THE KRIEGBAUM HERITAGE NEWSLETTER
Volume VII; No.4 - Oct 1982
President: Mrs. H.E.Krigbaum, 1l12 Monroe Street, Quincy IL 62301
Vice Pres: Mrs. Hazel T Miller, 3247 E. Fairfax Rd., Cleveland Heights OH 44118
Past Pres: Mrs. Michael (Isabel) Malone, 29l5 Atwood Ave., Topeka KS 66614
Secretary: Mrs. James Steele, Palmyra MO 63461
Treasurer: Mrs. William James, 622 So. 13th Street, Quincy IL 62301
Editors: Mrs. H. E. Krigbaum and Mrs. William James
MESSAGE FROM CAROL:
A year has passed since the 1981 reunion at Center, MO and we have just finished the 1982 reunion with lots of food, fun, sharing of memories, meeting both old and new friends. As president, I feel this has been a growing year in our genealogical endeavor. In the RESEARCH area, we hare gained much new family data, copies of research done by our members, names of new people to contact, old photos, etc. KAY JAMES has been keeping huge charts on the 4 immigrants and their children. Each year she adds all new information from our members and any research we have done in a different color.
This year, the color is green and we have had an awfully lot of green show up. We are grateful to ALL our members who share their research with us. This is the essence and spirit of our immigrant ancestors. On the way home from the Center reunion, KAY made the remark that "I'll bet old CONRAD the immigrant is looking down and saying that's all my kids meeting down there today!" Nice thought.
TO RECEIVE YOUR FAMILY SHEETS IS IMPORTANT TO US.
On MEMBERSHIP: Since the 1981 reunion, we have had 39 new members and 51 renewals up to Saturday, September 4, when we added 9 new members that evening plus 3 on Sunday. Our total membership is now 129.
NEWSLETTER: We feel that our newsletters featuring the covers as an added attraction and the great genealogy reports KAY has been doing on the immigrants has been an important part of our efforts this past year. Our first cover of the KRICKBAUM covered bridge was sent to us by EARL TRASTER and the John Graham Plantation and the covered wagon cover was done by EMERY CREEKBAUM of Marco Island, FL. EMERY is very gifted with the pen and pencil and we plan to use more of his talent in the future
as he has generously volunteered himself. If anyone has any thing that would be of interest as a cover, please send it and we will see if we can use it. EMERY also sent a carving on a sea shell for our eldest male descendent and also one for me with CAROL and one for KAY. We are all very proud of them.
OHIO MINI-REUNION: HAZEL MILLER, our Vice President and coordinator of the Ohio reunion along with EARL TRASTER and MARTHA MERTZ hosted the day with a tour of The North Canton Ohio Heritage Society, originally the home of FRED KREIGHBAUM, then toured the cemetery where JOHN WILLIAM KREIGHBAUM born l754 and wife CATHERINE GARMAN / GERMAN are buried. JOHN WILLIAM is the revolutionary soldier.
After the dinner at the Sheraton Inn, the speaker, Kathy Modich spoke on the JOHN KRICHBAUM Barns. Kathy is a Malone College graduate who did a paper on the barns as a research project. RICHARD C. BIXLER, a photographer, son of ROSA KREIGHBAUM BIXLER, took pictures. Details of the 1983 reunion appear elsewhere in newsletter.
CENTER REUNION: Sunday. September 5, a number of descendants gathered at Center MC. The blessing for the noon meal was sung by Brenda House, Oklahoma City, OK. The meeting was called to order. Minutes read and approved. Treasurer's report accepted. Reports were given by STAN & JOANNE LITTLE on Salt Lake City trip, WILLIAM and MARY WILSON on their trip to Salt Lake City, and CAROL read part of
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the report sent by EMERY and LONNIE CREEKBAUM on their trip to Germany. (see report in this newsletter).
Officers elected for next two years are: CAROL L. KRIGBAUM Pres.; KAY JAMES, Treasurer; HAZEL MILLER and DOROTHY STEELE to retain their office until next year.
Awards were given to Mr. WILLIAM WILSON of Schererville, IN for the eldest male descendent; Mrs. EMMA RUTH JONES-eldest female descendent; MATTHEW DAVID FORBIS, son of MIKE and LOIS FORBIS and grandson of DAVID and RUTH KRIGBAUM FORBIS -youngest descendent; Mrs. EULA HOUSE - traveled furthest distance; Mrs. SHIRLEY NEMES and Mr. NEAL KRIGBAUM -door prizes. A poem "Memories" written by her sister, Mrs. GWEN ALBRECHT was read by Mrs. EULA HOUSE and dedicated to the memory of Mrs. MAJORIE KRIGBAUM RILEY, JOHN DAVID PAUL, Mrs. ANNIE KREIGHBAUM and to those we did not know about. These are the members and families of our members who died in 1982.
Thus ended the 1982 Center, MO Reunion.
HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU LABOR DAY WEEKEND 1983.
DECALS:
Through the efforts of Mrs. STAN LITTLE of Webster Groves, MO, we ordered decals to be used on T-shirts, pillows, banners or whatever you want to use them on. They read
I'm a big wheel
(picture of old car)
in the Kriegbaum Line
We sold all we had originally ordered but have reordered. If you would like 1, 2, 3. or a dozen, they are selling for $1.00 each plus mailing. Just send your order to Kriegbaum Heritage 1112 Monroe Street, Quincy, IL 62301.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING:
Give a gift subscription to someone you would like to share our newsletter with. $6.00 per family.
1983 OHIO REUNION
JULY 30, 1983
QUAIL HOLLOW STATE PARK, HARTVILLE OHIO
Chairman: Mrs. VIRGINIA GAMBLE - Make your plans now
CONRAD C. KRIEGBAUM
CONRAD C. KRIEGBAUM
Born: 1 Feb 1856 in Springfield, OH, son of GEORGE KRIEGBAUM and ANNA ?
Married: 25 Dec 1875 -- JULIA CARBER, Born: 2 Feb 1852.
CONRAD KRIEGBAUM, Died: 29 Apr 1927, Marion Co., MO.
JULIA CARBER, Died: 18 Nov 1903.
Both are buried in St. Mary's Cem., Hannibal, MO.
CHILDREN:
[1] MARY ANN KRIEGBAUM
Born: Feb 1877
Died: 11 Nov 1949
Marrried: 30 Apr 1901 to ONEY DECATUR BOWEN
[2] CONRAD C. KRIEGBAUM
Born: 1879
Died: 1935
Married: 20 Dec 1905 to IDA C. COULSON,
[3] JULIE E. KRIEGBAUM
Born: 30 Jun 1888
Died: June 1918
Married: E. O. DIEL
Descendants of this CONRAD C. KRIEGBAUM are RUSSELL DECATUR BOWEN
Hannibal, MO and JULIA C. JUETTE, Palmyra, MO.
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WOULD YOU BELIEVE A CASTLE IN OUR PAST?
Thursday, May 13, 1982
We disembarked our ship on the Rhine River at Gernsheim, Germany at 4:00 P.M. We were to travel by bus to Heidelburg and reboard our ship at 10:30 the same night at Speyer, Germany.
We passed beautiful farm land in the Neckar Valley where the Valley widens out and the Neckar River empties into the Rhine. The asparagus fields were being harvested, the largest asparagus tips I've ever seen. We had an excellent Guide; a lady well educated in German History. She spoke of the talented people of the valley who built a Castle at Heidelberg which we were to see; she said it will amaze you! Also, that Heidelberg University was founded 1386 A. D. Still, today, it has the finest Medical School in all of Germany. As our bus entered the vicinity of Heidelberg, I saw a road sign that really shook me up giving Kilometer distance to Eberbach -- 40 Kilometers and Rothenburg, a little further. I recalled in our ancestor's immigration papers that our people came from Eberbach and Wurttenberg Co. I spoke to the Guide and she told me, since World War II the County was known as Baden-Wurttenberg, and that Eberbach was only 31 Kilometers up the valley, east of Heidelberg (about 20 miles).
I can assure you she had my undivided attention. In the center of town we picked up a small, narrow road called Schloss which we followed to the castle overlooking Heidelberg. We came upon the largest castle that I believe one could ever hope to find. It took over 300 years to build. It was built of red sandstone, and the cornices and statues were in a white stone resembling limestone, but I am sure it was a better stone than say limestone, as the rises and the features on the statues were in excellent condition.
In olden times, Germany was divided into 7 Provinces which in turn was divided into Counties or States. For over 300 years the system of Prince Electorate existed whereby each Province was governed by a Prince Electorate. The Prince Electorate were as a group the elector of the Emperor or King. As one Prince Electorate died, a new one was appointed by the Emperor; if the son was suitable, it went to the deceased Electorates's son. Each new electorate would want to add to the castle his own Palace. So, over three hundred years, the castle got quite large. In neither World War was the castle disturbed. However, during the 30 year War 1610-1640, the castle suffered considerable damage; quite a bit of which has been restored. The Upper Castle was hit by lightning twice in the same day in 1534. Work on the Castle started in 1214 and was improved and added to for over 300 years. Rooms in the Castle were heated with Porcelain stoves; the opening was a fireplace in another room. Words cannot describe the fine architecture and stone work in the Heidelberg Castle. One of the Prince Electorates, as a birthday present for his young 19-year old English bride, (Elizabeth Stuart) had workman build a new entrance gate to their palace; it was all laid and completed during one night. "Beautiful, ornamental work", the guide commented; "when we had it repaired, it took us 3 months." The wine cellar had a vat that held over 55,000 gallons of wine. A dance floor for 4 couples on top of it. The vat has only been filled twice completely. We had our group picture taken in front of the upper castle; when we came to the town side of the lower castle, the pictures were ready. The guide pointed to a heel impression 2-inches deep in a courtyard stone. She said the story is—A spurned lover in a full suit of armor jumped out the top floor. -- Everyone groaned.-- She said, "Well, would you believe this?" – A workman, during lunch periods, out this out and said a thousand years from now one of my descendants will visit this castle; he'll put his foot here and it will fit. All the men rushed forward to try it; only one fitted. Guess who's?
Anyone interested in acquiring a history of this magnificent castle, write Kunstverlag Edm. Von Koenig "A guide to the town and Castle" Postfach 1027, 6909 Dielheim, West Germany I enclosed 41.00 and self addressed Envelope and asked for prices.
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Continued:
' WOULD YOU BELIEVE A CASTLE IN OUR PAST? '.
There is also a book on Rothenberg O.T. Write for particulars and prices. Should be around $5.00 each, The Rothenberg book might contain a Picture of a Krichbaumhof Hostel, not the one at Munich.
Our tour ended too loan and we met our bus and went for an old fashion evening at the Heidelberg Community Building. We hardly got seated at the table when the German girls started pouring the beer. It was not like our beer-- it had a much better taste. The one-man band and his accordion started to play and out of the kitchen door came a chef pushing a cart with 6 or more hams on fire. Two other chefs put the fire out and started carving. The menu was German potato salad, hot ham, ripe tomato salad, and German cheesecake for desert. Then the singing started; many solos, some were really good. There were about 150 guests; our group totaled 35. A few wound up the evening dancing the Polka, including the CREEKBAUMS.
We started our bus trip back to the boat about 9:30 and our guide sang us some fine, old German tunes. When she thought we were ready, she had us join in.
If any of you have the opportunity to see this beautiful Castle, plan for more time than I had. Wouldn't a week be great to visit the orchards and vineyards, and take a boat ride up the Neckar River to Eberbach and Rothenberg? Walk the same ground as our ancestors walked and see the same sights! Their voyage had to be down the Neckar River to the Rhine, down the Rhine to Rotterdam and, thus, to America. The some 50 odd castles between Heidelberg and Rotterdam felt the eyes of my ancestors as well as my own -- no doubt about it.
Another highlight of our trip was a trip by bus through the Black Forest of Germany and the Swiss Alps. We saw many Swiss and German Houses built very similar to the Krichbaunhof that is being restored at Munich, this style is called Zainthel type. There are only a few with the thatched roofs as fire insurance is so high, they used to be quite common until people started smoking cigarettes. They say birds got to picking up lit butts and flying away with them and occasionally dropping them on a thatched roof thus starting fires. Only the very wealthy can afford them these days.
Emery W. Creekbaum
May 24, 1982
PLEASE NOTE THE UNDERLINED TOWN on this map of Maryland [KREIGBAUM] found in THE MARYLAND DELAWARE LOCATOR published by Researchers. The town is now called Corriganville.
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Note by Nancy Peche: The map is not included.
ALLEGANY COUNTY CREATED 1789 FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY
COUNTY SEAT: CUMBERLAND 21502
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JOHN HAMILTON CREEKPAUM
1829 - 1920
(picture insert)
JOHN HAMILTON CREEKPAUM and his youngest sister JANE FANN. Picture taken probably 1900.
The first record that I have of JOHN HAMILTON CREEKPAUM is the 1850 Cass County, Clinton Township, Indiana census which shows him, at age 20, to be the oldest child of THOMAS (Jefferson?) CREEKPOND. This information appears on page 984 of the census microfilm and on page 4 of the October 1981 issue of The Kriegbaum Heritage. JOHN HAMILTON CREEKPAUM was the great grandson of MICHAEL CREEKPAUM (see the July 1982 issue of the Heritage), and my great grandfather through my mother's line.
Civil war records show that his birth date was 19 Dec. 1829. His birthplace was sometimes listed as Tippecanoe and at other times as Logansport, Indiana.
On 4 March 1853 he married ALMIRA JANE LaRUE (LAREW) in Cass County, Indiana.
Children of JOHN HAMILTON CREEKPAUM & ALMIRA JANE LaRUE were:
1. MARY JANE CREEKPAUM, born: 24 Dec 1853 -- Cass County, IN
2. THOMAS JEFFERSON CREEKPAUM (My GFather), born: 2 Jul 1855 -- Cass County, IN
3. TELITHA EMMA CREEKPAUM, born: 12 Aug 1861 -- Cass County, ? IN
4. GEORGE ALLEN CREEKPAUM, (sic, born: 2 Dec. 1866 -- Richland County, ? Wisc.
5. JULIA A. CREEKPAUM, born: 12 Jul 1867 -- Maries County, MO. (1870?)
6. NANCY B. CREEKPAUM, born: 22 Mar 1876 -- Maries County, MO.
7. * JOHNIE W. CREEKPAUM, born: 11 Dec 1880 -- Cherokee Nation
8. * LIZZIE CREEKPAUM, born: 22 Sep 1882 -- Cherokee Nation
[See *Note on Page 6 for Johnie & Lizzie.]
JOHN HAMILTON CREEKPAUM probably named his oldest son, THOMAS JEFFERSON, after his father and JOHN's younger brother HUGH, also had a son named THOMAS JEFFERSON. The frequent use of the name, "THOMAS," has added greatly to the difficulty in tracing his line.)
He moved to Wisconsin sometime after 1861 and enlisted as a Private on 29 Feb. 1864 in Co. D, 11th Regiment of the Wisconsin Infantry. He gave his post office address at enlistment as Woodstock, Richland Co., Wisconsin. His war records also provide the following information:
Height: 5 ft. 11 inches
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Farmer; Permanent marks or scars: "yes, a deep scar in the palm of right hand"
Shortly after enlistment he became ill and was taken to the Post Hospital, and transferred to the Unassigned Veterans Reserve Corps (V.R.C.) on 1 April 1865. After he recovered, he became a nurse at the hospital until he was mustered out at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 19 September 1865. Incidentally, the various civil war documents, when filled out by other people, spell his name many different ways: CREEKPAUM, CREEKPAUN, CREEPAWN, and CREEKPOND. I have copies of several different documents that he signed, however, and he was consistent in using CREEKPAUM.
In 1867 he and his family moved to Johnson Township, Maries County, Missouri. He was enumerated in that county's 1870 census on 15 June with his wife, ALMIRA, and his four oldest children. It is somewhat humorous to note that on that census his then youngest child, JULIA, who was 11 months old was listed as "sucking" under "occupation." JOHN moved to Oklahoma in 1879; however, ALMIRA did not move at that time. She is enumerated on 3 June 1880 in the 1880 census.
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Census read by Nancy Peché:
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1880 CENSUS, ED # 100; Johnson Twp., Maries Co., MO
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Ancestry.com – Roll: T9_702; Image: 313 - # 3 of 28
Page No. 3; Page 155 C
June 3, 1880
Indexed: P. America Creek
21 / 21
12. CREEKPAUM, ALMIRA, Self, f, w, 48, M, At Home, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
13. ___, GEORGE, Son, m, w, 13, S, Farm Hand, Wisconsin, IND, Tenn
14. ___, JULIA, Dau., f, w, 10, S, MO, IND, Tenn
15. ___, NANCY, Dau., f, w, 4, S, MO, IND, Tenn
Shortly after this census was taken, ALMIRA moved to the Cherokee Nation where JOHNIE was born on 11 Dec. 1880 and LIZZIE was born an 22 Sept. 1882. See the note at the end of this article.) ALMIRA died in Gore, Oklahoma, but the date of her death is unknown. JOHN then married NANCY HARTMAN on 21 July 1892. She died in Gore, Oklahoma on 9 November 1899. He then married LIZZIE FRY on 9 July 1900. He moved to Arkansas in 1901--probably directly to Crawford County. He was definitely in Mulberry, Crawford County, by 1903. His third wife, LIZZIE FRY, died on 15 April 1903 in Mulberry, Arkansas. He married his fourth wife, MARTHA TRAVIS, on 9 July 1905.
He and his wife, MARTHA, are enumerated in the 1910 Crawford Co., Maxey Township, Arkansas census. His age is listed incorrectly at 75. He lived in the same township in 1920 where he was enumerated in the census on 30 Jan. 1920. The 1920 census shows him to be a widower and his age, correctly, at 91 years.
My mother, ISABELLA CREEKPAUM, lived close to JOHN HAMILTON (her GFather) from the time of her birth in 1902 till his death in 1920. On several occasions she described him as a tall, fun-loving man with a "lot of mischief in his eyes." This was in contrast to her father, THOMAS JEFFERSON, who was very short and had a quiet, serious manner.
JOHN HAMILTON died on 8 May 1920 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He lived to be about 91 years old and he spent most of his life as a farmer. As he stated in his application for a pension on 22 October 1913, he "was not wounded during my service just wore out from old age."
* NOTE: There is also conflicting evidence that the mother of
JOHNIE and LIZZIE was NANCY HARTMAN
and not ALMIRA LaRUE.
Written for the Kriegbaum Heritage
by Mr. JAMES L. GOOD, Jr., 916 Lupin Way, San Carlos CA 94070, July 1982
CHILDREN OF JOHANN JACOB & ELIZABETH (ECKLES) KRICHBAUM:
D. -- Denotes Deceased
1. JAMES WESLEY KRICHBAUM
Children: Carroll E. KRICHBAUM ............ D.
.................Regina KRICHBAUM................. D.
2. CHARLES FRANKLIN KRICHBAUM
Children: Walter KRICHBAUM .................. D.
............... Inez KRICHBAUM....................... D.
............... Mary Bess KRICHBAUM............ D.
............... William KRICHBAUM................. D.
............... Maude KRICHBAUM ..................
............... Charles F. KRICHBAUM, Jr...... D.
............... Jennie Lyn KRICHBAUM .......... D.
............... George West KRICHBAUM .......D.
3. HENRY KRICHBAUM
Children: None
4. JACOB KRICHBAUM
Children: Mary KRICHBAUM.................... D.
.............. Edwina KRICHBAUM................ D.
.............. Leland KRICHBAUM................. D.
.............. Helen KRICHBAUM
5. ADA KRICHBAUM
... Children: None
6. PHILLIP KRICHBAUM
... Children: Phillip, Jr. KRICHBAUM ....... D.
7. ROBERT O. KRICHBAUM -- married: DAISY HICKS
Children: Leon Willard KRICHBAUM b. 12 July, 1901, Chattanooga, TN.,
.............. married: 29 Nov 1924 -- MARY SLIGER b. 22 Oct 1902, Chattanooga TN.
...............CHILDREN of Leon Williard KRICHBAUM & MARY SLIGER:
................... Edith Bernice KRICHBAUM b. 21 Nov 1932
................... Robert Jamison KRICHBAUM b. 10 Aug 1938
...............GRANDCHILDREN:
............................. James Wesley KRICHBAUM III b. 12 Sep 1951
............................. Mary Edith KRICHBAUM b. 15 Nov 1954
............................. Robert Carroll KRICHBAUM b. 12 Sep 1956
............................. Betsy Ann KRICHBAUM b. 28 Oct 1965
............................. Katerine Allison KRICHBAUM b. 5 Jun 1970
............................. Robert Howard KRICHBAUM b. 17 Apr 1963
............................. Stephen Lamar KRICHBAUM b. 24 Apr 1964
D. -- Denotes Deceased
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The following family data is from members of The Kriegbaum Heritage that WE HAVE NOT linked to any of the FOUR immigrants, WILHELM, ADAM, PHILIP and CONRAD. These Kriegbaum families came over at later dates and we do feel that we will eventually connect them. If anyone can establish a link, we do want to know about it.
Mrs. PATRICIA CULLY -- 2513 Fleet Ave. Richmond VA 23228
KRIEGBAUM, GEORGE PETER
-- born: 22 Jun 1800 Winterkasten, Hessen-Darmstadt GER.
-- died: 30 Jul 1887
-- married: 29 Jun 1823; MARGARETA GOTZ (dau of Johann Adam GOTZ and Anna Elizabeth POTH).
Margaretha GOTZ
-- born: 10 Jul 1801, Ernsthofen Hessen Darmstadt GER.
-- died: 1 Feb 1876.
Children of GEORGE PETER KRIEGBAUM & MARGARETHA GOTZ:
(1) JOHN KRIEGBAUM (I) Stayed in Germany.
(2) KATHERINA KRIEGBAUM -- died after 1898, married __ECKSTEIN --stayed Ger.
(3) NICKOLAUS KRIEGBAUM – born: 3 Dec 1832 in Ger.; died: 21 Feb 1906 Springfield, OH; (came to US at 18 yrs. Started a bakery in Springfield, OH)
married: MINNIE BANNER
....Children: Edward J. KRIEGBAUM
...................George P. KRIEGBAUM
...................Charles N. KRIEGBAUM
...................Mary Jane KRIEGBAUM
...................William G. KRIEGBAUM
...................Emma M. KRIEGBAUM
(4) EVA ELIZABETHA KRIEGBAUM -- born: 6 Aug 1836 Winterkasten Ger.; died 31 Jan 1898 Whipple, OH.
married: SEBASTIAN BEACH. -- (They are G. Grandparents of PATRICIA CULLY)
..... CHILDREN: Eva Elizabetha BEACH
........................ Anna BEACH
........................ Adam C. BEACH
........................ Philip BEACH
........................ Elise (Elizabeth)
........................ Hannah BEACH
........................ Karl (Charles) W. BEACH
....................... Mathilde Margaret BEACH
....................... Emil Sebastian BEACH
....................... Bertha Regina BEACH
....................... Maria (Mary) BEACH
(5) HANNAH KRIEGBAUM -- died before 1898,
married: PETER BLUMENSCHEIN
..... CHILDREN: Elizabeth BLUMENSCHEIN
....................... Henry BLUMENSCHEIN
....................... Wm. BLUMENSCHEIN
....................... George BLUMENSCHEIN
....................... Minnie BLUMENSCHEIN
(6) CONRAD KRIEGBAUM -- died after 1898. --
Married: SUSAN _______
..... CHILDREN: .. Anna KRIEGBAUM
(Picture insert)
(7) PHILLIPP KRIEGBAUM --died before 1898
..... CHILDREN: George KRIEGBAUM
......................... Louise KRIEGBAUM
......................... Charley KRIEGBAUM
(Picture inset with handwritten caption)
Phillip KRIEGBAUM & Family: GEORGE, LOUISE, CHARLEY.
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Kriegbaum, George Peter (con't)
(8) ANNA ELIZABETHA KRIEGBAUM -- died before 1898
married: GEORGE OGLE.
..... CHILDREN: 1 boy, 3 girls
(9) JOHN, II KRIEGBAUM -- died before 1898. (lived in Westmilton, Miami County, OH)
(10) REGINA KRIEGBAUM -- b. 1852; died after 1898.
EDITORS NOTE: PATRICIA CULLY sent us Photo copies of several of the families but not knowing if we can get a good print by using photocopies, we are using only a couple in order that you can see the Kriegbaum features.
The following information is extracted from 2 letters sent to us by W. G. KRIEGBAUM, 564 W. 3100 South, Bountiful, UT 84010.
Letter from: EDITH STOCKSDALE in 1963.
PHILIP, NICHOLAS and CONRAD all came to America when young men but the arents and others of the family remained in Germany. Mrs. STOCKDALE's grandfather PHILIP was 22 years of age when he came to America. They came from region of Hesse Cassel or Darmstatt. PHILIP came to America about 1851.
Children of PHILIP KRIEGBAUM:
... LOUISA KRIEGBAUM
... SEVILLA KRIEGBAUM
... JOHN P. KRIEGBAUM
... GEORGE ALBERT KRIEGBAUM
... ED KRIEGBAUM
... BERTHA KRIEGBAUM
Another letter from LAWRENCE KRIEGBAUM in 1959 gives this information:
NICHOLAS KRIEGBAUM married: NINA FAIRCHILD (from England).
He owned a bakery in Springfield, OHIO.
Children of NICHOLAS KRIEGBAUM:
1. WILLIAM KRIEGBAUM -- married: BARBARA MAIER.
2. GEORGE KRIEGBAUM -- lived Springfield, OH. Unmarried, Deceased 1959.
3. ED KRIEGBAUM -- owned Nursery -- Springfield, OH.
4. CHARLES KRIEGBAUM --lived OH -- owned bakery
5. EMMA KRIEGBAUM -- married: ED McINTYRE ? ? -- lived Springfield OH.
6. MARY KRIEGBAUM -- married: TRITCH ? -- lived Indianapolis.
It was also stated in the letter that HENRY KRIEGBAUM, a cousin to the above WILLIAM married: LUCY MAIER, a sister to above BARBARA MAIER.
The following family is the family of W. G. KRIEGBAUM. He is the son of WILLIAM GEORGE KRIEGBAUM listed below.
GEORGE WILLIAM KRIEGBAUM -- born: 29 May 1880 Rothenbach bei St. Wolfgang, Bavaria, Germany
died: 8 Sep 1956 Bentan, AR.
married: ANNA KUBAN -- 5 July 1902.
ANNA KUBAN -- born: 31 Oct 1877, Munich, GER.
died: 14 July 1962, Little Rock, AR.
CHILDREN of GEORGE WILHELM KRIEGBAUM & ANNA KUBAN:
1. WILLIAM GEORGE KRIEGBAUM -- b. 21 Jun 1904, Munich GER.
died: 25 Oct 1977, Benton, AR.
married: GLADYS HAZEL LEE -- 14 Sep. 1929
Gladys Hazel LEE -- b. 30 Oct 1909,
died: 26 Jul 1964, Benton, AR.
........... Children of WILLIAM GEORGE KRIEGBAUM & GLADYS HAZEL LEE:
............[1] HAZEL LOUISE KRIEGBAUM -- b. 23 Mar 1931, Benton, AR.
...................married: Francis Alan RUSS.
............[2] ANNA MAE KRIEGBAUM -- b. 19 Dec 1934, Benton, AR.
.................. married Jakie RHODES.
............[3] W. G. KRIEGBAUM -- b. 6 May 1938, Benton, AR.
....................married 24 Nov. 1960, Elke BUENNING.
............[4] BOBBY LEE KRIEGBAUM -- b. 29 Aug 1942, Benton, AR.
.................... married Jo COHRT.
2. ERNST KRIEGBAUM -- b. 15 Aug 1905, Chicago, IL. -- died 1911.
3. ANNA URSULA KRIEGBAUM -- b. 18 Feb 1907, Chicago, IL.
married: TURNEY HUBBARD
4. HANS KRIEGBAUM -- b. 30 Aug 1908-Chicago, IL. -- died 1912.
5. FREDERICH ADAM KRIEGBAUM -- b. 17 Feb 1910, Chicago, IL. -- died 29 Feb 1939.
6. CLARA LOUISE KRIEGBAUM -- b. 20 May 1914, Congo, AR.
married: HANS WIMMER, Jr.
7. FRIEDA KRIEGBAUM -- b. 18 Dec 1917, Congo, AR.
married: JOE BECK.
Thank you, W.G. KRIEGBAUM for sending us this family data. We hope that someone reading this will be able to connect some of these names to theirs.
VERY IMPORTANT:
We NEED your family group sheets in order to complete our very early families. IF You HAVE NOT SENT THEM, PLEASE DO SO NOW.
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Mr. & Mrs. Gary V. Coats - 10636 SE Melita Dr., Portland, OR 97236
Mr. & Mrs. P.M. Condie - 1148 Lorraine Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84106
# Mr. John Cox - 536 Grant Dr., Quincy, IL 62301
Mr. & Mrs. Aubrey J. Creekbau - 2016 Rice Rd., Caldvell, ID 83605
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Creekbaum - 2927 Cottonwood Ct., Newberry Park, CA 91320
Mr. & Mrs. Emery S. Creekbaum - 1906 N. Cherokee Aye., Dotham, AL 36303
# Mr. & Mrs. Emery W. Creekbaum - 345 Marco Island, FL 33937
# Mr. & Mrs. James Creekbau - 2 Green Acre Ct., Brownsburg, IN 46112
# Mr. & Mrs. Joe H. Creekbaum - 614 West St., Tulane, CA 93274
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Creekbaum - 135 Sweetberry Ct., San Jose, CA 95136
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Creekbaum - 9188 Upper Twin Rd., Lyndon, OH 45649
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Creekbaum - 1514 Antonia Way, Bakersfield, CA 93304
# Mr. & Mrs. Rheuben Creekbaum -1900 Cecil Brunner Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93304
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon G. Creekbaum - P.O. Box 14, Checotah, OK 74426
Mr. & Mrs. William Orville Creekbaum - P.O. Box 655 Los Banos, CA 93635
Mrs. Patricia Cully - 2513 Fleet Ave., Richmond, VA 23228
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Danner - P.0. Box 236, Astoria, IL 61501
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Doyle - 24030 Iberia Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Faul - 505 33rd St., Ft Madison, IA 52627
* Mr. & Mrs. Dave Felker - 4 Columbus Htgs., Fowler, IL 62338
Mr. & Mrs. David Forbis - R R # 1, Holliday, MO 65258
# Mr. & Mrs. Mike Forbis - 608 Morningside Dr., Trenton, MO 64683
* Mr. & Mrs. Harold Fox - 24946 Elmira, Redford, MI 48239
Mr. Thors Fyfe - Bourne Oaks 51 B. Chestnut Ct., Buzzards Bay, MA 05232
Mr. & Mrs. R.E. Gaff - 68458 Morton St., Edwardsburg, MI 49112
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gamble Jr. - 6124 Edison St; N.E., Hartville, OH 44632
* Mrs Carl Gausewitz - 4933 Tonyawatha Trail, Monoma, VI 53716
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Good Jr. - 916 Lupin Way, San Carlos, CA 94070
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Grable - 4513 Orange Grove Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33903
Mr. & Mrs. S.A. Green - 7249 Hatillo Ave., Canoga Park D A 91306
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gregory - 6601 Eucalyptus Dr.,Space 46, Bakersfield, CA 93306
* Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gronniger - R R # 1 Box 294, Shell Knob, MO 65747
# Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Haggart - 3800 Tilden Ave., Hannibal, MO 63401
* Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hanson - 415 Oakwood PL., Hinsdale, IL 60521
# Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Hamor Jr. - 858 Eston Dr., Camarillo, CA 93310
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hefflin - Route Box 355, Gaston, OR 97119
* Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hendricks - 4560 Butler Dr., Decatur, IL 62526
Mrs. Lena Hicklin - P.0. Box 92, Perry, MO 69462
Mr. & Mrs. Doyle R. Hinton - 1309 Betty Lane, Pasadena, TX 77502
* Mrs. Eula House - 8300 N.W. 111th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73132
* Ms. Brenda House - 8300 N.W. 111th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73132
* Mr. Rob House - 1709 Kay Street, Pasadena, TX 77506
* Mr. Tim House - 1824 Greenway, Yukon, OK 73099
# Mr. & Mrs. William James - 622 So. 13th St., Quincy, IL 62301
# Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Jones - 1O8 So. Locust St., Hannibal, MO 63401
Sidney J. Jordon - HHD-USAMCA BHR (S.E.), APO New York 09034
# Mr. & Mrs. James Kreighbaum - P.0. Box 84, Ft. Madison, IA 52627
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kreighbaum - 4363 Trails End Dr., Dayton, OH 45429
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Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Krichbaum - 6126 Glade, Cincinnati, OH 45230
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Krichbaum - 934 Pasco Palmera, W. Palm Beach, FL 33405
Dr. Franklin Krichbaum - 3O11 Oak St., Lakewood, CO . 80215
Mr. & Mrs. L. W, Krichbaum - P.O. Box 2183, Chattanooga,TN 37409
Mrs Luella Krichbaum - 8855 Louisville St. N.E., Louisville, OH 44641
# Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Krichbaum - 7036 East Chaparral, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Dr. William Krichbaum - 434 No. Main St., North Canton, OH 44720
Mr. Clark S Krickbaum - P.O. Box 24732, Dallas, TX 75224
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Krickbaum -182l Towle St., Falls City, NE 68355
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Krickbaum - 1949 Goothills Rd., Golden, CO 80401
Mr. & Mrs. W.G. Kriegbaum - 564 West 3100 South, Bountiful, UT 84010
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Krigbaum - Box 277, Page, AZ 86040
* Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Krigbaum - P.O. Box 733, Bartlesville, OK 74003
# Mrs. Cyrus Krigbaum - 15215 New Jamestown, Florissant, MO 63034
# Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus N. Krigbaum - 19 Little Gore Cross, St. Peters, MO 63376
* Danny Krigbaum, c/o Robert T. Krigbaum Sr. - 4940 Fordham Dr., Bartlesvilie, OK 74 ???
# Mrs. Esther Krigbaum -129 E. Lockwood, Apt 5, Webster Groves, MO 63119
Mr. & Mrs. Everett Krigbaum - R R # 1, Center, MO 63436
# Mrs. Gertrude Krigbaum - 2016 West Kiowa, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
# Mr. & Mrs. H.E. Krigbaum - 1112 Monroe Street, Quincy, IL 62301
* Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Krigbaum - Box 60, Bowling Green, MO 63334
Mr. & Mrs. LaMoine Krigbaum - W. 1203 Decatur, Spokane, WA 99208
# Mr. & Mrs. Larry Krigbaum - Box 26, Fowler, IL 62338
# Mr. & Mrs. Lee R. Krigbaum - 1811 James, Jonesboro, AR 72401
# Mrs. Mabel Krigbaum - 222 E. Dover St., Monroe City, MO 63456
# Mr. & Mrs. Mike Krigbaum - R R # 2, Monroe City, MO 63456
* Mr. & Mrs. Mike Krigbaum - 5054 Adenmoor, Lakevood, CA 90713
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Krigbaum - 317 So. Hawkins St., Hannibal, MO 63401
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Krigbaum Sr. - 4940 Fordham Dr., Bartlesville, OK 74003
* Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Krigbaum Jr. - 1903 Rockerfeller Lane, Apt E, Redondo Beach, CA 902??
# Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Krigbaum - R R # 3, Hannibal, MO 63401
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Krigbaum - 510 Walnut St., Hannibal, MO 63401
# Mr. Ted R. Krigbaum -Southland Royalty Co, 2900 Liberty Tower, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Mr. Thomas H. Krigbaum - Shore Acres Dr., Racine, WI 53402
# Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lair - Green Acres Village Space 21, 2821 Rocky Rd, Cody, WY 82414
# Mr. & Mrs. George Little - 116 Plant Ave., Webster Groves, MO 63119
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Longbottom - 1164 Catherine St., Suffield, OH 44260
Mrs. Lois Longstaff - 55229 Mt. Victory Rd., Powhatan Point, OH 43942
Mrs. Isabella N. Malone - 2915 Atwood Ave., Topeka , KS 66614
# Mr. Hazel McClelland - 755 So. Lillian, Ottumwa , IA 52501
Thomas McGinnis - 1139 Collins Ave., Topeka, KS 66604
Robert Mertz Jr. - 350 Edgewood St., S.E. North Canton, OH 44720
# Mrs. Hazel T. Miller - 3247 E. Fairfax Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Milne - 1425 Ptarrmigan Ct., NW., Salem, OR 97304
# Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Nemes - R R # 2, New London, MO 63459
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Oakes - 2518 G oster NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
# Mrs. Pearl Osbourne - 4 Garden Lane, Monroe City, MO 63456
# Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Parsons - Box 127, New London, MO 63459
* Mrs. Ruth M. Peterson - 26l3 Elizabeth St., Salt Lake City, UT 84106
* Mr. & Mrs. Jim Pickett - 1405 Vermont St., Hannibal, MO 63401
# Mr. & Mrs. David Polc - Rt 2 Box 237, Sullivan, MO 63080
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Pontious - 11219 W. 80th Ct., St. John, IN 46373
* Mrs. M. Joan Prevost - 406 Cumberland Dr., Bartlesville, OK 74003
Mrs. Marilyn Kay Rowlin - 309 Imperial, Ventura, CA 93003
Mrs. Margaret Seabold - RR # 3 Box 82, Mifflinburg, PA 17849
Mrs. Doris B. Smale - 3035 Marc Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
* Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert F. Smith - 404 Weber Ave. N.E., North Canton, OH 44720
Mr. Max Sniffen - Box 723 Woodville, TX (Winter address) 75979
......................... 5626 Newington Ct., Bethesda, MD (Summer address) 20816
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Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sonnenmoser - 78l2 E. 49th St., Kansas City, MO 64129
*Mr. & Mrs. James Steele - R.R. # , Palmyra, MO 63461
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Traster - 2205 Ben Franklin Dr., Pittsburg, PA 15237
Mrs. Lois Ann Turk - 7202 NW 43rd St., Bethany, OK 73008
Mr. Erwin Ulmer - 412 West 1st St., North Platte, NE 69101
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Stansbury - 4321 Avenue L., Ft. Madison, IA 52627
*Mrs. Joy Vannice - 8810 Bay Hill Blvd., Orlando, FL 32811
#Mr. & Mrs. Harry Van Noy - 729 B. Carpenter Park, Patuxent River, MD 20670
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wallace - R.R. # 1 Box 156, Butler, KY 41006
*Mrs. Bonnie Whiting - 10445 W. Darnel Ave., Milwaukee ,WI 53224
*Mr. & Mrs. Jim Williams - 317 Hurd, Edmond, OK 74034
#Mr. & Mrs. William P. Wilson - 217 67th St., Schererville, IN 46375
* Denotes New Members since last newsletter.
# Denotes Renewal since last Newsletter.
The following information was sent to us from:
L. W. KRICHBAUM
P.O. Box 2183,
Chattanooga TN.
JOHANN JACOB KRICHBAUM was born in 1826, probably in or near Reichenbach Im Odenwald, across the mountains from Hesse-Domstadt. He procured his passport for immigration at Darmstadt at about the same time that three KRICHBAUM brothers sold their farms on the mountain over Reichenbach to the Prince of Erhlach and Hohenstein during hard times in the 1840's. JOHANN's wife was ELIZABETH ECKLES, born 1827 Frankfort. They settled near Green Bay, Wisconsin and their first child, JAMES WESLEY KRICHBAUM, was born on a homestead up the Fox River, some distance above Green Bay in 1862.
KRICHBAUM means "Wild Plum tree" in Austrian dialect, and the family wappen (arms) is a wild Boar with a plum tree growing out its back. In Teutonic heraldry the wild boar ranked behind the Hirsh, and is quite respected place in the "pecking order". It should be borne in mind that geographic locations were a frequent source of original family names. Thus a number of completely unrelated families coming from the same general location might all have the same name.
The KRICHBAUM name first appeared around Steyr, Austria about 1450. Originally it was pronounced "Creeklebown Hof" the word "Hof" being equivalent to "place". Presumably it was an area known for its wild plum thickets. The word Krickel" (spelling questioned) is still used in Austrian dialect for a word plum tree.
This information was gathered by Dr. CARROLL ECKLES KRICHBAUM, Colonel in the U.S. Medical Corp immediately following World War II and is passed on by his son - JAMES WESLEY KRICHBAUM of Terry, MI. As far as could be determined no KRICHBAUMs were ever particularly rich, or poor, or bad. They were mostly landholders, some professional men, and soldiers. A possible exception to the "bad" was a late Nazi Gaulteiter in Frankfort Am Main, who was lost in the Allied bombing of Frankfort.
WILLIE KRICHBAUM was a Major commanding a German Tank battalion in W. W. II, and saw action mostly against the Russians, but also fought against Americans and British troops in Italy. He was interesting and likeable enough. His father, PHILLIP KRICHBAUM, was manager of the Presser-Rhemus grain elevator at Herman, Germany - a fine gentleman who died around 1949. PHILLIP KRICHBAUM and CARROLL became pretty good friends during Dr. KRICHBAUM's tour of duty in Germany and the tracing of the family name and wappen [sic] were done basically thru PHILLIP's efforts.
It is a pretty safe bet that there were plenty of KRICHBAUMs who fought in the American Revolution as Hessians Jaegers - the supposedly infamous mercenaries rented by the British from the King, or whatever, of Hesse. Does this qualify us for the D.A.R.?
** EDITORS NOTE: See page 6 for listing of
JOHANN JACOB & ELizabeth ( ECKLES ) KRICHBAUM's children.
END KRIEGBAUM HERITAGE NEWSLETTER VOL. VII, No. 4 - OCT 1982
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