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Sophie Caroline Kunnemann Hoefelmann

Birth	:	18 Feb 1853 Grossenkneten, Landkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Death	:	12 Jul 1935 Grand Prairie Township, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Cheltenham, Bayside City, Australia
Coordinate	:	-37.9674230, 145.0532900
Inscription	:	Age 82y4m24d
Description	:	German transcriptions show her given names as Caroline Sophie. ===================== The Columbus Daily Telegram, July 12, 1935 HOEFELMANN--Mrs. W. H. Hoefelmann, Pioneer of Platte County Passes Away Mrs. Sophia Hoefelmann, 82, pioneer Platte county woman who came here from Germany 68 years ago, passed away at 6:30 a.m. today at her home on the farm in Grand Prairie township where she and her husband, the late William H. Hoefelmann, had established their first rural home in a sod house in 1873. As Mrs. Sophia Kuennemann, daughter of Johann H. and Anna... Read More	German transcriptions show her given names as Caroline Sophie. ===================== The Columbus Daily Telegram, July 12, 1935 HOEFELMANN--Mrs. W. H. Hoefelmann, Pioneer of Platte County Passes Away Mrs. Sophia Hoefelmann, 82, pioneer Platte county woman who came here from Germany 68 years ago, passed away at 6:30 a.m. today at her home on the farm in Grand Prairie township where she and her husband, the late William H. Hoefelmann, had established their first rural home in a sod house in 1873. As Mrs. Sophia Kuennemann, daughter of Johann H. and Anna Engel Kuennemann, Mrs.Hoefelmann was born in Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, Germany, on Feb. 18, 1853. In 1867 she came with friends from her native land to Columbus. Her marriage to Wm. H. Hoefelmann was solemnized in Columbus Nov. 23, 1871. Mr.Hoefelmann was at that time engaged in the blacksmith business in the city, but in the spring of 1873, they homesteaded an eighty-acre tract in Grand Prairie township and went to farming, making their home in a sod house until, overcoming the hardships that were the common lot of the pioneers in the Nebraska prairies, they were able to build a frame house. Gradually, through their combined efforts, they improved the farm and added more land to their holdings. In the years that ensued, they attained prominence in the county and Mr. Hoefelmann became the first county supervisor from Grand Prairie township when Platte county abandoned the commissioner system and adopted the township form of organization. With the exception of two years in the early ‘80s when they returned to Columbus while Mr. Hoefelmann engaged temporarily in the implement and well-digging business, they made their home on the farm throughout the remainder of their lives. In recent years two of their sons, A.B. and E.O. Hoefelmann have farmed the old home place. Her husband passed away on Oct. 3, 1934. With her husband, Mrs. Hoefelmann was a charter member of two Lutheran churches–St. John's, in the rural community in which their farm located, and Immanuel, in Columbus. They were among the group that formed the St. John's congregation during their first period on the farm, and then joined in the organization of Immanuel church while residing temporarily in the city in the early ‘80s. She was a devout Christian and a faithful attendant at church throughout her life. Mrs. Hoefelmann is survived by four sons, H.W. Hoefelmann, of Platte Center, E.C. Hoefelmann, of Columbus, A.B. Hoefelmann and Ernst O. Hoefelmann, of Columbus; five daughters, Mrs. Emil Hellbusch, of Humphrey, Mrs. Otto Loseke, of Platte Center, Mrs.Otto Osten, of Columbus, Mrs. Carsten Peterson, of Platte Center, and Mrs. Herman Gerken, of Creston; 29 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Two daughters died in infancy. She leaves also one brother, Herman Kuennemann, of Columbus.

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Where is Sophie Caroline Kunnemann Hoefelmann's memorial?
Sophie Caroline Kunnemann Hoefelmann's memorial is located at: Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Cheltenham, Bayside City, Australia.
When did Sophie Caroline Kunnemann Hoefelmann death?
Sophie Caroline Kunnemann Hoefelmann death on 12 Jul 1935 in Grand Prairie Township, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: -37.9674230
Longitude: 145.0532900

Family Members:

Parent

Johann Heinrich Kunnemann

(1819 - 1895)

Spouse

Wilhelm Heinrich Hoefelmann

(1845 - 1934)

Siblings

Wilhemine Kunneman

(1854 - 1904)

Herman Ludwig Kunnemann

(1859 - 1938)

Children

Sophia Hoefelmann

(1872 - 1872)

Ida Gesina Hoefelman

(1874 - 1874)

Henry William Hoefelman Jr.

(1875 - 1950)

Edward Charles Hoefelman

(1878 - 1942)

Emilie Mathilda Hoefelman Hellbusch

(1881 - 1964)

Adolph Bernhard Hoefelman

(1883 - 1963)

Ida Alvine Hoefelman Osten

(1888 - 1971)

Alwina J. Hoefelman Petersen

(1890 - 1981)

Clara Frieda Hoefelman Gerken

(1893 - 1984)

Ernest Otto Hoefelman

(1896 - 1974)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery
Cheltenham, Bayside City, Australia
Coordinate: -37.9674230, 145.0532900

2. Beaumaris Wesleyan Cemetery
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Coordinate: -37.9793440, 145.0495100

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Coordinate: -37.9595890, 145.0345840

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Coordinate: -37.9230302, 145.0415523

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Coordinate: -37.9229234, 145.0709393

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Coordinate: -37.9160180, 145.0163900

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Coordinate: -37.9203340, 144.9935430

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Coordinate: -37.8995700, 145.0213700

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Coordinate: -37.9112890, 144.9923130

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Coordinate: -37.8894577, 145.0377464

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Coordinate: -37.9460300, 145.1758300

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Coordinate: -37.9430560, 145.1780180

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Coordinate: -37.9415267, 145.1779819

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Coordinate: -37.8624400, 145.0708230

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Coordinate: -37.9421161, 145.1843990

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Coordinate: -38.0002721, 145.2148034

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Coordinate: -38.0646740, 145.1998340

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