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ALBERT HEINRICH RIEPE[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  1803 - 1877

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• Birth	1 Mar 1803	Oldinghausen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany
  Christened	6 Mar 1803	Evangelisch, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	"Albert"
  Immigration	16 Nov 1851	New York City,, New York, USA   [4]
  	Albert came to America at age 48 years on the "Ship Westphalia" with his 3rd wife, 2 sons, and a niece, Louise Kneipp. Departed from Bremen, Germany and arrived in New York, NY on November 16, 1851.
  Buried	Nov 1877	St. John's UCC/Steeple Church Cemetery, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  Died	15 Nov 1877	Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I523	Riepe Roots Database
  Last Modified	09 Feb 2008
  Father	Albert Heinrich Riepe,   b. Est 1775, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany ,   d. Oct 1843, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany
  Mother	Anne Marie Elisabeth Kleimann,   b. Est 1775, ,,, Prussia/Germany ,   d. Est 1813, ,,, Prussia/Germany
  Married	Est 1793	Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany
  Family ID	F437	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Anne Margarethe Ilsabein Kaiser,   b. 31 Jan 1800, Eikum, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany ,   d. 1846, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany
  Married	29 Jan 1826	Muenstergemeinde Evangelisch, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany   [3, 5]
  	Per marriage record, Albert Heinrich was age 23 years at the time of his marriage to Anne Margarethe Ilsabein Kaiser.
  Children	1. Anne Marie Louise Riepe,   b. May 1833, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany ,   d. 31 Jul 1834, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany > 2. JOHANN HEINRICH RIEPE,   b. 7 Jan 1836, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany ,   d. 5 May 1907, ,, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F1031	Group Sheet
  Family 2	ANNE CATHERINE ILSABEIN WOEHRHEIDE,   b. 19 May 1823, ,, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany ,   d. 1909, , Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA
  Married	Est 1847	,,, Prussia/Germany
  Children	1. JOHANN HERMANN HEINRICH RIEPE,   b. Est Jan 1849, Enger, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia/Germany   2. Caroline Katherine Riepe,   b. 12 Apr 1859, Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1941, Burlington, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet

• Photos		Ship Image & Description - "Ship Westphalia" Status: Located. no descriptive information available for this ship
  		Log house built by ALBERT HEINRICH RIEPE (#523), Des Moines Co., IA, 1970 Status: Located. One room, still standing, of the log house built by ALBERT HEINRICH RIEPE(#523) when he and his family first settled in Des Moines Co., IA. Hulda Thie Henderson (left) and her sister, Meta Thie (right, with her back to the camera) - daughters of Amalia Annie Cornelie [Riepe] Thie (#385)
  		First cousins, Hulda Thie Henderson, daughter of Amalia Annie Cornelie [Riepe] Thie (#385), and Wilmer Benjamin Riepe (#453), by the well on the original farm of ALBERT HEINRICH RIEPE (#523) in Des Moines Co., IA, circa 1920 Status: Located.
  Documents		Passenger List - "Ship Westphalia" Status: Located. arrived November 16, 1851, New York, NY
  Headstones		ALBERT HEINRICH RIEPE (#523) Status: . St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery

• Notes

  Albert appears in the 1856 Des Moines Co., IA Census, Flint River Township, living with his wife, Ann, and their son, John Henry. Albert is listed as being age 54 years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates the family had been living in Iowa for 1 year. Albert and Ann were living next door to Albert's brother, Herman, and his family. Albert appears in the 1860 Iowa Census (8/9), Flint River Township, living with his wife, Ann (listed as Catherine), and their children, Henry and Caroline. Albert is listed being age 56 years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates Albert was born in Prussia. Albert appears in the 1870 Iowa Census (7/19), Flint River Township, Des Moines Co., living with his wife, Ann (listed as Catharine), and their daughter, Caroline. Albert is listed as being age 67 years. Occupation: farmer. Census information indicates Albert was born in Prussia.

• Sources

  [S8] CEM - St. John's UCC Cemetery DM, cemetery records. [S53] LDS - C972883 / 0582688, christening record. [S151] LDS - M990113 / 1051674, marriage record. [S521] IMM - New York Ship Lists 1820-1957, immigration record. [S154] LDS - M966783 / 0473665, marriage record. [S53] LDS - C972883 / 0582688, christening record. Albert Heinrich Riepe