Traugott lives in Cleveland, Ohio on 122 Emmet Street. Later on Frederick went back to Germany to bring his fiancée Hedwig Tesmer Moddelmog to the USA. Five of their ten children were born in Cleveland, Ohio, i.e. William, Alma, Hedwig, Frederick Jr. and a son who died after his birth. After Emmet Street was renamed they lived at 2351 W 6th Street in Cleveland. In 1912, following the death of his oldest brother Gustav, the family moved back to Germany. Additional Comments: Information on their children, born in Cleveland, OH: Son (DOB July 29, 1902, DOD July 29, 1902) at 45 Emmett St., Cleveland (Cuyahoga County Archives Birth Index 1849-1908 Reel 46 (1901-05: Michitish – Pliml), Son: male, white) William (DOB October 24, 1904 at 2351 W. 6th St. Cleveland) (Cuyahoga County Archives Birth Index 1849-1908 Reel 46 (1901-05: Michitish – Pliml), Son: male, white) Alma Agnes (DOB October 7, 1907 at 2351 W. 6th St. Cleveland) (Cuyahoga County Archives Birth Index 1849-1908 Reel 54 (1906-08: Kuhn, J. – Mues), Daughter: female, white) Hedwig (DOB March 22, 1910 in Cleveland, Ohio at 0500 pm; widwife Mrs. Ritter Frederick Jr. (DOB January 11, 1912) Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/cuyahoga/photos/bios/bs68moddelmo.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/cuyahoga/bios/bs68moddelmo.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb