BIRTH-PARENTS: Church baptism record; 1864; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 52; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
Note: Place of birth from 1860 US Census, Shiloh Valley Twp (T1N,R7W), St. Clair Co., IL.BAPTISM: Church baptism record; 1864; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 52; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record; 1887; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO; Book 33, p 81, no 23154, 10 May 1887; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO.
DIRECTORY: St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, MO, Gould's St. Louis Directory:
1888-89, ending 1 Apr 1889, Villhard, George, butcher, r [resides] 1517 Cass Av.
1890-91, Villhard, George, cook, r [resides] 1517 Cass Av.
1891-92, Villhard, George, cook, r [resides] 1513-1/2 Cass Av.
1903, Villhard, George, waiter, r [resides] 2413 Biddle
1903, Villhard, George, cook, r [resides] 1446 O'Fallon
1904, Villhard, George, cook, r [resides] rear 1446 O'Fallon
1904, Villhard, Edward, helper, r [resides] rear 1446 O'Fallon
1905, Villhard, George, cook, r [resides] rear 1446 O'Fallon
1905, Villhard, George, helper, r [resides] rear 1446 O'Fallon
1905, Villhard, Edward, helper, r [resides] rear 1446 O'Fallon
[These notes not retained.]DEATH: Civil death record; 1912; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Missouri State Board of Health, Jefferson City MO; no 21389; Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City MO.
BURIAL: Civil death record; 1912; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Missouri State Board of Health, Jefferson City MO; no 21389; Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City MO.
Note: Interment in Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield IL. [No headstone?]CENSUS:
BIRTH:
Note: Information provided by Ann Villhard (wife of Vincent Villhard) of St. Louis MO. Documentation is not available at this time.
Note: Parents are not listed in marriage record. Given in this PAF as John and Katharine (Grimm), no source. The 1900 and 1910 census indicate her parents were born Germany.MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record; 1887; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO; Book 33, p 81, no 23154, 10 May 1887; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO.
BURIAL:
Note: Interment in New Picker Cemetery, St. Louis MO.CENSUS:
BIRTH:
Per Ann Villhard (wife of Vincent Villhard) of St. Louis MO. Documentation is not available at this time. Frieda Villhard born May 1900, St. Louis, MO.MARRIAGE:
DEATH:
BURIAL:
BIRTH:
Per Ann Villhard (wife of Vincent Villhard) of St. Louis MO. Documentation is not available at this time. Frank Villhard, born St. Louis, MO.MARRIAGE:
DEATH:
NF in SSDI, 2/22/03.BURIAL:
CENSUS:
No information known on Joseph Scott.
BIRTH-PARENTS: Church baptism record; 1864; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 52; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
Note: Place of birth from 1860 US Census, Shiloh Valley Twp (T1N,R7W), St. Clair Co., IL.BAPTISM: Church baptism record; 1864; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 52; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
MARRIAGE: NF in Illinois online marriage database.
DEATH:
Found online, Illinois death index:
SCOTT ELIZABETH F/W UNK 0820410 1934-10-09 ST CLAIR LEBANON 34-10-12
Note: Old notes, no date, from research done in person at the Illinois State Archives, indicate that the death record of the above person, Elizabeth Scott, 0820235, was reviewed and did not seem to match. [Notes not retained.]BURIAL:
CENSUS:
BIRTH-PARENTS: Church baptism record; 1856; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 17; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
Note: Place of birth ("On river near Cairo") from 1910 US Census, Lebanon Twp, St. Clair Co, IL.
Note: His tombstone gives his date of birth as 26 Apr 1855.BAPTISM: Church baptism record; 1856; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 17; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
MARRIAGE: (1) Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 4 Mar 1884; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.
(2) Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 17 Oct 1900; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.DIRECTORY: Belleville Public Library, Belleville, IL, Belleville City Directory, East St. Louis City Directory and St. Clair County Gazetteer, 1891-1892: Is this him?
Summerfield, Lang, Henry, lab.
Villhardt, John, lab.
Villhardt, Peter, lab.
[Copy not retained. This note also put in the notes for the father Peter Villhard.]DIRECTORY: St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, MO, Gould's St. Louis Directory: Is this him?
1890-91, Villhard, Peter, porter, r [resides] rear 2114 Blair Av.
1891-92, Villhard, Peter, cooper, r [resides] r. 1445 Warren.
[Notes discarded. The years checked were about 1882-1905, but these were the only two found for a Peter Villhard.]DEATH: Civil death record; 1916-1942; Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, IL; roll 481, no 198; Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL.
Note: Found in online death indexes Illinois State Archives: Peter Villhard, race/sex not stated, age unknown, died 22 Dec 1937, Clinton, IL, #198.BURIAL: Civil death record; 1916-1942; Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, IL; roll 481, no 198; Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL.
Note: Interment in Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield IL.
Cemetery record; 1840-1983; ST. CLAIR COUNTY CEMETERY, SUMMERFIELD [IL], St. Clair County Genealogical Society, Belleville, IL; p29; Belleville Public Library, Belleville, IL.
Note: Interment in Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield, St. Clair, IL.CENSUS:
BIRTH: Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 4 Mar 1884; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.
Note: Parents given in marriage record as Joseph Nessler and Aleida Heselmann.BAPTISM:
MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 4 Mar 1884; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.
DEATH: Letter from Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, dated about 23 Oct 1995 stated: They did not find a death record for Catharina P. (Nessler) Villhard, about 1884-1889, in Washington Co., MO, searching in the V and N names. [Letter not retained.]
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
BIRTH-PARENTS: Church baptism record; 1856; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 17; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
Note: Place of birth ("On river near Cairo") from 1910 US Census, Lebanon Twp, St. Clair Co, IL.
Note: His tombstone gives his date of birth as 26 Apr 1855.BAPTISM: Church baptism record; 1856; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 17; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
MARRIAGE: (1) Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 4 Mar 1884; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.
(2) Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 17 Oct 1900; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.DIRECTORY: Belleville Public Library, Belleville, IL, Belleville City Directory, East St. Louis City Directory and St. Clair County Gazetteer, 1891-1892: Is this him?
Summerfield, Lang, Henry, lab.
Villhardt, John, lab.
Villhardt, Peter, lab.
[Copy not retained. This note also put in the notes for the father Peter Villhard.]DIRECTORY: St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, MO, Gould's St. Louis Directory: Is this him?
1890-91, Villhard, Peter, porter, r [resides] rear 2114 Blair Av.
1891-92, Villhard, Peter, cooper, r [resides] r. 1445 Warren.
[Notes discarded. The years checked were about 1882-1905, but these were the only two found for a Peter Villhard.]DEATH: Civil death record; 1916-1942; Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, IL; roll 481, no 198; Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL.
Note: Found in online death indexes Illinois State Archives: Peter Villhard, race/sex not stated, age unknown, died 22 Dec 1937, Clinton, IL, #198.BURIAL: Civil death record; 1916-1942; Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, IL; roll 481, no 198; Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL.
Note: Interment in Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield IL.
Cemetery record; 1840-1983; ST. CLAIR COUNTY CEMETERY, SUMMERFIELD [IL], St. Clair County Genealogical Society, Belleville, IL; p29; Belleville Public Library, Belleville, IL.
Note: Interment in Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield, St. Clair, IL.CENSUS:
BIRTH: Civil death record; 1924; Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, Illinois; roll 172, no 224; Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL.
Note: No parents given in marriage record. In 1920 census states both parents born Illinois. In the 1920 census, it gives her parents birthplaces as "Un." NDH thinks this means "unknown." It also say father's nature tongue German, and mother's native tongue English.
Note: Parents are given in death record as John Free and Mary Rogers. Why are they entered then as Joseph and Lavina? Where did those names come from?BAPTISM:
MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 17 Oct 1900; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.
DEATH: Civil death record; 1924; Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, Illinois; roll 172, no 224; Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL. [Cause of death listed as: "Drowned in a accidental manner."]
Note: Found in online death indexes Illinois State Archives: Elizabeth Villhard, female, white, age unknown, died 7 Jun 1924, Summerfield, St Clair, IL, #0820224, filed 9 Jun 1924.PROBATE: Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL, Index to St. Clair County, Illinois Probated and Non-probated Wills 1772-1964:
Probated, p. 148
Villhard, Elizabeth, book 30, page 111, year 1924, case #111, roll 39, sequence 600031
Villhard, John, book 48, page 347, year 1948, case #107, roll 76, sequence 600024
Villhard, William, Sr., book 51, page 56, year 1946, case #056, roll 79, sequence 600091
Probated, p. 183
Villhard, Elisabeth, Box 641, year 1903, case #033, roll 001, sequence 500192
[Notes not retained.]BURIAL: Civil death record; 1924; Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, Illinois; roll 172, no 224; Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL.
Note: Interment in Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield IL. [Perhaps next to Peter Villhard; no tombstone.]CENSUS:
BIRTH: Church baptism record; 1850; Der evangelische Kirchengemeinde Höchst im Odenwald, Geburtsregister; KB 9, p 506; FHL Microfilm #1193273.
Note: Obituary states he was born 9 May 1860 ? [copy written over by someone to read 1850] in "Kinsey," Germany. However, his age is given as 76y 10m 10d which calculates to born 9 May 1849.
Note: It is unclear whether the father of Adam Villhard was Peter Villhard, although it appears unlikely. The true father may never be known.BAPTISM: Church baptism record; 1850; Der evangelische Kirchengemeinde Höchst im Odenwald, Geburtsregister; KB 9, p 506; FHL Microfilm #1193273.
IMMIGRATION: See fathers's notes.
MARRIAGE: Church marriage record; 1876-1947; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO; p 53; Compiled records; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO. Civil marriage record; 1880; County Recorder, Cape Girardeau County, MO; vol D, p 501; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City MO.
Note: His obituary states that he was married 25 Nov 1881 (note date conflict).
Cape Girardeau County MO, Dewey 977.896, M678, Missouri Cape Girardeau, County Marriages, 1873-1900, abt 1992 [date of publication?], page 117: 11 Nov 1880, Adam Villhard, Elizabeth Sittner, D501. [This was the only Villhard and Sittner listed.] [Transcribed from old notes, no repository listed for this notation, notes not retained.]DEATH: Civil death record; 1926; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Missouri State Board of Health, Jefferson City MO; no 9320; Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City MO.
Adam Villhardt March 19, 1926 Perry 9320
Obituary; 1926; [unknown newspaper; perhaps in Perryville MO]; on or after 22 Mar 1926; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City MO.BURIAL: Civil death record; 1926; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Missouri State Board of Health, Jefferson City MO; no 9320; Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City MO.
Note: Interment in Lutheran Cemetery, Perryville MO.CENSUS:
1900: Not found. Looked extensively using Ancestry.com.
Adam Villhard not found in Perry County index, one in Vernon County, age 22, from old notes.1910 - H-CEN-0193 - T624-804, MO, Perry, Cinque Hommes Twp, ED 61, p196B, line 61, 3 May 1910
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Address: no house number and no street name given, previous and next page the same.
Villhardt, Adam, head, male, white, 61, married once 29 years, Germany, Germany, Germany, 1854 [immigration year], Al [alien status], farmer, own farm
Villhardt, Elizabeth F., wife, female, white, 48, married once 28 years [sic], 8 children, 8 living, MO, Germany, MO
Villhardt, Katie R., daughter, female, white, 20, single, MO, MO [sic], MO
Villhardt, Ida P. daughter, female, white, 19, single, MO, Germany, MO
Villhardt, Rudolph P., son, male, white, 14, single, MO, Germany, MO, farm laborer, home farm
Villhardt, Bertha T., daughter, female, white, 7, single, MO, Germany, MO
Sittner, Amelia, mother-in-law, female, white, 72, Wd [widowed], 3 children, 2 living, MO, Germany, Germany1920 - Not found, Ancestry.com.
BIRTH: H-CHB-0169 (copy)
BAPT: H-CHB-0169 (copy)
MARR: H-CHM-0048 (transcript), H-CVM-0024 (copy)
DEATH: H-CVD-0028 (copy), H-OBT-0177 (copy)
BURIAL: H-CVD-0028 (copy)
BIRTH: Church baptism record; 1863; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO; 8 Nov 1863, p 8; Compiled records; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO.
Note: She was the daughter of Friedrich August Sittner and Mary Emilie Kester.BAPTISM: Church baptism record; 1863; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO; 8 Nov 1863, p 8; Compiled records; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO.
MARRIAGE: Church marriage record; 1876-1947; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO; p 53; Compiled records; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO.
Civil marriage record; 1880; County Recorder, Cape Girardeau County, MO; vol D, p 501; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City MO.DEATH: Civil death record; 1914; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Missouri State Board of Health, Jefferson City MO; no 1970; Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City MO.
Elizabeth Teresa Villhard January 22, 1914 Perry 1970 view image
Church death record; 1876-1948; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO; p 73; Compiled records, Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO.BURIAL: Civil death record; 1914; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Missouri State Board of Health, Jefferson City MO; no 1970; Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City MO.
Church death record; 1876-1948; Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO; p 73; Compiled records, Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim MO.
Note: Interment in Friedheim MO.CENSUS: [H-CEN-0292]
1870 - M593_796, MO, Perry County, Cinque Hommes Twp, line 18, page 315A, 24 Jun 1870
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Sittner, Fred. A., 35, male, white, farmer, value of real estate $2000 [?], Saxony, parents of foreign birth
Sittner, Amelia, 30, female, white, keeping house, MO, parents of foreign birth, cannot write
Sittner, Matilda, 10, female, white, MO, father of foreign birth
Sittner, Teresa, 6, female, white, MO, father of foreign birth
Sittner, Mary, 3, female, white, MO, father of foreign birth1880 - T9_708, MO, Perry County, Cinque Homme, ED 97, line 8, page 643C, 16 Jun 1880
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Sittner, Amelia, white, female, 40, widowed, keeping house, MO, Hesse Darmstadt, Hesse Darmstadt
Sittner, Elizabeth, white, female, 16, daughter, single, at home, MO, Saxony, MO
Sittner, Mary, white, female, 12, daughter, single, MO, Saxony, MO
Note: Indexed by FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com as last name Sillnet.
Note: [H-CEN-0211]. Also, see H-CEN-0193 for mother living with daughter Elizabeth.BIRTH: H-CHB-0150 (transcript)
BAPT: H-CHB-0150 (transcript)
MARR: H-CHM-0048 (transcript), H-CVM-0024 (copy)
DEATH: H-CHD-0020 (transcript)
BURIAL: H-CHD-0020 (transcript)
BIRTH:
!No information known on Thomas McGee.MARRIAGE:
DEATH:
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
BIRTH: Church baptism record; 1865; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 63; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
BAPTISM: Church baptism record; 1865; St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Mascoutah IL; p 63; Microfilm, Mascoutah Public Library, Mascoutah IL.
MARRIAGE: NF in Illinois online marriage database.
DEATH:
Found online, Illinois death index (MAY be her):
MCGEE MARY E F/W UNK 0028849 1946-07-22 ST CLAIR EAST ST LOUIS - -
Note: Old notes, no date, from research done in person at the Illinois State Archives, indicate that the death record of a Mary McGee, died 30 May 1928, St. Clair, Marissa, 0820235 did not seem to match. [Notes not retained.]CENSUS:
BURIAL:
BIRTH: Date calculated from 1880 census (two enumerations in St. Louis) and place from census.
Note: Parents not listed in marriage record.
Note: Thomas Thygeson listed in the 1880 census, age 16, born Norway with sister Alena age 23 and brother O. Thygeson age 28, St. Louis, MO, H-CEN-0319.IMMIGRATION: Found at Ancestry.com, immigration records. Listed with his brother Oscar and sister Alina:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Oscar Thygesen
Arrival Date: 10 Jun 1879
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: Norway
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Norwegian
Ship Name: City of Chester
Search Ship Database: View the City of Chester in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 2
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_418
List Number: 591
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
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District of New York, Port of New York. I, Samuel Brooks, Master of the S. S. City of Chester, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the Passengers taken on board the said S. S. City of Chester at Liverpool and Queenstown [?] from which Port the said Steamship [?] has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said Passengers, the part of the Vessel occupied by each during the passage, the Country to which each belongs, and also the Country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said Passengers who have died on said voyage and the names and ages of those who died. Sworn to this 9 June 1879 Before me ___ [doesn't look like Samuel[ Brooks. So Help Me God. __________ [cannot read word or name]. List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the S. S. City of Chester whereof Samuel Brooks is Master, from Liverpool and Queenstown [?], burthen 4565 tons.
Line 41 - Oscar Thygeson, age 27, male, farmer, the Country to which they severally belong Norway, the Country to which they intend to become inhabitants United States.
Line 42 - Thos. Thygeson, age 15, male, farmer, [rest of entry the same as Oscar]
Line 43 - Alina Thygeson, age 23, female, spinster, [rest of entry the same as Oscar]MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record; 1888; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO; Book 35, p 624, no 28669, 29 Aug 1888; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO.
DIRECTORY: St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, MO, Gould's St. Louis Directory:
1882, Thygeson, Thomas, storekeeper, City Hospital. Alma Thygeson, servt. City Hospital.
1887-88, no Thygeson.
1886-87, Thygeson, Thomas, waiter, r [resides] ws. 6th, nr. Wash.
1888-89, ending 1 Apr 1889, Thygeson, Thomas A, cook, r [resides] rear 1213 N. 9th [transcribed, note not retained].
1890-91, Thygeson, Thomas A, waiter, r [resides] 815 Wash.
1891-92, Thygeson, Thomas, waiter, r [resides] 815 Wash.
1903, Thygeson, Thomas, watch, r [resides] 1300 Franklin Av.
1904 - no Thygeson.
1905 - no Thygeson.
[Notes not retained.]DEATH:
Note: Could not find him in the online death indexes, Missouri Secretary of State, Archives, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1956.
Note: This could be his brother, found on Ancestry.com, St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1908:
Oscar J T Thygeson 11 Apr 1881 Norway New Pickers City HospitalBURIAL:
CENSUS:
BIRTH: Birth date and place from death record. From an old note, discarded, stated she was born "16 Feb 1865 "near Trenton" no source given for the location.
BAPTISM:
MARRIAGE: (1) Civil marriage record; 1888; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO; Book 35, p 624, no 28669, 29 Aug 1888; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO.
(2) Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 1 Nov 1905; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.PHOTOGRAPH: Irma (Landwehr) Doerries was interviewed Jan 1982 and asked about a Neff family photograph taken in 1906. She was asked for her recollections regarding the "mystery couple" in the photograph. She stated that the woman was a niece of Philipp Neff and their names were Julia and Wilbert Crossmyer of St. Louis, Missouri. She stated that they had been to New Orleans several times and that they were thought of as an "elegant" couple. She also said that Wilbert liked a special kind of beer and the family made sure it was available for their visits. She had no idea if there was any special occasion that took place at the time of the photograph. (Julia appears to be wearing a corsage.) [Notes from this interview were transcribed here and the notes not retained.]
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW: Telephone interview dated __ Jan 1982, conducted by Norman Hellmers, interview with Clara J. Crossmyer of Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1-313-478-7913. Notes from telephone call:
Clara is the daughter of Elmer R. Crossmyer. Her mother (maiden name "Shay") died 1946, her father died in 1953. Wilbert Crossmyer was her uncle. Regarding Wilbert's wife, she said: "Was her name Julia?" She did not know when or where Wilbert and Julia were married. Julia was (in her words) a "madam." She assumes Wilbert met Julia at the barroom which William Crossmyer bought for his son Andrew (Andy). Andrew had a drinking problem. The family thought that he would drink less if he worked in a bar. Apparently it didn't work. Wilbert and Julia moved to Torrance, California. They had "two homes." Her mother corresponded with Julia until at least about 1933. Clara does not know when Julia died. Wilbert was seriously ill (gangrene; lost a leg). He later married his nurse. Wilbert Crossmyer had no children by either marriage. Clara Crossmyer had information on her grandfather and his two wives: Caroline _____ and Josephine White. [This information has been incorporated on a Crossmyer family sheet.] William M. J. Crossmyer may have been from "Belfont, Pennsylvania." She had never seen Wilbert or Julia. She had seen a photograph of Wilbert. She said he was tall and knew he wore a moustache. She had not seen any photographs of Julia. She said her father would say that "she was a handsome woman." Clara said that the Crossmyers always said they were very happy in California. Of Julia, she said: "She cared a great deal for my uncle." She did not know Wilbert's occupation, but said: "He may have been a bartender."DEATH: Civil death record; 1929; Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, CA; no 6193, 29 May 1929; Registrar-Recorder, Los Angeles County, CA.
BURIAL: Civil death record; 1929; Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, CA; no 6193, 29 May 1929; Registrar-Recorder, Los Angeles County, CA.
Note: Interment in Angeles Abbey Mausoleum, Compton CA.Notes: Julia Villhard was first married to Thomas A. Thygeson. She married second Wilbert Edgar Crossmyer, who had lived in St. Louis from at least 1887. This couple apparently visited Julia's uncle Philipp Neff several times in New Orleans, Louisiana. During one visit in about 1906, they were included in a Neff family photograph. The couple moved to Torrance, California, about 1907, where both died.
CENSUS:
BIRTH: Birth date and place from marriage and death records.
Note: In 1880 census with his parents; listed as age 2 and born in PA. The 1910 census gives his birthplace as Ohio.BAPTISM:
MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 1 Nov 1905; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.
MILITARY: Found at Ancestry.com, WWI Draft Registration:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Wilbert Edward Crossmyer
City: Not Stated
County: Los Angeles
State: California
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1878
Race: White
Roll: 1531195
DraftBoard: 5
Source Citation: Registration Location: Los Angeles County, California; Roll: 1531195; Draft Board: 5.
Note: There is an image of this record available at Ancestry.com. Partial information is: occupation machinist, P. E. shops, mediium height, small build, gray eyes, brown hair.DIRECTORY: Letter dated 29 Dec 1981 from Saint Louis Public Library, St. Louis, MO, regarding city directories, stated they could only search 3 directories per inquiry:
1897, Crossmyer, Wilbur E., (clerk, Willimatic Linen Co.), 2800 Park Ave.
1897, Crossmyer, Andrew J. (clerk, Williamson C. & P. Co.), 2800 Park Ave.
1897, Crossmyer, William J. (electric), 2800 Park Ave.
1900, Crossmyer, Wilbert (driver), 2800 Park Ave.
1900, Crossmyer, William (electric), 2800 Park Ave.
1900, Crossmyer, Andrew J. (clerk, Consedine Mfy. Co.), 505 South Ewing Ave.
1915, [No listing for Wilbur or Wilbert or Julia, also no listing for Andrew.]
1915, Crossmeyer, Agatha, dressmaker, 4515 Gibson Ave.
1915, Crossmyer, Elmer, shoer, 1721 Ohio Ave.
1915, Crossmyer, Paul, machinist, 1513 California Ave.
1915, Crossmyer, William J., electric, 1513 California Ave.
Note: The letter also stated, all were spelled Crossmyer except for Agatha spelled Crossmeyer. Wives were not listed until 1930. A possible researcher was listed as the former genealogy librarian, Miss Lillian L. Hubbell, 29 North Court, St. Louis, MO, 63108, (314) 361-8889. [Letter not retained.]DIRECTORY: St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, MO, Gould's St. Louis Directory:
1905, Crossmyer, Wilbert E., bartdr, r [resides] 2800 Park.
1905, Crossmyer, William J., electric, r [resides] 2800 Park.
[Notes not retained.]DIRECTORY: Letter dated 20 Jan 1982 from researcher Miss Lillian Hubbell, St. Louis, MO to Norman Hellmers:
I am sending a list of further entries in St. Louis city directories. There were no Crossmyer listings in the city directories during the war years of 1917, 1918, 1919. I did not check the years 1920-1925, but there were no Crossmyers 1926, 1927, 1930, 1933.
St. Louis City Directories:
1905 - Crossmyer, Andrew J., laborer, res 3118 Caroline
1905 - Crossmyer, Wilbert E., bartender, res 2800 Park
1905 - Crossmyer, William J., electric, res 2800 Park
1906 - Crossmyer, Andrew J., clerk, res 3118 Caroline
1906 - Crossmyer, Wilbert E., hotel, 1703 Pine, res 3016 Bell
1906 - Crossmyer, William J., electric, res 2800 Park
1907 - Crossmyer, Andrew J., salesman American Tobacco Co., res 3118 Caroline
1907 - Crossmyer, Wilbert E., saloon, 4200 Easton
1907 - Crossmyer, William J., electric engr, res 2800 Park
1908-1909 - the same, but Willbert E. is missing
1911 - Paul and Elmer Crossmyer and William J. Crossmyer
1912 - Crossmyer, Andrew J., saloon, res 2800 Park
1912 - Crossmyer, Elmer R., shoer, res 2800 Park
1912 - Crossmyer, Paul, electric, res 2800 Park
1912 - Crossmyer, William J., electric, res 2800 Park
1913 - Crossmeyer, Ada, res 9515 Gibson
1913 - Crossmyer, Elmer R., shoer, res 1817 California
1913 - Crossmyer, Paul, helper, res 1817 California
1913 - Crossmyer, William J., electric, res 1800 Park
1916 - Crossmyer, Elmer R., shoer, res 1809 California
1916 - Crossmyer, William J., electric, res 1513 California
[Notes from the above letter transcribed and letter not retained.]LETTER: Letter dated 31 Jan 1982 from Norman Hellmers to Miss Lillian Hubbell, researcher, St. Louis, MO, regarding her research there on the Crossmyer families and her assistance in learning that some of the Crossmyer families moved to Detroit, Michigan, he stated:
The Detroit connection proved to be most important. I telephoned Clara J. Crossmyer of Detroit area and obtained some more cludes. Miss Crossmyer was very cooperative. She was able to give me the following information:
Her father was Elmer R. Crossmyer. Her uncle, Wilbert, had indeed married a woman named Julia, but she did not know when or where, or what Julia's maiden name was. Apparently after 1907, Wilbert and Julia Crossmyer moved to Torrance, California. There were no children. Julia died while in California, date not known. Later Wilbert was seriously ill (gangrene, leg removed). He eventually married his nurse. Wilbert died not long after 1953. [Information from the above letter transcribed and the letter not retained.]DEATH: Civil death record; 1952; Department of Public Health, CA; no 52-019044, 7 Feb 1952; State Registrar of Vital Statistics, Sacramento CA.
Note: This record found online at RootsWeb.com, California Death Records, 1940 thru 1997:
Crossmyer, Wilbert Edgar, born 10/12/1878, mother's maiden name Hock, father's last name Crossmyer, male, born Ohio, died Los Angeles, 02/07/1952, 73 yrs.
Note: According to information on RootsWeb.com, WorldConnect, some entries there give his mother's maiden name as Quartz.BURIAL: Civil death record; 1952; Department of Public Health, CA; no 52-019044, 7 Feb 1952; State Registrar of Vital Statistics, Sacramento CA.
Note: Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Los Angeles County, CA.Notes: Wilbert Crossmyer's parents were William M. J. Crossmyer and Caroline (Hack) Crossmyer. After the death of his first wife, Julia (Villhard) Crossmyer, he married his nurse, Anne (Lally) Daley.
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BIRTH: Birth date and place from death record. From an old note, discarded, stated she was born "16 Feb 1865 "near Trenton" no source given for the location.
BAPTISM:
MARRIAGE: (1) Civil marriage record; 1888; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO; Book 35, p 624, no 28669, 29 Aug 1888; Recorder of Deeds, City of St. Louis, St. Louis MO.
(2) Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 1 Nov 1905; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.PHOTOGRAPH: Irma (Landwehr) Doerries was interviewed Jan 1982 and asked about a Neff family photograph taken in 1906. She was asked for her recollections regarding the "mystery couple" in the photograph. She stated that the woman was a niece of Philipp Neff and their names were Julia and Wilbert Crossmyer of St. Louis, Missouri. She stated that they had been to New Orleans several times and that they were thought of as an "elegant" couple. She also said that Wilbert liked a special kind of beer and the family made sure it was available for their visits. She had no idea if there was any special occasion that took place at the time of the photograph. (Julia appears to be wearing a corsage.) [Notes from this interview were transcribed here and the notes not retained.]
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW: Telephone interview dated __ Jan 1982, conducted by Norman Hellmers, interview with Clara J. Crossmyer of Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1-313-478-7913. Notes from telephone call:
Clara is the daughter of Elmer R. Crossmyer. Her mother (maiden name "Shay") died 1946, her father died in 1953. Wilbert Crossmyer was her uncle. Regarding Wilbert's wife, she said: "Was her name Julia?" She did not know when or where Wilbert and Julia were married. Julia was (in her words) a "madam." She assumes Wilbert met Julia at the barroom which William Crossmyer bought for his son Andrew (Andy). Andrew had a drinking problem. The family thought that he would drink less if he worked in a bar. Apparently it didn't work. Wilbert and Julia moved to Torrance, California. They had "two homes." Her mother corresponded with Julia until at least about 1933. Clara does not know when Julia died. Wilbert was seriously ill (gangrene; lost a leg). He later married his nurse. Wilbert Crossmyer had no children by either marriage. Clara Crossmyer had information on her grandfather and his two wives: Caroline _____ and Josephine White. [This information has been incorporated on a Crossmyer family sheet.] William M. J. Crossmyer may have been from "Belfont, Pennsylvania." She had never seen Wilbert or Julia. She had seen a photograph of Wilbert. She said he was tall and knew he wore a moustache. She had not seen any photographs of Julia. She said her father would say that "she was a handsome woman." Clara said that the Crossmyers always said they were very happy in California. Of Julia, she said: "She cared a great deal for my uncle." She did not know Wilbert's occupation, but said: "He may have been a bartender."DEATH: Civil death record; 1929; Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, CA; no 6193, 29 May 1929; Registrar-Recorder, Los Angeles County, CA.
BURIAL: Civil death record; 1929; Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health, CA; no 6193, 29 May 1929; Registrar-Recorder, Los Angeles County, CA.
Note: Interment in Angeles Abbey Mausoleum, Compton CA.Notes: Julia Villhard was first married to Thomas A. Thygeson. She married second Wilbert Edgar Crossmyer, who had lived in St. Louis from at least 1887. This couple apparently visited Julia's uncle Philipp Neff several times in New Orleans, Louisiana. During one visit in about 1906, they were included in a Neff family photograph. The couple moved to Torrance, California, about 1907, where both died.
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BIRTH: Obituary; 1946; BELLEVILLE DAILY ADVOCATE, Belleville IL; 23 Feb 1946, p 1, c 7; Belleville Public Library, Belleville IL.
Note: Birth place from marriage record and obituary.BAPTISM:
MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record (license, return); 1807-1976; St Clair County, Belleville IL; 7 Dec 1893; Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Carbondale IL.
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW: Notes on telephone interview dated 20 May 1983, Norman Hellmers interviewed Russel Villhard, Belleville, IL (618) 234-6739. Mr. Villhard was friendly and cooperative, but had no special interest in family history. (He had apparently been called by Norma True about a week earlier.) Russel Villhard is the son of Albert Villhard, and the grandson of Adam (Neff) Villhard. Mr. Villhard is married but has no children. His sister, Viola married Adolph Kensing. They had six daughters, of which one died. The other five are all single. Russel Villhard's mother may have been Estelle Krost. His father later remarried, Leona Wollenhaupt. From this second marriage there was one son, John Villhard, of Collinsville, Illinois. John's wife may be Janet. (This is apparently the John Villhard that Norman Hellmers had contacted earlier.] The Villhard's in the Belleville phone directory are:
Albert - This was Russel Villhard's father, now deceased. His step-mother uses this name.
Arthur R. - This is a son of Leroy Villhard, a son of Willian Villhard, Sr. (There were two other sons, William Jr. and Giles; also a daughter. All of the sons are deceased.)
Russel - The person being called for the interview
Wm. Jr. - Son of William Villhard, Sr., now deceased.
Norman Hellmers told Russel Villhard that he (Mr. Hellmers) would send him copies of the photographs of his father's and grandfather's families. [Notes from this telephone interview transcribed above and copy not retained.]DEATH:
Note: Found in the online death indexes Illinois State Archives: William Villhard, male, white, age unknown, died 23 Feb 1946, Bellevill, St Clair, IL, #8213, no file date.
Obituary; 1946; BELLEVILLE DAILY ADVOCATE, Belleville IL; 23 Feb 1946, p 1, c 7; Belleville Public Library, Belleville IL.
Note: Obituary gives his parents as Mr. and Mrs. William Villhard, German born.PROBATE: Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL, Index to St. Clair County, Illinois Probated and Non-probated Wills 1772-1964:
Probated, p. 148
Villhard, Elizabeth, book 30, page 111, year 1924, case #111, roll 39, sequence 600031
Villhard, John, book 48, page 347, year 1948, case #107, roll 76, sequence 600024
Villhard, William, Sr., book 51, page 56, year 1946, case #056, roll 79, sequence 600091
Probated, p. 183
Villhard, Elisabeth, Box 641, year 1903, case #033, roll 001, sequence 500192
[Notes not retained.]BURIAL: Obituary; 1946; BELLEVILLE DAILY ADVOCATE, Belleville IL; 23 Feb 1946, p 1, c 7; Belleville Public Library, Belleville IL.
Note: Interment in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville IL.
Burial Index Cards, Belleville Public Library, Belleville, St. Clair, Co, IL: William Villhard, Sr., died 23 Feb 1946, age 74, buried Walnutu Hill Cemetery [Belleville, St. Clair, IL].CENSUS: