Niemeyer, Lillie Wilhelmina[1]

Female 1914 - 1995  (81 years)


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  • Name Niemeyer, Lillie Wilhelmina 
    Born 14 Apr 1914  Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 31 May 1914  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Lillie Wilhelmina's baptism 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 Mrs. Wilhelmina Brueggemann.
    Died 16 May 1995  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Lillie was buried in the cemetery of Immanuels United Church of Christ.
    Person ID I2867  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2008 

    Father Niemeyer, August Friedrich Jr.,   b. 2 Jun 1879, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1962  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Kersten, Emma Friederike,   b. 26 Feb 1881, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1956, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1904  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13
    • Fred and Emma were married at the bride's home, northwest of Holstein, by the Rev. H. C. Nagel, pastor of German Evangelical Immanuels Church, Holstein. Martin Kersten and Minnie Miemeyer were the witnesses. Fred and Emma lived for over 50 years in the "Bottoms" near Treloar, Missouri.
    Family ID F1593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Knapheide, Ernst Wilhelm Werner,   b. 30 Sep 1908, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1981, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1934  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • The marriage of Werner Knapheide, of Marthasville, and Lillie Niemeyer, of Treloar, in the parsonage at Holstein, was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Wesley Niemeyer and Edna Hackmann were witnesses.
    Children 
    +1. Knapheide, Ardith Emma
    +2. Knapheide, Judith Ann Hilda
    +3. Knapheide, Wayne Frederick,   b. 10 Jun 1945, Treloar, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 2016, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Apr 1934 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 May 1995 - 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. [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).
      Baptismal record for Ardith Emma Knapheide, p. 180. Name of parents.

    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. 342.
      Biographical sketch entitled Werner Knapheide Family. "Lillie Niemeyer was born April 14, 1914...[and]...is the daughter of Fred, Jr. and Emma (Kersten) Niemeyer; the granddaughter of Ernst and Lizette Kersten and the great granddaughter of Johann and Sophie Kersten. Johann Kersten, too, was one of the founding fathers of Immanuel Church as well as one of the first four councilmen."

    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. 169.
      Baptism records. Lillie Wilhelmina, child of Fritz Niemeyer and Emma Kersten. Born 4 April 1914.

    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. 345.
      Biographical sketch entitled Fred Niemeyer, Jr. Family. "They [Fred Niemeyer, Jr. and Emma Kersten] became the parents of five children.... Lillie made her debut on April 14, 1914 and she married Werner Knapheide."

    5. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 85.
      "LILLIE (NIEMEYER) KNAPHEIDE born April 14, 1914 at Treloar, MO...."

    6. [S180] Frances Bonney, The American Descendents of the Knapheides of Westphalia, Germany, of the District of Tecklenberg; Lienen, Lengerich, Lladbergen, Kattenvenne, and Others (St. Paul, Minnesota: Frances Bonney, 1973), p. 112.
      Lillie Niemeyer was born 14 April 1914 at Treloar, Missouri.

    7. [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. 169.
      Baptism records. Lillie Wilhelmina, child of Fritz Niemeyer and Emma Kersten. Born 4 April 1914. Baptized 31 May 1914. Mrs. Wilhelmina Brueggemann was the sponsor.

    8. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 85.
      "...LILLIE [(Niemeyer) Knapheide died] May 16, 1995."

    9. [S180] Frances Bonney, The American Descendents of the Knapheides of Westphalia, Germany, of the District of Tecklenberg; Lienen, Lengerich, Lladbergen, Kattenvenne, and Others (St. Paul, Minnesota: Frances Bonney, 1973), p. 112.
      [annotation by hand by some unknown person]: Lillie died 16 May 1995 at Holstein, Missouri.

    10. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 85.
      "They [i.e., Lillie (Niemeyer) Knapheide and Werner Knapheide] are buried in Immanuel Church Cemetery, Holstein, MO."

    11. [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. 345.
      Biographical sketch entitled Fred Niemeyer, Jr. Family.
      "They [Fred Niemeyer, Jr. and Emma Kersten] were married at the bride's home by the Rev. H. C. Nagel, pastor of Immanuel Church." "They became the parents of five children."

    12. [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. 260.
      Marriage records. Fritz Niemeyer, of Kruegerville, and Emma Kersten, of Holstein, married 14 April 1904 at Holstein, Missouri. Martin Kerstern and Minnie Niemeyer were the witnesses.

    13. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 79.
      "EMMA KERSTEN born February 26, 1881 near Holstein, MO married FRED NIEMEYER, JR.... Rev. H. C. Nagel, pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Church, Holstein, MO, married them April 14, 1904 at the home of the bride near Holstein, MO. Being a farmer, the couple resided on a farm in the Treloar, MO bottoms where they lived for over 50 years. FRED and EMMA were privileged to observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1954. They were parents of ELSIE, WESLEY, ELDRED, LILLIE and DONALD."

    14. [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), page 180.
      Baptism records. Ardith Emma Knapheide, child of Werner Knapheide and Lillie, nee Niemeyer. Born 21 September 1937.

    15. [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 266.
      "Werner Knapheide," of Marthasville, and "Lillie Niemeyer," of Treloar, were married on 8 April 1934 at the parsonage at Holstein. "Wesley Niemeyer" and "Edna Hackmann" were witnesses.

    16. [S161] Harold H. Hoeft, A History of the Kersten-Uthlaut Families, 5th edition, edited by Howard and Karen Utlaut (privately printed, 2003), page 85.
      "LILLIE (NIEMEYER) KNAPHEIDE ...married WERNER KNAPHEIDE.... Rev. F. Egger married them on April 8, 1934 at Immanuel Evangelical Church, Holstein, MO. They were the parents of ARDITH, JUDITH and WAYNE."

    17. [S180] Frances Bonney, The American Descendents of the Knapheides of Westphalia, Germany, of the District of Tecklenberg; Lienen, Lengerich, Lladbergen, Kattenvenne, and Others (St. Paul, Minnesota: Frances Bonney, 1973), page 112.
      Copy of selected pages provided by Byron H. Nolte in 2008. Descendants of Ernst Wilhelm Knapheide, page 6. Werner Knapheide and Lillie Niemeyer were married 8 April 1934 at Holstein, Missouri. They had three children. In connection with Lille Niemeyer, F. Bonney referred to "Kersten-Uthlaut History in Reference, Columbia, Missouri, State Hist. Society."

    18. [S22] Obituary, for Wayne F. Knapheide.
      Posted on the web site of Alternative Funeral and Cremation Services, St. Peters, Missouri: < http://www.alternativefuneralcremation.com/obituaries/Wayne-Knapheide/ >.
           Wayne F. Knapheide, a resident of Warrenton, Missouri, died on Tuesday, 27 September 2016. Memorial visitation and a service were held on 3 October 2016 at Alternative Funeral and Cremation Services.