Ruma, Nicholas Xavier

Peter married Nolte, Jan Lynne [Group Sheet]

Byron married Knapheide, Ardith Emma [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

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Birth:
According to his World War I draft registration card, filed on 5 June 1917, August reported that he was 23 years of age, born on 15 July 1894, near Mayview, Missouri. All other sources report that the birth occurred in 1893.

Residence:
According to information on his World War I draft registration card, filed on 5 June 1917, August William Nolte lived near Higginsville (R.F.D. #4). August reported that he was a self-employed farmer near Higginsville. He was single and had no previous military service. He claimed no exemption from the current draft. The Registrar of the local draft board, C. L. Glasscock, described August as a man of medium height and medium build; with gray eyes and auburn hair. There were no other physical characteristics that would disqualify August for military service.

Buried:
August was buried in the cemetery just east of Mayview associated with Zion Church. At the time, the congregation was part of the Evangelical and Reformed Church denomination. In 1957, that denomination and the Congregational Christian Church denomination merged to form the United Church of Christ.

Died:
According to his death certificate, August died at his home in rural Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, 4 miles west of Higginsville. He had lived at this location for 13 years.

August married Knollenberg, Esther Mina 27 Feb 1924, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Esther (daughter of Knollenberg, Heinrich August and Jungermann, Anna Sophia) was born 8 Aug 1898, Rush Hill, Audrain County, Missouri, USA; died 16 Jul 1983; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Esther was buried in the cemetery just east of Mayview associated with Zion Church. The congregation was a member of the United Church of Christ denomination.

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Married:
According to marriage records in Lafayette County, Missouri, "August Nolte," of Higginsville, and "Esther Knollenberg," of Mayview, received a marriage license at Lexington on 26 February 1924 and they were married the next day at Mayview by "Rev. Martin F. Seybold." Rev. Seybold was the pastor of Zion Evangelical Church at Mayview from 1920 to 1927.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 8 Nov 1908, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 25 Mar 1923, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Ernst Wilhelm Werner's baptism was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The parents were the sponsors.

Confirmation:
The confirmation of "Werner W. E. Knapheide," as he seems to have been known at the time, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
Werner was buried in the cemetery of Immanuels United Church of Christ.

Died:
The death of "Werner W. E. Knapheide" was recorded in the register of Immanuels United Church of Christ, at Holstein, Missouri.

Ernst married Niemeyer, Lillie Wilhelmina 8 Apr 1934, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Lillie (daughter of Niemeyer, August Friedrich Jr. and Kersten, Emma Friederike) was born 14 Apr 1914, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 16 May 1995, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 31 May 1914, Warren County, Missouri, USA

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Baptism:
Lillie Wilhelmina's baptism was recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was Mrs. Wilhelmina Brueggemann.

Buried:
Lillie was buried in the cemetery of Immanuels United Church of Christ.

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Married:
The marriage of Werner Knapheide, of Marthasville, and Lillie Niemeyer, of Treloar, in the parsonage at Holstein, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Wesley Niemeyer and Edna Hackmann were witnesses.