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THE KRIEGBAUM HERITAGE NEWSLETTER
Volume V; No.1 - Jan 1980
President: Mrs. Michael Malone, 2915 Atwood Avenue, Topeka KS 66614
Vice President: Mrs. Hazel T. Miller, 3247 E. Fairfax Rd., Cleveland Hts. OH 44118
Secretary: Mrs. James Steele, Palmyra, MO 63461
Treasurer: Mrs. H. E. Krigbaum, 1112 Monroe Street, Ouincy, IL 62301
Editors: Mrs. H. E. Krigbaum, 1112 Monroe Street, Quincy, IL 62301
(and) Mrs. William James, 308 So. 11th Street, Quincy, IL 62301
HELLO- Just a note of explanation. The Kriegbaum Heritage will be sent out from Quincy, IL for the immediate future by CAROL L. KRIGBAUM and KAY JAMES. This is being done because our present editor and also our president, Mrs. ISABEL MALONE, is having some difficulties. She is at present under a doctor's care and I am sure that each of you who read this will join with Kay and I in thanking her for the very fine issues she put out and her acceptance of the responsibilities of both editorship and office of the president at the beginning of our organization. We are but 5 years old and she has been very much a contributing factor in the organization. ISABEL does have quite a bit of material ready that she was not able to get to you last year, but when she gets it completed you will receive the 1979 issues in one. Therefore, we are starting with the 1980 issue. We do not promise the standards set by ISABEL but we will do our best. We do want to emphasis again that if you will send in any material such as family sheets, items of weddings, deaths, anniversaries and other important happenings, it will be a better newsletter. Only you who are interested in preserving the Heritage of the Krigbaum, Kriegbaum, Krieghbeum, Krichbaum, and other spellings can help to make this newsletter a success. Thank you for your patience and understanding of the problems and time in this task.

REUNION REPORT

Although we had a lesser attendance this year at the Annual Kriegbaum Reunion held September 2, 1979 at Center, Mo., there was much enjoyment and gladness in seeing each other, in talking about and sharing new findings in our genealogy, new clues to follow, and in just remembering. One note of sadness was the absence of UNCLE HENRY KRIGBAUM, who was loved and enjoyed by all of us who knew him. He died just a couple of months after the 1978 reunion. UNCLE HENRY loved baseball and was on the ball diamond as he had been at every one in 1978. New officers were elected for Vice-President and Secretary. Vice-President Hazel T. MILLER was re-elected and for Secretary , DOROTHY STEELE was reelected.
Awards for the following were given:
Eldest Male Descendant - PAUL KRIGBAUM, Hannibal, MO.
Eldest Female descendant - Mrs. ISABEL MALONE, Topeka, KS.
Youngest - BRANDON MICHAEL KRIGBAUM, son of MICHAEL & JANET KRIGBAUM, Monroe city, MO.
Farthest Distance - Miss MARGARET McGINNIS, Topeka, KS.
Best Display - Mrs. DOROTHY STEELE, Palmyra MO.
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We congratulate RAYMOND & THERESA (Krigbaum) HAGGART on the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 2, 1929 in Hannibal, Mo. by Rev. John Golden. THERESA is the daughter of the late SAMUEL MOSES KRIGBAUM and Mrs. DORTHA L. KRIGBAUM SMARR. Raymond is the son of the late Addison and Anna Mary Haggart. Raymond is retired from the Burlington Northern Railroad and Theresa is retired from INTERCO.

Dear Mrs. Krigbaum,

I saw the Krigbaum Heritage mentioned in the May/June "Helper." This interested me very much, as I don't believe I have ever seen the name in any queries. The mention of your quarterly made me feel that maybe there is, after all, a possibility that I may find where my MARY KRICHBAUM fits. I have discovered that a very good way to make contact with others researching the names I am is to subscribe to a family quarterly, so I am interested in yours. I'd be interested in buying any back issues, if available. I am also wondering if, by chance, you have come across my MARY KRICHBAUM, b. Lebanon Co, Pa, Married ca 1778 Lebanon Co. to JAMES BERRY. I don't even have a date death, but believe that she was buried in Huntingdon Co, Pa. Her son, (my ancestor) WILLIAM KRICHBAUM BERRY was b. 1802 in Brush Valley and all of her children were born in Pa. I have collected a bit of miscellaneous Krichbaum / Krigbaum / Kreighbaum data but so far have not found parents of my MARY. Please advise about your quarterly--price etc. I'd also appreciate any info you might have to help me with my MARY KRICHBAUM . Thank you.

LINDA SONNENMOSER
7812 E. 49th
Kansas City, MO 64129

We are printing the following letter received in 1971 from Dr. JAMES M. WOLF who has since passed away. We believe this may be a clue to those who are looking for this MARY but this theory has not been proved. We offer this information in the hopes that those who are interested in MARY will find the link and provide the newsletter with the information.

Dear Mrs. James,
The name I am interested in is JANES, not JAMES. I still haven't made search for my papers. About [KRIEGBAUM] "war tree", and its not meaning anything, let me put it this way, it means no more in German than it would mean in English. The two words have meaning separately, of course, but they do not have an special combined meaning, nor do they make any particular sense when used together. Let me give examples of combined words with special meaning:
Shoe tree
Hall tree
Family tree
Pear tree
Now these, with the possible exception of pear tree are not literal; they have a special meaning, and the words have a reason for being together. In contrast, war tree is nonsense. One could find a special reasoning that could give it meaning, in some historical event, or the like. Something like Charter Oak, maybe. One the other hand I don't know of any history that could have made it a special name. That certainly doesn't prove that it does not exist. On the other hand, there is great pressure to turn names into recognizable words. By way of example, I think "single tree" above, is derived from "swingle tree", and refers to the pivoted nature of the thing. It probably gave the name to the double tree it fastens to. People sincerely want words and names to be logical. As another example, "cole slaw" is fast becoming "cold slaw." Cole is a word of foreign origin referring to cabbage. It doesn't make sense as an (apparent) adjective, but cold seems to. Curiously, slaw makes no sense either, but is accepted as the name of the dish. Probably it is really the adjective. I would guess it may mean Slavic cabbage. Our ancestor evidently had a name that sounded like KRITCHBAUM. It didn't mean anything in Pa. Dutch, and they gradually changed it into KRIEGBAUM, or even CREEKBAUM, with the first half in English, which is pretty ridiculous. As I said I looked for a possible original, in the big German dictionary. The best I could do was KRIECHBAUM , which is some sort of a special plum tree. I found that was indeed a name in both Germany and America. (con't next page)
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(Dr. Wolfs' letter con't.)
I forget if I told you about the great simplification of the JANES family tree, by ptomaine. Thanks for the Krigbaum references. I find most of these familiar names. Somewhere I have charts showing how they probably connect. Really more than probably. I had tried drawing some charts based on the tax lists in the Pa. Archives. (There are rather more entries than you list.) My charts were curious when compared with the truth. Deduction was not too red hot. (12 Nov. 1979):
Mr. Laimbeer said of JOHAN WILHELM KRICKBAUM and JOHAN ADAM KRICKBAUM of the ship "Albany", "Based on the fact that these two men... had children in Berks County in the 1750's would lead me to believe they were brothers.(sic). It is very possible that HANS PHILIP KRICKBAUM, listed at head of names above, might be a third brother rather than the father. Records unearthed so far would seem to show that said HANS PHILIP KRICHBAUM went to Montgomery County, Pa. rather than Berks County, Pa., where the other KRICKBAUMs went.
"The name in the Montgomery County records spell the name CREEKBAUM. In all I have have discovered some dozen ways to spell the name."
"I am in the process now of making up a chart of the Krickbaums to try and place the BERRY - KRICKBAUM marriage which I assume must have taken place about 1800 or possible a year or two earlier. (sic) When completed I shall send a copy on to you. Everything on it is backed by proof."
"I am going to do the same thing with Womeldorf in the near future"...
"I have a probable connection to the GERMAN or GORMAN family on the Albany..."

"Communicants, Lutheran Church, Miles Twp. May 1806
1802 - WILLIAM KRICKBAUM and wife MARIA CATHARINA
1804 - JOHN KRICKBAUM and SUSANNAH CATHARINA his wife
PETER BARRY and wife ELIZABETH were members of same church in 1802."

"Lancaster Co. Will abstracts:
Will of ADAM GERMAN dated 6/14/1776;
probated 6/10/1782, executor PETER BERRY.
Wife MARGARET; Ch: Henry German, Conrad German."

Ref: Gearhart Gen' I Coll (Hist. Soc., Phila.)
KRICKBAUM (Kreighbaum)
JOHN ADAM KRIEGBAUM Came to America 9/2/1749 b. ca 1730
Son: JOHN ADAM KRIEGBAUM
b. 12/8/1761 d. 3/1/1839, aged 77 y 2m 23 da.
Buried Stone Church, Augustaville, Rockefeller Twp.,
Northumberland Co., Pa.(Name spelled KRICKBAUM on Tombstone)
Married: RACHEL SNYDER ? b. 9/20/1758 d. 2/14/1841
RACHEL also buried at Stone Church (Name spelled KRICKBAUM)
Children:
JOHN b. 6/15/1785
WILLIAM b. ca 1789 Tulpohocken, Pa. m. MARY GONSAR and had
DANIEL KRICKBAUM b. 1813; d. 1888 (only child listed)
DANIEL married SARAH DUTTINGER and had
WILLIAM b. ca 1848

Reference: Hist. Centre Co. Pa.
WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM
Wife: CATHARINE
JOHN Kreighbaum
GEORGE Kreighbaum
CATHARINE Kreighbaum
BARBARA Kreighbaum

Ditto, page 31: additional residents of Haines, Center Co., Pa. l797:
JOHN KRIEGHBAUM

Reference: Guide to Pennslyvania Counties:
Clinton Co. from Centre and Lycoming Counties 1839. Centre Co. partly from Northumberland Co. Pa.; Lycoming Co. solely from Northumberland Co., Pa.

Ref: DAR Patriot Index
KRICKBAUM - KREIGHBAUM
WILHELM b. 10/10/1754, d. 11/20/1815 m. CATHARINE GARMAN

Reference: Berks Co. Orphan's Court Records 1752 / 1792
Page 71: Orphan's Court 6/26/1769
Petition of CATHERINE APPEL, minor child of
John APPEL, deceased, chooses
WILLIAM KRICKBAUM of Bethel yeoman, as guardian.
*****NOTE BY NANCY PECHE*****
Since this Orphan's Court document is dated June 26, 1769, Catherine APPEL minor child of JOHN APPEL, could not be Catherine APPEL b. ca 1780 who married Johann ADAM KRIEGBAUM b. 29 March 1780 s/o Johann ADAM KRIEGBAUM b. 07 Oct 1750 s/o the immigrant WILLIAM KRICKBAUM of Bethel Twp., Berks Co., Pa. According to an APPEL researcher Bonnie Andrews Catherine APPEL, who married Johann Adam KRIEGBAUM, was the daughter of Johann Henry APPEL b. 1748 in Heidelberg, Twp., Lancaster Co, Pa. & Maria Margaretha [maiden name unknown].
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(Dr. Wolfs' letter con't.)
Reference: Pa. Archives 3rd Series
V. XVIII - Bethel Twp. Tax Lists:
WILLIAM KRICHBAUM (l00 acres) - 1767
WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM (200 acres) - 1768
PETER KRICHBAUM - 1784
ADAM KRICHBAUM - 1784

Cumru Twp. Tax Lists:
CONRAD KRICHBAUM (50 acres) - 1767
CONRAD KREIGBAUM (50 acres) - 1768

Reference: Pa. Census 1790
GEORGE KRICHBAUM p. 29 Bethel
PETER KRICHBAUM p. 29 Bethel
ADAM KRICHBAUM p. 42 Tulpehocken

Reference: DAR Patriot List
WILLIAM KRICHBAUM / KREIGHBAUM PVT Penna Militia
b. 10/10/1754 d. 11/20/1815
mar. CATHARINE GARMAN

Reference: Hist Berks Co. Pa:
Tax list 1759 - WILLIAM CRICKBAUM
(This must be father of revolutionary soldier listed above.)

Reference: Berks Co..Will Abstracts Vol. II, p. 54
Will of ADAM KRICKBAUM of Pinegrove
dated 12/27/1800: probated 3/16/1801
Wife: BARBARA to have all in her hands for 6 years. Then son JOHN shall
take the place for $350 to be paid his brothers and sisters beginning
with JOHN WILLIAM who is only one named.
Executors: JOHN GEORGE and JOHN ADAM KRICKBAUM
Witnesses: Henry Abel, Jacob Rhorer

References: Ditto Vol. I, pp 257/8
Will of FREDERICK LUDWIG HOFFMAN
names WWILLIAM KRIEGBAUM as executor.
Dated 12/7/1778.
*****NOTE BY NANCY PECHE*****
Frederick Ludwig HOFFMAN above was the father of ANNA MARIA HOFFMAN. She married: JOHN PETER KRIEGBAUM s/o the immigrant Joh. WILHELM KRIEGBAUM & ANNA BARBARA.
(Dr. Wolfs' letter con't.)
Reference: Estates-Berks Co., Vol. I, p. 448 -
Estate of WILLIAM KREACHBAUM of Bethel granted 9/27/1790 to JOHN ADAM eldest and PETER , second son.

Reference: Estates-Berks Co. Vol. I, p. 474:
Will of HENRY BERGER of Bethel
dated 12/17/1792, Probated 1/131/1792
Wife: ROSINA
Amongst children - Names: ROSINA KRICHBAUM
(NOTE) Perhaps the next step is to get copies of the papers connected
with each one of these. The will itself may not be much help but the
estate papers might name all the heirs.
*****NOTE BY NANCY PECHE***** ROSINA BERGER married GEORGE KRIEGBAUM son of the immigrant Joh. WILHELM KRIEGBAUM and ANNA BARBARA.
(Dr. Wolfs' letter con't.)
Reference: Montgomery Co, Will Abstracts; Vol, I, p. 527
Will of ELIZABETH KRICKPAUMB of Lower Merion
dated 1/5/1804: probated 4/14/1806
Son: PHILIP 5 shillings
Daughters: ELIZABETH 5 shillings
NANCY 5 shillings
Remainder of personal estate divided among children
MARY, CONRAD, and BARBARA.
Executors: Son - CONRAD
Son-in-law - SETH SCHNIDER

Montgomery Co, Vol. I p. 434:
Letters of administration granted on estate of CONRAD KRICKBAUM on 3/7/1816 to Samuel Powell and SETH SNYDER.

Reference: Berks Co. Pa. Orphan's Court
p. 258; 2/21/1791
Petition of ADAM KREIGHBAUM, eldest son of WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM of Bethel, deceased - that his father died intestate leaving 9 children:
The petitioner - ADAM
PETER
WILLIAM
EVE (wife of WILLIAM EMRICH) -- [NOTE: EVA married Joh. ADAM EMRICH]
CATHERINE
JOHN
GEORGE
BARBARA
GERTRUDE

He (William) died siezed of 449 acres in Bethel Pa.

Berks Co. Pa. Will Abstracts Vol II p. 54;
Tulpehocken Church Records
JOHN ADAM KRIGBAUM d. 1801 Pinegrove Pa.
Wife: EVA MARIA
*****NOTE BY NANCY PECHE*****
EVA MARIA was not the wife of Joh. ADAM KRIGBAUM who died in 1801. Joh. ADAM'S wife was MARGARET BARBARA GERMAN. JOH. ADAM KRIEGBAUM, the immigrant, died 05 May 1779 in Hagerstown, MD and his wife was EVA MARIA WEBER.
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(Dr. Wolfs' letter concerning JOHN ADAM, con't.)
[Ed. Note: Some dates are in format Month, Day, Year and other dates are in format Day, Month, Year]
CHILDREN of JOHN ADAM Kriegbaum [the immigrant] & Eva MARIA were:
ANNA BARBARA .... b. 8 - 4- 1753 Tulpehocken
ELIZABETH .... b. 9 - 11 - 1755 Tulp.
PHILIP .... b. 22 - 9 - 1758 Tulp.
JOHN ADAM .... b. 29 - 12 - 1762 Tulp. [or 22 Dec 1762?]
married 4 - 16 - 1785 ANNA REGINA SCHNEIDER.

Montgomery Co. Administration Abstracts Vol. I. p, 434
Montgomery Co. Will Abstracts Vol. I, p. 527
CONRAD KRICKPAUMB / KRICKBAUM
d. before 3/17/1816, Lower Merion, Montgomery Co. Pa.
Wife: ELIZABETH d. 1/5/1804 - 4/14/1806 (sic) Montgomery Co. Pa.
Children: CONRAD
MARY
BARBARA
PHILIP
ELIZABETH
NANCY

Orphan's Court, Berks Co. Pa p. 258
dated 2/21/1791
Tulpehocken Church Berks Co, Pa.
JOHN WILLIAM GRIEGBAUM / KREIGHBAUM
d. 1790 Berks Co. Pa
Wife: ANNA BARBARA
Children:
JOHN ADAM b. 7-10-1750 Tulpehocken Berks Co. Pa
mar. 8-3-1775 MARGARET BARBARA GERMAN
ANNA BARBARA b. 7-10-1752 Tulp.
[Note: Birthdate July 10, 1752 in the Christ Luth. Church Records for Anna Barbara REIFWEIN d/o Adam REIFWEIN & Anna. Sponsors: Joh. Adam GREIGBAUMIN & Anna Barbara.]
JOHN WILLIAM b. 29-11-1754 Tulp.
mar. 4-16-1782 CATHERINE GERMAN daughter of Jacob
EVA b 6-9-1756 Tulp. mar. WILLIAM EMRICH --[Eva's children's baptisms show her husband was ADAM EMRICH not William]
JOHN PETER b. 17-1-1762 Tulp.
mar. 12-21-1779 ANNA MARIA HOFFMAN
dau of Frederick Ludwig HOFFMAN
CATHARINE
JOHN
GEORGE mar. 9-31-1791 ROSINA BERGER
GERTRUDE


(I think this is probably all the data, which is presented on the charts I still nave not sent. J.M.W.)
No, this is by no means all the data, but it is what the charts are based on I think. I'm tuckered, and want to quit now. I ought to xerox this so I will know what I have sent you, but I feel sure that if I do I will delay so long that it won't get mailed. I have not found the name of my Kreigbaum correspondent; It is not in my address book for some reason. It will turn up when I make a wider search for information for you. Do prompt me with a letter now and then or I will forget all about it.

Yours sincerely,

JAMES M. WOLF
2116 Melrose
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

Note: we have printed this letter in its entirety due to the interest shown in the MARY KRICHBAUM who married JAMES BERRY. LINDA , we hope this will be of help to you and also to DONNA IRISH (see letter in first quarter 1977 issue).

LITTLE TWIGS-1979

CARRIE ANN FELKER - born to DAVE & JEANNE (Krigbaum) FELKER [living individual, date withheld]
BRANDON MICHAEL KRIGBAUM - born to MICHAEL & JANET KRIGBAUM [living individual, date withheld]
DIRK MARVIN KRIGBAUM - born to WILLIAM & CONNIE KRIGAUM [living individual, date withheld]

We are sure there are many we do not know about. If you would just send us a postcard or announcement of the birth we would have it for the newsletter and also for the records of "The Krigbaum Heritage."
NOTE: The family group sheet for JAMES BERRY and MARY KRICHBAUM has been worked out using combined information from Dr. WOLF and DONNA IRISH and is theory only. We truly hope someone who reads this will be able to help us with further information.
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FAMILY GROUP SHEET
This information obtained from Mrs. Donna IRISH and Dr. James WOLF.

Husbands Full Name: JAMES BERRY
b. Boston, MASS.
m. Lebanon, Pa.
d. Johnstown, Pa.

Wife's Full Name: KRICHBAUM, Mary
b. Lebanon, Pa.
d. Brush Valley, Centre Co., Pa.

Her Father: Wilhelm KRICHBAUM ???
Mother's Maiden Name: CATHERINE GARMON ?

Children:
1. Peter BERRY
2. Jacob BERRY
3. John F. BERRY
4. Henry BERRY
5. William KRICHBAUM BERRY
b. 11 Oct 1802, d. 6 June 1873, Loganstown, Pa.
m. Esther FRIEDLY
6. Catherine BERRY
m. John BIERLY
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Krigbaum Reunion

The Krigbaum families
come from far and near
Just to get together
year after year.

Some come from Kansas
Others come from Illinois
Some come from Texas
and bring their girls and boys.

All roads seem to lead
to our meeting place.
Every year around this time
there seems to be a race.

Good food everywhere
laughter fun and joy.
Sure glad to meet you
do you know my boy?

Uncle Henry Krigbaum
is the oldest male around.
But he's just like a kid
the youngest to be found.

He plays baseball
and we all clap and cheer.
When you're a Krigbaum
you're so glad to be here.

Here comes Kay and Bill
Isabelle and Margaret too.
There's Mike Krigbaum and
his pretty wife and crew.

Look there! Carol and Gene
bringing in their food.
Everybody seems to be
in a happy mood.

We all get together
because we want to see.
Who were our ancestors
what kin are you to me?

Two hundred years ago
a little more or less.
The name Krigbaum meant "creeping tree"
was passed to us, I guess.

Kreichbaum, Krickbaum, Creachbaum and Krigbaum
all spelled a different way.
Started out from Germany
and came to America to stay.

Great grandfather Conrad
would be surprised to know.
Since the time he came here
how his family's grown.

So, all of you Krigbaums
that are here today.
Keep records of your
family and pass them on their way.

Be proud of our family
and meet us here each time.
Krigbaums are a family
that came from Conrad's line.

One time we all were strangers
it's really great to be.
One of the Krigbaum family
Uncle Henry, you and me.

Respectfully, Mrs. DOROTHY STEELE, Secretary

I dedicate this to UNCLE HENRY KRIGBAUM. He has left us since I wrote this. He was a wonderful gentlemen. We all loved him.

QUERY We have some information on a DANIEL KRICHBAUM and forgot to write down the source. DANIEL KRICHBAUM married a NANCY REED in Stark Co. Ohio 1833. They had a child WILLIAM who married a DORTHEA FRANK they had a child IMO M. who married a ROBERT WOODS. They had a child RUTH married FRANCIS BERRY. CAN ANYONE HELP WITH THIS FAMILY?
*****NANCY PECHE WRITES***** Could DANIEL KRICHBAUM have been the son of JOHN KRIEGBAUM & Maria Elizabeth EMMETT? They had a son DANIEL KRIEGBAUM (b. 11 Oct 1806 baptized at the Salem Lutheran Church, Aaronsburg, Centre County, Pa.) OR could DANIEL have been DANIEL KRIEGBAUM b. 12 May 1818 son of PETER KRIEGBAUM, II & Elizabeth DAVIS? Both the above famlies settled in STARK CO, OHIO.
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