Prev ious posts have actually pointed out characters who had their starts in the Shawnee Area, however later on moved south to Cape Girardeau where they developed an organization called the Landgraf Lumber Business. You will read another post today that is linked to that Landgraf household. Nevertheless, this tale starts with the birth of a Schuppan.

Clara Louise Lina Schuppan was born upon January 27, 1867, making today her 156th birthday. Lina was the child of Ludwig and Theresia (Lehner) Schuppan. She was the second of 11 kids born into this Schuppan household. Lina was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Let’s have a look at a picture of her baptism record from the books of Immanuel, New Wells.

Lina appears in her very first census at the age of 4, although I believe she was just 3. Her dad was a farmer in the Shawnee Area.

The 1800 census is the last one in which we discover Lina as a single lady. This was time when she would have been going to verification classes at Immanuel. Lina would get validated throughout then next year.

We get to the Landgraf household since Lina would wed a male with that surname. Gustav Adolph Landgraf was born upon November 16, 1864, the child of Herman and Mathilda (Naeser) Landgraf. He was kid # 4 in a household of 10 according to our German Ancestral Tree. Adolph was likewise baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. His baptism record is envisioned here.

I was not able to discover Adolph’s Landgraf household in the 1870 census, so the very first census entry I can show that includes him is the one taken in 1880. By that time, Adolph was a 15 year-old apprentice carpenter. His dad was a farmer in the Shawnee Area.

Adolph Landgraf wed Lina Schuppan on November 20, 1890. The church record for that wedding event is discovered in the books of Immanuel, New Wells. You can see that record listed below.

We can likewise have a look at the marital relationship license for this set.

Our German Ancestral tree notes 4 kids born to this couple. Their very first kid was baptized at Immanuel, New Wells, however the rest of them were baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. The very first census entry in which we discover this couple was the one taken in 1900. There were 3 kids in their family, together with a servant called Amelia Schuppan, who was Lina’s sis. Adolph was called a specialist, and I believe it likewise states a bridge contractor.

Next, we discover the Landgraf’s in the 1910 census. All 4 kids are noted, and Adolph is called a home carpenter.

I discovered a record that shows that Adolph was the justice of the peace in Pocahontas in 1919-1920.

The 1920 census would be the last census in which we discover Adolph and Lina residing in the Shawnee Area. Adolph was still a specialist.

A relocation was made by the Landgraf’s in the 1920’s. They are next discovered living in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in the 1930 census. This time, Adolph is called a secretary for an insurance provider.

I can likewise inform you that the above entry is discovered on the bottom of this census page. On the top of the next page, you will discover the entry for Louis Landgraf, among Adolph and Lina’s kids.

In a 1939 Cape Girardeau city directory site, we discover the list of Landgraf names revealed listed below.

Arthur, Edwin, and Louis were kids of Adolph and Lina. Rudolph was Adolph’s bro. You can see that by this time, Louis was running the L.H. Landgraf Lumber Business.

In the 1940 census, Adolph is called a 75 year-old carpenter for his child’s Landgraf Lumber Business. Louis’s entry is right listed below his dad’s once again in this census.

In among the previous stories that I discussed among these Landgraf’s, I shared a link to a Fred Lynch blog site that consisted of some images of the Landgraf Lumber Business throughout the years. I will share that link here once again.

Adolph Landgraf passed away in 1945 at the age of 81. On his death certificate revealed listed below, he is called a retired cabinet maker.

We can likewise take a look at an obituary for Adolph that was released in a regional paper.

Lina Landgraf is still discovered in the 1950 census. She was dealing with 2 of her single kids, Edwin and Cecilia.

Lina Landgraf passed away later on throughout the very same year of the above census. Her death certificate shows she passed away at the age of 83.

We can likewise take a look at Lina’s obituary.

Adolph and Lina Landgraf are each buried in the Cape County Boneyard in Cape Girardeau.

If you go way back to the initial Schuppan who showed up in Perry County, you will find that he was associated with assisting develop numerous early structures in this location, consisting of the Brazeau Presbyterian Church. The Landgraf household from the Shawnee Area was certainly associated with lumber and structure professions. Today’s marital relationship joined 2 households with a history of being associated with the structure trade.