Niemeyer, Elsie Carolina Lisette

Female 1905 - 1953  (48 years)


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  • Name Niemeyer, Elsie Carolina Lisette 
    Born 1 Feb 1905  Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 19 Mar 1905  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Elsie's baptism was recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was Mrs. Lisette Kersten.
    Died 22 Apr 1953  [6, 7
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • Elsie 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 I4880  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2011 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Kersten, Emma Friederike,   b. 26 Feb 1881, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1956, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1904  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12
    • 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.
    Family ID F1593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family McClanahan, Roy,   b. 22 Aug 1905,   d. 31 May 1971  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1927  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13, 14
    • Roy and Elsie'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). Rev. F. Egger presided over the ceremony; Wesley Niemeyer and Delia McClanahan were witnesses.
    Children 
     1. McClanahan, Ruth Idella Emma
     2. McClanahan, Betty Lee Lily
     3. McClanahan, Roy Frederick Jr.
     4. McClanahan, Gene
     5. McClanahan, Gale
     6. McClanahan, Curtis
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jun 1927 - 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. "They [Fred Niemeyer, Jr. and Emma Kersten] became the parents of five children. Elsie was born February 1, 1905 and became the wife of Roy McClanahan."

    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. 162.
      Baptism records. Elsie Carolina Lisette Niemeyer, child of Fritz Niemeyer, Jr. and Emma, nee Kersten. Born 1 February 1905. Note that the order of given names in this record differs from the order shown in the death and burial record on page 316 of this same source.

    3. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 79.
      "ELSIE (NIEMEYER) McCLANAHAN born February 1, 1905 at Treloar, MO...."

    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), p. 316.
      Death and burial records. Elsie Lisette Caroline McClanaham [sic] nee Niemeyer was born 1 February 1905. Note that the order of given names in this record differs from the order shown in the baptismal record on page 162 of this same source.

    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. 162.
      Baptism records. Elsie Carolina Lisette Niemeyer, child of Fritz Niemeyer, Jr. and Emma, nee Kersten. Born 1 February 1905. Baptized 19 March 1905. Mrs. Lisette Kersten was the sponsor.

    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. 316.
      Death and burial records. Elsie Lisette Caroline McClanaham [sic] nee Niemeyer, born 1 February 1905, died on 8 January 1953.

    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.
      "ELSIE passed away January 8, 1953...."

    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. 316.
      Death and burial records. Elsie Lisette Caroline McClanaham [sic] nee Niemeyer, born 1 February 1905, died on 8 January 1953 and was buried in the "New Church Cemetery" [i.e., the cemetery north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein; 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., Elsie (Niemeyer) McClanahan and Roy McClanahan] are at rest in Immanuel Church Cemetery, Holstein, MO."

    10. [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."

    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. 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.

    12. [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."

    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. 265.
      Marriage records. Roy McClanahan, of St. Louis, and Elsie L. Niemeyer, of Treloar, married 12 June 1927 at the church in Holstein. Wesley Niemeyer and Delia McClanahan were the witnesses.

    14. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 79.
      "ELSIE (NIEMEYER) McCLANAHAN born February 1, 1905 at Treloar, MO married ROY McCLANAHAN.... Rev. F. Egger married them June 12, 1927 in Immanuel Evangelical Church, Holstein, MO. They were the parents of RUTH, BETTY, ROY, JR., GENE, and CURTIS."