Oldenburg, Mary M.

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• Residence: 1880, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA

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Buried:
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Hilby, Ben. Ben died in 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Hilby, Bernard on 9 Jan 1900 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. Bernard was born on 28 Mar 1864 in Hazel Green Township, Grant County, Wisconsin; died on 15 Jul 1951 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA; was buried on 18 Jul 1951 in West Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1880, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA

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Source: Album of Jo Davies County, Illinios, Chapman Bros., 1899, pages 436-439

Christopher Oldenburg may be properly mentioned among those of the practical and successful farmers and stock-raisers of West Galena Township; he being the proprietor of the old Henry Cormith farm, located on sections 10 and 11 of what is now Rawlins Township. This comprises 160 acres of thoroughly cultivated land. with good buildings and a fair as sortment of live-stock. Prior to his purchase of this property, Oldenburg had been in the employ of Mr. Corwith a number of years; and later rented from him.

Mr. Oldenburg has been a resident of this county since 1854, in which year he emigrated to the United States with his brother Frederick; a biography of whom will be found elsewhere in this work,

He was born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenbug, April 23, 1837, and was the third in a family of five children. He received a good education in his native tongue, and was a youth of seventeen years when he set out for America with his parents. They embarked at Hamburg on the sailing vesseI "Humboldt," which landed them seven weeks later in in New York City. Thence they came directly to this county, and our subject started out on his own account; employing himself as a farm-laborer a number of years. In the meantime he saved what he could of his earnings, lived economically and thus laid the foundations for his future property.

Our subject was married, at the farm which he now owns; Sept. 22, 1870, to Miss Lena List. This lady was born in what is now the German Province of Alsace, March 1,1850, Her father was a farmer by occupation, and the parents, although then under the doininion of the French Government, spoke the German language in their family. They also emigrated to the United States, in 1854 and first located in Menominee Township, this county, where the father secured land, upon which he labored until his death, in the year 1884, when he was seventy-two years old. The wife and mother is yet living, and is seventy-five years old; she
makes her home with her younger son, Jacob, in Menominee Township. Both she and her husband became identified with the German Catholic Church in their younger years.

Mrs. Oldenburg is the eldest daughter and fifth child of her parents, whose family consisted of four sons and two daughters. The children all came to America with their parents, and later all were married. One son, Christian, is since deceased, leaving a wife and family. The eldest living is Adam, who married Miss Mary Anner, and is farming in Menominee Township; John to to wife Mis Barbara Meyer, and they live on a farm near Cramville, Iowa; Jacob occupies the old homestead in Menominee Township; he married Miss Lena Smith; Abbie is the wife of Theodore Galey, and they reside on a farm near Alden, Iowa. Mrs. Oldenburg recieved a fair education, and as she grew to woman-hood became familiar with all usefull household duties; remaining under the home-roof until her marriage. She is now the mother of seven children, namely: Henry, Frank, Christ, Mary, Lena, John, and Albert. They are all at home with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oldenburg are connected with the German Lutheran Church; and our subject, politically, supports the principles of the Republican party.

Buried:
Greenwood Cemetary

Died:
Diabetes

Christian married List, Magdelena on 22 Sep 1870 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. Magdelena (daughter of List, Sr. Adam and Schantz, Appolonia) was born on 1 Mar 1847 in Alsace, France; died on 26 Jun 1914 in Rawlins Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA; was buried in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1860, West Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1900, Rawlins, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head

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July 2, 1914

Obituary
Mrs. Lena Oldenburg

Mrs. Lena Oldenburg, of Rawlins township, died at her home Friday morning at the age of 67 years. She was born at Elsas (sic), Germany, March 1, 1847, came to this county in 1854.

Miss Magdalena List was united in marriage to Chris. Oldenburg in September, 1870, and settled on the farm where she lived until her death. Her husband preceded her to his grave nineteen years ago. Mrs. Oldenburg was one of the oldest residents of Rawlins township and was held in high esteem and respect by all who know her. Mrs Oldenburg was a devoted, life-long member of St. Mary's Catholic church. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Hilby, of Dubuque and Mrs. Frank Hess of Galena; five sons, Henry of Galena, Frank of Sioux City, Ia, Chris, and John of Spokane, Wash., and Albert at home. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning from St. Mary's Catholic church at 8:30 o'clock, Father Bruderman of St. Joseph's church near Sinsinawa, officiating. Interment was made in St. Mary's cemetary.

Birth:
Alsace, Germany

Buried:
St. Mary's Catholic Church

Died:
Heart Failure

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• Residence: 1867, Peckatel, Domanialamt Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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From Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois (1889), p. 471-72, Fred Oldenburg;

His parents, Christian and Mary (Burns) Oldenburg, were natives of the same Province as their son, and there spent their entire lives; the mother dying at the age of sixty-four years, and the father when seventy-three. They were most worthy people, and members in good standing of the German Presbyterian Church. Their family consisted of four sons, namely: Christopher, who married a lady of his own country, and continues to reside there, engaged in farming; Fred, our subject; Christian, who came to America, married Miss Lena List, and, with his family, resides in West Galena Township; and John, a shoemaker by trade, pursuing his calling in Galena. Henry died in July, 1882, leaving a daughter, who lives in Galena.

Christian married Burns, Sophia Marie in Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Sophia was born in 1805; died in 1869 in Mecklinburg, Schwerin, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1867, Peckatel, Domanialamt Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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• Residence: 1860, West Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1870, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1880, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA

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Immigrated on the Barq Glenburn to New York Harbor, arriving at 24 Jan 1855 from Le Havre, France. Adam was age 42 at the time.

The Ship manifest indicates:

Name Age M/F Country of Origin
List, Adam 42 M France
List, Appolina 37 M France (note error in M/F)
List, Adam 16 M France
List, Jean 14 M France
List, Christine 12 F France
List, Jacques 8 M France
List, Madeline 6 F France
List, Appolina 3 M France (another error on the original?)
List, Elizabeth 3 F France

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Republic November 28, 1938:

T. H. SCHNERRE

Galena. Nov. 28 - Funeral services for T. H. Schnerre. 76. were held Saturday at the Nehren and Furlong funeral chapel and at St. Mary's Catholic church. Interment took place in the family lot in St. Mary's cemetery.

Mr. Schuerre was born Oct. 3, 1862. In Hanover. Germany. and came to Galena when he was 18 years old. He moved from here to Vinegar Hill township, and then in 1898, to Rawlins. where he lived until his death.

He was married April 25. 1887, in St. Mary's church here to Elizabeth Longemer. Mr. Schnerre is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George Korte of East Galena and Mrs. Albert Oldenberg ot Rawlins; a son, Otto, of Rawlins; 18 grandchildren; one great grandchild, and a sister in Germany. His wife died Sept. 8, 1919.

Buried:
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery

Adam married Schantz, Appolonia on 15 Feb 1836 in Katholisch, Fischbach Dahn, Pfalz, Bavaria. Appolonia (daughter of Schantz, Joannis and Langenberger, Apoloniae) was born in Oct 1817 in Alsace, France; died on 25 Jul 1892 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1870, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1880, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA

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Buried:
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery

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Married:

In the year thousand eight hundred thirty six day (vero?) fifteenth of the month February after public (might have been 3) proclamations made here and in the church of Egelshard I, respectable priest of Egelshard, accept the testimonies of the proclamations and having not found any canonic opposition I proceed to the marriage noted below:

Adam(us) List citizen and peasant originating from Ruppertsweiler and living in Schweizerhofe (in Dicta villa) in this farm (place), now in Fischbach, catholic single son of the late Joannis List peasant and the now living legitimate spouse Catharinne Hilt catholic widow living in the mentioned Schweizerhof; and

Apoloniam (should be Apolonia) Schantz originating and living in Fischbach single catholic daughter of Joannis Schantz citizen and peasant and Apolonine Lungenberger (possibly Langenberger) his catholic legitmate spouse living in Fischbach. Witnesses were Joannis Schantz and Joannis Nicolaus Mischler citizens and inhabitants of Fischbach.

Thus cerified by I. Kitz(?) priest."

Joannis married Hilt, Catharina about 1809. Catharina was born about 1785 in Reipertswiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 20 May 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joannis married Langenberger, Apoloniae on 28 Jan 1812 in Katholisch, Fischbach Dahn, Pfalz, Bavaria. Apoloniae was born about 1786 in Bavaria, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]