Hölscher, Sophie Elisabeth

Female Abt 1792 - 1875  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name Hölscher, Sophie Elisabeth 
    Born Abt 28 Sep 1792  Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1833  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Sophia, her husband and six children under the age of 15 years immigrated to the USA, settling first near Marthasville, Missouri and finally establishing the family about two miles northwest of Hopewell, Warren County, Missouri.
    Died 6 Oct 1875  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    • Sophie Elisabeth was buried in the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein and know since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ.
    Person ID I4986  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2006 

    Family Kersten, Johann Hermann,   b. 1779/80, Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1843, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. 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
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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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. 288.
      Death and burial records. Sophie Elisabeth Kersten nee Hölscher died 6 October 1875 at the age of 83 years, 8 days. By calculation from these facts, Sophie would have been born on 28 September 1792.

    2. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 4.
      "SOPHIE ELIZABETH KERSTEN, nee Hoelscher, wife of J. H. KERSTEN was born September 29, 1792..."

    3. [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 59.
      #51; Erlaubte Auswanderung. "a) Joh. Herm. Kersten aus Lienen, Handelsmann b) - d) Ehefrau e) sechs Kinder unter 15 Jahren - o) 1833 p) Nordamerika - Baltimore -."
           Translated and decoded according to the abbreviations explained on pages 54 and 56, the record reads: a) Johann Hermann Kersten from Lienen, merchant b) [no data concerning birth] d) accompanied by spouse e) accompanied by six children under the age of 15 years -o) emigrated 1833 p) to North America - Baltimore -.

    4. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 3.
      "It is highly probable that J. H. KERSTEN and JOHN UTHLAUT brought their families to America with the "Thirty-twoers".... To alleviate another doubt, we may have to concede that J. H. KERSTEN could have arrived in American [sic] in 1833. It is an established fact that ERNEST KERSTEN [sic], his son, was less than one year old when he arrived on our shores, and he was born on July 7, 1832."

    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. 288.
      Death and burial records. Sophie Elisabeth Kersten nee Hölscher died 6 October 1875 at the age of 83 years, 8 days; and buried in cemetery 2 [i.e., the cemetery located south of and next to the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein].

    6. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 4.
      "SOPHIE ELIZABETH KERSTEN, nee Hoelscher, wife of J. H. KERSTEN...died at the age of 83 on October 6, 1875."

    7. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 4.
      "SOPHIE ELIZABETH KERSTEN, nee Hoelscher, wife of J. H. KERSTEN...died at the age of 83 on October 6, 1875. Buried in 2 cemetery 13th grave."