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Kersten, Emma Friederike

Female 1881 - 1956  (75 years)


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  • Name Kersten, Emma Friederike 
    Born 26 Feb 1881  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Emma was born on the Kersten homestead northwest of Holstein.
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 24 Apr 1881  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Emma's baptism is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was Friederike Westhermann.
    Confirmation 7 Apr 1895  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Emma Friederike's confirmation was recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).
    Died 7 Dec 1956  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • Emma 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 I4879  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2006 

    Father Kersten, Ernst,   b. 7 Jul 1832, Lienen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hölscher, Lisette,   b. 24 Sep 1841, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 18 Nov 1859  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13] 
    • Ernst and Sophie's marriage was recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Friedrich Hölscher and Rudolph Kienker were witnesses. Pastor Rieger officiated. Ernst and Sophie lived on a farm near Holstein and became the parents of ten children, seven of whom survived into adulthood.
    Family ID F1627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Niemeyer, August Friedrich Jr.,   b. 2 Jun 1879, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1962  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1904  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16] 
    • Fred and Emma were married at the bride's home, northwest of Holstein, by the Rev. H. C. Nagel, pastor of German Evangelical Immanuels Church, Holstein. Martin Kersten and Minnie Miemeyer were the witnesses. Fred and Emma lived for over 50 years in the "Bottoms" near Treloar, Missouri.
    Children 
    +1. Niemeyer, Elsie Carolina Lisette,   b. 1 Feb 1905, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1953  (Age 48 years)
    +2. Niemeyer, Wesley Friedrich Ernst,   b. 23 Jan 1907, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Niemeyer, Eldred Karl Friedrich,   b. 26 May 1912, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Niemeyer, Lillie Wilhelmina,   b. 14 Apr 1914, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1995, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Niemeyer, Donald,   b. 4 Sep 1916, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Feb 1881 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 24 Apr 1881 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - 7 Apr 1895 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Apr 1904 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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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), p. 345.
      Biographical sketch entitled Fred Niemeyer, Jr. Family. "Emma [Kersten] in the granddayghter of Johann Kersten, one of the founding fathers of Immanuel Church, and was born February 26, 1881 on the Kersten homestead northwest of Holstein." "Emma's parents are Ernst and Lizette (nee Hoelscher) Kersten, lifetime members of Immanuel Church."

    2. [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. 136.
      Baptism records. Emma Friederike, child of E. H. Kersten and Lisätte, nee Holscher. Born 26 Februrary 1881. Baptized 24 April 1881. The sponsor was Friederike Wethermann.

    3. [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. 317.
      Death and burial records. Emma Frederike Niemeyer. Died 7 December 1956. Born 26 February 1881.

    4. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 79.
      "EMMA KERSTEN born February 26, 1881 near Holstein, MO...."

    5. [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. 210.
      Confirmation records. Emma Friederike Kersten, born 26 February 1881, confirmed in the class of 7 April 1895.

    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), p. 317.
      Death and burial records. Emma Frederike Niemeyer. Died 7 December 1956.

    7. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 79.
      "EMMA passed away December 7, 1956...."

    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), p. 317.
      Death and burial records. Emma Frederike Niemeyer. Died 7 December 1956. Born 26 February 1881. Buried in new church cemetery [i.e., 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.].

    9. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 79.
      "They [i.e., Fred and Emma (Kersten) Niemeyer] are at rest in Immanuel Church Cemetery, Holstein, MO."

    10. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 4.
      "ERNST [Kersten] courted and won unto himself as his wife, LIZETTE HOELSCHER, who was born September 24, 1841 on the Simon Stock Farm west of Holstein. Whom he married on November 18, 1859; the ceremony being performed by the late [sic] Rev. J. Rieger, then pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Church, Holstein, Missouri. They went to housekeeping on the Kersten farm near Holstein...."

    11. [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. 248.
      Marriage records. Ernst Kersten, born in Lienen, and Lisette Hölscher, born "here," married 18 November 1859. "Friedr. Hölscher" and "Rud. Kienker" were the witnesses.

    12. [S138] Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Marriage Records, Warren County, Missouri: Books A and B, 1833-1860 (Kansas City, Missouri: Mrs. H. W. Woodruff, 1969), page 56.
      Marriage Book B, 1846-1860; page 312. "18 Nov. 1859 Ernst Kersten - Lisette Hoelscher." The ceremony was performed by "Joseph Reiger, German Protestant at Holstien" [sic] (p. 62).

    13. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 5.
      "Thus a family of seven living children were born to grow to adulthood and take their places in society."

    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), p. 345.
      Biographical sketch entitled Fred Niemeyer, Jr. Family.
      "They [Fred Niemeyer, Jr. and Emma Kersten] were married at the bride's home by the Rev. H. C. Nagel, pastor of Immanuel Church." "They became the parents of five children."

    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), p. 260.
      Marriage records. Fritz Niemeyer, of Kruegerville, and Emma Kersten, of Holstein, married 14 April 1904 at Holstein, Missouri. Martin Kerstern and Minnie Niemeyer were the witnesses.

    16. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 79.
      "EMMA KERSTEN born February 26, 1881 near Holstein, MO married FRED NIEMEYER, JR.... Rev. H. C. Nagel, pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Church, Holstein, MO, married them April 14, 1904 at the home of the bride near Holstein, MO. Being a farmer, the couple resided on a farm in the Treloar, MO bottoms where they lived for over 50 years. FRED and EMMA were privileged to observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1954. They were parents of ELSIE, WESLEY, ELDRED, LILLIE and DONALD."


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