Mathilda (Poehler) Lesemann (1848 - 1940)

Born 13 Oct 1848 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1940 at age 91 in Granite City, Madison County, Illinois,

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Biography

Name: Mathilda Poehler. ^[1]

Born 13 OCT 1848. , St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri,. ^{[2] [3]}

Died 02 FEB 1940. , Granite City, Madison County, Illinois,. ^{[2] [3]}

Census 1910 21 APR 1910. dwelling 200, family 201, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois,. Note: she was 62 and widowed, the mother of six children, five still living. She lived alone. ^[4]

Census 1930 14 APR 1930. 504 W. Elm, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois,. Note: a home she owned, valued at $1200. She was 84 and widowed, living alone. ^[5]

Buried Greenwood (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois,. ^[3] Marriage Husband Heinrich Friedrich Lesemann. Wife Mathilda Poehler. Child: Louis F. W. Lesemann. Marriage 07 MAY 1868. ^[6]

Event: Census 1870. 08 JUL 1870. dwelling 166, family 166, Township 1, Range 2, Washington County, Illinois,. Note: owning real estate valued at 00 and personal property worth 900. He was 30, she was 22. Living with them were Augusta, age 7; Matilda, age 5, and Louis, age 1. The family surname appears to be spelled "Leaseman", and is indexed "Learseman". ^[7]

Event: Census 1880. 11 JUN 1880. dwelling 85, family 93, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois,. Note: He was 42, she was 37. Their children were Mathilde, age 15; Louis, age 11; Philip, age 9; Samuel, age 5; and Emilie, age 2. The previous household was headed by Friederich Poehler - Mathilde's father?. ^[8]

Event: Census 1900. 06 JUN 1900. Elm Street, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois,. Note: a house they owned. He was 61, she was 52. They had been married 32 years, and were the parents of six children, five living. At home was Frederick, age 19. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: S30 obituary of Frederick Leseman published in the "Nashville Democrat" 22 Oct 1903
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: S378 Photo of Mathilda Lesemann tombstone taken by Sharon Cross 5 Oct 2013
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: S150 Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947: entry for Matilda Lesemann wife of Fred Lesemann
4. ↑ Source: S150 Census Online: Illinois, Washington County, Nashville, ED 175, sheet 9A, line 9 (image 17 of 43)
5. ↑ Source: S150 Census Onine: 1930, Illinois, Washington County, Nashville Township, Nashville City, ED 95-19, sheet no. 9A, line 37 (image 17 of 45)
6. ↑ Source: S30 obituary of Frederick Leseman published in the "Nashville Democrat" 22 Oct 1903
7. ↑ Source: S150 Census Online: 1870 Illinois, Washington County, T1S, R2W, Minden Post Office, page no. 30, lines 22 - 26 (image 23 of 33)
8. ↑ Source: S150 Census Online: 1880 Illinois, Washington County, Nashville, page no. 12, lines 13 - 19 (image 12 of 108)
9. ↑ Source: S150 Census Online: 1900 Illinois, Washington County, Nashville, sheet no. 8B, lines 91 - 93 (image 16 of 44)

• Source: S150 Ancestry.com online databases, Url: http://www.ancestry.com
• Source: S30 Joel Budde
• Source: S378 Correspondence from Jo House, Recipient: Marsha Ensminger, Address: North Carolina,