ev Kersen
Elle est mariée avec Gerhard Kerssens.
"Gerhard Kersens, dairyman, 3203 Adams street, St Louis, Mo., was born at Baerger, Hanover, Germany, Sept. 20, 1850, and came to the United States in 1872. He is the son of German Gerhard and Genevieva (Versta) Kersens, who had five children, four of their sons coming to America. After leaving school he worked for his father and when he came to this country he was first engaged in farming and gardening.
In 1880 he started in the dairy business with eleven cows at his present location. June 13, 1882, he married Katherina Schlangen and they have had six children: Mamie, born June 25, 1882, became Mrs Linveke; Bernard, born December 11, 1884, married Adelaide Bernsen; Anna, born September 24, 1886, became Mrs. Lawrenz Riegel; George, born October 28, 1889, married Mamie Austro; Katherina, born May 28, 1895, and died March 30, 1917; Rosie, born May 28, 1895, afterwards Mrs. Nicholaus Ferenbach. Mrs Kersens was born March 17, 1862, and is the daughter of Bernard and Margaretha Schlangen, both of whom were born in the old country, but immigrated to the United States.
Mr Kersens was one of the organizers of St. Bernard's parish, where he is now a trustee. He has been Verwallunge Rath and president of the Orphan Society for twelve years and served for nine years as marshal; in fact, he has held about all offices that it is possible for a layman to hold and attended all conventions of the local sodalities as well as a leader on the Building Committee. He is a director and a stockholder of the Chouteau Trust Company, has acquired much property and is greatly interested in real estate."
This quote was found on page 183 of the book History of The Archdiocese of Saint Louis, published by Western Watchman Publishing Co, St Louis, MO, 1924
Ils se sont mariés le 3 janvier 1880 à St.Louis, elle avait 17 ans.
Maria Catharina Schlangen | ||||||||||||||||||
1880 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gerhard Kerssens |
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