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