Knapheide, Elvera Margaretha Emma

Other Events:

• Baptism: 19 Dec 1915, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 13 Apr 1930, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Elvera Margaretha Emma's baptism was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsors were Margaretha Oberhellmann and Mrs. Emma Knapheide.

Confirmation:
The confirmation of "Elvera Margaret Emma Knapheide" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Elvera married Tilley, Joseph W. 14 Apr 1940, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Joseph (son of Tilley, James Henry and Hitt, Ida May) was born 31 Dec 1912, Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA; died 18 Oct 1957, Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA; was buried 20 Oct 1957, Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
The marriage was recorded in the register of the Immanuels Evangelical and Reformed Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Lucile Knapheide and A. H. Schumaker were witnesses.

1. Tilley, Ida Jean was born 31 Dec 1941; died Jul 2003.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 2 Sep 1888, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 5 Apr 1903, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Heinrich Otto's baptism was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). It appears that as an adult, he was known as Otto Heinrich Knapheide. The sponsor at the baptism was Heinrich Hackmann.

Confirmation:
Heinrich Otto's confirmation was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Died:
The death of "Otto H. Knapheide" was recorded in the register of Immanuels United Church of Christ, at Holstein, Missouri.

Heinrich married Oberhellmann, Emma Maria 15 Apr 1914, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Emma (daughter of Oberhellmann, Heinrich Arnold and Borgmann, Margaretha Elisabeth) was born 21 Dec 1888, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 7 Feb 1918, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 10 Feb 1918, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 6 Jan 1889, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 5 Apr 1903, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Emma Maria's baptism was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsors were Maria Oberhellmann and Maria Lütkemeier.

Confirmation:
Emma Maria's confirmation was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
Emma Maria Knapheide 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:
According to her death certificate, Emma died from puerperal sepsis contracted during childbirth.

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of "Otto H. Knapheide," of Hopewell, Missouri, and "Emma M. Oberhelman," of Holstein, Missouri, at the home of the bride's parents, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). They were married by Rev. F. Egger, who took pains to add by hand to the marriage license that he was "a resident Pastor of the Evangelical Church at Holstein, Missouri." Wilhelm Oberhelmann and Hilda Knapheide were the witnesses.

Marriage License:
The application for a marriage license, date 8 April 1914, and the marriage license both affirmed that "Otto H. Knapheide," of Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, age 25, and "Emma M. Oberhelman," of Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, age 25, were both legally able to marry.
     The statements in the marriage license application were sworn to before and the application was signed by "H. A. Oberhelman, Justice of the Peace." This is probably Emma's father.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 4 Sep 1864, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 14 Apr 1878, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Ernst Wilhelm's baptism was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Later in life, this man appears to have been known as Wilhelm Ernst Knapheide. The sponsors at the baptism were Friedrich Knapheide and Wilhelm Karl Märten [sic].

Confirmation:
The confirmation of Ernst Wilhelm Knapheide was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
William Ernst Knapheide, as he was identified in the death register of Immanuels Evangelical and Reformed Church, was buried in the cemetery that was consecrated on 12 April 1916. It is located north of the present-day brick church which was dedicated in 1884 as the deutsche evangelische Immanuels Kirche zu Holstein (German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein) and known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ.

Died:
According to his death certificate, William died from chronic nephritis, a condition of 2 years duration. In that same time period he also suffered from mitral regurgitation.

Ernst married Hackmann, Emma Sophia 31 Mar 1887, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Emma (daughter of Hackmann, Johann Heinrich and Büscher, Sophia Louise) was born 19 Nov 1867, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 16 Nov 1942, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 18 Nov 1942, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 22 Dec 1867, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 2 Apr 1882, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The date of birth may also be 10 November 1867.

Baptism:
Emma Sophia's baptism was 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 Sophia Elisabetha Büscher.

Confirmation:
The confirmation of "Emma Sophia Hackmann" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
Emma Sophie (Hackmann) Knapheide 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:
According to her death certificate, Emma Sophia died at Holstein, where she had lived her whole life.

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of Wilhelm Knappheide [sic] and Emma Hackmann was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). W. Hackmann and Marie Knappheide [sic] were witnesses.
     It is interesting to note that the adjacent marriage record in the church register is for the wedding, also on 31 March 1887, of Wilhelm Hackmann and Marie Knappheide [sic]. Their witnesses were W. Knappheide [sic] and Emma Hackmann.

Other Events:

• Occupation: farmer and justice of the peace
• Baptism: 17 Feb 1847

Notes:

Birth:

     Sources differ on the date and place of birth. The published records of the baptism register for the evangelical church at Femme Osage, St. Charles County, Missouri give the date of birth as 1 January 1847; no place is mentioned. The published records of the death register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri, state that the birth occurred on 31 December 1846 at Femme Osage. A biographical sketch published in 1885 uses the same date, but gives the place of birth as Warren County. In 1918, Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann provided personal information for the death certificates of his daughter, Emma Maria Knapheide, and his wife, Margaretha Elisabeth (Borgmann) Oberhellmann. The certificates did not request his birth date, but in both instances he did report Warren County, Missouri as the place of his birth.
     The discrepancy between the two dates is not critical. It would not be hard to image that the exact second of a child's birth in a simple country home in the middle of the 19th century would not be anyone's immediate concern in the midst of the event. A date of birth in 1846 instead of a moment later in 1847 would become more a matter of a family's oral history than precision time-keeping.
     The church at which Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann was baptized is not a reliable indicator of the families residence. It was not unusual in that era for residents of eastern Warren County to associate themselves with the congregation at Femme Osage in St. Charles County. Ease of travel, regularity of services in the charge of a minister, and familial ties with other congregants were no doubt some of the reasons that drew worshipers to one church or another. As the baptisms of Heinrich's siblings were also recorded in the register of the church at Femme Osage, the parents were identified as residents of Warren County and it has been my assumption that the births took place in the home. Whether the baptism also took place in the home, or at the church in Femme Osage, is not known.
     In deciding on a date and place, I have chosen the version which I believe Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann used.



Occupation:

     The following biographical sketch was published in 1885 in History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri....

          Henry A. Oberhellmann
          Farmer and Justice of the Peace, Post-office, Holstein)

     'Squire Oberhellmann was a grandson of Henry A. Oberhellmann, who settled in this county from Germany in 1833, and is a son of Frederick A. Oberhellmann and nephew of Henry W. Oberhellmann, the last two of whom are still living, and are worthy, respected citizens of Warren county. 'Squire Oberhellmann was born in this county, December 31, 1846, and was reared on his father's farm. He obtained a good common school education in the district schools of the neighborhood where he was reared, and continued to make his home with his parents until he was bout 25 years of age, or until he was married. August 24, 1871, he was married to Miss Margarethe, a daughter of Henry and Christine Borgman, formerly of Germany. The 'Squire and Mrs. Oberhellmann are blessed with five children: Caroline, Mary, Emily, William and Ida. After his marriage 'Squire O. located on a farm with his young wife and engaged in farming for themselves. He has a neat farm of about 100 acres, and is regarded as one of the industrious, frugal, thrifty farmers of the vicinity. In 1874 he was elected justice of the peace, which office he still holds, having been appointed and re-elected ever since. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Church at Holstein, Mo.

     I have not been able to reconcile the number and names of the children mentioned in this piece with the information I have found in other sources.


Baptism:
The birth, on 1 January 1847, and baptism were recorded in the register of the evangelical church at Femme Osage, St. Charles County, Missouri (founded in 1833 and known since 1957 as Femme Osage United Church of Christ). In entries for other children of this couple, the parents were identified as residents of Warren County and it has been assumed that the birth took place in the home. Whether the baptism also took place in the home, or at the church in Femme Osage, is not known.

Buried:
Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann 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 death of "Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri. He was identified as having been a member of the congregation since 1877. According to his death certificate, he died at Treloar, but it is not known if he was actually a resident of the town or was living on a farm in the vicinity.

Heinrich married Borgmann, Margaretha Elisabeth 24 Aug 1871, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Margaretha (daughter of Borgmann, Heinrich Stephen and Fiegenbaum, Christine Elisabeth) was born 17 Jan 1848, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 15 Oct 1918, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 17 Oct 1918, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 23 Aug 1848, Femme Osage, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Margaretha's birth and baptism were recorded in the archives of the church at Femme Osage, Missouri.

Buried:
"Margarethe E. Oberhellmann" 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 death of "Margarethe E. Oberhellmann" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.

Notes:

Residence (family):
The lived in the vicinity of Treloar.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1848, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
The published transcription of Ernst's sanctioned immigration record does not show permission for a spouse or companions.

Buried:
Ernst Wilhelm 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.

Ernst married Kalmerten, Maria Sophia Elisabeth Germany. Maria was born 13 Aug 1824, Germany; died 3 Mar 1890, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
An alternative date may be the 15th of August. The exact spelling of this woman's surname is in question. In the baptismal records of her children, it appears variously as Kalmarten, Kalmartens, Kullmertin, Kulmärten, and Kalmenters. Other researchers spell it Kallmerten.

Buried:
She 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.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 24 Sep 1843, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Johann 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 Gert Heinrich Steinkamp.

Buried:
Johann Heinrich Hackmann 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.

Johann married Büscher, Sophia Louise 10 Mar 1865, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Sophia (daughter of Büscher, Ernst Wilhelm and Hölscher, Sophia L.) was born 6 Feb 1847, Hopewell, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 18 May 1917, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 21 May 1917, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 2 May 1847, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 31 Mar 1861, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Sophia Louise's baptism was recorded in the register of the German Lutheran Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was Sophia Hölscher.

Confirmation:
Sophia Louise's confirmation was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
"Louisa Sophia Hackmann nee Buescher," as the church death register 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.

Died:
Sophia died of a cerebral hemorrhage and "apoplexy."

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of "Johann Heinrich Hackmann" and "Sophia Louise Büscher" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Gerhard Hackmann and Ernst Büscher were witnesses.

Friedrich married Knöpker, Anna Christina Elisabeth 18 Oct 1843, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA. Anna died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
The marriage was recorded in the register of the German 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: 1834, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Heinrich's family was living in the Osterbeck parish of Westerkappeln at the time of his birth. During the Napoleonic era, from about 1808 to 1810, Westerkappeln, 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, Westerkappeln found itself part of the Province of Westphalia in the Kingdom of Prussia (German: Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen).

Immigration:

     According to documents in northwestern Germany, "Steffen Heinrich Borgmann", a resident of the Osterbeck parish of Kappeln, in the Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia, emigrated in 1834 to America. Apparently he did not obtain all the necessary official permissions before he left the country.

Heinrich married Fiegenbaum, Christine Elisabeth 24 Feb 1842, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA. Christine (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich and Hagen, Catherina Elsabein) was born 18 Jun 1819, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 22 Aug 1897, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Christina's family was living at Wester 21 at the time of her 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. The number 21 would indicate that this was the 21st farm established in this Bauerschaft.

Immigration:

     Christine Fiegenbaum celebrated her 22nd birthday during her voyage from Ladbergen to the USA. She traveled with her father (age 53), mother (age 54) and younger brother (age 18). Her family was accompanied by two other, related families. Her married sister, Anna Elisabeth (Fiegenbaum) Aufderhaar (age 29), her husband, Johann Aufderhaar (age 32) and their three oldest children (ages 8, 4, and less than 2 years) also made the voyage. The third family consisted of her other married sister, Anna Christine (Fiegenbaum) Bierbaum (age 26), her husband, Johann Bierbaum (age 28) and their child (age 1 year), as well as Johann's sister, Sophia Bierbaum (age 18). By 1843, when Christine's older brother, Heinrich (at age 27), emigrated, the entire family had left Germany.
     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 and settled in Warren County, Missouri.

Notes:

Married:

     The marriage of "Stephan H. Borgmann" and Christina Elisabeth Fiegenbaum is recorded in the register of the German 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). Rev. Hermann Garlichs officiated at the wedding. On the same day he also performed the wedding of Johann Heinrich Schulte and Mrs. Maria (Wiebusch) Jaspering.