Kersten, Heinrich Rudolph Theodor

Male 1872 - Yes, date unknown


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Kersten, Heinrich Rudolph Theodor 
    Born 1 Feb 1872  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1 Apr 1872  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • The baptism of "Heinrich Rudolph Theodor" was 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 Rudolph Hölscher.
    Confirmation 1886  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Heinrich'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 Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I4995  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 1 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  [5, 6, 7, 8
    • 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 Pöppelmeier, Alwine,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 14 Mar 1901  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Theordor and Alwine's marriage was recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Martin Kersten and Mathilde Pöppelmeier were witnesses.
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - 1886 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Mar 1901 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 5.
      "...and on February 1, 1872, still another son, THEODORE, came to add joy to this house."

    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. 120.
      Baptismal records. Heinrich Rudolph Theodor, child of Ernst Kersten and "Lisette, nee Hölscher." Born 1 February 1872.

    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. 120.
      Baptismal records. Heinrich Rudolph Theodor, child of Ernst Kersten and "Lisette, nee Hölscher." Born 1 February 1872. Baptized 1 April 1872. The sponsor was Rudolph Hölscher.

    4. [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), pages 208-209.
      Confirmation records. "Heinr. Rud. Theodor Kersten," born 1 February 1872, confirmed in the class of 1886.

    5. [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...."

    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. 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.

    7. [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).

    8. [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."

    9. [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. 259.
      Marriage records. Theodore Kersten, of Holstein, and Alwine Pöppelmeier, of Holstein, were married 14 March 1901 in Holstein, Missouri. Martin Kersten and Mathilde Pöppelmeier were witnesses.