Herman was baptized 7 Nov 1841 as the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Birkmann and Catharina Charlotte née Breckenkamp by the pastor of the protestant church in Borgholzhausen (near his home village). He arrived at New Orleans on 4 Nov 1867 aboard the ship Uhland from Bremen, Germany. Herman and widow Anne Marie Louise Engel Oberschelp née Osterhage were married on 13 February 1869 at St. John's German Evangelical (UCC) in St. Louis, MO. Their children's birthplaces suggest they lived in Monroe County, IL for several years before eventually settling in Cape Girardeau County, MO. His death record at St. James German Evangelical (UCC) in Tilsit, MO indicates he died from stomach problems.
Herman was baptized 7 Nov 1841 as the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Birkmann and Catharina Charlotte née Breckenkamp by the pastor of the protestant church in Borgholzhausen (near his home village). He arrived at New Orleans on 4 Nov 1867 aboard the ship Uhland from Bremen, Germany. Herman and widow Anne Marie Louise Engel Oberschelp née Osterhage were married on 13 February 1869 at St. John's German Evangelical (UCC) in St. Louis, MO. Their children's birthplaces suggest they lived in Monroe County, IL for several years before eventually settling in Cape Girardeau County, MO. His death record at St. James German Evangelical (UCC) in Tilsit, MO indicates he died from stomach problems.
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Dearest father, thou has left us. Here, thy loss we deeply feel. But 'tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal.
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