Aufderhaar, Wilhelmina Elisabetha

Other Events:

• Baptism: 10 Jan 1858, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
The baptism of "Wilhelmina Elisabetha," child of "Wilhelm Aufderhar" and "Sophia nee Schoppenhorst," was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was "Anna Wilhelmina Aufderhar."

Died:
The death of "Wilhelmina Elisabeth Aufderhar," daughter of "Wilhelm Aufderhar" and "Sophia Shoppenhorst (Stilke)" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 1848, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1850, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
He appears to have been known as Wilhelm or William.

Immigration:

     Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhaar emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia at the about the age of 8 years. He traveled with his father, Johann (about age 32), his mother, Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (about age 29), and two siblings (about 4 years old, and less than 2 years of age).
     This family group was joined by his mother's married sister, her husband, their child (less than 1 year old), and his unmarried aunt. Also in the party was his maternal grandparents and their 2 younger, unmarried children.
     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 until reaching and settling in Warren County, Missouri.

Confirmation:
The confirmation of "Heinr. Wilh. Aufderhar" was recorded in the register of the church in Holstein, Missouri. Founded in 1839 as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette, the congregation changed it's name in February 1848 to the German Evangelical Church on Charrette [die evangelische Kirche am Charrette]. Since 1957, it has been known as Immanuels United Church of Christ.

Census:
According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, "William Afterhar," age 18, lived with Henry (age 42) and Elizabeth (age 38) "Afterhar" and what appear to be their six other children: Elizabeth (age 14), "Christena" (age 11), Henry (age 7), Mary, (age 5), Louisa (age 3) and a six month old daughter who was identified only by her initials - W. A.

Buried:
Heinrich Wilhelm 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:
Heinrich Wilhelm's death was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri.

Heinrich married Schoppenhorst-Stilke, Sophia Elisabeth Christina 22 Aug 1856, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Sophia was born 6 Sep 1837; died 1 Jan 1877, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Confirmation: 1852, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Confirmation:
The confirmation of "Sophia Stilke" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
She 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 death of "Sophia Aufderhar," wife of "Wilh. Aufderhar," was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri. Her age was given as 39 years, 3 months, 26 days.

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of "Heinrich Wilhelm Aufder Har," of "Teklenburg" and "Sophia Christina Elisabeth Schoppenhorst-Stilke," of "Teklenburg" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Heinrich AufderHar" and "Ludwig Stilke" were witnesses at the ceremony.

     There is a question raised by the dual surname of the bride in this record.
     This couple's first child, Wilhelmina Elsabetha, died in infancy in 1858. In the record of that death from the same published church archives, the mother is identified as "Sophia Shoppenhorst (Stilke)." In all subsequent records relating to the births and deaths of her children, when her maiden surname is given, it is simply Schoppenhorst.
     In the published records of the church at Holstein, Sophia is never specifically identified as a widow, as was the case for a number of brides in the years preceding and following the entry for Sophia's marriage in 1856. Between 1840, when the church's death register begins, and 1857, the only entry for someone with the surname Stilke is for "Christina Elisabeth Stilke, nee Schröer," who died on 3 July 1856 at the age of 54 years, 2 months. No additional information about relatives was provided. The first male bearing the Stilke surname in the death register is Ludwig, who died on 10 April 1866 at the age of 60 years. The register states that he was born on 16 September 1806 "in Lauenburg."
     Interestingly, a Ludwig Stilke was the sponsor at the baptism in 1859 of "Wilhelm Ludwig Aufderhar," the second child of "Wilhelm Aufderhar" and "Sophia nee Schoppenhorst."
     Rather than indicating a previous marriage, Sophia's dual surname may hint that although she was born a Schoppenhorst, she was raised in a Stilke household from an early age. An example of this occurrence may be found in the case of another member of the family. Frederike Charlotte Begemann was born 1 January 1866 in Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri. Her mother passed away in 1868 and her father remarried later that same year. Frederike eventually ended up living with her mother's brother, Adolph Wehrmann, in Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri (at least 140 miles away, as the crow flies). At her confirmation in the local church in 1880, her name is given as "Friederike Begeman-Wehrmann."
     At present, this remains pure speculation. A closer examination of the church, census and other records for Holstein and the surrounding area may answer these questions more satisfactorily.


Census (family):
According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, the household (assigned to the Holstein post office) consisted of William "Aufderher," a 27 year old master mechanic, born in Prussia; Sophia "Aufderher," 22 years old, born in Prussia; Lewis "Aufderher," age 1, born in Missouri; A. "Hosenjager," an 18 year old mechanic, born in Missouri; and, Fredrick "Hosenjager," a 23 year old gunsmith, born in Prussia.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Among the various family researchers, the exact number and order of Johann's given names has not been resolved.
     Johann's family was living in Wester 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.
     For information on the ancestors of Johann H. W. Aufderhaar, visit the web site of Dr. Richard Cochran at (http://library.ferris.edu/~cochranr/gen/ ) (as of August 1999).
     During the Napoleonic era, from about 1808 to 1810, Ladbergen, as part of the County of Tecklenburg (Grafschaft Tecklenburg), came under the sovereignty 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 Grafschaft Tecklenburg was incorporated directly into the First French Empire as part of the Département Ems-Supérieur (German: Departement der Oberen Ems).
     After Napoleon's defeat, Ladbergen was liberated from French occupation and was at first governed provisionally and then formally by the Kingdom of Prussia as part of the Province of Westphalia (German: Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen).

Immigration:

     In Ladbergen, Johann H. W. Aufderhaar was a Heuerling or tenant farmer. "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." [from Friedrich Saatkamp, Ladbergen: Out of the History and the Present of the 1000-Year Westphalian Village, edited and translated by Dean R. Hoge (New Knoxville, Ohio: New Knoxville Historical Society, 1985) page xxiii].
     Johann (about age 32), his wife, Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (about age 29), and their three children at the time (about ages 8, 4 and less than 2 years) emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia.
     This family group was joined by Anna Elisabeth's married sister, her husband, their child (less than 1 year old), and her husband's unmarried sister. Also in the party was Anna Elisabeth's parents and their 2 younger, unmarried children.
     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 until reaching and settling in Warren County, Missouri.

Buried:
Johann 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:
His death was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri.

Johann married Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth 27 Jul 1832, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. Anna (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich and Hagen, Catherina Elsabein) was born 22 Oct 1811, Ladbergen, First French Empire; died 6 Oct 1884, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 24 Oct 1811, Ladbergen, First French Empire
• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Anna Elisabeth's family was living 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.
     During the Napoleonic era, from about 1808 to 1810, Ladbergen, as part of the County of Tecklenburg (Grafschaft Tecklenburg), came under the sovereignty 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 Grafschaft Tecklenburg was incorporated directly into the First French Empire as part of the Département Ems-Supérieur (German: Departement der Oberen Ems).
     After Napoleon's defeat, Ladbergen was liberated from French occupation and was at first governed provisionally and then formally by the Kingdom of Prussia as part of the Province of Westphalia (German: Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen).



Baptism:
Anna was baptized in the evangelical church at Ladbergen.

Immigration:

     Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (about age 29), her husband, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhaar (about age 32), and their three children at the time (about ages 8, 4 and less than 2 years) emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia.
     This family group was joined by Anna Elisabeth's married sister, her husband, their child (less than 1 year old), and her husband's unmarried sister. Also in the party were Anna Elisabeth's parents and 2 of their younger, unmarried children.
     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 until reaching and settling in Warren County, Missouri.

Buried:
Anna 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:
Anna's death was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri. She lived to the age of 72 years, 11 months and 15 days.

Notes:

Married:
At the time of the marriage, Anna was 20 years, 9 months and 5 days old. J. H. W. Aufderhaar was 23 years, 3 months and 9 days.

At the births of each child, the father and mother were the following ages, respectively: at Heinrich Wilhelm's birth (b. 1832): 23 years, 5 months and 15 days & 20 years, 11 months and 12 days; at Marie Elisabeth's (b. 1836): 27 years, 3 months and 14 days & 24 years, 9 months and 11 days; Christine Elisabeth's: 30 years, 4 months and 29 days & 27 years, 10 months and 26 days; Heinrich Wilhelm's (b. 1843): 33 years, 10 months and 23 days & 31 years, 4 months and 20 days; Maria Elisabeth's (b. 1845): 36 years and 1 month & 33 years, 6 months and 27 days; Anna Elisabeth's (b. 1847): 38 years, 1 month and 17 days & 35 years, 8 months and 14 days; Catharina's: 40 years, 10 months and 2 days & 38 years, 3 months and 29 days; Anna Elisabeth's (b. 1852): 43 years and 5 months & 40 years, 10 months and 27 days.

Census (family):
According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Henry (age 42) and Elizabeth (age 38) "Afterhar" and the what appear to be their seven children: William (age 18), Elizabeth (age 14), "Christena" (age 11), Henry (age 7), Mary, (age 5), Louisa (age 3) and a six month old daughter who was identified only by her initials - W. A.

Census (family):
According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, the household (assigned to the Holstein post office) consisted of Henry "Aufderhar," a 51 year old farmer; Elizabeth "Aufderhar," age 49; Henry "Aufderhar," a 17 year old farmer; Mary "Aufderhar," age 15 and attending school; Louisa "Aufderhar," age 13; and, Wilhemina "Aufderhar," age 10.

Census (family):
According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, the household (assigned to the Marthasville post office) consisted of
Henry "Aufderharre," a 60 year old farmer; Anna "Aufderharre," a 55 year old housekeeper; Louisa "Aufderharre," age 20; and, Minna "Aufderharre," age 18.

Census (family):
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, the household in Western Charrette Township consisted of "Hry. Aufderharre," a 71 year old single farmer, born in Prussia; and, "Elisabeth Aufderharre," a 68 year old widow, keeping house, and born in Prussia. In light of other evidence, the marital status of this couple seems incorrect.

Johann married Rickermann, Anna Elisabeth Christina 22 Nov 1804, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg. Anna was born 10 Dec 1776, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg; died 13 Feb 1854, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. [Group Sheet]

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]

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).