Wives of Ministers of the St. Louis German Methodist Conference


The 1921 Annual Conference Journal of the St. Louis German Conference lists the names of the German Methodist ministers, their marriage dates, name of their wives including maiden name, place and date of birth of the wives, date of death, and place of burial.

Theo Kies of Warrenton, Missouri, transcribed this information for publication in the 1998 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 31, number 3, pages 109–111.


Wives of Ministers of the St. Louis German Methodist Conference

Name Maiden Name Birth Date Birthplace Husband Marriage Date
Death Date Burial Place
Achard, Philippine H. Jacoby 17 Jun 1841 Cincinnati, Ohio Achard, Clemens A. C. 26 Jun 1864
5 Oct 1902 Roselle, Illinois
Balcke, Marie Klotzbach 7 Nov 1827 Rotenburg, Hessen Balcke, Heinrich 1871
12 Feb 1920 Davenport, Iowa
Barth, Amalia C. Blecker 18 Nov 1852 New Orleans, Louisiana Barth, John L. J. 26 Jun 1872
14 Feb 1918 St. Louis, Missouri
Boeshenz, Elisabeth Bechtholdt 28 Mar 1821 Ramroth, Kurhessen Boeshenz, Georg 17 Sep 1839
20 Apr 1902 St Louis, Missouri
Bonn, Maria Eck 24 Jun 1826 Bamberg, Bayern Bonn, Christoph 26 Feb 1846
30 Apr 1905 Canton, Missouri
Brinkmeyer, Clara Frank 11 Oct 1827 Langensalza, Sachsen Brinkmeyer, Heinrich 6 Jun 1855
1906 Enterprise, Kansas
Dewein, Elisabeth B. Schnure 13 Apr 1846 Lexington, Missouri Dewein, John M. 25 Jan 1863
19 Apr 1916 DeSoto, Missouri
Ehlert, Augusta Bicker 1 Jan 1836 Hohenhausen, Lippe-Detm. Ehlert, Carl 1857
7 Nov 1899 Altamont, Illinois
Ehlert, Pauline Schemmp 27 Jul 1843 Urach, Wuerttemberg Flottmann, Heinrich 1866
23 Jan 1917 Atamont, Illinois
Ehlert, Pauline Schemmp 27 Jul 1843 Urach, Wuerttemberg Ehlert, Carl 1902
23 Jan 1917 Altamont, Illinois
Ellerbeck, Maria Reckmeyer 1 Jun 1826 Bockel, Westfalen Ellerbeck, Heinrich 1 Jun 1850
28 Sep 1897 Bushnell, Illinois
Feisel, Louise Kraus 17 Jan 1822 Eckenhagen, Preussen Feisel, Jacob 30 Jan 1841
27 Aug 1902 Quincy, Illinois
Fiegenbaum, Sophia Gusewelle 2 Feb 1826 Pollhagen Fiegenbaum, Wilhelm 27 Sep 1849
7 Sep 1904 Edwardsville, Illinois
Froeschle, Anna M. C. Kastendick 20 Jun 1870 Brooklyn, New York Froeschle, David 12 Oct 1892
10 Apr 1905 Billings, Missouri
Gruenewald, Margaret Schuckmann 1846 Adams Co., Illinois Gruenewald, Philipp J. 1846
2 Apr 1921 Quincy, Illinois
Hankemeyer, Friederike Hanke   Minden, Preussen Hankemeyer, Heinrich 1853
29 Jul 1906 Warrenton, Missouri
Harmel, Mathilde Franz 7 May 1832 Labes, Pommern Harmel, Louis 3 May 1854
14 Mar 1917 Pekin, Illinois
Havighorst, Sophia Westenkuehler 27 Jan 1837 St Charles, Missouri Havighorst, Rudolf 29 Sep 1854
24 Aug 1901 Bloomington, Illinois
Heidel, Maria M. Fengel 10 Dec 1835 Dudenhofen, Hessen Heidel, Carl 1856
8 Mar 1905 Warrenton, Missouri
Hemke, Hedwig Keller 21 Nov 1864 Barmen Hemke, Emil 1888
18 Aug 1910  
Holtkamp, Catherine Hoevener 27 Mar 1840 Woodville, Ohio Holtkamp, Carl 5 Sep 1858
13 May 1913 Tacoma, Washington
Huene, Martha Weiss 22 Dec 1833 Oberdurlach, Preussen Huene, David 1853
13 Jun 1913 Burlington, Iowa
Irmscher, Lisette Wilhelmi 20 Jun 1841 Langenschwalbach, Nassau Irmscher, Ernst R. 29 Sep 1862
5 Mar 1913 St Paul, Minnesota
Jung, Sarah Van Benschoten 30 Nov 1824 New York, New York Jung, Jacob J. 13 Oct 1850
24 Oct 1902 Bloomington, Illinois
Kammermeyer, Maria Walter 27 Jan 1840 Edenkoben, Bayern Kammermeyer, Michael 1855
25 Jul 1906 Burlington, Iowa
Kleinschmidt, Minnie Bockelheide 20 Dec 1821 Mehnen, Westfalen Kleinschmidt, Wilhelm 1840
13 Aug 1900 Higginsville, Missouri
Koch, Maria A. S. Rivinius 14 Nov 1829 Wildberg, Wuerttemberg Koch, Hermann A. 1 Oct 1859
16 Apr 1917 Warrenton, Missouri
Koeneke, Anna M. M. Schneider 21 Jun 1836 Klauenbach, Bayern Koeneke, Wilhelm 22 Sep 1859
28 Aug 1903 Warrenton, Missouri
Koeneke, Catherine A. Mantz 15 Mar 1833 Neukirchen Elsass Hoeneke, Heinrich F. 22 Sep 1852
30 Jun 1912 Wichita, Kansas
Koewing, Elisabeth Kemper 9 May 1853 Luebeck, Germany Koewing, August 1872
15 May 1910 Leslie, Missouri
Lahrmann, Dorothea Stalhut 27 Jun 1827 Nordsehl, Lippe-Detm. Lahrmann, Heinrich 1 Apr 1849
15 Oct 1920  
Ludwig, Clara M. E. Fieker 2 Sep 1876 Hoyleton, Illinois Ludwig, Theodor 18 Sep 1900
26 Sep 1905 Moweaqua, Illinois
Mahle, Eleanor M. Cress 20 Oct 1860 Warsaw, Illinois   16 Sep 1886
16 Jan 1898 Mascoutah, Illinois
Mahle, Laura A. Cress 11 May 1865 Warsaw, Illinois Mahle, Friedrich L. 8 Mar 1899
22 Apr 1920 Mascoutah, Illinois
Martin, Amelia Ross 8 Apr 1856 Warsaw, Illinois Martin, Peter 19 Nov 1878
14 Feb 1908 Altamont, Illinois
Miller, Christine Pape 23 Sep 1849 St. Louis, Missouri Miller, Heinrich 7 Oct 1867
11 Jun 1920 Hepler, Kansas
Naumann, Melvina Friedrich 13 Jan 1835 Ohio Naumann, Philip 18 Oct 1863
7 Feb 1909 Quincy, Illinois
Pannwitt, Emma M. Kettelkamp 20 Oct 1870 Nokomis, Illinois Pannwitt, Heinrich J. 1890
15 Jul 1902 Nokomis, Illinois
Rademacher, Maria E. Kettelkamp 13 Jul 1865 Edwardsville, Illinois Rademacher, Frank D.  
3 Mar 1910  
Rapp, Sarah Naumann 16 Mar 1861 Arenzville, Illinois Rapp, John C. 6 Sep 1883
9 Mar 1921 Oakland, Iowa
Rathert, Caroline Wiemeyer 21 Mar 1882 Senate Grove, Missouri Rathert, Edward L. 6 Jul 1905
15 Nov 1919 Appleton, Missouri
Rhode, Caroline C. Riske 23 Jan 1854 St Louis, Missouri Rhode, John M. 1880
1 Jan 1911  
Ritter, Margaret Hoffmann 29 Oct 1824 Untersetzbach, Kurhessen Ritter, John 1851
10 Jun 1903 Boody, Illinois
Rodenberg, Anna C. Walters 11 Sep 1839 Waltersburg, Illinois Rodenburg, Carl 20 Jan 1857
4 Jun 1920 St. Louis, Missouri
Sandmeyer, Anna D. Meyer 21 Sep 1847 Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sandmeyer, John J. 1866
15 Oct 1912 Mt. Vernon, Missouri
Schlagenhauf, Margaret Rohn 30 Jan 1842 Beardstown, Illinois Schlagenhauf, John 1 Oct 1863
28 Oct 1918 Quincy, Illinois
Schutz, Maria H. A.   23 Oct 1844 Hahn, Oldenburg Schutz, Wilhelm 1872
28 Sep 1909  
Schwiering, Lydia C. Wilkening 3 Mar 1863 Jackson, Missouri Schwiering, Wilhelm H. 21 Sep 1885
25 Mar 1905 Burlington, Iowa
Schwind, Maria Jessey 12 Dec 1834 Basel, Schweiz Schwind, Wilhelm 1861
31 Oct 1915 St. Louis, Missouri
Sipfle, Mathilde Miller 27 Aug 1859 Burlington, Iowa Sipfle, Wilhelm F. 26 Aug 1884
6 Sep 1915 Burlington, Iowa
Skaer, Rosa Schulze 5 Feb 1855 Nashville, Illinois Skaer, Philipp 1873
19 Nov 1897 Nokomis, Illinois
Stoffregen, Johanna M. M.   22 Feb 1830 Sehlem, Hannover Stoffregen, Friedrich 23 Jan 1851
18 Oct 1909  
Stueckemann, Margaret Kohler 15 Jun 1834 Rigisberg, Schweiz Stueckemann, Carl 1858
8 Nov 1896 Pittsfield, Illinois
Thalenhorst, Wilhelmine Winter 23 Jul 1843   Thalenhorst, Carl 29 Jan 1860
25 Nov 1919 Wapello, Iowa
Thomas, Maria C. Wenzel 24 Aug 1841 Richland Co., Ohio Thomas, J. Heinrich 18 Aug 1859
3 Nov 1908 Aurora, Illinois
Timken, Ernestine Stalhut 22 Feb 1830 Nordsehl, Lippe-Detm. Timken, Gerhardt Sep 1851
1 Oct 1914 Peoria, Illinois
Vossholl, Louise D. Engelke 3 May 1825 Bruegge, Brandenburg Vossholl, Heinrich 25 Jun 1851
27 Jun 1918 Warrenton, Missouri
Wanner, Amelia Ganz 27 Mar 1852 Leslie, Missouri Wanner, John 1873
23 Jul 1920 Edwardsville, Illinois
Wilhelmi, Catherine Renner 7 Nov 1845 Indiana Wilhelmi, John P. 1862
19 Mar 1902 DesMoines, Iowa
Wilkening, Augusta Roettger 24 Jan 1838 Wolfshagen, Braunschweig Wilkening, Wilhelm Sep 1874
31 Mar 1918 Bunker Hill, Illinois
Zimmermann, Adina Benner 16 Jan 1865 Burlington, Iowa Zimmermann, Hermann 1885
5 Mar 1904 Burlington, Iowa
Zuppann, Maria E.   25 Apr 1825 Siesbach, Altenburg Zuppann, Wilhelm 1842
22 Dec 1904 Warsaw, Illinois