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Claus Ficken

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Claus Ficken

Birth
Selsingen, Landkreis Rotenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
24 Apr 1915 (aged 72)
Benton County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Crockerville, Benton County, Missouri, USA
Plot
Buried next to his wife Gesche and son Benjamin
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Born in Hanover, Germany, son of John Henry and Sophia Margaret(Cordes) Ficken. Came to America, arriving in New Orleans with his family, on November 20, 1858. Claus served in the German regiment, Benton County Home Guards, during the Civil War. He reenlisted for the Missouri Militia and Illinois Infantry Units. He received an honorable discharge in October 1865 at Baton Rouge, LA. Married Gesche Wrieden on August 15, 1868 at Brauersville in Morgan County, MO with the Rev. Robert Helbig officiating. 12 children were born to Claus and Gesche. Following the Civil War, Claus lived in the Balke Prairie area between Cole Camp and Stover, Missouri. He was a Lutheran.
Born in Hanover, Germany, son of John Henry and Sophia Margaret(Cordes) Ficken. Came to America, arriving in New Orleans with his family, on November 20, 1858. Claus served in the German regiment, Benton County Home Guards, during the Civil War. He reenlisted for the Missouri Militia and Illinois Infantry Units. He received an honorable discharge in October 1865 at Baton Rouge, LA. Married Gesche Wrieden on August 15, 1868 at Brauersville in Morgan County, MO with the Rev. Robert Helbig officiating. 12 children were born to Claus and Gesche. Following the Civil War, Claus lived in the Balke Prairie area between Cole Camp and Stover, Missouri. He was a Lutheran.

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  • Created by: Russell Smith
  • Added: Jun 28, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9008759/claus-ficken: accessed ), memorial page for Claus Ficken (10 Dec 1842–24 Apr 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9008759, citing Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Crockerville, Benton County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Russell Smith (contributor 20007978).