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Kersten, Louis Rudolph

Male 1867 - 1953  (86 years)


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  • Name Kersten, Louis Rudolph 
    Born 10 Mar 1867  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Louis was born near Holstein, Missouri.
    Gender Male 
    Confirmation 10 Apr 1881  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Louis' confirmation was recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).
    Died 3 Jun 1953  [5, 6] 
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • Louis 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 I4993  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2006 

    Father Kersten, Ernst,   b. 7 Jul 1832, Lienen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hölscher, Lisette,   b. 24 Sep 1841, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 18 Nov 1859  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    • Ernst and Sophie's marriage was recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Friedrich Hölscher and Rudolph Kienker were witnesses. Pastor Rieger officiated. Ernst and Sophie lived on a farm near Holstein and became the parents of ten children, seven of whom survived into adulthood.
    Family ID F1627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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  [13, 14] 
    • 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.
    Children 
     1. Kersten, Florenz Ernst,   b. 4 Oct 1894, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1973  (Age 78 years)
     2. Kersten, Emma Lisette,   b. 16 Jul 1897, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Kersten, Alma Wilhelmine,   b. 31 Aug 1899, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1901  (Age 1 years)
     4. Kersten, Heinrich Arlie,   b. 14 Jun 1902, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Kersten, Ida Emma,   b. 4 Jun 1904, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Kersten, Walter Rudolf Theodor,   b. 18 Feb 1907, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Kersten, Adina Alwina,   b. 4 Aug 1909, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Kersten, Ervin Martin,   b. 24 Nov 1911, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - 10 Apr 1881 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Nov 1893 - 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 4.
      "A son, LOUIS, was born to them on March 10, 1867. It is reported that when LOUIS was born the weather was so cold that the Missouri River at New Haven was frozen over with ice thick enough to hold up a steam engine. Quite cold, I would say."

    2. [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...."

    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. 316.
      Death and burial records. Louis R. Kersten died 3 June 1953. He was born 10 March 1867. and 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.].

    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. 208.
      Confirmation records. "Louis Rud. Kersten," born 10 March 1867, confirmed in the class of 10 April 1881.

    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 passed away on June 3, 1953...."

    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. Louis R. Kersten died 3 June 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 54.
      "Both [i.e., Louis and Caroline (Utlaut) Kersten] are at rest in Immanuel Church Cemetery, Holstein, MO."

    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. Louis R. Kersten died 3 June 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 4.
      "ERNST [Kersten] courted and won unto himself as his wife, LIZETTE HOELSCHER, who was born September 24, 1841 on the Simon Stock Farm west of Holstein. Whom he married on November 18, 1859; the ceremony being performed by the late [sic] Rev. J. Rieger, then pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Church, Holstein, Missouri. They went to housekeeping on the Kersten farm near Holstein...."

    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. 248.
      Marriage records. Ernst Kersten, born in Lienen, and Lisette Hölscher, born "here," married 18 November 1859. "Friedr. Hölscher" and "Rud. Kienker" were the witnesses.

    11. [S138] Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Marriage Records, Warren County, Missouri: Books A and B, 1833-1860 (Kansas City, Missouri: Mrs. H. W. Woodruff, 1969), page 56.
      Marriage Book B, 1846-1860; page 312. "18 Nov. 1859 Ernst Kersten - Lisette Hoelscher." The ceremony was performed by "Joseph Reiger, German Protestant at Holstien" [sic] (p. 62).

    12. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 5.
      "Thus a family of seven living children were born to grow to adulthood and take their places in society."

    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. 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.

    14. [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."


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