Schoppenhorst, Anna Emma

Other Events:

• Baptism: 18 Oct 1874, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Anna Emma'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 "Anna Meinershagen."

Anna married Oberhellmann, Martin Samuel 21 Apr 1904, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Martin (son of Oberhellmann, Heinrich Wilhelm and Bierbaum, Catharina Sophia Wilhelmine) was born 26 Jun 1872, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 19 Apr 1948. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of "Martin Oberhellmann," of Holstein, and "Emma Schoppenhorst," of Peers, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Wm. Oberhellmann" and "Fritz Oberhellmann" were witnesses.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 8 Jun 1840, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Education: Between 1858 and 1861, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
• Military Service: Between 1862 and 1865
• Occupation: Between 1865 and 1867, Warren County, Missouri, USA; a teacher
• Occupation: Between 1866 and 1874, Warren County, Missouri, USA; a Justice of the Peace
• Occupation: Between 1875 and 1896; a four-term member of the Missouri State Legislature

Notes:

Baptism:
Heinrich'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). The sponsor was "Ad. Fiegenbaum."

Education:
At the age of 18, Heinrich entered a three year course of study at the German College at Quincy. This later became the Central Wesleyan College, at Warrenton, Missouri.

Military Service:
In the autumn of 1862, Henry "offered his services in defense of his country's flag, and was mustered in as a member of Company H, Thirty-Third Missouri Infantry, commanded by Colonel Fisk (later General). He fought under various leaders, and remained in the service until the cessation of hostilities. Among the important engagements in which he participated were those at Pleasant Hill, Ark.; Tupelo, Miss.; Vicksburg, Miss.; Helena, Ark.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Mobile, Ala. Throughout the war he served as Orderly-Sergeant, and made an enviable reputation as a soldier and officer."

Occupation:
After his service in the Civil War, Henry returned to Missouri and was a teacher until the fall of 1867.

Buried:
Funeral services were held at the Schoppenhorst home and at the Evangelical St. Paul's Church of Marthasville, Missouri, under the direction of Rev. F. H. Mittendorf. "Dr. A. W. Ebeling of Warrenton read resolutions of respect passed by the faculty of Central Wesleyan College, at which Mr. Schoppenhorst had been a student when it was still located in Quincy, Ill." The Warren County Post of the American Legion had charge of services at the cemetery.


Died:
From his obituary we learn that "Mr. Schoppenhorst has been ailing for the past twenty years with asthma. About three weeks ago he fell very unfortunately and fractured his hip. From this accident he should not recover, and on Saturday, November 22, he entered into rest at the ripe old age of 90 years, 7 months and 25 days, at his old homestead, surrounded by his children."

Heinrich married Meinershagen, Catherine Regina 7 May 1868, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Catherine (daughter of Meinershagen, Friedrich Wilhelm and Brinkmann, Maria Wilhelmina) was born 23 Oct 1849, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 18 Apr 1922, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 9 Dec 1849, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 9 Apr 1865, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Catherine Regina's baptism is recorded in the archives of the church at Femme Osage, St. Charles County, Missouri. In all, the church records show that six of Friedrich Wilhelm Meinershagen and Wilhelmina Maria Brinkmann's children were baptized between 1843 and 1852. For three of these baptisms (in 1843, 1844 and 1845), the parents are identified as residents of Warren County. There is no such notation for Catherine's baptism.

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

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1834, Missouri, USA

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Birth:
Hermann's birth date has been reported as either 3 or 5 September 1813.
     There is some question about the accuracy of the present composition of this family that has not yet been resolved.
     The record of Hermann Wilhelm's emigration from Germany in 1834 lists his birth date as 3 September 1813 and his parents as Hermann Wilhelm Schoppenhorst and Anna Maria Elisabeth Schröer. A similar record of a 1840 emigration for his brother, Hermann Heinrich Schoppenhorst lists a birth date of 16 May 1816, with Hermann Wilhelm Schoppenhorst and Anna Maria Elisabeth Schröer again cited as the parents. The record of this couple's emigration in 1844 gives Anna Maria's birth date as 12 April 1802. These facts raise some concerns about the probability that Anna Maria would have been a mother at such a very young age.
     I suspect that the two eldest children (born in 1813 and 1816) presently listed in this family are the offspring of a previous marriage for Hermann Wilhelm Schoppenhorst (1787-1845), but I lack any documentation for two or more marriages. Consequently, I have temporarily listed all of Hermann's children as the offspring of his marriage to Anna Maria Elisabeth, although I am not confident of the accuracy of this arrangement. This matter needs to be researched more thoroughly.


Immigration:
Apparently Hermann Wilhelm emigrated from Germany without the proper authority.

Buried:
Hermann was buried in the Schoppenhorst family cemetery.

Died:
At the time of his death, Hermann Wilhelm resided in Hopewell Academy, Missouri. The date of his death has been reported as either 28 or 29 August.

Hermann married Peterjohann, Maria 5 Apr 1835, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA. Maria (daughter of Peterjohann, Johann Hermann and Otterman, Anna Maria Elisabeth) was born 5 Mar 1812, Germany; died 25 Mar 1861, Missouri, USA; was buried , Hopewell, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1834, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The record of Maria's marriage in 1835 found in the archives of the church at Femme Osage, Missouri gives her age at that time as 25 years. This would indicate that she was born between 1809 and 1810. A Schoppenhorst family genealogy published in 1989 states that she was born in 1812; this is also the date recorded on her grave stone.

Immigration:
Maria made the journey to this country with her sister, Christine Elisabeth, wife of Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum. Apparently Maria emigrated without authorization.

Buried:
Maria was buried in the Schoppenhorst family cemetery.

Notes:

Married:
The archives of the church at Femme Osage, Missouri record the marriage of "Wilhelm Shopenhorst," age 22 years and "Maria Peterjohanns," age 25.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1836, Missouri, USA
• Moved To: 1882, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
Friedrich Wilhelm emigrated from Wersen, Tecklenburg, Prussia.

Moved To:
He worked as a tailor in Higginsville until his retirement to small farm west of Higginsville, where he was living at the time of his death.

Buried:
He was buried in the cemetery of Salem Church.

Friedrich married Brinkmann, Maria Wilhelmina 17 Feb 1841, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA. Maria (daughter of Brinkmann, Heinrich Adolph and [---?---], Anna Margaretha) was born 11 Sep 1823, Westerkappeln, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 6 Jul 1895, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1828–1829, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Moved To: 1882, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
She was buried in the cemetery of Salem Church.

Notes:

Married:
The marriage was recorded in the register of the evangelical church at Femme Osage, Missouri (founded in 1833 as Die Deutsche Evangelische Kirchengemeinde and known since 1957 as Femme Osage United Church of Christ).

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1844, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
Hermann emigrated from Germany with his wife and 4 of their children: Hermann Wilhelm Adolph, Christine Elsabein, Christine Sophie Elsabein, and Hermann Heinrich (born 1841).

Hermann married Schröer, Anna Maria Elisabeth Germany. Anna was born 12 Apr 1802, Kreis Tecklenburg, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 1856, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1844, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
Anna Marie Elisabeth emigrated from Germany with her husband and 4 of their children: Hermann Wilhelm Adolph, Christine Elsabein, Christine Sophie Elsabein, and Hermann Heinrich (born 1841).

Notes:

Married:

     It seems reasonable to assume that this is a second marriage for Hermann Wilhelm Schoppenhorst (1787-1845). One of his children for whom I have an identity was born in 1813. If Anna Maria Elisabeth Schröer, who was born in 1802, were the mother of this child, she would have been but eleven years old at the birth.
     I suspect that the two eldest children (born in 1813 and 1816) presently listed in this family are the offspring of a previous marriage for Hermann Wilhelm Schoppenhorst, but I lack any documentation for two or more marriages. I have temporarily listed all of Hermann's children as the offspring of his marriage to Anna Maria Elisabeth, although I am not confident of the accuracy of this arrangement. This matters needs to be researched more thoroughly.

Johann married Otterman, Anna Maria Elisabeth 29 May 1796, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg. Anna was born Abt 1774; died 17 Feb 1823, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
According to a published transcription of Heinrich's gravestone, the year of birth was 1784. Church records at Wersen record the year as 1785.

Died:
The death was recorded in the register of the evangelical church at Femme Osage, Missouri (founded in 1833 and known since 1957 as Femme Osage United Church of Christ).

Heinrich married Meese, Maria Charlotte Dorothea 1807, Wersen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. Maria (daughter of Meese, Johann Heinrich and [---?---], Adolfina Charlotte) was born 5 May 1780, Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 28 Jan 1818, Wersen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1828–1829, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
A biographical sketch of his grandson, Frederick Jürgen (or, George, as he preferred) Meinershagen, published in 1910, reported that Frederick's mother, and therefore his daughter, Maria Wilhelmina Brinkmann, was five years old when she came to Missouri. It seems likely that at that age, Maria had to have been accompanied by her parents.

Died:
Heinrich Adolph'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).

Heinrich married [---?---], Anna Margaretha Germany. Anna was born 1793, Germany; died 24 Aug 1858, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1828–1829, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Anna Margaretha's maiden name is not known at the present time.

Immigration:
A biographical sketch of her grandson, Frederick Jürgen (or, George, as he preferred) Meinershagen, published in 1910, reported that Frederick's mother, and therefore her daughter, Maria Wilhelmina Brinkmann, was five years old when she came to Missouri. It seems likely that at that age, Maria had to have been accompanied by her parents.

Died:
Anna Margaretha'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).