Oberhellmann, Heinrich Arnold

Male 1846 - 1926  (79 years)


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  • Name Oberhellmann, Heinrich Arnold 
    Born 31 Dec 1846  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

    •      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.

    Gender Male 
    Baptism 17 Feb 1847  [2
    • 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.
    Occupation farmer and justice of the peace  [7

    •      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.
    Died 25 Nov 1926  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11
    • 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.
    Buried 28 Nov 1926  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    • 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.
    Person ID I321  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 10 May 2013 

    Father Oberhellmann, Friedrich Arnold,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Knöpker, Anna Christina Elisabeth,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 18 Oct 1843  St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 14
    • 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).
    Family ID F1962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Borgmann, Margaretha Elisabeth,   b. 17 Jan 1848, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1918, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 24 Aug 1871  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15, 16, 17, 18
    Residence (family) 1918  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20
    • The lived in the vicinity of Treloar.
    Children 
     1. Oberhellmann, Friedrich Wilhelm,   b. 4 Jul 1880, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1960, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Oberhellmann, Ida Sophia,   b. 2 Jan 1883, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Oberhellmann, [infant],   d. 21 Nov 1886, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Oberhellmann, Emma Maria,   b. 21 Dec 1888, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1918, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     5. Oberhellmann, Theodor Edwin Heinrich,   b. 20 May 1893, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [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. page 308.
      "Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann" was born on 31 December 1846 at Femme Osage and died on 25 November 1926 at Holstein.

    2. [S118] St. Charles County Genealogical Society, Femme Osage United Church of Christ, Femme Osage, Missouri: Baptisms, Marriages, Burials (St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical Society, no date), Baptism Records, 1835-1890. page 18.
      "Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann," child of "Friedr. Arnold" Oberhellmann and "Anna Chris. E. Knoepker," was born on 1 January 1847 and was baptized on 17 February 1847. See [page or entry?] 374 of the manuscript register.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 48.
      Henry Arnold Oberhellmann, child of Friedrich Oberhellmann and Anna Knoepker, was born on 31 December 1846 at Femme Osage, Missouri.

    4. [S229] History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History Of Their Townships, Towns and Villages, Together With a Condensed History af Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties - Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences (St. Louis, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1885), Biographical sketch of Henry A. Oberhellmann; page 1,047.
      Henry A. Oberhellmann was born in Warren County on 31 December 1846. He was a son of Frederick A. Oberhellmann, a grandson of Henry A. Oberhellmann, and a nephew of Henry W. Oberhellmann.

    5. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Mrs. Emma Maria Knapheide; Warren County; 1918; Certificate of Death #7621.
      Accessed in July 2006. Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #7621. For Mrs. Emma Maria Knapheide. Born 21 December 1888 at Holstein, Missouri. Father's name: H. A. Oberhelman; born in Warren County, Missouri. Mother's maiden name: Margrethe Borgman; born in Warren County, Missouri. Personal information was provided by H. A. Oberhelman, of R. R. #1, Treloar, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    6. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Heinrich A. Oberhelman; Warren County; 1926; Certificate of Death #37062.
      Accessed in March 2008.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #37062. For Heinrich A. Oberhelman. A white, male born on 31 December 1846 in Missouri. Father's name: Frederich Oberhelman; born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Christina Knoepker; born in Missouri. Personal information was provided by Emelie Oberhelman, of Treloar, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    7. [S229] History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History Of Their Townships, Towns and Villages, Together With a Condensed History af Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties - Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences (St. Louis, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1885), Biographical sketch of Henry A. Oberhellmann; page 1,047.

    8. [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. page 308.
      "Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann" was born on 31 December 1846 at Femme Osage and died on 25 November 1926 at Holstein. He was buried in cemetery 3/New Church Cemetery [i.e., the cemetery located north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 at Holstein, Missouri]. He was identified as having been a member of the congregation since 1877.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 48.
      Henry Arnold Oberhellmann died on 25 November 1926 at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri.

    10. [S229] History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History Of Their Townships, Towns and Villages, Together With a Condensed History af Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties - Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences (St. Louis, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1885), Biographical sketch of Henry A. Oberhellmann; page 1,047.
      Henry A. and Margarethe Oberhellmann "...are members of the Evangelical Church at Holstein, Mo."

    11. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Heinrich A. Oberhelman; Warren County; 1926; Certificate of Death #37062.
      Accessed in March 2008.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #37062. For Heinrich A. Oberhelman. A white, male born on 31 December 1846 in Missouri. Father's name: Frederich Oberhelman; born in Germany. Mother's maiden name: Christina Knoepker; born in Missouri. Died at 11:20 p.m. on 25 November 1926 at Treloar, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri at the age of 79 years, 10 months, 24 days. His marital status at the time of death to "unknown." His usual occupation was "Retired farmer." Cause of death was "chronic interstitial nephritis; chronic myocarditis" (1 year duration). Contributory cause of death was "Prostatism acute retention of urine" (1 month duration). There was no operation prior to death. There was no autopsy. Diagnosis was confirmed by clinical observation. Burial, cremation, or removal was to be on 28 November 1926 at Holstein, Missouri. The undertaker was H. C. Brueggemann, of Holstein, Missouri. Personal information was provided by Emelie Oberhelman, of Treloar, Missouri. Herbert H. Schmidt, M.D., of Marthasville, Missouri, had attended the deceased from 6 October 1926 to 25 November 1926 and signed the death certificate [date not recorded]. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 26 November 1926.

    12. [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. page 308.
      "Heinrich Arnold Oberhellmann" was born on 31 December 1846 at Femme Osage and died on 25 November 1926 at Holstein. He was buried in cemetery 3/New Church Cemetery [i.e., the cemetery located north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 at Holstein, Missouri].

    13. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Heinrich A. Oberhelman; Warren County; 1926; Certificate of Death #37062.
      Accessed in March 2008.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #37062. For Heinrich A. Oberhelman. Died at 11:20 p.m. on 25 November 1926 at Treloar, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri at the age of 79 years, 10 months, 24 days. Burial, cremation, or removal was to be on 28 November 1926 at Holstein, Missouri. The undertaker was H. C. Brueggemann, of Holstein, Missouri. Personal information was provided by Emelie Oberhelman, of Treloar, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    14. [S118] St. Charles County Genealogical Society, Femme Osage United Church of Christ, Femme Osage, Missouri: Baptisms, Marriages, Burials (St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical Society, no date), Marriage Records, 1836-1924; pages 35, 46.
      "Friedrich Arnold Oberhellmann," of Warren County, and "Anna Christine Elis. Knoepker" were married on 18 October 1843. See page 5 of the manuscript register.

    15. [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. page 306.
      "Margarethe E. Oberhellmann," identified as the "wife of H. A. Oberhellmann," was born on 17 January 1848 at Marthasville, Missouri and died on 17 October 1918.

    16. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 48.
      Henry Arnold Oberhellmann and Margarethe E. Borgmann were married. No date or place given.

    17. [S229] History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History Of Their Townships, Towns and Villages, Together With a Condensed History af Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties - Their Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences (St. Louis, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1885), Biographical sketch of Henry A. Oberhellmann; page 1,047.
      Henry A. Oberhellmann and Miss Margarethe, a daughter of Henry and Christine Borgman, were married on 24 August 1871. They were the parents of five children: Caroline, Mary, Emily, William and Ida.

    18. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Margrethe E. Oberhelman; Warren County; 1918; Certificate of Death #37705. Accessed on July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #37705. For Margrethe E. Oberhelman. Born on 17 January 1848 at Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri. Died at 12:30 a.m. on 15 October 1918 in [village of 'Treloar' crossed out] Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri at the age of 70 years, 8 months, 28 days. She was married at the time of death; name of spouse not recorded. Her usual occupation was "House wife." Personal information was provided by H. A. Oberhelman, of Treloar, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    19. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Margrethe E. Oberhelman; Warren County; 1918; Certificate of Death #37705. Accessed on July 2006.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #37705. For Margrethe E. Oberhelman. Died at 12:30 a.m. on 15 October 1918 in [village of 'Treloar' crossed out] Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri. Personal information was provided by H. A. Oberhelman, of Treloar, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    20. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Mrs. Emma Maria Knapheide; Warren County; 1918; Certificate of Death #7621.
      Accessed in July 2006. Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #7621. For Mrs. Emma Maria Knapheide. Born 21 December 1888 at Holstein, Missouri. Father's name: H. A. Oberhelman; born in Warren County, Missouri. Mother's maiden name: Margrethe Borgman; born in Warren County, Missouri. Died at 6:45 a.m. on 7 February 1918 in Charette [sic] Township, Warren County, Missouri at the age of 29 years, 1 month, 17 days. Personal information was provided by H. A. Oberhelman, of R. R. #1, Treloar, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.