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. 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.
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 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:
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
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