Balthaser Werner (1817 - 1874)

Born 1817 in Göcklingen, Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Husband of Maria Magdalena Meisner — married 28 Mar 1846 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1874 at about age 57 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Balthaser was born in 1817. He passed away in 1874. In 1837, He came to America aboard "Barque Virginia" from Havre to New Orleans. Manifest shows him as 20 years old.

Sources

• "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQ5M-JRT2 : 18 January 2020), Balthasar Werner, 1846.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85M-ZXP : 19 December 2020), Balthuser Werner, St. Clair Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ3-GL1 : 18 February 2021), B Warner, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WJ-CX9 : 28 May 2021), Ba Warner, 1870.
• Served in Civil War with the Union Army, U S Grant Division as a butcher and cook, holding no rank, from 1861 to 1865 and saw many battles. His son Karl was with him, played violin and helped with chores. A flag which flew at Lookout Mountain is said to be in a descendant's possession to this day.
• He is credited with building one of the first homes at Caseyville, IL in 1849.
• Several of his relatives from Germany settled in New Orleans.
• Many relatives are buried at the Caseyville Cemetery.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158109803/balthaser-werner