Oldenburg, Christian

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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]

1. Oldenburg, Henry Joseph (Hj) was born in Aug 1871 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Sep 1942 in Rawlins Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA; was buried in West Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.
2. Oldenburg, Frank was born in Mar 1872 in Illinois; died on 23 May 1933 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA.
3. Oldenburg, Christian (C.a.) was born on 23 Jun 1874; died on 30 Sep 1955 in Bismarck, Mandan County, North Dakota; was buried in West Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.
4. Oldenburg, Mary M. was born on 16 Dec 1875; died on 24 Feb 1946 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA; was buried in West Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.
5. Oldenburg, Lena was born on 6 Jun 1877; died on 22 Oct 1960; was buried in West Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.
6. Oldenburg, John was born in 1878.
7. Oldenburg, Albert Jospeh was born on 15 Dec 1883 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Nov 1939 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 11 Nov 1939 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA.

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

Notes:

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