Kersten, Ervin Martin

Male 1911 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Kersten, Ervin Martin 
    Born 24 Nov 1911  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 25 Jan 1912  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Ervin Martin'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 his uncle, H. Martin Kersten.
    Confirmation 28 Mar 1926  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Ervin Martin'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 I5005  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2006 

    Father Kersten, Louis Rudolph,   b. 10 Mar 1867, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1953  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Uthlaut, Caroline Wilhelmine,   b. 4 Feb 1872, Osage County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1948  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1893  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Louis and Caroline'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. J. J. Mayer officiated at the ceremony, which took place at the Kersten home near Holstein. Ernst Kersten and Hermann Uthlaut were recorded as the witnesses. For nearly all of their married life, Louis, Caroline, and their eight children made their home on a farm west of west of Treloar, Missouri. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1943.
    Family ID F1629  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. 168.
      Baptism records. Ervin Martin, child of Louis Kersten and Caroline Wilh., nee Uthlaut. Born 24 November 1911.

    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. 215.
      Confirmation records. Ervin M. Kersten, born 24 November 1911, was baptized in the class of 28 March 1926.

    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. 168.
      Baptism records. Ervin Martin, child of Louis Kersten and Caroline Wilh., nee Uthlaut. Born 24 November 1911. Baptized 25 January 1912. The sponsor was "Martin H. Kersten" [i.e., an uncle].

    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. 258.
      Marriage records. Louis R. Kersten, of Holstein, and Caroline M. Uthlaut, of Holstein, married 16 November 1893. Ernst Kersten and Hermann Uthlaut were witnesses.

    5. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 54.
      "LOUIS KERSTEN born March 10, 1857 near Holstein, MO married CAROLINE UTLAUT.... Rev. J. J. Mayer, pator of Immanuel Evangelical Church, Holstein, MO, married them on November 16, 1893 at the Kersten home near Holstein, MO. With the exception of a few years, the couple lived on a farm west of Treloar, MO. all of their lives, LOUIS being a farmer. They were the parents of FLORENCE, EMMA, ALMA, ARLIE, IDA, WALTER, DINA and ERWIN. The couple was privileged to observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1943 and was married over 55 years when death separated them."