Erdman, William C.

Male - 1967


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  • Name Erdman, William C. 
    Born Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Bill was born and raised in the area of Higginsville, Missouri.
    Gender Male 
    Died 1967  [2
    Buried Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Bill was buried in the Higginsville City Cemetery.
    Person ID I3908  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2011 

    Father Erdmann, Charles August,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Schwarzenbach, Hulda,   b. 1880, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1902  Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Meinershagen, Lou Ella Wilhelmine,   b. 1901, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1926  Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • William and LouElla were married in the parsonage of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church by the pastor, Rev. Theodore Hauck. "It snowed so hard the afternoon of their wedding that the dinner guests, at the home of the brides' parents, had to be transported to their homes by horse and wagon - the cars of the era could not get through the snow!"
    Children 
    +1. Erdman, Shirley
    +2. Erdman, Harvey Clayton
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - - Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Feb 1926 - Higginsville, 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), vol. 1, pages 394-395.
      Biographical sketch of "Charles and Hulda Erdmann Family" and sketch of "William and Louella Erdman Family." Both submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel.
           William C. Erdman, son of Charles and Hulda Erdman, and Lou Ella Meinershagen, daughter of John and Minnie Meinershagen, were born and reared in rural Higginsville.

    2. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 1, page 394.
      Biographical sketch of "William and LouElla Erdman Family." Submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel.
           William died in 1967; buried in the City Cemetery [Higginsville, Missouri].

    3. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), vol. 1, pages 394-395.
      Biographical sketch of "Charles and Hulda Erdmann Family." Submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel. Charles August Erdamnn and Hulda Schwarzenbach; married 13 November 1902. No place is given, but Lafayette County is assumed. "Charles and Hulda were Higginsville area farmers, devout Baptists and the parents of six children."

    4. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 1, page 394.
      Biographical sketch of "William and LouElla Erdman Family." Submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel.
           William C. Erdman, son of Charles and Hulda Erdman, and Lou Ella Meinershagen, daughter of John and Minnie Meinershagen; married "in 1926 at the parsonage of the Salem Evangelical Reformed Church by the Rev. Theo. Hauck. It snowed so hard the afternoon of their wedding that the dinner guests, at the home of the brides' parents, had to be transported to their homes by horse and wagon - the cars of the era could not get through the snow!"

    5. [S139] Fred H. Meinershagen, The Prosperous and Diligent Blacksmith from Wersen: a Genealogy of Heinrich Adolph Meinershagen, January 1, 1785 - May 22, 1870 (Columbia, Missouri: F. H. Meinershagen, 1973), page 31.
      William C. Erdman and Lou Ella Wilhelmine Meinershagen were married on 18 February 1926. No place of marriage given.