I ne arly neglected today’s story since I have actually currently composed a story about Benjamin Koenig. That post was entitled B.J. and Anna– A Koenig/Brueckner Set That Benjamin Koenig was born in 1870 and lived his life in Farrar. I looked more thoroughly at the information worrying a Benjamin Koenig that I stumbled upon and found that he never ever resided in Farrar. All of his census records are discovered in the Shawnee Town near New Wells. So, you will check out the story of the New Wells Benjamin Koenig today. Nevertheless, the story does not start with him. It starts with a birthday woman.

Margaretha Christiane Rupsch was born upon January 10, 1867, so today would be her 156th birthday. Margaret was the child of Friedrich William and Sophia Catherine (Dede) Rupsch. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can have a look at a picture of her baptism record from that parish’s books. You can see that the 2 female sponsors were called Margaretha and Christiane. I am reasonably sure this record states that Margaretha’s daddy had actually passed away prior to this baptism.

This raises some problems. Margaret’s mom was wed 3 times. By the time Margaret was born, she had actually formerly been wed to Charles Wachter and had one kid that lived beyond infancy. She then wed Friedrich Rupsch, and he fathered today’s birthday woman however passed away a long time prior to Margaret was born. In reality, he passed away in July of 1866 which need to not have actually been long after Margaret was developed. Catherine then wed Friedrich Kolbe at some time in time. This discusses a couple of census entries we discover for Margaret when she was young.

I stopped working to discover Margaret in the 1870 census. I searched for both Rupsch and Kolbe families, however discovered none. A Missouri state census was taken in 1876, and we discover an entry for a Kolby household. There were kids called Ernst and Margaret. Ernst was really Ernst Wachter and Margaret was Margaret Rupsch.

I do not understand what occurred to Friedrich Kolbe, however he does disappoint up in the 1880 census, and a notation is on this entry suggesting that Catharine Kolbe was still wed. There is a column for separated or widowed, however that column is not marked. We see Margaret Rupsch and Ernst Wachter in this entry, together with a worker names Andrew Schumacher.

Now we require to talk about Benjamin Koenig. He was born in 1864, however there is some dispute about his birthday. His baptism record states that he was born upon November 29th, however his death certificate and gravestone state he was born upon November 28th. Benjamin was the boy of Andreas and Christiana (Haertling) Koenig. The very first kids born into this Koenig household were baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Then a couple of kids, consisting of Benjamin, were baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. The last number of kids were baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Benjamin’s baptism record from Concordia, Frohna is visualized here.

We discover Benjamin in his very first census in 1870 at the age of 6. His household was residing in the Shawnee Town, which is where New Wells lies. His daddy was a farmer.

Next, we discover the Koenig’s in the 1880 census. Benjamin was a teen and dealing with his daddy’s farm.

Benjamin Koenig wed Margeret Rupsch on November 28, 1888. That might suggest that Benjamin was wed on his birthday if you accept November 28th as his appropriate birthday. Benjamin and Margaret were wed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. The marital relationship record in Immanuel’s books is revealed listed below, however it does not include much info.

We can likewise see the marital relationship license for this set.

The German Ancestral tree notes 8 kids born to this couple, all of which were baptized at Immanuel, New Wells. Their very first 2 passed away when they were kids, among diphtheria and the other of typhoid. Both passed away prior to 1900, so we never ever see them in a census entry. When the 1900 census was taken, we discover 4 kids in the Koenig family. Benjamin was a farmer in the Shawnee Town.

2 more kids were born in the next years. We then discover the Koenig household in the 1910 census with all 6 of their kids that made it through youth.

In some previous article, I have actually described a community near New Wells that over many years of census entries consisted of the names of Koch, Koenig, and Haertling. Benjamin and his household became part of that area. The 1920 census for the Koenig household reveals the household to 5 kids. Their earliest boy had actually gotten wed in 1915.

Next, we discover the Koenig’s in the 1930 census. Just their boy, Otto, was still dealing with them, and he was a public school instructor. A teenage niece called Ida Wachter was dealing with them. She was a child of Ernst Wachter, Margaret’s half-brother.

The last census I had the ability to discover for Benjamin and Margaret was the one taken in 1940. At the age of 75, Benjamin was still farming. Margaret was a telephone switchboard operator, and Otto, their boy, was still dealing with them and still mentor.

Margaret Koenig passed away in 1949 at the age of 82. Her death certificate is revealed listed below. The individual submitting this kind made an effort to spell her first name, Rupsch, and her mom’s first name, Dede, however did not get them right.

Benjamin Koenig was still living when the 1950 census was taken, however I was not able to discover him. He would have been getting rather old. Possibly he was residing in a retirement home. Benjamin passed away in 1959 at the age of 95. His death certificate states he passed away in Gordonville. This is a file that offers November 28th as Benjamin’s birthday.

Benjamin and Margaret Koenig are each buried in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in New Wells.

Now there are 2 various Benjamin Koenig stories to be discovered on this blog site. The Benjamin Koenig from New Wells was born prior to the one from Farrar, and he likewise outlasted him. I am now lured to browse the German Ancestral tree to see if I can discover another Benjamin Koenig.