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Maria Brobeck born April 28,1841 in Switzerland. Ruth Mayhugh Wagner said she was told Maria could see the snow on the mountains from her house. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1854 (1910 U.S. Census), traveling with her was her Father Johann her mother Barbara, and two brothers names unknown at this time. The date is unknown when they arrived in St. Louis. The first recorded date was in the St. Louis City Directory in 1859, they were living at 286 South Second Street. John lived within one block of this address the rest of his life. Barbara died August 18, 1866, buried August 20,1866, internment Picker cemetery lot 145, moved 1906?
The parents of Maria were John and Barbara Brobeck they were very poor, Maria said she had to eat onion soup for school lunch. The family consists of father, mother, Maria and two brothers. During this time there was a plague in New Orleans. One brother died at sea, the other died on the way from New Orleans to St. Louis. Johann may have had to work to have enough money for passage to St. Louis. In our research there seems to be a time lapse between their arrival in New Orleans and St. Louis. Johann remarried in 1866. John's occupation was rag picker or fancier name rag merchant in the US Census. In 1887 while picking up cardboard in the bottom of an elevator shaft the elevator crushed Maria's father.
Since they were poor when they arrived in St. Louis Maria was given to a Jewish family and she had the chores of caring for the children and general housework. She though she was indentured until she spoke with another servant and was told she could leave and work for wages, which she did. Maria married a Henry Uhly on March 25, 1865 in St. Louis he was a baker by trade and they had a bakery on North Broadway about the 2300 block. Maria had 6 children by Uhly. The first child died, born before 1866 died at birth. Ruth Mayhugh was told the boy did not take a breath at birth he just coughed. The second child Louis born 1867, Louis married a Rosalie Jordan, date unknown. Louis and Rosalie had 4 children, Adeline, Emil, Walter and Eleanor. Nothing is known of these children. The 3rd child was Emma born September 1869. The 4th child was Wilhelm John born January 1870 died 1871. The 5th child was Mary born May 1872. The 6th child was Henry Jr was born 7 Aug 1874 died 1874. Henry Sr died 26 Dec 1874. The reason there was so many deaths of the children was in the 1860 US Census Henry was in the St. Louis Hospital and he had the consumption (TB) and some of the children were born with TB. John Brobeck remarried on September 9, 1866. He married a Josephine Hochmuller. She also came from Switzerland. The 1870 U.S. Census was not legible. In the 1900 census Josephine stated she had 7 children, we can account for only five. Joseph Hockmuller born 1863 in Switzerland. William Brobeck born 1869 in St. Louis. Katie Brobeck born 1872 in St. Louis. Frank Brobeck born 1877 in St. Louis. Ann Brobeck born 1888 in St. Louis. John Brobeck was killed in 1887 by an elevator, his interment was in Holly Ghost Cemetery and moved to the Picker cemetery. The Picker was sold to the City of St. Louis and all bodies were moved and the Roosevelt High School was built on this location, and re-internment was to various cemeteries in St. Louis County. John and Barbara's remains were moved but the location is unknown at this time. Josephine died on Oct. 4, 1904, internment is New St. Marcus Cemetery 7800 Gravois.
Going back to 1860. The U.S. census listed John Brobeck, Barbara and Mary. Misspelled Brodlock. The misspelling of Brobeck made it quite difficult to trace.
Ruth Mayhugh Wagner said Adeline visited with her family during the summer when they were children. Louis, Rosalie and Adeline interment is in the Betheny Cemetery. The third child Emma Uhly born 1869 married a ? Allyn and they moved to Chicago, he did not like to work, so one day Emma told him to find a job or don't bother to come back home, She never saw him again. Emma never remarried and spent her remaining years in St. Louis, Emma died in 1953, 85 years old. Internment St. Johns Cemetery. The fourth child Wilhelm John born 1870, died June 3, 1871, one year two days. Internment St. Johns. The fifth child was Mary Uhly born 1872 she married a ? Foster, no children, died 1950's internment Granite City Illinois. The sixth child Henry Jr. born 1874, died Aug. 7, 1874. 5 months, 9 days. Internment St. Johns. Henry Sr. died on 29 December 1874, 41 years. Internment St. Johns 1263 St Cyr Rd, St Louis, MO 63137. The two Henry's died of consumption (T. B.).
Maria remarried on 3 June 1875 to Clemens Kiener, he was the barber living across the street on Broadway. Clemens and Maria were married in the Evangelical Church at 14th and Madison, now a vacant lot.
Clemens and Maria had 3 children Albert, Johanna (Hanna) and Clemens Jr. Albert married but died young and no children. Hanna married Oliver Charles Mayhugh and they had 5 children. Clemens married Jesse Addie Uhly her father was a brother to Maria's first husband Henry. Clemens and Jesse moved to LA California about 1929 and all of their descendents live in California. Clemens SR. had 3 children from a previous marriage he was married to Hanna Martini and she died sometime early 1870 St. Louis. A daughter, Henry and August. August son Harry donated money for Kiener Plaza downtown St. Louis he also donated money to the St. Louis Zoo. Maria died 29 May 1915 Internment St. Johns Cemetery.
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