Caroline Kunz Akert
1860 - 1902
Bio Father: Johann Heinrich "John" Steiner
Adoptive Father: Johannes "John" Kunz II
Mother: Catherina "Catherine" Zemp Kunz
Spouse: John Henry Akert Sr.
Married: 3 April 1884 | Endowment House | Salt Lake City
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Caroline Zemp was born May 8, 1860, to Catherine/Katherine Zemp, out of wedlock, at 3 p.m. in the old family home called "Stei" in the village of Escholzmatt, Switzerland. On May 10, 1860, Caroline Zemp was given the name Karolina when she was christened in the local Roman Catholic Parish (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Her godparents were Johann Stadelmann and Magdalena Portmann.
On August 25, 1860, when Caroline was 3½ months old, the local court of Escholzmatt decreed an adjudgment of illegitimacy, finding Caroline to be the illegitimate daughter of Catherine Zemp. No reference is made to the infant's paternity in the record (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Family records (not primary source or documented) give the name Johann Heinrich Steiner as the biological father of Caroline; however, she NEVER carried or used the name Steiner in her lifetime. The headstone created for her in Salt Lake City Cemetery is incorrect and in many family member's opinion, dishonors Caroline even more.
Caroline and her mother arrived in the United States sometime after 1879. The arrival year given in 1900 US Census in incorrect as they were both baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in September 1879, while still living in Switzerland. In Caroline's baptism or endowment record (or both) the last name Stadler was used. This may have been a reference to her godparents' last name, Stadelmann (see above) to legitimize her. She did not use that name in any other found documents, although some family trees add it to her name. Caroline married Hans Heinrich "John Henry" Akert I on April 3, 1884, in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Caroline's mother, Catherine, had married Christian Aeschlimann; he died in June 1884. She then married Johannes "John" Kunz II a few months later, on October 29, 1884, in the Logan Utah Temple. Some believe John Kunz adopted Caroline; not sure that's the case, since she had been married six months before her mother married him. We do know that she was sealed to her mother and John Kunz on October 19, 1888, where her name was recorded as Karoline Stadler Akert.
Caroline and John Henry Akert had the following children: Adam Isaac, Eva, Benjamin, Sarah, Edward Reuben, Hulda Caroline, Jared Moses, Esther, Olga Ruth, Ethel Olga, Evelyn Iza (six survived Caroline).
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Death Notice: Mrs. Caroline Akert, of Murray, who was committed to the insane asylum at Provo on January 7th last, died there Saturday night. Mrs. Akert had been quite sick for some time prior to her commitment, and her condition was such at the time that she could not walk. She leaves a husband and six children.
- The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | Tuesday, 1 April 1902 | p. 6 | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley | 20 January 2019
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This is a cenotaph: Caroline was originally buried in Provo City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. This is a cenotaph as she has a plaque on the Utah State Hospital Monument in Provo City Cemetery to honor her. Caroline was reinterred in Salt Lake City Cemetery on 22 October 1911. Please do not link family to cenotaph memorials as per Find A Grave rules. See her newer gravesite and memorial HERE.
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Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project: Caroline was among 600+ patients of the Utah Territorial Insane Asylum (now known as Utah State Hospital) between 1886 and 1960, buried in the Provo City Cemetery, most in unmarked graves, given a pauper's burial, alone without recognition or ceremony. The Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project requested donations to create a monument with individual plaques to honor each of these precious spirits. Thankfully, it was completed and dedicated to them October 10, 2018, in Provo City Cemetery.
Discrepancy: With surname - cemetery records (Akert), Utah Burials Database (Ahert).
© Bio by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1860 - 1902
Bio Father: Johann Heinrich "John" Steiner
Adoptive Father: Johannes "John" Kunz II
Mother: Catherina "Catherine" Zemp Kunz
Spouse: John Henry Akert Sr.
Married: 3 April 1884 | Endowment House | Salt Lake City
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Caroline Zemp was born May 8, 1860, to Catherine/Katherine Zemp, out of wedlock, at 3 p.m. in the old family home called "Stei" in the village of Escholzmatt, Switzerland. On May 10, 1860, Caroline Zemp was given the name Karolina when she was christened in the local Roman Catholic Parish (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Her godparents were Johann Stadelmann and Magdalena Portmann.
On August 25, 1860, when Caroline was 3½ months old, the local court of Escholzmatt decreed an adjudgment of illegitimacy, finding Caroline to be the illegitimate daughter of Catherine Zemp. No reference is made to the infant's paternity in the record (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Family records (not primary source or documented) give the name Johann Heinrich Steiner as the biological father of Caroline; however, she NEVER carried or used the name Steiner in her lifetime. The headstone created for her in Salt Lake City Cemetery is incorrect and in many family member's opinion, dishonors Caroline even more.
Caroline and her mother arrived in the United States sometime after 1879. The arrival year given in 1900 US Census in incorrect as they were both baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in September 1879, while still living in Switzerland. In Caroline's baptism or endowment record (or both) the last name Stadler was used. This may have been a reference to her godparents' last name, Stadelmann (see above) to legitimize her. She did not use that name in any other found documents, although some family trees add it to her name. Caroline married Hans Heinrich "John Henry" Akert I on April 3, 1884, in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Caroline's mother, Catherine, had married Christian Aeschlimann; he died in June 1884. She then married Johannes "John" Kunz II a few months later, on October 29, 1884, in the Logan Utah Temple. Some believe John Kunz adopted Caroline; not sure that's the case, since she had been married six months before her mother married him. We do know that she was sealed to her mother and John Kunz on October 19, 1888, where her name was recorded as Karoline Stadler Akert.
Caroline and John Henry Akert had the following children: Adam Isaac, Eva, Benjamin, Sarah, Edward Reuben, Hulda Caroline, Jared Moses, Esther, Olga Ruth, Ethel Olga, Evelyn Iza (six survived Caroline).
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Death Notice: Mrs. Caroline Akert, of Murray, who was committed to the insane asylum at Provo on January 7th last, died there Saturday night. Mrs. Akert had been quite sick for some time prior to her commitment, and her condition was such at the time that she could not walk. She leaves a husband and six children.
- The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | Tuesday, 1 April 1902 | p. 6 | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley | 20 January 2019
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This is a cenotaph: Caroline was originally buried in Provo City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. This is a cenotaph as she has a plaque on the Utah State Hospital Monument in Provo City Cemetery to honor her. Caroline was reinterred in Salt Lake City Cemetery on 22 October 1911. Please do not link family to cenotaph memorials as per Find A Grave rules. See her newer gravesite and memorial HERE.
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Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project: Caroline was among 600+ patients of the Utah Territorial Insane Asylum (now known as Utah State Hospital) between 1886 and 1960, buried in the Provo City Cemetery, most in unmarked graves, given a pauper's burial, alone without recognition or ceremony. The Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project requested donations to create a monument with individual plaques to honor each of these precious spirits. Thankfully, it was completed and dedicated to them October 10, 2018, in Provo City Cemetery.
Discrepancy: With surname - cemetery records (Akert), Utah Burials Database (Ahert).
© Bio by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Caroline Kunz Akert
1860 - 1902
Bio Father: Johann Heinrich "John" Steiner
Adoptive Father: Johannes "John" Kunz II
Mother: Catherina "Catherine" Zemp Kunz
Spouse: John Henry Akert Sr.
Married: 3 April 1884 | Endowment House | Salt Lake City
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Caroline Zemp was born May 8, 1860, to Catherine/Katherine Zemp, out of wedlock, at 3 p.m. in the old family home called "Stei" in the village of Escholzmatt, Switzerland. On May 10, 1860, Caroline Zemp was given the name Karolina when she was christened in the local Roman Catholic Parish (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Her godparents were Johann Stadelmann and Magdalena Portmann.
On August 25, 1860, when Caroline was 3½ months old, the local court of Escholzmatt decreed an adjudgment of illegitimacy, finding Caroline to be the illegitimate daughter of Catherine Zemp. No reference is made to the infant's paternity in the record (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Family records (not primary source or documented) give the name Johann Heinrich Steiner as the biological father of Caroline; however, she NEVER carried or used the name Steiner in her lifetime. The headstone created for her in Salt Lake City Cemetery is incorrect and in many family member's opinion, dishonors Caroline even more.
Caroline and her mother arrived in the United States sometime after 1879. The arrival year given in 1900 US Census in incorrect as they were both baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in September 1879, while still living in Switzerland. In Caroline's baptism or endowment record (or both) the last name Stadler was used. This may have been a reference to her godparents' last name, Stadelmann (see above) to legitimize her. She did not use that name in any other found documents, although some family trees add it to her name. Caroline married Hans Heinrich "John Henry" Akert I on April 3, 1884, in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Caroline's mother, Catherine, had married Christian Aeschlimann; he died in June 1884. She then married Johannes "John" Kunz II a few months later, on October 29, 1884, in the Logan Utah Temple. Some believe John Kunz adopted Caroline; not sure that's the case, since she had been married six months before her mother married him. We do know that she was sealed to her mother and John Kunz on October 19, 1888, where her name was recorded as Karoline Stadler Akert.
Caroline and John Henry Akert had the following children: Adam Isaac, Eva, Benjamin, Sarah, Edward Reuben, Hulda Caroline, Jared Moses, Esther, Olga Ruth, Ethel Olga, Evelyn Iza (six survived Caroline).
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Death Notice: Mrs. Caroline Akert, of Murray, who was committed to the insane asylum at Provo on January 7th last, died there Saturday night. Mrs. Akert had been quite sick for some time prior to her commitment, and her condition was such at the time that she could not walk. She leaves a husband and six children.
- The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | Tuesday, 1 April 1902 | p. 6 | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley | 20 January 2019
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This is a cenotaph: Caroline was originally buried in Provo City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. This is a cenotaph as she has a plaque on the Utah State Hospital Monument in Provo City Cemetery to honor her. Caroline was reinterred in Salt Lake City Cemetery on 22 October 1911. Please do not link family to cenotaph memorials as per Find A Grave rules. See her newer gravesite and memorial HERE.
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Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project: Caroline was among 600+ patients of the Utah Territorial Insane Asylum (now known as Utah State Hospital) between 1886 and 1960, buried in the Provo City Cemetery, most in unmarked graves, given a pauper's burial, alone without recognition or ceremony. The Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project requested donations to create a monument with individual plaques to honor each of these precious spirits. Thankfully, it was completed and dedicated to them October 10, 2018, in Provo City Cemetery.
Discrepancy: With surname - cemetery records (Akert), Utah Burials Database (Ahert).
© Bio by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1860 - 1902
Bio Father: Johann Heinrich "John" Steiner
Adoptive Father: Johannes "John" Kunz II
Mother: Catherina "Catherine" Zemp Kunz
Spouse: John Henry Akert Sr.
Married: 3 April 1884 | Endowment House | Salt Lake City
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Caroline Zemp was born May 8, 1860, to Catherine/Katherine Zemp, out of wedlock, at 3 p.m. in the old family home called "Stei" in the village of Escholzmatt, Switzerland. On May 10, 1860, Caroline Zemp was given the name Karolina when she was christened in the local Roman Catholic Parish (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Her godparents were Johann Stadelmann and Magdalena Portmann.
On August 25, 1860, when Caroline was 3½ months old, the local court of Escholzmatt decreed an adjudgment of illegitimacy, finding Caroline to be the illegitimate daughter of Catherine Zemp. No reference is made to the infant's paternity in the record (see Escholzmatt Christening Register 1834-1860). Family records (not primary source or documented) give the name Johann Heinrich Steiner as the biological father of Caroline; however, she NEVER carried or used the name Steiner in her lifetime. The headstone created for her in Salt Lake City Cemetery is incorrect and in many family member's opinion, dishonors Caroline even more.
Caroline and her mother arrived in the United States sometime after 1879. The arrival year given in 1900 US Census in incorrect as they were both baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in September 1879, while still living in Switzerland. In Caroline's baptism or endowment record (or both) the last name Stadler was used. This may have been a reference to her godparents' last name, Stadelmann (see above) to legitimize her. She did not use that name in any other found documents, although some family trees add it to her name. Caroline married Hans Heinrich "John Henry" Akert I on April 3, 1884, in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Caroline's mother, Catherine, had married Christian Aeschlimann; he died in June 1884. She then married Johannes "John" Kunz II a few months later, on October 29, 1884, in the Logan Utah Temple. Some believe John Kunz adopted Caroline; not sure that's the case, since she had been married six months before her mother married him. We do know that she was sealed to her mother and John Kunz on October 19, 1888, where her name was recorded as Karoline Stadler Akert.
Caroline and John Henry Akert had the following children: Adam Isaac, Eva, Benjamin, Sarah, Edward Reuben, Hulda Caroline, Jared Moses, Esther, Olga Ruth, Ethel Olga, Evelyn Iza (six survived Caroline).
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Death Notice: Mrs. Caroline Akert, of Murray, who was committed to the insane asylum at Provo on January 7th last, died there Saturday night. Mrs. Akert had been quite sick for some time prior to her commitment, and her condition was such at the time that she could not walk. She leaves a husband and six children.
- The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | Tuesday, 1 April 1902 | p. 6 | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley | 20 January 2019
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This is a cenotaph: Caroline was originally buried in Provo City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. This is a cenotaph as she has a plaque on the Utah State Hospital Monument in Provo City Cemetery to honor her. Caroline was reinterred in Salt Lake City Cemetery on 22 October 1911. Please do not link family to cenotaph memorials as per Find A Grave rules. See her newer gravesite and memorial HERE.
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Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project: Caroline was among 600+ patients of the Utah Territorial Insane Asylum (now known as Utah State Hospital) between 1886 and 1960, buried in the Provo City Cemetery, most in unmarked graves, given a pauper's burial, alone without recognition or ceremony. The Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patients Cemetery Project requested donations to create a monument with individual plaques to honor each of these precious spirits. Thankfully, it was completed and dedicated to them October 10, 2018, in Provo City Cemetery.
Discrepancy: With surname - cemetery records (Akert), Utah Burials Database (Ahert).
© Bio by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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