Family: Aufderhaar, Heinrich Wilhelm / Schoppenhorst-Stilke, Sophia Elisabeth Christina (F77)
m. 22 Aug 1856-
Father | Male
Aufderhaar, Heinrich Wilhelm
Born 3 Oct 1832 Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia 
Died 9 Jan 1877 Warren County, Missouri, USA Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Married 22 Aug 1856 [1, 2, 3] Warren County, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3] Father Aufderhaar, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm | F74 Group Sheet Mother Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth | F74 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Schoppenhorst-Stilke, Sophia Elisabeth Christina
Born 6 Sep 1837 Died 1 Jan 1877 Warren County, Missouri, USA Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Father Mother
Child 1 | Female
Aufderhaar, Wilhelmina Elisabetha
Born 1 Nov 1857 Warren County, Missouri, USA Died 12 Mar 1858 Warren County, Missouri, USA Buried
Child 2 | Male
Aufderhaar, Wilhelm Ludwig
Born 27 Dec 1858 Warren County, Missouri, USA Died 12 Jan 1862 Warren County, Missouri, USA Buried
Child 3 | Female
Aufderhaar, Anna Christine
Born 24 Sep 1861 Warren County, Missouri, USA Died 9 Nov 1872 Warren County, Missouri, USA Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
Child 4 | Female
Aufderhaar, Bertha Elisabeth
Born 2 May 1864 Warren County, Missouri, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 5 | Female
+ Aufderhaar, Maria Christine
Born 30 Jan 1868 Warren County, Missouri, USA Died 10 Dec 1890 Warren County, Missouri, USA Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Spouse Dustmann, Wilhelm H. | F121 Married 24 Mar 1887 Warren County, Missouri, USA
Child 6 | Male
Aufderhaar, Hermann Heinrich
Born 19 Feb 1872 Warren County, Missouri, USA Died 18 Jan 1930 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
Child 7 | Male
Aufderhaar, Friedrich Wilhelm
Born 8 Nov 1875 Warren County, Missouri, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried
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Notes Married:
- The marriage of "Heinrich Wilhelm Aufder Har," of "Teklenburg" and "Sophia Christina Elisabeth Schoppenhorst-Stilke," of "Teklenburg" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Heinrich AufderHar" and "Ludwig Stilke" were witnesses at the ceremony.
There is a question raised by the dual surname of the bride in this record.
This couple's first child, Wilhelmina Elsabetha, died in infancy in 1858. In the record of that death from the same published church archives, the mother is identified as "Sophia Shoppenhorst (Stilke)." In all subsequent records relating to the births and deaths of her children, when her maiden surname is given, it is simply Schoppenhorst.
In the published records of the church at Holstein, Sophia is never specifically identified as a widow, as was the case for a number of brides in the years preceding and following the entry for Sophia's marriage in 1856. Between 1840, when the church's death register begins, and 1857, the only entry for someone with the surname Stilke is for "Christina Elisabeth Stilke, nee Schröer," who died on 3 July 1856 at the age of 54 years, 2 months. No additional information about relatives was provided. The first male bearing the Stilke surname in the death register is Ludwig, who died on 10 April 1866 at the age of 60 years. The register states that he was born on 16 September 1806 "in Lauenburg."
Interestingly, a Ludwig Stilke was the sponsor at the baptism in 1859 of "Wilhelm Ludwig Aufderhar," the second child of "Wilhelm Aufderhar" and "Sophia nee Schoppenhorst."
Rather than indicating a previous marriage, Sophia's dual surname may hint that although she was born a Schoppenhorst, she was raised in a Stilke household from an early age. An example of this occurrence may be found in the case of another member of the family. Frederike Charlotte Begemann was born 1 January 1866 in Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri. Her mother passed away in 1868 and her father remarried later that same year. Frederike eventually ended up living with her mother's brother, Adolph Wehrmann, in Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri (at least 140 miles away, as the crow flies). At her confirmation in the local church in 1880, her name is given as "Friederike Begeman-Wehrmann."
At present, this remains pure speculation. A closer examination of the church, census and other records for Holstein and the surrounding area may answer these questions more satisfactorily.
Census (family):
- According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, the household (assigned to the Holstein post office) consisted of William "Aufderher," a 27 year old master mechanic, born in Prussia; Sophia "Aufderher," 22 years old, born in Prussia; Lewis "Aufderher," age 1, born in Missouri; A. "Hosenjager," an 18 year old mechanic, born in Missouri; and, Fredrick "Hosenjager," a 23 year old gunsmith, born in Prussia.
- The marriage of "Heinrich Wilhelm Aufder Har," of "Teklenburg" and "Sophia Christina Elisabeth Schoppenhorst-Stilke," of "Teklenburg" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Heinrich AufderHar" and "Ludwig Stilke" were witnesses at the ceremony.
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Sources - [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), Marriage Records; page 247.
"Heinrich Wilhelm Aufder Har" and "Sophia Christina Elisabeth Schoppenhorst-Stilke" were married on 22 August 1856. "Heinrich AufderHar" and "Ludwig Stilke" were witnesses. Sophia is not identified as a widow. Both the bride and groom are identified as coming from "Teklenburg."
- [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 45.
Heinrich Wilhelm Auf-Der-Haar (1832-1877) and Sophia Elisabeth Christina Schoppenhorst (1842-1877), child of Hermann Schoppenhorst and Maria Peterjohann, were married at Hostein, Warren County, Missouri. - [S138] Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Marriage Records, Warren County, Missouri: Books A and B, 1833-1860 (Kansas City, Missouri: Mrs. H. W. Woodruff, 1969), page47. Marriage Book B; page 269.
"Henry William Aufder Har" and "Sophia Schoppenharst Stilke" were married on 22 August 1856. "Joseph Reiger [sic], German Protestant at Holstien [sic]" officiated [see #156 on page 62].
- [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), Marriage Records; page 247.