The Lutheran Church in Lihu'e, Kaua'i, 1885 (photo courtesy of Ursula Timann)

German Church and School Lihu'e, Kaua'i, Hawaii

The Lutheran Church in Lihu'e, Kaua'i, was built in a traditional form of German church plans of Fredrich Richter, the first minister. Later along side they established a school in which he also taught. The school was sponsored by the Isenburg family that brought many of the German settlers to the Lihu'e Plantation on Kaua'i.

Fredrich Richter about 1886, Hawaii
(photo courtesy of Ursula Timann)

"The teacher and reverend Fredrich Richter who was a brother of my greatgrandmother. He was a house teacher in Honolulu before he joined the German comunity of immigrants in Kauai. He did not stay long though but returned to Germany where he married in about 1887, he died in 1906. I found some photographs in an album of my grandmother, one of them showing the Lutheran church that was built after his designs and of the German school. " [Ursula Timann, 5/30/03]

Fredrich Richter was born 12 Sept 1858 at Langen near Badbergen, Germany. He was the first of seven children. He emigrated to Hawaii and became a house teacher in Honolulu by 1886. He became a reverend of the church in Kauai in 1887, apparently built to his design. He doesn't remain here long. By 1888 after establishing the church he returns to Germany where he marries Marie Karoline Lange of Bottom near Ueffeln. They had six children together. Here he becomes a reverend at Gehrde. From 1901 he was also the school inspector for the district of BersenbrŸck in Lower Saxony near OsnabrŸck until his death. He dies at Gehrde on 22 January 1906, less than 48 years old.

The School and Church in Lihue.
(photo courtesy of Ursula Timann)

Sources:

Timann, Ursula. Family records and photos of Fredrich Richter (many thanks) . Germany 5/29/03. email- Werner.Timann@gmx.de
Ship manifest of the Cedar, Volume IV of Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - http://istg.rootsweb.com/

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