Bierbaum, Mildred Lina Selma

Other Events:

• Baptism: 4 Mar 1881, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 7 Apr 1895, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Martin's baptism is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). His sponsor was Conrad Mensenkamp [his grandfather?].

Confirmation:
Martin's confirmation is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
Martin was buried in the cemetery north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). This cemetery was consecrated on 12 April 1916.

Martin married Trulson, Selma Marie 28 Aug 1912, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Selma (daughter of Trulson, Larsen and Binder, Karoline) was born 22 Jul 1887, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 17 Jul 1978; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 4 Sep 1887, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
In the published baptismal records of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri for 1887, the name is listed as Marie Selma Trulson. However subsequent listings give her name as Selma M. Trulson.

Baptism:
Marie Selma's baptism is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsors were her parents and Marie Lemberg.

Buried:
Selma M. Bierbaum, as the gravestone identifies her, was buried in the cemetery north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). This cemetery was consecrated on 12 April 1916.

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Married:
Martin and Selma's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The wedding took place in the church parsonage in Holstein. "Theo Baumann" and "Alwina Bierbaum" were the witnesses.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 25 Jun 1843, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
In the published records of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ), Hermann's death is recorded in 1924. There, he is identified as having been born 1 mile north of Holstein.
     The church records indicate that of the six children born to Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum and Anna Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum, there were two sons, one named Hermann Heinrich and the other named Heinrich Hermann. As seems to have been common with many members of the Fiegenbaum and associated families who had ties to northwestern Germany, the order of their given names was quite fluid over the course of their lives through the 19th and early 20th centuries. A Hermann Heinrich who was also known in the records as Heinrich Herman is difficult enough. If you add brother who uses the same given names with the same variety, a genealogical researcher quickly becomes very flustered. I have done my best to reduce the confusion, but a full resolution awaits more scrupulous research. In the meantime, don't bet the farm on what you read here.


Baptism:
Hermann's baptism is recorded in the archives of the German Lutheran Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). According to the published church records, Hermann's sponsor was "Hermann Heinrich Fügenbaum" [sic] [his uncle?]. Hermann was baptized on the same day as his cousin, Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhaar.

Buried:
Hermann 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).

Hermann married Mensenkamp, Louise Wilhelmine Caroline 17 Feb 1871, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Louise (daughter of Mensenkamp, Conrad and Starke, Dorothea Amalia) was born Abt 1845, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
The details of her birth are not known at this time.

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Married:
Hermann and Louise'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). The published church records do not record the witnesses.

Larsen married Binder, Karoline. Karoline died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Johann's family was living in Overbeck at the time of his birth. Overbeck was 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.
     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 found itself part of the Province of Westphalia in the Kingdom of Prussia (German: Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen).

Immigration:

     Johann (about age 29), his wife, Anna Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum (about age 26), and their only child at the time, Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (less than 1 year old), emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia. Accompanying them was Johann's sister, Catharina Sophia Wilhelmine Bierbaum.
     This family group was joined by his wife's married sister, her husband and their three children, and also by his wife's parents and their two 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:
"Hermann Wilhelm Bierbaum" 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 at Holstein, Missouri, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848).

Died:
The death of "Hermann Wilhelm Bierbaum," as he appears to have been known at the time, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri.

Johann married Fiegenbaum, Anna Christine Elsabein 13 Dec 1839, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. Anna (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich and Hagen, Catherina Elsabein) was born 7 Jan 1815, Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia; died 14 Aug 1894, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Anna'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 (German: Königreich Preußen).

Immigration:

     Anna Christine Elsabein (about age 26), her husband Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (about age 29), and their only child at the time, Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (less than 1 year old), emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia. Accompanying them was Johann's sister, Catharina Sophia Wilhelmine Bierbaum.
     This family group was joined by her married sister, her husband and their three children, and also by her parents and their two 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:
Christine 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 Christine's death was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.

Conrad married Starke, Dorothea Amalia. Dorothea was born 26 Jun 1818, Principality of Lippe; died 17 May 1900, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
"Dorothea Amalia Mensenkamp nee Starke" 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 "Dorothea Amalia Mensenkamp nee Starke" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri. The place of death was listed as "Charette."

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Married:
When listed as the sponsor at the baptism in 1872 of Anna Wilhelmine Maria Bierbaum in Warren County, Missouri, she is identified as "Mrs. Con. Mensenkamp, grandmother."