Complied June 12, 2025 - Person Sheet
Complied June 12, 2025 - Person Sheet
NameChristoph Friederick (Christian) Leweke 236
Birth1804, Belle, Kreis Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany239,233,234,235,237,240
Memofrom find-a-grave, censuses say 1805
Immigration15 May 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana236 Age: 43
Death1884, Drake, Gasconade, Missouri240 Age: 80
Burial1884, Drake Zoar Methodist Cemetery, Gasconade County, Missouri240
OccupationFarmer
Spouses
1Louise Eliza? Redecker
Birth1795, Lippe-Detmold, Germany233,234,235
MemoAge based on tombstone inscription, age varies widely in census and imm records
Immigration15 May 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana236 Age: 52
MemoOn the passenger list, several names below the Leweke’s is Conr Redecker. Could be related?
Death18 Mar 1879, Gasconade County, Missouri237,238 Age: 84
BurialZoar Cemetery, Gasconade County, Missouri238
ChildrenChristopher (1835-)
 William (Wilhelm) (1838-1909)
Notes for Christoph Friederick (Christian) Leweke
From Belle Village near Detmold in Lippe, Germany. Arrived May 5 1847 in New Orleans, went up the Mississippi river to St. Louis. One year later sent money for wife and 2 sons to come to farm in Drake, Mo. (Immigration record says differently as Christoph and Louise both arrive together in 1847) Became citizen on Nov 25 1856.
Last Modified 6 Jan 2022Created 13 Jun 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh
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