Brakemeyer, Elmer Heinrich Hermann

Other Events:

• Baptism: 11 Sep 1910, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 28 Mar 1926, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
The baptism of "Elmer Heinrich Hermann," child of "Edwin H. Brackemeier" and "Christina nee Bierbaum," 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 sponsor was "Heinrich grandfather."

Confirmation:
The confirmation of "Elmer Hy. Herm. Brackemeyer" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Other Events:

• Baptism: 25 Dec 1875, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 30 Mar 1890, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
In 1931, according to the death register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri, Edwin Hy. Brakemeyer, as he was then known, was born on 9 September 1875 at McKittrik, Missouri.

Baptism:
The birth and baptism of "Heinrich Eduard," child of "Heinrich Brakemeier" and "Caroline, nee Rahmeier," was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsors were the parents.

Confirmation:
"Ed. Heinr. Brakemeier", as the name was recorded at the time, was confirmed in the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Buried:
Edwin Hy. Brakemeyer, as the church death register identifies him, 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 "Edwin Hy. Brakemeyer" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.

Heinrich married Bierbaum, Alwine Caroline 7 Sep 1899, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Alwine (daughter of Bierbaum, Hermann Heinrich and Mensenkamp, Louise Wilhelmine Caroline) was born 19 Nov 1883, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 4 Dec 1883, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 3 Apr 1898, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
According to an abstract of the registration of her birth with the county on 18 December 1883, "Alvinia Caroline Bierbaum" was born at Holstein, Missouri and was the seventh child born to her mother, Wilhemina [sic] (Mensenkamp) Bierbaum, age 34. The birth rank of the child and the age of mother as reported by this source need to be confirmed.

Baptism:
Alwine'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). Caroline Mensenkamp was the sponsor.

Confirmation:
Alwine'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 marriage near Holstein, Missouri of "Eduard Brakemeyer," of Holstein, and "Caroline Bierbaum," of Holstein, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Martin Bierbaum" and "Anna Bierbaum" were witnesses.

Heinrich married Rahmeier, Wilhelmine Caroline. Wilhelmine (daughter of Rahmeier, Friedrich and Stolte, Catherine Friederike) was born 28 Mar 1856, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 20 Nov 1876, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 18 May 1856, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 15 Apr 1870, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
The baptism of "Wilhelmina Carolina," child of "Friedr. Rahmeier" and "Friedrika nee Stolte," was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was "Wilhelmina Bömker."

Confirmation:
The confirmation of "Wilhelmine Caroline" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). One of her classmates was Wilhelmine Louise Fiegenbaum (born 10 July 1856), daughter of Hermann Heinrich and Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte (Wehrmann) Fiegenbaum.

Buried:
Wilhelmine Caroline (Rahmeier) Brakemeier was buried in the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Died:
The death of Wilhelmine Caroline (Rahmeier) Brakemeier was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri.

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Married:
The marriage of "Heinrich Brakemeier" and "Caroline Rahmeier" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Anna Schierbaum" and "H. Oberhellmann" were witnesses.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 25 Jun 1843, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
In the published records of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ), Hermann's death is recorded in 1924. There, he is identified as having been born 1 mile north of Holstein.
     The church records indicate that of the six children born to Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum and Anna Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum, there were two sons, one named Hermann Heinrich and the other named Heinrich Hermann. As seems to have been common with many members of the Fiegenbaum and associated families who had ties to northwestern Germany, the order of their given names was quite fluid over the course of their lives through the 19th and early 20th centuries. A Hermann Heinrich who was also known in the records as Heinrich Herman is difficult enough. If you add brother who uses the same given names with the same variety, a genealogical researcher quickly becomes very flustered. I have done my best to reduce the confusion, but a full resolution awaits more scrupulous research. In the meantime, don't bet the farm on what you read here.


Baptism:
Hermann'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). According to the published church records, Hermann's sponsor was "Hermann Heinrich Fügenbaum" [sic] [his uncle?]. Hermann was baptized on the same day as his cousin, Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhaar.

Buried:
Hermann was buried in the cemetery across the street from the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The cemetery is next to and south of the parsonage and on the site of the first church built in Holstein, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848).

Hermann married Mensenkamp, Louise Wilhelmine Caroline 17 Feb 1871, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Louise (daughter of Mensenkamp, Conrad and Starke, Dorothea Amalia) was born Abt 1845, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
The details of her birth are not known at this time.

Notes:

Married:
Hermann and Louise'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). The published church records do not record the witnesses.

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Buried:
Friedrich Rahmeier was buried in the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Died:
The death of Friedrich Rahmeier was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri.

Friedrich married Stolte, Catherine Friederike. Catherine was born 2 Feb 1819, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 5 Apr 1897, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Friederike (Stolte) Rahmeier was buried in the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Died:
The death of "Friederike Rahmeier nee Stolte" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.

Notes:

Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Johann's family was living in Overbeck at the time of his birth. Overbeck was 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.
     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 found itself part of the Province of Westphalia in the Kingdom of Prussia (German: Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen).

Immigration:

     Johann (about age 29), his wife, Anna Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum (about age 26), and their only child at the time, Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (less than 1 year old), emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia. Accompanying them was Johann's sister, Catharina Sophia Wilhelmine Bierbaum.
     This family group was joined by his wife's married sister, her husband and their three children, and also by his wife's parents and their two 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:
"Hermann Wilhelm Bierbaum" was buried in the cemetery across the street from the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The cemetery is next to and south of the parsonage and on the site of the first church built at Holstein, Missouri, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848).

Died:
The death of "Hermann Wilhelm Bierbaum," as he appears to have been known at the time, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri.

Johann married Fiegenbaum, Anna Christine Elsabein 13 Dec 1839, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia. Anna (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich and Hagen, Catherina Elsabein) was born 7 Jan 1815, Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia; died 14 Aug 1894, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Anna'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 (German: Königreich Preußen).

Immigration:

     Anna Christine Elsabein (about age 26), her husband Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (about age 29), and their only child at the time, Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (less than 1 year old), emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia. Accompanying them was Johann's sister, Catharina Sophia Wilhelmine Bierbaum.
     This family group was joined by her married sister, her husband and their three children, and also by her parents and their two 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:
Christine 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 Christine's death was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.

Conrad married Starke, Dorothea Amalia. Dorothea was born 26 Jun 1818, Principality of Lippe; died 17 May 1900, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
"Dorothea Amalia Mensenkamp nee Starke" 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 "Dorothea Amalia Mensenkamp nee Starke" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri. The place of death was listed as "Charette."

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Married:
When listed as the sponsor at the baptism in 1872 of Anna Wilhelmine Maria Bierbaum in Warren County, Missouri, she is identified as "Mrs. Con. Mensenkamp, grandmother."