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• Nickname: Julius
• Occupation: Fisherman
• Baptism: 3 Jan 1856, Boonville German Evangelical Church, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Newspapers: Central Missouri Republican, Boonville, Cooper County, MO, Obituary of John George Bauer - 21 Oct 1926.

Died:
Missouri River

John married Kirchner, Elizabeth Margaret on 24 Mar 1880 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Kirchner, Johann Caspar and Knoch, Anna Barbara) was born on 24 Jul 1861 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 3 Aug 1947 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried on 5 Aug 1947 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Nickname: Lizzie
• Occupation: Housewife
• Religion: Evangelical
• Baptism: 13 Aug 1861, Boonville German Evangelical Church, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

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• Occupation: Labore / Farmer

Johann married Buhling, Ida Victoria Matilda on 3 Feb 1856 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. Ida was born on 4 Sep 1830 in Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died on 1 Jan 1873 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried in Jan 1873 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife

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• Occupation: Collier / Farmer / Grape Grower

Notes:

Came to the US on 18 May 1853 aboard the ship Rebecca from Brennen to New Orleans. Came to Boonville in 1854, moved to Illinois in 1862 and then back to Boonville in the Spring of 1862.

The following is from the 'Boonville Weekly Advertiser', August 10, 1900, Vol 54, Number 49, titled "Died in the Night":
Casper Kirchner, who resided on the south side of town, was in usual health at 10 o'clock Tuesday night and ate some fruit at that time. The next morning about 2 o'clock, his wife found him dead in bed, he having passed suddenly and quietly away, probably from heart disease.
Mr Kirchner was born in Saxe-Coburg, Germany, August 19, 1833 and he had intended to celebrate his birthday by giving a big dinner to friends and family next Monday. He had resided in this city and vicinity since 1860. He was a very large man, weighing upward of 300 pounds. Genial, honest and industrious, he was an excellent citizen and had a host of friends.
A widow and two daughters - Mrs Martin Tucker and Mrs John Bowers of Boonville survive him. The funeral took place at 2:30, yesterday afternoon, from the family residence to Walnut Grove Cemetery.
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The following is from the 'Central Missouri Republican', vol XV, Number 49, August 9, 1900, titled "Deaths - Casper Kirchner"
Casper Kirchner, aged 67 years, died very suddenly at his home in the city, Wednesday morning. The funeral will be held from the house to Walnut Grove Cemetery this evening at 2:30 o'clock. Deceased leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs Martin Tucker and Mrs John Bauer. He has been a resident of Cooper County ever since 1860 and was a Union soldier during the Civil War.

Johann married Knoch, Anna Barbara on 12 Jun 1854 in Boonville German Evangelical Church, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. Anna was born on 29 Jan 1830 in Frohnlach, Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died on 23 Aug 1907 in Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried after 23 Aug 1907 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Alternate Birth: 29 Jan 1830, Boderndorf, Coburg, Bayern, Germany

Notes:

The following is from the Boonville Weekly Advertiser - August 26, 1907

Mrs Annie B. Kirchner, wife of the late Casper Kirchner, died Friday night, August 23 at the home of her daughter, Mrs Martin Tucker, in this city. She was born in Germany 77 years ago and came to America 53 years ago and was married in New York on her arrival there. They located in Boonville soon after and have resided here ever since. The deceased leaves two daughters, Mrs Martin Tucker and Mrs John Bauer. The funeral was conducted from the residence Sunday afternoon to the Walnut Grove Cemetery.

My name is Dan Brown. You may not remember me; we exchanged emails a couple of years back on my Kirchner line. At that time I was also talking to a Jochen Kirchner in Germany and through a third gentleman in Germany we were able to pull together a fairly long lineage of the Kirchners; I believe you have all of this information. Anyway, the reason I am writing is that I have a some additional information you may wish to put on the website.

My gg-grandparents were Casper and Anna Kirchner. After some time looking for their graves, I discovered that they are buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boonville (see obits below). I visited the caretaker at WG and learned that they are buried in plots bought by their daughter, Margaret, the wife of Martin Tucker, former Sheriff of Cooper County. The Kirchner's graves are unmarked but are next to Martin & Margaret's grave which is marked. Also buried in this plot in unmarked graves are three of the Tuckers children: Barbara Magdalene (26 Dec 1888 - 18 Jan 1940), Martin E. Jr (no dates), and Lula Marie (no dates). Martin Jr and Lula died in infancy.

In the obit for Anna Kirchner, it states that she immigrated to New York and was married on her arrival there. This is incorrect. Both Casper and Anna came to the US on the Ernestine which sailed from Bremen, Germany. They arrived in New Orleans on 1 June 1854. Most likely they took a steam ship from New Orleans to Boonville; they were married in Cooper County on 12 June 1854.

Finally, I am fairly confident that the character in Emile Paillou's sketch 'Casper's Snake Story' (from Home Town Sketches) is my gg-grandfather, Casper Kirchner. The similarities in name, weight, and grape growing seem to be too many to be coincidence.

Hope this information is of interest.

Best Regards,

Dan

Died:
Home of Martin Tucker

Johann married Walther, Elizabeth. Elizabeth (daughter of Walther, Veit Adam and Knoran, Katherine) was born in 1814 in Sonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died in Aug 1859 in Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann married Pötsch, Dorothea on 18 Jun 1820 in Ebersdorf bei Coburg, Coburg, Bayern, Germany. Dorothea (daughter of Pötsch, Johann Matthias and Stegner, Anna Margaretha) was born on 9 Jul 1794 in Ebersdorf bei Coburg, Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died in Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried in Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]