Lefman, [--?--]

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Buried:
This infant son was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery.

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Buried:
Walter's grave is in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Frederick married Starkebaum, Hulda Matilda 11 Apr 1921, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. Hulda (daughter of Starkebaum, August William and Frerking, Augusta Rosette) was born 2 May 1899; died 17 May 1978; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Hulda's grave is in the Zion Church Cemetery.

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Married:
According to marriage records in Lafayette County, Missouri, "Walter F. Lefmann" and "Hulda Matilda Starkebaum" received a marriage license at Lexington on 9 April 1921 and were married two days later at Mayview by Rev. Martin Seybold, pastor of the "Evangelical Church."

Heinrich married Plöger, Wilhelmine Sophie 24 Oct 1895, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Plöger, Friedrich Ernst and Aufderhaar, Christine Elisabeth) was born 24 Mar 1871, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died Nov 1901, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 14 May 1871, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 29 Mar 1885, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Wilhelmine'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 Mrs. Wilhelm Aufderhar [sic].

Confirmation:
Wilhelmine'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).

Notes:

Married:
The archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ) record the marriage of "Heinrich Lefmann" and "Minnie Plöger" on 24 October 1895 in Holstein, Missouri. The groom is identified as coming from Higginsville [Missouri]; the bride from Holstein. Witnesses were Robert Plöger and Dorothea Lefmann. Other researchers report the marriage as taking place in November 1895.

Notes:

Birth:
According to his death certificate, August was born at Hopewell, a settled area just north of Holstein.

Buried:
According to personal information provided for the death certificate by Daniel Starkebaum, August was to be buried on 8 September 1946 in the "Evangelical Cemetery." This is very probably a reference to the cemetery associated with the congregation at Higginsville, Missouri, known since 1957 as Salem United Church of Christ.

Died:
According to his death certificate, August died at 12:05 a.m. in rural Dover Township, outside of Higginsville. He had been a resident of the community for fifty years. The cause of death was cerebral thrombosis due to chronic myocarditis and chronic nephritis, both of several years duration.

August married Frerking, Augusta Rosette 11 Apr 1889. Augusta (daughter of Frerking, Cheuncy and Dierks, Rosetta Martha) was born 2 Dec 1866, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; died 3 Mar 1936, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried 5 Mar 1936, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
According to information provided by August Starkebaum for the death certificate, "Mrs. Agusta [sic] Starkebaum" was to be buried on 5 March 1936 in the Evangelical Cemetery. This was very probably the cemetery associated with the congregation at Higginsville, Missouri, known since 1957 as Salem United Church of Christ.

Died:
According to her death certificate, Augusta had suffered for several years from "Carcinoma of left breast with Matastasis in stomach, pleura, and oesophagus."

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.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 3 Jul 1854, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Carolyn (Fiegenbaum) Fieker reports that Friederich was born at house or farm #47 in Sonneborn.

Immigration:
Friederich Heinrich departed Bremen aboard the Westphalia and arrived in New York on 3 July 1854. On the ship's passengers list, he was identified as a 23 year old farmer from Lippe. In 1893, a biographical sketch of his son, Henry L. Starkebaum, reported that Friedrich H. "Fritz" Starkebaum purchased two hundred acres of land in Warren County, Missouri and took up farming, an occupation he had followed in Germany.

Friedrich married Biesemeier, Wilhelmine Louise Amelia 18 Jan 1856, Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Biesemeier, Christian Friedrich and Winter, Dorothea Louise) was born 29 Jan 1838, Hummebrok, Germany; died 27 Dec 1909, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
The day of death may also have been 25 December.

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Residence (family):
According to a biographical sketch of his son, Henry L. Starkebaum, published in 1893, Friedrich H. "Fritz" Starkebaum, relocated from Warren County to Lafayette County in 1876. Henry made the same move at the age of nine year (which would have occurred in 1876). The sketch does not say so, but presumably Fritz's wife and any of their unmarried children also took up residence in Lafayette County.

Cheuncy married Dierks, Rosetta Martha. Rosetta was born , Oldenburg [Germany]; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]