Joseph Carl Schoenberger (1869 - 1955)

Born 12 Nov 1869 in Liebental, Samara, Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Pauline (Flachs) Schoenberger — married 7 May 1889 in Liebenthal, Rush, Kansas, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1955 at age 85 in Brighton, Adams, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Joseph Schoenberger was a Volga German.

Joseph Schoenberger has roots in the region now known as Hessen, Germany.

Joseph was a Sheriff of Rush Co., Kansas.

Joseph was born in 1869 in the Volga German colony of Liebental, Russia^[1]. He was the son of Josef Schoenberger and Elizabeth Schaeffer Along with his family, he immigrated to the United States, settling in Kansas, where he helped his father found the town of Liebenthal, KS in 1875. He met Maria Pauline Flachs, a German immigrant from the Bukovina region of the Austria-Hungarian Empire (now Romania) and they were married on May 7, 1889 in Liebenthal, KS. They had 21 children, 13 of whom survived to adulthood. Of these 21 children, there were 5 sets of twins. He was elected and served as the Sheriff of Rush Co. KS from 1909-1913. Sometime before 1930, he moved his family to Gove County, KS. After the death of is wife in 1937, he moved to Brighton, CO to live with his daughter Martina Suppes and her husband John. He passed away on Sept 16, 1955.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Register Die Gemeinde Von Liebental (Lubonironvka), Russia: A Genealogy of the Village Family List 1874. Compiled by Anthony J. Leiker, 2000. Pg. 576
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14118332/joseph_carl-schoenberger: accessed March 25, 2024), memorial page for Joseph Carl Schoenberger (12 Nov 1869–16 Sep 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14118332, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Brighton, Adams County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Selby (contributor 47037989).

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYV-NKR : Thu Oct 05 00:15:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Schoeneberger, Jr and Mary Schoeneberger, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Z7-HTR : Fri Mar 08 14:08:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Schoemberger and Mary Schoemberger, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6R-N77 : Sun Mar 10 08:12:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Schoenberger, Jr and Mary Schoenberger, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7QS-B3C : Sun Mar 10 20:35:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Schoenberger and Mary Schoenberger, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRD1-H37 : Fri Mar 08 18:08:18 UTC 2024), Entry for John Suppes and Martiana Suppes, 1940.
• "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM6-YD7G : Tue Mar 19 15:30:41 UTC 2024), Entry for John Suppes and Martina Suppes, April 19, 1950.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Schoenberger-2 created through the import of Beverly Schmid family tree.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by Beverly Stockton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Beverly and others.