Kersten, Johann Hermann

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1833, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The approximate date of birth used here is based upon a calculation from his reported date of death and his reported age at death.

Immigration:
Johann Hermann, his wife and six children under the age of 15 immigrated to the USA, settling first near Marthasville, Missouri and finally establishing the family about two miles northwest of Hopewell, Warren County, Missouri.

Died:
Johann Hermann's death is recorded in the archives of the church in Holstein, Missouri, founded in 1839 as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette and known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ. His name is recorded as one of the founding fathers of the congregation.

Johann married Hölscher, Sophie Elisabeth Westphalia, Germany. Sophie was born Abt 28 Sep 1792, Westphalia, Germany; died 6 Oct 1875, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Kersten, Ernst was born 7 Jul 1832, Lienen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died Yes, date unknown.