Lydia Louise (Marburger) Rockemann (1849 - 1913)

Born 11 Jul 1849 in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Heinrich Friedrich Christian Rockemann — married 15 Apr 1864 in Jackson county, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1913 at age 63 in Nemaha county, Nebraska, USA

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Biography

Lydia Louise Marburger

Lydia was born on 11 July 1849 in Dover, Tuscarawas county,^[1] Ohio to Georg Heinrich Marburger and Anna Elizabeth Lauber. Her parents were both born in Germany. Although it appears that they are living in Galena, Jo Davies county, Illinois in 1860,^[2] they were not there long before they moved to Bellevue, Jackson county, Iowa when she was young. It was there that she met and married a young man who had been born in Germany named Heinrich Friedrich Christian Rockemann, or Chris for short. He was eight years older than she was on their wedding day, April 15, 1864^[3] and Lydia was three months short of being fifteen. Chris and Lydia had three or four children in Iowa before they went to live in the Benton township of Nemaha county, Nebraska, ^[4]where they had the rest of their thirteen children. One of their older daughters died about age three in 1872, a son died in 1873 at age two and another son died at age less than one in 1887. Anna married in 1883, Lydia married in 1888 and died in 1896, and Christiana married in 1892. In 1900 there are still seven children in their home.^[5] Chris died in 1903 and Carrie married in 1907 and died in 1908, After Chris died, Lydia was able to remain on the farm because there were enough children at home to help her run it. In 1910 the three youngest boys were at home.^[6] When Lydia died in 1913, those three boys were still at home. Fred married the next month, William the next year. The youngest boy, Louie, was born in 1897, was six years old when his father died, 16 when his mother died and he didn't marry until 1925. Lydia was laid to rest beside her husband of 54 years in the Long Branch Cemetery near their home in Nemaha county.^[7]

Obituary of Lydia Marburger Rockemann, April 1913 Mrs. Lydia Rockemann, well known highly respected pioneer citizen of Nemaha County, passed away at her home last Friday evening, death being caused by diabetes. Lydia Marburger was born in Canaldover, Ohio, and in early life moved with her parents to Iowa where she later married Chris Rockemann and came to this part of Nebraska in 1873, or about forty years ago. to this union thirteen children were born, five of whom, besides the father, preceded the mother to the other shore. Mr. Rockemann dying about nine years ago. The Rockemanns settled on a farm in the Long Branch neighborhood about 12 miles northwest of Humbolt where they lived up to the time of their demise, loved and gratefully respected by all. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 1:30 from the home with services at the Long Branch Church, Rev. Geyer the pastor officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the Long Branch Cemetery. The funeral procession was a very long one, the deceased being known far and wide. The eight children surviving the mother are; Fred, Lou, William at home, Mrs. Anna Eggers of Elk Creek, Mrs. Lena Sasse of Smith Center, Kansas, Ale H. of Auburn, Mrs. Chrstiana Stutheit and Chris W. Jr. of this county. The sorrowing relatives have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement.

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, "[1], "1850 US census
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org, "[2], "1860 US census
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org, "[3], "Marriage Record
4. ↑ FamilySearch.org, "[4], "1880 US census
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org, "[5], "1900 US census
6. ↑ FamilySearch.org, "[6], "1910 US census
7. ↑ FamilySearch.org, "[7], "Find-a-Grave database

• Lydia Marboyer in household of Henry Marboyer, "United States Census, 1850"

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX3Z-JR7 : 9 November 2014), Lydia Marboyer in household of Henry Marboyer, Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States; citing family 1018, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Lyda Marburger in household of Henry Marburger, "United States Census, 1860"

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX48-YG9 : 30 December 2015), Lyda Marburger in entry for Henry Marburger, Galena 5th Ward, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, 1860.

• Lidia Marburger, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KC4Z-BP5 : 8 March 2016), Christian Rockeman and Lidia Marburger, 1864.

• Lydia Rockeman in household of Christian Rockeman, "United States Census, 1880"

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8YJ-QGH : 24 December 2015), Lydia Rockeman in household of Christian Rockeman, Benton, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 212, sheet 209C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0753; FHL microfilm 1,254,753.

• Lydia F Rockeman in household of Chris Rockeman, "United States Census, 1900"

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3BF-4NP : 20 January 2015), Lydia F Rockeman in household of Chris Rockeman, Benton Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,935.

• Lydia Rockemann, "United States Census, 1910"

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML4T-M13 : 29 October 2015), Lydia Rockemann, Benton, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 4B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,865.

• Lydia Louise Marburger Rockemann, "Find A Grave Index"

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKG-92CT : 11 July 2016), Lydia Louise Marburger Rockemann, 1913; Burial, , Nemaha, Nebraska, United States of America, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery; citing record ID 48003856, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.