Luelf, Roland Lee

Roland married Jeter, Connie Ann [Group Sheet]

Melvin married Mordt, Meta Minne 24 Sep 1940, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. Meta (daughter of Mordt, Heinrich Friedrich Adolph and Winter, Meta Christina) was born 26 Jul 1917, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 23 Jan 2008, Lake Saint Louis, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA; was buried 25 Jan 2008, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Jan 1920, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
She and her ten siblings were born on the family farm in Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, not far from Hawk Point, Lincoln County, Missouri.

Buried:
Meta was buried in Zion United Methodist Church.

Died:
Meta died at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1881, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Between 1898 and 1901, Alaska, USA
• Census: Apr 1910, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jan 1920, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Residence:
Henry spent about 2 and a half years in Alaska prospecting for gold.

Census:
Also living in the Mordt household during the 1910 U.S. Census is Henry's mother, Carolina (a widow, age 63).

Buried:
Henry was buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.

Heinrich married Winter, Meta Christina 29 Nov 1906, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. Meta (daughter of Winter, Heinrich Friedrich Christian and Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine) was born 15 Mar 1884, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 13 Nov 1960, Missouri, USA; was buried , Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1910, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jan 1920, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Meta was buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.

Died:
Meta died in either Truxton or in St. Louis, Missouri. Further research is needed to clarify this matter.

Notes:

Married:

     According to their application for a marriage license and the marriage license, Henry A. Mordt, age 37, of Hawk Point, Lincoln County, Missouri, and Meta C. Winter, age 22, of Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, were married at Truxton by Rev. L. H. H. Winter. Rev. Winter was almost certainly Meta's elder brother, Louis Heinrich Hermann Winter, a pastor in the German Methodist Episcopal Church.
     In 1908, Rev. Winter would also officiate at the marriage of Meta's younger sister, Alma F. Winter and Herman A. Luelf.
     Following their marriage, Henry and Meta lived together on a farm in Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, not far from Hawk Point, Lincoln County, Missouri. All of their eleven children were born at this home.

Other Events:

• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Heinrich was buried in the cemetery of Zion Methodist Church at Truxton.

Heinrich married Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine 27 Aug 1875, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich and Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte) was born 20 Aug 1854, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 24 Aug 1919, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 27 Aug 1919, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 5 Apr 1868, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Wilhelmine's parents recorded in their own hands the following information about their daughter:

     Unser Kind Wilhelmine Florentine
     geboren den 20 august
     nachmitag halbt 3 uhr 1854

In translation, this reads:

     Our child Wilhelmine Florentine
     born on the 20th of august
     in the afternoon at 2:30 1854

In the published church records of her confirmation and marriage, her name is given as Florentine Wilhelmina. The church records do not list a baptism.


Confirmation:
Florentine'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).

Census:
According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 15 year old female, at home, who had attended school with the year, lived on a farm served by the Hopewell post office with Herm [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old male farmer; Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 35 year old female keeping house; and six other children: Louise Fiegenbaum (female, age 13); Henry Fiegenbaum (male, age 10); Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum (male, age 8); Anna Fiegenbaum (female, age 5); Mary Fiegenbaum (female, age 3); and Frederic Fiegenbaum (male [sic], age 1) On the basis of other information, it seems likely that this youngest child was actually Friedericke Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, a daughter born in August 1869.

Buried:
Florentine was buried in the cemetery of the Zion Methodist Church at Truxton.

Died:
Florentine died from a mitral lesion of the heart, a condition she had for over five years. Her ill health is mentioned in the memorial card published in 1919 upon her death:

          Florentina Winter.

     Schw. Florentina Winter, geb. Fiegenbaum, erblickte das Licht dieser Welt am 20. August 1854 zu Hopewill, Mo. Am 27. August 1875 verehelichte sie sich mit ihrem nun tiefbetrübten Gattin, Hy. F. C. Winter. Diese Ehe war mit neun Kindern gesegnet. Von diesen gingen zwei der Mutter in die bessere Heimat voran. Unter der Amtstätigkeit von Br. W. Schutz fanden Br. und Schw. Winter die köstliche Perel und vereinigten sich mit der Truxton Gemeinde. Treu hat sie beigetragen zum Aufbau derselben durch Gebet und Mitwirken in Gebet- und Bekenntnisstunden, in Sonntagschule und Missionsverein. Gerne und viel hat sie beherbergt. Die Ihrigen had sie täglich angehalten zur Gottesfurcht. So war es natürlich, daß ihr Erstgeborener ins Predigtamt trat. Während der letzten fünf Jahre, aber besonders der letzten zehn Monate, hat Schw. W. viel gelitten. Oefters schein ihr Abscheiden vorhanden, doch erholte sie sich wieder, bis am 24. August die müde Seele zur Ruhe des Volkes Gottes einging. "Ich möchte heim," war ihr Losung. Sie wird überlebt bon ihrem lieben Gatten, 5 Söhnen - von denen Louis H. Gleid der St. Louis Deutschen Konferenz ist - 2 Töchtern, 26 Großkindern, 3 Brüdern und 4 Schwestern. Nebst diesen trauern um sie viele Verwandte und Freunde. Genau 44 Jahre nach dem Einzug der glücklichen Braut hat man die entseelte Hülle nach dem stillen Friedhof getragen. Als Leichentext dienten 2 Kor. 5, 1 und Off. 21, 3. 4.
     Truxton, Mo.          W. A. Dahlem.

     A translation of the text is:

          Florentina Winter.

     Sister Florentina Winter, neé Fiegenbaum, beheld the light of this world on the 20th of August 1854 at Hopewell, Missouri. On the 27th of August 1875 she married her now deeply grieving husband, Hy. F. C. Winter. This marriage was blessed with nine children. Two of these preceded their Mother to a better home. Under the office of Brother Wilhelm Schutz, Brother and Sister Winter found the precious pearl and united themselves with the Truxton congregation. She faithfully participated in the building of the community through prayer and participation in devotional hours and confessions, in Sunday School, and the Mission Society. She was a joyous safe harbor for many. Each day she led her family to godliness. So it was natural that her first-born enter the ministry. During the last five years, but especially the last ten months, Sister Winter suffered much. Often the end seemed near, but she would rally, until on the 24th of August her weary soul entered into the rest of the faithful. "I want to go home," was her watchword. She is survived by her loving husband, 5 sons - one of whom, Louis H., is a member of the St. Louis German Conference - 2 daughters, 26 grandchildren, 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Besides these, many relatives and friends grieve her passing. Exactly 44 years after she became a happy bride, her lifeless body was carried to the still cemetery. The funeral text was 2nd Corinthians 5:1 and Revelation 21: 3-4.
     Truxton, Mo.          W. A. Dahlem.

Notes:

Married:
Heinrich and Florentine'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). "Parents & brothers & sisters of couple" were listed as the witnesses. Heinrich and Florentine set up housekeeping on a farm in Camp Branch Township, Warren County, not far from Truxton. It was here that all nine of their children were born.