Karl Friedrich Ernst Purf b. 24 Apr 1828 Neustadt an der Orla, Germany d. 1 Mar 1895 Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota

1828 - 1895 (66 years)

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Name	Karl Friedrich Ernst Purf [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Born	24 Apr 1828	Neustadt an der Orla, Germany [8]
Gender	Male
Alias	Charles Purfeerst
A.K.A.	Charles Purfeerst
Immigration	21 Sep 1852	Arrived Baltimore, Maryland aboard vessel Mississippi from Bremerhaven, Germany
Naturalization	17 Oct 1854	Naturalization Intention Papers, Franklin County, Ohio
Property-1	22 Sep 1857	S 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 108N, Range 19W, Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota, 80 acres, transfer from United States to Charles Purfeerst, Steele County, Minnesota
Property-2	14 Dec 1857	SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 and NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 108 (Merton), Range 19W, Steele County, Minnesota, 80 acres, transfer from Charles Purfeerst to Emmons P. Taylor, Steele County, Minnesota
Property-3	22 Mar 1858	SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 and NW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 10, Township 108 (Merton), Range 19W. Transfer from Charles Purfeerst to Patrick Hunt, Steele County, Minnesota
Property-4	22 Mar 1858	SE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 18 & NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 19, Township 108 (Ellington), Range 18W, 80 acres sold by Patrick Hunt to Charles Purfeerst, Dodge County, Minnesota
Property-8	22 Dec 1862	SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 18 and NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 19, Ellington Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, 80 acres transfer from Charles Purfeerst to Martha Carpenter, Dodge County, Minnesota
Property-5	5 Dec 1863	NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 2, Township 108, Range 20W, Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota, 10 acres, transfer from Brooks Chapin to Charles Purfeerst, Steele County, Minnesota
Property-6	26 May 1864	SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 15, Township 108, Range 19W, Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota, 40 acres, transfer from Chalres Purfeerst to John Lane, Steele County, Minnesota
Property-9	14 Jun 1864	W 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Section 18, Township 109, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota, 80 acres, transfer from James Bridget to Charles Purfeerst, his first property in Rice County, Minnesota
Property-7	8 Mar 1867	NW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 2, Township 108, (Clinton Falls), Range 20W, 10 acres transfer from Charles Purfeerst to Herman Purfeerst, Steele County, Minnesota
Property-10	4 Sep 1876	W 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Section 19, Township 109, Range 19W, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota, 80 acres sold by Henry Hoffmen to Charles Purfeerst, Rice County, Minnesota
Property-11	15 Dec 1891	W 1/2 of SE 1/4, Section 18, Township 109 (Richland), Range 19W, 80 acres sold by Charles & Mary Purfeerst ( Sr) to Charles Purfeerst (Jr), Rice County, Minnesota
Buried	Mar 1895	Richland Community Cemetery, Rice County, Minnesota [9]
Died	1 Mar 1895	Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota [10]
Person ID	I000001	Purfeerst
Last Modified	6 Jun 2010

Father	Johann David Ernst Purf, b. 27 Jul 1802, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany , d. 1 Jun 1866, Kleineutersdorf, Germany (Age 63 years)
Mother	Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann, b. 21 Jan 1799, Wildenthal, Germany , d. 2 Feb 1888, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey (Age 89 years)
Married	1 Oct 1827	Eibenstock, Germany [11]
Family ID	F00636	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Jane Brown, b. 7 Dec 1837, Pennsylvania , d. 7 May 1919, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)

Married 23 Jan 1859 Aurora, Steele County, Minnesota [12]

Children

	1. David Ernst Purfeerst, b. 30 May 1860, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 26 Jan 1949, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
	2. Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Jr., b. 16 Mar 1862, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 3 Mar 1940, River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin (Age 77 years)
	3. Rosa Ann Purfeerst, b. 25 Dec 1864, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 8 Aug 1946, Seattle, King County, Washington (Age 81 years)
	4. Jane Elizabeth Purfeerst, b. 16 Feb 1867, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 4 Apr 1873, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 6 years)
	5. John James Purfeerst, b. 5 Jan 1869, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 15 Apr 1873, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 4 years)
	6. Harmon Francis Purfeerst, b. 22 Mar 1873, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 19 Apr 1955, Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington (Age 82 years)
	7. William Frederick Purfeerst, b. 17 Nov 1875, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 15 Apr 1959, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 83 years)
	8. Henry Mark Purfeerst, b. 30 Jun 1883, Richland Township, Rice County, Minnesota , d. 31 Aug 1962, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)

Family ID F00003 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		A3. St. John the Baptist Evangelical Church, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany. This picture of St. John the Baptist Evangelical church was taken by the Author during a year 2000 research trip to Neustadt, Germany. Many Purfürst family members who emigrated to America once lived in and around the village in which this church is located. The parish baptism, marriage and burial registers, dating back to 1600, revealed considerable information on our ancestors. In 1294 the Landgraf Albrecht von Thuringer (The Count Albrecht Thuringa) and his wife Elisabeth, the widowed Countess of Arnshaugh, built a chapel in Neustadt and dedicated it to John The Baptist. Although having since undergone a number of alterations, the structure seen here was completed in 1534 and is said not to have changed since. The Lutheran church of St. John the Baptist was the family parish for the Purfürst family groups listed below. * ILLINOIS, Cook County - Arno Walter Purfürst and Wilhelmine Purfürst * INDIANA, Fountain County - Carl Friedrich August Purfürst and Johann Friedrich Purfürst. * MINNESOTA, Rice County - Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst. * MINNESOTA, Steele County - Carl Friedrich Herman Purfürst. * MISSOURI, St. Louis County - Johann Friedrich Jacob Purfürst. * NEW JERSEY, Essex County - Johann David Ernst Purfürst, Christiana Paulina Purfürst, Robert Richard Purfürst and Ida Francisca Purfürst. * TEXAS, Harris County - Ernst August Purfürst. * FINLAND, Helsinki - Carl Wilhelm Alfred Purfürst See the individual Histories for the geographical locations associated with the families for more information on the family groups. See the History of St John's the Baptist church for more information on the parish. See the History of Neustadt, Germany for more information on the village where the church was located.
		Charles & Mary (Brown) Purfeerst, Sr. Descendants - 1985. This picture was taken on July 14, 1985 in Rice County, Minnesota and shows the reunion of the descendants of Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst. a.k.a., Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. and Mary Jane Brown. The events began two days earlier at an evening reception held at a hotel in Faribault, Minnesota. The following day, July 13, 1985 graveside ceremonies were conducted at the Richland Township Cemetery where Charles and Mary Purfeerst were previously interred. The reunion was held on farm property originally purchased by Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. on June 14, 1864 and, to that day, had remained under ownership of his descendants. Initially the land passed to his son Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Jr.; thence to Mark Phillip Purfeerst, thence to Clarence Mark Purfeerst; and thence to Charles & Mary's GreatGreatGrandson James Mark Purfeerst. A total of 235 descendants attended the reunion. They came many corners of the United States including such far away places as the states of Pennylvania, Virginia, Georgia and Washington. See the history of Rice County, Minnesota for more information on the Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. family. Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. is the son of Johann David Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a., Ernest Purfurst and Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann. See the history of Essex County, New Jersey for information on the parents.
		Charles & Mary (Brown) Purfeerst, Sr. Descendants - 1934. This picture was taken in 1934 in Rice County, Minnesota and displays many descendants of Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a. Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. and Mary Jane Brown. LEFT TO RIGHT:(with younger generations identified with their later married names): FRONT ROW: * Ernest David Purfeerst * Mary Lou (Karp) Pluemer * Violet (Purfeerst) Zabel * Marie (Purfeerst) Sticha * Clarence Mark Purfeerst * Michael John Karp * Myrtle Margaret (Purfeerst) Durand. SECOND ROW: (all of Charles and Mary Brown Purfeerst's surviving direct descendants and their respective surviving spouses.) * Margaret Dauser and spouse Charles Ernest Purfeerst,Jr., Pierce County, Wisconsin. * Rosa Ann (Purfeerst) Meyer, Spokane, Washington. (Husband Mathias Meyer deceased) * David Ernest Purfeerst & spouse Magdalena Margaret Gatzke, Rice County, Minnesota. * Harmon Francis Purfeerst & spouse Jennie June Johnson, Morton County, North Dakota. * William Frederick Purfeerst & spouse Josephine Kinney, Rice County, Minnesota. * Henry Mark Purfeerst & spouse Josephine Hanson, Rice County, Minnesota. THIRD ROW: * Isabelle Purfeerst * Amelia (Carpenter) Purfeerst * Earl Mathius Meyer, Sr. * Helga Olive (Hansen) Purfeerst * Margaret Marie (Carpenter) Purfeerst * Lauretta Hazel (Purfeerst) Bowers * Lena (Meyer) Kaiser * Helen Sticha * Mary Catherine (Purfeerst) Karp * Hazel Marcella (Schlipp)Purfeerst * Elizabeth M. Sherning-Purfeerst * Wilhelmine A. Purfeerst FOURTH ROW * David Charles Purfeerst * Mark Phillip Purfeerst * George William Purfeerst * Roy David Purfeerst * Charles Henry Purfeerst * Arthur Kaiser * Michael Peter Karp * Adelard Eugene Purfeerst * Leland Rosemond Purfeers * Earl Christ Purfeerst The two ladies standing to the extreme right in the third row are Elizabeth and Wilhelmine Purfeerst, the unmarried daughters of Charles Purfeerst's brother Carl Friedrich Hermann Purfürst, a.k.a. Herman Purfeerst and his wife Elisabeth Schmidt-Sherning of nearby Steele County, Minnesota. Most of the people in the photo are children (along with their respective spouses) or grandchildren of the aforementioned family elders; however, the handsome young man Adelard Purfeerst, in a late night phone call, identified Helen Sticha as "his girl friend". See the history of Rice County, Minnesota for more information on the Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. family. See the history of Steele County, Minnesota for information on the Herman Purfeerst family. Charles Ernest Purfeerst and Herman Purfeerst were the sons of Johann David Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a., Ernest Purfurst and Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann. See the history of Essex County, New Jersey for more information on the parents.
		Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst, Sr. Descendants - 1934 This picture was taken at the 1934 family reunion. It shows the surviving descendant children of Charles and Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst amd their spouses. LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT: * Charles Purfeerst, Jr with wife Margaret (nee Dauser) behind * David Purfeerst with wife Magdalena (nee Gatzke) behind * Earl Meyer, son of Rosa Ann (nee Purfeerst) Meyer, behind. Rosa's husband Mathius Meyer, deceased. * Harmon Purfeerst with wife Jennie (nee Johnson)behind. * William Purfeerst with wife Josephine (nee Kenney) behind. * Henry Purfeerst withg wife Josephine (nee Hanson) behind. See the history of Rice County, Minnesota for more information on the Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. family. Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. is the son of Johann David Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a., Ernest Purfurst and Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann. See the history of Essex County, New Jersey for more information on the parents.
		Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst, Sr. Family - 1886. This picture was taken in 1884 in Rice County, Minnesota and shows the family of Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a. Charles Purfeerst and his wife Mary Jane Brown. LEFT TO RIGHT: STANDING: * Charles Ernest Purfeerst (Jr.) * Rosa Ann Purfeerst * Harmon Francis Purfeerst * David Ernst Purfeerst SEATED: * Henry Mark Purfeerst * Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst * William Frederick Purfeerst * Charles Ernest Purfeerst, (Sr.) See the history of Rice County, Minnesota for more information on the Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. family. Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. is the son of Johann David Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a., Ernest Purfurst and Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann. See the history of Essex County, New Jersey for more information on the parents.
		Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst, Sr. Farm - 1950. This picture was taken about 1950 in Rice County, Minnesota. It is an aerial photo of the farm originally operated by Charles Ernest and Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst, Sr. and was the site of the family reunions held in 1934 and 1985 as depicted in the photo collection. The farm property has been continously owned by Purfeerst descendants and is currently managed by Charles Purfeerst's GreatGreatGrandson, James Mark Purfeerst and his wife Debra Kay (Tatge). See the history of Rice County, Minnesota for information on this family.
		Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr - 1884. This picture was taken about 1884 in Rice County, Minnesota and shows Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a, Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. See the history of Rice County, Minnesota for information on the Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. family. Charles Ernest Purfeerst is the son of Johann David Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a., Ernest Purfurst and Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann. See the history of Essex County, New Jersey for more information on the parents.
		Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr with sisters Ida & Paulina - 1885 This picture was taken in 1885 in Newark, New Jersey and shows Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr., a.k.a., Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst, with his sisters Ida (Purfurst) Strauch, a.k.a., Ida Francisca Purfürst (left) and Paulina (Purfurst) Muller, a.k.a., Christiana Paulina Purfürst (right), of Newark, New Jersey. Charles, Ida and Paulina were the children of Ernest Purfurst, a.k.a, Johann David Ernst Purfürst and Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann. See history of Rice County, Minnesota for information on Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr.. See history of Essex County, New Jersey for information on Ida Purfurst, Paulina Purfurst and their parents.
		Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. - 1885. This picture was taken about 1885 and shows Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a, Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. See the history of Rice County, Minnesota for more information on Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. Charles Ernest Purfeerst, Sr. is the son of Johann David Ernst Purfürst, a.k.a., Ernest Purfurst and Christliebe Wilhelmine Seltmann. See the history of Essex County, New Jersey for information on the parents.

Sources

[S013221] 1875 Minnesota State Census, Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst., FHL Microfilm 565,727: Richland County, Rice County, May 4, 1875, Page 474, Line 87.
Stated: Charles Purfeerst, age 47; wife. Mary J., age 38; son. Charles, age 15; son. David, age 15; dau. Rosa, age 11; son. Harmon, age 3. Charles' parents born in Saxony; Mary's parents born in Ireland.
1875 Minnesota State Census, Karl (aka Charles) Frederick Ernst & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst. FHL Microfilm 565,727: Richland County, Rice County, May 4, 1875, Page 474, Line 87. Stated: Charles Purfeerst, age 47; wife. Mary J., age 38; son. Charles, age 15; son. David, age 15; dau. Rosa, age 11; son. Harmon, age 3. Charles' parents born in Saxony; Mary's parents born in Ireland.
[S013401] 1880 US Federal Census, Minnesota, Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst., FHL Microfilm 1,254,632: Richland Township, Rice County, June 5, 1880, Sheet 7, Line 2.
Stated: Charles E. Purfeerst age 51; wife. Mary J., age 42; son. David, age 20; son. Charles E., age 18; dau. Rosa A., age 15; son. Herman, age 6; son. William, age 4.
1880 US Federal Census, Minnesota, Karl (aka Charles) Frederick Ernst & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst. FHL Microfilm 1,254,632: Richland Township, Rice County, June 5, 1880, Sheet 7, Line 2. Stated: Charles E. Purfeerst age 51; wife. Mary J., age 42; son. David, age 20; son. Charles E., age 18; dau. Rosa A., age 15; son. Herman, age 6; son. William, age 4.
[S013430] 1885 Minnesota State Census, Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst., FHL Microfilm 565,753: Richland Township, Rice County, May 26, 1885, Page 9, Line 13.
Stated: Charles Perfurst (sic), age 57; wife. M. J., age 48; son. Charles. age 23; dau. Rosey, age 20; son. Herman, age 14; son. William, age 9; son. Henry, age 2.
1885 Minnesota State Census, Karl (aka Charles) Frederick Ernst & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst. FHL Microfilm 565,753: Richland Township, Rice County, May 26, 1885, Page 9, Line 13. Stated: Chales Perfurst, age 57; wife. M. J., age 48; son. Charles. age 23; dau. Rosey, age 20; son. Herman, age 14; son. William, age 9; son. Henry, age 2.
[S013229] 1857 Minnesota State Census, Charles Purfeerst., FHL Microfilm 676,157: Township 108, Range 19 (later known as Union Prairie Township), Steele County, October 23,1857, Page 3, Line 8.
Stated: Charles Purfarst (sic), age 28. Charles was living with his brother Herman, age 29 and herman's wife, Catherine, age 29. Also, living withn them was Frederick Shettle, age 29. Note: Herman was listed first in the census thus it is assumed that everyone was living on Herman's property. Herman owned Section 15 in this Township and Charles owned Section 10. Charles is not yet married. Frederick Shettle was born in Charles and Herman's home town in Germany.
[S033273] 1860 US Federal Census, Minnesota, Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst., FHL Microfilm 803,573: Faribault, Rice County, June 8, 1860, Page 24, Line 32.
Stated: Chas. Perfest (sic) age 32; wife. Mary J., age 18; son. David, age 1 month. Note: At the time of the census Charles and Mary were living with the Jacob Oppliger family. Jacob Oppliger, age 26; wife. Mary, age 28; dau. Lizzie, age 2 months; Jacob's occupation was a butcher who immigrated from Switzerland; his wife from Germany. Charles' occupation was as a Teamster. (horse team driver). The relationship between the two families, if any, is not known.
[S033306] 1865 Minnesota State Census, Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst., FHL Microfilm 565,715: Richland Township, Rice County, June 1, 1865, Page 4, Line 26.
Stated: Charles Purfeest; wife. Mary J.; son. David; son. Charles; dau. Rosanna.
[S033317] 1870 US Federal Census, Minnesota, Charles & Mary Jane (Brown) Purfeerst., FHL Microfilm 830,429: Richland Township, Rice County June 13, 1870, Page 14, Line 87.
Stated: Charles Perfest (sic), age 42; wife. Mary, age 38; son. David, age 10; son. Charles, age 8; dau. Roxanna, age 6; dau. Elizabeth, age 2; son. James, age 6 months. Charles born in Saxony; Mary born in Pennsylvania. Charles said the farm had about 100 acres with a value of $2000 dollars. Cash crops included wheat, corn, oats and barley. Farm animals included 3 horses, 1 mule, 1 sheep, 4 milk cows and three pigs. Wages paid to hired help over the previous year totaled 20 dollars.
[S005949] 1828 Birth Record, Germany, Karl Friedrich Ernst Purf, St. Johannis Evangelical Lutheran Church, Neustadt a/O, Germany, Baptism Book 1828, Page 356, Number 81, April 24, 1828.
Stated: Born to clothmaker Johann David Ernst Purf
[S017156] Burial Location per Cemetery Record.
[S004916] 1895 Obituary, Minnesota, Charles Purfeerst (Sr.), Faribault Daily News, Wednesday, Mar 6, 1895, Page 3, Column 2.
Stated: Charles Purfeerst, age 66, died March 1, 1895 in Richland Township. He was born in Saxony and immigrated in September, 1852. He lived first in Indiana and moved to Minnesota in 1856. He lived in Faribault for some years and drove a stage between Faribault and Red Wing.
[S033069] 1827 Marriage Record, Germany, Johann David Ernst Purf, St. Johannis Evangelical Lutheran Church, Neustadt a/O, Germany, Wedding Book Year 1827, Page 70, Number 24, October 1, 1827.
Stated: Married in the church at Eibenstock. Johann David Ernst Purf
[S006448] 1859 Marriage Record, Minnesota, Charles Purfeerst & Mary Brown., Steele County Book A, Page 7, Jan 23, 1859.
Stated: The witness for Charles was "H. Purfeerst" (Charles' brother Herman). The witness for Mary Brown was "Charles Lancaster" whose relationship to Mary is yet unknown.