Emma Josephine Voigt

Brief Life History of Emma Josephine

When Emma Josephine Voigt was born on 25 November 1873, in Bremen, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, her father, Carl Wilhelm Voigt, was 33 and her mother, Josephin Mohrhusen, was 31. She married John Henry Meiners, Sr. on 4 November 1893, in Bremen, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Bremen, Germany in 1873. She died on 9 December 1939, in Lund, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Lund, Bannock, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Meiners, Sr.
1872–1961
Emma Josephine Voigt
1873–1939
Marriage: 4 November 1893
Carl Walter Meiners
1897–1984
Paul Frederick August Meiners
1916–1950
John Henry Meiners Jr
1917–1995

Sources (20)

  • Emma J Voigt Meiners in household of John Henry Meiners, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Emma Josephine Voigt, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
  • Emma Josephine Meiners, "Idaho Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1890

Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

1893

Historic Boundaries 1893: Bannock, Idaho, United States 1948: Caribou, Idaho, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Arno, Ernst, Fritz, Gerhard, Hans, Klaus, Otto, Reiner, Volkmar, Bernhard, Deiter.

German: variant of Vogt . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Carl's Adoption by Alice Meiners

How Carl Became John Henry and Emma Meiners’ Son by Alice Meiners John Henry and Emma Josephine Meiners joined the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bremen, Germany and came to Beaver, U …

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