Albert and Margretha had 8 children.

• Sons 1 through 4 came to America, settling at Baltimore, Maryland and in Texas.
• Henry Kuhlmann married in Germany. Both he and his wife died there. They had 2 children.
• Dedrick Kuhlmann married a Meyer girl in Germany. they had 4 children.
• Henry Kuhlmann came to Elk Creek, Nebr., then to Chase County Nebr.
• Diedrick Kuhlmann stayed in Nemaha County and married Bertha Bauer.
• Fred Kuhlmann stayed in Germany.
• Gretchen stayed in Germany.
• Sophia (Beckman). Husband name unknown. They stayed in Germany. They had 4 children.
• Henry Beckman and his brother --
• Diedrick Beckman came to Nemaha County, Nebr. then moved to Smith County, Kansas.
• Fred Beckman came to Nemaha County, Nebr. He died in 1887 and is buried at St.James (Long Branch).
• Charlotte died in infancy in Germany.
• William Kuhlmann married and came with his family to America in 1881. They settled in Johnson County, Nebr. Wife's name is unknown. They had 6 children.
• Henry Kuhlmann
• Christian Kuhlmann
• Sophia
• Diedrick Kuhlmann
• Fred D. Kuhlmann
• Mary
• A daughter (name unknown) married a Burop and stayed in Germany.
• Johann Friedrich Christian Kuhlmann. Born Aug. 23, 1815.

  Christian, the name that he went by, was a shoemaker by trade, He married on July 21, 1843 in Buecken, Hanover, Prussa to Sophie Catherine Adelheid Eggers, Born Jan 2, 1820 in Warpe. One Son, Henry, as born to this union. When he was still a small boy his motner died. Christian married again and he and his second wife had two more children. After his second wife died, Christian came to America with his Son, Henry and family. He died March 11, 1902 and was buried at St John's Lutheran Church near Athol, Kansas.

  • Henry (Heinrich) Fredrich Kuhlmann born Nov. 25, 1844 died April 26, 1898. (details below).
  • Fred Kuhlmann. Came to America first. He returned to Germany and talked his brother into coming. Married Sophia Gobber. They had no children. The Gobbers in the Long Branch community are relatives of Sophia.
  • Sophia, married Henry Kirchoff. They had no children and they stayed in Germany..

Henry was born on November 25, 1844 in Hanover County Germany. His mother died when he was a small boy. His father remarried, so it is assumed that he was raised by his father and step mother. On Sept. 24, 1871 he was married to Sophie (Maria) Catherine Margaretha Witter in Buecken. She was born on Sept. 24, 1851 at Weitzen, Hanover Germany. Her parents were Johann Friedrich Diedrich Ehler Witter and Charlotte Dorethee Wilhelmine Hagedorn. Encouraged by his step-brother Fred, The family decided to move to America. A deciding factor was that every young man in Germany was required to serve three years in the military.

Henry died on April 26, 1898 at the age of 54 of an apparent ruptured appendix. Marie returned to Nemaha County Nebr. in 1902 where she lived with or near some of her children. She died at the age of 64 on April 15, 1916. Her spirituality is best expressed by these words which she wrote in her daily devotion book, "God gave me much sickness to bear during my married life but He always was there to help me, and I hope and pray he will be with me to my end. My hope is he will keep my children on the straight and narrow way". Henry's Father Christian, Henry, Marie and their daughter Sophie were laid to rest at St. John's Lutheran Church one mile east and 3 miles south of Athol, Kansas.

The nameKuhlmann originated in Germany in the 15th and 16th Century. During this time last names were given to families. The name"Kuhlmann" was given to people who were miners. At the present time there are about 8,000 Kuhlmanns listed in German telephone books.

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