In a message dated 7/25/2002 6:45:15 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > How long ago did your family live in Millstadt? Have you chatted with > Bob Buecher yet? He is terrific. > > Have you shared your family names with us? Bob knows the history of > about every family line, I think Marsha, that would probably be a good idea for me to do, huh? :0) Just signed up for this list yesterday, but hopefully someone out there might have some clues for me. This is what I know so far on my St. Clair County ancestors: Johann Phillip Preusser was born December 22, 1822 in Neu Weilnau Amt Usingen, Nassau, Germany. He left Germany on March 13, 1847 and arrived in Millstadt/Centreville in 1848 (according to a German researcher of similar lineage.) On June 15, 1848 he married Kathrina Elizabetha Weber in Millstadt. I don't know anything about Kathrina's parents except that her father was Friedrich Weber and her mother Dent Miller (again according to another researcher, and I have not been able to find sources to veryify). Kathrina was born September 26, 1826 in Brombach Amt Usingen, Germany. I don't know when she immigrated or if she came with her parents. Does she have siblings? At any rate, I have found Johann and Katrina on the 1850 census with their oldest son Peter Wilhelm Preusser (the index has the last name as Preaser--- Johann as Philip and Peter as Wilhelm). They had 2 other children (twins): Karl Heinrich Preusser and Katherine Louisa Preusser born September 15, 1851 (both born in Millstadt). Johann died December 07, 1852. I don't know where or why. Katherina then married Christian Philip Franckenback May 29, 1853 in Millstadt. His parents were George Frankenbach and Maria Duesinger. He was born February 11, 1821 in Waldcroftel, Nassau, Germany. He emmigrated from Germany on May 11, 1849 and arrived in Illinois in Sept. 1851. Kathrina and Christian had 6 more children (plus the 3 Preusser children): Wilhelm Gottfried, Louise Philippona, Fredrick Carl, Christiane Louise, Wilhelmine Louise, and George Carl. All the children were born in Millstadt except George who was born in Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. I have confusing dates as to when the family moved into Missouri, and I would hazzard a guess that there may have been some movement back and forth. I have found the family on the 1860 Census in Millstadt. Christian Frankenback died July 10, 1904 in West Ely, Ralls County, Missouri. And Kathrina died May 12, 1913 in the same place. The oldest son of Johann Preusser and Kathrina Weber, Peter Wilhelm Preusser married a Wilhelmine Aguste Hennecke on July 31, 1870 in Millstadt. So either he never moved to Missouri or he moved back to Illinois. Wilhelmine is someone else that I hope to find a connection/more information about. Supposedly her parents were Frederick Hennecke who married a ? Buccholtz. I don't know if Wilhelmine was born in the US or not. They had 9 children I believe were all born in Millstadt: Katherine Amalie Preusser, Johann Friedrick Wilhelm Preusser, Elizabethe Auguste Preusser, Carl Gottlieb Preusser, Edward Heinrich Gottfried Preusser, Louise Wilhemine Preusser, Anna Marie Preusser, Pauline Preusser, and Walther George Heinrich Preusser. In 1892, Katherine Amalie Preusser married Heinrich Ernst Bremforder Mahsman in Missouri. Hence ending the direct line tie to St. Clair. That was a lot of information. Never know quite how much to put out there to hope to find someone who knows a little bit more or who I might be able to help. Thanx for wading through the information! Sonia