Searching for information about the family of Conrad and Philippine (?) (SCHWARZTRAUBER) FUCHS. Conrad (age 26) and Phillipine (age 22) are first found in the 1860 Federal Census for Mascoutah, St. Clair Co., IL. I then find Conrad (age 39) and Philipine (age 31) in the 1870 Census for Belleville, St. Clair Co. with children, Louise (age 9), Henry (age 4), and Franz (age 2). Conrad and Phillipine are both shown as being from Bavaria, and Conrad as a blacksmith. I've now found records from St. Paul United Church of Christ, in Belleville IL, that Anna Maria FUCHS was born Jan 4, 1871 to Conrad and Phillipine. Anna Marie FUCHS was my grandmother, and our family has searched for many years to learn the identity of her parents. When Anna (Annie) married our grandfather, Enoch Arden BURCH, in 1886, in St. Louis MO, they both stated that they were living in Jefferson Co. MO, and that all parents were deceased. I've been unable to find any of these names on 1880 Census Records for either IL or MO. I'm wondering whether any State Census' was taken in MO for the period 1870-1895, or whether any Jefferson County Directories exist for these years. Enoch and "Annie" (FUCHS) BURCH are known to have lived in Sulphur Springs and Merrimac, Jefferson Co. This has been my major "brick wall" for years. If anyone recognizes any of these names, I would greatly appreciate any information. Thanks for any info (or clues). Art Burch

----- Original Message ----- From: Arthur J. Burch <aburch@isoc.net> To: <MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 9:21 PM Subject: [MOJEFFER] FUCHS Ancestors in Jefferson Co. > Searching for information about the family of Conrad and Philippine > (?) (SCHWARZTRAUBER) FUCHS. Conrad (age 26) and Phillipine (age 22) > are first found in the 1860 Federal Census for Mascoutah, St. Clair > Co., IL. I then find Conrad (age 39) and Philipine (age 31) in the > 1870 Census for Belleville, St. Clair Co. with children, Louise (age > 9), Henry (age 4), and Franz (age 2). Conrad and Phillipine are both > shown as being from Bavaria, and Conrad as a blacksmith. > > I've now found records from St. Paul United Church of Christ, in > Belleville IL, that Anna Maria FUCHS was born Jan 4, 1871 to Conrad > and Phillipine. Anna Marie FUCHS was my grandmother, and our family > has searched for many years to learn the identity of her parents. > When Anna (Annie) married our grandfather, Enoch Arden BURCH, in 1886, > in St. Louis MO, they both stated that they were living in Jefferson > Co. MO, and that all parents were deceased. > > I've been unable to find any of these names on 1880 Census Records for > either IL or MO. I'm wondering whether any State Census' was taken in > MO for the period 1870-1895, or whether any Jefferson County > Directories exist for these years. Enoch and "Annie" (FUCHS) BURCH > are known to have lived in Sulphur Springs and Merrimac, Jefferson Co. > > This has been my major "brick wall" for years. If anyone recognizes > any of these names, I would greatly appreciate any information. > Thanks for any info (or clues). > > Art Burch > Try here: Fuchs Family Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/fuchs/ Any relation? FUCHS Family History Report http://members.aol.com/mjrdn23230/FH_TOC.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Anton's second marriage was to Magdelena Fuchs on July 28, 1863 (Record No. 723) about six months after the death of Christina. An obituary for Magdelena says that she was born June 14, 1831 to Conrad Fuchs and that she died January 15, 1917 -- the oldest woman in Stookey Township and survived by 28 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She had two sisters Elizabeth Holdner of St. Louis and Catherine Frisch of Red Bud and was buried from St. Mary's Parish into Greenmount Cemetery in Belleville, Illinois. http://www.itcs.uiuc.edu/users/beaumont/HTML/EHRSTEIN.HTM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- patricianeedham@sprintmail.com I am tracing the EDWARD CARR family history and would like to contact descendants of my great grandfather, Edward Carr, b. 1837 in Ireland, m. Jane Devlin, came to America 1853, lived in Moundsville and Weeling, West Virginia. d. 1906. Lived short time in Philadelphia as, first child, Alice, was born there ca. 1861. Children of Edward and Jane Carr: Alic (Smith), Jennie (Quigley), Mary (Magers), Anna Louise (Fuchs), Joseph, Emma, Edward and John. Patricia Needham PatC9@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ St. Mary's of Lourdes Germantown Hills, IL The first marriage solemnized was that of Carl L. Fuchs and Anna Mary Eckstein on October 13, 1855. http://www.missionnet.com/catholic/lourdes/history/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Desoto Joe/The Record Man