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Johann Heinrich “Henry” Most

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Birth	:	14 Oct 1830 Ohndorf, Landkreis Schaumburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Death	:	3 Mar 1891 Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.9538900, -95.9977700
Description	:	Henry Most was born as Johann Heinrich Most at #46 Ohndorf in the administrative district of Schaumburg, state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany. This is west of Hannover. His parents, who were born and died in Ohndorf, were Johann Conrad Most (b. 5 Nov 1801 at #46 Ohndorf; d. 28 Mar 1865 at the same place) and Engel Maria Eleonore Nolte (b. 20 Oct 1802 at #6 Haste, Schaumburg, Germany; d. 4 Feb 1869 at #46 Ohndorf). Henry was the 3rd of eight children. Younger brothers Otto Johann Most (Find A Grave Memorial# 63199210), Johann Conrad... Read More	Henry Most was born as Johann Heinrich Most at #46 Ohndorf in the administrative district of Schaumburg, state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany. This is west of Hannover. His parents, who were born and died in Ohndorf, were Johann Conrad Most (b. 5 Nov 1801 at #46 Ohndorf; d. 28 Mar 1865 at the same place) and Engel Maria Eleonore Nolte (b. 20 Oct 1802 at #6 Haste, Schaumburg, Germany; d. 4 Feb 1869 at #46 Ohndorf). Henry was the 3rd of eight children. Younger brothers Otto Johann Most (Find A Grave Memorial# 63199210), Johann Conrad Most (b. 4 May 1840; d. 8 Apr 1880 in Will County, Illinois), and Hans Heinrich Christoph who went by "Christ" (Find A Grave Memorial# 46857945) all emigrated, initially to Will County, Illinois near Beecher. Henry married Caroline (who went by "Lena") Heidemann on 26 May 1862, in Cook County, Illinois. The following information was obtained from data put online by Karen Rowe (no longer accessible) regarding Henry and Lena's children: Most-Heidemann children: (9 baptized at St. John UCC, Beecher, Will Co., IL. 1. Maria MARY Most 16 JUN 1863 - 02 JUN 1949 married 1883 William Hecht 2. Engeline Caroline Wilhelmine Luise Charlotte Most 03 JUN 1865 3. Catharina Maria LOUISE Dorothea Charlotte Most 23 JAN 1867 - 14 NOV 1958 married 1886 Conrad Arneke. 4. Johann Heinrich Friedrich Carl Most 21 JUN 1869 - 26 SEP 1952 married 1903 Nellie Mae Wilkins 5. Johann Conrad Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Most 26 MAR 1871 6. Heinrich Conrad Wilhelm Most 18 NOV 1872 - __ JUL 1873 7. Emma Elizabeth Most 18 MAY 1872 - 09 FEB 1930 married 1892 Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Otto Conrad Most (son of Henry Most and Dorothea Heidemann). 8. Charlotte Louise Emma Most 17 MAY 1874 9. Alfred Heinrich Ernst Friedrich August Most 11 JAN 1872 - 1929 10. William Most 19 JAN 1883 - 26 MAR 1968 married 1908 Evelyn Waggoner Henry and Lena were enumerated as living in Will County, Illinois in the 1880 census; they immigrated to Nemaha County, Kansas in 1881 according to the obituary of their son Henry (child #4 above). The following obituary was found by Diana Weyer Wickersham, published in the "Bern Press" of Bern, Kansas on March 6, 1891: Henry Most -----Died, on Tuesday morning, March 3d 1891, at 1:30 o'clock, Henry Most. Mr. Most was born in Ohendorf [sic-Ohndorf] Amt Rosenthal, Germany, Oct. 14, 1831. He and his wife, a notice of whose death was given last week, were taken sick on Feb. 10th and were sick only three weeks. The funeral services were held on Thursday at 10 o'clock a.m., at the Lutheran church southwest of Bern and his remains laid to rest by the side of his wife in the cemetery near the church.

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Johann Heinrich “Henry” Most's memorial is located at: Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Bern, Nemaha County, USA.
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Johann Heinrich “Henry” Most death on 3 Mar 1891 in Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.9538900
Longitude: -95.9977700

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Spouse

Caroline “Lina” Heidemann Most

(1842 - 1891)

Children

Maria “Mary” Most Hecht

(1863 - 1949)

Louise Most Arneke

(1867 - 1958)

William Henry “Will” Most

(1883 - 1968)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9538900, -95.9977700

2. Bern Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9637299, -95.9781494

3. German Lutheran Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9794500, -96.0234300

4. Williams Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9219017, -95.9741974

5. Four Mile Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9857900, -95.9568900

6. Coal City Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9498500, -96.0689600

7. Bloss Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9053900, -96.0318600

8. Cincinnati Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.0042000, -96.0274963

9. Scotch Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9578018, -96.0699997

10. Friedens United Church of Christ Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9929008, -96.0529480

11. Bern Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9282888, -95.9203416

12. Stoldt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9140500, -95.9155300

13. Bestwick Cemetery
Sabetha, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9862595, -95.9100037

14. DuBois Cemetery
Du Bois, Pawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0231018, -96.0488968

15. Strahm Cemetery
Bern, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9425011, -95.8824997

16. Athens Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.0449982, -95.9852982

17. Saint Peters Evangelican Cemetery
Du Bois, Pawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0010000, -96.1095000

18. Oneida Cemetery
Oneida, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8638500, -95.9482200

19. Saint Marys Cemetery
Saint Benedict, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8866997, -96.0982971

20. Prairie Star Pioneer Cemetery
Du Bois, Pawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0293000, -96.1041000

21. Four Mile Cemetery
Humboldt, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0589000, -95.9455000

22. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0471992, -95.9075012

23. Seneca City Cemetery
Seneca, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8499603, -96.0712128

24. McCaffrey Cemetery
Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9827100, -96.1474500