Sidebranch Muscatine
Fresh start in Iowa
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Side branch of the Explanatory branch.
Progenitor
Johann Georg Lorber (um 1764-1820), Bauer in Erlau. Sein Sohn Bartholomäus und dessen Kinder wanderten 1852 und 1854 in zwei Zügen in die USA aus. Einige weitere Enkel (2 weitere Söhne von Bartholomäus Bruder Johann Nikolaus) folgten 1862.
Werdegang
Barbara Lorber (1827-1902) emigrated to Iowa with Johann Oppelt in 1852, two years later her widowed father Bartholomew "Burdell" Lorber (1799-1879), most of her eleven siblings and a cousin followed. They soon settled in the town of Muscatine in Iowa, where most of the descendants still live today.
In 1851, Eva, Bartholomew's wife, died of inflammation in the Knottenhof at the age of 49. This seems to have triggered the family's emigration plans. It started with the two oldest daughters of Bartholomew, Kunigunda (1826-?) And Barbara (1827-1902) in 1852. They were followed by their father Bartholomew and the other eight siblings with the ship Colonel Cutts, which settled in Bremen on August 15, 1854 and arrived in New Orelans on October 23, 1854. More cousins followed in 1862. They settled in the town of Muscatine on the banks of the Mississippi in the state of Iowa. Many of the siblings stayed there, others moved on to Chicago, Illinois and Baltimore, Maryland.
The Frankish short form of Bartholomew "Barthel" became "Burdell" in the USA, as can be seen from old census lists.
Outstanding biographies
- Bartholomäus "Burdell" Lorber (1799-1879), father of 12 children, after the death of his wife Eva, he and his 10 living children emigrated from the Knottenhof to the USA from 1852 to 1854 (see Mucatine Nebenzweig)
- Kunigunda (1826-?) And Barbara Lorber (1827-1902) were the first from this family branch to emigrate;
- Joseph A Lorber (1864-1919), saloon keeper in Muscatine, Iowa;
- Anthony Albert Lorber (1875-1945), shopkeeper in Bexar, Texas;
- Charles Lorber (1876-1947), Marshall in Dixon, Iowa;
- Charles Adolph Lorber (1896-1945), pilot at PanAm;
- Frank Joseph Lorber (1898-1923), aircraft mechanic in Maryland
- Donn Michael Lorber (1949-1970), killed in the Vietnam War
Spread today
Mainly in Iowa, especially in Muscatine; some also in Bexar in Texas, Baltimore in Maryland, Chicago in Illinois and other regions of the United States.
The article in the family magazine Laurus
This branch was also covered in the family magazine "Laurus" in 2014. The corresponding article can be downloaded here (PDF in German).
Do not be surprised about deviations from the above text. The article reflects the state of research from 2014. In contrast, the text on the homepage is up to date with family research.
Do not be surprised about deviations from the above text. The article reflects the state of research from 2014. In contrast, the text on the homepage is up to date with family research.
Sources:
- Ancestry.com
- Kirchenbücher der Gemeinde Stegaurach im Archiv des Erzbistums Bamberg