Clemens Vonnegut b. 20 November 1824 d. 13 December 1906

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20 November 1824 birth: Münster, Westphalia

child birth: ♂ Franklin Vonnegut [Vonnegut]

child birth: ♂ George Vonnegut [Vonnegut]

child birth: ♂ Clemens Vonnegut [Vonnegut]

1852 marriage: USA, ♀ Katarina Blank [Blank]

8 August 1855 child birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, ♂ Bernard Vonnegut [Vonnegut] b. 8 August 1855 d. 7 August 1908

13 December 1906 death: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Clemens Vonnegut, Sr. (November 20, 1824 – December 13, 1906) was a German emigrant to the United States and successful businessman. He was the patriarch of the prominent German-American Vonnegut clan (later Schnull-Vonnegut) of Indiana – he was the father and grandfather of architects Bernard Vonnegut I and Kurt Vonnegut, Sr., respectively, and great-grandfather of scientist Bernard Vonnegut and author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

He married Katarina Blank in 1852 and moved to a modest house on West Market Street, Indianapolis. He had four sons: Clemens, Jr., Franklin, Bernard, and George. He was the sometime chairman and chief administrative officer of the Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis. A city school was named for him. "He greatly admired Benjamin Franklin, whom he called an American saint, and named his third son after him...." He died aged 82 on December 13, 1906, in Indianapolis. He was buried March 29, 1907 at Crown Hill Cemetery in the Vonnegut family plot

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