When I wrote the post, Henry IV’s 200th, back in 2022, I stated that I had written 3 previous posts about men named Henry Miesner, making that blog’s main character, Henry IV. I apparently had not gotten all of the Henry Miesner’s yet because you are going to read about another one today. However, I am not going to begin with Henry V. I will begin with the birth of an angel.

Engel Mathilde Versemann was born on August 4, 1898, making today her special 125th birthday. Engel, which means “angel” in German, was the daughter of Gottlieb and Martha (Mangels) Versemann. In a story about Engel’s parents titled, Gottfried, Martha, and Their Farrar Females, the photo below was displayed. Their story highlighted the fact that almost all their children were girls, the first one being Engel.

Before I move on, I would like to point out another incredibly coincidental fact connected to today’s story. Another event took place on August 4, 1898. A woman by the name of Engel Miesner died in Jacob, Illinois on that day. Engel Miesner’s gravestone is shown here. It clearly says that she died on August 4, 1898.

As you can surmise by my previous statements, Engel Versemann would marry a man named Miesner, making her Engel Miesner. So, on the day that one Engel Miesner died in Illinois, another one who would become Engel Miesner was born in Missouri. I guess we could says that when one angel died, another one was born.

Engel Versemann was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a look at her baptism record.

Engel appears in the 1900 census at the age of 2, although you can hardly read her name in this census entry. Her father was a farmer in the Salem Township.

Next, we find Engel in the 1910 census when she was 12 years old. By that time, Engel had 3 younger sisters.

Two years after the above census, Engel was confirmed at Salem, Farrar in 1912. Then, the 1920 census shows Engel as being still single and living with her parents during the year that she would get married. Engel’s only brother was born during the 1910’s, along with 3 more sisters.

Now, we will take a look at Henry the Fifth. Heinrich Johann Miesner was born on November 21, 1895, the son of John (who was baptized as Johann Heinrich) and Magdalena (Roth) Miesner. A wedding photo of Henry’s parents was published in the post written about them titled, Silent Partner.

Like his future wife, Henry was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can also view his baptism record below.

Henry is found in the 1900 census at the age of 4. His census, since his family also lived in the Salem Township, is very difficult to read. Henry’s father was a farmer.

The 1910 census is considerably easier to read. This was the year that Henry was confirmed at Salem, Farrar. Henry was the 2nd of 5 children in this Miesner family, and all of them are included in this entry.

In 1917, Henry had his World War I draft registration completed. This form says that he was a farm hand for his father.

Henry did spend some time in the U.S. Army during World War I. His military record is pictured here. He did spend some time overseas.

After the war, Henry was back to living with his parents. For some reason, he is not given an occupation in the 1920 census.

Henry Miesner married Engel Versemann on April 11, 1920 at Salem, Farrar. We can take a look at the church record for this event below.

The Missouri marriage license for this couple can also be viewed.

Our German Family Tree lists 3 children born to Henry and Engel. All 3 of those children are found in the 1930 census, along with Henry’s father and brother Alwin. Henry was a farmer.

In the 1940 census, the Miesner household consisted of just the mother, father, and 3 children.

Henry Miesner had his World War II draft card completed in 1942.

The last census the public can view is the one taken in 1950. Henry and Engel had an empty nest.

Henry Miesner died in 1972 at the age of 76. His death certificate says he died as a patient in the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Engel Miesner died in 1989 at the age off 90, too recently to view her death certificate. Her church record states that she died from a stroke. Both Henry and Engel Miesner are buried in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Farrar.

Yes, this is another one of those stories in which the bride and groom were born, baptized, confirmed, married, raised a family, died, and were buried while being members of the same congregation. In this case, that congregation was Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, but we can also say that this couple spent all that time while living in the Salem Township of Perry County.

Now, you know the story of the man that I choose to call Henry V. I guess now I’ll have to keep my eyes on the lookout for Henry VI. Once again, I am reminded of this song made famous by Herman’s Hermits. Will I ever get to the point of writing the story of Henry VIII? Hopefully, if I ever get to do so, that Henry Miesner will not have been married 7 times before.