Plöger, Friedrich Ernst

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• Immigration: 1849, Warren County, Missouri, USA

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Immigration:
Friedrich settled first in St. Louis, Missouri for one year and then moved to Lippstadt, Warren County, Missouri for about 16 years. He was one of the founding members of the Evangelical congregation in Lippstadt

Buried:
Friedrich was buried in the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein and know since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Friedrich Ernst Plöger which she reported had appeared on 18 October 1912 in the Marthasville (Missouri) Record.

After a lingering illness of about one year, Father Ploeger passed away at his home one mile west of Holstein, Missouri, Sunday evening 6 October 1912, and was buried Wednesday 9 October in the Evangelical Cemetery at Holstein, Missouri. Friedrich Ernst Ploeger was born at Lemgo, Lippe, Germany 1 April 1830. When he was nineteen years old he left his fatherland to make this country his future home. The first year he lived at St. Louis, then came to Lippstadt, Missouri, was one of the founders of the Evangelical congregation. In 1857 he was married to Miss Christine E. Auf-Der-Haar. After they had lived for nine years at Lippstadt, Missouri, the young couple moved to a place one and a half miles north of Holstein, Missouri; but after three years, again they moved to Lippstadt, Missouri and lived there again for nine years. Finally they settled down on their old home place, one mile west of Holstein. On 7 April 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Ploeger celebrated their golden anniversary, but soon after were parted as Mrs. Ploeger died 14 June 1907. This union was blessed with ten children; three of them went to their eternal rest. They are Wilhelm Henry, aged 15 years in 1881; Maria E., wife of Fred Wiemeyer of Higginsville, Missouri aged 28 years in 1892; Minna S., wife of Henry Leffmann of Mayview, Missouri, aged 30 years in 1901. The other seven children were all present at their father's funeral. They are: Henry W. of Murphysbora, Illinois; Anna W. wife of Herman Schroer of Higginsville, Missouri; Fred C. of Pinckney, Missouri; August W. of Kansas City, Missouri; Emma F. wife of William Dustmann of Pinckney, Missouri; Robert W. of Treloar, Missouri; Hilda M. wife of Gustav Timmerberg living on the father's place. Besides these children father Ploeger leaves twenty-five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Of his 82 years, 6 months and 6 days of earthly pilgrimage, Father Ploeger lived 62 years in Warren County, Missouri, was a faithful member of our congregation since 1865. When he still was in the best of health, he selected the bible text himself to be used at his funeral sermon which was Ier. 31.3 and which the writer gladly made use of. F. Egger, Pastor.

Rev. F. Egger was the pastor of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church at Holstein, Missouri. Since 1957 this congregation has been known as Immanuels United Church of Christ.

Friedrich married Aufderhaar, Christine Elisabeth 3 Apr 1857, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Christine (daughter of Aufderhaar, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm and Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth) was born 17 Sep 1839, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 14 Jun 1907, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Friedrich and Christine'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). According to the published church records, "Heinr. Aufder Har" [sic] and "Christoph Plöger" were witnesses. Friedrich is identified as coming from Lippe Detmold (it should be noted that the baptism record for his first child identifies him as "Ernst Friedr. Plöger"). Friedrich and Christine had 10 children.

1. Plöger, Heinrich Wilhelm was born 20 Apr 1858, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 8 Oct 1941, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
2. Plöger, Anna Wilhelmina was born 24 Jan 1860, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died , Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
3. Plöger, Friedrick Christoph was born 8 Jan 1862, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 26 Aug 1913, Pinckney Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
4. Plöger, Maria Elisabeth was born 15 Jan 1864; died 1892, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
5. Plöger, Wilhelm Heinrich was born 12 Sep 1866, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 24 May 1881, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
6. Plöger, August Wilhelm was born 5 Dec 1868, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died , Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.
7. Plöger, Wilhelmine Sophie was born 24 Mar 1871, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died Nov 1901, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA.
8. Plöger, Emma Friederike was born 25 May 1873, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 30 Sep 1935, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 2 Oct 1935, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
9. Plöger, Robert Wilhelm was born 2 Jan 1876, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 19 Aug 1949, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA; was buried 22 Aug 1949, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.
10. Plöger, Hilda Maria was born 4 Jun 1878, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 13 Mar 1914, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA.