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| 1 | In addition to being a carpenter or house builder, Hermann Heinrich was a 'Heuerling' (tenant farmer). "They owned no land, and they lived in rented houses on larger farms. Every large or middle-sized farm in Ladbergen had one or more tenant houses (in German: Heuerhäuser) scattered over the farm. The highest number on any farm in Ladbergen was seven; two or three was common. Each tenant farm house had its own plot of 7 to 12 acres. The tenants rented the houses and plots for life. The tenant farmers were not the same as sharecroppers or rental farmers in the American sense. They had only a small plot to themselves, and they did not need to give any of the yield to the landowner. They were essentially renters of houses who paid for their dwellings with a small amount of cash and a specified number of days of labor. In the 19th century the tenants were typically relatives of the landowners, but this was decreasingly the case after the turn of the century." [from Friedrich Saatkamp, Ladbergen: Out of the History and the Present of the 1000-Year Westphalian Village. (Dean R. Hoge - translator.). Kleins Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Lengerich, Germany; 1985. p. xxiii]. The couple's second child, Johann Heinrich (b. 1788), was born in Ladbergen. It would appear that the family moved sometime between these two births. As early as 1800, Hermann and his family are recorded as living in a house at Ladbergen-Wester 21, located in the section of the village know as "In der Laake." Hermann died in this home. In 1840, the house was sold. At the births of their children, the father and mother were the following ages, respectively: at Everd Jacob's birth: 21 years and 9 months & 26 years, 7 months and 12 days; at Johann Hendrik's: 23 years, 8 months and 10 days & 28 years, 6 months and 22 days; Johann Henrich's: 26 years, 6 months and 22 days & 31 years, 5 months and 3 days; Adolph Henrich's: 29 years, 3 months and 17 days & 34 years,1 month and 29 days; Johann Hermann's: 32 years, 5 months and 4 days & 37 years, 3 months and 16 days; Anna Katharina's: 34 years, 4 months and 29 days & 39 years, 3 months and 11 days; Anna Christine's: 38 years, 3 months and 20 days & 43 years, 2 months and 1 day . | Family: F8
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| 2 | In the Principality of Lippe until about 1870, it was customary for engaged couples to register their intended marriage with the nearest office of the Lower Court (German = Amt). This registration, or Eheprotokoll, typically recorded the couple's names and intended place of residence after marriage, the names of their parents, and most importantly, the dowry and any other financial arrangements connected with the marriage. By registering these details with the judicial court, the Eheprotokoll served as a marriage contract. In the 1870s, as license bureaus were established and civil marriages became more common, the use of Eheprotokoll began to died out. | Family: F523
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| 3 | Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum states that Anna Elisabeth was her father's heir (in German, Erbtochter). It was often the case, but not always so, that the spouse of an heiress would changed his name at marriage so he would have the farm's name. Such was the case in this instance, and the children assumed the surname Fiegenbaum. This practice, not completely unknown even in the 20th century in Ladbergen, is mentioned in Friedrich Saatkamp, Ladbergen: Out of the History and the Present of the 1000-year Westphalian Village, edited and translated by Dean R. Hoge (New Knoxville, Ohio: New Knoxville Historical Society, 1985). | Family: F252
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| 4 | Linwood (Nelson) Jungerman, in her history of the family, wrote this sketch of Christian and Katherine's life: "Christian Andrew and Katherine Wilhelimena first lived in St. Charles, MO, later farmed near there. It was on this farm that all the children were born and some grew to adulthood. This farm home was unusual then and still is today. It had been built before the Civil War, three stories high, of solid brick construction. Bricks were probably burned on the farm and labor was possibly slave. Rooms were spacious, ceilings were high, cool in summer, and warm in winter. It was to this home that Fred, Andreas' son born in 1861, came in need of a family home. He was only a child, but he felt that his room was more desirable than his presence in the home of his step-mother. Christian and Katherine welcomed him and there he remained for twenty years. In this way Christian could repay his brother Andreas for bringing him to the New World and providing a home for him. Through out life Katherine's motto was 'the house is always big enough if the heart is.' "Another incident that happened in this home had to do with the arrival one evening of [a] sick and weary veteran of the Confederate Army. He was given food and lodging and when he was better, he asked Christian A. if he had any type of light work he might do for his 'keep.' Christian had long talks with him, realized he had been seriously wounded, and also realized here was an educated Englishman. The upshot of the matter was he offered this man a room in the upper story of the house where he could operate a subscription school in exchange for teaching his children the proper use, pronunciation, reading and writing of English. They spoke German entirely in the home. How long this lasted we do not know but the teacher remained until his death. We are also sure that many a long winter evening was spent by the two old soldiers, on in blue, the other grey, refighting the campaigns of the war. "Life was very pleasant and comfortable in this farm home. They were near their church home and many of Christian Andrews family had come to St. Charles County as well as innumerable Wesseler family relations. As the children grew to man and womanhood Christian realized there was not work or room for all on so small a farm. He began to look westward. He found a purchaser for his land among the descendants of Andreas family. The fourth generation descendants live in this home today. The house has been re-modeled and is very comfortable and beautiful. On the east side of the house runs a road, Jungerman Road, on local maps. "In the spring of 1894 the family moved to Audrain County near Rush Hill, Mo. Christian Andrew was in search of a larger farm and better soil. Finding the soil of Audrain County not up to their expectations, they moved on to Saline County around the turn of the century. Christian suffered a stroke in 1907 and remained an invalid the rest of his life. "They moved to the town of Blackburn after his stroke. When the wife of Julius died, they moved to his home. After Julius re-married, they spent some time with their daughter, Anna, who lived near by. He died in 1917 while in the home of Julius. He is buried in the Mayview Cemetery as are a number of his descendants. "Christian's youngest son, Theodore, attended his father's funeral. He was then in training to go back to fight against the country Christian had left so long ago. "Christian Andrew has been portrayed to me as a very stern man - a strict disciplinarian. Life and the army had left its mark on him and he ruled his family of fun-loving children with a firm hand. His wife was rather prone to spoiling her children. She could never conceal her love for them. In her eyes they were perfect, so between the two they created a family of well-balanced children. "After her son, Theodore, returned from the army, he began farming in Nebraska. His mother made a home for him there as he never married. Her greatest pleasures in her later years were in planning the family reunions which they held in Nebraska around Thanksgiving." | Family: F1139
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| 5 | According to an unidentified newspaper article (photocopy provided by Dorothy and Edna Hilgemann), Carl and Anna celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on June 4, 1967 at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Jim Wilson of Fairview, Kansas. A 2007 obituary for their daughter, states that Mary M. Fiegenbaum graduated from a Greenburg, Indiana high school in 1941, and that a week later the family returned to Hiawatha, Kansas. The place where the marriage took place has been reported as both Hiawatha, Kansas and Morill, Kansas. The location needs to be confirmed. | Family: F353
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| 6 | The couple began their married life living in the Heuerhaus of the Hagen farm at Ladbergen-Overbeck 16. Sometime between 1815 and 1819, the family moved to Ladbergen-Wester 21. | Family: F9
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| 7 | Heinrich and Elisabeth resided in house number 47 in Sonneborn. It was here that their children were born and raised. In 2002, the house was still very much in use, the address having changed to Alte Dorfstraße 25. Earlier generations of the Starkebaums lived on farms number 34 and 76 (it has not been possible to locate these farms in contemporary Sonneborn). | Family: F408
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| 8 | In the Principality of Lippe until about 1870, it was customary for engaged couples to register their intended marriage with the nearest office of the Lower Court (German = Amt). This registration, or Eheprotokoll, typically recorded the couple's names and intended place of residence after marriage, the names of their parents, and most importantly, the dowry and any other financial arrangements connected with the marriage. By registering these details with the judicial court, the Eheprotokoll served as a marriage contract. In the 1870s, as license bureaus were established and civil marriages became more common, the use of Eheprotokoll began to died out. | Family: F408
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| 9 | It was not an uncommon practice in parts of northwestern Germany for a husband to assume his wife's family name upon marriage if she inherited the property rights of the family farm. The children born to this couple also often took on the mother's family name. Evidence of this practice will often appear in church records when a person will be identified with two surnames joined by the word oder (=or) or by the word genannt (=named). It would appear that this had happened in Friedrich's birth family. | Family: F612
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| 10 | Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts provided the following transcription of an article which she reports appeared on 26 August 1897 in the Hancock County (Iowa) Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wellemeyer of this place celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage last Saturday, 21 August. A large number of relatives and friends graced the happy occasion showing their congratulations and good wishes together with more substantial tokens of their regard upon the worthy old couple. At about half-past four o'clock the guests were called in to partake of an old fashioned wedding dinner with their host and hostess. About ninety persons partook of the bounteous repast prepared. After dinner while the friends were gathered on the lawn around father and mother Wellemeyer, a short address was made by Rev. F. H. Wellemeyer, another by Mr. August Beinke of St. Louis, Missouri, which was followed by the reading of a short poem by C. L. Wellemeyer. After the short impromptu program the whole company led by the children again filed past the old people with hearty and heart felt congratulations. It was a very affective scene and one never to be forgotten. Tears flowed on every side, but they were tears of joy. When the invited guests had taken their departure, the children and grandchildren gathered in the pleasant sitting room and closed the day with songs and speeches and happy converse. All in all a most enjoyable occasion. Gifts were as follows: $50 in gold, Mr. and Mrs. Beinke; $50 in gold from the children; $2 in gold each from Rev. and Mrs. C. Schuler, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Schneider and Mr. and Mrs. John Ulrich; $1 in gold each from Mr. and Mrs. Louis Able, Mr. and Mrs. A. Schneider, Rev. and Mrs. H. R. Fiegenbaum and Rev. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum. One dozen gold coffee spoons in a handsome case from Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lauf; two gold tablespoons from Mr. and Mrs. H. Woestman; gold crescent pin from Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gove; chased silver cup and saucer from Mr. and Mrs. William Schneider, two gilded china cups each from Mr. and Mrs. August Grunze and Rev. and Mrs. A. Haefner; one gold salad fork from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schroeder; bread plate from Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wells and a dinner set in china and glass from the grandchildren. | Family: F99
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| 11 | The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an article covering the celebrations of the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Henry and Clara (Kastenbudt) Fiegenbaum. Mrs. Leenerts reported that the article appeared in a St. Joseph, Missouri newspaper; the exact name and the date of publication were not provided. Rev. Henry Fiegenbaum and wife celebrate their Golden Wedding in St. Joseph, Monday 12 April 1897. This milestone was reached on last Sunday 11 April 1897. Cards had been sent out, announcing the coming event with a reception on Monday, 12 April at their home, 1123 North 5th Street. Sunday, 11 April 1847, found the bridal party in the house of God in St. Louis, Missouri and at the close of the sermon, the minister, Rev. Casper Vost, called forward the young couple who wished to be joined in holy matrimony and then and there pronounced them husband and wife. Last Sunday they had reached the Golden stepping stone, and true to their early faith, wended their way to the house of God. It being Palm Sunday, they found the church a bower of palms. At the close of the sermon, Rev. Charles Harmes, called forward the bridal party, and seating them before the altar delivered a fitting address to them, and in connection read a poem written for the occasion by Rev. J. A. Reitz of Junction City, Kansas. Mrs. Dorthea Lahrman of St. Joseph, the only living guest and witness of the marriage in 1847 as one bride's maid, and Dorathea Balcke as the other bride's maid. After the wedding ceremony, the bridal party went to their home where a 5:00 p.m. dinner was served. Those present were Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum and wife of Oregon, Missouri; Dr. J. F. Heinz and wife; Dr. H. R. Reimer and wife; Rev. J. A. Mueller and wife; Rev. Charles Harmes; Mrs. Rev. J. G. Kest; Mrs. Rev. George Schatz; Mrs. Rev. H. Lahrman and Mrs. Rev. F. Balcke and Miss Edna Heinz all of St. Joseph; Tom Curry, wife and children of Oregon, Missouri; J. C. Steinmetz and wife; Adolph, Clara, Nettie, Emma, Addie and George Steinmetz; Julia and May Neudorff, Misses Mary and Anna Fiegenbaum. As early as Thursday the letters of congratulations came rolling in and by Wednesday 100 letters and fifteen telegrams had been received. Donations from friends were numerous and expensive, and true to the Golden Standard of our country, the bridal couple received one dollar each for every year of connubial bliss. Rare coins were found among the presents. It would be well to give a short sketch of the lives of this worthy couple. Henry Fiegenbaum was born in Ladbergen, Prussia, 16 October 1820; came to America with his parents in 1834 by the way of New Orleans; thence up the Mississippi River to St. Charles County, Missouri; and in 1845 to St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Clara Fiegenbaum (Kastenbudt) was born in Osnabruck, Hanover, 9 December 1823 and came to America in 1844, first going to Cincinnati and then to St. Louis, where in 1846 she united with the German M.E. Church, and it was then and there that these two hearts met, and in the same church where each were converted, the marriage ceremony took place, that made them one for life for better or for worse, and in looking back over the years they cannot but say: "Truly, the Lord has been good unto us." In 1847 Mr. Fiegenbaum received exhorter's license and in 1848 was sent out to fill a charge at Okoe, Illinois until conference. He joined the Illinois Conference and was sent on the Belleville Circuit. From 1848 to 1850 they were stationed at Muscoutah, Illinois; 1850 to 1852, Muscatine, Iowa; 1852 to 1860 in Galena, Illinois; 1860 to 1861 Wapello, Iowa as Presiding Elder; 1861 to 1867 in Pekin, Illinois; 1867 to 1870 in Quincy, Illinois; 1870 to 1872 in St. Joseph, Missouri as Presiding Elder; 1872 to 1875 in Oregon, Missouri; 1875 to 1883 in St. Joseph, Missouri as Presiding Elder; 1883 to 1886 in St. Joseph, Missouri as Station Minister; 1886 to 1889 in Sedalia, Missouri. In finding his health failing him he retired from active charge in the ministry and found a home in St. Joseph, Missouri. "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint," has been verified in the lives of these servants of God, and that they may spend the remainder of their lives in sweet communion with that Master and friend in whom they have trusted all these years, and that they may have a glorious golden sunset with a golden sunrise in the better world, is the wish of their many friends, both far and near. | Family: F97
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| 12 | Accepting a birth date of May 12, 1788 for Hermann, he and his wife were the following ages, respectively at the births of each child: at Anna Elisabeth's birth: 23 years, 5 months and 10 days & 25 years and 26 days; at Anne Christ.'s: 26 years, 7 months and 26 days & 28 years, 3 months and 11 days; Christina's: 31 years, 1 month and 6 days & 32 years, 8 months and 22 days; Hermann's: 34 years, 11 months and 3 days & 36 years, 6 months and 19 days. | Family: F9
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| 13 | "Mrs. Howard was the widow of the late John Howard, who preceded her in death in 1924." | Family: F1500
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| 14 | A biographical sketch of Elsie's father, Rev. Heinrich Rudolph Fiegenbaum, published in 1913, identifies her as Mrs. Aaron Eaton of Mesa, Washington. | Family: F1445
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| 15 | A biographical sketch of Henry, published in 1913, states that he and his first wife, Elisabeth Krümpel, had 6 children. At that time, three children were yet living: Emma Allen of Denver, Colorado; Charles H. Fiegenbaum of Dubuque, Iowa; and Arthur F. Fiegenbaum of Spokane, Washington. | Family: F102
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| 16 | A biographical sketch of Henry, published in 1913, states the he and his second wife, Elisabeth Hellweg had four children. At that time of the biography, the eldest daughter had died at the age of 16. The surviving children were: Mrs. Fr. Vetsch of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Aaron Eaton of Mesa, Washington; and Rudolf [sic] Fiegenbaum of Wendell, Idaho. | Family: F103
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| 17 | At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: F862
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| 18 | A hand-written copy of what is apparently an obituary for Floyd Wesley Duesing, of Provo Utah, dated 1974, reports that he is survived by his wife Trudy; three daughters: Mrs. Reed K Henrichson [or Henrickson], Mrs Robert L. Dewey of Provo, Utah and Deborah Lynn Duesing; one son, Paul Martin, of the home; one sister, Mrs Fred (Rebecca) Rule of Arvada, CO; three brothers: Paul Duesing of Powhattan, KS, Alvin Duesing of Sierra Madre, CA, and Clarence Duesing of Huntington Beach, CA. This document was provided by Dorothy and Edna Hilgemann. | Family: F304
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| 19 | A marriage to a man by the name of Cooper has been assumed on the basis of the surnames of the children. The full name of Virgina's husband is not known at this time. The fact of this marriage and its details need to be confirmed by further research. | Family: F1412
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| 20 | A. J. and Anna were married in the Salem German Evangelical Church. | Family: F1257
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| 21 | A. J. and Anna were married in the Salem German Evangelical Church. | Family: F1259
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| 22 | According to a certificate of marriage issued 19 October 1893 for "William F. Fiegenbaum" and "Henriette C Starkebaum," the bride and groom received their marriage license in Lafayette County, Missouri on 17 October 1893. | Family: F94
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| 23 | According to an 1893 biography, Philip and Elizabeth were the parents of ten children, only eight of whom were still alive at that time. | Family: F2068
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| 24 | According to an obituary for their daughter, Lydia, Henry and Mary were the parents of six children. | Family: F1800
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| 25 | According to an obituary in November 1890, John and Mary (Curran) Maben's daughter, Mary D. (Maben) Wellemeyer, was survived by both of her parents and four brothers. | Family: F1871
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| 26 | According to an obituary in the Garner (Iowa) Signal The rich and cheap lands of northern Iowa induced Mr. Wellemeyer to sell his Louisa County farm and buy several hundred acres of Hancock County prairie. On 4 December 1875 he moved with his family to this county and built their permanent home in Seymour's addition to Concord where they have since resided....For about fourteen years he was one of the trustees of Concord Township and held the office until ill health compelled him to decline a re-election. During the time he was a trustee he had charge of the Concord Cemetery and his care and work made beautiful his last resting place. | Family: F99
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| 27 | According to an undated obituary for Benjamin W. Etling from an unidentified newspaper, he was survived by his widow, "Mrs. Emma Etling." However, the death certificates for two people who seem to have been his children report their mother's maiden name as Mary or Marie Eckhard or Eckardt. It is not presently known whether Benjamin was married twice or if his wife's given names were Marie and Emma. | Family: F438
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| 28 | According to his death certificate, Adolph had been married to and divorced from Gertrude, whose surname was not recorded. Further details of the marriage are not currently known. | Family: F1690
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| 29 | According to information provided (by his brother Charles?) on his death certificate, Erwin was divorced from his wife, Ida Etling. Her maiden name is not known at this time. | Family: F1731
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| 30 | According to the 1910 U. S. census, Frederick and "Josie" Arnhold had been married for 17 years and had been the parents of four children, three of whom were still living at the time of the enumeration. | Family: F2055
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| 31 | According to the 1910 U.S. census, George and Mary had been married for 7 years, which would place the date of marriage at about 1902-1903. | Family: F1726
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| 32 | According to the Declaration for Widow's Pension, Anna and Conrad had 11 children, but only five were still alive in 1903, and all of these were over 16 years of age. | Family: F176
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| 33 | According to the obituary for Sophia (Gusewelle) Fiegenbaum which appeared in the Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer on 9 September 1904, Sophia and William had 8 children during their marriage, two of whom died in infancy. The identity of these last two children is not confirmed at this time. | Family: F98
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| 34 | According to their marriage license, they were married by "B. E. Niblack, Pastor of Oak Grove Ct. M. E. Church." | Family: F1738
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| 35 | According to their marriage license, they were married by "Rev. H. M. Lissack, N. D." | Family: F1755
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| 36 | According to their marriage license, they were married by Immanuel Theodor Seybold, Minister of the Gospel. | Family: F1754
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| 37 | Adolph and Wilhelmine's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The "brothers and sisters of the couple" served as witnesses. | Family: F1167
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| 38 | Adolph returned to Lippe to marry Charlotte. After the wedding, they travelled back to the USA. | Family: F52
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| 39 | After attending high school in Owensville, Gasconade County, Missouri and business college in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, Heinrich worked for two years in a general store at Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri. There he met and married Sophia Rabius. They moved to the Stönner family farm in Gasconade County, Missouri and Heinrich managed an uncle's store in Little Bay, Missouri. | Family: F955
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| 40 | Agnes' maiden name is yet undetermined. | Family: F460
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| 41 | Albert adopted Esther's twelve year old son, James. | Family: F529
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| 42 | At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: F505
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| 43 | Almost three years to the day after the death of her first husband, Louise remarried, to her first husband's brother. | Family: F1071
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| 44 | Amalie is identified as coming from Pottenhausen. | Family: F1102
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| 45 | An obituary reports that the marriage took place on 25 December 1878. Another researchers states that the date was 15 December 1879. | Family: F1870
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| 46 | Anna and William did not have any children. | Family: F198
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| 47 | Anna was 22 years, 1 month and 8 days old when she married. Hermann may have been about 21 years old. One child, a son, was born to this marriage. | Family: F91
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| 48 | Anna was 25 years, 8 months and 16 days old on her wedding day. Wilhelm may have been 28 years old. | Family: F90
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| 49 | Anna was 26 years and 5 months old at the time of her second marriage, which took place 4 years, 3 months and 23 days after her first wedding. Johann was about 25 years of age. Two sons were born to this marriage. | Family: F92
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| 50 | Anthony and Martha were the parents of one son and three daughters: 1) Blanche Thacher (26 September 1847 - ? ); married Marcus M. or A. Fisk. 2) Charlotte Gould Thacher (2 or 12 September 1850 - ? ). 3) Francis Hyde Thacher (22 January 1854 - ? ). 4) Jennie Maude Thacher (21 March 1857 - ? ). | Family: F2078
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