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  • Name Tempel, Ernst 
    Born 25 Jul 1845  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    a farmer 

    • The following biographical sketch was published in 1893.

           Ernst Tempel, a representative German-American farmer of La Fayette County, Mo., located upon his fine farm situated on section 29, range 26, township 49, is a self-made man, having carved out his own fortune, and bears the reputation of being one whose word is as good as his bond. His beginning here was that of a poor man, but now he owns one hundred and twenty well-improved acres of land, which he has earned by his own perseverance and energy.
           Our subject is of German birth and parentage, having been born in Prussia, Germany, July 25, 1845. His parents were Germans and they have lived always in their native country. They bear the names of Herman and Minnie Tempel, and are good and worthy people, who reared their son and sent him to the schools of his province, where he received a very fair German education. Since coming to this country he has adapted himself to our ways of speech, and thus has two languages at his command.
           In 1869, Mr. Tempel emigrated to America, taking passage on a steamer at Bremen, and after a stormy voyage of fifteen days landed in New York City. His destination was the State of Missouri, and he shortly after reached Warren County. For three months he continued at work in Warren and there received $16 per month as a farm hand, but later came into La Fayette County, where he worked on a farm for about three years, receiving as wages $200 per year with board.
           About this time Mr. Tempel began to think of forming domestic ties and of having a home of his own. His choice of a companion was Miss Frederica Tolle, a native of Germany, and their marriage took place August 4, 1872. Ten children have blessed this union, as follows: Minnie, Annie, Lena, May, Theodore, Gustavus, Fritz, Edward, and Louis. One child died young. After his marriage Mr. Tempel rented land for a number of years, gaining means and experience, but he finally purchased his present home and has lived upon it since 1882.
           At the present time our subject owns one hundred and twenty acres of well-improved land and has upon it some very good buildings. In religion, he is a member of the German Evangelical Church, and is very highly esteemed in that congregation at Mayview. As a politician, Mr. Tempel is ranked with the Republican party, in which he is an important factor in his neighborhood. His influence is always given in favor of educational matters, and in every way our subject is a man much esteemed by those who have his acquaintance. Any matter affecting the public weal is true to enlist his interest, and he is credited by his neighbors with being governed by honest convictions in the side which he espouses.
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I5016  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2013 

    Family Tölle, Friedericke,   b. 1849, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 4 Aug 1872  Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    • They were the parents of ten children, one of whom died at an early age, and lived on a farm three miles south of Mayview, Missouri. The family attended Zion Evangelical Church at Mayview, Missouri.
    Children 
     1. Tempel, Minnie,   b. 1873, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Tempel, Lena,   b. 1875, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Tempel, Anna,   b. 1875, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Tempel, Mary,   b. 1877, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Tempel, Theodore,   b. 17 Feb 1879,   d. 18 Aug 1959  (Age 80 years)
     6. Tempel, Gustav,   b. 1881, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Tempel, Edward,   b. 1882, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +8. Tempel, Friederich Herman,   b. 29 Sep 1884, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1954, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +9. Tempel, Louis Henry,   b. 18 May 1892, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1983, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S162] John A. Lefman, Theodor Tempel Family ( www.theodortempel.org/ ), (7 September 2006).
      Family history written by Martin Tempel (www.theodoretempel.org/history.txt). "Theodor Tempel was the fifth of ten children born to Ernst and Friedericke Toelle Tempel. His parents were both natives of Germany, having immigrated to the United States before their marriage."

    2. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), Volume 2, page 727.
      "Ernest Tempel Family," submitted by Elaine (Riekof) Hudson. "Ernest Tempel was born in 1845. His parents were recent immigrants from Germany."

    3. [S250] Portrait and Biographical Record of La Fayette and Saline Counties, Missouri Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1893), page 270.
      Biographical sketch of Ernst Tempel. "Our subject is of German birth and parentage, having been born in Prussia, Germany, July 25, 1845."

    4. [S250] Portrait and Biographical Record of La Fayette and Saline Counties, Missouri Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1893), page 270.
      Biographical sketch of Ernst Tempel.

    5. [S162] John A. Lefman, Theodor Tempel Family ( www.theodortempel.org/ ), Home page (7 September 2006).
      Theodor Tempel, son of Ernst and Friedericke (Toelle) Tempel.

    6. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), Volume 2, page 727.
      "Ernest Tempel Family," submitted by Elaine (Riekof) Hudson. "His [i.e., Ernest Tempel] wife was Friderike Tolle, born in 1849. They farmed 120 acres, three miles south of Mayview and were early members of the Mayview Zion Evangelical Church."

    7. [S250] Portrait and Biographical Record of La Fayette and Saline Counties, Missouri Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1893), page 270.
      Biographical sketch of Ernst Tempel. "His choice of a companion was Miss Frederica Tolle, a native of Germany, and their marriage took place August 4, 1872. Ten children have blessed this union, as follows: Minnie, Annie, Lena, May, Theodore, Gustavus, Fritz, Edward, and Louis. One child died young."


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