Michael Schmerbauch, born about 1808 in Prussia, Germany; died by 1873 in Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois; married first in Prussia to ________?; married second in Prussia to Maria Elizabeth Klaus who was born probably about 1823-25 in Prussia and died 02 December 1900 aged 77 years, 01 month at Parkersburg, Butler, Iowa (Butler County Death Records, which incorrectly says 25 November 1900).
They came to the U.S. on the ship Laura which sailed from Bremen and arrived at New York on 27 August 1861. He was a farmer.
[Maria was married second 08 July 1873 in Jo Daviess County to Balthazar Nicklaus. 1870 Census: Baltzer Nicholas (with his first wife), page 207, visit 065/065, Guilford, Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1880 Census: Baltser Nicklaus, page 210, visit ---/124, Monroe, Butler, Iowa. Further info, including Maria’s obituary, is on Dennis Nicklaus’ website, who also helped research this family.]
Known child with [unknown] first wife, born in Prussia:
+ Lorenz Schmerbauch, born 16 February 1837.
Known children with second wife, first four born in Prussia:
Anton Schmerbauch, born about October 1845(5); died 20 February 1929(5) in Menominee; married 1872-73 in Menominee to Anna Barbara ______ who was born 24 March 1847(5) and died 16 July 1902(5) in Menominee. He was a farmer. [Her family came to the U.S. about 1857.] 1880 Census: Anton Schearbugh, page 350, visit 103/098, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1900 Census: Anton Schmerb___?, page 187, visit 136/139, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1910 Census: Anton Smearbaugh, page 292, visit 106/107, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois. They are buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery in Menominee. They had seven children, five of whom died young. Known children, born in Menominee: Anna Schmerbauch, born about August 1876, married _____ Bonnet, they lived at Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin; August V. Schmerbauch, born 25 November 1879(5)(8), died 04 August 1948(5) in Jo Daviess County (Death Certificate #032169), unmarried, buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery.
Veronika Schmerbauch, born about 1849 (ship’s list) or July 1852 (1900 census); married to John Steffes who was born about June 1841 in Germany. He was a farmer. [He came to the U.S. about 1867 (from 1900 census).] 1900 Census: John Steffes, page 331, visit 093/093, Washington, Dubuque, Iowa. They had ten children, two of whom died before the 1900 census. Known children, born in Iowa: Joseph B. Steffes, born about April 1874; John Lawrence Steffes, born 29 July 1879(8), he was a truck driver for the Iowa Oil Company at Dubuque(8); Catherine Steffes, born about 1883; Mary Steffes, born about March 1885, married _____ Dressle; Anna Steffes, born about February 1889; Andrew Ignatz Steffes, born 26 December 1890(8), married 1922-23 to Marie ______ who was born about 1891 in Illinois, he worked for Carr, Ryder & Adams Door and Sash Company at Dubuque; Augustina? Steffes, born about February 1892.
Christian Schmerbauch, born about 1855; died 15 September 1906 near Parkersburg, Butler, Iowa; unmarried. 1880 Census: Christian “Nicklaus” (with stepfather Baltser Nicklaus). [Obituary, posted on Dennis Nicklaus’s website.]
Werner Schmerbauch, born about 1858; died 08 July 1910 in Menominee.
Catherine Schmerbauch, born 1862 in Wisconsin; died before 1895; married 03 February 1885 at Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa to Joseph P. Klinkhammer who was born about August 1853 in Wisconsin and died 03 August 1918 in Jackson County, Minnesota. 1880 Census: Catharina “Nicklaus” (single, with stepfather Baltser Nicklaus).
[Joseph was married second 1894-95 to Hilda ______ who was born about August 1851 in Germany. 1900 Census: Joseph Klinkheimer [and second wife Hilda], page 083, visit 034/034, Weimer, Jackson, Minnesota. 1910 Census: Joseph Klinkhammer [and second wife Hilda], page 225, visit 042/042, La Crosse, Jackson, Minnesota. 1920 Census: Hilda Klinkhammer (widow, with Mary Hebbeman?), page 093, visit 124/124, Heron Lake village, Jackson, Minnesota. They possibly had no children.]
Known children, born in Iowa: John F. Klinkhammer, born about November 1885; Herman A. Klinkhammer, born 18 July 1887 at Dubuque(8), he was a farmer, 1920 Census: Herman Klinkhammer (single), page 084, visit ---/009, Weimer, Jackson, Minnesota; Joseph P. Klinkhammer, born about July 1889; Mary A. Klinkhammer, born about June 1891, 1920 Census: (single, with brother Herman).
Lorenz Schmerbauch, born 16 February 1837(5) in Prussia; died 29 December 1932(5) in Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois (Death Certificate #430216); married 06 May 1864 in Jo Daviess County (Book B, page 369) to Mary E. Saul who was born 09 November 1843(5) at Cruessen, Bavaria, Germany and died 06 May 1927(5) in Menominee.
He came to the U.S. with his father in 1861. He was a farmer.
[Mary was the daughter of George Saul, born about 1811, and Elisabeth ________, born about 1810-11. She came to the U.S. with her parents on the ship Ernst Moritz Arndt, which sailed from Bremen and arrived at New Orleans on 11 June 1858. They gave their village of origin as Bickenriede [über Muhlhausen], Saxony and their destination as Galena, Illinois. George was a farmer.]
1870 Census: Lawrence Schmerburg, page 237, visit 075/080, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
1880 Census: Lawrence Smerabugh, page 349, visit 090/085, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
1900 Census: Lawrence Schmerbach, page 188, visit 156/159, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
1910 Census: Lawrence Smearbaugh, page 292, visit 101/102, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
1920 Census: Lawrence Schmerbauch, page 036, visit 063/064, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
His obituary: Dubuque [Iowa] Telegraph-Herald, issue of 30 December 1932. His will: Jo Daviess Probate Records, drawer 40. His estate: Jo Daviess Probate Records, drawer 238. They are buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery in Menominee.
Known children, born at Menominee:
Amelia Schmerbauch, born about 1864.
John Schmerbauch, born 06 May 1866(5); died 1949(5); unmarried. He is buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery.
Veronica Schmerbauch, born 12 July 1868(5); died 14 June 1945(5); married 10 May 1892 in Jo Daviess County (Book F, page 205) to Ferdinand Beau (son of George and Margaretha Beau) who was born 17 October 1861 and died 04 August 1914 aged 52 years, 09 months, 17 days(5) in Menominee. He was a farmer. 1900 Census: Ferdinand Beau, page 188, visit 154/157, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1910 Census: Ferdinand Beau, page 292, visit 114/115, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1920 Census: Veronica Beau, page 036, visit 061/062, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1930 Census: Veronica Beau, page 261, visit 086/086, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois. They are buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery. Known children, born in Menominee: Anna Beau, born 21 October 1894(6), died November 1981 at East Dubuque, Jo Daviess, Iowa(6), unmarried; Martha S. Beau, born about March 1898, died unmarried; Clara V. Beau, born 10 November 1899(6), died February 1977 at Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa(6), married to Herman A. Schonhoff (son of August and Louisa Schonhoff, both buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery) who was born 01 October 1888(6) in Illinois and died February 1963 in Illinois(6); Marie Beau, born 02 February 1902(5)(6), died September 1974(5) at Dubuque(6), married to William G. Tranel (son of Henry and Lena Tranel) who was born 31 December 1895(5)(6) in Illinois and died August 1980 at Dubuque(5)(6), they are buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery; Bernard Beau, born 15 September 1904(6), died July 1985 at La Motte, Jackson, Iowa(6), married Barbara ______; Edward A. Beau, born 26 March 1907(5), died 31 August 1961(5), married to Martha S. ______ who was born 13 March 1898(5) and died 18 May 1965(5), they are buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery; Herman J. Beau, born 28 September 1910(6), died 27 February 1992 at East Dubuque(5), married Marjorie Averkamp.
Henry A. Schmerbauch, born 1873(5); died 1895(5); married to Emilia ______ who was born 14 June 1864(5) and died 10 December 1893(5). They are buried at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery.
Theresa M. Schmerbauch, born 15 May 1875(7); died 23 April 1967 in Los Angeles County, California(7); married 1908-09 to Patrick James Gallivan (his second marriage) who was born 18 December 1872(8) in Illinois(7) and died 13 January 1947 in Los Angeles County(7). He owned a cafe in 1918(8); he was a chef for a hotel in 1910 and 1920. He registered for the WWI Draft at Choteau, Teton, Montana. 1910 Census: Patric J. Gallivan, page 125, line 79, Helena (4th Ward), Lewis and Clark, Montana. 1920 Census: Patrick Gallivan, page 143, visit 041/038, Helena (4th Ward), Lewis and Clark, Montana. [He had at least one child from his first marriage, Miriam B. Gallivan born 27 December 1903 in Illinois(7) and died 27 February 1971 in San Diego County, California(7), unmarried.] Known children: Helen G. Gallivan, born 09 December 1909 in Montana(7), died 06 October 1948 in Los Angeles County, California(7), married ______ Drake(7); Marian Edna Gallivan, born 06 September 1914 in Iowa(7), died 08 July 1987 in Los Angeles County, California(7), married ______ Guidry(7); possibly (Son), died young.
Sophia Schmerbauch, born 03 May 1877(6); died 29 May 1973 at Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa(6); married 1906-07 to John Ernest Welter who was born 02 February 1874(8) in Wisconsin and apparently died before the 1930 census. He was a carpenter. 1920 census: John E. Welter, page 014, visit 274/333, Dubuque (E.D. 144), Dubuque, Iowa. 1930 Census: Sophia Welter (widow), page 130, visit 119/120, Dubuque (E.D. 035), Dubuque, Iowa. They lived at 2215 Jackson in Dubuque. Children, born at Dubuque: Herbert A. Welter, born 17 May 1908(6), died November 1987 at Dubuque(6); Harry L. Welter, born 05 July 1910(6), died 19 July 1995 at Dubuque(6); Louis F. Welter, born 23 August 1912(6), died 17 May 2000 at Dubuque(6), married to Estella Rosemary Nachtman (daughter of August A. Nachtman and Irene M. Egan) who was born about 1916 in Iowa; Elmer F. Welter, born 29 July 1914(6), died 05 April 1988 at Dubuque(6).
Charles Schmerbauch, born about November 1879; died young.
+ Anna Mary Schmerbauch, born 15 September 1882(5)(6); married Joseph Valentine Erner.
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