May 19, 1826 - April 8, 1881 Daughter and Eldest Child of Dietrich Friederich Förtmeier and Ilsa Dorothea Georges Married Johann Adolph "Adam" Pfannmoeller August 6, 1823 - June 25, 1863 | |
Married April 29, 1855 St. Peters Evangelical Church Louisville, Kentucky Dorette is buried in the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky Section A Range 71 Grave 5 Johann is presently unaccounted for CLICK HERE to see the connection to current family. Follow this link to see her extended family | |
Although we have been unable to determine where Adam is burried, we do know that Dorothee is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. With the help of Mr. Samuel Rugg, at Cave Hill, we were able to locate Dorothee's unmarked grave. Cave Hill Cemetery - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Section A, Range 71, Grave 5-A Dorothee Foertmeyer Pfannmoeller Grave 3-A - Engelhard, Bertha - 02/23/1895 Grave 4-A - Marsh, Jennie Drown - 03/27/1881 Grave 5-A - Pfammoeller, D. F. Mrs. - 04/10/1881 Grave 6-A - Lighter, Elizabeth C. - 04/19/1881 Grave 7-A - Miller, Archie C. - 01/05/1891 | |
 Section A Range 71 |  Graves 5, 6, and 7 |
 Archie Miller Headstone used to correctly locate Dorothee | |
1) He was present in Louisville, Kentucky on the 1860 U.S. Census, so he was alive on June 20, 1860
when his house was visited.
2) His youngest child, Edward, was born on November 21, 1862, so Adolph was alive in early 1862 when the boy
was conceived.
3) In the 1865 Louisville City Directory, Dorette is listed as a widow, so Adolph must have died
between March (or so) 1862, and when the directory information was gathered, probably in late 1864.
Speculation: Died in the Civil War? We can find no record of his participation in the war.
I have come to learn through church records that Johann Adam Pfannmoeller died on June 25, 1863.
It is still unknown as to the cause of his early death, or where he is buried. The fourth entry on the
page below is the entry listing Adam Pfannmoeller's death.
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 1860 U.S. Census - Louisville, Kentucky  From 1880 U.S. Census showing Edward is 18 years old in 1880  From 1865 Louisville City Directory |
 Wednesday, April 25, 1906  November 26, 1906 |  Friday, April 27, 1906
Foertmeyer Relationship to Leo
Dietrich Friedrich Förtmeier --M-- Ilsa Dorothea Georges
1798-1861 | 1801-1864
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| 2 of 11 Children, of which Dorette |
| was the oldest and Louis the youngest |
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Louis Charles Foertmeyer (sister) Dorette Pfannmoeller**
1849-1914 1826-1881
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Charles George Foertmeyer 1st Cousin Charles H. Pfannmoeller
1872-1947 1860-1928
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Charles Henry Foertmeyer 2nd Cousin Leo Pfannmoeller
1917-2011 1892-1906
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Charles Henry Foertmeyer III 2nd Cousin
1949- Once Removed
** Wife of Johann Adolph "Adam" Pfannmoeller
The Charles H. Pfannmoeller on this chart is not the man who
drank the carbolic acid. The Charles who drank the acid was
the son of Valentine Pfannmoeller (1855-1907), this Charles's
older brother.
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 St. Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky The "Side by Side" graves of Leo and Albert. Vandals have obviously damaged the upright markers, and it would appear that whatever was betrween them has been removed, or stolen. | |
Here is the translation of the above death record, as provided by Manfred Raker:
"Pfannmüller, Johann Adam
died of emaciation on 25 June 1863, 40 years old, buried on 26 June, born in Kurhessen."
Two remarks:
1. the German name is Pfannmüller (with u-umlaut).
2. he comes from Kurhessen, also known as the Electorate of Hessen or Landgravate of Hessen-Kassel.
Following is the birth record of Adam Pfannmoeller, as found by Manfred Raker:
Baptism on 11.08.1823
Johann Adam Pfannmüller, the Anna Margaretha Pfannmüller, the eldest daughter of the
forest ranger Johannes Pfannmüller illegitimate son, born on 06. August.
(The mother is called Anna Margaretha, the grandfather Johannes)