Aufderhaar, Christine Elisabeth

Female 1839 - 1907  (67 years)


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  • Name Aufderhaar, Christine Elisabeth 
    Born 17 Sep 1839  Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    • Records from Germany tend to record her date of birth as 17 September 1839, while sources in the USA give the date as 7 August 1839.
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1841  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11

    •      Christine emigrated from Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Prussia at the age of about 1½ years. She traveled with her father, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhaar (about age 32), her mother, Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (about age 29), and two siblings (about 8 and 4 years old).
           This family group was joined by her mother's married sister, her husband, their child (less than 1 year old), and his unmarried aunt. Also in the party was Christine's maternal grandparents 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.
    Census 1850  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, "Christena Afterhar," age 11, 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), Henry (age 7), Mary, (age 5), Louisa (age 3) and a six month old daughter who was identified only by her initials - W. A.
    Confirmation 1854  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • The confirmation of "Christina Aufderhar" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).
    Died 14 Jun 1907  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15
    • The death of "Christine Elisabeth Ploeger" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Christine Elisabeth 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.
    Person ID I198  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2014 

    Father Aufderhaar, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm,   b. 18 Apr 1809, Ladbergen, Grand Duchy of Berg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1882, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth,   b. 22 Oct 1811, Ladbergen, First French Empire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1884, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 27 Jul 1832  Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
    • 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) 1850  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • 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) 1860  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    • 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) 1870  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24
    • 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) 1880  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    • 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.
    Family ID F74  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Plöger, Friedrich Ernst,   b. 1 Apr 1830, Lemgo, Principality of Lippe Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1912, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1857  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26, 27, 28
    • Friedrich and Christine'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). According to the published church records, "Heinr. Aufder Har" [sic] and "Christoph Plöger" were witnesses. Friedrich is identified as coming from Lippe Detmold (it should be noted that the baptism record for his first child identifies him as "Ernst Friedr. Plöger"). Friedrich and Christine had 10 children.
    Children 
    +1. Plöger, Heinrich Wilhelm,   b. 20 Apr 1858, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1941, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Plöger, Anna Wilhelmina,   b. 24 Jan 1860, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Plöger, Friedrick Christoph,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1913, Pinckney Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     4. Plöger, Maria Elisabeth,   b. 15 Jan 1864,   d. 1892, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     5. Plöger, Wilhelm Heinrich,   b. 12 Sep 1866, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1881, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)
    +6. Plöger, August Wilhelm,   b. 5 Dec 1868, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Plöger, Wilhelmine Sophie,   b. 24 Mar 1871, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1901, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    +8. Plöger, Emma Friederike,   b. 25 May 1873, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1935, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +9. Plöger, Robert Wilhelm,   b. 2 Jan 1876, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1949, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +10. Plöger, Hilda Maria,   b. 4 Jun 1878, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1914, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F79  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Sep 1839 - Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - 1854 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Christ. Elisab. Aufderhaar; born 17 September 1839.

    2. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 105; entry 843. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Johann Wilhelm Aufderhaar, of Ladbergen, "Heuerling" [=tenant farmer]; born 18.4.1809 [=18 April 1809]. Accompanied by his wife, Elisabeth Fiegenbaum, born 22.10.1811 [=22 October 1811]. And accompanied by children: ...Christine Elisabeth, born 17.9.1839 [=17 September 1839].
           For the full entry from this source, see the notes for this person's immigration.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 14, 46.
      Christine Elisabeth Auf-Der-Haar, child of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Auf-Der-Haar and Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum, was born on 7 August 1839 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    4. [S35] Immanuels United Church of Christ, The History of Our Church, 1839-1989: One Hundred Fifty Years (Holstein, Missouri: Immanuels United Church of Christ, 1989), Death Records. p. 302.
      "Christine Elisabeth Ploeger" was born on 17 September 1839 at "Sadbergen, Prussia" and died on 14 June 1907. She was buried in cemetery 2 [i.e., the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 at Holstein, Missouri].

    5. [S35] Immanuels United Church of Christ, The History of Our Church, 1839-1989: One Hundred Fifty Years (Holstein, Missouri: Immanuels United Church of Christ, 1989), Confirmation Records. p. 203.
      "Christina Aufderhar" was confirmed in the class of 1854 at Holstein, Missouri in the German Evangelical Church on Charrette (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Her date of birth recorded in the confirmation register was 7 August 1839.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 421, page 87A, image 179. Missouri, Warren County, District 99, census page 87, enumerated on 23 October 1850; Henry Afterhan household, , dwelling [number not available], family 896, lines 23-31. HeritageQuest in August 2004 and Ancestry.com in April 2011.
           In the household was: 25) Afterhar, Christena; age 11; female; born in Germany.
           By calculation from the information provided, "Christena" would have been born about 1838-1839. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1850 U.S. census for this person.

    7. [S26] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, edited by P. William Filby and Mary K. Meyer (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Publishing Co., 1981- ), 1983 Supplement (1984); page 32 (Reliability: 2).
      Cites data published in Müller, Friedrich. "Westfälische Auswanderer in 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850." Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung. 22-24 (1964-1966); page 105. "Joh W Aufderhaar;" wife: "A Elis Fiegenbaum;" child: "Heinr W;" child: "M Elis;" child: "Christ Elis;" to America; 1841.

    8. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Auderhar (b. 1809), Heuerling; his wife, Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (b. 1811); their children: Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhar (born 1832); Maria Elisabeth Aufderhar (b. 1836); Christine Elisabeth Aufderhar (b. 1839). Emigrated from Ladbergen to Missouri in 1841.

    9. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      In a note to the family group sheet for Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Cather. Elisabeth Hagen, Hermanda Fiegenbaum wrote: "Die ganze Familie, Eltern mit den verheirateten und ledigen Kindern und den Enkelkindern, wanderte 1841 nach USA aus. The whole family, parents and all children and grandchildren went in 1841 to the USA."

    10. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 105; entry 843. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Johann Wilhelm Aufderhaar, of Ladbergen, "Heuerling" [=tenant farmer]; born 18.4.1809 [=18 April 1809]. Accompanied by his wife, Elisabeth Fiegenbaum, born 22.10.1811 [=22 October 1811]. And accompanied by children: Heinrich Wilhelm, born 3.10.1832 [=3 October 1832]; Maria Elisabeth, born 2.8.1836 [=2 August 1836]; Christine Elisabeth, born 17.9.1839 [=17 September 1839]. Emigrated in 1841; to North America.

    11. [S146] Ancestry.com (library edition), Baltimore Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1872 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7480 in December 2017), NARA series M255, roll 3, list 37. Accessed 16 January and 19 July 2006.
      Transcription by J. Mark Fiegenbaum from digital images of the original passenger list for the bark Leontine, sailing from Bremen, arriving at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. Passenger 32: Christine auf der Haar; age 1½; daughter of Herrman [sic] auf der Haar, age 32, and Elisabeth auf der Haar, age 29; from Ladbergen; bound for St. Louis. Christine was traveling with her parents; Wilhelm auf der Haar, age 8, her brother; and Elisabeth auf der Haar, age 4, her sister. The family's baggage consisted of 3 boxes and 2 bags.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M432, roll 421, page 87A, image 179. Missouri, Warren County, District 99, census page 87, enumerated on 23 October 1850; Henry Afterhan household, , dwelling [number not available], family 896, lines 23-31. HeritageQuest in August 2004 and Ancestry.com in April 2011.
           The household consisted of: 23) Afterhar, Henry; age 42; male; farmer; real estate value=$200; born in Germany. 24) Afterhar, Elizabeth; age 38; female; born in Germany. 25) Afterhar, Christena; age 11; female; born in Germany. 26) Afterhar, William; age 18; male; farmer; born in Germany. 27) Afterhar, Elizabeth; age 14; female; born in Germany. 28) Afterhar, Henry; age 7; male; born in Missouri. 29) Afterhar, Mary; age 5; female; born in Missouri. 30) Afterhar, Louisa; age 3; female; born in Missouri. 31) Afterhar, W. A.; age 6 months; female; born in Missouri.

    13. [S35] Immanuels United Church of Christ, The History of Our Church, 1839-1989: One Hundred Fifty Years (Holstein, Missouri: Immanuels United Church of Christ, 1989), Death record; page 302.
      "Christine Elisabeth Ploeger" was born on 17 September 1839 at "Sadbergen, Prussia" and died on 14 June 1907. She was buried in cemetery 2 [i.e., the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 at Holstein, Missouri].

    14. [S22] Obituary.
      For Friedrich Ernst Plöger; in the Marthasville (Missouri) Record on 18 October 1912; written by "F. Egger, Pastor" [of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri]. Transcription of the obituary provided by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts. Mrs. Plöger, the former Miss Christine E. Auf-Der-Haar, died 14 June 1907.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 14, 46.
      Christine Elisabeth died on 14 June 1907 at Hostein, Warren County, Missouri.

    16. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Auf-Der-Haar and Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum; married 27 July 1832 in Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    17. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Heinr. Wilm. Aufderhaar and Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum; married 27 Jul 1832.

    18. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhar and Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum; married couple.

    19. [S10] Richard M. Cochran, Ancestral Lineages, 1998 [internet web site] Ferris State University ( http://library.ferris.edu/~cochranr/gen/gen1.htm ); data retrieved August 1999.

    20. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 105; entry 843. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Johann Wilhelm Aufderhaar, of Ladbergen, "Heuerling" [=tenant farmer]; born 18.4.1809 [=18 April 1809]. Accompanied by his wife, Elisabeth Fiegenbaum, born 22.10.1811 [=22 October 1811].
           For the full entry from this source, see the notes for this person's immigration.

    21. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 15.
      Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Auf-Der-Haar and Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum were married on 27 July 1832 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    22. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Mary Aufderhaar; Warren County; 1929; Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #43268. Accessed in March 2007.
      Mary Aufderhaar. Born on 18 May 1845 at Holstein, Missouri. Father's name: Henry Aufderhaar; born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Fiegenbaum; born in Germany. Personal information was provided by C. F. Sturm, of Marthasville, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    23. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 659, page 310, image 307. Missouri, Warren County, Charrette Township, Holstein Post Office, census page 182, enumerated on 9 August 1860; Henry Aufderhar household, dwelling 1,286, family 1,280, lines 29-34. Access through HeritageQuest in August 2004 and Ancestry.com in August 2004 and April 2011.
           The household consisted of: 29) Aufderhar, Henry; age [51?]; male; farmer; real estate=$600; personal estate=$200; born in Prusia [sic]. 30) Aufderhar, Elizabeth; age 49; female; born in Prusia [sic]. 31) Aufderhar, Henry; age 17; male; farmer; born in Mo[Missouri]. 32) Aufderhar, Mary; age 15; female; born in Mo[Missouri]; attended school within the year. 33) Aufderhar, Louisa; age 13; female; born in Mo[Missouri]. 34) Aufderhar, Wilhelmina; age 10; female; born in Mo[Missouri].

    24. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1870 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm 593, roll 824, page 690A, image 643. Missouri, Warren County, Charrette Township, Marthasville post office, census page 25, enumerated on 14 June 1870; Henry Aufderharre household, dwelling 221, family 196, lines 12-15. Access through HeritageQuest in August 2004 and Ancestry.com in April 2004 and August 2011.
           The household consisted of: 12) Aufderharre, Henry; age 60; male; white; farmer; real estate=$500; personal estate=$1000; born in Prussia; father foreign born; mother foreign born; U. S. citizen. 13) Aufderharre, Anna; age 55; female; keeping house; born in Prussia; father foreign born; mother foreign born. 14) Aufderharre, Louisa; age 20; female; at home; born in Missouri; father foreign born; mother foreign born. 15) Aufderharre, Minna; age 18; female; at home; born in Missouri; father foreign born; mother foreign born.

    25. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1880 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T9, roll 740, page 668. Missouri, Warren County, Western Charrette Township, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 152, census page 4D, enumerated on 3-5 June 1880; Hry. Aufderharre household, dwelling 32, family 33, lines 29-30. Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in April 2011.
           The household consisted of: 29) Aufderharre, Hry; white; male; age 71; single [sic]; farmer; born in Prussia; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia. 30) Aufderharre, Elisabeth; white; female; age 68; widowed [sic]; keeping house; born in Prussia; father born in Prussia; mother born in Prussia.

    26. [S35] Immanuels United Church of Christ, The History of Our Church, 1839-1989: One Hundred Fifty Years (Holstein, Missouri: Immanuels United Church of Christ, 1989).
      Marriage record for "Friedrich Ernst Plöger" & "Christina Elisab. Aufder Har;" p. 247. Married 3 April 1857. Friedrich identified as coming from Lippe Detmold. Witnesses were "Heinr. Aufder Har" and Christoph Plöger."

    27. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 46. Obituary.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Friedrich Ernst Plöger which she reported had appeared on 18 October 1912 in the Marthasville (Missouri) Record.
           "In 1857 he was married to Miss Christine E. Auf-Der-Haar." "This union was blessed with ten children...."

    28. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 46.
      Friedrich Ernst Ploeger and Christine Elisabeth Auf-Der-Haar were married on 3 April 1857 at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri.