Notes:

Herman, son of Johann Ernst Heinrich Buhrman, known as Henry Buhrman Sr., was born in Unterlubbe, Kries Minden, westfalen, Konigreich Preuszen, Germany. The family left Germany in 1852, coming to Nashville via New Orleans and St. Louis. the trip took 9 weeks and 4 days and was made by steamboat, railroad, and horse-drawn wagon. The family brought with it a melodeon which was made in Stuttgart, Germany by the Philip trayser Co. and is still in its original condition. It now graces the Washington County Historical Museum, together with other items from the Buhrman household - a gift of Bert Buhrman Jr., his great grandson, and other members of the family. Early in life Herman entered the mercantile business and in later years was appointed postmaster of Nashville, during Pres. McKinley's administration. His father was one of the founders of St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Nashville, where he also was a member and served as an officer.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1962"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

Note: It mayh be that his melodon was used in the first church building which was built by seven men, two of whomwere the senior Buhrman and Hoffman.

HERMAN married HOFFMANN SOPHIE ELISABETH on 1 May 1864. SOPHIE (daughter of HOFFMANN JOHANN ERNST and HOFFMAN SOPHIE MARIA JUSTINA KATHARINA) was born on 26 Aug 1844 in Minden, Washington County, Illinois (lst 2 names may be reversed).; died on 13 Jan 1888. [Group Sheet]

1. BUHRMAN EMMA MARIA was born on 17 Sep 1865; died in 1955.
2. BUHRMAN HENRY C. was born on 1 Jul 1868; died in Feb 1919 in Dod may be 1929.
3. BUHRMAN OSCAR HERMAN was born in 1871; died in Dec 1917.
4. BUHRMAN WALTER A. was born in Apr 1874; died on 4 Dec 1939 in Chicago, Illinois.; was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana.
5. BUHRMAN PAUL was born in 1881; died in 1935; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery, Nashville, Illinois.
6. BUHRMAN ALBERT JOHN was born on 5 Feb 1885; died on 18 Nov 1966; was buried in Mt. Morial Cemetery, Kansas City.

Notes:

Johann and his wife and son H. H. Buhrman came to America in 1852 from Unterlubbe, Westfalen, Preusen -- near Midnen, Germany. Another son, August, was born either on the voyage or shortly after the family's arrival in America.
The family departed from Germany about September 1, 1852. They arrived at New Orleans October 28th and at St. Louis November 7th, 1852. The family lived in St. Louis the first year on 8th Street between Washington adn Franklin Avenue. Son Herman H. Buhrman attended the Lutheran School on Franklin Ave. near 10th St.
From St. Louis the family moved ot Washington County, Illinois in August 1853. A notation mentions Loui, son of Henrich and August Buhrmann, but no dates of birth and death.
Sons Herman and August married Hoffman sisters, thus the offspring of both families were double cousins. August and his wife both died at an early age as did Elizabeth, wife of Herman Henry Buhrman. All the children were broughtr up in H. H. Buhrman's home (northeast corner of Washington adn Lebanon Streets in Nashville) by him and his eldest daughter Erma, and Sarah Hoffman, sister of the two deceased Buhrman wives.
They were enroute 9 weeks and 4 days arriving with other immigrants in St. Louis, Missouri Sunday, November 7, 1852. Method of Travel: Unterlubbe to Minden (9 or 10 miles) by wagon, Minden to Bremen by steam railroad. Bremen to Bremerhaven by Steam Boat. September 5th, 1852 embarked in Bremerhaven for New Orleans. La. Duration of ocean trip, 7 weeks and 4 days by three masted sailing ship named President Schmidt. New Orleans, La to St. Louis, Mo. (7 days) arriving Sunday, November 7, 1852.
P.S. If my memory serves me correctly, as to hearsay, the destination of a portion of the ships passengers was Evansville and likely other Indiana and Ohio localities. Hence there was a separation of the immigrants at New Orleans. The Indianas, etc. quote would likely take passage on an Ohio river boat after we had departed for St. Louis. Our contingent took a St. Louis boat arriving at St. Louis either during the night of Saturday to Sunday, or early Sunday morning, November 7, 1852.
After the transfer to the St. Louis Levee of the passengers and their baggage was completed on that memorial Sunday morning, the "green" Germans found themselves in a distressing condition, while watching their property and waiting for relief, because they could not converse with the natives, nor the latter with them.
About noon, two old friends (Henry Bultman and Frederick Meier) arrived on the scene taking charge of all. The baggage was hauled to temporary storing places and all the people were taken to their own and their friends homes and entertained.
Of the co-passengers from Germany, I now remember the following who settled in Washington County:
Henry Meyer (named little Henry) and a brother, William
Fred Kleemann
William Konemann, Sr. and family
Henry Kieman and family
Ernst H. Huffman (named Blase) and family excepting their son, Ernst, who had preceeded his parents to America
F. W. Krughoff and family, excepting their two sons, Fred and Louis, who also has preceded their parents to this country.
Ernst Weihe, one of the co-passengers on the President Schmidt said that the ship arrived at New Orleans October 28, 1852.
Frederick Buhrman and August Steffen remained in New Orleans for a while working at their trade making shoes. They, however, arrived in St. Louis before we (Henry Buhrman and family) departed from that city in August 1853 for Illinois.

There is more information regarding the distribution of personal keepsakes from the family included in the Buhrman file.

Information from the notebooks of Herman H. Buhrman, son of John Ernst Heinrich Buhrman, found in a folder in the Washington County Historical Society office in Nashville, Illinois.

JOHANN married WIPPERMAN AUGUSTE CAROLINE WILHELMINE. AUGUSTE was born on 3 Aug 1814 in Germany; died on 12 Sep 1884 in Year of death may be 1864; Nashville, Washington County, Illinois; was buried in Oak Grove (Odd Fellows) Cemetery, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]