Ida Erdmine Emma KANT

Father: Herman KANT
Mother: Auguste TESCH

Family 1: Friedrich Johannes Albert KOEPSELL

(1) Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Ella KOEPSELL
  2. Meta KOEPSELL
  3. Gertrude KOEPSELL
  4. Lydia KOEPSELL
  5. Andrew KOEPSELL
  6. Hilbert KOEPSELL
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                  _Karl KANT ______|
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 _Herman KANT ___|
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|                |_Louisa SCHULTZ _|
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|--Ida Erdmine Emma KANT
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|                 _________________|
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|_Auguste TESCH _|
                 |                  __
                 |_________________|
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Notes

Updated February 1, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island) via Ancestry.com

Ida KANT, with her parents, Herman and Augusta KANT, and brother Albert arrived in the United States together on 15 June 1882.

- Birth Year: Abt. 1878; age 4
- Gender: Female
- Port of Departure: Kristiansand, Norway
- Place of Origin: Germany
- Ethnicity: German
- Ship: Fithington
- Port of Arrival: New York, New York

(2) Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Wife: Ida KANT
- Parents: Herman KANT and Augusta TESCH
- Birthplace: Germany
- Husband: Fred KOEPSELL
- Parents: Herman KOEPSELL and Karolina DETLAFF
- Occupation: Farmer
- Residence: Town of Herman, Dodge Co.
- Birthplace: Town Herman
- Date of Marriage: Feb. 22nd, 1900
- Location of Marriage: Oak Grove, Wis.; Ev. Luth. Church
- Witnesses: E. KOEPSELL; L. KOEPSELL; A. KANT; A. SOMMERFELD
- Officiant: Aug. KIRCHNER; Lowell, Dodge Co.

(3) 1900 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Herman Twp.: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 91; Sheet 10B; June 23, 1900.

Ida [KANT] KOEPSELL is married to Frederich KOEPSELL, head of household. They live next to the farm of Frederich's parents, Herman and Carolina KOEPSELL.

- Birth date: August 1878; age 21
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 0 years
- Birthplace: Germany, as were her parents
- Immigration: 1883; living in the U.S. for 17 years

(4) 1905 Wisconsin State Census for Dodge Co., Town of Herman: Sheet 9; June 1, 1905.

Ida [KANT] KOEPSELL is married to Fred KOEPSELL, head of household. She is 26 years old and born in Germany, as were her parents. The family owns a farm with a mortgage. Children in the household are Ella (age 4), Meta (age 2), and Gertrude (age 1), all born in Wisconsin.

(5) 1910 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Herman Twp.: Supervisor's District 5; Enumeration District 15; Sheet 9B, April 28, 1910.

Ida [KANT] KOEPSELL is married to Fred KOEPSELL, head of household. Children in the household are Ella (age 9), Meta (age 7), Gertrude (age 5), Lydia (age 3), and Andrew (age 7 months), all born in Wisconsin.

- Age: 31; married for 10 years
- Birthplace: Germany, as were her parents
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 5 children, all living
- Immigration: 1880
- Home ownership: The family owns a farm with a mortgage

(6) 1920 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Herman Twp.: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 42; Sheet 8B; January 23, 1920.

Ida [KANT] KOEPSELL is married to Fred KOEPSELL, head of household. Children in the household are Ella (age 19), Meta (age 17), Gertrude (age 15), Lydia (age 13), Andrew (age 10), and Hilbert (age 6), all born in Wisconsin.

- Address: Farm
- Home: Owned, free of mortgage
- Age: 41
- Birthplace: Germany, as were her parents
- Immigration: 1882; naturalized 1900
- Occupation: Laborer on the house farm

(7) 1930 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Herman Town: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 14-20; Sheet 10B; April 19, 1930.

Ida [KANT] KOEPSEL is married to Fred KOEPSEL, head of household. Children in the household are Andrew (age 20) and Hilbert (age 16), both born in Wisconsin.

- Home ownership: Yes, a farm
- Radio ownership: yes
- Age: 51 years old at time of census; 21 when first married
- Birthplace: Germany, as were her parents
- Language Spoken Before Coming to U.S.: German
- Immigration: 1882; a naturalized citizen

(8) 1940 United States Census for Wisconsin, Dodge Co., Herman Twp.: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 14-26; Sheet 12B; April 30, 1940.

Eda [KANT] KOEPSELL is married to Fred KOEPSELL, head of household. Their adult son Hilbert (age 26, b. Wisconsin, a farm laborer) also resides in the household. Fred furnished information to the census taker for this household.

- Home: Owner, valued at $2,500, it is a farm
- Age: 61, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: Elementary School - 6th Grade
- Birthplace: Wisconsin
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same House
- At Work: No, home housework

(9) Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Ida KOEPSELL
- Death Date: 23 Nov 1947
- Death County: Dodge, Wisconsin, USA

(10) Find a Grave

- Name: Ida Erdmine Emma KANDT KOEPSELL
- Birth: 7 Aug 1878; Germany
- Death: 23 Nov 1947 (aged 69); Herman Center, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
- Burial: Hochheim Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery; Hochheim, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
- Notation: "born in Hochendorff, by Alt Dam, Stettin, Kreis Stettin, Pomerania to Herman (1852-1914) and Auguste (nee Tesch 1854-1938) Kandt"
- Memorial ID: 58995358