Aufderhaar, Hermann Heinrich

Male 1872 - 1930  (57 years)


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  • Name Aufderhaar, Hermann Heinrich 
    Born 19 Feb 1872  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1 Apr 1872  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • The baptism of "Hermann Heinrich," child of "Wilhel. Aufderhar" and "Sophia, nee Schoppenhorst," was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was "Hei. Aufderhar, grandfather."
    Confirmation 1886  Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • The confirmation of "Her. H. Aufderhar" was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).
    Died 18 Jan 1930  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    • The death of "Herman H. Aufderhar" at a hospital in St. Louis was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Immanuels Church, at Holstein, Missouri.
           According to his death certificate, he died while a patient at Lutheran Hospital from a pulmonary embolism. An operation had been performed on 11 January to biopsy a tumor. Herman has been diagnosed with cancer of the bladder six months earlier. His residence was recorded as 1395 Arlington Avenue. The same address was provided by N? F. Oberhelman, who was the source of the personal information on the death certificate.
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11
    • Herman H. Aufderhaar 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 I347  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2008 

    Father Aufderhaar, Heinrich Wilhelm,   b. 3 Oct 1832, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1877, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Schoppenhorst-Stilke, Sophia Elisabeth Christina,   b. 6 Sep 1837,   d. 1 Jan 1877, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1856  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14
    • 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) 1860  Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    • 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.
    Family ID F77  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - 1886 - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jan 1930 - St. Louis, 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), Baptism record; page 120.
      "Hermann Heinrich," child of "Wilhel. Aufderhar" and "Sophia, nee Schoppenhorst," was born on 19 February 1872 and was baptized on 1 April 1872. The sponsor was "Hei. Aufderhar, grandfather."

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 45.
      Hermann Heinrich Auf-Der-Haar, child of Wilhelm Auf-Der-Haar and Sophia Elisabeth Christina Schoppenhorst, was born on 19 February 1872 at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri.

    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), Confirmation Records. p. 208.
      "Her. H. Aufderhar" was confirmed in the class on 1886 at Holstein, Missouri in the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). His date of birth recorded in the confirmation register was 19 February 1872.

    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), Death Records. p. 310.
      "Hermann H. Aufderhar," "son of Wm. and Sophia nee Schoppenhorst" was born on 19 February 1872 at Holstein [Missouri] and died on 18 January 1930 at a "hospital; St. Louis.". He was buried in cemetery 3 [i.e., the cemetery located north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 at Holstein, Missouri].

    5. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Herman Aufdehar [sic]; St. Louis, Missouri; 1930; Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #3138. Accessed in March 2007.
      Herman Aufdehar [sic]. Born on 19 February 1872 in Missouri. Father's name: "Dont know;" born "Dont know." Mother's maiden name: "Dont know;" born "Dont know." Personal information was provided by [N?] F. Oberhelman, of 1395 Arlington Avenue.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    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), Baptism Records. p. 120.
      "Hermann Heinrich," child of "Wilhel. Aufderhar" and "Sophia, nee Schoppenhorst," was born on 19 February 1872 and was baptized on 1 April 1872. The sponsor was "Hei. Aufderhar, grandfather."

    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), Confirmation record; page 208.
      "Her. H. Aufderhar" was confirmed in the class on 1886 at Holstein, Missouri in the German Evangelical Immanuels Church (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). His date of birth recorded in the confirmation register was 19 February 1872.

    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), Death record; page 310.
      "Hermann H. Aufderhar," "son of Wm. and Sophia nee Schoppenhorst" was born on 19 February 1872 at Holstein [Missouri] and died on 18 January 1930 at a "hospital; St. Louis.". He was buried in cemetery 3 [i.e., the cemetery located north of the brick church dedicated in 1884 at Holstein, Missouri].

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), p. 45.
      Hermann Heinrich Auf-Der-Haar died on 18 January 1930 at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri.

    10. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Herman Aufdehar [sic]; St. Louis, Missouri; 1930; Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #3138. Accessed in March 2007.
      Herman Aufdehar [sic]. Born on 19 February 1872 in Missouri. Father's name: "Dont know;" born "Dont know." Mother's maiden name: "Dont know;" born "Dont know." Died at 4:00 a.m. on 18 January 1930 at "Luthern [sic] Hosp," at St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 57 years, 10 months, 29 days. His usual residence was 1395 Arlington Avenue, Ward 6 [St. Louis, Missouri is implied?]. He was single at the time of death. His usual occupation was farmer. Cause of death was "Pulmonary embolism" (1 hour duration). From the supplemental page: "Primary seat in the Bladder. Information given over Phone by Dr H. L [sic] Lund." Contributory cause of death was "[Vesical?] carsinoma [sic]" (6 months duration). From the supplemental page: "Vesical Carcinoma." Disease was contracted at Treloar, Missouri. There was an operation prior to death on 11 January. There was no autopsy. Diagnosis was confirmed by "Section of tumor." Burial, cremation, or removal was to be on 19 January 1930 at or to Treloar, Missouri. The undertaker was Hy. Leidner [Und?] Company, of 1*17 N. Market Street. Personal information was provided by [N?] F. Oberhelman, of 1395 Arlington Avenue. Herbert G [L****?], M.D., of 600 Carleton Building, had attended the deceased from 6 January 1930 to 18 January 1930 and signed the death certificate. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 20 January 1930.

    11. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Herman Aufdehar [sic]; St. Louis, Missouri; 1930; Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #3138. Accessed in March 2007.
      Herman Aufdehar [sic]. Died on 18 January 1930 at "Luthern [sic] Hosp," at St. Louis, Missouri. Burial, cremation, or removal was to be on 19 January 1930 at or to Treloar, Missouri. The undertaker was Hy. Leidner [Und?] Company, of 1*17 N. Market Street. Personal information was provided by [N?] F. Oberhelman, of 1395 Arlington Avenue.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    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), 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."


    13. [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.

    14. [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].

    15. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm M653, roll 659, page 307. Missouri, Warren County, Charrette Township, Holstein post office, census page 179, enumerated on 8 August 1860; William Aufderher household, dwelling 1,263, family 1,259, lines 20-24. Access through HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com in April 2011.
           The household consisted of: 20) Aufderher, William; age 27; male; master mechanic; real estate=$1000; personal estate=$100; born in Prusia [sic]. 21) Aufderher, Sophia; age 22; female; born in Prusia [sic]. 22) Aufderher, Lewis; age 1; male; born in Mo[Missouri]. 23) Hosenjager, A.; age 18; male; mechanic; born in Mo[Missouri]. 24) Hosenjager, Fredrick; age 23; male; gunsmith; born in Prusia [sic].