Lefman, Alvin

Male 1898 - 1920  (21 years)


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  • Name Lefman, Alvin 
    Born 19 Aug 1898  Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Feb 1920  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Alvin died of influenza at General Hospital.
    Buried 2 Feb 1920  Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I3404  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 31 May 2008 

    Father Lefman, Heinrich Adolph,   b. 6 Jan 1870,   d. Sep 1950  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother 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) 
    Married 24 Oct 1895  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    • The archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ) record the marriage of "Heinrich Lefmann" and "Minnie Plöger" on 24 October 1895 in Holstein, Missouri. The groom is identified as coming from Higginsville [Missouri]; the bride from Holstein. Witnesses were Robert Plöger and Dorothea Lefmann. Other researchers report the marriage as taking place in November 1895.
    Family ID F1104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Aug 1898 - Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Feb 1920 - Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), Vol. 2, page 534.
      In the essay "Heinrich Adolph 'Henry' Lefman" by Genevieve Long. Alvin Lefman, child of Heinrich Adolph "Henry" Lefman and Minnie Ploger, was born on 19 August 1898. No place given.

    2. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). March 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #6261. For Alvin Lefmann. Born 19 August 1898 at Mayview, Missouri. Father: Henry Lefmann, born in Missouri. Mother's maiden name: Minnie Ploger, born in Missouri.
            See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    3. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), Vol. 2, page 534.
      In the essay "Heinrich Adolph 'Henry' Lefman" by Genevieve Long. Alvin Lefman died on 1 February 1920. No place given.

    4. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). March 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #6261. For Alvin Lefmann. Born 19 August 1898 at Mayview, Missouri. Father: Henry Lefmann, born in Missouri. Mother's maiden name: Minnie Ploger, born in Missouri. Died 5:15 a.m. on 1 February 1920, in General Hospital at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri at the age of 21 years, 5 months, 12 days. His usual residence was Mayview, Missouri. He was farmer. He was single. Principal cause of death was influenza of 7 days duration. Burial was to be 2 February 1920 at Mayview, Missouri. The undertaker was John J. Sheehan, of [illegible]. Personal information provided by Walter Lefman, of Mayview, Missouri. Rowe [illegible], MD, of General Hospital, had attended the deceased from 26 January 1920 to 1 February 1920. He signed the death certificate on 2 February 1920. Filed with the local registrar on 2 February 1920.

    5. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). March 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #6261. For Alvin Lefmann. Died 5:15 a.m. on 1 February 1920, in General Hospital at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri at the age of 21 years, 5 months, 12 days. Burial was to be 2 February 1920 at Mayview, Missouri. The undertaker was John J. Sheehan, of [illegible].
            See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    6. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), Vol. 2, page 534.
      In the essay "Heinrich Adolph 'Henry' Lefman" by Genevieve Long. Heinrich Adolph Lefman and Minnie Ploeger were married in November 1895. No place given.

    7. [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), p. 258.
      Marriage record for "Heinrich Lefmann" and "Minnie Plöger." Married 24 October 1895 in Holstein, Missouri. Groom identified as coming from Higginsville [Missouri]; the bride from Holstein. Witnesses were Robert Plöger and Dorothea Lefmann.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 99.
      Heinrich Lefmann and Wilhelmine Sophia Ploeger were married on 24 October 1895 at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri. This was Wilhelmine's second marriage.