Tempel, John William

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Buried:
Funeral services, led by Pastor Jerry Basye of the First Christian Church, were held at Williams Funeral Chapel in Warrensburg.

John married Kokenos, Edna Almeda 22 Dec 1938, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Edna was born 19 Jul 1922; died 3 Jun 1993. [Group Sheet]

1. Tempel, Mary Joan
2. Tempel, Norma Ann
3. Tempel, John William Jr. was born 3 Apr 1945; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Tempel, Donald Harold was born 12 May 1946; died 1 Sep 2006.

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Buried:
Theodore was buried in the Salem Church Cemetery.

Theodore married Starkebaum, Emma Wilhelmina 3 Apr 1902, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Emma (daughter of Starkebaum, Heinrich Friederich L. and Riechers, Johanne Henrietta Luise) was born 10 Mar 1880, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; died 19 Aug 1973, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
Emma was born near Higginsville, Missouri.

Buried:
Emma was buried in the Salem Church Cemetery, just east of Higginsville.

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Married:
According to marriage records in Lafayette County, Missouri, "Theo. Temple [sic]," of Mayview, Missouri, and "Emma Starkebaum," of Higginsville, Missouri, received a marriage license at Lexington on 31 March 1902. Theodore and Emma were married in her parent's home at Higginsville by Rev. Theodore Hoefer, pastor of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church, of Higginsville. The couple lived on two different farms in the Higginsville area, where they raised their own seven children and also a niece, Frieda Tempel.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; a farmer

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Occupation:

The following biographical sketch was published in 1893.

     Ernst Tempel, a representative German-American farmer of La Fayette County, Mo., located upon his fine farm situated on section 29, range 26, township 49, is a self-made man, having carved out his own fortune, and bears the reputation of being one whose word is as good as his bond. His beginning here was that of a poor man, but now he owns one hundred and twenty well-improved acres of land, which he has earned by his own perseverance and energy.
     Our subject is of German birth and parentage, having been born in Prussia, Germany, July 25, 1845. His parents were Germans and they have lived always in their native country. They bear the names of Herman and Minnie Tempel, and are good and worthy people, who reared their son and sent him to the schools of his province, where he received a very fair German education. Since coming to this country he has adapted himself to our ways of speech, and thus has two languages at his command.
     In 1869, Mr. Tempel emigrated to America, taking passage on a steamer at Bremen, and after a stormy voyage of fifteen days landed in New York City. His destination was the State of Missouri, and he shortly after reached Warren County. For three months he continued at work in Warren and there received $16 per month as a farm hand, but later came into La Fayette County, where he worked on a farm for about three years, receiving as wages $200 per year with board.
     About this time Mr. Tempel began to think of forming domestic ties and of having a home of his own. His choice of a companion was Miss Frederica Tolle, a native of Germany, and their marriage took place August 4, 1872. Ten children have blessed this union, as follows: Minnie, Annie, Lena, May, Theodore, Gustavus, Fritz, Edward, and Louis. One child died young. After his marriage Mr. Tempel rented land for a number of years, gaining means and experience, but he finally purchased his present home and has lived upon it since 1882.
     At the present time our subject owns one hundred and twenty acres of well-improved land and has upon it some very good buildings. In religion, he is a member of the German Evangelical Church, and is very highly esteemed in that congregation at Mayview. As a politician, Mr. Tempel is ranked with the Republican party, in which he is an important factor in his neighborhood. His influence is always given in favor of educational matters, and in every way our subject is a man much esteemed by those who have his acquaintance. Any matter affecting the public weal is true to enlist his interest, and he is credited by his neighbors with being governed by honest convictions in the side which he espouses.

Ernst married Tölle, Friedericke 4 Aug 1872, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Friedericke was born 1849, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
They were the parents of ten children, one of whom died at an early age, and lived on a farm three miles south of Mayview, Missouri. The family attended Zion Evangelical Church at Mayview, Missouri.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 30 Oct 1867, USA
• Moved To: 1879, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

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Immigration:
Identified on the passenger list as "Henr. Sarkebaum," he traveled in the company of his brother, Hans Hermann August on the Hansa from Bremen to New York, arriving on 30 October 1867.

Moved To:
Heinrich and Henrietta Starkebaum are listed as one of two new families joining Salem Evangelical Church in Higginsville, Missouri in the minutes of the church meeting for 14 February 1879. Heinrich's obituary states " . . . he came to Higginsville and located on the farm on which he died, four miles southwest of town."

Buried:
According to his obituary, Heinrich was buried in the Evangelical cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri.

Died:
January 21, 1923 was a Sunday. According to his obituary, Henry Fred Starkebaum died at his home 4 miles southwest of town "while at the table eating supper, at 5 o'clock, from paralysis of the brain, at the age of 84 years, 6 months and 20 days." His wife and 3 children proceeded him in death. He was survived by 7 children: Mrs. William [Henrietta ] Fiegenbaum, Mrs. Theo. [Emma ] Tempel, William and Edwin living near Mayview; at home are Wilhelmine, Augusta and Samuel. He also had 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 23 at 12:30 at the residence and at 1:00 at the Evangelical church in Higginsville, conducted by Rev. G. H. Freund.

Heinrich married Riechers, Johanne Henrietta Luise 19 Jan 1870, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Johanne (daughter of Riechers, Johann Heinrich Friederich C. and Höllander, Hanne Wilhelmine Amalie) was born 12 Jun 1850, Alverdissen, Principality of Lippe; died 8 Jan 1893, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 11 Jan 1893, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 23 Jun 1850, Alverdissen, Principality of Lippe
• Immigration: 1869, USA
• Moved To: 1879, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Carolyn Fieker states that Johanne was born at #15 in Alverdissen, Germany.

Baptism:
Carolyn Fieker reports that Johanne's sponsors were Louise Klocke and Henrietta Fritzemeier of Lise.

Immigration:
Carolyn Fieker states that Johanne applied for emigration to America in the Spring of 1869. It is not stated in what year she actually left her home in Germany.

Moved To:
Heinrich and Henrietta Starkebaum are listed as one of two new families joining Salem Evangelical Church in Higginsville, Missouri in the minutes of the church meeting for 14 February 1879.

Buried:
According to her obituary, Henriette was buried at mid-day, Wednesday [January 11, 1893] in the cemetery of Salem church [now Salem United Church of Christ in Higginsville, Missouri].

Died:
According to her obituary, Henriette died of a heart attack on Sunday, January 8, 1893, two days after giving birth to twin sons. It states that she was 42 1/2 years old and was survived by her husband and 9 children, 4 boys and 5 girls.

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Married:
The place of marriage has been reported as either the Lippstadt Church, just south of Warrenton, Missouri, or in Lafayette County, Missouri. Henry and Henrietta (Riechers) Starkebaum had 10 children.

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Birth:
Heinrich Hermann was born at Hof 47.

Heinrich married Ridder, Elisabeth 30 Apr 1826, Sonneborn, Principality of Lippe. Elisabeth (daughter of Ridder, Johann Friedrich and Budde, Anna Margretha Elisabeth) was born 28 Oct 1800, Sonneborn, Principality of Lippe; died 20 Apr 1872, Sonneborn, Principality of Lippe. [Group Sheet]

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Married:

     Heinrich and Elisabeth resided in house number 47 in Sonneborn. It was here that their children were born and raised. In 2002, the house was still very much in use, the address having changed to Alte Dorfstraße 25.
     Earlier generations of the Starkebaums lived on farms number 34 and 76 (it has not been possible to locate these farms in contemporary Sonneborn).

Marriage Contract:

     In the Principality of Lippe until about 1870, it was customary for engaged couples to register their intended marriage with the nearest office of the Lower Court (German = Amt). This registration, or Eheprotokoll, typically recorded the couple's names and intended place of residence after marriage, the names of their parents, and most importantly, the dowry and any other financial arrangements connected with the marriage. By registering these details with the judicial court, the Eheprotokoll served as a marriage contract. In the 1870s, as license bureaus were established and civil marriages became more common, the use of Eheprotokoll began to died out.

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Birth:

     In some of the documents of the Public Record Office in Detmold, Germany, the first letter of Johann's place of birth is not distinct; it may be either an "R" or a "P."
     If it is an "R," the town would be Reine, between Alverdissen and Ärzen and north of Sonneborn. If the first letter is a "P," the town would be Peine, located between Hannover and Braunschweig in the present German state of Niedersachsen.

Johann married Höllander, Hanne Wilhelmine Amalie 15 Jul 1849, Alverdissen, Principality of Lippe. Hanne (daughter of [---?---], Philip Ludwig and Höllander, Friederike Katherine Amalie) was born 7 May 1829, Ohrsen, Principality of Lippe; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
Hanne's mother, Friederike Katherine Amalie Höllander, was not married at the time of her daughter's birth. The father is supposed to be Philip Ludwig (surname unknown) of Brake.