Coffin plate · primary-source record
Hermine Stephan
Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Age at death
49 years 17 days
Plate found in
Rockville
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Hermine Stephan
AE 49 yrs 17 days
Researcher's notes
Provenance
This coffin plate for Hermine Stephan was found in Rockville. Submitted by Thomas Roberts.
1880 United States Federal Census
I went and had a hunt for Hermine Stephan in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found one individual of interest as you can see below.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Hermine Stephan |
| Home in 1880 | Third Creek, Gasconade, Missouri |
| Age | 11 |
| Estimated Birth Year | abt 1869 |
| Birthplace | Missouri |
| Relation to Head of Household | Daughter |
| Father's Name | Albert |
| Father's birthplace | Prussia |
| Mother's Name | Caroline |
| Mother's birthplace | Prussia |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Female |
| House Number | 8346699 |
Household members:
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Albert Stephan | 40 |
| Caroline Stephan | 36 |
| Hermine Stephan | 11 |
| Albertine Stephan | 8 |
| Heinrich Stephan | 5 |
| Maria Stephan | 2 |
| Charles Stephan | 47 |
Sources consulted
- 1880 United States Federal Census
Record submitted by
Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census
⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.
1880 US Federal Census
Census household: House Number: 8346699, Albert Stephan (40), Caroline Stephan (36), Hermine Stephan (11), Albertine Stephan (8), Heinrich Stephan (5), Maria Stephan (2), Charles Stephan (47)
1880 US Federal Census
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
- Permalink
- /records/coffin-plates/stephan-hermine/
- Image vs transcription
- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
Citation: "Coffin plate of Hermine Stephan (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/stephan-hermine/ : accessed [your access date]).
The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.
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