Bizer, George

Jacob married Aufderhaar, Martha 20 Jun 1897, Berger, Franklin County, Missouri, USA. Martha (daughter of Aufderhaar, Heinrich Hermann and Aufderhaar, Maria Elisabeth) was born 10 Dec 1877, Berger, Franklin County, Missouri, USA; died 28 Dec 1962, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1866, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The exact order of the given names is not certain: Heinrich Hermann or Hermann Heinrich.

Immigration:
According to his death certificate, Heinrich had been a resident of Missouri for 48 years. If this is correct, he would have come to the state about 1866.

Buried:
According to his death certificate, Heinrich was to be buried in the cemetery of St. Johns Evangelical Church.

Died:
On his death certificate his name was recorded at Henry Herman Aufderhaar. He was said to have been a resident of Boeuf Township for 46 years.

Heinrich married Aufderhaar, Maria Elisabeth 16 Nov 1866, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Maria (daughter of Aufderhaar, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm and Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth) was born 18 May 1845, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 3 Dec 1929, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 8 Dec 1929, Berger, Franklin County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 27 Jul 1845, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1850, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 1859, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
She was known to friends and family as Maria or Mary.

Baptism:
The baptism of "Marie Elisabeth," child of "Heinrich Aufderhar" and "Elisabeth nee Fiegenbaum," 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 "Elisabeth Hagens," her grandmother.

Census:
According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, "Mary Afterhar," age 5, 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), "Christena" (age 11), Henry (age 7), Louisa (age 3) and a six month old daughter who was identified only by her initials - W. A.

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

Census:
According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, Mary "Aufderhar," 15 years old, born in Missouri, and attending school, lived with Henry "Aufderhar," a 51 year old farmer and Elizabeth "Aufderhar" (age 49), both born in Prussia; Henry "Aufderhar" (age 17); Louisa "Aufderhar" (age 13); and, Wilhemina "Aufderhar" (age 10).

Died:
Mary died around 8:00 p.m. Her death certificate noted that she was a resident of Berger, Missouri, but that she had been a resident in Charrette Township, Warren County for about four months, 11 days at the time of her death. Dr. Johnson, of Marthasville, Missouri, had been attending her since August 1929. C. F. Sturm, of Marthasville, provided the personal information for the death certificate.

Notes:

Married:
Heinrich and Maria's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (since 1957, the congregation has been known as Immanuels United Church of Christ). In the published church records, the groom's name is given as 'Hermann Heinrich Aufderhar' and the bride's as 'Maria Elisabetha Aufderhar.' Gerhard Hackmann and Heinrich Oberhellmann served as witnesses.

Herman married Schulte, Anna. Anna died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Her given names may have been Anna, Elisabeth, or both.

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.