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Rev Henry Scheffelmann

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Rev Henry Scheffelmann

Birth
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Death
14 Jun 1897 (aged 44)
Iowa, USA
Burial
Corwith, Hancock County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.9600784, Longitude: -93.9101823
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Reverend Henry Fred John Scheffelmann
Lutheran Minister
(of Renwick Corwith Lutheran parish, 1895)
(prev? Fair Haven, Saint Clair County, MI, 1888)
(prev? Ira, Saint Clair County, MI, 1888)
(https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mistcla2/ministers.htm#S)

Born Heinrich Johann Friederich Scheffelmann
Married Minna Rebecca Voigt

Father of, at least:
====================================================
Martha Katherine (Scheffelmann) Kirchgatter # 115825618
Arthur Fred John Scheffelmann # 119270589
Paul Scheffelmann # 128472634
Ernst Scheffelmann # 128472744
(Minna said she'd had six children in the 1900 Census)
(so at least two other children, which may've been... )
Willie Scheffelmann
Anna Scheffelmann
Ida Scheffelmann
Ulrika Scheffelmann

Census trace:
====================================================
1880 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin
H. Schaffellman 27 (b Mecklenburg, Germany) Lutheran Min
... parents both born in Wurtemburg, Germany
Minnie Schaffellman 24
Martha Schaffellman 4 mos

1895 Iowa State Census; Rock, Mitchell, Iowa
Henry Scheffelman 42
Minnie Scheffelman 39
Martha Scheffelman 14
Arthur Scheffelman 13
Paul Scheffelman 10
Earnest Scheffelman 8 (Ernst)

The pastor passes in 1897 and his widow moves in
(or is visiting with) their married daughter Margaret
1900 Magor, Hancock, IA
Fred Kinchgatters 29
Martha Kinchgatters 20
Paul Kinchgatters 1
Minnie Schuffelman 44
... says she has birthed 6 children
... two (Margaret and Arthur) are still living

Son Arthur Fred John Scheffelmann's
birth record had his parents listed as
====================================================
Henry Fred John Scheffelmann (b Mecklenburg, Germany)
Minnia Rebecca Voigte (b Brandenburg, Germany)

Be aware this is not the Heinrich Scheffelmann who
was s/o Heinrich&Sophia, husband of Wilhelmine Vogt

The Zion Lutheran Church (5831 Grundy Road in Hudson, Iowa). LCMC's webpage history section states, "When the German immigrants came to this part of Iowa, shortly after the Civil War, they brought with them not only the qualities of thrift, ingenuity, and courage, but also an inherent devotion to their church. It was in July 1878; the 'The German Lutheran Church of Hudson' was established, in a frame building, just south of the present site, 5 miles northwest of Hudson. Prior to this, families walked or took horse and buggy to church at St. John's Lutheran in Cedar Falls, where Pastor Foelsch (had) encouraged them to build a new congregation. Sixteen families joined together to give the land and build the combination parsonage and church; the pastor's living quarters being on the first floor, and the church sanctuary on the second. Charter members included William Gutknecht, Frederick Gutknecht, Herman Gutknecht, William Andorf, Henry Andorf, Henry Nagel, Henry Stumpenhausen, Paul Engelhardt, Karl Miller, Henry Vieregge, Carl Schroeder, Henry Steinbeck, William Miller, Reinhardt Gutknecht and John Zach. These families supported the pastor's salary the first two years with pledges ranging from $3 to $25 per family. Their first pastor, REV. H. SCHEFFELMANN, served for two years, had been educated in Germany, and all services were in German." (emphasis and (notes) mine)

Personally, I wonder what happened that,
at least three of this family died from the
last of May to early July in 1897!

I've no access to it but supposedly Henry, Minna, Martha, Paul, Ernst, and Art were mentioned in "CORWITH, IOWA ▪ THEN and NOW ▪ 1880-1980; published in 1980 by the Corwith Centennial Committee, E Lucille Miller, Ivadelle Frey, Ethel Mullins, Audrey Meyers; centennial book committee."
Reverend Henry Fred John Scheffelmann
Lutheran Minister
(of Renwick Corwith Lutheran parish, 1895)
(prev? Fair Haven, Saint Clair County, MI, 1888)
(prev? Ira, Saint Clair County, MI, 1888)
(https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mistcla2/ministers.htm#S)

Born Heinrich Johann Friederich Scheffelmann
Married Minna Rebecca Voigt

Father of, at least:
====================================================
Martha Katherine (Scheffelmann) Kirchgatter # 115825618
Arthur Fred John Scheffelmann # 119270589
Paul Scheffelmann # 128472634
Ernst Scheffelmann # 128472744
(Minna said she'd had six children in the 1900 Census)
(so at least two other children, which may've been... )
Willie Scheffelmann
Anna Scheffelmann
Ida Scheffelmann
Ulrika Scheffelmann

Census trace:
====================================================
1880 Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin
H. Schaffellman 27 (b Mecklenburg, Germany) Lutheran Min
... parents both born in Wurtemburg, Germany
Minnie Schaffellman 24
Martha Schaffellman 4 mos

1895 Iowa State Census; Rock, Mitchell, Iowa
Henry Scheffelman 42
Minnie Scheffelman 39
Martha Scheffelman 14
Arthur Scheffelman 13
Paul Scheffelman 10
Earnest Scheffelman 8 (Ernst)

The pastor passes in 1897 and his widow moves in
(or is visiting with) their married daughter Margaret
1900 Magor, Hancock, IA
Fred Kinchgatters 29
Martha Kinchgatters 20
Paul Kinchgatters 1
Minnie Schuffelman 44
... says she has birthed 6 children
... two (Margaret and Arthur) are still living

Son Arthur Fred John Scheffelmann's
birth record had his parents listed as
====================================================
Henry Fred John Scheffelmann (b Mecklenburg, Germany)
Minnia Rebecca Voigte (b Brandenburg, Germany)

Be aware this is not the Heinrich Scheffelmann who
was s/o Heinrich&Sophia, husband of Wilhelmine Vogt

The Zion Lutheran Church (5831 Grundy Road in Hudson, Iowa). LCMC's webpage history section states, "When the German immigrants came to this part of Iowa, shortly after the Civil War, they brought with them not only the qualities of thrift, ingenuity, and courage, but also an inherent devotion to their church. It was in July 1878; the 'The German Lutheran Church of Hudson' was established, in a frame building, just south of the present site, 5 miles northwest of Hudson. Prior to this, families walked or took horse and buggy to church at St. John's Lutheran in Cedar Falls, where Pastor Foelsch (had) encouraged them to build a new congregation. Sixteen families joined together to give the land and build the combination parsonage and church; the pastor's living quarters being on the first floor, and the church sanctuary on the second. Charter members included William Gutknecht, Frederick Gutknecht, Herman Gutknecht, William Andorf, Henry Andorf, Henry Nagel, Henry Stumpenhausen, Paul Engelhardt, Karl Miller, Henry Vieregge, Carl Schroeder, Henry Steinbeck, William Miller, Reinhardt Gutknecht and John Zach. These families supported the pastor's salary the first two years with pledges ranging from $3 to $25 per family. Their first pastor, REV. H. SCHEFFELMANN, served for two years, had been educated in Germany, and all services were in German." (emphasis and (notes) mine)

Personally, I wonder what happened that,
at least three of this family died from the
last of May to early July in 1897!

I've no access to it but supposedly Henry, Minna, Martha, Paul, Ernst, and Art were mentioned in "CORWITH, IOWA ▪ THEN and NOW ▪ 1880-1980; published in 1980 by the Corwith Centennial Committee, E Lucille Miller, Ivadelle Frey, Ethel Mullins, Audrey Meyers; centennial book committee."


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