Winter, Robert Ernst Heinrich

Male 1879 - 1883  (3 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Winter, Robert Ernst Heinrich was born 26 Dec 1879, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA (son of Winter, Heinrich Friedrich Christian and Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine); died 1883, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Robert died at the age of four years.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Winter, Heinrich Friedrich Christian was born 29 May 1852, Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA (son of Winter, Simon Ernst and Springer, Christina); died 31 Dec 1942, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Heinrich was buried in the cemetery of Zion Methodist Church at Truxton.

    Heinrich married Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine 27 Aug 1875, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich and Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte) was born 20 Aug 1854, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 24 Aug 1919, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 27 Aug 1919, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine was born 20 Aug 1854, Warren County, Missouri, USA (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich and Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte); died 24 Aug 1919, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 27 Aug 1919, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Confirmation: 5 Apr 1868, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Wilhelmine's parents recorded in their own hands the following information about their daughter:

         Unser Kind Wilhelmine Florentine
         geboren den 20 august
         nachmitag halbt 3 uhr 1854

    In translation, this reads:

         Our child Wilhelmine Florentine
         born on the 20th of august
         in the afternoon at 2:30 1854

    In the published church records of her confirmation and marriage, her name is given as Florentine Wilhelmina. The church records do not list a baptism.


    Confirmation:
    Florentine's confirmation is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

    Census:
    According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 15 year old female, at home, who had attended school with the year, lived on a farm served by the Hopewell post office with Herm [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old male farmer; Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 35 year old female keeping house; and six other children: Louise Fiegenbaum (female, age 13); Henry Fiegenbaum (male, age 10); Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum (male, age 8); Anna Fiegenbaum (female, age 5); Mary Fiegenbaum (female, age 3); and Frederic Fiegenbaum (male [sic], age 1) On the basis of other information, it seems likely that this youngest child was actually Friedericke Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, a daughter born in August 1869.

    Buried:
    Florentine was buried in the cemetery of the Zion Methodist Church at Truxton.

    Died:
    Florentine died from a mitral lesion of the heart, a condition she had for over five years. Her ill health is mentioned in the memorial card published in 1919 upon her death:

              Florentina Winter.

         Schw. Florentina Winter, geb. Fiegenbaum, erblickte das Licht dieser Welt am 20. August 1854 zu Hopewill, Mo. Am 27. August 1875 verehelichte sie sich mit ihrem nun tiefbetrübten Gattin, Hy. F. C. Winter. Diese Ehe war mit neun Kindern gesegnet. Von diesen gingen zwei der Mutter in die bessere Heimat voran. Unter der Amtstätigkeit von Br. W. Schutz fanden Br. und Schw. Winter die köstliche Perel und vereinigten sich mit der Truxton Gemeinde. Treu hat sie beigetragen zum Aufbau derselben durch Gebet und Mitwirken in Gebet- und Bekenntnisstunden, in Sonntagschule und Missionsverein. Gerne und viel hat sie beherbergt. Die Ihrigen had sie täglich angehalten zur Gottesfurcht. So war es natürlich, daß ihr Erstgeborener ins Predigtamt trat. Während der letzten fünf Jahre, aber besonders der letzten zehn Monate, hat Schw. W. viel gelitten. Oefters schein ihr Abscheiden vorhanden, doch erholte sie sich wieder, bis am 24. August die müde Seele zur Ruhe des Volkes Gottes einging. "Ich möchte heim," war ihr Losung. Sie wird überlebt bon ihrem lieben Gatten, 5 Söhnen - von denen Louis H. Gleid der St. Louis Deutschen Konferenz ist - 2 Töchtern, 26 Großkindern, 3 Brüdern und 4 Schwestern. Nebst diesen trauern um sie viele Verwandte und Freunde. Genau 44 Jahre nach dem Einzug der glücklichen Braut hat man die entseelte Hülle nach dem stillen Friedhof getragen. Als Leichentext dienten 2 Kor. 5, 1 und Off. 21, 3. 4.
         Truxton, Mo.          W. A. Dahlem.

         A translation of the text is:

              Florentina Winter.

         Sister Florentina Winter, neé Fiegenbaum, beheld the light of this world on the 20th of August 1854 at Hopewell, Missouri. On the 27th of August 1875 she married her now deeply grieving husband, Hy. F. C. Winter. This marriage was blessed with nine children. Two of these preceded their Mother to a better home. Under the office of Brother Wilhelm Schutz, Brother and Sister Winter found the precious pearl and united themselves with the Truxton congregation. She faithfully participated in the building of the community through prayer and participation in devotional hours and confessions, in Sunday School, and the Mission Society. She was a joyous safe harbor for many. Each day she led her family to godliness. So it was natural that her first-born enter the ministry. During the last five years, but especially the last ten months, Sister Winter suffered much. Often the end seemed near, but she would rally, until on the 24th of August her weary soul entered into the rest of the faithful. "I want to go home," was her watchword. She is survived by her loving husband, 5 sons - one of whom, Louis H., is a member of the St. Louis German Conference - 2 daughters, 26 grandchildren, 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Besides these, many relatives and friends grieve her passing. Exactly 44 years after she became a happy bride, her lifeless body was carried to the still cemetery. The funeral text was 2nd Corinthians 5:1 and Revelation 21: 3-4.
         Truxton, Mo.          W. A. Dahlem.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Heinrich and Florentine's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Parents & brothers & sisters of couple" were listed as the witnesses. Heinrich and Florentine set up housekeeping on a farm in Camp Branch Township, Warren County, not far from Truxton. It was here that all nine of their children were born.

    Children:
    1. Winter, Louis Heinrich Hermann was born 13 Aug 1876, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 23 Feb 1951, Bellflower, Montgomery County, Missouri, USA; was buried 26 Feb 1951, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    2. Winter, Otto Simon Ernst was born 13 Nov 1877, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 30 Aug 1937, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA.
    3. 1. Winter, Robert Ernst Heinrich was born 26 Dec 1879, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 1883, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    4. Winter, Paul August was born 28 Jan 1882, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 21 Mar 1960, Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas, USA; was buried , Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas, USA.
    5. Winter, Meta Christina was born 15 Mar 1884, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 13 Nov 1960, Missouri, USA; was buried , Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    6. Winter, Alma Florentine was born 2 Jan 1887, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 9 May 1949, Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    7. Winter, Albert Henry was born 26 Nov 1891, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 13 Feb 1946, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
    8. Winter, Martin Frederick was born 9 Sep 1896, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 12 Nov 1990, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    9. Winter, Flora was born 1898, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 1898, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Winter, Simon Ernst was born 10 Mar 1825, Principality of Lippe; died 22 Mar 1912, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 25 Mar 1912, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: Abt 1842, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Sep 1850, District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Jun 1880, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Jun 1900, Prairie Township, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: May 1910, Hawk Point Township, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    According to family lore, Simon, a tailor by trade, emigrated from Lippe when he was about 17 years old, in 1842. He sojourned briefly in St. Louis, Missouri, surviving the city's cholera epidemic of 1844 and later moved on to Warren County, Missouri. It is understood that at least one brother was also in Warren County and that he may have moved on to the area around Bowling Green, Missouri. In both the 1900 and 1910 U. S. Census, Ernst, as he is name there, was recorded as having immigrated to the USA in 1847. The exact date of his immigration requires confirmation.

    Census:
    Also living in the household at the time of the 1880 U.S. Census were Mina Röwe (widow, age 59), her son, Herman Röwe (age 19) and her daughter, August Röwe (age 21).

    Census:
    In the 1900 U.S. Census, Ernst is identified as a widower and is living in the home of his widowed daughter, Mrs. Minnie Hanke, and her three children, ages 3 to 10.

    Census:
    In the 1910 U.S. Census, Ernst, at age 85, is living in the home of his widowed daughter, Mrs. Minnie Hanke, which includes her three children, ages 14 to 20.

    Buried:
    Simon was buried in the cemetery of the German Methodist Episcopal Church at Truxton.

    Simon married Springer, Christina 10 Nov 1851, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Christina was born Abt 1820/1, Principality of Lippe; died Bef Mar 1912; was buried , Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Springer, Christina was born Abt 1820/1, Principality of Lippe; died Bef Mar 1912; was buried , Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Jun 1880, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Christina proceeded her husband in death. His death certificate, issued in 1912, identifies him as a widower.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Simon married two sisters, Theresa and Christina. Their surname appears as either Springer, Springel, or Sprenger. The exact spelling of the surname remains to be confirmed. The 1860 U.S. Census enumeration shows two children in the household who do not appear in subsequent census returns: John Winter, age 3 (born about 1856-57) and Christina Winter, age 1 (born about 1858-59). These names are also not included in genealogical reports from other researchers. It is not known at this time if these are children of Simon and Christina who died in infancy or were only temporary members of the household in 1860.

    Children:
    1. 2. Winter, Heinrich Friedrich Christian was born 29 May 1852, Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 31 Dec 1942, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    2. Winter, Fredrick Wilhelm was born 31 Jul 1854, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 19 Jan 1927, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA; was buried 21 Jan 1927, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    3. Winter, Simon was born Abt 1861/2, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Winter, Minnie was born Aug 1866, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich was born 15 Apr 1823, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia (son of Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich and Hagen, Catherina Elsabein); died 20 Jul 1898, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Sep 1850, District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Hermann's family was living at Wester 21 at the time of his birth. Wester is one of the three 'Bauernshaften' in the village of Ladbergen.
         A 'Bauerschaft' is an ancient grouping of farms that emerged from the earliest agricultural settlements, and comprised the earliest administrative units of a community. Until the early 1960s, Ladbergen had three Bauernshaften: Hölter, Overbeck and Wester. These settlement areas are still recognized in present day Ladbergen. Recently, the residential sections of the village center have become known by street names and a fourth section of Ladbergen, called 'Dorf' [village] has been created. The number 21 would indicate that this was the 21st farm established in this Bauerschaft. In the published records of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ), Hermann is from time to time referred to a "Hermann Fiegenbaum Jun."


    Immigration:

         Hermann left Ladbergen at the age of 18. He traveled with his father, mother and unmarried sister, Christine Elisabeth (b. 1891). His family was accompanied by two other, related families. His married sister, Anna Elisabeth (Fiegenbaum) Aufderhaar, her husband, Johann Aufderhaar and their three oldest children also made the voyage. The third family consisted of his other married sister, Anna Christine Bierbaum, her husband, Johann Bierbaum, their child, and Johann's sister, Sophia Bierbaum (age 18). By 1843, when Hermann's older brother, Heinrich, emigrated, the entire family had left Germany.
         In all, at least 13 members of this extended family left Ladbergen together in 1841. They departed Germany from the port of Bremen on the bark Leontine. Of the 102 persons on board, 56 were identified on the passenger list as former residents of Ladbergen. Four other persons were from the nearby towns of Brochterbeck and Lengerich. The Leontine arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. The Fiegenbaums, Aufderhaars and Bierbaums traveled further west and settled in Warren County, Missouri.

    Census:
    In the 1860 U.S. Census, the household consists of Hermann, his wife Florentine, and their three children, aged 7 months to 5 years of age. In addition, there is Hermann's father, and a young woman enumerated as Frederaker Rehmsen, age 24, born Lippe Detmold.

    Buried:
    Hermann was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery in Mayview, Missouri.

    Hermann married Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte 18 Feb 1853, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Wehrmann, Johann Henrich Adolph and Kater, Wilhelmine Sophia Katherina) was born 7 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 1 Feb 1903, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte was born 7 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe (daughter of Wehrmann, Johann Henrich Adolph and Kater, Wilhelmine Sophia Katherina); died 1 Feb 1903, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe
    • Immigration: 1851, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    The Fiegenbaum family is in possession of a manuscript in German that I transcribe as follows:

    Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotta Wehrmann
    eheliche Tochter [von?] Colon Adolph Wehrmann nr 13 zu
    Almana und dessen Ehefrau Wilhelmine Kater
    deselbst, ist zu Almana geboren d. 7t (siebten)
    October 1834 achtzehnhundert vier und dreißig und d.
    19t desselben Monate und Jahre getauft.
                   [word] aus dem Kirchenbuch[ ] zu Almana.

    Almana d. 7t April 1849

                                                      Rainart,
    [seal]                                        Pastor [surname unknown ]

    I have translated the letter as follows:

    Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotta Wehrmann
    legitimate daughter [of?] Colon Adolph Wehrmann of number 13
    Almana and his wife Wilhelmine Kater
    of the same place, was born in Almana on the 7th (seventh) of
    October 1834 eighteen-hundred thirty-four and
    baptized on the 19th of the same month and year.
                   [word] from the Church-book at Almana

    Almana, the 7th of April 1849

                                                      Rainart,
    [seal]                                        Pastor [surname unknown ]

         It is solely on the basis of this document that I have settled on the order of given names, even though later sources indicate that this woman was known to family, friends and the community as Florentine.

    Immigration:
    At about the age of 17, Florentine, as she was commonly known; her father; her step-mother, Wilhelmine (nee Meier); her brother, Conrad Heinrich Adolph Wehrmann; her sister, Friederike Henriette Wehrmann; and her half-sister, Dorothea Charlotte Wehrmann; emigrated from Germany. The family departed Bremen aboard the ship Rebecca and landed in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 4, 1851. They settled in eastern Missouri.

    Buried:
    Florentine was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Hermann and Florentine's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Wilhelm Steineker and Ernst Büscher were witnesses (Ernst was also a witness at the marriage of Florentine's sister, Friedricke, about one month earlier).

    Residence (family):
    In 1863, Herman, identified as a 40 year old married farmer, was enumerated in a Civil War draft registration conducted in the Ninth Congressional District of Missouri ("7th sub-district in Warren County").

    Census (family):
    According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, the household served by the Hopewell post office consisted of Herm [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old male farmer, born in Prussia and a citizen of the U.S.A; Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, female, age 35, keeping house; and seven children: Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum (female, age 15); Louise Fiegenbaum (female, age 13); Henry Fiegenbaum (male, age 10); Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum (male, age 8); Anna Fiegenbaum (female, age 5); Mary Fiegenbaum (female, age 3); and Frederic Fiegenbaum (male [sic], age 1) On the basis of other information, it seems likely that this youngest child was actually Friedericke Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, a daughter born in August 1869.

    Census (family):
    According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Herman Fiegenbaum, a 57 year old farmer and his wife, Florentine Fiegenbaum, age 46, keeping house, and their seven children: Henry Fiegenbaum (age 20); William Fiegenbaum (age 18); Mary Fiegenbaum (age 13), in school; Frederike Fiegenbaum (age 10), in school; Frederich Fiegenbaum (age 8), in school; August Fiegenbaum (age 4); and Martha Fiegenbaum (age 2).

    Children:
    1. 3. Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine was born 20 Aug 1854, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 24 Aug 1919, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 27 Aug 1919, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    2. Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Louise was born 10 Jul 1856, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 27 Dec 1937, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    3. Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich was born 27 Sep 1858, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 4 Oct 1858, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 5 Oct 1858, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    4. Fiegenbaum, Heinrich Hermann was born 16 Dec 1859, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 23 Aug 1884, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
    5. Fiegenbaum, Wilhelm Friedrich was born 15 Mar 1862, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 12 Nov 1929, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 14 Nov 1929, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
    6. Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth was born 13 Aug 1864, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 16 Jun 1871, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    7. Fiegenbaum, Maria Charlotte was born 22 Mar 1867, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 18 Feb 1926, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
    8. Fiegenbaum, Friedericke Wilhelmine was born 8 Aug 1869, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 5 Dec 1920, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    9. Fiegenbaum, Juliana Wilhelmine Florentine was born 17 Jan 1872, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 30 Jun 1872, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 2 Jul 1872, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    10. Fiegenbaum, Friedrich Hermann Adolph was born 7 May 1873, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 8 Aug 1951, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 10 Aug 1951, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
    11. Fiegenbaum, August Hermann Karl was born 7 Nov 1875, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 28 Sep 1947, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 30 Sep 1947, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
    12. Fiegenbaum, Martha Charlotte was born 21 Mar 1878, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 16 Apr 1948, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich was born 12 May 1788, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg (son of Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich and Horstmeier, Anna Christine Katharina); died 12 Mar 1861, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Sep 1850, District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    In various civil and church records through the course of his life, this person is identified as either Johann Heinrich or Hermann Heinrich. There is also some confusion concerning the date of birth as reported by various researchers: either 12 May 1788 or 6 July 1787. Some say that the Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum born in 1788 married Anna Catherine Lagemann and that the Johann Heinrich born in 1787 married Catherine Elsabein Hagen.
         A satisfactory resolution of this matter may require a rigorous inspection of records in Germany. In the meantime, I have chosen to follow the lead provided by the published emigration record and the records of the church in Holstein, Missouri.


    Immigration:

         The Fiegenbaums were from a class known as Heuerleute or tenant farmers. "They owned no land, and they lived in rented houses on larger farms. Every large or middle-sized farm in Ladbergen had one or more tenant houses (in German: Heuerhäuser) scattered over the farm. The highest number on any farm in Ladbergen was seven; two or three was common. Each tenant farm house had its own plot of 7 to 12 acres. The tenants rented the houses and plots for life. The tenant farmers were not the same as sharecroppers or rental farmers in the American sense. They had only a small plot to themselves, and they did not need to give any of the yield to the landowner. They were essentially renters of houses who paid for their dwellings with a small amount of cash and a specified number of days of labor. In the 19th century the tenants were typically relatives of the landowners, but this was decreasingly the case after the turn of the century."
         In addition to farming, Johann Heinrich also worked as a carpenter, a trade which his father also followed.
         Hermanda Fiegenbaum, of Münster, reports: "Die ganze Familie, Eltern mit den verheirateten und ledigen Kindern und den Enkelkindern, wanderte 1841 nach USA. aus." ["The whole family, parents with married and single children and the grandchildren, emigrated in 1841 to the USA."].
         A total of at least 13 people from this extended family emigrated from Ladbergen. Johann Heinrich (at age 53), his wife Catharina Elisabeth (born Hagen; at age 54), and their two youngest children, Christina Elisabeth (she turned 22 near the end of the voyage) and Hermann Heinrich (at age 18) comprised one family unit. The two eldest daughters were already married by the day of departure. Anna Elisabeth Aufderhaar (b. 1811) and Anna Christine Bierbaum (b. 1815) both emigrated with their husbands and those of their children who had been born before 1841. Sophia Bierbaum, Anna Christine's sister-in-law (age 18) also left Ladbergen at this time.
         This group departed Germany from the port of Bremen on the bark Leontine. Of the 102 persons on board, 56 were identified on the passenger list as former residents of Ladbergen. Four other persons were from the nearby towns of Brochterbeck and Lengerich. The Leontine arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. The Fiegenbaums, Aufderhaars and Bierbaums traveled further west and settled in Warren County, Missouri.
         It would appear that the eldest Fiegenbaum son, Heinrich Adolf (b. 1814), emigrated alone in 1843.


    Census:
    Johann Heinrich, listed in the 1860 U.S. Census as Herman, was living in the home of his youngest child, Hermann Heinrich Fiegenbaum, and his family.

    Buried:
    Johann Heinrich was buried in the cemetery across the street from the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The cemetery is next to and south of the parsonage and on the site of the first church built in Holstein, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848). The German inscription on his gravestone reads:

         Joh. Hein. Fiegenbaum
         geb.
         Mäi 12. 1788.
         in Ladbergen,
         Kreis Teklenburg [sic]
         Regierungsbezirk
         Münster
         Könichreich [sic]
         Preussen,
         gest.
         Mär. 12, 1861.

         Joh. Hein. Fiegenbaum
         born
         May 12th 1788
         in Ladbergen,
         County of Teklenburg [sic]
         Administrative District of
         Münster
         Kingdom of
         Prussia,
         died
         Mar. 12th, 1861.



    Died:
    Johann's death is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). In the published record of those archives, his name is given as "Hermann Heinrich Fiegenbaum" and his age at death is listed at 72 years and 10 months (which yields a calculated date of birth as 12 May 1788).

    Johann married Hagen, Catherina Elsabein 13 Jul 1810, Ladbergen, Grand Duchy of Berg. Catherina (daughter of Hagen, Johann Heinrich and Holtkamp, Anna Elisabeth) was born 26 Sep 1786, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg; died 16 Sep 1853, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Hagen, Catherina Elsabein was born 26 Sep 1786, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg (daughter of Hagen, Johann Heinrich and Holtkamp, Anna Elisabeth); died 16 Sep 1853, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA
    • Census: Sep 1850, District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    In existing records, this woman's name appears as either Catharine Elisabeth or Catherine Elsabein. Occasionally, Anna is placed before either of these combinations.
         Catherine Elsabein's family was living in Ladbergen at Overbeck 16 at the time of her birth. Overbeck is one of the three 'Bauernshaften' in the village of Ladbergen. A 'Bauerschaft' is an ancient grouping of farms that emerged from the earliest agricultural settlements, and comprised the earliest administrative units of a community. Until the early 1960s, Ladbergen had three Bauernshaften: Hölter, Overbeck and Wester. These settlement areas are still recognized in present day Ladbergen. Recently, the residential sections of the village center have become known by street names and a fourth section of Ladbergen, called 'Dorf' [village] has been created. The number 16 would indicate that this was the 16th farm established in this Bauerschaft.


    Immigration:

         Catherine (Hagen) Fiegenbaum emigrated from Ladbergen with her extended family, a total of at least 13 people. She (at age 54), her husband (at age 53) and her two youngest children (at ages 21 and 18) are identified as one group. Her two older daughters were already married by 1841. Anna Elisabeth (Fiegenbaum) Aufderhaar (b. 1811) and Anna Christine (Fiegenbaum) Bierbaum (b. 1815), along with their husbands and the children born prior to the departure from Germany, are identified as traveling under their husbands' names. Also included in the group was Sophia Bierbaum (age 18), sister of Anna Christine's husband. Catherine Fiegenbaum's other son, Heinrich Adolf (b. 1814), immigrated to the USA in 1843.
         The entire extended family departed Germany from the port of Bremen on the bark Leontine. Of the 102 persons on board, 56 were identified on the passenger list as former residents of Ladbergen. Four other persons were from the nearby towns of Brochterbeck and Lengerich. The Leontine arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. The Fiegenbaums, Aufderhaars and Bierbaums traveled further west and settled in Warren County, Missouri.

    Buried:
    Catherina was buried in the cemetery across the street from the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The cemetery is next to and south of the parsonage and on the site of the first church built in Holstein, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848). The German inscription (and a translation) on her grave stone reads:

         Cath. Elsabein
         Fiegenbaum
         geb: Hagen von Ladbergen
         geb: den 26 ten Sept. 1786
         gest: den 16 ten Sept 1853

         Cath. Elsabein
         Fiegenbaum
         nee Hagen from Ladbergen
         born the 26th of Sept. 1786
         died the 16th of Sept. 1853


    Died:
    Catherina's death is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

    Notes:

    Married:

         The couple began their married life living in the Heuerhaus of the Hagen farm at Ladbergen-Overbeck 16. Sometime between 1815 and 1819, the family moved to Ladbergen-Wester 21.
         From 1808 to 1810, the village of Ladbergen found itself located in the département Ems of the Grand Duchy of Berg (French: Grand-duché de Berg; German: Großherzogtum Berg), a client state of the First French Empire.
         In 1811 borders were redrawn again and Ladbergen was incorporated into the First French Empire as part of the Département Ems-Supérieur (German: Departement der Oberen Ems, or, Ober-Ems).

    Children:
    1. Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth was born 22 Oct 1811, Ladbergen, First French Empire; died 6 Oct 1884, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    2. Fiegenbaum, Anna Christine Elsabein was born 7 Jan 1815, Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia; died 14 Aug 1894, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    3. Fiegenbaum, Christine Elisabeth was born 18 Jun 1819, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 22 Aug 1897, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    4. 6. Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich was born 15 Apr 1823, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 20 Jul 1898, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.

  3. 14.  Wehrmann, Johann Henrich Adolph was born 15 May 1786, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 30 Sep 1856, Hopewell, Warren County, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1851, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Johann was born in his parents' home at No. 13 in Almena.

    Immigration:
    Adolph; his second wife, Wilhelmine (nee Meier); and four of his children, Conrad Heinrich Adolph, Friederike Henriette, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte, and Dorothea Charlotte (the daughter of his second marriage) emigrated from Bremen, Germany on the ship Rebecca, landing in New Orleans, Louisiana on 4 November 1851. Adolph would have been about 65 years of age at the time he undertook this trip. The family settled in eastern Missouri.

    Died:
    The death of "Adolph Wehrmann" is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). In the published records of the church, Adolph was identified as coming "from Almine in Lippe Detmolt."

    Johann married Kater, Wilhelmine Sophia Katherina 23 Oct 1814, Almena, Principality of Lippe. Wilhelmine (daughter of Kater, Herman Anton and Engelking, Anna Margreta Ilsabein) was born 21 Jan 1798, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 29 Mar 1839, Almena, Principality of Lippe. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Kater, Wilhelmine Sophia Katherina was born 21 Jan 1798, Almena, Principality of Lippe (daughter of Kater, Herman Anton and Engelking, Anna Margreta Ilsabein); died 29 Mar 1839, Almena, Principality of Lippe.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Wilhelmine was born in her parents' home at No. 7 in Almena.

    Children:
    1. Wehrmann, Johann Heinrich Adolph Konrad was born 1 Sep 1816, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 1 May 1824, Almena, Principality of Lippe.
    2. Wehrmann, Maria Friederike Wilhelmine was born 31 May 1819, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 20 Sep 1885, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    3. Wehrmann, Florentine Wilhelmine was born 23 Aug 1821, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 31 Aug 1821, Almena, Principality of Lippe.
    4. Wehrmann, Heinrich Anton was born 23 Nov 1823, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 10 Jun 1824, Almena, Principality of Lippe.
    5. Wehrmann, Conrad Heinrich Adolph was born 1 May 1825, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 29 Mar 1886, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
    6. Wehrmann, Henriette Wilhelmine was born 28 Nov 1827, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 20 Feb 1843, Almena, Principality of Lippe.
    7. Wehrmann, Sophia Friederike was born 31 May 1830, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 9 Sep 1831, Almena, Principality of Lippe.
    8. Wehrmann, Wilhelmine was born 31 May 1832, Bistrup, Principality of Lippe; died 20 Sep 1885, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
    9. Wehrmann, Friederike Henriette was born 2 Aug 1832, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 1868, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA.
    10. 7. Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte was born 7 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 1 Feb 1903, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
    11. Wehrmann, Heinrich Ludwig was born 20 Jun 1837, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 1 Apr 1838, Almena, Principality of Lippe.