Kersten, Florenz Ernst

Male 1894 - 1973  (78 years)


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  • Name Kersten, Florenz Ernst 
    Born 4 Oct 1894  Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 11 Nov 1894  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • The baptism of Florenz Ernst 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 Ernst Kersten.
    Confirmation 4 Apr 1909  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • His 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 23 Jun 1973  [4, 7
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8
    Person ID I4999  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  [9, 10
    • 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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - 4 Apr 1909 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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 54.
      "FLORENCE/FLORENZ KERSTEN born October 4, 1894 at Treloar, MO...." He was the child of Louis Caroline (Utlaut) Kersten.

    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. 153.
      Baptism records. Florenze Ernst, child of Loui [sic] Kersten and Caroline, nee Uthlaut. Born 4 October 1894.

    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. 212.
      Confirmation records. Florenze Ernst Kersten, born 4 October 1894.

    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. 321.
      Death and burial records. Florence Ernst Kersten, born 4 October 1894, died 23 June 1973.

    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. 153.
      Baptism records. Florenze Ernst, child of Loui [sic] Kersten and Caroline, nee Uthlaut. Born 4 October 1894. Baptized 11 November 1894. Ernst 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. 212.
      Confirmation records. Florenze Ernst Kersten, born 4 October 1894, was baptized in the class of 4 April 1909.

    7. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 54.
      "FLORENCE departed this life on June 23, 1973."

    8. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 54.
      "They [i.e., Florence and Helen (Kunze) Kersten] are both at rest in Immanuel Church Cemetery, Holstein, MO."

    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. 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.

    10. [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."