Wesseler, Katherine Wilhelmenia

Female 1853 - 1946  (93 years)


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  • Name Wesseler, Katherine Wilhelmenia 
    Born 27 Feb 1853  Weldon Springs, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Wilhelmenia is a twin sister to Louise.
    Gender Female 
    Moved To 1894  Audrain County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Wilhelmenia and Christian moved with their family to the Rush Hill area in the Spring of 1894. A few years later, in search of good farm land, the family moved further west to Saline County, Missouri. After her husband, Christian, suffered a stroke in 1907, he and Wilhelmenia moved to the town of Blackburn (Saline County), Missouri. About 1909 or 1910, they moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, living with the family of her son Julius Louis and also with the family of her daughter Anna Sophia.
    Moved To Aft 1918  Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Following her son, Theodore's, return from service in the U. S. Army during World War I, Wilhelmenia lived in his home in Genoa, Nebraska. Theodore never married and Wilhelmina was happy to keep his house for him. In her later year, she derived great pleasure in planning the family reunions that were held in Nebraska around Thanksgiving.
    Died 3 Nov 1946  Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Buried Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    • Katherine was buried in the cemetery of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church (since 1957 known as Zion United Church of Christ) in Mayview, Missouri.
    Person ID I3513  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2006 

    Father Wesseler, John Henry Louis,   b. 26 Jan 1818, Essen, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1894, Weldon Springs, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Wulfekammer, Sophia,   b. 9 Mar 1833, Westerkappeln, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1921, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F1151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jungermann, Johann Fredrick Andreas Christian,   b. 26 Oct 1845, Kleinern, Prinicipality of Waldeck Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1917, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1871  [2, 8


    • 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."
    Children 
    +1. Jungermann, Julius Louis,   b. 28 Jan 1873, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1939, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +2. Jungermann, Andreas Fredrick,   b. 19 Jan 1875, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1964  (Age 89 years)
    +3. Jungermann, Anna Sophia,   b. 18 Mar 1877, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1963, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Jungermann, Meta Louise,   b. 21 Apr 1880, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1969  (Age 89 years)
    +5. Jungermann, George Frederick,   b. 19 Oct 1882, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1960, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +6. Jungermann, Henrietta Emma,   b. 5 Feb 1888, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 85 years)
     7. Jungermann, Bertha Marie,   b. 1890,   d. 1892  (Age 2 years)
     8. Jungermann, Theodore August,   b. 12 Mar 1894, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1981  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Earl and Linwood Jungerman, Christian Andrew Jungermann and Descendants, 1845-1976 (Missouri: privately published typescript, [after 1975?]), pages 18; 21.
      Katherine Wilhelmenia Wesseler; born 27 February 1853 in Weldon Springs, (St. Charles County), Missouri. She is a twin to Louise Wesseler.

    2. [S157] Tombstone Inscriptions of Lafayette County, Missouri, compiled by Marty Helm Brunetti; Volume VII (Odessa, Missouri: M. H. Bruetti, 1991), Mayview Zion Cemetery, page 150.
      Jungerman [sic]: C A (Chris); 26 Oct 1845; 17 Nov 1917. Wilhelmine K (Katherine) Wessler; wife; 27 Feb 1853; 3 Nov 1946.
           According to the instructions on page 2 of this compilation, the information in parentheses comes from sources other than the tombstone inscription. These additional sources are not identified.

    3. [S92] Earl and Linwood Jungerman, Christian Andrew Jungermann and Descendants, 1845-1976 (Missouri: privately published typescript, [after 1975?]), page 23.
      "In the spring of 1894 the family moved to Audrain County near Rush Hill, Mo. ... they moved on to Saline County around the turn of the century." In 1907 Christian suffered a stroke and "they" then moved to Blackburn. Following the death of son Julius's wife, they live in Lafayette County with Julius' family and with daughter Anna Sophia's family.

    4. [S92] Earl and Linwood Jungerman, Christian Andrew Jungermann and Descendants, 1845-1976 (Missouri: privately published typescript, [after 1975?]), page 24.

    5. [S92] Earl and Linwood Jungerman, Christian Andrew Jungermann and Descendants, 1845-1976 (Missouri: privately published typescript, [after 1975?]), pages 18; 21.
      Died 3 November 1946 in Genoa, Nebraska.

    6. [S92] Earl and Linwood Jungerman, Christian Andrew Jungermann and Descendants, 1845-1976 (Missouri: privately published typescript, [after 1975?]), page 18.
      Buried in Mayview Cemetery.

    7. [S92] Earl and Linwood Jungerman, Christian Andrew Jungermann and Descendants, 1845-1976 (Missouri: privately published typescript, [after 1975?]), page 20.
      John Henry Louis Wesseler & Sophia Wulfekammer. In the original typescript, the date of "1 October 1894 in Weldon Springs, St. Charles County, Missouri" is given as a second birth date for John. This is an obvious error which someone has corrected by hand so that the same information is now given as a marriage date for John and Sophia. However, this appears to be in error as well - John would have been 76 years old at the time of his marriage, which would have taken place 19 years after the birth of his 12th and last child. In all probability, 1 October 1894 is the date of his death.

    8. [S92] Earl and Linwood Jungerman, Christian Andrew Jungermann and Descendants, 1845-1976 (Missouri: privately published typescript, [after 1975?]), pages 17-18.
      Johann Frederick Andreas Christian Jungermann & Katherine Wilhelmenia Wessler; married 19 October 1871. Biographical sketch on pages 22-24.