Schoppenhorst, Sophie Elizabeth

Female 1842 - 1872  (29 years)


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  • Name Schoppenhorst, Sophie Elizabeth 
    Born 23 Aug 1842  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 25 Sep 1842  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • The baptism of "Sophie Elisabeth," child of "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst" and "Marie Petriejohann," was recorded in the register of the German Lutheran Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The sponsor was "Sophie Petriejohan."
    Died 14 Apr 1872  Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I4701  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 25 May 2008 

    Father Schoppenhorst, Hermann Wilhelm,   b. 5 Sep 1813, Kreis Tecklenburg, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1884, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Peterjohann, Maria,   b. 5 Mar 1812, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1861, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1835  St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    • The archives of the church at Femme Osage, Missouri record the marriage of "Wilhelm Shopenhorst," age 22 years and "Maria Peterjohanns," age 25.
    Family ID F1360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Höfer, Hermann,   b. Principality of Lippe Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 13 Apr 1860  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12
    • The marriage of "Hermann Höfer," of Lippe Detmold, and "Elisabeth Schoppenhorst," of "here," was recorded in the register of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette, at Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Wilh. Schoppenhorst" and "Adolph Wehrmann" were witnesses.
    Children 
     1. Höfer, Maria Martha,   b. 25 Dec 1860, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Höfer, Emma Maria Charlotta,   b. 9 Sep 1863, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Höfer, Paulina Maria Wilhelmina,   b. 1 Nov 1866, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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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 Records. p. 85.
      "Sophie Elisabeth," child of "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst" and "Marie Petriejohann," was born on 23 August 1842 and was baptized on 25 September 1842. The sponsor was "Sophie Petriejohan."

    2. [S153] Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst, The Writings of Honorable H. A. Schoppenhorst (1840-1930), compiled by Cathie Schoppenhorst (Marthasville, Missouri: C. Schoppenhorst, 2000), page 58.
      "Time Line of Family Events and Activities." Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst's sister, Sophie Elizabeth, born 23 August 1842; baptized in Holstein.

    3. [S103] Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri: containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1895), page 376.
      "Of his [William Shoppenhorst] six children only two are living, Henry A. and Minnie, the latter being the wife of William Hunanfeld."

    4. [S153] Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst, The Writings of Honorable H. A. Schoppenhorst (1840-1930), compiled by Cathie Schoppenhorst (Marthasville, Missouri: C. Schoppenhorst, 2000), page 59.
      "Time Line of Family Events and Activities." Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst's sister, Sophie Hoefer died 14 April 1872 at Higginsville, Missouri.

    5. [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. 85.
      Baptism record for "Sophie Elisabeth." Parents' names are recorded as "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst" and "Marie Petriejohann." The parent's marriage is assumed, but not confirmed by this entry.

    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), page 348.
      "Ralph and Marion Schoppenhorst Family." "Wilhelm Schoppenhorst married Marie Peterjohann (1812-1861) in 1835 and they had six children: Christina, Mary, Heinrich, Elisabeth, Willhelmina and Edward. Heinrich is the 9th child listed in Immanuel's baptismal records." [This marriage is not listed in the published records of the Holstein church, which was not founded until February 1839.]

    7. [S118] St. Charles County Genealogical Society, Femme Osage United Church of Christ, Femme Osage, Missouri: Baptisms, Marriages, Burials (St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical Society, no date), pages 38, 49.
      Wilhelm Shopenhorst [sic], age 22 years and Maria Peterjohanns [sic], age 25 years; married 5 April 1835.

    8. [S103] Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri: containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1895), page 376.
      "He [William Schoppenhorst] and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Pieterjohn, were both natives of Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1834, being married in Warren County, Mo."

    9. [S153] Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst, The Writings of Honorable H. A. Schoppenhorst (1840-1930), compiled by Cathie Schoppenhorst (Marthasville, Missouri: C. Schoppenhorst, 2000), page 58.
      "Time Line of Family Events and Activities." Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst's married 5 April 1835.

    10. [S153] Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst, The Writings of Honorable H. A. Schoppenhorst (1840-1930), compiled by Cathie Schoppenhorst (Marthasville, Missouri: C. Schoppenhorst, 2000), page 58.
      "Time Line of Family Events and Activities." Heinrich Adolph Schoppenhorst's sister, Sophie Elizabeth, married Hermann Hoefer on 13 April 1860.

    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), Marriage Records. p. 248.
      "Hermann Höfer," of Lippe Detmold, and "Elisabeth Schoppenhorst," of "here," were married on 13 April 1860. "Wilh. Schoppenhorst" and "Adolph Wehrmann" were witnesses.

    12. [S138] Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Marriage Records, Warren County, Missouri: Books A and B, 1833-1860 (Kansas City, Missouri: Mrs. H. W. Woodruff, 1969), page 57. Marriage Book B; page 319.
      Marriage record for "Herman Haefer" and "Elisabeth Schoppenhorst." Married 13 April 1860. "Joseph Reiger [sic], German Protestant at Holstien [sic]" officiated [see #156, page 62].