Daniel J. Kortenkamp (April 28, 2007)
e-mail: dkortenk@uwsp.edu
The Lang ancestry has been traced back to
The first occurance of the name “Lang” in the Niedernberg records
is that of Velten and Anna Lang in 1612.
In 1651 there are listed “Andreaβ Lang”, and “Hans Lang”. In 1671 is added “Stephl Lang”. By 1684 “Andreas and Maria Lang” are listed
with “2 sons” and “2 daughters”; and “Christopel and Catrina Lang” are listed
with “4 sons”. In 1776 is listed “
The first documented “Lang” family in this genealogy is
that of Joseph and Katharina [Klug] Lang who lived in
Philipp, born
- married Margaretha Schmitt,
- children: Maria Elisabeth (Mrs. Bernard? Reinhard), Peter (Theresia Rheinhard/Reinhard), Maria Anna (Mrs. ), Maria Margaretha (died age 8 days), Maria Eve (Mrs. Christof Andres), (died at birth) , and Barbara (Mrs. Heinrich Wenzel).
[ Philipp Lang worked as a “sutor” (shoemaker). ]
[ Mrs. Philipp (Margaretha Schmitt) Lang was born , 1744, at Mömlingen,
Joseph Lang died October? 9, 1783. His wife Katharina [Klug] died the 18th of month?, 1784.
Philipp Lang, son of Joseph and Katharina
[Klug] Lang, was born
Maria Elisabeth, born
- married Bernard? Reinhard, , 1797 , Church,
- children:
[ Bernard? Rheinhard/Reinhard was born , ; ; son of . He worked as a . He died . ]
Peter, born
- married Anna Maria Theresia Rheinhard/Reinhard,
- children:
Heinrich (died age 2), Bernard (Elisabeth Fecher), Maria Eva (Mrs. Johan
Dittmaier) [to
[ Peter Lang worked as a “sutor” (shoemaker). ]
[ Mrs.
Maria Anna, born
- married
- children:
Maria Margaretha, born
Maria Eva, born
- married Christof Andres, , 1818, Church,
- children:
, born
- married
- children:
Barbara, born
- married Heinrich Wenzel, , 1811, Church,
-children:
Philipp Lang died
The earliest written record in Neidernberg of the Reinhard name is Hans Reinhardt in the Turkish Tax Register of 1551. The tax was required in 1530 to help fight the Turks who threatened the area for about 200 years after the fall of Constantinoble in 1453.
The earliest documented ancestor in this genealogy is
Jodalkus Rheinhard who lived in
Johann and Margaretha [Haas] Rheinhard had three children while living in Niedernberg:
Johann Petrus, born 27, 1753. Died
- married Margaretha Schnur,
- children: Johann (died age 14), Petrus (died at birth), Anna Maria (twin to Petrus, died age 4 days), Petrus/Peter (Maria Anna Hartlaub) [immigrated to America; departed Bremen, June 6, 1833, settled near Alvada, Seneca County, Ohio], Michael ( ), Margaretha, twin to Michael ( ), and Anna Margaretha ( ).
[ Petrus Reinhard worked as a . ]
[ Mrs. Petrus (Margaretha Schnur) Reinhard was born 1753,
Wenigumstadt (near Großostheim),
Anna Margaretha, born
Johann Adam, born
- married
- children:
Johann Rheinhard’s first wife, Margaretha [Haas] died 1759 at
Niedernberg. He then married Felizitas
Hartmann on
Johann and Felizitas [Hartmann] Rheinhard had nine children:
Eva, born
- married
- children:
Rebekka, born
Rebekka, born
- married
- children:
Bernard, born
- married
- children:
Margaretha, born
- married
- children:
Heinrich, born
- married
- children:
Anna Maria, born
- married
-children:
Klara, born
- married
- children:
Anna Maria Theresia, born
- married Peter Lang,
- children:
Heinrich (died age 2), Bernard (Elisabeth Fecher), Maria Eva (Mrs. Johan
Dittmaier) [to
[ Peter Lang was born
Johann Rheinhard
died February 9, 1779, Niedernberg. His
wife, Felizitas [Hartmann] Rheinhard, died
Anna Maria Theresia Rheinhard/Reinhard married Peter Lang on
Heinrich, born
Bernard, born
- married Elisabeth Fecher,
- children:
Heinrich, born
[ Bernard worked as a . ]
[ Mrs. Bernard (Elisabeth Fecher) Lang was born
Maria Eva, born
- married Johan Dittmaier, , 1836, Church,
- children:
[ Maria Eva immigrated to
[ John Dittmaier was born , ; son of . He worked as a . He died . ]
Heinrich, baptized
- married Catherine Scheurich
- children: Joseph Henry (Elizabeth Meyer), Ignatius/”Ignatz” (Barbara Ziegler), Barbara (Mrs. C. Ulrich Wyss/Wies), Peter (single), Elizabeth (Louisa?) (single), Mary? Theresa (Mrs. Nicholas Brimeyer), Margaret? Maria/Mary (Mrs. John Ziegler), Conrad (Anna Helen Hermes), and Anna Catherine (Mrs. Albert Cummer/Kummer).
[ Heinrich Lang immigrated on the Bark Potomoc, landing
in
[ Catherine (Scheurich) Lang was born
, 1812,
Johan, born
- married
- children:
[ Johan worked as a . ]
Maria Anna, born
Theresia, born
- married Christof Klug, , 1834/1844?, Church,
- children:
[ Christof Klug was born , , at ; son of . He worked as a . He died , at . ]
Peter Lang died
Heinrich Lang, son of Peter and Theresia
[Rheinhard/Reinhard] Lang, was born in
Heinrich/Henry Lang married Catherine Scheurich in
Catherine Scheurich was born about 1812 in Niedernberg, Bavaria [now Niedernberg, Kr. Miltenberg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany]. She was the daughter of John Adam and Barbara [Haas] Scheurich. This Scheurich genealogy has been traced back to about 1550, and includes the surnames Fäth/Faith, Fecher, Haas, Hartlaub, Hoch, and Morhard/Morhardt/Moret. [See the Catherine Scheurich Ancestor Tree in the Appendix] The name “Scheutwerig” [i.e., “Scheurich”] first appears in Niedernberg records in 1692. There are still many listings for “Scheurich”, and some of these other names, in the Niedernberg telephone directory.
The parents of Catherine Scheurich, John Adam and Barbara [Haas]
Scheurich, were married
Adam, born , 1799. Died , 1800, Niedernberg.
Johann Adam, born 1800. Died
- married Barbara , , Church,
- children: Anna
M. (Mrs. ), Agatha
(Mrs. ), Martin
( ), Catherina
(Mrs. ), Mathias
( ), Cecelia
(Mrs. ), a baby (born and died at sea
during the voyage to
[ Johann Adam Scheurich immigrated 1836 with his family aboard the Bark
Potomac. He bought a farm near
Jasper,
[ Barbara (maiden name unknown) was born , 1807, Niedernberg; daughter of . She died ; burial in . ]
Anna Maria Eva, born , 1803. Died
- married
- children:
Martin, born
- married Catherine Gerlach,
- children:
Magdelena/Ma
[ Martin Scheurich, a farmer, immigrated 1836 aboard the Bark Potomac. He is said to have met his wife during the
voyage, and they were married two days after landing in
[ Catherine Gerlach was born
Margaretta, born
- married John Conrad Pfeffer,
- children: Barbara (Mrs. Henry A. Holthaus), William (Mary Jochim), Magdelina (died age 6 months), Joseph (Mary Josephine Miller), John Felix (Mary Elizabeth Bachman), Mary (Mrs. John Joseph Bachman), and George (Mary Selma Schneider, Amelia/”Mollie” Schneider).
[ John Conrad Pfeffer was born March (May?) 25, 1804, Rühlkirchen,
Hesse-Cassel (
Catherine, born 1812. Died
- married Henry Lang,
- children: Joseph Henry (Elizabeth Meyer), Ignatius/”Ignatz” (Barbara Ziegler), Barbara (Mrs. C. Ulrich Wyss/Wies), Peter (single), Elizabeth (Louisa?) (single), Mary? Theresa (Mrs. Nicholas Brimeyer), Margaret? Maria/Mary (Mrs. John Ziegler), Conrad (Anna Helen Hermes), and Anna Catherine (Mrs. Albert Cummer/Kummer).
[Catherine (Scheurich) Lang was recorded as “insane” in the 1880 Federal
Census for
[ Henry Lang was born
Peter, born September 29 (20?), 1814. Died
- married Elizabeth Kimmelshew, September 14, 1840,
- children:
Martin J. (Catherine Reagan) [Scheurich & Co,
[
[ Mrs. Peter (Elizabeth Kimmelshew) Scheurich was born
Barbara, born 1817. Died
- married
- children:
Magdelena/Malinda (“Madalina” on the Bark Potomac
passenger list), born February 23/29, 1824.
Died
- married Michael Hochgesang, Sr.,
- children: John
Baptist (Barbara Catherine Oestreich),
[ Michael Hochgesang was born
John Adam Scheurich and his family settled on farms near Jasper,
It is not known where Henry and Catherine [Scheurich] Lang lived immediately after they were married in
Joseph (Henry) [8],
born , 1837/38? (the
1870 Federal Census for
- married Elizabeth Meyer, , 1860, probably SS. Peter
& Paul Church, Sherrills Mount (now Sherrill), Jefferson Twp.,
- children: Katherine (Mrs. John Schlangen), Barbara (Mrs. Sebastian Zeitler; Mrs. Peter Thiesen), Angela (Mrs. Martin Ley), John (Mary Kost; Elizabeth Roeder), Jacob (Mary Schroeder; Theresa Anna Engelhart/Engelhard), Elizabeth (Mrs. Gregor Kost), and Maria/Mary (died age 11).
[ Joseph Lang married Elizabeth Meyer when she was 16 years old. They farmed 40 acres near Sherrill, where their first two children were born. In 1864 they took a steamboat to St. Paul, Minnesota, then to Stearns County, built a log cabin, cleared the land, and homesteaded 160 acres in Munson Township (later Eden Lake Township), Section 10, three miles SW of Richmond. In 1875, Joseph apparently had a stroke while going home late one evening, and fell from his wagon. A neighbor, Henry Braegelmann, found him on the road the next morning; but Joseph died later that day. ]
[ Mrs. Joseph (Elizabeth Meyer) Lang was born about September/October 20, 1844, at
When Elizabeth Lang's husband Joseph died, she
was 30 years old with 7 children, ages 3 months to 14 years (two boys, ages 7
and 5). With the help of her children,
she continued farming for 5 more years.
However, afraid the children would not be able to handle a team of
horses, she replaced them with oxen. She
remarried in
Ignatius/”Ignatz”/”Enos”, born January 15? (October 22?),
about 1840-42 (1838?). [11] Died
- married Barbara Ziegler, April 26, 1866, in SS. Peter & Paul Church, at Sherrill, Iowa.
- children: Peter (Lena Summer), John Baptist (single), Henry (died age 1), Anna Maria (died age 4 mos.), Henry (single), Louise (Mrs. Peter Brimeyer), Michael (Theresa Hehl), Mathilda/”Tillie” Margaretha (Mrs. Jacob Henkel), Edward Mathius (Mary Fabricius), Adam (died at birth), and Barbara Bertha (Mrs. John Pfohl).
[ Ignatz Lang farmed near Sherrill,
[ Mrs. Ignatz (Barbara Ziegler) Lang was born
About 1846/47, Henry moved his family to
While at Sherrill, Henry and Catherine [Scheurich] Lang had several more children:
Barbara, born
1845-1849? (in
- married C. (Christian?) Ulrich Wyss/Wies, , in Church, at.
- children: Bertha (Mrs. Peter Ziegler), Ewald/Edward ( ), Alma (Mrs. ), and Barbara (died in childhood or adolescence).
[ C. Ulrich Wyss was born , 1837-1839?, ,
Peter, born January?
, 1848?. Died
- single.
[ According to
Elizabeth (Louisa), born January? , 1848? (twin of Peter), Died (before 1927), at . Burial in
- single.
[ On
(Mary?) Theresa, born
- married Nicholas Brimeyer, May 7, 1868, in SS. Peter & Paul Church, at Sherrill. [13]
- children:
Barbara (died age 5 months),
[ Nicholas was born
- After his wife Theresa (Lang) died, Nicholas Brimeyer married Elizabeth Zoller,
- children:
Bertha R. (Mrs. Jacob Bleile), Leo S. (Catherine Link), Rosina E. Mrs. John Rolwes), Josephine C. (Mrs.
Alois P. Herkes), Elizabeth (died age 8
months), twins Henry F. (single) & Francis/"Frank" H. (single),
Arthur F. (
[ Mrs. Nicholas (Elizabeth Zoller) Brimeyer, was born
[ Nicholas Brimeyer died
(Margaret?) Maria/Mary A., born about May 1852. Died
- married John Ziegler, April 20, 1880, in SS. Peter & Paul Church, at Sherrill.
- children:
Ildora/"Ilda"/"Hilda?" (single), Louis (single),
Henry ( ), Bertha
(Mrs. Henry Sessar),
John N. (Donita ? ) [John’s burial record at St.
Francis, Balltown, says he was born in
[ John Ziegler, was born
Conrad, born October,
, 1854 (January , 1855) [14] Died November 16/18, 1926, at
- married Anna Helen Hermes, January 23, 1877, in SS.
Peter & Paul Church, at
- children:
Mathias/Matthew (died age 6 days), Bertha (died age 19 days), Mary Ann
( ), Mary Ann (Mrs.
Daniel Cummings [15], Mrs. Frank Wesley/Wesslie), Christina (Mrs. Joseph
Meyer), Matilda/”Tillie” E. (Mrs. Frank Kirchner), Joseph (twin to Matilda,
died age 21), William (Mary Eckl), Margaret/”Maggie” (Mrs.
Henry Lennards), Ida Catherine (Mrs. Michael Lemmerich/Lammerich/Lamarche/La Marche), Elizabeth/”Elsie” Katherine (Mrs. Joseph Edward
[ Conrad Lang was a farmer.
He and his
[ Mrs. Conrad (Anna Helen Hermes) Lang, was born
(Anna) Catherine, born
- married Albert Cummer/Kummer,
- children: Catherine (Mrs. ), Henry ( ), Martin ( ), John Peter ( ), and William ( ).
[ Albert Cummer was born
Henry Lang died
Ignatius/Ignatz/Enos Lang was born January 15? October 22?, 1840-42?
(1838?) in
Ignatz enlisted in the Union Army on
On
During the war Ignatz served in the states of
C. Ulrich Wyss was wounded a few months after enlisting;
however, John Wyss and Ignatz were together in all the same battles and sieges,
and were mustered out together at
On April 16, 1866, Ignatz Lang, son of Henry and Catherine [Scheurich] Lang, married Barbara Ziegler, daughter of Johann Baptist
and Catherine {Schirra] Ziegler, in SS. Peter and Paul Church,
Barbara Ziegler (Mrs. Ignatz Lang) was born
The Ziegler genealogy in Germany has been traced back to about 1635, and includes the surnames Britz, Clemann/Klemann, Dell, Friedrich, Hartmann, Hoffmann, Kramer, Lang, Mark/Marc, Mauer, Metzger, Poth/Poot/Port, Schäfer, Schmitt/Schmidt, Schweitzer, and Strasser. [See the Barbara Ziegler Ancestor Tree in the Appendix]
Nikolaus Ziegler (a farmer), was born April(July?) 11, 1775, at
Schellenbach, Rhineland, Prussia [now Schellenbach, Kr.
Nikolaus Ziegler and his second wife Margaretha [Fries] had several children while living in Thalexweiler:
Maria, born
Johann/John Baptist, born
- married Katharina/Catherine Schirra,
- children: boy (died at birth), Barbara (Mrs. Ignatz Lang), Maria (died age 1 week), Nikolaus (died age 7), Margaretha (died age 8 mos.), John (Mary Lang), Peter (Bertha Wyss), Catherine (Mrs. Peter Lex), Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Kretz), Maria/Mary A. (Mrs. Louis Backes), twins Margaret/”Maggie” (Mrs. Edward Julius Goodman, later Mrs. Jacob Roesner), a boy (died in childbirth), girl (died in childbirth), boy (died in childbirth), and Nicholas (single).
[ Johann/John Ziegler was a farmer near
[ Mrs John (Catherine Schirra) Ziegler, was born
Jacob, born
Stephen, born
Margaret, born
- married Sophia Winter, May 18, 1856, in Church, in
- children: Mary
Anne (Mrs. Henry P. Mentz), John N. (Louise Klein), Catherine R. (Mrs. William
Becker), Margaret M. (single),
[ Peter Ziegler worked in
[ Mrs Peter (Sophia Winter) Ziegler, was born
Nikolaus Ziegler died
Johann/John Baptist Ziegler, son of Nikolaus and
Margaretha [Fries] Ziegler, married Katharina/Catherine Schirra, daughter of Peter and Anna
Maria [Mayer] Girra,
on
Katharina/Catherine Schirra was born
It is not known if Peter and Anna Maria [Mayer] Girra had any children besides Katharina/Catherine:
Katharina/Catherine, born
- married Johann/John Baptist Ziegler,
- children: boy (died at birth), Barbara (Mrs. Ignatz Lang), Maria (died age 1 week), Nikolaus (died age 7), Margaretha (died age 8 mos.), John (Mary Lang), Peter (Bertha Wyss), Catherine (Mrs. Peter Lex), Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Kretz), Maria/Mary A. (Mrs. Louis Backes), twins Margaret/Maggie (Mrs. Edward Julius Goodman, Mrs. Jacob Roesner) & a boy (died in childbirth), girl (died in childbirth), boy (died in childbirth), and Nicholas (single).
[ John Baptist Ziegler, was born
Johann/John Baptist and Katharina/Catherine [Schirra] Ziegler had five children while living in Thalexweiler:
boy, died at birth,.
Barbara, born
- married Ignatius/Ignatz Lang, April 26, 1866, in SS. Peter & Paul Church, at Sherrill.
- children: Peter (Lena Summer), John Baptist (single), Henry (died age 1), Anna Maria (died age 4 mos.), Henry (single), Louise (Mrs. Peter Brimeyer), Michael (Theresa Hehl), Mathilda/”Tillie” Margaretha (Mrs. Jacob Henkel), Edward Mathius (Mary Fabricius), baby boy (died at birth), and Barbara Bertha (Mrs. John Pfohl).
[ Ignatz Lang,was born January. 15?
October. 22?, 1840-/42 (1838?), at
? ,
Maria, born November 28 (December 3 ? ), 1848. Died
Nikolaus, born
Margaretha, born
In October 1853, John and Catherine [Schirra] Ziegler immigrated with their family to the
In 1854, John and Catherine [Schirra] Ziegler were living in
John, born
- married (Margaret?) Maria/Mary Lang,
- children:
Ildora/"Ilda"/"Hilda?" (single), Louis T. (single),
Henry ( ), Bertha
(Mrs. Henry Fessar/Sessar?),
John N. (Donita ? ) [John’s burial record at St.
Francis, Balltown, says he was born in
[ John Ziegler farmed near Balltown,
[ Mrs. John (Mary Lang) Ziegler, was born about May 1852,
John and Catherine [Schirra] Ziegler then moved, with John's mother Margaretha, to
Sherrills Mount [now Sherrill], Dubuque Co.,
John's brother, Peter, stayed in
John Ziegler purchased a farm for $119 cash from Michael
Gassmann on
John and Catherine [Schirra] Ziegler had fifteen children. Five were born in
Peter, born
- married Bertha Wyss/Wies, March 8, 1886, in SS. Peter & Paul Church, Sherrill, Iowa.
- children:
[
[ Mrs. Peter (Bertha Wyss/Wies) Ziegler, was born
Catherine, born Febuary 24, 1858. Died
- married Peter Lex ,
in Church, at
- children: Otto Peter (Gladys Ash), “baby Lex” (died in infancy).
[ Peter Lex, was born May 15, ,
at , the son of . He worked as a . He died
,
- married Joseph Kretz,
- children: Carol (died in infancy), John Henry (Catherine Nesler; Agnes Wilberding-Reiff), Joseph Edward (Mary Bisang), Ernest Peter (Josephine Schueller), Adam Alphonse (Anna Willging), William Edward (Margaret Kelson), Catherine (Mrs.George Weitz), Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Buechle), Maria/Mary Margaret (Sr. Miriam, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wisconsin), Charles (died at birth), Cornelius Nicholas ( ), Louisa Eva (Mrs. Arthur Cummer), and Helen Frances (Mrs. Hurbert Evan Meyers). [20]
[ Joseph Kretz , was born
Maria/Mary A., born
- married Ludwig/Louis Backes,
- children: Elizabeth/”Lizzie” (Mrs. Martin H. Buckley), Josephine (Mrs. Richard Klindt), Martha (Mrs. George Bardill), Walter P. (Coletta E. Mukall), Peter ( ), and Amanda? (Mrs. ).
[ For many years Mrs. Louis (Mary Ziegler) Backes operated the
“Bluffside” rooming house in
[ Louis Backes, was born
Margareta/”Maggie”, born
- married Edward Julius Goodman,
[Goodman’s first wife, Emma Brown, had died. They had a daughter Clara (Mrs. John Jecklin)]
- children: Edward Julius (Anna Graf).
[ Edward Julius Goodman,was born
- married Jacob Roesner, , in Church, at
[Jacob Roesner had one son from a previous marriage: Anton ( )]
- children:
[ Jacob Roesner, was born , at , the son of . He worked as a . He died , at. ; burial in . ]
boy (twin of Margaret), died at birth
girl, died at birth,
boy, died at birth
Nicholas, born
- single.
John and Peter Ziegler’s mother, Margaretha [Fries]
Ziegler, died
John Ziegler died
Barbara Ziegler, daughter of Johann and Catherine [Schirra] Ziegler, married Ignatz Lang, son of Heinrich/Henry and Catherine [Scheurich] Lang, on April 26, 1866, in SS. Peter and Paul Church, Sherrill [witnesses: Peter & Catherine Stillmunkes]. He and Barbara farmed. [See the Sherrill Area Map in the Appendix]. They had at least seven sons and four daughters:
Peter, born
- married Lena Summer, November 20, 1902, in SS. Peter & Paul Church (record at St. Anthony Church, Dubuque).
- children: two children (both died at birth), Carl (Bonita Kauffmann), and Carol (Mrs. ).
[ Peter owned a hardware store corner of 16th and
Central,
[ Mrs. Peter (Lena Summer) Lang was born , at ,
John Baptist, born
- single.
Henry, born
Anna Maria, born
Henry, born
- single:
Louisa, born
- married Peter Brimeyer,
- children: Hubert Ignatius (Isabelle Anna Riniker), Veronica (Mrs. Michael Engling), Eleanora (Mrs. Francis/Frank Jochum), Bernadette (Mrs. John/Jack Engling), Cornelius (Selena Klein), Edward Nicholas (Gladys Mehl), Wilfred (Lillian C. Klein), Raymond John (Alvina Josephine Ellerbach), and Carl H. (Orvelyn M. Link).
[ Peter Brimeyer was born
Michael, born April 27, 1879. Died October 8, 1953, at
- married Theresa Hehl, May 16, 1905, in SS. Peter & Paul Church, at Sherrill.
- children: Alvina (Mrs. Ted Maxwell).
[ Mrs. Michael (Theresa Hehl) Lang was born December 9, 1884, Schamberg,
Mathilda/”Tillie” Margaretha, born
- married Jacob Henkel,
- children: Viola Catherine/Carol? (Mrs. Robert Claude Wright, Mrs. William/”Billy” F. Sheehan), Raymond J. (Ruth Lehman), Cleon Edward/”Shorty” (Virginia Headly), and Francis Milton Peter (single, missing in action, May, 1945, while serving as fireman 1/c aboard a submarine).
[ Jacob Henkel was born
Edward Mathias, born
- married Mary Fabricius,
- children: Joseph (died at birth), Marie (Sr. Miriam Therese, Maryknoll), Edward (single), Cornelius/”Neil” (Gertrude Berg), and Clarence Anthony/”Tony” Joseph (Rev. Anthony Lang, Dubuque Diocese).
[ Edward Lang farmed at Balltown, Dubuque Co., and later
worked for A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. in
[ Mrs. Edward (Mary Fabricius) Lang was born
Adam, born
Barbara Bertha, born
- married John Pfohl,
- children: Roy
(Viola Kintzle),
[ John Pfohl. was born
Barbara [Ziegler] Lang died during the birth of her 11th
child, Barbara, on
Ignatz Lang died
Edward Mathius Lang, son of Ignatz and Barbara
[Ziegler]
Lang, married Mary Fabricius, daughter of John Peter and
Elizabeth [Weber]
Fabricius, on
Mary C. Fabricius was born
Mary Fabricius' father, John Peter Fabricius, was born Jean-Pierre
Fabricius at Schieren,
Gaspar Genealogy
Marguerite Gaspar was born
Nicolas Gaspar was born May 25(17?), 1781, at
While living at Grosbous, Nicolas and Marie Elisabeth [Neuens] Gaspar had at least three children:
Marie, born
- married Jean
Peter Zeimen, February 18, 1835, Church, Grosbous, Luxembourg.
- children: Pierre/Peter (Theresa Gaul), and Antoine ( ).
[ Jean Peter Zeimen was
born May 7, 1807, Dellen, Luxembourg, son of Franz and Marie [Müller] Zeimen.
He worked as a day laborer.
He died
Jean Nicolas, born
- married Catherine Welter,
- children: Lambert (Julia Sophia Elizabeth Meyer) [24], Nick ( ), Mikael ( ), Eve (Mrs. Maiers), John ( ), Peter ( ), Theresa (Mrs. ), Monika (Mrs. Leos), and ( Hoffman).
[ Mrs. Jean Nicolas (Catherine Welter) was born July 31 (August 5?),
1818, at
Marguerite, born
- married Michel Fabricius,
- children:
Richard? (Catherine Watgen), Michel (died about age 14),
Cathérine (Mrs. Jean Bertemes?),
Catherine (died age 27), Jean-Pierre/John Peter (Elisabeth Weber), Marguerite (Mrs. Francois
Wilmes),
and
[ Michel Fabricius was born
Peter, born . Died . Burial
- married Maria Weber,
- children:
Anton, born , 1822? Died , at . Burial
- married ?
Nicolas Gaspar died
Nicolas Pierre Fabricius is the earliest documented Fabricius ancestor
in this genealogy. His parents were
Pierre (born in Boevange/Attert,
Nicolas and Régina [Klein] Fabricius had at least nine children while living at Schieren:
Jean Baptiste, born
Marie Catherine, born
- married
- children:
Elisabeth, born
- married
- children:
Jean Mathias, born
- married
- children:
Jean Nicolas, born
Marie Catherine, born
Nicolas, born
- married
- children:
Georges, born
- married Magdelena Mey/May,
- children:
[ Mrs. Georges (Magdelena Mey/May) Fabricius was born , Beaufort; daughter of . She died . ]
- married Appoline Laschet,
- children:
[ Mrs. Georges (Appoline Laschet) Fabricius was born , Beaufort; daughter of . She died . ]
Elisabeth, born
- married
- children:
Nicolas Fabricius died
George Fabricius, son of Nicolas and
Pierre, born , 1771. Died October 23, 1849, Schieren, Luxembourg.
- married Marie
Catherine Styrr/Stirn, February 15, 1799, Beaufort, Luxembourg.
-
children: Michel ( ), Jean ( ), Mathias ( ), Nicolas (Marie Wilhelmus,
Anne Marie {Waldbillig} Melsen), Michel ( ), and Michel (Marguerite
Gaspar).
[ Mrs. Pierre (Marie Catherine Styrr/Stirn) Fabricius was
baptized
Mathias, born
- married Marie Madeline Kessler,
- children: Francois Pierre (Catherine Bollig). [25]
[ Mrs. Mathias (Marie Madeline Kessler) Fabricius was born , daughter of . She died . ]
Magdeleine [Mey/May] Fabricius died
Pierre/Peter Fabritius, son of George and Magdeleine [Mey/May] Fabricius, married Marie Cathérine Styrr/Stirn), daughter of Pierre and Marie [Schiltges] Styrr/Stirn at Beaufort, Luxembourg, on “29 Pluviose, Ann IX” (French First Republic Calender, 1791 - ca. 1815), which translates to February 15, 1799 (There were eleven couples married in Beaufort on that day, apparently part of some nuptial fair).
Styrr/Stirn Genealogy
The parents of Marie Cathérine Styrr/Stirn were Pierre and Marie [Schiltges] Styrr/Stirn from Schieren. Their birth and marriage dates are not known.
Pierre and Marie [Schiltges] Styrr/Stirn had nine children while living in Schieren:
Marie Catherine, baptized
- married ?
Nicolas, baptized January12, 1773. Died
- married ?
Jean, baptized
Marie Cathérine (born in the house called “Reiters”),
baptized
- married Pierre Fabritius,
- children: Michel ( ), Jean ( ), Mathias ( ), Nicolas (Marie Wilhelmas, Anna Marie [Waldbillig] Melsen), Michel ( ), and Michel (Marguerite Gaspar).
[ Pierre Fabritius was born , 1771, Beaufort, the son of
George and Magdeleine (Mey/May) Fabricius. He was a day laborer farmer. He died
Michel, baptized
- married ?
Jean, baptized
- married ?
Nicolas, baptized
Marie Catherine, born ,
1786? Died
Pierre Styrr/Stirn died
Marie Cathérine Styrr, daughter of Pierre and Marie
[Schiltges] Styrr/Stirn, married Pierre/Peter Fabritius on
Pierre/Peter and Marie Cathérine [Styrr] Fabritius had at least seven children while living in Schieren:
Georges, born
- married Margaretha Mathieu,
- children: Mathias (Elisabeth Damit). [26]
[ Mrs. Georges (Margaretha Mathieu) Fabritius was born , daughter of Jean and Susanne (Goergen) Mathieu. She died . ]
Michel, born
, , 1801?.
Died
- married ?
Jean, born “1 Brumaire
An XIV” (
- married ?
Mathias, born
, 1807?. Died
- married ?
Nicolas, born
- married Marie Wilhelmus, , in Church, at
- children:
Richard [born
[ Mrs. Nicolas (Marie Wilhelmus) Fabritius/Fabricius was born ,
at , the daughter of . She
died April 10, 1859, Schieren; burial in .
]
- married Anne
Marie [Waldbillig] Melsen, April 15, 1860, in Church, Schieren.
- no children.
[ Mrs. Nicolas (Anne Marie Waldbillig] Fabritius/Fabricius was born
Michel, born
- married ?
Michel, born
- married Marguerite Gaspar,
- children:
Richard? (Catherine Watgen), Michel (died age 14),
Cathérine (Mrs. Jean Bertemes), Cathérine (died age 27),
Jean-Pierre (Elizabeth Weber), Marguerite (Mrs. Francois
Wilmes), and
[ Michel Fabricius was a farmer, but also served as the Mayor of Schieren. ]
[ Mrs. Michel (Marguerite Gaspar) Fabritius/Fabricius was born
Marie Cathérine [Styrr/Stirn] Fabricius died July 25, 1846 (“age 73”); and her husband Pierre/Peter Fabricius died October 23, 1849 (“age 70”), both at Schieren.
Michel Fabricius, son of Pierre/Peter and Marie Cathérine [Styrr/Stirn], married Marguerite Gaspar, daughter of Nicolas and
Marie Elisabeth [Neuens] Gaspar, on January 28, 1845, at
Richard?, born , 1843. Died
- married Cathérine Watgen,
- children:
[ Mrs. Richard (Cathérine Watgen) Fabricius was born , at ; daughter of . She died , at ; burial in .]
Michel, born ,
1847? Died
Catherine [27],
born
- married Jean Bertemes,
- children: Victorine (Mrs. ), Alfred (Barbara Seiler), and Adolf ( ).
[ Jean Bertemes was born
Catérine, born
Jean-Pierre/John Peter, born
- married Elisabeth Weber,
- children: Agnes (Mrs. Joseph Wallig), Mary C. (Mrs. Edward Mathius Lang)., Elizabeth (single), Catherine (single), Peter (Catherine/”Kitty” Stephenson), Susan (died age 3), and taken in and raised Karl Walech (Vivian Herold).
[ John Peter Fabricius immigrated to
[ Mrs John Peter (Elisabeth Weber) Fabricius was born
Marguerite, born
- married Francois Wilmes,
- children: Charles ( ).
[ Francois Wilmes was born November 20, 1853, Colmar, Luxembourg, the son of He worked as a . He died July 21, 1940, Colmar; burial in . ]
Pierre, born June 28, 1859. Died , at .
- married ?
Marguerite [Gaspar] Fabricius died May 4, 1878 (“age 61”), at Schieren. Her husband Michel died June 11, 1890 (“age 73”), at Schieren. According to correspondence in 1995 with Jean-Pierre A. Jung, living in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, “the ‘Fabricius’ house, except the barn, is still existing at Schieren.” Mr. Jung sent a color photo of the house.
Jean-Pierre/John Peter Fabricius, son of Michel and Margarite [Gaspar] Fabricius, immigrated to America May 20, 1879, the year after his mother’s death. John Peter Fabricius declared intent to become an American citizen on July 7, 1886, in Dubuque County, Iowa. He married Elisabeth Weber, daughter of Pierre and Agnes [Hartert] Weber, on May 25, 1882, in St. Mary’s Church, Dubuque, Iowa.
Elisabeth Weber (Mrs. Peter Fabricius) was born February 21, 1854, at the Webershof (Grewenhof; Gre’wenhaff) municipality of Ermsdorf (near Medernach), District of Diekirch, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. In 1995, Mr. Jean-Pierre A. Jung, of Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, sent a color picture of the Weber house at Webershof
The Weber genealogy in Luxembourg has been traced back to before 1753, and includes the surnames Schroeder, Audrit, Welter, and Erpelding. [See the Elisabeth Weber Ancestor Tree in the Appendix].
Elisabeth Weber’s parents were Pierre/Peter and Agnes [Hartert] Weber. They were married February 26, 1851, at Ermsdorf. Pierre/Peter Weber was born February 2, 1821, at Medernach. Agnes Hartert was born April 24, 1823, at Holsthum, Rhineland, Prussia. [Holsthum was part of Luxembourg until the Treaty of Vienna in 1815, when this part of Luxembourg was ceded to Prussia.]
Pierre/Peter and Agnes [Hartert] Weber had at least four children while living at the Webershof municipality of Ermsdorf (near Medernach):
Agnes, born January 17, 1852. Died October 17?, 1890 (“age 38”), at Dubuque? Funeral, St. Mary’s. Burial in
- married Michael Majerus, , in Church, at
- children: August ( ), Adam ( ), and Theresia (Mrs. ).
[ Michael Majerus was born , at , the son of . He worked as a . He died , at ; burial in . ]
Elisabeth, born February 21, 1854. Died August 2, 1914 (“age 58”), at Dubuque. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque.
- married Jean-Pierre /John Peter Fabricius, May 25, 1882, in St. Mary's Church, Dubuque.
- children: Agnes (Mrs. John Wallig), Mary C. (Mrs. Edward Mathius Lang), Elisabeth (single), Catherine (single), Peter (Catherine/Kitty Stevenson), Susan (died age 3), and taken in and raised -- Karl Joseph Walech (Vivian Herold).
[ John Peter Fabricius was born December 26, 1855, son of Michel and Marguerite (Gaspar) Fabricius. He worked for awhile as a teamster, but was then employed as a night watchman for 35 years at the Iowa Coffin Company in Dubuque. He died December 25, 1938, Dubuque, Iowa; burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. ]
Anna, born July 3, 1856. Died , at. . Burial in
- married Jean Walich, May 10, 1881, Church, Ermsdorf, Luxembourg.
- children: Jean Pierre (Catherine Kauhten), Theobald Nicholas (Genevieve Rupp), Charles (Josephine Schmidt), Marie (Mrs. Jean Peffer), Michel ( ), and Victor (Helen Berwick).
[ Jean Walich was born June 12, 1849, at Ermsdorf, Luxembourg, the son of . He worked as a . He died November 23, 1922, at Webershof, Luxembourg, burial in . ]
Charles, born . Died , at . Burial in
-married ?
It is not known when or where Pierre/Peter and Agnes [Hartert] Weber died.
Elisabeth Weber and her sister Agnes immigrated to America in 1872. It is not known when Anna immigrated, nor if any other members of this family immigrated.
Elisabeth Weber, daughter of Pierre/Peter and Agnes [Hartert] Weber, married John Peter Fabricius, son of Michel and Margaret [Gaspar] Fabricius, on May 25, 1882, in St. Mary's Church, Dubuque. They had six children: [28]
Agnes, born April 15, 1883. Died August 8, 1951, Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Joseph Wallig, after August, 1914, in Church, at
- children: taken in and raised -- Karl Joseph Walech (Vivian Herold). [29]
[ Joseph Wallig was born February 21, 1887, at , the son of He worked as a . He died February 10, 1977, Dubuque; burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. ]
Mary C., born July 28, 1886. Died April 7, 1973, Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral, Sacred Heart. Burial, Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Edward Mathius Lang, August 28, 1906, in St. Mary's Church, Dubuque, Iowa.
- children: Joseph (died at birth), Marie (Sr. Miriam Therese, Maryknoll), Edward (single), Cornelius/Neil (Gertrude Berg), and Clarence Anthony Joseph (Rev. Anthony Lang, Dubuque Diocese).
[ Edward M. Lang was born March 18, 1883, Sherrill, Iowa, the son of Ignatz and Barbara (Ziegler) Lang. He farmed at Balltown, Dubuque Co., and later worked for A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. in Dubuque. He died June 27, 1936, Dubuque, Iowa; burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. ]
Elizabeth, born July 14, 1887. Died November 4, 1972, Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- single.
[ Elizabeth worked for H.P. Glover, Co., a men’s clothing factory. ] [30]
Catherine/”Kate”, born June 13, 1889. Died July 14, 1968, Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- single.
[ Catherine worked for H.P. Glover, Co., a men’s clothing factory. ]
Peter M., born December 18, 1890. Died August 23, 1991 (“age 100”), at Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Catherine/”Kitty” Stephenson, June 10, 1925, in St. Matthew’s Church, at St. Louis, Missouri.
- children: Mary (single), John (Margaret Rankin, widow with three children), and James (Mary Ann Sullivan).
[ Peter became a woodcarver, and in 1940 started the Fabricius Company of Dubuque -- ornamental carving of alters, communion railings, etc. for churches. Peter’s son James has carried on this business to the present day. During World War I Peter served in the front line with the mortars. ]
[ Mrs. Peter (Catherine/”Kitty” Stephenson) Fabricius was born August 24, 1889, Bunker Hill, Illinois, the daughter of George and Mary [Dwyer] Stephenson. She died February 22, 1982, Dubuque; burial in Mt. Calvary. ]
Susan, born October 18, 1893. Died December 24, 1896, at Dubuque. Burial in.Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Karl Walech (adopted), born June 5, 1918, Dubuque, Iowa; son of Charles and Josephine [Schmidt] Walech.
- married Vivian Herold, October 6, 1951, in St. Joseph Church, Cresco, Iowa.
- children: Terrence Karl (Jean Lambach), Gerilynn Marie (Mrs. George Hogerman), and Steven Gerald ( ).
[ Mrs. Karl (Vivian Herold) Walech was born April 2, 1922, at , the daughter of William and Gertrud [Slibiska] Herold. She died , at ; burial in . ]
John Peter Fabricius worked as a teamster, but was later employed as a night watchman for 35 years at the Iowa Coffin Company in Dubuque. He never kept in touch with his family in Luxembourg, only writing a letter shortly before his death. A reply came after his death, but was destroyed by his daughter Elizabeth (as remembered by Mary Fabricius).
Elisabeth [Weber] died August 2, 1914, at the 1703 Elm St. residence (3rd Ward). Her funeral was in St. Mary’s Church. John Peter Fabricius died December 25, 1938 (“age 83”) at his residence, 1703 Elm St., Dubuque. Burial for both was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
Mary Fabricius, daughter of John Peter and Elisabeth [Weber] Fabricius, married Edward M. Lang, son of Ignatz and Barbara [Ziegler] Lang, on August 28, 1906 in St. Mary's Church, Dubuque. Edward worked for the A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. in Dubuque.
Edward and Mary [Fabricius] Lang had five children:
Joseph, stillborn, , Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in
Marie, born August 12, 1907. Died October 8, 1985, Ossening, New York. Burial in .
- became a Maryknoll nun (Sr. Miriam Therese) on 1930.
[ Sr. Miriam Therese served in the Maryknoll missions in Hawaii and Africa. ]
Edward J., born November 12, 1909. Died July 18, 1977, Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- single.
[ Edward Lang worked for an insurance company in Dubuque. ]
Cornelius/”Neil”, born December 4, 1910. Died May 8, 1984, Indianapolis, Indiana. Burial in Garden of St. Matthew, Washington Park North Cemetery.
- married Gertrude Berg, May 16, 1938, in Sacred Heart Church, Dubuque, Iowa..
- children: LIVING CHILDREN DELETED
[ Neil Lang work for Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance, and later for American States Insurance, Indianapolis. ]
[ Mrs. Neil (Gertrude Berg) Lang was born June 6, 1912, Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Frank J., Sr., and Mary (Oeth) Berg. She died August 21, 2003, Dayton, Ohio. Burial in Garden of St. Matthew, Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. ]
(Clarence)Anthony/”Tony” Joseph, born March 6, 1914. Died June 2, 1990, Dubuque, Iowa. Burial, Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- ordained a Catholic priest.
[ Rev. Anthony/”Tony” Lang sold insurance for several years; received a BA in philosophy from Loras College, Dubuque, in 1942; studied theology at Catholic University; and was ordained June 8, 1946, in St. Raphael’s Cathedral, Dubuque. He said his first mass at Sacred Heart Church, June 9. He was assoicate pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish, Lansing, Iowa, 1946-48. He was then appointed to the faculty at Loras College. In 1949-51 he did graduate studies at the Dominican House, River Forest, Illinois. He received his PhD in philosophy from the North American College, Rome, 1956. He was a professor in the Philosophy Dept. at Loras for 35 years until his retirement in 1984. He also served on the Archdiocesan Board of Clergy Examiners, and was Chaplain at Mary of the Angels Home, Dubuque.
Edward Lang died June 26, 1936, at the family residence, 2285 Washington Street (5th Ward?). Mary died on April 7, 1973, at her home, 2414 Windsor Avenue (5th Ward?). Burial for both was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque.
Cornelius/”Neil” Lang, son of Edward and Mary [Fabricius] Lang, was born at Balltown, Jefferson Township, Dubuque County, on December 4, 1910. He married Gertrude Berg, daughter of Frank J. and Mary [Oeth] Berg, Sr., on May 16, 1938, in Sacred Heart Church, Dubuque.
Gertrude Berg was born June 6, 1912, at Dubuque, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank J. Berg, Sr., and Mary [Oeth] Berg, married September 1, 1886, at Sacred Heart Church, Dubuque, Iowa.
Frank J. Berg's parents were Leonard and Margaret [Reinfried] Berg. Leonard Berg was born April 14, 1823, at Bensheim, Hesse-Darmstadt [now Bensheim, Kr. Bergstraße (Heppenheim), Hesse, Germany]. His parents were Johann Berg and Maria Anna [Ritzert] Berg. Johann Berg was born September 22, 1777, at Fehlheim, Hesse-Darmstadt [now Fehlheim, Kr. Bergstraße (Heppenheim), Hesse, Germany]. Fehlheim is just north of Bensheim. Maria Anna Ritzert was born June 23, 1786, at Fehlheim. They were married February 29, 1808, Bensheim (There is no church in Fehlheim). Johann and his family emigrated from Bensheim to Butler County, Pennsylvania, about 1834.
The Berg ancestry has been traced back to Ober-Hambach, Hesse-Darmstadt, in the 1700s; and to Weschnitz/Fürth, Hesse-Darmstadt, in the 1600s. Surnames related to this ancestry include Arzberger, Braun, Haffner, Ritzert, Schroeder, Treusch, and Wagner. [31] [See the Leonard Berg Ancestor Tree in the Appendix] [32]
Bensheim is a very old town on the Bergstraße, a main route used by the Romans. The Bergstraße runs north and south along the foothills between the Rhine River to the west and the Odenwald (Oden Forest) to the east. This area was devastated during the 30 Years War (1618-1648), and all the citizens were wiped out. Before the war there were 16 houses in Fehlheim; in 1641 there were five. In succeeding years, immigrants re-populated this area. The Berg family immigrated to Fehlheim from Ober-Hambach and Weschnitz, Hesse-Darmstadt. These towns are in the Odenwald, east-southeast of Fehlheim and Bensheim. [33]
Maria Anna Ritzert was born June 23, 1786, at Fehlheim, Hesse-Darmstadt
[now Fehlheim (part of Bensheim), Kr. Bergstrasse (Heppenheim), Hesse, Germany].
Her parents were Johan Adam and Gertrude [Kalt] Ritzert.
Gertrude Kalt was the daughter of Johan Michael and Sophia [Krastel] Kalt. [See the Gertrude Kalt Ancestor Tree in the Appendix] Other surnames in this ancestry are Berg, Hübner, and Unger.
Johann Michael and Sophia [Krastel] Kalt lived in Hartenrod, near Kröckelbach (near Fürth), Hesse-Darmstadt [now Fürth Kr. Bergstraße (Heppenheim), Hesse, Germany]. They had six children: [35]
Joseph Adam, born November 24, 1738. Died February 5, 1799, at
- married Eva Katharine Gassner, January 17, 1764, Church,
- children:
[ Mrs. Joseph Adam (Eva Katherine Gassner) Kalt was born , at ; daughter of Gassner. She died July 30, 1770.]
- married Appelona Killian, January 7, 1771, Church,
- children:
[ Mrs. Joseph Adam (Appelona Killian) Kalt was born , at ; daughter of . She died , at . ]
Anna Elisabeth, born October 9, 1740. Died August 5, 1741, at
Anna Margaret., born June 29, 1741. Died June 30, 1741, at
Lorenz, born February 6, 1744. Died December 27, 1817,
- married Anna Elisabeth Berg, February 20, 1770, Chruch,
- children: Appollonia (Mrs. ), Joann Adam ( ), Eva Elisabeth (Mrs. ), M. Elisabeth (Mrs. ), and Leohard ( ).
[ Mrs. Lorenz (Anna Elisabeth Berg) Kalt was born April 20, 1746, at ; daughter of . She died November 20, 1778, at ; burial .]
- married
Margaretha Eisenhauser, January 6, 1779, Church,
- children: Eva Katherine (Mrs. ), Maria Katherine (Mrs. ), Anna Maria (Mrs. ), Margaretha (Mrs. ), and Joachim (Anna Katherina Unrath),
[ Mrs. Lorenz (Margaretha Eisenhauser) Kalt was born September 25, 1742, at ; daughter of . She died December 28, 1807, at ; burial .]
Eva Katherine, born January 4, 1746. Died
- married Peter Fath, November 24, 1768, Church, Fürth, Hesse-Darmstadt
- children:
[ Peter Fath was born , at Gadern, Hesse-Darmstadt; son of . He worked as . He died , at . ]
Gertrude, born September 9, 1748. Died , Fehlheim, Hesse-Darmstadt. Burial at
- married Johann Adam Ritzert, July 14, 1772, St. George Church, Fürth, Hesse-Darmstadt.
- children: Conrad (C. Hilgenreiner), Antonius (died young), Catharina (Mrs. Lorenz Angert), Maria Barbara (Mrs. ), Elisabeth (Mrs. Joannes Georgius Heppert), Maria Ann (Johann Berg), Maria Eva (Mrs. ), and Casper (Margaret Reisler).
[ Johann Adam Ritzert was born August 12, 1742, Fehlheim, Hesse-Darmstadt; son of Michael and Anna Catherine (Dreysigacker) Ritzert. He worked as a . He died January 15, 1796, Fürth, Hesse-Darmstadt. Burial in ]
- married Joseph Berg, February 29, 1808, Church, Bensheim, Hesse-Darmstadt.
- children: none
[ Joseph Berg was born , son of . He worked as a . He died ]
Johann Michael
Kalt died
November 18, 1775, Fürth, Hesse-Darmstadt.
His wife, Sophia [Krastel] Kalt, died ,
at .
Gertrude Kalt, daughter of Johan Michael and Sophia [Krastel] Kalt, married Johann Adam Ritzert, July 14, 1772, Fürth, Hesse-Darmstadt.
Johann Adam Ritzert was born August 12, 1742, in Helheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, son of Michael and Anna Catherine (Dreysigacker) Ritzert. The Ritzert genealogy has been traced back to Paul Ritzert, who is mentioned in the “Tax of the Turks” of 1566. In 1588, he is listed in the “Mustering List” for Schwanheim, Hesse-Darmstadt [now Schwanheim (part of Bensheim), Kr. Bergstraße (Heppenheim), Hesse, Germany]. His name was spelled “Rutzschart” and “Ritzhart.” This name is Old German for “Richard.” Other surnames in this genealogy are Bender, Dreysigacker, Herrmann, Hueser, Lambert, Landgraff, Nungesser, Schneider, and Stumpf. [See the Leonard Berg Ancestor Tree in the Appendix]
Johan Adam and Gertrude [Kalt] Ritzert had at least seven children while living in Fehlheim:
Conrad, born November 19, 1773. Died January 27, 1843, Fehlheim. Burial in
- married C. Hilgenreiner, , Church,
- children:
[ Mrs. Conrad (C. Hilgenreiner) Ritzert was born . at , daughter of . She died , at . ]]
Antonius, born August 20, 1776. Died young.
Catharina, born June 15, 1779. Died September 12, 1842, Fehlheim. Burial in
- married Lorenz Angert, April 16, 1799, St. Georg Church, Bensheim.
- children: Nikolaus ( ), Dorothea ( ), Conrad (Ursula Heppert), Johann ( ), Johann ( ), Katharina (Mrs. ), Maria Eva (Mrs. ), Dorothea (Mrs. ), and Michael (Elizabeth Blechschmidt).
[ Lorenz Angert, was born March 5, 1769, Fehlheim, son of Joann & Anna (Landgraff) Angert. He worked as . He died December 20, 1830, Fehlheim; burial in . ]
Maria Barbara, born November 3, 1781. Died
- married
- children:
Elisabeth, born December 7, 1784. Died
- married Joannes Georgius Heppert, July 28, 1807, Church, Gernsheim, Hesse-Darmstadt.
- children: Johannes (died age 10), Ursula (Mrs. Conrad Angert), Margaretha (Mrs. ), Anna Maria (Mrs. ), Barbara (Mrs. ), Johann ( ), Eva (Mrs. ), and Georg
[ Joannes Heppert was born , son of Jacob & Anna (Hof) Herppert. He worked as “Landwirt.” He immigrated spring 1832. He died , at . ]
Maria Anna, born June 23, 1786. Died January 14, 1864 (“age 78”), Butler, Pennsylvania. Burial in Cemetery.
- married Johann Berg, , Church,
- children: Herman J. (Martha E. Crouse), Johann/John, Sr. (Martha Eyth), Eva Maria/Mary (Franz/Francis Xavier Mangold), Maria Anna (died age 9), Joann Ludwig ( ), Leonard (Margaret Reinfried), Maria Ursula (died age 7 months), George? ( ), and Elisabeth/”Lizzie” (John Christman).
[ Johann Berg was born about 1777, , Hesse-Darmstadt (Germany), son of . He immigrated 1834 to Butler County, Pennsylvania. He worked as a . He died after 1850?, Butler County, PA?, burial in Cemetery. ]
Maria Eva, born August 23, 1788. Died
- married Johann Schmidt, before 1811,
- children: Maria Eva (Mrs. Michael Clouse/Clauss), Herman Joseph ( ), Elisabeth (Mrs. Frank Reott), George ( ), Conrad ( ), Barbara (Mrs. Pfraengle), and Magdalene (Mrs. Jacob Schmoker).
[ Johann Schmidt immigrated to Butler County, Pennsylvania, before 1832. ] [36]
Casper, born May 27, 1793. Died , 1860, Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Burial in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Butler, Pennsylvania?
- married Margaret Reisler, June 5, 1821, Bensheim, Starkenburg.
- children: son (died at birth), Herman (Barbara Leihfritz), Conrad (Elizabeth Windishee), Franziska (died befor age 1, Katharine (Mrs. John Lippert ), John ( ), Adam (Mary Tracy), Eva (Mrs. Martin Eyth), George (single), Barbara (Mrs. John Krimm), Francis (Mary Geibel), Mary (Mrs. Leopold Sturn), and Elizabeth (Mrs. John Geibel).
[ Mrs Casper (Margaret Reisler) was born , daughter of & Eva ( ) Reisler. She died October 28, 1884, ; burial in St. Peter Cemetery, Butler, PA? ]
[ Casper Ritzert came to the U.S. in February 1832, accompanied by his wife and her parents, four children, and nephew John Berg. They landed at Baltimore, after a voyage of 42 days. After a short stay there, they went to Chambersburg, PA, and then on to Butler County, traveling by wagon and camping overnight. Mr. Ritzert purchased land in Oakland Township, erected a log cabin, and cleared the land of timber. ] [37]
Johann Adam Ritzert died January 15, 1796, at Fürth. His widow, Gertrude [Kalt] Ritzert, then married Joseph Berg, February 29, 1808, at Bensheim. They had no children. Gertrude [Kalt-Ritzert] Berg died at Fehlheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, date unknown.
Johann Berg, son of Johann Nicolaus and Sabilla [Schroeder] Berg, married Maria Anna Ritzert, daughter of Johan Adam and Gertrude [Kalt] Ritzert, on February 29, 1808, in Bensheim, Hesse-Darmstadt.
Johann and Maria Anna [Ritzert] Berg had at least eight children while living in Bensheim: [38] [39]
Herman J., born October 8 , 1810. Died March 9, 1898, at . Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Butler County, PA.
- married Martha E. Crouse, , Church, .
- children: Mary (Mrs. ), Louisa (Mrs. McBride?), Herman J. ( ), Margaret B. (Mrs. Nichols?), Cecelia J. (single), Francis/”Frank”? X. (single? ), and George ( ).
[ Herman J. Berg filed a Declaration of Intent to become a U.S. citizen on October 3, 1838; and was naturalized October 10, 1940 (sponsor: Joseph Brown). Herman worked as a merchant. He was retired and living in Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1870. ]
[ Mrs. Herman (Martha E. Crouse) Berg, was born November 3, 1816, Washington, D.C., daughter of Henry & Dorcas Ann (Hall) Crouse from Poland. She died January 15, 1880, at . Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Butler. ]
Johann (John, Sr.), born June 9, 1812. Died June 9, 1884, at Butler City, PA. Burial in Calvary Cemetery.
- married Martha Eyth, 1840, in St. Peter Church?, Butler, PA?
- children: Mary (Mrs. ), John, Jr. ( ), Magdalene (Sr. , Sister of Mercy, Sacred Heart Convent, Ridgely, MD), Margaret T. (single?), Martha (single?), Elizabeth (Mrs. George A. Cypher), Anna E. (single?), Henry A. ( ), Marcus J. ( ), Louis E. (Amelia K. ? ), and Charles P. ( ).
[ Mrs. John (Martha Eyth) Berg, Sr., was born July 28, 1822, at Binsdorf, Germany, daughter of Marcus/Marx and Elisabeth (Häfele) Eyth. They immigrated in 1839 to Butler County. She died July 4, 1903; burial in Calvary Cemetery, Butler, PA. ] [40]
[ see footnote [41] for information about John Berg, Sr. ]
(Eva) Maria/Mary, born November 8, 1816. Died April 23, 1899 (“age 82 yrs.”), at Dubuque. Burial in the German Catholic Cemetery (now Mt. Calvary), Dubuque, Iowa.
- married Franz/Francis Xavier Mangold, November 14, 1841, in Church, at , Butler Co., Pennsylvania.
- children: Maria (died age 1 yr. 8 mos.), and Henrietta (died age 5)..
[ Francis Xavier Mangold was born October 4, 1817/18?, Seltz, Alsace, France, the son of & Julianna? ( ) Mangold. He immigrated about 1835/36; declared intent to become a U.S. citizen September 5, 1838, and naturalized October 10, 1840 (Allegheny County, PA). He came to Dubuque in 1840, and was a business man and property owner in Dubuque, running a bakery and confectionary store, saloon, etc., on Main Street between Third and Fourth Sts (south 20 ft. of Lot 70), usually in association with Leonard Berg. He returned to Pennsylvania to marry Mary Berg in 1841, and spent the winter of 1841/42 in St. Louis. They lived at 735 Clay St. He later purchased a farm near Wilde St., and engaged in farming and mining. After his wife died he moved to 394 Bluff St. (NE corner of Fourth and Bluff). He died December 25, 1901, Dubuque; burial in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery (now Mt. Calvary Cemetery). ] [42]
Maria Anna, born November 18, 1818. Died February 27, 1828., at Bensheim. Burial
Joann Ludwig, born December 28, 1820. Died , at . Burial in
- married: ?
Leonard, born April 14, 1823. Died January 3, 1883, Dubuque. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Margaret Reinfried, November 14, 1852. in St. Mary’s Church, Dubuque, Iowa.
- children: Margaret Mary (Mrs. Ernest J. Voggenthaler), Louisa ( ), Frank J., Sr. (Mary Oeth), George C. (Valentine Schulte), and Joseph Herman ( ).
[ Leonard Berg immigrated about 1834, age 11, with his family, and lived in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He came do Dubuque, Iowa, in the spring of 1844(?), and began working in a bakery. He was a baker by trade. In 1850 he went to California (Gold Rush of ’49?) for about 18 months. After returning to Dubuque, he worked for many years as a saloon keeper (“Lager Beer Saloon”), usually in association with Francis Mangold. He later worked for the Illinois Central Railroad in their yard. He died January 3, 1883, Dubuque, Iowa, burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. ]
[ Mrs Leonard (Margaret Reinfried) Berg was born July 13?, 1835, Pittsburgh?, the daughter of Xavier and Margaret (Wunderle) Reinfried. She died May 27, 1915, Dubuque, Iowa; burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery ]
Maria Ursula, born August 28, 1825. Died April 16, 1826, at Bensheim. Burial
?George, born 1826. Died March 15, 1882, Dubuque. Burial in
- married , , in Church, at
Elisabeth /”Lizzie”, born , 1828. Died , at Springville, Iowa?. Burial in
- married John Christman, August 7 (16?), 1852, in Church, at
- children:
[ John Christman was born , at , the son of . He worked as a . He died , at Springville, Iowa?; burial in . ]
Johann and Maria Anna [Ritzert] Berg immigrated 1834 to Butler County, Pennsylvania. In the 1850 Federal Census for Butler County, Butler Borough (p. 041) they were living with son Herman and his family. Johann Berg died about 1850. Maria Anna [Ritzert] died January 14, 1864, at the residence of her son, Herman, in Butler. She was 78 years old. [Another source says she died in the District of Columbia.]
Leonard Berg, son of Johannes and Maria Anna [Ritzert] Berg, came to the U.S. about 1834 at age 11 with his father, and lived in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He came to Dubuque in the spring of 1844(?), and began working in a bakery. He was a baker by trade.
In 1850 Leonard went to California (Gold Rush of '49?) for about 18 months. After returning to Dubuque he married Margaret Reinfried, daughter of Xavier and Margaret [Wunderle] Reinfried, on November 14, 1852, in Sacred Heart? Church.
Margaret Reinfried came to Dubuque in 1835 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her parents, Xavier and Margaret [Wunderle] Reinfried. She was only an infant, having been baptized at St. Patrick Church, Strip District, Pittsburgh, on July 26, 1835 (sponsors: Georg Wunderle and Margaret Wunderle).
Margaret Wunderle was probably born in Hesse-Darmstadt [now Hesse, Germany] about September(?) 1814/15(?). [43] She may have been born at or near Gernsheim, Hesse-Darmstadt. [44]The names of her parents are not known nor whether she had any brothers or sisters. [45] It is not known when she immigrated to the United States. [See the Margaret Wunderle Ancestor Tree in the Appendix] According to her obituary:
[She] was a native of Germany, and
came west at an early day, reaching St. Louis in 1830. In 1832 she removed to the then small and
insignificant village of Dubuque, and has remained here ever since.
Dubuque Daily Times, May 10, 1871
Margaret Reinfried's father was Xavier Reinfried, born April 8, 1812, at Schwarzach (bei Bühl), Baden [now part of Rheinmünster, Kr. Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany]. It is not known where or when Xavier Reinfried and Margaret Wunderle were married (there is no marriage record in St. Patrick or St. Paul Churches, Pittsburgh, between 1831 and 1835).
Xavier Reinfried’s parents were Johann Martin and Barbara [Harbrecht]/Habrecht Reinfried. Johann Martin Reinfried was born June 23, 1770, son of Martin & Maria Anna [Scholl] Reinfried. Martin Reinfried died April 4, 1779, Schwarzach. Barbara Harbrecht was the daughter of Josef and Rufina [Dorn] Harbrecht. [See the Xavier Reinfried Ancestor Tree in the Appendix]
Johann Martin Reinfried and Barbara Harbrecht were married April 27, 1795, in Schwarzach. They had ten children while living at Schwarzach: [46]
Sebastian, born January 18, 1796. Died
Johann Martin, born November 5, 1797. Died
Katharina, born November 15, 1798. Died
Maria Anna, born July 26, 1801. Died May 8, 1873, Schwarzach.
Willibald, born February 5, 1804. Died September 13, 1818, Schwarzach.
Josef, born October 29, 1806. Died
Martin, born July 6, 1809. Died
Xaver/Xavier, born April 8, 1812. Died January 3, 1869, Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Margaret Wunderle,. , in Church, Pittsburgh? (Dubuque?)
- children: Margaret (Mrs. Leonard Berg), Catherine (Mrs. ), Christina (Mrs Jacob Suess/Suehs?), Mary (Mrs. Charles Schreiber), Francis/Frank L. (Susan Jaeger), Joseph R. (Louisa Hilsob), and Cecelia Lena (Mrs. ).
[ Xavier Reinfried came to Dubuque in 1835, first working as a tailor but later opening a grocery store. He eventually became a wealthy property owner in Dubuque, and retired at a young age. ]
[ Mrs. Xavier (Margaret Wunderle) Reinfried was born about September? , 1814/15?, Baden? (Hesse-Darmstadt?), daughter of . She died May 9, 1871, Dubuque, Iowa; burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. ]
Marcus, born April 25, 1815. Died
Gregor/Gregory, born November 8, 1818. Died October , 1903, at Dubuque, Iowa. Burial in
- married Mary Margaretta Weinzierl/Weinzerle/Weinsettler?, February 12, 1850, in St. Raphael Church, at Dubuque, Iowa.
- children: Mary (died in infancy?), Amelia (Mrs. George W. Wunderlich), Bertha Cecilia B. (Mrs. William H. Vath), Anna (died in childhood), Clara R. (Mrs. Albert F. Glasson), Frederic (died in infancy), Catherine (Mrs. Frank M. Blake), and (Mrs. A. R. Bradford).
[ Gregory Reinfried worked as a streetcar driver in Dubuque. ]
[ Mrs. Gregory (Mary Margaretta Weinzierl/Weinzerle/Weinsettler?) Reinfried was born September 26, 1827, at , Bavaria, the daughter of . She died January 17, 1920 (“93 years old”), at Dubuque; burial in Cemetery. ]
Xavier Reinfried immigrated to America in 1831, when he was 18 years old. His brother Gregor also immigrated but it is not known when. Xavier lived four years in Pittsburgh before coming to Dubuque in 1835. [47] At his death the Dubuque Herald, January 5, 1869, wrote:
Another early settler has departed. Scarcely three hundred of the thousand who made the village of Dubuque, thirty-five years ago, have remained in Iowa or have lived to see the little village of "Dubuque's Mines" become a city of 25,000 inhabitants. Among those who came to Dubuque before the permanent settlement was two years old, was Xavier Reinfried, then of the age of twenty-two. He was one of the first German immigrants who began in that early day to make permanent homes in what has since become the State of Iowa. At that time the whole region north of Missouri and of Illinois was part of Michigan territory, and while Mr. Reinfried resided in Dubuque he was for two years a citizen of Wisconsin territory, and eight years a citizen of Iowa territory before it became a state. Though dying at the moderate age of only fifty-six, he lived to see railroads extend from the eastern coast to his adopted home west of the Mississippi, and by connections, extend over 1,200 miles further westward. He lived to see steam ferry boats take the place of the canoe for crossing the river, and even the ferry boats give way, for the pur*pose of commerce, to an iron railroad bridge, over which 1,260 freight cars passed in the first week of its operation.
He became a member of the Early Settler's Association in 1865, and, for that reason the members will do his memory honor. Mr. Reinfried was born in the city of Schwazag [sic], in the Duchy of Baden, in Germany, in 1813 [sic]. At the age of eighteen he emigrated [sic] to the United States and stopped awhile at Pittsburg [sic], Penn. Hearing the fame of the Dubuque lead mines he came here to try his fortune, in a place where few knew his language and with little means to establish himself in business. He had in his native land learned the art of the tailor, and his first employment in Dubuque was that of making men appear better dressed. But he soon saw that more money could be made in that early day of pioneers in selling groceries than by the use of shears, needle and thread, (for that was before the days of sewing machines;) and he accordingly opened a store on what is now Main street, and in a few years made money enough, properly invested in real estate, to make him comfortable for life.
Mr. Reinfried has done but little business except to collect his rents and enjoy the pleasure of seeing his real estate rapidly increase in value.
In his first year in Dubuque he had no German companionship except Mr. Heigel and five or six others. But thousands of Germans followed him and now about one-fourth of our city population are Germans or of German descent, and hundreds of them, like Mr. Reinfried, are prosperous in business, and as highly esteemed for their enterprise as he when he kept a store on the site of the present bookstore of Grosvenor & Harger. The same propetty now belongs to his estate.
He leaves a widow and eight children. His children are nearly all grown up to be men and women, and his only other relative in Dubuque is a brother, Mr. Gregor Reinfried.
Dubuque
Herald, January 5, 1869
Xavier Reinfried married Margaret Wunderle 1834? at , in Pittsburgh? (in Dubuque?).
Xavier and Margaret [Wunderle] Reinfried had eight to ten children, some of them were: [48]
Margaret, born July 13, 1835. Died May 27, 1915 (age 80), at Dubuque. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Leonard Berg, November 14, 1852, in St. Mary’s Church, at Dubuque, Iowa
- children: Margaret Mary (Mrs. Ernest J. Voggenthaler), Louisa ( ), Frank J., Sr. (Mary Oeth), George C. (Valentine Schulte), and J. Herman ( ).
[ Leonard Berg was born April 14, 1823, Bensheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, the son of Johann and Anna Maria (Ritzert) Berg. He immigrated about 1834, age 11, with his family, and lived in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He came do Dubuque in the spring of 1844(?), and began working in a bakery. He was a baker by trade. In 1850 he went to California (Gold Rush of ’49?) for about 18 months. After returning to Dubuque, he worked for many years as a saloon keeper (“Lager Beer Saloon”), usually in association with Francis Mangold. He later worked for the Illinois Central Railroad in their yard. He died January 3, 1883, Dubuque, Iowa, burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. ]
Catherine, born 1838?. Died , at . Burial in
- married Joseph Huber, , in Church, at
- children:
Christina, born 1841?. Died , at . Burial in
- married Jacob Suess, June 30, 1860, in Church , at
- children:
[ Jacob Suess was born , at , the son of . He worked as a . He died , at ; burial in . ]
Mary, born 1843. Died , at . Burial in
- married Charles Schreiber, , in Church, at
- children:
[ Charles Schreiber was born , at , the son of . He worked as a saloon owner and bartender. He died , at ; burial in . ]
Francis/Franz/”Frank”/”Fred”? L., born October 13, 1846. Died July 10, 1931, at Dubuque. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Susan Jaeger June(July?) 5, 1871, in the “Rock Church (on Eighth St.), at Dubuque.
- children: Frank N. (Alice Lorenz), Frederick/”Freddie” ( ), Albina Agatha (Mrs. ), Bertha Maria (Mrs. Edward Knippel), and one other child.
[ Frank Reinfried owned the Jaeger & Reinfried Hardware Store for 5 years, but then sold the store in about 1897 to F.M. Jaeger. He then spent 35 years in the undertaking business. ]
[ Mrs. Francis (Susan Jaeger) Reinfried was born 1850, at , the daughter of Johann & Agatha (Glab) Jaeger.. She died November 1934, at ; burial in . ]
Joseph R., born October 11, 1848. Died October 22, 1918, at Dubuque. Burial in Linwood Cemetery.
- married Louisa Hilsob (Heilstob?), December 18, 1872, in Church, at
- children:
Charles/”Carl” Joseph ( ), Lulu (single), (Mrs. John Pleyte), Clarence ( ),
Alfred ( ), Eleanora
Louise (Mrs. ),
Lorenz Edward ( ), and
Martha Henrietta ( ).
[ Joseph Reinfried was a harness maker, and later was a grocer at 1796 Clay St. He joined the Dubuque Fire Department in 1864, and was Chief from 1884 until his death in 1918. He was 2nd Vice President of the Iowa Fireman’s Assoc. when it was incorporated in 1886. ]
[ Mrs. Joseph (Louisa Hilsob/Heilstob?) Reinfried was born , at Fountain City, Wisconsin(?), the daughter of . She died , at ; burial in . ]
Louisa, born 1851-1853? Died March , 1871. Burial in Cemetery.
- single.
Anna, born , 1857. Died in infancy?
Cecilia Lena, born February 27, 1859. Died , at Dubuque. Burial in
- single.
[ Cecelia Reinfried was age 10 when her father died, and age 11 when her mother died. She then went to live with her brother-in-law, Jacob Suess, who became her principle guardian. ]
According to Josiah Conzett:
Next to the Miller Block [on Main St. (between 5th and 6th?)] was the large 2 story frame building of Xavier Reinfried, a German. They lived in the upper part. The ground floor was a saloon & sort of lodging house. In the boom times of 1854 to 1857, he sold this property for a fortune and retired. They were related to the Mongolds [sic]. Chas. Schreiber married the oldest daughter and, with her money, he got his start in [the saloon] business. (p. 54)
Conzett, Josiah (1841-1913). Recollections of people and events of Dubuque, Iowa, 1846-1890.
Xavier Reinfried and his family retired to a residence on the southeast corner of 19th and White streets (5th Ward, 3rd Ward?). Xavier died January 3, 1869 ("age 56") at the family residence. The funeral was from St. Mary's Church. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque. In the 1870 Federal Census his wealth is listed as “$50,000” (which is about $700,000 in 2005 dollars). His wife Margaret [Wunderle] Reinfried died May 9, 1871 ("age 56"). Funeral was from the family residence. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque.
Leonard Berg, son of Johann and Anna Maria [Ritzert] Berg, married Margaret Reinfried, daughter of Xavier and Margaret [Wunderle] Reinfried, on November 14, 1852, in St. Mary’s Church, Dubuque. They had seven children (only four survived):
Margaret Mary, born January 1, 1853/54? Died before June 19, 1901, at Dubuque. Burial in
- married Ernest. J. Voggenthaler, , in Church, at
- children: Leona (Mrs. ), and William ( ).
[ Ernest Voggenthaler was born , at , the son of . He worked as a . He died , at ; burial in . ]
Louisa, born , 1856/57? Died (before 1880), at . Burial in
Frank J., Sr., born December 3, 1859. Died February 3, 1939, at Dubuque. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- married Mary Oeth, September 1, 1886, in Sacred Heart Church, at Dubuque, Iowa.
- children: Ella (Mrs. George Kutsch), Herman/"Dick" P. (Melinda Manderscheid), Emma (Mrs. Charles Tapelt), Leonard/ "Scoop" (single), Grace E. (Mrs. Harold Winders), Raymond A. (Mary Seely), George Bertrand (Cecelia Louise Harold), Frank J., Jr. (Bessie Peters), and Gertrude (Mrs. Cornelius/ “Neil” Lang).
[ Frank J. Berg, Sr., was a pharmacist and owned a drug store at 534 Romberg Ave. for 63 years. ]
[ Mrs. Frank (Mary Oeth) Berg, Sr., was born January 1, 1864, Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Catherine/”Kate” (Kisch) Oeth. She died March 29, 1836, Dubuque; burial in Mt. Calvary Ce*metery. ]
George C., born 1867/68? Died March 7, 1941?, at Dubuque? Burial in
- married Valentine Shulte, , in Church, at
- children: George B. ( ), Margie (Mrs. ).
[ Mrs. George (Valentine Shulte) Berg was born , at , the son of . He died , at ; burial in . ]
Joseph Herman, born 1873/74? Died , at Chicago, Illinois? Burial in
- married , , in Church, at
- children:
Leonard Berg first worked in a bakery with Francis Mangold. About 1854 he helped Mr. Mangold build a building on the east side of Clay Street at 731. Here he ran a saloon for many years (“Lager Beer Saloon”) in the lower part, and his family lived upstairs.
According to Josiah Conzett:
The brick house and store next [731 Clay St.] was built about the same time [1856-1857] as the Pier’s by Mr. Mangold. It was the saloon and residence of Mr. Berg. Here Chas. Schreiber was a bartender up to 1856, when he went to John McClay, then on Main St. He, a few years after, married one of the Xavier girls who was then quite wealthy. Her money enabled him to buy an interest in the business. (p. 30)
Conzett, Josiah (1841-1913). Recollections of people and events of Dubuque, Iowa, 1846-1890.
When Leonard Berg died he was working for the Illinois Central Railroad in their yard.
Leonard Berg died January 13, 1883 ("age 58") at his residence at 731 Clay St. Margaret [Reinfried] Berg died May 27, 1915 ("80 years of age"). Burial for both was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque.
Frank J. Berg, Sr., son of Leonard and Margaret [Reinfried] Berg, married Mary Oeth on September 1, 1886, at Sacred Heart Church, Dubuque.