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THE KRIEGBAUM HERITAGE NEWSLETTER
Volume V; No.4 - Oct 1980
President: Mrs. H. E. Krigbaum, 1112 Monroe Street, Quincy, IL 62301
Vice President: Mrs. Hazel T. Miller, 3247 E. Fairfax Rd., Cleveland Hts. OH 44118
Secretary: Mrs. James Steele, Palmyra, MO 63461
Treasurer: Mrs. William James, 308 So. 11th Street, Quincy, IL 62301
Editors: Mrs. H. E. Krigbaum, 1112 Monroe Street, Quincy, IL 62301
(and) Mrs. William James, 308 So. 11th Street, Quincy, IL 62301
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
HELLO from the newly elected president of the Kriegbaum Heritage Association and I would like to take this opportunity to thank our retiring president, Mrs. ISABELLA MALONE for her work in making our reunions, news-letters, correspondence and research a success. She is tireless in her effort to promote new members and keep our records complete. She has agreed to concentrate on indexing all family sheets and Heritage newsletters in the future months (no small undertaking) and I certainly appreciate her doing this work. We feel we have made great strides in compiling family lines and in getting close to the German link in our research. We have 2 people in Germany at this time looking for someone or someplace that will be of help to us. We are also concentrating on the areas of Maryland and Pennsylvania now and are making new contacts every day in order to prove the immigrants and their families. KAY JAMES will continue as our genealogist and she has her finger on each line. I hope to hear from many of you this coming year and will do my best to answer each letter.

Carol L. Krigbaum


IN MEMORIAM

GREGG HENRY PARSONS , son of GLENN & JANE PARSONS, of New London, Missouri, died July 11, 1980 in the University Medical Center, Columbia MO. GREGG was born in Hannibal, MO Nov. 7, 1963. He was a member of Salt River Christian Church. He was in the 11th grade in school. Surviving are his parents, a brother RONALD, three sisters, Mrs. JAMES (Rhonda) PICKETT of Decatur, IL, VICKIE at home and Mrs. MARK (Cindi) KILBY of Hannibal, MO. Burial was in Barkley Cemetery New London, MO. We extend our sympathy to the family.

We are running short of space in this issue, therefore I will tell you here that we are publishing a letter in its entirety since he was researching in the area we felt would be of help.

We are also publishing the little booklet that Mr. MAX SNIFFEN had prepared for his children with his permission. We enjoyed reading it and thought all of you would also.
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REUNION HIGHLIGHTS

WE MISSED YOU...Those who were not at the KRIGBAUM reunion, Center, Missouri, August 31, 1980....but those who did attend enjoyed good food, fellowship with family and friends, browsing through family sheets, charts, pictures and etc. During the meeting, we elected new officers for 1980-81. Prizes for the
Eldest male descendant went to ...... Mr. CYRUS KRIGBAUM, Florissant, Missouri
Eldest female descendant to ...........Mrs. ISABELLA MALONE, Topeka, Kansas
Youngest descendant to .................ERIC KILBY, 3 week old son of MARK & CINDY KILBY of Hannibal, Missouri
Best Genealogical Display went to ... .Mr. & Mrs. WILLIAM WILSON, Scheresville, Indiana for their pictures
Best Display of pictures to .............. Mrs. James Steele, Palmyra, Missouri display

Again, Mrs. FLORA SHUTS did an excellant job of organizing the kitchen and food for us. We do thank her for this work each year.

The people attending the 1980 reunion are: Mr. & Mrs. William James, Lisa and Troy
Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Krigbaum, and Julie of Quincy, IL
Mrs. Sue Walker, Monmouth, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Krigbaum, Joshua & Tera of Fowler, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Greying & Ryan, Ursa, IL
Rhonda & Christy Pickett, Decatur, IL
Sherry Lewellen, Macomb, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Krigbaum, Henry & Tana, Hull, IL
Mrs. Fannie Brown, Freeport, IL
Mrs. Flora Schutz, Centralia, MO
Mrs. Mabel Krigbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Krigbaum, Doug, Casey & Brandon, Monroe City, MO
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Krigbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Nemes
Mrs. Cindi Kilby & Eric of Hannibal, MO
Carole D. King & Mike & James Michael
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Voepel, David & John
Mrs. Dorothy Steele
Mr. & Mrs. Don Crook, Rayman & Michelle of Palmyra, MO
Mr. &Mrs. David PoIc,-Mr. & Mrs. Steve Forbis of Paris, MO
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Nemes,- Jane & Vicki Parsons
Mrs. Ronnie Parsons
Nancy Hayes of New London, MO
Mr. & Mrs. David Forbis of Holliday, MO
Linda Forbis of Columbia, MO
Patty Forbis of Kirksville, MO
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth V. Wegehoft of Saverton, MO
Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Krigbaum of Florisaant, MO
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Krigbaum and Lauren of Jonesboro, ARK
Mr. & Mrs. Hershel Krigbaum of Jefferson, TX
Mrs. Isabella Malone and Miss Margaret McGinnis of Topeka, KS
Mr. & Mrs. William Wilson of Schereville, IND

WE HOPE THAT YOU WON'T BE MISSED AT THE 1981 KRIGBAUM REUNION
CENTER, MISSOURI.... . . . . . . . . . . . . SEPTEMBER 6, 1981


LETTER:
Mrs. M. A. McFARLAND
1144 East Fourth St.
Mishawaka, IN 46544

July 24, 1980

Dear Mrs. James,

I read about The Kreigbaum Heritage in the May/June 1980 "Genealogical Helper". The KREIGHBAUM I am working on is Spelled different from yours, but maybe there is a connection. I am enclosing my genealogy chart. I would like to correspond with any one that has any connection with JOHN KREIGHBAUM or his wife CHRISTINA WEAVER. I have more information about SARAH KREIGHBAUM LONZO HOLTZ.
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Family Group Sheet sent by Mrs. Mary Ann Custer McFarland

JOHN KREIGHBAUM
born: PA
died: OHIO ?
married: Christina WEAVER
born: PA
died: OHIO ?

Their daughter:
SARAH KREIGHBAUM
born: 16 June 1819 (OHIO)
died: 12 April 1909 (Elkhart, IN)
married: [1] ? LONZO
[2] Samuel HOLTZ

MARY ANN LONZO
born: 20 Oct 1849; in: Summit Co, OHIO
died: 3 May 1930; in: Elkhart Co, IN
married: JACOB C. SAGER
born: 30 Dec 1843; in: PA
married: 1870
died: 3 Oct 1907; in: Elkhart Co, IN

Their son: OLIVER JOHN SAGER
born: 12 April 1886;
place: Elkhart Co, IN
married: 27 Nov 1907 to Laura Millicent SAGE
place: Elkhart Co, IN
died: 3 May 1973;
place: Elkhart Co, IN

LAURA MILLICENT SAGE
born: 29 June 1885
place: Elkhart Co, IN
died: 08 Dec 1946
place: Elkhart Co, IN

Their daughter:
JEANNE MIRIAM SAGER
born: 31 Aug 1909
place: Elkhart, Co, IN
married: 11 June 1931 to PAUL CUSTER
place: Elkhart Co, IN
died:
place:

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CHRISTENING RECORDS

Berks County, Pennsylvania, Rehrersburg Township,
Altalaha Evangelical Lutheran Church

Child: Christina KRIGBAUM - b. May 9, 1766; bp. May 25, 1766
Parents: ADAM KRIGBAUM

Child: Joh. Wilhelm KRIGBAUM - b. Jul 5, 1778; bp. Jul 12, 1778
Parents: JOH. ADAM KRIGBAUM

Child: Johann Adam KRIECHBAUM - b. Mar 20, 1780; bp. Mar 20, 1780
Parents: JOHANN ADAM KRIECHBAUM and Barbara

Child: ANNE MARIE GRICHBAUM - b. Mar 9, 1781; bp. Mar 25, 1781
Parents: PETER GRICHBAUM and Anna Marie

Child: Johannes KRICHBAUM - b. Mar 24, 1782; bp. Mar 31, 1782
Parents: JOHANN ADAM KRICHBAUM and Margretha

Child: Johann Daniel KRICHBAUM - b. Dec 1, 1782; bp. Dec 8, 1782
Parents: PETER KRICHBAUM and Anna Maria

Child: Margretha Elisabeth GRICHBAUM - b. Oct 2, 1783; bp. Oct 12, 1783
Parents: ADAM GRICHBAUM and Margreth Barb.

Child: Catharina KRIEGBAUM - b. July 12, 1784; bp. Aug 1, 1784
Parents: PETER KRIEGBAUM and Anna Maria

Child: Johannes KRICHBAUM - b. June 15, 1785; bp. Sept 18, 1785
Parents: J. ADAM KRICHBAUM and Regina

Child: Peter KRIECHBAUM - b. April 20, 1786; bp. June 6, 1786
Parents: PETER KRIECHBAUM and Maria

Child: Georg KRIEGBAUM - b. Oct. 19, 1787; bp. Nov 11, 1787
Parents: PETER KRIEGBAUM and Anna Maria

Child: Willhelm KRIECHBAUM - b. Jan. 17, 1788; bp. Feb. 17, 1788
Parents: HAN ADAM KRIECHBAUM and Regina

Child: Emanuel KRIECHBAUM - b. July 29, 1789; bp. Sept 13, 1789
Parents: ADAM KRIECHBAUM and Regina

Child: Johan Adam KRIECHBAUM - b. Oct 23, 1789; bp. Nov 22, 1789
Parents: PETER KRIECHBAUM and An. Maria

Child: Maria Christina GRICHBAUM - b. April 11, 1790; bp. May 24, 1790
Parents: ADAM GRICHBAUM and Barbara

Child: Elisabeth GRIECHBAUM - b. Nov. 3, 1791; bp. Nov 20, 1791
Parents: PETER GRIECHBAUM and An. Maria

Child: Peter KRIECHBAUM - b. April 1, 1792; bp. Aug 29, 1792
Parents: GEORG KRIECHBAUM and Rosina

Child: Johan Georg GRIECHBAUM - b. June 2, 1792; bp. June 16, 1792
Parents: ADAM GRIECHBAUM and Regina

Child: John GRICHBAUM - b. Oct 2, 1793; bp. Oct 21, 1793
Parents: GEORGE GRICHBAUM and Rosina

Child: Johan Jacob KRIECHBAUM - b. Dec. 6, 1793; bp. Dec. 25, 1793
Parents: PETER KRIECHBAUM and Anna Maria

Child: Johannes KRICHBAUM - b. Oct 28, 1795; bp. Nov 30, 1795
Parents: PETER KRICHBAUM and Maria

Child: Leonard KRIEGBAUM - b. Apr 4, 1797; bp. Apr 17, 1797
Parents: PETER KRIEGBAUM and Anna Maria

Child: Catharina KRIGBAUM - b. Dec 25, 1796; bp. Apr 17,1797
Parents: Georg KRIGBAUM and Rosina

Child: Elisabeth KREIGBAUM - b. Aug 23, 1798; bp. Oct 28, 1798
Parents: GEORG KRIEGBAUM and Rosina

Child: Magdalena KRIEGBAUM - b. Sept 24, 1799; bp. Oct 27, 1799
Parents: PETER KRIEGBAUM and Anna Maria

Child: Margaretha KRICHBAUM - b. Nov. 26, 1801; bp. Feb 1802
Parents: J. GEORG KRICHBAUM and Rosina

Child: Christina KRICHBAUM - Mar.13, 1803
Parents: JOH. GEORG KRICHBAUM and Rosina

Child: Joh. Jacob GRICHBAUM - Jul 15 1804
Parents: GEORGE GRICHBAUM and Rosina

Child: Magdalena KRIEGBAUM - May 18, 1807
Parents: JOHANN GEORG KRIEGBAUM and Rosina

Child: Rosina KRIEGBAUM - Aug 14 1808
Parents: GEORGE KRIEGBAUM and Rosina

Child: Salome KRIEGBAUM - ? - no dates listed
Parents: PETER KRIEGBAUM and Margareth
*****Nancy Peche writes*****: Could the above Salome KRIEGBAUM have been the following baptism?
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Stouchsberg, Marion Twp, Berks Co, PA
Child: Salome KRIEGBAUM, b. April 28, 1818; bp. June 7, 1818
Parents: PETER KRIEGBAUM and Margaret TRAUT
CHRISTENING RECORDS (cont'd)

COLUMBIA COUNTY-PA. CATAWISSA TWSP, St. John's Lutheran Church

Child: Johannes KRIEGBAUM - Aug 6, 1809
Parents: PHILIP KRIEGBAUM and Susanna

Child: Margaretha KRIEGBAUM - Jun 23, 1811
Parents: PHILIP KRIEGBAUM and Susanna

Child: Maria Barbara KRIEGBAUM - Jul 1, 1798
Parents: PHILIP KRIEGBAUM and Susanna

Child: Samuel KRICHBAUM b. 15 Dec 1799; bp. 30 March 1800
Parents: PHILIP KRICHBAUM and Susanna

Child: Susanna KRICHBAUM - Aug 30, 1807
Parents: PHILIP KRICHBAUM and Susanna

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CHRISTENING RECORDS (cont'd)

Child: Elisabetha GRICHBAUM - Oct 11, 1796
Parents: PHILIP GRICHBAUM and Susanna

*****Note by Nancy Peche*****: Philip KRIEGBAUM was the son of Johannes Philip KRIEGBAUM the immigrant and his wife Elizabeth SCHULTZ. Philip KRIEGBAUM, Jr. married Susanna TREXLER 24 Nov 1791 at St. James P.E. Church, Perkeomen, Berks Co, PA

Missing from the above baptisms were:

Child: CONRAD b. 01 July 1801; bapt. 01 Oct 1801
Parents: PHILIP KRIEGBAUM and Susanna

Child: Philip K. KRIEGBAUM b. 10 Oct 1793 in Montgomery Co. Pa.
Parents: PHILIP KRIEGBAUM and Susanna


BIRTHS:

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Tulpehocken Twp, Berks Co, PA

Child: JOHN ADAM
Born: Oct 7, 1750
Bapt: Oct 11, 1750
Parents: WILHELM GRIEGBAUM and Anna Barbara
Sponsors: John Adam Reifwein & Anna

Child: Joh. Wilhelm Schaefer
Born: Dec 17, 1750
Bapt: Feb 24, 1751
Parents: John Schaefer & Maria Eliz.
Sponsors: WILHELM GRIEGBAUM & A. Barbara

Child: JOHN PETER
Born: Nov. 18, 1752
Bapt: Nov 26, 1752
Parents: WILHELM GRIEGBAUM and Anna Barbara
Sponsors: John Peter Lautenschlege & Anna Dutrow Schaeffer

Child: ANNA BARBARA
Born: April 8, 1753
Bapt: April 15, 1753
Parents: JOHN ADAM KRIEGBAUM and Eva Maria
Sponsors: Jo. Wilhelm Kriegbaum & wife.

Child: JOH. WILHELM
Born: Nov. 21, 1754
Bapt: Dec. 1, 1754
Parents: JOHN WILHELM KRIEGBAUM and Anna Barbara
Sponsors: John Adam Kriegbaum & wife

Child: ELIZABETH
Born: Nov. 9, 1755
Bapt: Nov. 17, 1755
Parents: ADAM GRIEGBAUM and Eva Maria
Sponsors: Thomas Korr & wife

Child: EVA
Born: Nov. 6, 1756
Bapt: Nov. 9, 1756
Parents: JOH. WILHELM KRIEGBAUM and A. Barb.
Sponsors: Adam KRIEGBAUM & wife

Child: PHILIPP
Born: Sept. 22, 1758
Bapt: Sept 24, 1758
Parents: ADAM KRIEGBAUM and Eva Maria
Sponsors: Philipp Korr, Catherine Korrin

Child: AN. CATH.
Born: Oct 20, 1758
Bapt: Oct 22, 1758
Parents: WILHELM KRIEGBAUM and An. Barbara
Sponsor: The school master in Heidelberg.
*****Note by Nancy Peche*****: Daniel Hoffman's executor was WILLIAM KRIEGBAUM, who is identified as the "schoolmaster in Heidelberg" (probably St. Daniel's Church near Robesonia) in Christ, Stouchsberg, records.

Child: JOHN ADAM
Born: Dec. 29, 1762
Bapt: Jan. 8, 1763
Parents: ADAM KRIEGBAUM and Eva Maria
Sponsors: John Adam Menges & wife

Child: EVA ELIZ.
Born: Sept. 5, 1765
Bapt: Oct 6, 1765
Parents: Jacob Levegred - wife, Cath.
Sponsors: Adam KRIEGBAUM & wife


CEMETERIES OF SUMMIT CO, OHIO, Volume II, April 1980

East Liberty Cemetery, located on State Route 619, south of Akron, OHIO.

JOHN H. KREIGHBAUM ....... 1846 - 1933
MARTHA ............................1851 - 1934

CORNELIUS KRIECHBAUM.... May 18, 1865
.. son of J. & A. .................. 73 yrs., 5 m., 22 da.

JACOB F. KREIGHBAUM........ 31 December 1880
............................................. 27 yrs., 1 m., 7 d.

NANCY w/o J. ....................... 22 Feb. 1891
............................................. 70 yrs., 14 d.

JOHN KREIGHBAUM .............. 13 Jan 1873
............................................... 61 yrs., 3 m., 9 d.

OTIS C. KREIGHBAUM............. 1880 - 1956
CARRIE B ( Sweitzer ) ............... 1883 - 1968
HUSTON KREIGHBAUM ........... 31 Oct 1851 -- 3 Feb 1900

LOVINA KREIGHBAUM ( Wise ).. 14 Oct 1853 -- 17 April 1942

CLARA M. KREIGHBAUM........... 24 Feb 1864 -- 26 July 1942
......... Mother ..........

ANDREW KREIGHBAUM............. 8 Aug 1859 -- 15 Feb 1943
........ Father ..........

Note: Summit Co, OHIO was made up of Medina, Stark and Portage Co. March 3, 1840. Sent to us by Hazel MILLER.

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LETTER:
EARL W. TRASTER
2205 Ben Franklin Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

7 August 1980

The Kriegbaum Heritage
1112 Monroe Street
Quincy, IL 62301

Mrs. Carol L. Krigbaum, Editor

Dear Carol:

At long last my wife, Mary, & I got to Allegany County, Maryland, last week to investigate her family and mine. Mine, being the KREIGHBAUMS. We visited "Georges Creek", JUST south of Frostburg, a beautiful narrow valley being defaced by soft coal strip mining, running southwest and including the towns of Lonaconing and Barton, on Route 36. Your April, 1980, edition of HERITAGE refers to the 1800 census of the PHILIP KREIGHBAUM family as living in "Georges Creek". On the same page 5, you show the 1850 census of the HENRY KRIGBAUM. The 18 year old female's name (You show "A____") is ANN, followed by 17 year old JOHN. The rest of the names fall in place. I read the tape and can't do any better with "STANESLAUY" than the people who settled on that odd spelling. MARY wrote KAY JAMES in April that we'd be going to Allegany County but she fell down on May 5th, breaking elbow, wrist, ribs, and front teeth. You may wish to tell KAY that this includes some of the promised research.

In the Revolutionary Records of Maryland by Brumbaugh, I found where PHILIP KREEHBAUM took the PATRIOTS OATH OF FIDELITY &. SUPPORT in Washington County, Hagerstown being the seat. He was # 253 in a list of 271 names on the return of Worshipful Henry Schnable. No date but the other lists were all in the spring of 1778. These oaths were taken before the magistrates of the various courts in the counties of Maryland, foreswearing any allegiance to the King of Great Britain or his successors and to be true to the state of Maryland.

Presuming that you are gathering a list of all the KREIGHBAUM pioneers of whatever spelling, I gleaned the following names from the:

EARLY RECORDS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND, 1787-1825: (by Cupler/Hinkle)

ABSTRACT OF WILL
Page 70.
Index showed "CREIGHBAUM ( KRIGHBAUM )"
CREIGHBAUM, , CONRAD; May 22, 1805 -- March 31, 1821
Sons: JACOB, PETER, PHILIP, MICHAEL.
Daughters : MOLLY DUTTRO, wife of DAVID DUTTRO.
ELIZABETH SPEELMAN, wife of LAWRENCE SPEELMAN.
Grandchildren: DAVID, HENRY and HANNAH NEFF.
EXRS: Son PETER CREIGHBAUM and William Shaw.
WIT: Michael Erb, Matthew Patten, George Arthur and fourth witness' signature is illegible.

ABSTRACT OF WILL
February 25, 1815
PETER KRIGBAUM witnessed will of Jas. S. French, wife, Jane, to "All my children" (no names). Property in Bedford County, Pa.


MARRIAGE LICENSES
Indexed as CREAKBAUM / CREIGHBAUM / KRIGHBAUM
1797 February 26...... DAVID DUTTRO to MARY CRICKBAUM
1797 August 25......... PETER CREAKBAUM to MARY McBRIDE
1798 February 19....... CONRAD NEFF to SUSANNA CREIGHBAUM
1821 December 25..... CONRAD KRIGHBAUM to PRISCILLA BLAIR


ABSTRACTS OF ESTATE ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS
Butler, John G. Estate. Catherine Butler, Administrix. First and final accounting. June 9, 1818. Cash received from CONRAD KRIGHBAUM (and others)

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Continued: Letter from Earl W. Traster.

ABSTRACTS OF ESTATE ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS
(Cont'd from Maryland Records)

.. KREIGHBAUM, CONRAD. Estate. December 11, 1822.
Alfred Burgess, Administrator. Cash received and disbursed.
.. KREIGHBAUM, CONRAD. Estate. August 10, 1824.
PETER KREIGHBAUM, Executor. Second Accounting.

WILLS & ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTS
Allegany County, Maryland, 1826-1850 by Cupler
Pg 56. CONRAD KRIGBAUM Estate.
PETER KRIGBAUM, Administrator
Paid to: Joseph Smith to JACOB KRIGBAUM, Legacy; to MOLLU DUKON (?) Legacy;
Dividends to CATHERINE DUKON, ELIZABETH SPEELMAN, JACOB KRIGBAUM, PETER KRIGBAUM, PHILIP KRIGBAUM, MICHAEL KRIGBAUM, HENRY and HANNAH NEFF.
(Note) If a date was shown, I failed to copy it.
(Another note) "DUKON" was no doubt "DUTTRO".

Pg 47 JOHN P. KREIGHBAUM will of Daniel Uhl. June 20, 1849.
Pg 17 PETER KRIGBAUM witnessed will of John Carey. May 10, 1836

I hadn't enough time to check out all the censuses, but I did go over the 1800 and found the Georges Creek family of PHILIP KREIGHBAUM had no males, 16-26, as shown in the April, 1980, HERITAGE. The balance of PHILIP' s family, all of CONRAD's and PETER's checked out perfectly. And I've already mentioned the HENRY KRIGBAUM family in the 1850 census. I did not find the PETER KRIGBAUM family in the 1850 census. That doesn't cast doubt on they're being there, only that I missed them on the tape, which was rough to read. I jumped to the 1870 census to see if any were left in Allegany County. No KRICKBAUMS, CREEKBAUMS or variations of the spelling are indexed. The same for 1790, except that CONRAD CRICKBAUM shows up in Frederick County, Frederick being the seat, with 2 males over 16, and 2 females in the family and one male under 16, for a family of five.

In other research, I found my Revolutionary KRICHBAUM ancestor, WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM, born in Berks county, PA in 1754, who you've often mentioned in the HERITAGE. This time, he turned up in the HISTORY OF CENTRE AND CLINTON COUNTIES (Pennsylvania), Linn, 1883. I located this book in the Aaronsburg Library last spring. Why was I in Aaronburg? The KRICHBAUM Family History, 1918, described the emigration of the KREIGHBAUMS from Brush Valley in the spring of 1814 from Aaronsburg as well as the big bash they had when the wagons took off for Ohio. With the short library hours, I could do little with the tremendous amount of material, so I obtained this massive work on interlibrary loan and offer the following excerpt:

"KREIGHBAUM, WILLIAM, migrated into Brush Valley about the year 1799, and bought in that year the place now owned by Joseph Kraemer. His dwelling stood a few rods south of the place where now the brick house is situated. He came from Bethel township, Dauphin County, according to statement in an old deed. There was a distillery near his dwelling house, with which he was assessed as early as 1803. It may have been built earlier. He sold his property to Jacob Kreamer, April 21, 1814, and moved to Ohio. The KREIGHBAUMS and GARMANS are related." Indeed, WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM's wife was CATHERINE GARMAN. ln the same volume, and others I've seen, WILLIAM KREGHBAUM was listed as among the taxables as being taxed for owning the distillery. My sister, HAZEL TRASTER MILLER, and I have had a good chuckle over that, as our grandmother, SADIE KREIGHBAUM WISE, was WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM'S great-great granddaughter. Grandma SADE was a militant temperence worker and once served as the president of the Stark County (Canton), Ohio WCTU. With the information that the distillery was already on the property when WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM bought it in 1799, grandmother may feel less injured by the revelation.
Too long. Sorry. Have a great reunion!

Earl W. Traster

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THE CREIGHBAUM's
by Max K. SNIFFEN

My great-grandfather, GEORGE W. CREIGHBAUM, appears to be the most outstanding blacksheep found in my pedigree. There has been no information left in the SNIFFEN - STEDMAN family records about him so the tracing has been more difficult that in any other recent line. In my youth all I ever heard about him was that he was a highly intelligent lawyer who was worthless in most respects. When I finally located him as the head of a family in Marietta, Ohio in the 1850 census he was listed as a carriage maker with two children and a wife, AUGUSTA STEDMAN, who gave us most of the New England touch to the pedigree. In my great-aunt MARY STEDMAN GATES' diaries many mentions of GEORGE C. CREIGHBAUM were made, most of them uncomplimentary, altho she would occasionally show a softer attitude toward him.

The story goes that great-grandmother AUGUSTA STEDMAN CREIGHBAUM died in 1863 when my grandmother, MINA CREIGHBAUM SNIFFEN was six years old. GEORGE married within a reasonably short time and was unable to care for his two daughters, MARY and MINA, so we find them in the care of ELIZABETH STEDMAN, the youngest daughter of BIAL STEDMAN, first in Belpre, Ohio and then in Marietta. GEORGE CREIGHBAUM visited them several times a year, but seems not to have contributed anything to their well being except good will. He seems to have had an attraction for both girls, but from the Gates' diaries one cannot tell what it was. ELIZABETH STEDMAN died in 1870 and the girls moved over to live with MARY GATES and her sister, CHARLOTTE REGNIER in Marietta. There they stayed until both sisters had married.

GEORGE CREIGHBAUM had one son, CHARLES, by his second wife, CATHERINE HUTCHINSON. CHARLES remained with his father until GEORGE died in 1885 of TB and in absolute poverty. He then went west to Nebraska and made a successful life for himself. He visited our house in Marietta about 1925 and looked like an oversize version of my father - so Dad's features must have been those of GEORGE CREIGHBAUM.

My search for the parents of GEORGE CREIGHBAUM has been one of the toughest of the whole family and I have accumulated pages of notes that lead to nothing close to him. My first real lead was in the census reports that showed his parents to be from Pennsylvania, altho one report on his brother, ALLEN CREIGHBAUM, said their mother was from Maryland. The next real break that I got after over two years searching was the death certificate of ALLEN CREIGHBAUM found in the courthouse at Marietta this summer - saying he was born in Uniontown, Pa. Since a PHILLIP CREIGHBOIM had shown up near Uniontown in the 1790 census I headed for Uniontown and spent several days there in the courthouse and library. I found two generations of PHILLIP S. CREIGHBAUMS (Jr. and Sr.) but no females to go with them.

The elder turned out to be a Revolutionary War Vet and was called a hatter by the local newspaper way back in the early 1800's. The latter was a stone mason - manufacturer of tombstones among other things. I have a blank spot still between 1829 and 1848 when GEORGE CREIGHBAUM turned up in Belpre, Ohio and most of the evidence is circumstantial but strong. The CREIGHBAUM's seem to be a queer bunch of krauts.

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THE CREIGHBAUM's
by Max K. SNIFFEN (cont'd)

7. Administration papers for ADAM CREEBAUM were filed in Washington Co., Md. (Hagerstown) on 8 Jun 1779. His widow, EVE MARY and David Jones were listed as co-administrators. Heirs were 1/3 to the widow and the remaining 2/3 to the children: PHILLIP, BARBARA, ADAM and CHRISTINA. Since PHILLIP S. CREIGHBAUM entered the armed forces in the Revolutionary War at Hagerstown in 1776 and there seemed to have been no other CREIGHBAUMS in that area at that time it seems safe to assume that "our" PHILLIP is the son of ADAM CREEBAUM.

ADAM CREEBAUM might have been a son of one of the three original members of this family that entered the country in 1749, but his death in 1779 seems to make this rather improbable and he does not fit into the records we have of these three: PHILLIP, WILHELM and ADAM. The only clue I have to a possibility of his identity is an item in the Pa. Archives, Series 2, Vol. 2, p 99 saying that "ADAM KRIERCHBAUM was naturalized 12 Aug 1764 in Berks Co., Tulpehocken Twp." Since newcomers were usually naturalized at the time of arrival or soon after it might be assumed that this date was near arrival time. Since this ADAM settled near the other KRICHBAUM's it is probable that they are all related and came from the same section of Germany, Wurtemberg.

PHILLIP S. CREEKBAUM, Sr. was born in 1758 in Maryland and died 2 Mar 1826 at Uniontown, Pa. He married CATHERINE JOLLY. He enlisted in the Army in July, 1776 at Hagerstown for three years. He was in the "German" Regiment headed by General Mulenberg and fought in the battles of Brandywine, Frentown and Princeton - also others. He was pensioned later under Cont. Md. S 40860. In the 1790 census he is listed as head of a family in Fayette Co., Pa. having 2 boys under 16 and three females.
*****Note by Nancy Peche*****:
The baptism for PHILIP KRIEGBAUM, son of ADAM KRIEGBAUM [the immigrant] and Anna Maria, is listed in the Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsberg, Berks Co, Pa records on page 5. Philip KRIEGBAUM was born: Sept. 22, 1758; bapt: Sept 24, 1758.

There is a PHILLIP CREAKBAUM listed in the tax records of Alleghany Co., Md., Dist. 2, Georges Creek Hundred in the period 1804-1812, holding Lots 3965 and 3966 for 100 acres. This might have been land given in bounty for service in the Revolution. He also held 15 acres called Phillip's Fancy.

PHILLIP CREICHBAUM bought from Henry Beeson (developer of Uniontown) Lot #8 called Mill Seat on Redstone Creek on 26 Nov 1803. This may have been on the SE side of the "great road" to Cheat River and I believe, was called Market Street. PHILLIP and CATHERINE also bought from Henry Beeson and Mary property which in turn they sold to George West on 25 May 1808. PHILLIP bought another 6* acres on 19 Nov 1808.

The next mention of PHILLIP Sr. in the court records was on the administration of his estate in the March Court of 1829. This is in Book 2, page 369, and shows PHILLIP, Jr. as administrator of an estate of $155.63.

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THE CREIGHBAUM's
by Max K. SNIFFEN (cont'd)

While hunting in the records of the National Archives in Washington I found this letter in the file of Phillip S. CREIGHBAUM, Sr.:

"The undersigned, an heir at law to PHILLIP CREIGHBAUM asks the Department to examine and report upon the case of said PHILLIP CREIGHBAUM. He was a Revolutionary Soldier and drew a pension at Uniontown, Pennsylvania and died about 1822. I wish to know if he was entitled to back pension and bounty lands. Write to George M. Woodbridge, Marietta, Ohio. Respectfully yours, GEORGE W. CREIGHBAUM."

While the above does not give the heir at law relationship it seems fairly safe to assume that PHILLIP was his grandfather.

5. The PHILLIP S. CREIGHBAUM, Jr., who handled the estate of PHILLIP, described above, is the only child of which we have any record. Although we have no birth date on him it appears that he was born about 1780 and probably in Pennsylvania, from census records on his sons, GEORGE and ALLEN who lived in Washington Co., Ohio in the period 1850-1880. From the History of Uniontown, Pennsylvania we are told that PHILLIP lived in a two story log cabin, some four or five feet above the sidewalk and approached by steps. He was a stonecutter by trade and manufactured gravestones and grindstones and did considerable business in his line. He was a versifier and composed many of the verses carved on the gravestones still standing in the old burying grounds of Uniontown.

We have no record of PHILLIP, Jr. after the administration of his father's estate. The local paper listed PHILLIP, Sr. as a hatter.

4. GEORGE W. CREIGHBAUM first appears in our history about 1848 when he worked for one day in the rebuilding of the home of Ebenezer and Mary STEDMAN GATES' which was destroyed by fire. In this fire AUGUSTA STEDMAN jumped from an upstairs window and sprained her ankle. GEORGE W. CREIGHBAUM and his wife AUGUSTA STEDMAN were married 6 June 1848, which must have been very soon after the above incident. They were married at Belpre, Ohio, where, incidentally both are buried on the lot of BIAL STEDMAN, father of AUGUSTA. Soon afterward they moved to Marietta where he worked as a carriage maker.

In the 1850 census GEORGE and AUGUSTA were shown as having children: GEORGE M. and MARY ABBE (15 months) but these never show in the records afterwards so it might be assumed that they died while young. According to the diary record of MARY GATES the oldest daughter who passed into the care of her aunt ELIZABETH STEDMAN was MARY CREIGHBAUM, born 18 Apr 1853 and MINA CREIGHBAUM, born 31 Aug 1857. CHARLES CREIGHBAUM the only surviving son, was born 4 Jan 1869 in GEORGE's second marriage. MARY died after the birth of her third child (the first two of which died) on 22 Sept 1876.

GEORGE died on 8 Nov 1885, about six months after the birth of his grandson PARKER SNIFFEN, my father, so Dad never knew his maternal grandparents.

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THE CREIGHBAUM's
by Max K. SNIFFEN (cont'd)

3. MINA CREIGHBAUM SNIFFEN was certainly an unusual character and I never knew her well enough to piece her story together. She was tiny and very much"the lady" when I met her but was strong willed and , I suspect, interested primarily in MINA. She persuaded her husband, WILL SNIFFEN, to stay on the road selling furs after he was financially able to retire and wanted to settle down and rest. This probably brought on a somewhat premature death to both of them during their 65th years of life. The MARY GATES' diaries don't paint a very likable picture or her, but MARY had been a widow for up to 50 years and may have been a bit stuffy herself. MINA appears in these diaries to have been a very busybody, who kept everyone working but herself - altho she at times pitched in when she liked the job and it was for her own good. MARY, of course, charges her misdemeanors all off to her father, GEORGE CREIGHBAUM, and I suspect she was about 80% right. If we have some undesirable characteristics I have a tendency to charge them off to this line - altho none of the others are without defects too.

WILL SNIFFEN and MINA CREIGHBAUM SNIFFEN were successful financially, and some or this may have been due to her demanding attitude, although she must have been a fair manager. They ended up with a nice home, two rent houses, two buildings downtown and a small farm up the Ohio river. MINA lasted only two years after WILL SNIFFEN died in 1920 and we had to return to Ohio from West Virginia to take care of this property. Dad failed in his own business in 1929 and lost the Ohio property too, having put it up for collateral at the banks. Thus ended the good times of WILL and MINA SNIFFEN.

2. Parker S. Sniffen .... See Sniffen Family.

1. Max K. Sniffen........ See Sniffen Family.

References:

Court Records:
... Washington Co., Ohio
... Alleghany Co., Md.
... Fayette Co., Pa.
.... Washington Co., Md.
Census Records:
National Archives: Pension Records
"History of Uniontown, Pennsylvania"
Pa. Archives:
Marietta Register, 6 Nov 1863
Also Court Records: Berks and Northampton Cos., Pa.
DAR Lineage book: BELL CREEKBAUM FRITCHIE and TRESSA J. MISCHLER.
National Geological Quarterly, June, 1945, page 81.

** Since this was written I have found the
Children of PHILLIP CREIGHBAUM [Creekbaum], Sr.:
JOHN ...................... married Rebecca CAHILL,
CATHERINE ............. married Robert CONN,
SUSAN .................... married Samuel JOLLY,
NELLIE ..................... (not married),
PHILLIP Jr. .............. married Mary ALLEN,
MARIE ELIZABETH .. (1784 - 1787), and
ADAM .................... (1795 - 1798).

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