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Peterjohann, Maria

Female 1812 - 1861  (49 years)


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  • Name Peterjohann, Maria 
    Born 5 Mar 1812  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • The record of Maria's marriage in 1835 found in the archives of the church at Femme Osage, Missouri gives her age at that time as 25 years. This would indicate that she was born between 1809 and 1810. A Schoppenhorst family genealogy published in 1989 states that she was born in 1812; this is also the date recorded on her grave stone.
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1834  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 7] 
    • Maria made the journey to this country with her sister, Christine Elisabeth, wife of Adolph Heinrich Fiegenbaum. Apparently Maria emigrated without authorization.
    Died 25 Mar 1861  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 9, 10] 
    Buried Hopewell, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Maria was buried in the Schoppenhorst family cemetery.
    Person ID I4132  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 27 May 2007 

    Father Peterjohann, Johann Hermann,   b. 25 Oct 1766, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1818, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Otterman, Anna Maria Elisabeth,   b. Abt 1774,   d. 17 Feb 1823, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Married 29 May 1796  Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F1135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Schoppenhorst, Hermann Wilhelm,   b. 5 Sep 1813, Kreis Tecklenburg, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1884, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1835  St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    • The archives of the church at Femme Osage, Missouri record the marriage of "Wilhelm Shopenhorst," age 22 years and "Maria Peterjohanns," age 25.
    Children 
     1. Schoppenhorst, Christina Ilsabein,   b. 11 Sep 1836, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1855  (Age 18 years)
     2. Schoppenhorst, Christina Maria,   b. 23 Feb 1838, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1868, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    +3. Schoppenhorst, Heinrich Adolph,   b. 28 Mar 1840, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1930, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +4. Schoppenhorst, Sophie Elizabeth,   b. 23 Aug 1842, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1872, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     5. Schoppenhorst, Christine Wilhelmina,   b. 10 Apr 1846, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1927, Big Spring, Montgomery County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Schoppenhorst, Eduard,   b. 5 Apr 1852, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1855  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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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), page 348.
      "Ralph and Marion Schoppenhorst Family." "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst married Marie Peterjohann (1812-1861) in 1835 ...."

    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), p.. 38.
      Wilhelm Shopenhorst [sic], age 22 years and Maria Peterjohanns [sic], age 25 years; married 5 April 1835. This would place Maria's birth between 1809 and 1810.

    3. [S103] Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri: containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1895), page 376.
      "He [William Schoppenhorst] and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Pieterjohn, were both natives of Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1834, being married in Warren County, Mo. The mother [Mary Pieterjohn] made the journey to this country with her sister, Mrs. Fiegenhaum [sic], who also settled in Missouri."

    4. [S141] Boone-Duden Historical Society, 45 Warren County MO Cemeteries, Volume 1, (New Melle, Missouri: Boone-Duden Historical Society, 1995), page 27.
      Schoppenhorst Cemetery, Hopewell, Missouri. Transcription of grave marker for Maria Schoppenhorst, nee Peterjohan; born 5 March 1812; died 25 March 1861.

    5. [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 282.
      Secret (unauthorized) emigration; record 4143. Anna Maria Peterjohann, from Ladbergen; before 1834 to America.

    6. [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), page 347.
      The Heinrich A. Schoppenhorst Family. Wilhelm Schoppenhorst (1813-1884) and Marie, nee Peterjohann (1812-1861) emigrated from Ladbergen, Tecklenberg, Prussia in 1834.

    7. [S153] Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst, The Writings of Honorable H. A. Schoppenhorst (1840-1930), compiled by Cathie Schoppenhorst (Marthasville, Missouri: C. Schoppenhorst, 2000), page 56.
      Transcription of Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst obituary in Warrenton (Missouri) Banner, 28 November 1930. "H. A. Schoppenhorst was born on March 27, 1840, of parents who had immigrated to American in 1834. They were among the first German pioneers of this section and as such he suffered many privations and hardships."

    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), page 348.
      "Ralph and Marion Schoppenhorst Family." "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst married Marie Peterjohann (1812-1861) in 1835 ...." [This death is not listed in the published records of the church in Holstein, Missouri.]

    9. [S103] Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri: containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1895), page 376.
      "She [Mary Pieterjohn] departed this life in 1861."

    10. [S153] Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst, The Writings of Honorable H. A. Schoppenhorst (1840-1930), compiled by Cathie Schoppenhorst (Marthasville, Missouri: C. Schoppenhorst, 2000), page 58.
      "Time Line of Family Events and Activities." Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst's mother, Marie, died 25 March 1861; buried at Hopewell.

    11. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      The fact of a marriage is implied.

    12. [S135] Bill Roege, Ladbergen Genealogy Database (2nd draft edition; November 1999) (http://members.aol.com/WRoege/ladbergen.htm - last confirmed in March 2005).
      Johan Herman Peterjohan and Anna Maria Elisabeth Otterman were married on 29 May 1796 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany. Bill Roege included a note for this event: "Wife is Anna Maria Elis Otterman, both are young people, He is the Colonus himself."

    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), p. 85.
      Baptism record for "Sophie Elisabeth." Parents' names are recorded as "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst" and "Marie Petriejohann." The parent's marriage is assumed, but not confirmed by this entry.

    14. [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), page 348.
      "Ralph and Marion Schoppenhorst Family." "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst married Marie Peterjohann (1812-1861) in 1835 and they had six children: Christina, Mary, Heinrich, Elisabeth, Willhelmina and Edward. Heinrich is the 9th child listed in Immanuel's baptismal records." [This marriage is not listed in the published records of the Holstein church, which was not founded until February 1839.]

    15. [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), pages 38, 49.
      Wilhelm Shopenhorst [sic], age 22 years and Maria Peterjohanns [sic], age 25 years; married 5 April 1835.

    16. [S103] Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri: containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1895), page 376.
      "He [William Schoppenhorst] and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Pieterjohn, were both natives of Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1834, being married in Warren County, Mo."

    17. [S153] Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst, The Writings of Honorable H. A. Schoppenhorst (1840-1930), compiled by Cathie Schoppenhorst (Marthasville, Missouri: C. Schoppenhorst, 2000), page 58.
      "Time Line of Family Events and Activities." Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst's married 5 April 1835.


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