Person:Caroline Weissgerber (1)

Roll: 1245
Place: Miltonsburg, Malaga Township, PO Woodsfield

Name: Caroline Weisgerber
Sex: Male
Age: 9
Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Page Number: 5

Household Sex Age Birthplace
Ferdinand Weisgerber M 55 Saxony
Caroline Weisgerber F 36 Hanover
August Weisgerber M 13 Indiana
Lewis Weisgerber M 11 Ohio
Caroline Weisgerber F 9 Ohio
Earnest Weisgerber M 7 Ohio
William Weisgerber M 5 Iowa
Emma Weisgerber F 2 Indiana

Roll: 244
Pg No.: 18; SD: 8; ED: 104

Name: Caroline Veissgerber
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Daughter
Race: W
Occupation: Keeps House
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 526
Volume: 1
Record Number: 16700367

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Ferdinand Veissgerber Self M 60 Germany
Caroline Veissgerber Daughter F 19 Ohio, United States
Emma Veissgerber Daughter F 12 Indiana, United States
Franklin Veissgerber Son M 9 Ohio, United States
Frederic Veissgerber Son M 7 Ohio, United States
Berthe Veissgerber Daughter F 3 Ohio, United States

District: ED 104
Sheet Number and Letter: 526A
Household ID: 7202762
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0244
GS Film Number: 1254244
Digital Folder Number: 005157463
Image Number: 00617

Mrs. F. L. Rickenberg Passes Away

Monday morning, July 21st death came to Mrs. Caroline Rick- enberg, at the family home in this city and brought relief from her suffering. She died from a lingering case of diabetes.

She was born at Powhattan Point, Iowa, December 11, 1860 [See Note 1 below] and died at Steeleville, July 21, 1924, aged 63 years, 7 months and 10 days. Funeral services was held Wednesday, July 23 at 1:30 P.M. from the residence and at 2:30 P.M. at the Friedens church with interment at the Steeleville Cemetery. The services was conducted by the minister, Rev. P. B. Roediger.

Mrs. Rickenberg's maiden name was *********** [see note 2 below] and a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Fredrick Weissgerber, who was a minister of the Wine Hill church at one time, where Mrs. Rickenberg met and married F. L. Rickenberg, on September 16, 1882. To this union were born three sons and five daughters, two daughters dying in infancy. Those who survive the mother are; Mrs. Emma Brammer of Anniheim, Cal., Mrs. Bertha Whippo of Fullerton, Cal., Mrs. Margaret Schnoeker of Steeleville Edward of Pomonia, Cal., and Herbert of Steeleville. Five brothers and one sister remain to mourn the death of their sister. They are August Weissgerber of Ava, Louis of Keosauqua, Iowa, Will- iam of Rockwood, Fredrick of Golden, Illinois, Frnest of Rhode- his, N. Carolina, and Mrs. Bertha Heine of Annaheim, Cal. Sever- al grand children with a host of friends and relatives to mourn her death.

Mrs. Rickenberg has made her home near Steeleville all of her married life, the family residing on a farm south of town for many years, when they came here to make their home. She was a faithful member of the Frieden's church.

In her death the community looses one of its best and respect- ed citizens.

-Note 1: Birthplace is incorrect here and was probably unknown by the author(s), and there is no such place in the state of Iowa (Ohio was probably meant). See 1870 census and her father's page for his career and their residence at the time.

-Note 2: Illegible (probably because of a crease in the copy). Must read "name was Caroline Weissgerber..."

Roll: 338
Steeleville Precinct; SD: 15;ED: 78;Sheet No: 11
Number of how many children: 7
Number of those children living: 5
Listed with husband, 5 children and sister

Roll: 320
Steeleville Precinct; Steeleville Village; SD: 16;ED: 119;Sheet No: 1
Number of Children: 8
Number of those children living: 6
Listed with husband and 5 children (Emma Brammer, not incl. living nearby)

Name: Caroline Sophia Rivenburg
Death Date: 21 Jul 1924
Death Place: Stuleville, Randolph, Illinois
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: 1861
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1860
Birthplace: Ohio
Father: Fred Wussgerber
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother: Sofhia Brandess
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Occupation: Housewife
Spouse: Fred Rivenburg
Burial Date: 23 Jul 1924
Burial Place: Stuleville, Randolph, Ill.
Cemetery: Stuleville Cemetery
Digital Folder Number: 4007942
Image Number: 1452
Film Number: 1452452
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 25043

Roll: 396
Steeleville Precinct; Steeleville Village; SD: 17; ED: 127; Sheet No: 5B