Nancy Weissgerber Obituary

Ava Citizen
Friday, October 18, 1935

Mrs. August Weissgerber Dies

Nancy Miller was born in Alexan-
der County, North Carolina, Decem-
ber 16, 1861, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elzira Miller.
While a young woman she came to
Randolph County, Illinois, and made
her home there for several years.
On November 30th, 1884, she was
married to August Weissgerber at
Steeleville, Illinois. They made their
home in Randolph County for some
eleven or twelve years, then moved
to their present home, where they
have lived for about 38 years.
This marriage was blessed with
five children, four daughters and one
son, namely, Mrs. Robert Davis and
Mrs. George Kessel of Ava, Illnois;
Mrs. Carl Reeves of Monroe, Louisi-
ana, Mrs. Charles Bower of East St.
Louis, Illinois, and John Weissger-
ber of St. Louis. Mo.
All these children and the husband
are left to mourn her departure.
Also thirteen grandchildren.
At the age of sixteen years she
united with the Baptist Church and
held to this faith during her entire
life.
Her health began failing her about
four years ago and continued to do so
until her death, which occurred Sat-
urday, October 5, 1935, at the age of
73 years, 9 months and 19 days.
She was a good mother, beloved of
her children, always interested in
them and in her work. A good neigh-
bor, always willing to help in sick-
ness and in need.
She will be sadly missed by hus-
band and children, who can but say
in their grief and loss, “God's will be
done”.
Funeral services were held at the
home Monday, October 7, 1935 at 1
o'clock P. M., by the Rev. E. R.
Dugger of Ava, Illinois, followed by
interment at the Bower Cemetery.

August Weissgerber Obituary

Ava Citizen
Friday, Feb. 19, 1943

August Weissgerber Dies

August Weissgerber was born in
Ohio April 21st, 1857, and departed
this life at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. George Kessel, February 11th,
1943, at the age of 85 years, 9
months and 21 days.
He was the son of Reverend Fred-
rick and Caroline Weissgerber. He
was baptized in the Lutheran Church
at an early age. He left Ohio and
came to Randolph County, Illinois, in
1879, where he met and was united
in marriage to Nancy Miller in 1884,
who preceded him in death October
5, 1935. To this union four daugh-
ters and one son were born, Clara
Davis, who preceded him in death
May 26, 1941. Those surviving are:
Hattie Reeves of Monroe, Louisiana,
Sophia Kessel, of Ava, Josephine
Bower of East St. Louis. He also
leaves to mourn his death 13 grand-
children and several nephews, nieces
and many friends.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home of the daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Kessel, near Ava, Saturday, February
13, 1943, at 1:30 o'clock, by the Rev.
Theo. A. Kessel. Interment was
made in Bower Cemetery.

Children of August Weissgerber

Clara Davis, née Weissgerber
Born: Dec. 1885 in IL
Mother: Nancy Weissgerber, née Miller
Father: August Weissgerber
Had Black curly hair and blue eyes, was the plumpest of the sisters
Married: Robert Nicholas Davis (1879-1947) (Ava, IL)
Children: Ruby Korando
Died: May 26, 1941 in Ava, IL
Buried: with Husband at Bower Cemetery near Ava, IL
Census: 1900

Harriet “Hattie” Reeves, née Weissgerber
Born: Dec. 8, 1887 in Ava or Winehill, IL
Mother: Nancy Weissgerber, née Miller
Father: August Weissgerber
Married: Edward Karl Reeves, Sr. ca. 1910-1915?
Children: Edward, Mabel Murchinson and Wallace
Moved to Monroe, LA ca. 1920 (see Obit and 1920 census from Marion, LA)
Lived in Marion, LA in 1916
Died: Sep. 4, 1973 in Monroe, LA
Buried: Mulhearn Memorial Cemetery, Monroe, LA
Census: 1900, 1920 LA
Obit: from Ava, IL Newspaper


Sophia Kessel, née Weissgerber
Born: Nov. 1, 1889 in IL
Mother: Nancy Weissgerber, née Miller
Father: August Weissgerber
Married: George D. Kessel, April 15, 1914
Children: Lester (1915), Helen K Gale (1918, obit), Elda Kessel (1921/22)
Buried at Bower Cemetery
Census: 1900

Josephine Bower, née Weissgerber
Born: Nov. 30, 1891
Mother: Nancy Weissgerber, née Miller
Father: August Weissgerber
Married: Charles (or Cassander) Bower (1894-1963) March 1919 (d. Belleville, St. Clair, IL)
Children: (3 sons, 3 daughters)
Died: Dec. 7, 1979 (d. Belleville, St. Clair, IL)
Obit: Belleville News Democrat, 1979 (not in my possession)
Census: 1900

John Albert Weissgerber
Born: Dec. 6, 1893
Mother: Nancy Weissgerber, née Miller
Father: August Weissgerber
Never married
lived in Ava, IL most of his life
Died: May 1, 1961
Probably had diabetes according to Fern Brown
Buried at Bower Cemetery
Census: 1900, 1920

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Sources

1900 Census
Illinois, Jackson cty
Kincaid Twp

1920 Census
Illinois, Jackson cty
Kinkaid twp, Enumeration District 57

1920 Census
Louisiana
Union, 2-WD
Series: T625
Roll: 632

F. F. Weissgerber Career Timeline

Life and Career of Rev F. F. Weissgerber (Frederick Ferdinand)

Born February 23, 1815, early at 7 o’clock at Meuselwitz
3rd of 6 sons.
Father: Christian Gottfried Weissgerber, coppersmith
Mother Johanne Sophie Weissgerber, née Fritsche
From 1830 to 1835 attended school (Gymnasium)
Obtained a scholarship to study theology at Jena in
1849 and 1850 in Altenburg, preacher and representative in the Altenburger council
(for early life see below, sources from Altenburg)
immigrated to the US 5 Aug 1851

Married Caroline Sophia (sometime before Henry's birth, ca. 1854, but after 1851 he immigrated alone)
Children: Henry [died young], August, Louis, Caroline, Earnest, William, Emma, Bertha, Fredrick, and Franklin (10 in all)
1854 Membership application, Evangelical Synod of the West?
Pastor at Terstegen settlement (today Lippe?), IN, & was presented by Pastor Binner?
1854-1858 - IN, Posey cty, Lippe (Henry and August)
United Evangelical Zion church (see Friedensbote Jun. 1, 1856)
1858-1861 - Ohio, Monroe cty, Switzerland twp. (Louis '59, Caroline '60)
St. John's United Church-Christ
1861, August - OH, Auglaize cty, New Bremen.
1861-1864 - OH, Stark cty, Massilon
St. John's
1864 - IA, Muscatine (William)
1866-1869 - IN, Dubois cty, Huntingburg -
Salem United Church of Christ
originally: "German Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Church"
1870 - OH, Monroe cty, Malaga or Miltonsburg
St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed Church
1871-1873 - OH, Seneca cty, Tiffen
Originally: "German Evangelical st. John's Congregation"
1873-1875 - OH, Hardin cty, Kenton
St. John's United Church
1875-1878 – OH, Shelby County, Sidney
St. Paul's Evangelical
1878 – 1883?
St. Peter's at Wine Hill
1883 listed as being at Golden, IL, Adams County in Wartburg Synod meeting 1883
1884 listed as being at Wine Hill, IL in Wartbung Synod meeting 1884 but that he was installed as Pastor it Indian Creek, IL (perhaps in White county)
Member of the Evangelical Synod of the West 1854-1872. Rev W is mentioned in "Friedensbote" from 1855-1871. Note: Rev W was president of the Eastern District of the Evangelical Synod of the West from ca 1859-1863, perhaps longer.
Listed in Evangelical Lutheran Almanac as being in the German Maryland Synod from 1872 - 1878.
Was member of the Wartburg Synod from 1879-1886. (Synod was formed in 1875)
It seems to have been more conservative and thus there may be records in the LCMS not in ELCA.
Died: Sept 8, 1886 at Wine Hill, Illinois,
Obit: Lutheran Almanac
Obit2: Lutheran Observer, Oct 29, 1886 (“Deaths - Rev. F. F. Weissgerber, Chicago, Illa. formerly of the Wartburg Synod.”)
Census: 1860, 1870, 1880




Sources

from: Thüringisches Staatsarchiv Altenburg
Record: Kulturmin. Nr. 8430; 1836; Num.: 241

Record: AG Meuselwitz Abt. C loc. IV Nr. 37; Im Jahr 1815

1860 US Census
Ohio
Monroe Cty
Switzerland township
Series M653
Roll 1012
Page 335

1870 US Census
Ohio
Monroe cty
Malaga Township
Series M593
Roll 1245
Page 149

1880 US Census
Illinois, Randolph cty
Wine Hill Precinct
Page 18
District 104

Wife and Children of F. F. Weissgerber

Caroline Sophia Weissgerber, née ??

Born: ca. 1833-34 in Hanover (parents also born in Hanover according to Mortality Schedule 1880)

Mother:

Father:

Married: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber (sometime before Henry's birth, ca. 1854, perhaps after his immigration, 1851)

Children: Henry, August, Louis, Caroline, Earnest, William, Emma, Bertha, Fredrick, and Franklin (10 in all)

Died: 1880 at Wine Hill, Illinois of “Apoplepsy”

buried at St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church at Wine Hill (death listed as 12/1880)

Census: 1860, 1870

Obit: 1880 Mortality Schedule, Randolph County, IL, Wine Hill Precinct, pg 1, Enumerate District 104

Heinrich Weißgerber

Born: ca. Oct. 1854 in Lippe, IN

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Died: March 15, 1865 in Muscatine, Iowa

Census: 1860

Obit: “Friedensbote”, April 1, 1865

August Weissgerber

Born April 21st, 1857 in Lippe, Indiana.

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Married: Nancy Miller November 30th, 1884 at Steeleville, IL

Farmer near Ava, Illinois, located at Kincaid creek. The old house burnt down. He had rented it out.

A doctor lives there now.

Children: Clara Davis, Sophia Kessel, Josephine Bower, Hattie Reeves, John

Lived with Sophia after Nancy died (according to Fern Brown)

Died February 2nd , 1943 in Ava, Illinois.

Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, Tax list 1890, 1900¹, 1920⁶, 1930¹

Obit: Ava Citizen. Friday, Feb. 19, 1943, Ava, IL

Buried at Bower Cemetery

Nancy Weissgerber, née Miller

Born: December 16th, 1861 in Alexander County, North Carolina

Father: Elzira Miller

Mother:

Married: August Weissgerber November 30th, 1884 at Steeleville, IL

They met because Nancy was working as a servant girl somewhere.

Children: John, Clara, Hattie, Sophia, Josephine

Died October 5th, 1935 in Ava, Illinois

Obit: Ava Citizen. Friday, Oct. 18, 1935. Ava, IL

Census: 1900¹, 1920⁶, 1930¹

Buried at Bower Cemetery

Louis Weissgerber

Born: Feb. 22, 1859 at Powhatton Point, OH

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Married: Katherine Peil, May 26, 1889, at Golden, IL

Children: Fred F. (moved to Boone, IA), Elizabeth “Lily” Doze of (Humeston, IA) and Caroline Barnett

Lived at Golden, IL, until 1907 when they moved to Keosaugua. Here he was a baker for some time (see obit). Towards the end of his life, when his health failed, he took up another business (check 1920 census for occupation).

Died: April 14, 1929

Obit: Keosauqua Republic, Thursday, Apr. 25, 1929

Buried: Purdom Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa (near Keosauqua)

Census: 1860 (listed as Luisa), 1870

Comment from the blog mltravels:

Caroline Rickenberg, née Weissgerber

Born: December 11, 1860 at Powhattan Point, OH

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Married: F. L. Rickenberg Sept. 16, 1882 (probably were neighbors as seen in the 1880 census, listed as Fritz??)

Children: Emma Brammer, Edward, Bertha Whippo, Margaret Schnoeker, Elmer and Herbert

(2 Daughters died in infancy)

Died: July 21, 1924 at Steeleville

Buried Steeleville Cemetery (member of Frieden church, perhaps the Peace Cemetery now??)

Obit: yes, from Ferne Brown

Census: 1870, 1880, 1900²

Earnest Weissgerber

Born: ca. 1863 in OH (Massilon?)

Married: ??

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Alive: in Rhodehis, NC in 1924 (see Caroline's obit)

Alive in NC in 1929 (see Louis' obit)

Occupation: renter, works at a cotton mill (1920)

Children: ??

Census: 1870, possible 1920² (Earnest Wingila or Wisgiba age 56 born in OH, possible wife??)

William Weissgerber

Born: 1864 in Muscatine, IA

Alive in Rockwood (IL near Steeleville, see 1890 tax list) in 1924 (see Caroline's obit)

Alive in Ava, IL in 1929 (see Louis's obit)

Occupation: Laborer, woodcutter (1920 census)

Census: 1870, 1880, 1920¹ (1910 and 1900 census should be possible to find)

Died: Possibly in Jun. 21, 1937 in Williamson cty.

Emma Weissgerber

Born: Sept. 3, 1867 in Huntingburg, Indiana

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Died: Jul. 20, 1885

Census: 1870, 1880

Obit: Crowder, Lola Frazier, “Randolph County, Illinois: Deaths 1877 through 1889, pub. 1995

Franklin Weissgerber

Born: ca. 1871 in OH (Tiffen?)

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Died: 27 Jul 1908 in WA

Census: 1880

Fredrick Weissgerber

Born: 24 Apr 1873 in Ohio (Kenton?)

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Single (at least in the census)

Occupation: House Painter (1910 census); Miller, Flour mill (1920 census)

Alive in Golden, IL in 1924 (see Caroline's obit)

Alive in Quincy, IL in 1929 (see Louis' obit)

Died: 15 Jan 1938

Buried: Purdom Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa (near Keosauqua)

Census: 1880, 1900³, 1910², 1920⁵, 1930²

Bertha Wagner, née Weissgerber

Born: Aug. 21, 1876 in OH (Sidney?)

Father: Friedrich Ferdinand Weissgerber

Mother: Caroline Sophia Weissgerber

Married 1: Charles Heine, farmer, ca. 1904 (in IL). Listed as widowed in 1920

Children: Selma Heine (ca. 1906), Lily Heine (died in 1907), Irene (ca. 1915)

Moved to CA sometime between 1915 and 1920

Occupation: Orange packer (1920 census)

Married 2: David E. Wagner, owner of a grocery store (see 1930 census), between 1924 and 1929

Alive in Annaheim, CA in 1924 as Bertha Heine (see Caroline's obit)

Alive in CA in 1929 as Bertha Wagner (see Louis' obit)

Died: Nov. 28, 1947 in Orange County, CA

Census: 1880, 1900², 1910¹, 1920⁴, 1930³

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Sources

1860 Census
Ohio
Monroe Cty
Switzerland township
Series M653
Roll 1012
Page 335

1870 Census
Ohio
Monroe cty
Malaga Township
Series M593
Roll 1245
Page 149

1880 Census
Illinois, Randolph cty
Wine Hill Precinct
Page 18
District 104

1900¹ Census

Illinois, Jackson cty

Kincaid Twp

1900² Census

Illinois, Randolph cty

Steeleville pct

Series: T623

Roll 338

Page: 327

1900³ Census

Illinois, Adams cty

Northeast twp

Series: T623

Roll: 235

Page: 238

1910¹ Census

Illinois, Randolph cty

Central pct

Series: T624

Roll: 319

Page: 44

1910² Census

Illinois, Adams cty

N E twp 2-pct

Series: T624

Roll: 229

Page: 232

1920¹ Census

Illinois

Randolph County

Brewerville

Series: T625

Roll: 396

Page: 272

1920² Census

North Carolina

Burke

Icard

Series T625

Roll: 1287

Page: 28

1920⁴ Census

California, Orange cty

Annaheim

Series: T625

Roll: 123

Page: 196

1920⁵ Census

Illinois, Adams cty

Mendon

Series: T625

Roll: 296

Page: 208

1920⁶ Census

Illinois, Jackson cty

Kinkaid twp, Enumeration District 57

1920⁷ Census

Louisiana

Union, 2-WD

Series: T625

Roll: 632

Page: 23

1930¹ Census

Illinois, Jackson cty

Kinkaid twp

District 39-20

1930² Census

Illinois, Adams county

Quincy city

1930³ Census

California, Orange cty

Annaheim

Series: T626

Roll: 180

Page: 11B