Ploeger, Irene Emma

Other Events:

• Baptism: 31 Aug 1902, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The spelling of the surname in the archives of the church in Holstein, Missouri changes around the beginning of the 20th century from Plöger to Ploeger. The exact time of the change varies considerably from family to family and it is not unusually to find both forms existing almost simultaneously.

Baptism:
Irene'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 sponsor was "Mrs. Wm. Dustmann."

Irene married Skyles, Edward. Edward died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 20 Feb 1876, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 30 Mar 1890, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Robert'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). The sponsor was Wilhelm Aufderhar [sic].

Confirmation:
Robert'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:
Robert 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.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Robert Wilhelm Plöger which she reported had appeared in the Marthasville Record, of Marthasville, Missouri.

Robert William Ploeger (73) passed away at the St. Francis Hospital in Washington, Missouri on Friday 19 August 1949 where he had been a patient for several weeks. He was born on January 2nd 1876 at Holstein attaining the age of 73 years, 7 months and 22 days. On 6 August 1899 he was married to Miss Elisabeth Steffen of Holstein. To this union five children were born. He is survived by his bereaved wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Ploeger and the following children: Mrs. Edward Skyles of St. Louis, Roy Ploeger of Hermann and Mrs. Ralph Schroeder of St. Louis. Their first born were twin daughters who died when they were one year and 11 months of age. He also leaves to mourn his death four grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends. He was the last survivor of the Ploeger family; five sisters and four brothers preceding him in death. With the exception of about one year, their entire married life was spent in the Holstein community. Their golden anniversary was on 6 August 1949. Funeral services were held on Monday 22 August 1949 at the Holstein Evangelical Church with Rev. Otto Kienker of St. Louis officiating in the absence of the pastor Rev. W. Kramme. F. Lichtenberg and Son of Marthasville were the Funeral Directors. The song service was led by Miss Eunice Busse, Walter Bierbaum, Mrs. Ben Luecke and Mrs. Frank Koch. Interment was in the Church Cemetery.

Robert married Steffen, Elisabeth Katharina Antonie 6 Aug 1899, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Elisabeth (daughter of Steffen, Johann and Vogelsang, Maria) was born 24 Mar 1879, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 6 Sep 1949, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA; was buried 9 Sep 1949, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 31 Mar 1879, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 26 Mar 1893, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
She was commonly known as Lizzie.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Elisabeth Katharina Antonie (Steffen) Ploeger which she reported had appeared on 16 September 1949 in the Marthasville Record, of Marthasville, Missouri.

Mrs. Elizabeth Katherine Ploeger, nee Steffen, was born at Holstein, Missouri on 24 March 1879 and departed her life at St. Francis Hospital, Washington, Missouri on 6 September 1949, having attained the age of 70 years, five months and thirteen days. She received the sacrament of Holy Baptism on 31 March 1879 by the Rev. Schierbaum. The rite of Confirmation was administered on 26 March 1893 by the Rev. J. J. Mayer. She was united in holy wedlock with Robert Ploeger on 6 August 1899. This union was blessed with five children, two children passed on in early childhood. With the exception of one year, their entire married life was spent in Holstein, Missouri community, the place of their birth. Their golden wedding anniversary was celebrated 6 August 1949. Mr. Ploeger preceded her in death eighteen days ago in August. The parents are survived by three children; Mrs. Edward Skyles (Irene) of St. Louis, Missouri; Roy of Hermann, Missouri and Mrs. Ralph Schroedere (Helen) of St. Louis, Missouri. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Louis Giles of Washington, Missouri and Mrs. August Frie of New Haven, Missouri, along with other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted 9 September 1949 by the pastor Rev. W. W. Kramme under the direction of Lichtenberg Funeral Home. Interment was in the Holstein Cemetery.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1849, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

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]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1850, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 1854, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Records from Germany tend to record her date of birth as 17 September 1839, while sources in the USA give the date as 7 August 1839.

Immigration:

     Christine emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia at the age of about 1½ years. She traveled with her father, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhaar (about age 32), her mother, Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (about age 29), and two siblings (about 8 and 4 years old).
     This family group was joined by her mother's married sister, her husband, their child (less than 1 year old), and his unmarried aunt. Also in the party was Christine's maternal grandparents 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.

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

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

Buried:
Christine Elisabeth 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 "Christine Elisabeth Ploeger" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.

Notes:

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.

Johann married Vogelsang, Maria. Maria was born Apr 1840; died 15 Jan 1884; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Maria Steffen 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 "Maria Steffen" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.

Notes:

Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.

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.