Sibling:
John Peter Mockenhaupt
(NOTE: The headstone has their name misspelled as "Mockinhaupt". Their name was never spelled with an "i" it has always been Mockenhaupt with an "e".)
Christian Mockenhaupt immigrated from Fischbach, Prussia (also noted as Coblenz, Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany), on-board the Heinrich Von Gagern, which docked in New Orleans in 1852. While there was another family of Mockenhaupt's noted on the passenger list it is not known at this time if they were related to Christian.
Christian made his way north where he joined his brother, John, in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
On October 4, 1856, he married Barbara Heinz, who with her sister Susan, had also immigrated from Prussia.
Between 1856 and 1858, Barbara and Christian along with Christian's brother and family; John, Susan, and their child Christian E. Mockenhaupt, moved to the Nebraska Territory settling in Plattsmouth .
Christian and Barbara were the parents of Elizabeth, Susanna, Christian Jr., Anna, John P., and Michael Henry Mockenhaupt.
Christian was a brick maker by trade and by 1860 had acquired a good sum of wealth for the times.
His son Christian Jr. would continue to operate the brick manufacturing business after his death and would also become renown for his brick manufacturing.
In 1859, the Mockenhaupt's helped plan and build the first Christian Church in Plattsmouth; St. John's Catholic Church. Christian donated all of the bricks for the construction of the new church building.
His wife, Barbara, passed away in 1877. Christian never remarried and raised his children as a widower.
Barbara and Christian along with John and Susan Mockenhaupt can be credited for establishing the Mockenhaupt family lineage in Nebraska.
Christian and Barbara's headstone incorrectly has their surname listed as "Mockinhaupt". Both of their birth dates are also notably mistaken, however, this was very common for the time period.
John Peter Mockenhaupt
(NOTE: The headstone has their name misspelled as "Mockinhaupt". Their name was never spelled with an "i" it has always been Mockenhaupt with an "e".)
Christian Mockenhaupt immigrated from Fischbach, Prussia (also noted as Coblenz, Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany), on-board the Heinrich Von Gagern, which docked in New Orleans in 1852. While there was another family of Mockenhaupt's noted on the passenger list it is not known at this time if they were related to Christian.
Christian made his way north where he joined his brother, John, in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
On October 4, 1856, he married Barbara Heinz, who with her sister Susan, had also immigrated from Prussia.
Between 1856 and 1858, Barbara and Christian along with Christian's brother and family; John, Susan, and their child Christian E. Mockenhaupt, moved to the Nebraska Territory settling in Plattsmouth .
Christian and Barbara were the parents of Elizabeth, Susanna, Christian Jr., Anna, John P., and Michael Henry Mockenhaupt.
Christian was a brick maker by trade and by 1860 had acquired a good sum of wealth for the times.
His son Christian Jr. would continue to operate the brick manufacturing business after his death and would also become renown for his brick manufacturing.
In 1859, the Mockenhaupt's helped plan and build the first Christian Church in Plattsmouth; St. John's Catholic Church. Christian donated all of the bricks for the construction of the new church building.
His wife, Barbara, passed away in 1877. Christian never remarried and raised his children as a widower.
Barbara and Christian along with John and Susan Mockenhaupt can be credited for establishing the Mockenhaupt family lineage in Nebraska.
Christian and Barbara's headstone incorrectly has their surname listed as "Mockinhaupt". Both of their birth dates are also notably mistaken, however, this was very common for the time period.
Sibling:
John Peter Mockenhaupt
(NOTE: The headstone has their name misspelled as "Mockinhaupt". Their name was never spelled with an "i" it has always been Mockenhaupt with an "e".)
Christian Mockenhaupt immigrated from Fischbach, Prussia (also noted as Coblenz, Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany), on-board the Heinrich Von Gagern, which docked in New Orleans in 1852. While there was another family of Mockenhaupt's noted on the passenger list it is not known at this time if they were related to Christian.
Christian made his way north where he joined his brother, John, in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
On October 4, 1856, he married Barbara Heinz, who with her sister Susan, had also immigrated from Prussia.
Between 1856 and 1858, Barbara and Christian along with Christian's brother and family; John, Susan, and their child Christian E. Mockenhaupt, moved to the Nebraska Territory settling in Plattsmouth .
Christian and Barbara were the parents of Elizabeth, Susanna, Christian Jr., Anna, John P., and Michael Henry Mockenhaupt.
Christian was a brick maker by trade and by 1860 had acquired a good sum of wealth for the times.
His son Christian Jr. would continue to operate the brick manufacturing business after his death and would also become renown for his brick manufacturing.
In 1859, the Mockenhaupt's helped plan and build the first Christian Church in Plattsmouth; St. John's Catholic Church. Christian donated all of the bricks for the construction of the new church building.
His wife, Barbara, passed away in 1877. Christian never remarried and raised his children as a widower.
Barbara and Christian along with John and Susan Mockenhaupt can be credited for establishing the Mockenhaupt family lineage in Nebraska.
Christian and Barbara's headstone incorrectly has their surname listed as "Mockinhaupt". Both of their birth dates are also notably mistaken, however, this was very common for the time period.
John Peter Mockenhaupt
(NOTE: The headstone has their name misspelled as "Mockinhaupt". Their name was never spelled with an "i" it has always been Mockenhaupt with an "e".)
Christian Mockenhaupt immigrated from Fischbach, Prussia (also noted as Coblenz, Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany), on-board the Heinrich Von Gagern, which docked in New Orleans in 1852. While there was another family of Mockenhaupt's noted on the passenger list it is not known at this time if they were related to Christian.
Christian made his way north where he joined his brother, John, in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
On October 4, 1856, he married Barbara Heinz, who with her sister Susan, had also immigrated from Prussia.
Between 1856 and 1858, Barbara and Christian along with Christian's brother and family; John, Susan, and their child Christian E. Mockenhaupt, moved to the Nebraska Territory settling in Plattsmouth .
Christian and Barbara were the parents of Elizabeth, Susanna, Christian Jr., Anna, John P., and Michael Henry Mockenhaupt.
Christian was a brick maker by trade and by 1860 had acquired a good sum of wealth for the times.
His son Christian Jr. would continue to operate the brick manufacturing business after his death and would also become renown for his brick manufacturing.
In 1859, the Mockenhaupt's helped plan and build the first Christian Church in Plattsmouth; St. John's Catholic Church. Christian donated all of the bricks for the construction of the new church building.
His wife, Barbara, passed away in 1877. Christian never remarried and raised his children as a widower.
Barbara and Christian along with John and Susan Mockenhaupt can be credited for establishing the Mockenhaupt family lineage in Nebraska.
Christian and Barbara's headstone incorrectly has their surname listed as "Mockinhaupt". Both of their birth dates are also notably mistaken, however, this was very common for the time period.
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