12 January 2013
Sonneborn
North Rhine-Westphalia
Federal Republic of Germany
Sonneborn, BRD; October 2012. Permission of Brigitte & Carsten Derlien; all rights reserved.
Sonneborn, Federal Republic of Germany
photo by Brigitte & Carsten Derlien (October 2012)
Sonneborn, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
Sonneborn
the steeple of the church is just visible above the trees on the far right of the picture.
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
photo by Brigitte & Carsten Derlien (October 2012)
street and church in Sonneborn
photo by Brigitte & Carsten Derlien (May 2012)
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
Dorothy M. Fiegenbaum spending a quiet moment outside the church in Sonneborn
photo by Brigitte & Carsten Derlien (May 2012)
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
church steeple in Sonneborn
photo by Brigitte & Carsten Derlien (October 2012)
interior of church in Sonneborn
from the altar towards the organ at the rear of the sanctuary
photo by Brigitte & Carsten Derlien (October 2012)
interior of church in Sonneborn
from the rear of the sanctuary towards the altar
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
interior of church in Sonneborn
from the rear of the sanctuary towards the altar. I belive Pastor Hein is behind the pulpit.
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
interior of church in Sonneborn
details of the paintings on the ceiling
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
interior of church in Sonneborn
details of the paintings on the ceiling
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
interior of church in Sonneborn
details of the paintings on the ceiling
photo by J. W. Fiegenbaum (1985)
Starkebaum cemetery marker in Sonneborn
I understand from the Starkebaum family that this memorial no longer exists
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Sonneborn is a town in Kreis Lippe, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (State of North Rhine-Westphalia), Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany).
A number of families associated with the genealogy outlined on this web site have connections to this village in northwestern Germany, formerly located in Fürstentum Lippe (Principality Lippe): Dirksmeier, Heuer, Kleinsorge, Krugmeier, Meier, Niere, Starkebaum, & Strate to name a few.
In the 19th century, three sons of Heinrich Herman Starkebaum (1800-1865) and his wife, Elisabeth Ridder (1800-1872), left their home in House No. 47 and immigrated to the USA. This house still stands.
More pictures of Sonneborn are available in the photo album.