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INTRODUCTION
The following sketches were prepared in 1988 by Leslie Philipp Laumbattus Sr. and his wife, Esther R. Laumbattus, nee Hemphill, for publication in the St. Clair County, Illinois History Book, compiled by the St. Clair Co., IL Genealogical Society. The sketches are only an outline of the research we did on the emigrant Jean Philipp Lambertus and his descendants. The work covers 3 generations in Germany and 7 generations in Illinois. By no means complete and certainly containing many errors, it should still be a useful guide to further research for interested family members. Many family members have passed on and many more have been born, but these sketches are a snapshot in time, of the family as we knew it in 1988.
My husband, Leslie Philip Laumbattus Sr., died in San Antonio, Texas in 1992. In October of 1991 we were privileged to visit his ancestral village of Bindersbach, Germany and walk the very streets his ancestors trod 200 years ago. It was the high point of Leslie?s life. I continue the research as a memorial to him.
Esther R. Laumbattus
Generation #1
LAMBERTUS, PHILIPP, I (the first Philipp)
In the Concordia Church cemetery, we found Philipp's tombstone, clearly & beautifully inscribed in the "old German" script, with his date of birth, date of death, and the village of his birth.
(See Also Laumbattus, Lumbattus, Lumbattis, Laumbertus).
Philipp (Jean Philipp) Lambertus was the first of the Lambertus family to come to St. Clair County, Illinois. Philipp was born in Bindersbach, near Annweiler, Bavaria, Germany on 2 Feb 1792. He was the first son of Michael Lambertus and Eva, nee Emmler. His father was a farmer. Philipp was married on 21 February 1814 to Eva (Maria Eva) Hermann, the first daughter of Nicolaus Hermann and Franciste, nee Hockrieter. Eight children were born to this couple: Catherine, 2 Jul 1815; Philipp (Weber Philipp), 2 May 1817; Christine, 6 Aug 1819, Jacob (Jacob George), 18 Aug 1821; Juliana, 11 Nov 1823 (died at age of 6 weeks); Appolonia, 18 Nov 1824; Thomas, 28 May 1827; and Eva (Maria Eva), 20 Dec 1829. Philipp's wife, Maria Eva Hermann died 20 Jan 1831 in Germany.
Although we found no passenger lists or census records to document the family's journey to America, Philipp's death record is recorded in the books of the Concordia Church near Millstadt, Illinois. The record (in German script) states that Philipp came to America in 1837, a widower with 6 children, and died on 4 Dec 1851 at 2:00 a.m., "at his farm 6 miles northwest of Bellville." (The youngest child, Eva, came to this country later, at about the age of 13.) In the Concordia Church cemetery, we found Philipp's tombstone, clearly & beautifully inscribed in the "old German" script, with his date of birth, date of death, and the village of his birth. We also found a deed bearing his signature and the signature of his daughter, Appolonia Reinshagen, at the courthouse in Belleville.
There are marriage records for 5 of the children in St. Clair County. Catherine married Adam Kuntz on 15 Oct 1845. She had 5 children, died 2 Dec 1903, and is buried in Green Mount Cemetery in the Catholic section. Philipp II (the second Philipp) married Catherine Vollmer on 1 Aug 1844, had 8 or more children, died 31 Oct 1893, and is buried in Sutter Cemetery, Perry County, IL. Jacob married Elizabeth Keck on 24 Mar 1849 and had 8 or more children. They lived in St. Clair County but we have no record of their deaths. Appolonia married Wilhelm Reinshagen on Aug 19, 1944. Eva married Joseph Diedre (or Didier), and had one child. After Joseph's death in the early 1850's, Eva married George Wirshing on 15 Jul 1856, and had 2 more children. Eva died 23 Sept 1907 and is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, IL. There are descendants of Catharine, Philipp, Jacob, and Eva still living in St. Clair County today. We don't know what happened neither to Christine or Thomas - nor to Appolonia after her marriage. Some of these lines are continued in other stories in this book.
Submitted to St. Clair County Genealogy Society for publication in "History of St. Clair County Illinois" in 1988, by Leslie Philipp and Esther (Hemphill) Laumbattus.
Generation #2
LAMBERTUS, PHILIPP, II (the second Philipp)
Philipp (Weber Philipp) Lambertus was born 2 May 1817 in Bindersbach, Annweiler, Bavaria, Germany. He was the oldest of 8 children of Jean Philipp Lambertus (the first Philipp) and Maria Eva Hermann. Philipp came to America with his father and brothers and sisters in 1837. His mother died in Germany, as did an infant sister. Another sister came to America a few years later, at the age of 13.
Philipp (the second Philipp) married Catherine Vollmer on 1 Aug 1844, in Belleville. Catherine was born in Lambsborn, near Kaiserslautern, Germany, the daughter of Peter Vollmer and Eva Agne, who came to America with several children in the 1830's. Philipp and Catherine had at least 8 children and possibly more. Known children were Philipp, 4 Jun 1846; Jacob, 1848 (died in infancy); Peter, 10 Mar 1849; John, 12 Mar 1854; William, 4 Oct 1855; Jacob, 9 Feb 1859, Louis, 27 Sep 1865; and Caroline, 5 Jan 1868 (died in infancy). Catherine died 12 Feb 1868 near Belleville and is buried beside her parents in the Stookey Cemetery near Belleville. There is a fairly new tombstone marking her grave obviously placed there many years after her death. The inscription reads ?CATHARINE, WIFE OF PHILIP LAUMBERTUS, 1833 ? 1868.? During the Civil War, Catherine received a pension while her husband and oldest son were away fighting with the Union army. She appears in the 1850 census and we have her birth record from Germany, her marriage and death records from St. Clair County, and one photograph. Little else is known of Catherine.
After the death of Catherine and her baby daughter Caroline, Philipp took his youngest son, Louis, and moved to Perry County, Illinois, leaving the older sons with relatives temporarily. Census records show that the older sons all lived in Perry County at one time or another, but all returned to St. Clair County except Louis (who moved to Arkansas) and John who went to Washington County, Illinois.
During his war service Philipp's surname was spelled Lambertus in some of the official records, but is not spelled that way on his Civil War tombstone. Two sons, Louis and Jacob, kept the original spelling of Lambertus. Three sons, (Peter, William and John), spelled their name Lumbattis or Lumbattus. The oldest son, Philipp 3rd, spelled his name Laumbattus. This makes it easy to trace different branches of the family, as these variations are still in use today. (Much work has been done on the genealogy of the other sons of Philipp & Catharine (Vollmer) Lambertus but is not submitted here.)
Philipp remarried on 27 Mar 1873, in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, to Mrs. Barbara Taffe, a divorcee, who had 2 daughters from a previous marriage. No children were born to Philipp and his second wife. Philipp died on 31 October 1893, in a small town called Grubb (which no longer exists) in Perry County, Illinois. He is buried in Sutter Cemetery and his grave is marked with a Civil War Stone. He has many descendants in St. Clair County, and some in California, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Washington, Ohio, and elsewhere.
Submitted by great-grandson Leslie Philipp Laumbattus and his wife Esther (nee Hemphill) Laumbattus.
Generation #3
LAUMBATTUS, PHILIPP, JR. (the third Philipp)
Philipp Laumbattus Jr. was born on 4 Jun 1846, near Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, the first child of Philipp Lambertus II (the second Philipp) and Catherine Vollmer.
Philipp Jr. fought in the Civil War in the same unit with his father and their surnames were spelled "Lumbattus" "Lambertus" & several other variations, in some of the records. The mistakes were never corrected. Philipp Jr. served in Company B. 149th Illinois Infantry. He was under age for enlistment but managed to get in anyway. His records and those of his father were frequently mixed causing endless problems when they began drawing their pensions.
After the war, Philipp Jr. (the third Philipp) went to Perry County, Illinois (about the time his father settled there) and married Elisabeth Heumann on 23 Oct 1869, at Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. She was the first daughter of John Heumann and Kunigundi Knauss, natives of Germany. Elisabeth was born at Baton Rouge, Louisiana and came to Perry County with her parents between 1850 and 1860. Philipp and Elisabeth's children were Catherine Kunigundi, born 5 Dec 1869 (married Albert Clark); Mary Jane, born 23 Jun 1871 (married Philip Boyles); Sivilla E, born 21 Jun 1875 (married Frank Genuine); William George, born 23 Aug 1879 (married Elizabeth Katharine Keim), Emma C., born 5 Sep 1881 (married Walter Evans); Gertrude R.. born 15 Aug, 1887 (married Charles Bush); Fred Philip, born 9 Sept 1889 (married Mae B. Shaw); and Theodore, born 17 Jun 1892 (married Katherine Feurer).
Philipp Jr. (the third Philipp) moved back to St Clair County before the 1900 Census, appearing in the 1900 Census in East St. Louis, Illinois, with all of his children still at home except his oldest daughter. Later he moved to Marissa, St. Clair County, Illinois, and built a home. Then he moved to New Athens where he bought a coal mine from his mother's relatives, Vollmer (also spelled Fullmer). On 16 Dec 1919 Philip died while working in a Marissa coal mine. His widow died on 28 Apr 1926, and both are buried in the Marissa Cemetery. Philip's grave is marked with a Civil War headstone. His surname is spelled LAUBERTUS on the stone.
Submitted in 1988 by his grandson Leslie Philip Laumbattus and wife Esther, nee Hemphill.
Generation #4
WILLIAM GEORGE LAUMBATTUS and ELIZABETH KATHERINE KEIM
William George Laumbattus was born on 23 Aug 1879, in Sunfield, Perry County, Illinois, the oldest son of Philip & Elisabeth (Heumann) Laumbattus. His father was a Civil War veteran and a native of St. Clair County, Illinois. His mother was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
William (Bill) married Elizabeth (Ella) Keim in 1912 at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Ella was born 16 December 1890 in Darmstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, oldest daughter of Fritz and Katharine (Finke) Keim, both natives of St. Clair County.
Bill Laumbattus was a coal miner and lived most of his life in the Marissa area. He and Ella had 7 children: Floyd, Erna, Fred, Leslie, Elvira, Wilma, and Evelyn.
Floyd Laumbattus, born 3 Dec 1912, drowned at a Sunday School picnic when he was twelve years old.
Erna Laumbattus, born 23 Jun 1915, married Theodore Legendre and has 2 children, Mrs. Susan Lilly and Roy Legendre, and one grandson, Wallace Lilly. Erna & Ted celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year (1988).
Fred Laumbattus, born 14 Mar 1917, married Opal Pruett and has 2 children, Sharon Klingamen and Steven, and 3 grandchildren.
Leslie Laumbattus, born 25 Dec 1920, first married Mrs. Marjorie Slaten and has 5 children, Rick (Leslie Jr.), Mrs. Martha Trafton, Mrs. Vicki Macke, William (Bill), and Neal (Pete). Leslie has several grandchildren. Elvira Laumbattus, born 1 Sep 1922, died in infancy. Wilma, born 12 Jan 1925, married Edward Schmitz and has 6 children, Nancy, Janice, Jon, Tom, Jay, and Barbara, and several grandchildren. Evelyn, born 25 Nov 1931, married John Schwalb and had 7 children: Joan, David, Robbie, Laurie, Terri, Jim and Mary Kay. Robbie died in infancy. Evelyn has several grandchildren.
In later years, the grandchildren began calling Bill and Ella "Daddy Bill" & "Muzzy", terms of endearment the family still uses in speaking of them. This couple earned the respect and affection of their neighbors and townspeople. "Daddy Bill" Laumbattus died 1 Apr 1957 and Muzzy died 12 Feb 1974. Both are buried in Marissa Cemetery. During their own lives, and through the lives of their children, this couple made a significant contribution to the betterment of St. Clair County, Illinois.
Submitted by his son, Leslie P. Laumbattus (1988).
Generation #5
LAUMBATTUS, LESLIE P., SR.
Leslie Philip Laumbattus Sr. was born in Marissa, St. Clair County, Illinois on 25 Dec 1920, the youngest son of William George and Elizabeth Katharine (Keim) Laumbattus. He graduated from Marissa High School and enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 19 Feb 1941. While stationed near Anchorage, Alaska he married Mrs. Marjorie Slaten, nee Weaver, who was born on 23 Mar 1923 in Pasco, Washington, the youngest of 6 children of Robert Campbell Weaver and Martha Matilda (Anderson) Weaver. Marjorie was first married to Enos Slaten.
After his discharge from the Air Corp in 1945, Leslie returned to Marissa and entered the Civil Service at Scott Air Force Base, near Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois. Leslie and Marjorie had 5 children: Leslie Philip Jr. (Rick), born 25 Mar 1945; Martha (Marti) Trafton, born 29 Dec 1948; Victoria (Vicki) Macke, born 9 Jun 1952; William George II (Bill), born 25 May 1955, and Neal James (Pete), born 20 Jul 1958. All the children grew up in Marissa and Vicki and Bill are still living there. Neal is in the Air Force, presently stationed at Scott Air Force Base. Rick lives in Belleville and Martha (Mrs. John Trafton III) lives in Dickinson, TX.
Leslie's grandchildren are Scott and Daniel Glover, (Martha's sons from her first marriage to Michael Glover), Christine Hope "Christy" Laumbattus, daughter of Rick and Manush (Carapitan) Laumbattus; Aaron Macke, son of Ray and Vicki (Laumbattus) Macke; and Melissa "Missy" Laumbattus, daughter of Bill and Kitty (Hirsch) Laumbattus. Lance, Rick's son from his first marriage to Carol Mueller, is not pictured.
Leslie Laumbattus Sr. remarried on 10 Oct 1972 at Miami, Oklahoma, to Mrs. Esther Lloyd, born 8 Jan 1926 in Ferguson Missouri, younger daughter of John Stephen and Marjorie Amo (Replogle) Hemphill. Esther was first married to Harold Lloyd and has 5 children. Leslie and Esther have no children of their marriage. Leslie is retired from Civil service and he and Esther live near San Antonio, TX where Esther is employed as a Computer Assistant at Randolph Air Force Base.
Submitted in 1988, by Leslie P. and Esther Laumbattus
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Esther Laumbattus
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