Meinershagen, Lou Ella Wilhelmine

Female 1901 - 1974  (73 years)


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  • Name Meinershagen, Lou Ella Wilhelmine 
    Born 1901  Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • LouElla was born and raised in the area of Higginsville, Missouri.
    Gender Female 
    Died 1974  [3
    Buried Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • LouElla was buried in the Higginsville City Cemetery.
    Person ID I3909  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2011 

    Father Meinershagen, John William,   b. 8 Jan 1876,   d. 1 Jul 1957  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Nieman, Minnie,   b. 22 Feb 1872,   d. 16 May 1950  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1899  [5
    Family ID F2245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Erdman, William C.,   b. Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967 
    Married 18 Feb 1926  Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • William and LouElla were married in the parsonage of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church by the pastor, Rev. Theodore Hauck. "It snowed so hard the afternoon of their wedding that the dinner guests, at the home of the brides' parents, had to be transported to their homes by horse and wagon - the cars of the era could not get through the snow!"
    Children 
    +1. Erdman, Shirley
    +2. Erdman, Harvey Clayton
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1901 - Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Feb 1926 - Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), vol. 1, pages 394-395.
      Biographical sketch of "Charles and Hulda Erdmann Family" and sketch of "William and LouElla Erdman Family." Both submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel.
           William C. Erdman, son of Charles and Hulda Erdman, and Lou Ella Meinershagen, daughter of John and Minnie Meinershagen, were born and reared in rural Higginsville.

    2. [S139] Fred H. Meinershagen, The Prosperous and Diligent Blacksmith from Wersen: a Genealogy of Heinrich Adolph Meinershagen, January 1, 1785 - May 22, 1870 (Columbia, Missouri: F. H. Meinershagen, 1973), page 31.
      Lou Ella Wilhelmine Meinershagen, child of John William Meinershagen and Minnie Nieman, was born in 1901. No place of birth given.

    3. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 1, page 394.
      Biographical sketch of "William and LouElla Erdman Family." Submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel.
           LouElla died in 1974; buried in the City Cemetery [Higginsville, Missouri].

    4. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 2, page 394.
      Biographical sketch of "William and LouElla Erdman Family." Submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel.
           LouElla died in 1974; buried in the City Cemetery [Higginsville, Missouri].

    5. [S139] Fred H. Meinershagen, The Prosperous and Diligent Blacksmith from Wersen: a Genealogy of Heinrich Adolph Meinershagen, January 1, 1785 - May 22, 1870 (Columbia, Missouri: F. H. Meinershagen, 1973), page 31.
      John William Meinershagen and Minnie Nieman were married on 23 February 1899. No place of marriage given.

    6. [S90] Lafayette County Historical Society, Continuing the History of Lafayette County, (Higginsville, Missouri: Lafayette County Historical Society, 2002), volume 1, page 394.
      Biographical sketch of "William and LouElla Erdman Family." Submitted by Shirley and Martin Tempel.
           William C. Erdman, son of Charles and Hulda Erdman, and Lou Ella Meinershagen, daughter of John and Minnie Meinershagen; married "in 1926 at the parsonage of the Salem Evangelical Reformed Church by the Rev. Theo. Hauck. It snowed so hard the afternoon of their wedding that the dinner guests, at the home of the brides' parents, had to be transported to their homes by horse and wagon - the cars of the era could not get through the snow!"

    7. [S139] Fred H. Meinershagen, The Prosperous and Diligent Blacksmith from Wersen: a Genealogy of Heinrich Adolph Meinershagen, January 1, 1785 - May 22, 1870 (Columbia, Missouri: F. H. Meinershagen, 1973), page 31.
      William C. Erdman and Lou Ella Wilhelmine Meinershagen were married on 18 February 1926. No place of marriage given.