Riekhof, Herman Frederick

Male 1870 - 1956  (85 years)


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  • Name Riekhof, Herman Frederick 
    Born 29 Oct 1870  Detmold, Principality of Lippe Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1886  Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Herman Riekhof emigrated from Germany in 1886 at the age of 16 in the company of the Herman Tempel family. They landed in New Orleans, traveled up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, and then on to Lafayette County, where Herman Tempel's brother, Chris, had already settled.
    Died 26 Jun 1956  Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Herman was buried at Salem Church cemetery.
    Person ID I3871  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2006 

    Family Hasenjaeger, Amanda W. Charletta,   b. 18 Aug 1872,   d. 5 Sep 1945  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1893  [4
    Children 
     1. Riekhof, Anna Amanda,   b. 24 Dec 1893, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1992  (Age 98 years)
    +2. Riekhof, Hulda Caroline,   b. 5 Jan 1897, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1970  (Age 73 years)
    +3. Riekhof, Edwin Fredrick,   b. 26 Aug 1899, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1975  (Age 75 years)
    +4. Riekhof, Carl Henry Herman,   b. 10 Oct 1902, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1997  (Age 94 years)
    +5. Riekhof, Forest William,   b. 12 Dec 1904, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1987  (Age 82 years)
    +6. Riekhof, Reinhardt John,   b. 10 Sep 1908, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1986  (Age 77 years)
    +7. Riekhof, Harold Franklin,   b. 9 Jun 1914,   d. 18 Nov 1995  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1886 - Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jun 1956 - Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Higginsville, 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), volume 2, page 649.
      Biographical sketch of "Herman and Amanda Riekhof Family," submitted by Grace Shemmer. Herman Frederick Riekhof; born 29 October 1870 "in Detmold, Germany."

    2. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 2, page 649.
      Biographical sketch of "Herman and Amanda Riekhof Family," submitted by Grace Shemmer. Emigrated in 1886, "when he was 16 years old. He came with the Herman Tempel family. They landed in New Orleans and came up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, and then direct to Lafayette County because Chris Tempel (Herman Tempel's brother) was already here. Herman Tempel was Erna (Tempel) Riekhof's grandfather."

    3. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 2, page 649.
      Biographical sketch of "Herman and Amanda Riekhof Family," submitted by Grace Shemmer. Died 26 June 1956 and buried at Salem Church Cemetery.

    4. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 2, page 649.
      Biographical sketch of "Herman and Amanda Riekhof Family," submitted by Grace Shemmer. Herman Frederick Riekhof and Amanda W. Charletta Hasenjaeger; married 23 March 1893 at the home of the bride's parents, Fritz and Anna (Nieman) Hasenjaeger.