The Laubscher Family: Georg & Eva

 The following is the family of Johann George Laubscher and Maria Eva Entz. Four of their children elected to sail to America, the others stayed in Baden.

 

1.  Johann Georg Laubscher¹ was born on 13 Nov 1780 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ He was baptized on 13 Nov 1780 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ He died on 28 Nov 1868 at the age of 88 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ Johann was buried on 1 Dec 1868 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹

Johann Georg Laubscher and Maria Eva Entz¹ were married on 3 Apr 1804 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ Maria Eva Entz was born on 30 Oct 1784 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany. She died on 10 May 1857 at the age of 72 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany. She was buried on 12 May 1857 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.

 

Johann Georg Laubscher and Maria Eva Entz had the following children:

 

i. Johan Jacob Laubscher¹ was born on 21 Jul 1804 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ He died on 5 Aug 1804 at the age of 0 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ He was buried on 6 Aug 1804 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹

2 ii. Catharina/Katharina "Catharine" Laubscher, born 16 Oct 1808, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany; married John Wagner, 21 Jul 1841, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; died abt 1882, Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.

3 iii. Georg/George Laubscher, born 12 Sep 1811, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany; died bet 30 Jan 1886 and 4 Mar 1886, Pike Co., Pennsylvania.

iv. Luise Laubscher¹ was born on 1 Sep 1813 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She was baptized on 1 Sep 1813 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She died on 30 Nov 1893 at the age of 80 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ Luise was buried on 2 Dec 1893 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹

v. Susanna Laubscher¹ was born on 25 Jan 1815 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She was baptized on 26 Jan 1815 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She died on 23 Jan 1835 at the age of 19 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ Susanna was buried on 28 Jan 1835 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹

4 vi. Carl / Charles Laubscher, born 24 Oct 1816, Durlach u Weingarten, Baden, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany; married Maria Haverling/Heberling, abt 1848, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Elizabeth Koerner, abt 1852, Prob Pike Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died 3 Jan 1895, Pike Co., Pennsylvania, United States.

vii. Marie Eva Laubscher¹ was born on 30 Jan 1819 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She was baptized on 1 Feb 1819 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She died on 16 Jul 1825 at the age of 6 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ Marie was buried on 18 Jul 1825 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹

5 viii. Ludwig "Louis/Lewis" Laubscher, born 9 Feb 1821, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany; married Mary Ann Curtiss, ca 1845, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died Dec 1878, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania.

ix. Caroline Laubscher¹ was born on 27 Apr 1825 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She was baptized on 13 May 1825 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She died on 22 Jan 1899 at the age of 73 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ Caroline was buried on 24 Jan 1899 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹

x. Elisabethe Laubscher¹ was born on 27 Mar 1823 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She was baptized on 15 Apr 1823 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ She died on 4 May 1846 at the age of 23 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹ Elisabethe was buried on 6 May 1846 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.¹

6 xi. Charles Friedrich Laubscher, born 21 Jan 1829, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany; married Luise Gaggus, 23 Apr 1857, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany; died 26 Oct 1888, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.

7 xii. Johan Jacob Laubscher, born 27 Jul 1833, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany; married Susanna Katharina Werner, 14 Jun 1859, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany; married Elisabetha Barbara Schmidt, 29 Aug 1865, Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.

 

 

 

Source:

1. Lutherische Kirchenburcher, "Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1502-1985," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 December 2017), Laubscher records; filmed by LDS.

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Lewis Laubscher

Ludwig Laubscher was born in Weingarten, Baden in 1821. He came to America in 1839 and was naturalized in 1855 as Lewis Laubscher. Lewis was the youngest of the family to call America home.

 

1.  Ludwig "Louis/Lewis" Laubscher^1–3 was born on 9 Feb 1821 in Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.^1,3 He was baptized on 13 Feb 1821 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.³ He died in Dec 1878 at the age of 57 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania.² Lewis Laubscher was born in Weingarten, Baden in 1821. He arrived in America about 30 September 1839, probably with his elder siblings Catharine, George and Carl. Like his siblings, Lewis settled in Pennsylvania.

Lewis was in Wayne Co., PA shortly after his arrival. There he met and married widow Mary Ann Shaffer, daughter of Hans Curtiss and Polly Wagner. Mary Ann's husband, Samuel Shaffer, had died in late March of 1845. Lewis and Mary must have married shortly after Samuel's death, as their first child, Laura, was born in 1846.

The Laubschers resided in Canaan Twp. in 1850. In addition to Mary's children [Eliza, Sidney, Rebecca and Sophrona], the couple had two of their own, Laura and Caroline. By 1860, the family had moved to Salem Twp. and added youngsters George and Byron to the family.

Lewis Laubscher became a naturalized US citizen on 3 September 1855 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania. One of the witnesses was Samuel Swingle, probably the same Samuel Swingle who married Mary's sister, Elizabeth.

Lead mining opportunities in Madison Co., Missouri must have lured Lewis west. Brother George was already working the mines in the area. Sister Catharine Wagner and her family were there as well. Whatever the case, he was a miner in Madison County, Missouri by the outbreak of the Civil War.

Lewis enlisted at St. Louis  in the 2nd Missouri Light Infantry, Company C, on 1 October 1861. George Laubscher had enlisted in the same company.

The 2nd Light Artillery was primarily assigned duty in defense of St. Louis. While serving at Fort # 3, Laubscher was hospitalized with hemorrhoids and urinary problems. Combined with his age [42], the medical problems, contributed to his discharge on 22 January 1863 at Houston, Missouri.

Lewis returned to Wayne Co. after the war. He died in Wayne Co. on 20 December of 1878. Mary died on 1 September 1881.

Ludwig "Louis/Lewis" Laubscher and Mary Ann Curtiss were married circa 1845 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ Mary Ann Curtiss⁴ was born circa 1819 in Canaan Twp., Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ She died on 1 Sep 1881 at the age of 62 in Prob. Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁴

 

Ludwig Laubscher and Mary Ann Curtiss had the following children:

 

i. Laura Laubscher⁴ was born circa 1846 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁴

ii. Caroline Laubscher⁴ was born circa 1848 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁴

iii. George Laubscher⁴ was born circa 1855 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁴

iv. Byron Laubscher⁴ was born on 19 May 1858 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ He died on 25 Mar 1922 at the age of 63 in Monroe  Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁴

 

Source:

1. Louis Laubscher File (Private, Company C, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery), Compiled Service Records for 2nd Missouri Light Artillerty, FHL FIM # 1500555  (Springfield, Illinois: Missouri State Archives), Kre-Li.

        2. Pennsylvania GenWeb, Rootsweb online [http://www.pagenweb.com], accessed 20 January 2008.

        3. Lutherische Kirchenburcher, "Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1502-1985," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 December 2017), Laubscher records; fimed by LDS.

        4. "Ancestry Public Trees", database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2017), "Haas/Paynter Family Tree"; submitted by baileds, [contact information for private use

George Laubscher

 

Georg Laubscher was born in 1811 in Weingarten, Baden. Anglicizing his name involved adding the letter 'e' to Georg. The story of his son, Otto, will be told in a separate post.

 

1.  Georg/George Laubscher^1–4 was born on 12 Sep 1811 in Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.^1–3 He was baptized on 13 Sep 1811 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany. He died between 30 Jan 1886 and 4 Mar 1886 at the age of 74 in Pike Co., Pennsylvania.¹ George Laubscher was born in Weingarten in Baden in 1811. He probably arrived in Pennsylvania during the late 1830s, possibly with siblings Catharine, Louis and Carl.

Where George went from there is not known, but he must have been in the vicinity of Michigan by 1840. His son, Otto, was born there in 1841. The identity of Otto's mother has yet to be discovered.

George was mining in Madison Co., Missouri in 1850. He went to Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, probably with his sister's family in 1851. George and the Wagners purchased land there. George sold his interests to Catherine that same year. He was back in Madison County by 1860, if not long before, working in the mines.

On 1 October 1861 George enlisted at St. Louis with Company C [also served in Co. H] of the 2nd Missouri Light Artillery. He was discharged at Houston, Texas Co., Missouri on 19 November 1862.

George's story is told in the details of his Invalid Pension file:

George Laubscher - Invalid Pension #152.938 - issued Pennsylvania
Private, Co. H, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery Volunteers [also served briefly in the Veterans Reserve Corps]

George Laubscher was working in the lead mines about 90 miles from St. Louis and the miners were driven away by Rebel soldiers after refusing to join the Rebel Army. He then went to enlist in the Union Army. On or about 16 December 1861 at 11:00 P.M. Pvt. Laubscher was on duty at Fort No. 5 near St. Louis and was ordered to help let down the drawbridge of the fort. While executing said order, Laubscher was jammed against the timbers of the bridge in such a way as to cause a severe rupture of the abdomen. [Later diagnosis: double rupture on both sides.] The company was later assigned to a fort in Houston, Texas Co., Missouri on 28 November 1862 where George contracted a severe cold and was barely able to work. He was admitted to several hospitals and finally sent back to St. Louis where Dr. Emil Seemann diagnosed the double rupture. Laubscher was discharged and moved to Pennsylvania. Over the years George purchased numerous trusses in St. Louis, Missouri, Hawley, Pennsylvania, Broadway, New York and other places - none cured the problem. Laubscher eventually required the use of a walking cane to get around and was unable to perform manual labor. He was dependant on relatives for support.

Residences after discharge:
17 April 1866: East Sterling, Wayne Co., Penn.
15 March 1871: Luzerne Co., Penn.
20 Nov. 1876: Honesdale, Wayne Co., Penn.
26 April 1777: Honesdale, Wayne Co., Penn.
31 July 1878: Wayne Co., Penn.
15 Dec. 1882: Greene Twp., Pike Co., Penn.
7 March 1883: Honesdale, Wayne Co., Penn.
9 Nov. 1883: [Newfoundland P.O.], Greene Twp., Pike Co., Penn.
19 Dec. 1885: Matamoras, Pike Co., Penn.

Among those signing affidavits testifying to having served with or known George Laubscher were:
Capt. William Balz - company commander
Franz Stutz - 1st Lieutenant, Co. H
John Buff - 2nd Lieutenant, Co. H
Louis Holland - soldier
Emil Seemann - military surgeon who diagnosed ruptures [later went to Cuba]
John Gallagher - neighbor in St. Louis, soldier
William Rhorbscker - neighbor in Pennsylvania, ½ mile, 25 yrs.
Jacob Seig - neighbor in Pennsylvania, ½ mile, 25 yrs.
Joseph Atkinson - of Hawley, Wayne Twp. Penn.
Merritt W. Griswald - Monroe Co. - witnessed George sign declaration 4/17/1866
Charles Laubscher - Monroe Co. - witnessed George sign declaration 4/17/1866
Lewis Laubscher - roomed at same house in St. Louis, worked with and was intimately acquainted with George, enlisted and served in same company, witnessed injury. He was a resident of Salem Twp., Wayne Co., Penn. in 1877-78. [A Lewis Lobshire died in December 1878 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania. - US Genweb]

In a letter dated 30 June 1887 W.W.H. Davis, pension agent, notified the Hon. John Black, Commissioner of Pensions that George Laubscher, last paid on 4 March 1886, had died.

George resided in the home of Charles Laubscher in 1870. In 1880, he had reunited with his son, Otto and was living with him.

Geoerge's page in the regimental description book gave the following details: 45* yrs. of age, 5'9½", fair complexion, gray hair and eyes, born Baden, Germany.

*George was consistently off on his age in military and census records. His birth was recorded from 1811 [1870] to 1815 [military].

 

Georg/George Laubscher had the following child:

 

2 i. Otto Laubscher, born Feb 1841, Michigan; married Frances J. Shannon, ca 1873, Pike Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died 6 Jun 1916, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States.

 

Sources:

1. George Laubscher File (Private, Company H, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery), Civil War Invalid Pension, 152,931 (Washington, D.C.: NARA),.

        2. Henry Cleve, 1850 US Federal, Madison Co., Missouri, p. 9, household 136; Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry 1972 [filming].

        3. George Laubscher, 1860 US Federal, Fredericktown, St. Michael Twp., Madison Co., Missourii , p. 22, 4 June 1860; Family History Library 0803631.

        4. Charles Laubscher, 1870 US Federal, Greene, Pike, Pennsylvania, p. 365, 17 August; NARA M598_1446.

Catharine Laubscher

 

Catharine Laubscher, my great-great-grandmother, was an interesting research subject. From slightly confusing census records to a total lack of death records, Catharine's story was a difficult one to flesh out.

 

1.  Catharina/Katharina "Catharine" Laubscher^1–6 was born on 16 Oct 1808 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.^1,5,7 She was baptized on 17 Oct 1808 in Weingarten, Karlsruh, Baden, Germany.⁷ She died about 1882 at the age of 74 in Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.³ One of the difficulties in researching Catherine has been determining her  maiden name. Son William's death registration did give her maiden name, but the recorder's handwriting was extremely poor. Lansher, Lancher, Laubacher and Laubscher were among the best guesses for the name. Catherine's marriage record showed that her maiden name was clearly Laubscher.

The 1850 census for Madison Co., Missouri [the birthplace of Catherine's daughter, Louisa in 1849] listed a George Laubscher [aged 36] in a household of miners. Also in that residence was a Margaretha Wagner [40] with three children, John [8], Henry [6], and Mary [3]. Although this Wagner family is an apparent mismatch, it is interesting to note the 1860 Lafayette Co., Wisconsin census entry for Catherine and her family: Catherine was 50, Henry was 18, William was 16 and Louisa was 13. All four members of the family were exactly ten years older than the 1850 Missouri family. It is possible that the enumerator was given incorrect names or that those were baptismal names. The 1860 ages were high by two years for all three children.

On 12 April 1851 Jacob Lickinger sold the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section # 3, Township #  1, north of Range # 2E [approximately 40 acres] to John Wagner and George Laubscher for $140. [Laf. Co. Deeds Vol. H, p. 15-16 / FHL film # 1476936]

George Laubscher sold the undivided one half of that tract of land to Catherine Wagner for $50 on 17 November 1851. Recorded: 4 March 1867. [Laf. Co. Deeds Vol. 6, p. 568 / FHL film #1476945]
Had John Wagner died between 12 April and 17 November? The latter sale was contracted between George and Catherine, while the former included John. It is fairly certain that John had died by 1855 when the state census listed Mrs. C. Wagner as the head of household with 2 males and 2 females.
On 14 December 1892, Lester Metcalf petitioned the Probate Court in the matter of the estate of John Wagner and Catherine Wagner. Metcalfe was in possession of 40 acres, the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 3, township 1, north of range 2E in Lafayette Co., Wisconsin by virtue of a warranty deed from the heirs of the Wagners [Henry Wagner, William Wagner, and Louisa [Wagner] McHugh]. The deed was recorded 13 April 1885 in Deed Book volume 32, page 556.

Metcalf stated that Catherine Wagner had resided on said tract of land and had died "ten or more years ago." Her husband John had died "many years ago." There was no will left by either of the Wagners and no administration of the estate.

Based on Metcalf's statement, Catherine probably died about 1882. She was alive at the time of the 1880 census enumeration. It is possible that she died as late as early 1885, since the deed was recorded in April 1885.

Metcalf requested that the court officially grant him ownership of the 40 acres.

Catharina/Katharina "Catharine" Laubscher and John Wagner were married on 21 Jul 1841 at German Reformed Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^5,8 John Wagner^2,5,9–11 died between 1851 and 1855 in probably  Lafayette Co., Wissconsin.⁵ He was born in Baden, Germany.² John Wagner was born in Baden and immigrated to the United States, settling in Pennsylvania. He married Catherine Laubscher at the German Reformed Church in Philadelphia on 21 July 1841. The eldest of the Wagner children, Henry, was born in Pennsylvania. The family moved to Missouri shortly thereafter. William and Louisa were born in Missouri.

It would appear that the Wagners were attracted to the mining opportunities near Fredericktown, Madison Co., Missouri. There was a heavy German migration to that area during the 1840s. Catherine's family may have been part of that migration as well. George and Louis Laubscher were both miners in the area. They are believed to be Catherine's brothers.

John must have left Catherine and the children in Missouri to check out land in the lead mining district of Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.

There was a George Laubscher, miner, living in Madison Co., Missouri in 1850. Residing in the same household was a Margaretha Wagner and her three children [John, Henry, and Mary.] It is possible that the enumerator incorrectly recorded the names or was misinformed by whoever provided the names. The ages of Catherine and her children in the 1860 census matched those of the Missouri-based Wagners in 1850.

John and Catherine were invoved in a handful of land deals with George Laubscher in 1851. Based on those deeds and Catherine being listed as the head of household with three children in 1855, John must have died between 1851 and 1855.

 

John Wagner and Catharina/Katharina Laubscher had the following children:

 

2 i. Henry Wagner, born 13 May 1844, Pennsylvania; married Sarah Cull, abt 1868, probably  Lafayette Co., Wissconsin; died 5 Apr 1920, Shullsburg, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States.

ii. William Wagner² was born on 17 Sep 1845 in Missouri.² He died on 30 Apr 1896 at the age of 50 in Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.²

3 iii. Louisa Wagner, born 12 Jul 1849, Fredericktown, Madison Co., Missouri; married James Mc Hugh, 20 Jan 1874, Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin; died 13 Sep 1906, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.

  

Sources:

1. Fran Matl, Research Report on the Wagner Families of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Recipient: Terry Prall, Author Address: Shullsburg, WI, Recipient Address: Arcadia, FL (10 July 2002).

        2. Death Registration for Lafayette County, WI:  William Wagner, Record Type: death, Name Of Person: William Wagner, Volume: 2:201.

        3. John Wagner and Catherine Wagner, E-2762, Court Clerk's Office, Lafayette Co. Court House, Darlington, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, FHL US/CAN film # 1476922.

        4. Lafayette Co., Wisconsin Deeds, 32: 556, Lafayette Co. Court House, Darlington, Wisconsin.

        5. 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Record Type: census, Household: Catherine Wagner, Location: Lafayette Co., WI, Record Info: p. 465, Film: M653_1416 (14 July 1860).

        6. Henry Cleve, 1850 US Federal, Madison Co., Missouri, p. 9, household 136; Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry 1972 [filming].

        7. Lutherische Kirchenburcher, "Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1502-1985," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 December 2017), Laubscher records; fimed by LDS.

        8. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, "Pennsylvania & New Jersey Church & Town Records, 1708-1985," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 March 2015), Johannes Wagner / Catharina Laubscher marriage; Historical Pennsylvania Church & Town Records; Reel 166.

        9. Charles McHugh, Notes, Letters, and Interviews from "Uncle Mutt" Charles McHugh, Interviewer: Terry Prall, Informant Address: Augusta, GA, Recipient Address: Arcadia, FL (1991-????).

        10. The Heritage and Landmarks Commission & The Madison Co. Historical Society, Historical Madison: The History of Madison County, Missouri 1818-1988 (Topeka, Kansas: Jostens Printing & Publishing Division, c 1989), p. 28.

        11. 1850 US Federal, Madison Co., Missouri, p. 9, household 136, 977.891X2p 1850.

Carl / Charles Laubscher

Carl [Charles] Laubscher was the 6th child of Johan Georg Laubscher & Maria Eva Entz:

Carl / Charles Laubscher^1–4 was born on 24 Oct 1816 in Durlach u Weingarten, Baden, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.^5–6 He was baptized on 26 Oct 1816 at Lutheran Church in Durlach u Weingarten, Baden, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.⁶ He died on 3 Jan 1895 at the age of 78 in Pike Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ Carl [Charles] Laubscher was born in Baden about 1816. He probably arrived in Pennsylvania during the late 1830s or early 1840s. Carl's brother, Louis, arrived in the fall of 1839. It seems likely that Carl, brother George and sister Catherine arrived about the same time.

He resided in the household of his late wife's father-in-law,Peter Haverling, along with daughter, Mary, in Sterling Twp., Wayne Co., Pennsylvania in 1850. From at least 1860 until 1880, Charles farmed in Greene Twp., Pike Co.

Prior to 1850, Carl anglicized his given name to Charles, although Carl was inscribed on his tombstone.

He remarried about 1852 to Elizabeth Koerner of Germany. Carl and Elizabeth had six children. Elizabeth died in 1875 at the age of 50.

Carl did not serve in the Civil War like his two brothers and was the only member of the family to remain in Pennsylvania his entire time in America.

In 1870, brother George was living with Carl and Elizabeth.

Carl barely witnessed the new year of 1895, dying on the 3rd of January. He was buried in the Old Greenton/Kipp Cemetery in Greentown, Pike Co., PA with Elizabeth and two infant children. Rosanna was one and Jane may have been the other..

Carl / Charles Laubscher and Maria Haverling/Heberling were married about 1848 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, United States.¹ Maria Haverling/Heberling¹, daughter of Peter Haverling/Haberling, was born in 1825–1830 in prob Germany. She died about 1850 at the age of 25 in Pennsylvania.¹ Maria was the daughter of Peter Haverling. She married Carl Laubscher about 1848. Their daughter, Mary, was born in February 1849. Maria presumably died in childbirth. She was not on the 1850 census with her father, husband and daughter. Maria had a brother, William [b. c1822 Ger.], who was on the 1850 census with his wife Margaretha [b. c1830 Ger.] and son Louis [b. 1849 PA].  

 

Carl / Charles Laubscher and Maria Haverling/Heberling had the following child:

 

2 i. Mary Laubscher, born 2 Feb 1849, Stirling, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States; married Jacob Hahn, 1869, Dunmore, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; died 26 Feb 1929, Atkinson, Holt, Nebraska, United States.

 

Carl / Charles Laubscher and Elizabeth Koerner⁸ were married about 1852 in Prob Pike Co., Pennsylvania, United States.² Elizabeth Koerner was born on 12 Mar 1825 in Germany.^2,7 She died on 3 Apr 1875 at the age of 50 in Pike Co., Pennsylvania, United States.^4,7 Elizabeth was born in 1825 in either Germany or Pennsylvania. Census records for 1860-70 give Germany as her birthplace, while daughter Rose's death certificate shows Pennsylvania. She was Carl Laubscher's second wife.

 

Carl / Charles Laubscher and Elizabeth Koerner had the following children:

 

3 i. Rose Amanda Laubscher, born 7 May 1854, Greene Twp., Pike, Pennsylvania, United States; married Frederick Fetzer, ca 1903, Monroe  Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died 27 Sep 1917, Hanover Twp., Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.

4 ii. Robert B. Laubscher, born 14 Feb 1856, Greene Twp., Pike, Pennsylvania, United States; married Amanda Barry, ca 1906, Monroe  Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died 4 Dec 1933, Stroudsburg Twp., Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States.

iii. John B. Laubscher⁴ was born about 1858 in Greene Twp., Pike Co., Pennsylvania.^2–4 The last record of John is the 1880 census. He was 22 years old.

iv. Rosanna Laubscher⁸ was born in May 1859 in Greentown, Pike, Pennsylvania, United States.⁸ He/she died in Jul 1859 at the age of 0 in Greentown, Pike, Pennsylvania, United States.⁸ According to the 1860 US Federal Mortality Schedule [M1838_1], Rosanna contracted scrofula [tuberculosis of the neck] and died six days later. She was 21 days old.

5 v. George Bruce Laubscher, born 9 Sep 1861, Greene Twp., Pike, Pennsylvania, United States; married Emma Gschwind, 21 Feb 1902, Moore Co., North Carolina, United States; died 7 Jan 1929, Vass, McNeill Twp., Moore, North Carolina, United States.

vi. Jane Elisabeth Laubscher⁸ was born about 1864 in Greene Twp., Pike Co., Pennsylvania.^3–4 There is no further record of Jane after the 1880 census.

6 vii. Anna M. "Annie" Laubscher, born 30 Nov 1866, Greene Twp., Pike, Pennsylvania, United States; married William Roger Slutter, ca 1888, Monroe  Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Thomas Wesley Staples, 4 Jul 1905, East Stroudsburg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; died 6 May 1967, Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States.

 

Sources:

1. Peter Hoeverling, 1850 US Federal, Sterling, Wayne, Pennsylvania, p. 120-121, 19 August ; NARA M432_835.

        2. Charles Laubscher, 1860 US Federal, Greene, Pike, Pennsylvania, p. 804, 11 August; NARA M653_1176.

        3. Charles Laubscher, 1870 US Federal, Greene, Pike, Pennsylvania, p. 365, 17 August; NARA M598_1446.

        4. Charles Laubshire, 1880 US Federal, Greene, Pike, Pennsylvania, p. 337B; NARA 1255165 - FHL / T9_1165 - NARA.

        5. Charles Laubscher, 1870 US Federal, Greene Twp., Pike Co., Pennsylvania, p. 365, 17 August 1870; NARA M593_1446.

        6. Evangelische Kirche Weingarten, "Baden German Loutheran Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1502-1985," baptism, Ancestry.cm (www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 December 2017), Carl Laubscher baptism; p. 16; 17.

        7. Find A Grave, compilation of cemetery interrments, "Old Greentown/Kipp Cemetery, Greentown, Pike, PA," database, Find A Grave (https://oldfindagrave.com : accessed 14 December 2017), Carl & Elizabeth Laubscher.

        8. "Ancestry Public Trees", database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 December 2017), "Susan Opocensky Family Tree," Laubscher family; submitted unk by Twila Osterle, [contact information for private use].

 

The Laubscher Family: Original Theory

Until you reach a breakthrough with documented records, genealogy is often based on the "preponderance of evidence" or, the now preferred "reasonably exhaustive search." If you have conducted a search of available records and made clear assumptions based on what you've found, then you can be reasonably sure that you have "connected all of the available dots."

Such was the case after tackling the Laubscher family at Salt Lake a few years ago. I found four Laubschers in the areas that I needed them to be in one combination or another: Pennsylvania, Missouri and Wisconsin. Those four were Catharine, George, Charles and Louis. A year later, I was able to find a bit more on Catherine in the Lafayette Co., WI records.

The following was my palate for painting the Laubscher story at that time. Since then, I have been able to add to the story. Catherine's marriage, Louis' obit and naturalization papers and the Baden records for the Laubscher children, their parents and a few generations beyond.

The information tying Catherine, George, Lewis and Charles Laubscher together as siblings is almost entirely circumstantial. I feel that these people are related and are most likely sister and brothers. This is based on the following:

1. 1850 Census: Residing in the same household in Madison Co., Missouri as George Laubscher was a Wagner family consisting of a woman and three children.

The names of the Wagner family are incorrect. [Louisa Wagner was born in Madison Co., MO in 1849.]

2. 1851 Lafayette Co., Wisconsin Deeds [FHL 1476936]: George Laubscher and John & Catherine Wagner purchase land. George sells the land to Catherine several months later.

3. 1860 Census: George Laubscher is back in Madison Co., Missouri. Catherine Wagner is widowed with three children living in Lafayette Co., Wisconsin. The ages for Catherine and family are exactly 10 years older than the Wagners residing with George Laubscher in 1850.

4. George and Louis Laubscher served in the same regiment during the Civil War. Louis /Lewis testified to George's injuries and to having known him, but never mentioned familial ties. The descriptions of both men were convincing: Birthplace - Baden; height - 5 feet 9 1/2 inches; complexion - light; eyes - gray; hair - gray; both enlisted on 1 October 1861. They sound like twins, except for a ten year age difference.

5. George and Lewis Laubscher moved to eastern Pennsylvania after they were discharged from the Union Army.

6. 1870 census: One doctor stated that George had to rely on family for support.

He was living in the household of Charles Laubscher in Pike Co., Pennsylvania in 1870. Charles had witnessed George's declaration for pension. Again, no relationship was stated.

7. Catherine, George, Lewis, and Charles were all born in Baden.
The following is a possible scenario for the Laubscher family. The four siblings, probably with their parents arrived in the U.S. during the early 1840s. It would appear that the Laubschers settled in the Pike - Wayne County region of eastern Pennsylvania. Catherine may have married John Wagner in Baden or shortly after the family arrived. The lead mining opportunities in Missouri must have attracted the Laubschers and Wagners. After the birth of Henry in 1844, the Wagners and George and Lewis Laubscher headed west for Missouri. George and Lewis and, probably, John Wagner went to work in the mines. George went to Wisconsin with his sister and returned to Missouri before 1860. Charles evidently stayed behind in Pennsylvania. George and Lewis returned to Pennsylvania and died there.

Upcoming Projects

I have three or four project on the back burners that will be addressed over the next several weeks. [couple of months?]

(1) I need to add my Laubscher family info to the family tree.

(2) Likewise, the Crail pedigree needs to be completed.

(3) Families allied to the Crails, like the Berrys, need to be recorded.

and the killer.....

(4) All of the material that I've been working on for some time now needs to be
      [a] organized by family
      [b] placed in the appropriate family folder [or a new folder created]
      [c] the folders need to be alphabetized and placed in the file cabinet

Posts may be slow in coming, especially when I get around to #4!

My own Indiana Adventure

I have outlined my ancestors migrating to Indiana; what about me?

1] Born in Jennings Co., IN in 1951
2] From about 2 days old until the fall of 1963, we resided on the edge of the Irvington neighborhood in Indianapolis. The last bus/trolley turn around on Washington St. in city limits was at the head of the street.
3] K-6, attended PS #77
4] We moved to Warren Twp. in 1963.
5] Attended Woodview Jr. High - grades 7-9.
6] Attended Warren Central - '69 graduate [I was on the Speech/Debate team for 3 yrs.]
7] Attended Hanover College - 1969-71 [2.5 yrs.] [Speech/Drama major]
8] Transferred to Tarkio College, Tarkio, MO - graduated '73 [B.A. Elementary Ed.]
9] Joined Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity at Tarkio.
10] 1st teaching job - Nocatee Elementary, Nocatee, FL  [1973-75] - 3rd grade
11] Spent 30 years in the Desoto Co., FL School system [6 at Nocatee, 18 at Desoto Middle School, 6 at West Elementary]
12] Retired 2003.
13] Coached Little League Baseball for 20 seasons, Baseball Commissioner - 3 yrs., Helped organize the T-Ball program.
14.] Acted with Desoto Little Theatre for 15 yrs.
15.] Left FL to return to Indiana in Feb. 2008 & moved to Avon, Hendricks Co.
16.] 2008-present with Hendricks Civic Theatre.

Indiana - 1951-73; Florida - 1973-2008; Indiana - 2008-present.
Indiana = 22 + 9 [so far] = 31 yrs.
Florida = 35 yrs.

Indiana begatting

Benjamin Franklin Faucett m. Nancy Clark -> Charles E. Faucett m. Elizabeth June Cawby ->
Willis Gulley m. Betsy Land -> Lucinda Gulley m. Martin Cawby Jr. --^

Mayme Faucett m. William Marshall Prall <- hugh="" j.="" m.="" margaret="" p="" prall="" wolary="">                             \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jacob Crousore m. Ama Jemima Smith -> Edith Crousore m. John T. Simmons ->           |
 Ama Jemima Simmons m. Dr. James Crail <- aaron="" catherine="" crail="" eil="" m.="" nbsp="" o="" p="">                        /                                                                                                                     |
Bess Cathherine Crail m. Charles J. McHugh -> Ruthjane McHugh m. Hugh C. Prall    <|
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Moving to Indian during the 1870s

In 1877, Hugh McDonald Prall and his wife, Margaret Jane Wolary, with daughter Cora, settled in Grant Co. Their son, William Marshall Prall, was born their in 1878. He spent a few years in Cincinnati , OH before returning to Indiana and calling Indianapolis home.

To Indiana in the 1850s.

Catherine O'Neil arrived in Indiana after immigrating from County Cork, Ireland in 1852.

Martin Cawby Jr. settled in Johnson Co. during the early 1850s and then moved on to Decatur, Hendricks and Marion.

William Wolary settled in Grant Co. during the 1850s, but left between 1861-64. His daughter would return in 1877.

1840s in Indiana

The Simmons clan would return to Indiana during the late 1840s and call Howard and Tipton Co. home.

The Crails would move back into the Hoosier state during the 40s. They would call Shelby, Brown, Bartholomew, Miami, Marion and Hamilton Co.'s home.

Isaac Clark settled his family in Hendricks Co. in 1849.

Indiana Arrivals 1830s

Jacob Crousore, his father John, joined the migration to Indiana along with brother-in-law John Smith and his siblings and Nicholas Reel about 1826. They settled in Rush Co. The families moved on to Delaware and Madison Co.'s during the mid-1830s, with some of the Smiths opting to settle there permanently. The Crousores moved on to Howard Co. in the late 1840s.

The Simmons family had an interesting migration pattern into Indiana. John W. Simmons resided in Switzerland Co. in 1819 and Henry Co. during the late 1830s. In both cases, he moved to Ohio or Kentucky. The family would not call Indiana their permanent home until the 1840s.

James B. Crail Sr. had worked his way through the Ohio River counties of southern Indiana during the 30s, but wouldn't return for at least a dcade.  

The last arrivals in and a return to Indiana: 1913

The last of the family to arrive in Indiana was Wisconsin native Charles McHugh. He had married Bess Catherine Crail in Chicago in 1910. The McHughs moved to Indianapolis about 1913. The primary reason for the move was the transfer of Bess' father, Dr. James Crail, to Indy.

James had been born in Indiana, attended veterinary college in Ontario Canada, practiced in Shelby Co., IN, was appointed federal meat inspector in Chicago, then transferred to Indy.

Arriving in Indiana

My ancestral families began arriving in Indiana during the 1820s, at least those who were to remain here for several generations.

1) John Faucett & Joseph Faucett: The Faucett clan arrived in Indiana in 1824. John had purchased two tracts of land, one in Marion and one in Hendricks County. John settled the former and deeded the latter to Joseph and two sons-in-law. Joseph's son, Benjamin, would moved the family to Indianapolis during the early 1880s. John Faucett had previously resided in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

2) Enoch Gulley & Willis Gulley: Enoch and Willis, along with other members of the family, moved to Shelby Co., Indiana in 1828. Enoch died within a year of arrival. Willis remained in Shelby Co. until 1834, then moved to Decatur Co. He spent a brief time in Hendricks Co. before returning to Decatur Co.