Fiegenbaum, Anna Christina Elsabein

Female 1811 - 1881  (69 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, Anna Christina Elsabein 
    Born 26 Feb 1811  Ladbergen, First French Empire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3

    •      During the Napoleonic era, from about 1808 to 1810, Ladbergen, as part of the County of Tecklenburg (Grafschaft Tecklenburg), came under the sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of Berg (French: Grand-duché de Berg; German: Großherzogtum Berg), a client state of the First French Empire.
           In 1811 borders were redrawn again and Grafschaft Tecklenburg was incorporated directly into the First French Empire as part of the Département Ems-Supérieur (German: Departement der Oberen Ems).
           After Napoleon's defeat, Ladbergen found itself part of the Province of Westphalia in the Kingdom of Prussia (German: Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen).
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 28 Feb 1811  Ladbergen, First French Empire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Her baptism was recorded in the register of the evangelical church at Ladbergen.
    Immigration 1836  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7

    •      According to records in Germany, Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum emigrated in 1836. She was accompanied by her husband, Herman Heinrich Schroer, born in 1801, a tailor residing in Ladbergen [in the Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia], and their son, Herman Heinrich, born in 1834. They were bound for Ohio in North America.
           They settled initially in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio where Herman practiced his trade.
    Moved To 1837  Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Hermann Schröer purchased 40 acres of land and settled his family on this farm.
    Moved To 1847  Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Hermann Schröer sold his land in Van Buren Township and on 20 July 1847 purchased 80 acres in Washington Township. On 9 January 1869 he purchased an additional 40 acres. He and his wife spent the rest of their lives farming in this area.
    Died 17 Feb 1881  Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10
    Buried New Knoxville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • She was buried in the German Reformed Cemetery.
    Person ID I305  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2017 

    Father Fiegenbaum, Johann Henrich,   b. 3 Dec 1766, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1846, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Nüssemeier, Anna Catharine Elisabeth,   b. 24 Aug 1772, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1850, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1793  Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11, 12
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Schröer, Hermann Heinrich,   b. 6 Jan 1801, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1866, Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 15 May 1833  Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15, 16
    Children 
    +1. Schröer, Hermann Heinrich,   b. 8 Mar 1834, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1879, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    +2. Schröer, Wilhelm H.,   b. 8 May 1838, Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1918, New Knoxville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Schröer, Heinrich,   b. 27 Sep 1841, Shelby County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1865  (Age 23 years)
    +4. Schröer, Ernst Heinrch,   b. 3 Oct 1843, Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1907, Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +5. Schröer, Adolph,   b. 28 Jan 1845, Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1910, New Knoxville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. Schröer, Elisabeth Christina Maria,   b. 15 Oct 1846, Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1881  (Age 34 years)
    +7. Schröer, Frederick Wilhelm,   b. 13 Oct 1848, Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1929  (Age 80 years)
     8. Schröer, Christina,   b. 2 Nov 1851, Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1855, New Knoxville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Feb 1811 - Ladbergen, First French Empire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 28 Feb 1811 - Ladbergen, First French Empire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 May 1833 - Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 5, 12.
      Christina Elsabein Fiegenbaum, child of Johann Henrich Fiegenbaum and Anna Catharine Elisabeth Nussemeier, was born 26 February 1811 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    2. [S78] Internet resource, Find a Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/). Access September 2007.
      Record and photo of gravestone for Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum Schroer posted 25 August 2004 by Linda Klaer. Burial in German Reformed Cemetery, New Knoxville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA. Christine Elsabein Schroer, nee Fiegenbaum. Birth: 26 February 1811. Death: 27 February 1881.

    3. [S230] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germany Vital Records Index" in FamilySearch Record Search—Pilot Site at (http://pilot.familysearch.org/).
      Accessed on 10 October 2010. Index entries compiled from "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898," a FamilySearch database; data derived from: Evangelische Kirche Ladbergen (Kreis Tecklenburg). Kirchenbuch, 1708-1938. Family History Library Film 582662: "Geburten, Heiraten, Tote 1810-1812." Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Indexing Project (Batch) Number C95084-1. Original records in Evangelisches Landeskirchenamt, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
           Anna Christina Elsabein Fiegenbaum, daughter of Johnann Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Anna Elisabeth Nuessemeier; born 26 February 1811; baptized 28 February 1811 at "Evangelisch, Ladbergen, Westfalen, Prussia."

    4. [S26] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, edited by P. William Filby and Mary K. Meyer (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Publishing Co., 1981- ), 1983 Supplement (1984); page 787 (Reliability: 2).
      Cites data published in Müller, Friedrich. "Westfälische Auswanderer in 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850." Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung. 22-24 (1964-1966); page 74. "Herm Heinr Schroer;" wife: "Christ E Fiegenbaum;" child: "Herm Heinr;" to Ohio; in 1836.

    5. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Hermann Heinrich Schröer, tailor, born in Ladbergen; his wife, Christine Elisabein Schröer, née Fiegenbaum, born in Ladbergen; and their son Heinrich Fiegenbaum [sic], born 8 March 1834 in Ladbergen. Immigrated to Ohio in 1836.

    6. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 74; entry 305. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Herman Heinrich Schroer, of Ladbergen, "Schneider" [=tailor]; born 6.1.1801 [=6 January 1801]. Accompanied by his wife, Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum, [no birth date]. And accompanied by child: Herman Heinrich, born 8.3.1834 [=8 March 1834]. Emigrated in 1836; to North America - Ohio.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 12.
      "Herman Heinrich and Christina Elsabein, with their oldest child, Herman Henry, migrated to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio in 1836 from Ladbergen."

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 12.
      "Herman Heinrich and Christina Elsabein, with their oldest child, Herman Henry, migrated to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio in 1836 from Ladbergen. ...In 1837 they migrated to Shelby County, Ohio and bought a forty acre farm for $2.50 an acre on August 5, 1837 and cleared the land to get a start in farming. This farm was located in Van Buren Township, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Thirty-Five (35), Town Number Six (6), Range Number 5 East."

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 12-13.
      "Some years later they sold these holdings [in Van Buren Township] and purchased eighty acres for $3.75 an acre on July 20, 1847. This farm was located in Auglaize County, Washington Township, the East-Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section Twenty-Seven (27), Town Number Six (6) South, Range Number 5 East. Later they purchased an additional forty acres for $25.00 an acre on January 9, 1869. This was in Washington Township, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty-Seven (27), Town Number Six (6) South, Range Number 5 East. This is where the family grew up and Herman and Christina spent the rest of their life in this area as farmers."

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 5, 12.
      Christina Elsabein died 17 February 1881 at Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.

    11. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Johann Henrich Fiegenbaum and Anna Catharine Elisabeth Nüssemeier; married 5 June 1793.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 5.
      Johann Henrich Fiegenbaum and Anna Catharine Elisabeth Nussemeier were married 5 June 1793 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    13. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Hermann Heinrich Schröer, a tailor, born in Ladbergen and Christine Elisabein Fiegenbaum, born in Ladbergen.

    14. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 74; entry 305. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Herman Heinrich Schroer, of Ladbergen, "Schneider" [=tailor]; born 6.1.1801 [=6 January 1801]. Accompanied by his wife, Christine Elsabein Fiegenbaum, [no birth date].
           For the full entry from this source, see the notes for this person's immigration.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 12.
      Herman Heinrich Schroer and Christina Elsabein Fiegenbaum were married on 15 May 1833 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    16. [S185] William J. McMurray, editor, History of Auglaize County, Ohio (Indianapolis, Indiana: Historical Publishing Company, 1923), Volume 2, pages 453-454.
      Biographical sketch of Frederick W. Schoer, Sr.
           "They [H. H. and Christine (Feggenbaum [sic]) Schroer] were the parents of eight children, of whom the subject of this sketch, the seventh in order of birth, now is the only survivor, the others having been Herman, William, Henry, Ernst, Adolph, Elizabeth and Christina.