Johann Samuel Gottfried Kaempfe was born in Rippien, Dresden, Saxony, Germany to unknown parents. He married his first wife Johanna F. Juliane Christine Lippisch in Dresden, Germany on Feb. 5, 1837. They had one son Johann Samuel Gottfried Kaempfe while in Germany. While he was still a baby they traveled with a group of religious emigrants called the Stephanites from Bremen on the Johann Georg, listed their city of origin as Kleinpestitz, and arrived in New Orleans, LA, on Jan. 7, 1839. The group went by steamship to St. Louis, MO, and later to the area of Altenburg, Wittenburg and Frohna, MO, where they bought up the property in a communal effort. The book "Zion on the Mississippi" by Walter O. Forster details the entire history of the group. This group was the core for founding the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Samuel was listed in November, 1839, as a creditor in a lawsuit brought to force the division of the land which had been purchased by the group. He came to own one parcel and to be joint-owner in two other parcels with Johann Gottlieb Palisch, who was married to Johanne Christiane Kaempfe from Pestitz, Germany. It is unknown if Samuel and Christiane were related, but they did come on the same boat the Johann Georg; she was four years older than Samuel; she could be an older sister.
While in Altenburg Samuel and Juliane had three more children: Traugott Gothilff, Ernst Lebenrecht and Carl August. Ernst died as a baby in Altenburg, but Traugott, Carl and older brother Samuel traveled with their parents when they moved to St. Louis, MO and then Millstadt, IL around 1844. It is unknown if Samuel and Juliane retained ownership of the farm near Altenburg that they acquired in the dissolution of the Stephanite property, but they bought another farm in Millstadt and became members of Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. Toddler Carl died in St. Louis in April, 1844. Juliane bore 3 more children who all died as babies: Christiane Ferdinand, Gottlieb Daniel, and Pauline Elisabeth. Juliane died on July 23, 1848, leaving Samuel with 2 living children and 5 deceased children. Her burial site is unknown but may be in the old City Cemetery in St. Louis where baby Carl August was buried.
In 1850 Samuel remarried, to a widow named Christiana (Mueller) Moos who was also widowed, with 3 children from her first marriage. Samuel's oldest son Samuel enlisted in the Union and died fighting in New Bern, North Carolina at age 26 during the Civil War on March 15, 1865.
In 1866 Samuel became a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL. Christiana and Samuel produced 5 more children before she died in 1875: Wilhelm Ludwig Kaempfe, Johann Gottfried Kaempfe, Marie Magdalene Hofstetter, Christine Elisabethe Kaempfe, and Still Born Kaempfe. In 1876 Samuel's oldest living son Traugott took his entire family and moved to Perry County, MO where he bought a farm near Frohna from Robert M. Smith.
Samuel died in 1879 and to date his place of death is unknown. However, the most apparent location is Holy Cross/Kleinschmidt Cemetery where his 2nd wife Christiana is buried. He is believed to be buried in the open space next to their son Wilhelm. Following notes were made in a site inspection of the cemetery:
"In a visit to the Kleinschmidt Cemetery in 2003, a headstone reads Julianne Drewes, 21 Jun 1851, 18 Mar 1880. To the left of her headstone is an open grave site with no stone. To the left of that open site is a headstone for Wilhelm L. Kaempfe, 18 Mar 1851, 30 Jan 1878. Then to the left of that stone is Christiana (unreadable) Samuel G. Kempfe, "Geboren Mueller" 21 March 1819, 3 Feb 1875. Since Samuel Kaempfe died in 1879, it's very possible that he is buried in the open grave site with no stone. His second wife Christiana (Mueller) died in 1875, his son Wilhelm then died in 1878, then Samuel died in 1879, and finally, Julianne (Hofstetter) Kaempfe/Drewes died in 1880. They were buried consecutively. Having been married less than a year, Juliana's second husband likely would have buried her next to her first husband, but if that open site was occupied, he could only put her nearby. It makes sense that Samuel is here, in that unmarked space between Wilhelm and Julianne."
Samuel was listed in November, 1839, as a creditor in a lawsuit brought to force the division of the land which had been purchased by the group. He came to own one parcel and to be joint-owner in two other parcels with Johann Gottlieb Palisch, who was married to Johanne Christiane Kaempfe from Pestitz, Germany. It is unknown if Samuel and Christiane were related, but they did come on the same boat the Johann Georg; she was four years older than Samuel; she could be an older sister.
While in Altenburg Samuel and Juliane had three more children: Traugott Gothilff, Ernst Lebenrecht and Carl August. Ernst died as a baby in Altenburg, but Traugott, Carl and older brother Samuel traveled with their parents when they moved to St. Louis, MO and then Millstadt, IL around 1844. It is unknown if Samuel and Juliane retained ownership of the farm near Altenburg that they acquired in the dissolution of the Stephanite property, but they bought another farm in Millstadt and became members of Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. Toddler Carl died in St. Louis in April, 1844. Juliane bore 3 more children who all died as babies: Christiane Ferdinand, Gottlieb Daniel, and Pauline Elisabeth. Juliane died on July 23, 1848, leaving Samuel with 2 living children and 5 deceased children. Her burial site is unknown but may be in the old City Cemetery in St. Louis where baby Carl August was buried.
In 1850 Samuel remarried, to a widow named Christiana (Mueller) Moos who was also widowed, with 3 children from her first marriage. Samuel's oldest son Samuel enlisted in the Union and died fighting in New Bern, North Carolina at age 26 during the Civil War on March 15, 1865.
In 1866 Samuel became a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL. Christiana and Samuel produced 5 more children before she died in 1875: Wilhelm Ludwig Kaempfe, Johann Gottfried Kaempfe, Marie Magdalene Hofstetter, Christine Elisabethe Kaempfe, and Still Born Kaempfe. In 1876 Samuel's oldest living son Traugott took his entire family and moved to Perry County, MO where he bought a farm near Frohna from Robert M. Smith.
Samuel died in 1879 and to date his place of death is unknown. However, the most apparent location is Holy Cross/Kleinschmidt Cemetery where his 2nd wife Christiana is buried. He is believed to be buried in the open space next to their son Wilhelm. Following notes were made in a site inspection of the cemetery:
"In a visit to the Kleinschmidt Cemetery in 2003, a headstone reads Julianne Drewes, 21 Jun 1851, 18 Mar 1880. To the left of her headstone is an open grave site with no stone. To the left of that open site is a headstone for Wilhelm L. Kaempfe, 18 Mar 1851, 30 Jan 1878. Then to the left of that stone is Christiana (unreadable) Samuel G. Kempfe, "Geboren Mueller" 21 March 1819, 3 Feb 1875. Since Samuel Kaempfe died in 1879, it's very possible that he is buried in the open grave site with no stone. His second wife Christiana (Mueller) died in 1875, his son Wilhelm then died in 1878, then Samuel died in 1879, and finally, Julianne (Hofstetter) Kaempfe/Drewes died in 1880. They were buried consecutively. Having been married less than a year, Juliana's second husband likely would have buried her next to her first husband, but if that open site was occupied, he could only put her nearby. It makes sense that Samuel is here, in that unmarked space between Wilhelm and Julianne."
Johann Samuel Gottfried Kaempfe was born in Rippien, Dresden, Saxony, Germany to unknown parents. He married his first wife Johanna F. Juliane Christine Lippisch in Dresden, Germany on Feb. 5, 1837. They had one son Johann Samuel Gottfried Kaempfe while in Germany. While he was still a baby they traveled with a group of religious emigrants called the Stephanites from Bremen on the Johann Georg, listed their city of origin as Kleinpestitz, and arrived in New Orleans, LA, on Jan. 7, 1839. The group went by steamship to St. Louis, MO, and later to the area of Altenburg, Wittenburg and Frohna, MO, where they bought up the property in a communal effort. The book "Zion on the Mississippi" by Walter O. Forster details the entire history of the group. This group was the core for founding the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Samuel was listed in November, 1839, as a creditor in a lawsuit brought to force the division of the land which had been purchased by the group. He came to own one parcel and to be joint-owner in two other parcels with Johann Gottlieb Palisch, who was married to Johanne Christiane Kaempfe from Pestitz, Germany. It is unknown if Samuel and Christiane were related, but they did come on the same boat the Johann Georg; she was four years older than Samuel; she could be an older sister.
While in Altenburg Samuel and Juliane had three more children: Traugott Gothilff, Ernst Lebenrecht and Carl August. Ernst died as a baby in Altenburg, but Traugott, Carl and older brother Samuel traveled with their parents when they moved to St. Louis, MO and then Millstadt, IL around 1844. It is unknown if Samuel and Juliane retained ownership of the farm near Altenburg that they acquired in the dissolution of the Stephanite property, but they bought another farm in Millstadt and became members of Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. Toddler Carl died in St. Louis in April, 1844. Juliane bore 3 more children who all died as babies: Christiane Ferdinand, Gottlieb Daniel, and Pauline Elisabeth. Juliane died on July 23, 1848, leaving Samuel with 2 living children and 5 deceased children. Her burial site is unknown but may be in the old City Cemetery in St. Louis where baby Carl August was buried.
In 1850 Samuel remarried, to a widow named Christiana (Mueller) Moos who was also widowed, with 3 children from her first marriage. Samuel's oldest son Samuel enlisted in the Union and died fighting in New Bern, North Carolina at age 26 during the Civil War on March 15, 1865.
In 1866 Samuel became a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL. Christiana and Samuel produced 5 more children before she died in 1875: Wilhelm Ludwig Kaempfe, Johann Gottfried Kaempfe, Marie Magdalene Hofstetter, Christine Elisabethe Kaempfe, and Still Born Kaempfe. In 1876 Samuel's oldest living son Traugott took his entire family and moved to Perry County, MO where he bought a farm near Frohna from Robert M. Smith.
Samuel died in 1879 and to date his place of death is unknown. However, the most apparent location is Holy Cross/Kleinschmidt Cemetery where his 2nd wife Christiana is buried. He is believed to be buried in the open space next to their son Wilhelm. Following notes were made in a site inspection of the cemetery:
"In a visit to the Kleinschmidt Cemetery in 2003, a headstone reads Julianne Drewes, 21 Jun 1851, 18 Mar 1880. To the left of her headstone is an open grave site with no stone. To the left of that open site is a headstone for Wilhelm L. Kaempfe, 18 Mar 1851, 30 Jan 1878. Then to the left of that stone is Christiana (unreadable) Samuel G. Kempfe, "Geboren Mueller" 21 March 1819, 3 Feb 1875. Since Samuel Kaempfe died in 1879, it's very possible that he is buried in the open grave site with no stone. His second wife Christiana (Mueller) died in 1875, his son Wilhelm then died in 1878, then Samuel died in 1879, and finally, Julianne (Hofstetter) Kaempfe/Drewes died in 1880. They were buried consecutively. Having been married less than a year, Juliana's second husband likely would have buried her next to her first husband, but if that open site was occupied, he could only put her nearby. It makes sense that Samuel is here, in that unmarked space between Wilhelm and Julianne."
Samuel was listed in November, 1839, as a creditor in a lawsuit brought to force the division of the land which had been purchased by the group. He came to own one parcel and to be joint-owner in two other parcels with Johann Gottlieb Palisch, who was married to Johanne Christiane Kaempfe from Pestitz, Germany. It is unknown if Samuel and Christiane were related, but they did come on the same boat the Johann Georg; she was four years older than Samuel; she could be an older sister.
While in Altenburg Samuel and Juliane had three more children: Traugott Gothilff, Ernst Lebenrecht and Carl August. Ernst died as a baby in Altenburg, but Traugott, Carl and older brother Samuel traveled with their parents when they moved to St. Louis, MO and then Millstadt, IL around 1844. It is unknown if Samuel and Juliane retained ownership of the farm near Altenburg that they acquired in the dissolution of the Stephanite property, but they bought another farm in Millstadt and became members of Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. Toddler Carl died in St. Louis in April, 1844. Juliane bore 3 more children who all died as babies: Christiane Ferdinand, Gottlieb Daniel, and Pauline Elisabeth. Juliane died on July 23, 1848, leaving Samuel with 2 living children and 5 deceased children. Her burial site is unknown but may be in the old City Cemetery in St. Louis where baby Carl August was buried.
In 1850 Samuel remarried, to a widow named Christiana (Mueller) Moos who was also widowed, with 3 children from her first marriage. Samuel's oldest son Samuel enlisted in the Union and died fighting in New Bern, North Carolina at age 26 during the Civil War on March 15, 1865.
In 1866 Samuel became a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL. Christiana and Samuel produced 5 more children before she died in 1875: Wilhelm Ludwig Kaempfe, Johann Gottfried Kaempfe, Marie Magdalene Hofstetter, Christine Elisabethe Kaempfe, and Still Born Kaempfe. In 1876 Samuel's oldest living son Traugott took his entire family and moved to Perry County, MO where he bought a farm near Frohna from Robert M. Smith.
Samuel died in 1879 and to date his place of death is unknown. However, the most apparent location is Holy Cross/Kleinschmidt Cemetery where his 2nd wife Christiana is buried. He is believed to be buried in the open space next to their son Wilhelm. Following notes were made in a site inspection of the cemetery:
"In a visit to the Kleinschmidt Cemetery in 2003, a headstone reads Julianne Drewes, 21 Jun 1851, 18 Mar 1880. To the left of her headstone is an open grave site with no stone. To the left of that open site is a headstone for Wilhelm L. Kaempfe, 18 Mar 1851, 30 Jan 1878. Then to the left of that stone is Christiana (unreadable) Samuel G. Kempfe, "Geboren Mueller" 21 March 1819, 3 Feb 1875. Since Samuel Kaempfe died in 1879, it's very possible that he is buried in the open grave site with no stone. His second wife Christiana (Mueller) died in 1875, his son Wilhelm then died in 1878, then Samuel died in 1879, and finally, Julianne (Hofstetter) Kaempfe/Drewes died in 1880. They were buried consecutively. Having been married less than a year, Juliana's second husband likely would have buried her next to her first husband, but if that open site was occupied, he could only put her nearby. It makes sense that Samuel is here, in that unmarked space between Wilhelm and Julianne."
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