Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte

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.

Wilhelmine married Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich 18 Feb 1853, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Hermann (son of Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich and Hagen, Catherina Elsabein) 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. [Group Sheet]

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).

1. 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.

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]

Notes:

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

Herman married Engelking, Anna Margreta Ilsabein. Anna died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]