The Documented Genealogy of Curtis Lynn Older

19. Documentation for Hannah Stuebe
(Jan 1838 to 12 Mar 1908)
mother of Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fredericka Lorenz
(28 Mar 1866 to 27 Apr 1965)

Hannah Stuebe, Second Great-Grandmother of Curtis Lynn Older:

1) Hannah Stuebe, wife of Gottfried Lorenz, parents of Wilhelmina Fredericka Lorenz
2) Wilhelmina Fredericka Lorenz, wife of James Grant Older, parents of Roy Burton Older
3) Roy Burton Older, husband of Ethel Leona Worth, parents of Truxton James Older
4) Truxton James Older, husband of Mavis Lorene Gouty, parents of Curtis Lynn Older


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Hannah Stuebe was born in Germany in January 1838.(1) She immigrated to the United States in 1856.(2) Her parents were Philip Stuebe and Mary Koch.(3) Philip Stuebe was born January 1, 1816, in Pomerania, Germany.(4) Mary Koch was born December 25, 1812, in Pomerania, Germany.(5) Philip Stube and Mary Koch apparently were married in Germany. Philip Stuebe died October 19, 1889, in Danville, Illinois.(6) Mary Koch died August 10, 1888, in Danville, Illinois.(7) Philip and Mary Stuebe were the parents of John, Frederick Christian who apparently also was called Christopher, Fredericka, Frederick, Mary, and Hannah.(8) Hannah was the oldest of the six children of Philip and Mary Stube.

1) John Stuebe was born in Germany on May 15, 1841.(9) He died in Danville, Illinois, on September 28, 1934.(10) He married Caroline Kraft on December 18, 1880, in Vermilion County, Illinois.(11) She was born in 1861 and died in Danville, Illinois, in 1906. John Stuebe served in the 37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K, as a Private during the Civil War.(12) John and Caroline (Kraft) Stuebe had a son named Leonard who was born in 1881 and died in 1934.

According to the 1900 Illinois census, John Stube was a naturalized citizen, had lived in the United States for 42 years, and had immigrated to the United States in 1857. An Intention was filed by John Stube on the 2nd day of November 1868 whereby he declared on oath to E. A. McKee, Clerk of the Circuit Court in Vermilion County, State of Illinois, the he renounced forever all allegiance to Frederick William King of Prussia where he was heretofore a citizen or subject.(13) The First Papers of John Stube were recorded on January 7, 1887.(14) The Final Papers of John Stube probably were filed in 1890.(15)

2) Frederick Christian Stuebe, identified as Christopher in the last will and testament of his father, Philip Stube, was born in Germany November 11, 1841.(16) He died in Danville, Illinois, on March 19, 1916.(17) He married Fredericka Priess on June 8, 1865.(18) She was born in Germany in 1847. She died in Danville, Illinois, in 1908.

Frederick and Frederica (Priess) Stuebe had ten children: Frank (1866-1933); Louis (1869-1962); George (1872-1942); Lydia Coit (1875-1964); William (1877-1944); Albert (1880-1946); Josephine Riener (1882-1957); Lina (1885-1906); Phil (1889- ); and Ernest (1894- ).

A 1900 Illinois census record for Fritz C Stuebe, Vermilion County, Danville Ward 4, indicates a wife named Fredericka, a birth date of October 1846, age 53, year of immigration 1866, and 34 years in the United States. Children include George, Albert, Josephine, Lizzie, Phillip, and Ernest.

Two military service records have been located which show that a Frederick Stuebe was in Company C, 12th Infantry, from Danville, Illinois, and a Frederick Stebe was in the 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.(19)

Naturalization papers were filed by Christian Stube on the 21st day of November 1870 whereby he declared on oath to Geo. Dillon, Clerk of the Circuit Court in Vermilion County, State of Illinois, he renounced forever all allegiance to the King of Prussia where of he was heretofore a citizen or subject.(20). Christopher Stuebe may have immigrated to the United States in 1855.(21)

3) Fredericka Stuebe was born in Germany in 1844. She married George J. Walz on April 23, 1864, in Vermilion County, Illinois.(22) He was born in 1830 and died in 1907 in Danville, Illinois. George J. and Fredericka (Stuebe) Walz had six children: George Jr.; Harry, born in 1865; Karl, born in 1867; Albert, born in 1871; Emma Renckin, born in 1875 and died in 1953; and Lena Woolsey, born in 1878.

4) Frederick Stuebe was born in Germany on May 11, 1844. He died in Oakwood, Illinois, on November 4, 1933.(23) He married Mary Hageman on December 5, 1867, in Vermilion County, Illinois.(24) She was born in 1844. She died in Oakwood, Illinois, in 1927. Two military service records have been located which show that a Frederick Stuebe was in Company C, 12th Infantry, from Danville, Illinois, and a Frederick Stebe was in the 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.(25) Without obtaining the service records and further data it is not possible to determine which of the Frederick Stuebe brothers were in which units. Fred and Mary (Hageman) Stuebe had five children: John, Fred, Pete, Harry, and Oscar.

5) Mary Stuebe was born in Germany in October 2, 1848, and she died on August 12, 1937, in Danville, Illinois. She married Frederick Buy on August 28, 1867, in Vermilion County, Illinois.(26) He was born in Germany on October 23 1844, and he died in Danville, Illinois, on July 17, 1938.(27) He served in the 149th Illinois Infantry, Company E, during the Civil War.(28) Fred and Mary (Stuebe) Buy had eight children: Edward, born 1867; Carl, born 1874; Bill, born 1876; Harry, born 1879; Lulu; Mayme; Alice; and Jenny, born in 1871.

Hannah Stuebe first married Ernst Lehmann on November 16, 1857.(29) The parents of Ernest Lehmann are not known nor is Ernest's date of birth. No one by the name of Lehmann or Lehman was listed in the 1850 census records for Vermilion County, Illinois, and we probably can assume Ernst came to America during the 1850s. Ernst apparently died or disappeared before the 1860 census. No other information is known about him.

Hannah (Stuebe) Lehmann was living in the household of her parents in the 1860 census and she was listed only as Hannah, not Hannah Lehmann.(30) Emma apparently had not yet been born. Ernest and Hannah Lehmann were the parents of one child.

Emma Lehmann, the only known child of Ernest and Hanna (Stuebe) Lehmann, is listed in the 1870 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township as Emma Lorens, age 10 and born in Illinois.(31) Nothing else is known about Emma Lehmann (Lorens).

Hannah (Stuebe) Lehmann married second Gottfried Lorenz on November 27, 1863.(32) Gottfried Lorenz was listed in the 1870 census as age 43, a cabinet maker, and born in Germany.(33) His parents are not known. His father and mother were foreign born according to the census and we can assume they probably were German. Gottfried is listed in the 1870 census as owning real estate of $700 and personal property of $150.

No other census record has been found for Gottfried Lorenz. Hannah was listed in the 1880 census as widowed or divorced.(34) It appears Gottfried Lorenz probably came to the United States after the 1860 census.

Hannah was the mother of nine children, four of who were still living, according to the 1900 U. S. census for Illinois.(35) One child of Ernest and Hannah Lehmann appears in census records: Emma. Five children of Gottfried and Hannah Lorenz appear in census records: Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fredericka, Louise, Mary, Fred, and Lena Lorenz.(36)

Louise Lorenz was born in 1865 in Illinois. She married Gottlieb Long on April 28, 1885, in Vermilion County, Illinois. The marriage record shows the names spelled Louisa Lorenz and Gottlieb Lang.(37) Louise died September 16, 1935, in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.(38)

Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fredericka Lorenz was born March 28, 1866.(39) Minnie Lorenz appears in the 1880 U.S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville. She was listed as a servant living in the household of J. B. Mann, a lawyer.(40) The 1889 Danville, Illinois, Directory listed an Anna Stuebe as a domestic at J. B. Mann.(41) According to the 1889 Danville, Illinois, Directory, J. B. Mann was an attorney at law with an office in the First National Bank Building on West Main Street in Danville and a second office at 444 N. Franklin Street in Danville.(42)

Truxton James Older, a grandson of Minnie Lorenz, stated to Curtis L. Older that Minnie's given name was Wilhelmina Fredericka Lorenz and that her parents were Gottfried Lorenz and Hannah Stuebe. Truxton's sister, Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman, was named Wilma after Wilhelmina Lorenz, her paternal grandmother, and Jane after Lucy Jane Harmison, her maternal grandmother.

Minnie Lorenz married James Grant Older on May 21, 1885, in Danville, Illinois.(43) James Grant Older was born in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, on March 14, 1864.(44) He was the son of Samuel Clarence Older and Jane Eliza Baird.(45) James and Minnie Older were the parents of three children.(46) Minnie's husband died March 31, 1946, in Dearborn, Michigan. He was buried at Springhill Cemetery on Voorhees Street in Danville, Illinois.(47) Minnie (Lorenz) Older died at age 99 on April 27, 1965, in Dearborn, Michigan, where she lived with a daughter, Nellie (Older) O'Rourke.(48)

Mary Lorenz was born in 1869 in Illinois and Fred Lorenz was born in 1871 in Illinois.(49) Neither Mary Lorenz nor Fred Lorenz married. Both Mary and Fred Lorenz lived with their mother in 1900. Mary Lorenz died September 25, 1916, in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.(50) Her death was ruled a suicide.(51) Both Mary and Fred are buried with their mother at Springhill Cemetery in Danville, Illinois.(52) It seems likely that Gottfried and Hannah Lorenz had additional children between the time of Emma's and Louisa's birth. The children born during that time period must have died by the time of the 1870 census.

Lena Lorenz is listed in the 1880 U. S. census as a six year old daughter of Anna Lorenz.(53) Nothing else is known about Lena Lorenz. She died before the 1900 census was taken.

Gottfried Lorenz appears with his family in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township. The census lists Lorens, Gottfeid, age 43, white, a cabinet maker, value of real estate $700, value of personal property $150, born in Germany, father foreign born, mother foreign born, male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards; Hannah Lorens, age 32, female, white, keeping house, born in Germany, father foreign born, mother foreign born; Emma, age 10, female, white, born in Illinois, attended school within the year; Louisa, age 4, female, white, born in Illinois; Minnie, age 3, female, white, born in Illinois; Mary, age 2, female, white, born in Illinois.(54)

Minnie Lorenz appears in the 1880 U.S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, page 10, enumeration district number 211 in Danville, June 3, 1880, by William J. Davis. Dwelling 89, family 92, J. B. Mann, lawyer. Minnie Lorenz, white, female, age 13, female, relation to head of family - servant, civil condition - single, occupation - servant, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany.(55) Minnie appears to have been placed with a family that could take care of her, or where she could earn some income, by the time of the 1880 census.

In the 1880 U. S. census for Illinois, Vermilion County, city of Danville, Hannah Lorenz appears under the name Annie Lawrence.(56) She is listed directly below the household of her parents, Philip Stuebe and Mary Stuebe. The 1880 census also identifies Anna Lorenz as widowed or divorced. Also listed in the household are Mary, age 12, Fred, age 10, and Lena, age 6. All of the children are listed as born in Illinois and their parents were born in Germany.

Gottfried Lorenz apparently abandoned his family before 1880. According to Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman, a great-granddaughter of Gottfried and Hannah Lorenz, Gottfried abandoned his family and disappeared from Danville, Illinois. It was rumored that he went to Chicago and married into the Guggenheim family.(57) The last will and testament of Philip Stube, dated September 17, 1873, made a specific provision for Fred Buy to hold in trust all property that was to go to Johannah Lawrence during the life of her husband, Gottfried Lawrence, and to pay the balance of rent and profits to Johannah Lawrence to the exclusion of her husband. If Johannah Lawrence died before her husband, Gottfried Lawrence, all of the property was to go to her children.(58) The location of Gottfried's death is not known.

The 1900 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, lists Anna Lorenz and two of her children, Mary and Fritz (Fred) living together. The census record indicates Anna immigrated to the United States in 1856 and that she had lived in the United States 43 years. The record also indicates she was born in January 1838 and that she was the mother of nine children, 4 or whom were alive in 1900.(59) The four children of Gottfried and Hannah Lorenz who were alive in 1900 were:(60)

1) Fred J. Lorenz died in 1951
2) Mary C. Lorenz died September 25, 1916
3) Louise (Lorenz) Long died September 16, 1935
4) Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fredericka Lorenz died in 1965

Hannah (Stuebe) Lorenz died in 1908 in Danville, Illinois.(61) Truxton James Older, father of Curtis Lynn Older and a great-grandson of Hannah (Stuebe) Lorenz, took Curtis to the Springhill Cemetery on Voorhees Street in Danville, Illinois, about the year 2000 and showed him the grave of Hannah (Stuebe) Lorenz. She is buried between her daughter Mary Lorenz, and her son, Fred Lorenz. Nearby are the graves of Gottlieb and Louise (Lorenz) Long.

According to the estate papers for Hannah Lawrence on file at the Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society in Danville, Illinois, two parcels of real estate were owned by her at the time of her death.(62) One tract was adjacent the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway and another was in Hezekiah Cunningham's Addition to Danville. Illinois.

The will of Anna Lorenz indicated the estate was to go to son Fred J. Lorenze, her daughters Mary Lorenze, Minnie Older, and Louise Long share and share alike as their sole and absolute property. Gottlieb Long was named as executor. The will was dated the 25th day of January 1908 and signed by Anna Lorenze with an "X". The witnesses to the will were O. A. McFarland, Frederick Buy, and Fred C. Stuebe, all residing in Danville, Illinois.(63)

The Final Settlement of the estate was dated June 17, 1909.(64) Notice was sent by mail to Fred J. Lorenz, Mary Lorenz, and Louisa Long at Danville, Illinois and to Minnie Older at Bloomington, Illinois.

A two thousand dollar Bond of Administrator with Will Annexed was dated 25th day of May A. D. 1908 was signed by Fred J. Lorenze and Mary Lorenz related to the estate of Anna Lorenze. The document also was signed by Fred Buy.(65)

A document entitled "In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of Anna Lorenze Deceased" for the April Term 1908 indicates that Anna Lorenz died on March 12, 1908 at Danville, Vermilion County, State of Illinois. The Petitioner further represents to the Court that the decedent left surviving her no husband; Fred J. Lorenze residing at 419 Short Street, Danville, Illinois; Mary Lorenze; Minnie Older residing at 802 East Market Street, Bloomington, Illinois; and Louise Long residing at 421 Short Street, Danville, Illinois; her children and only heirs at law. The Petitioner further represented to the Court that Gottlieb Long was named Executor in the will but refused to act. Signed by Fred J. Lorenz 25th day of April 1908. O. A. McFarland Notary Public. An Oath of Executor in the Estate of Anna Lorenze Deceased was created in the May Term 1908 of the Court and signed by Fred J. Lorenze and O. A. McFarland Notary Public.(66)

A newspaper notice was entered in The Danville Press Democrat and appeared on August 8, 1908 through August 22, 1908, related to the filling of any claims against the estate of Anna Lorenze deceased, Fred J. Lorenze Administrator. A Certificate of Publication was created to certify that the advertisement was inserted for 3 consecutive weeks in the newspaper.(67)

Children (Lehmann), born in Illinois:
i. Emma, born 1860

Children (Lorenz), born in Illinois:
i. Louise, born 1865 and died September 16, 1935
ii. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fredericka, born March 28, 1866, and died in 1965
iii. Mary C., born 1868 and died September 25, 1916
iv. Fred J., born June 22, 1870, and died in 1951
v. Lena, born 1874

REFERENCES

1. 1870 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Post Office - Danville, Roll, M593_285, Page 102, Image 206, Dwelling 34, Family 34, Hannah Stuebe, age 32, born in Germany; 1900 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Danville Ward 4, Roll T623_348, Page 18B, Enumeration District 72, Dwelling 407, Family 440, Anna Lorenz, born January 1838 in Germany.

2. 1900 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Danville Ward 4, Roll T623_348, Page 18B, Enumeration District 72, Dwelling 407, Family 440, Lorenz, Anna, head, white, female, age 62, born January 1838, widowed, mother of 9 children, 4 living, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States - 1856, number of years in the United States - 43.

3. 1860 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Roll M653_233, Page 594, Post Office - Danville, enumerated June 7, 1860, by Hamilton White, Dwelling #310, Family #314, Philip Steber, age 44, male, laborer, real estate = $240, personal property = $50, born in Germany, Mary Steber, age 49, female, born in Germany, Hannah Steber, age 21, female, born in Germany, John Steber, age 20, male, laborer, born in Germany, Fredrich Steber, age 19, male, laborer, born in Germany, Rebecca Steber, age 17, female, born in Germany, Fritz Steber, age 15, male, laborer, born in Germany; Pedigree Chart dated February 3, 1994, by (Koch) Myers, #2642-A, at Illiana Genealogical Society, Danville, Illinois, includes Frederic Buy and his wife, Mary Stuebe; Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois, 1878-1881, December 18, 1880, John Stuebe married Caroline Kraft: John Stuebe, 39, Danville, Illinois, father - Philip Stuebe; mother - Mara Koch, occupation farmer, married by J. Moeller, pastor. Caroline Kraft, 20, Danville, Illinois, born in Pennsylvania, George Kraft, Margarethe Struhfuss, 2nd marriage.

4. Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Stuebe, Philip, Date of Birth 1/1/1816, Place of Birth Not Danville, Father Stuebe, d:dnvl heart paralysis, Mother, Danville Daily News 10/21/89, spouse W-? age: 79, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death 10/19/1889, Cemetery Spring Hill; Pedigree Chart dated February 3, 1994, by (Koch) Myers, #2642-A, at Illiana Genealogical Society, Danville, Illinois, gives the birth date of Philip Stuebe as September 15, 1817, and the location as Germany.

5. Information provided by Janet (Zillman) Shinkle, the daughter of Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman, and a first cousin of Curtis L. Older. Janet indicated she had "my Family Record book that Ernest Stuebe did for me way back when I was in high school"; Pedigree Chart dated February 3, 1994, by (Koch) Myers, #2642-A, at Illiana Genealogical Society, Danville, Illinois, includes Frederic Buy and his wife, Mary Stuebe. The pedigree chart indicates the name of Mary Stuebe's mother was Dorothy Koch, not Mary or Mara Koch. The pedigree chart indicates she was born in 1817 in Germany.

6. Petitions of Frederick Buy, Executor of the Estate of Philip Stube, dated October 24, 1889, and November 11, 1889. The value of the decedant's estate was given as $11,000. Copies at Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 215 West North Street, Danville, Illinois 61832-5749.

7. Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Stuebe, Philip, Date of Death 10/19/1889; Pedigree Chart dated February 3, 1994, by (Koch) Myers, #2642-A, at the Illiana Genealogical Society, Danville, Illinois, indicates the date of death for Philip Stuebe was October 19, 1889; Pedigree Chart gives the date of death of Dorothy Koch as August 10, 1888.

8. The Estate Papers of Philip Stube are numbered #6-525-559 - #7-13-240-253-303. Copies at the Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 215 West North Street, Danville, Illinois 61832-5749. The last will and testament of Philip Stube was dated September 17, 1873, and named his wife, Mary Stube, to receive all real estate and personal property during her lifetime, and at her death all the property to go to Johannah Lawrence, John Stube, Christopher Stube, Fredericka Walz, Frederick Stube, and Mary Buy, in fee simple, to share and share alike.

9. 1900 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Ward 6, Roll T623_348, Page 24A, Enumeration District 74, Dwelling Number 505, Family Number 552, John Stuebe, head, white, male, born May 1841, age 59, married, 19 years, born in Germany, parents born in Germany, immigration year 1857, 42 years in U. S., naturalized citizen.

10. Vermilion County, Illinois, Death Certificates, Stuebe, John, male, white, age unknown, death certificate #2920507, date of death September 28, 1934, Vermilion, Danville, date file October 1, 1934; Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Stuebe, John, Date of Birth 5/15/1841, Place of Birth Germany, Father Stuebe, Philip: Germany, Mother Koch, Marie: Germany/DOD: Dnv., IL, Spouse W-?? Clara, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death 9/28/1934, Cemetery Spring Hill.

11. Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois, 1878-1881, December 18, 1880, John Stuebe married Caroline Kraft: John Stuebe, 39, Danville, Illinois, father - Philip Stuebe; mother - Mara Koch, occupation farmer, married by J. Moeller, pastor. Caroline Kraft, 20, Danville, Illinois, born in Pennsylvania, George Kraft, Margarethe Struhfuss, 2nd marriage.

12. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Stube, John, Union Infantry, 37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K, Rank In - Pvt., Rank Out - Pvt., Film Number M539, roll 88.

13. Intention filed in Book A, Page 37 of the Vermilion County, Illinois, Naturalization Records.

14. First Papers of John Stuebe are recorded in Book O, Page 120, on January 7, 1887, in the Vermilion County, Illinois, Naturalization Records.

15. Name: John Stuebe; Year: 1890; Place: Illinois; Source Publication Code: 2341.2; Primary Immigrant: Stuebe, John; Source Bibliography: GASH, DONNA. "Naturalization Records, from Index at Vermilion County, Illinois, Courthouse." In Illiana Genealogist. Vol. 17:1 (Winter 1981), pp. 17-20 (Letters K-L), vol. 17:2 (Spring 1981), pp. 60-63 (Letters M-O), vol. 17:3 (Summer 1981), pp. 77-79 (Letters P-R), vol. 17:4 (Fall 1981), pp. 114-120 (Letters S-Z). Page: 117.

16. Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Stuebe, Fred Christian, Date of Birth 11/11/1841, Place of Birth Germany, Father Stuebe, IL. Cert. #0039454, Mother, DOD: Danville, Verm. Co., IL., Spouse, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death 3/19/1916, Cemetery Spring Hill.

17. Vermilion County, Illinois, Death Certificates, Stuebe, Fred C., female, white, age unknown, death certificate #0039454, date of death March 19, 1916, Vermilion, Danville, date filed March 21, 1916.

18. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film #1298746 - 1298749, Fredericka Priess, Frederick Stube, marriage date June 08, 1865.

19. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Stuebe, Frederick, Union Infantry, 12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C, Soldier's Rank_In - Pvt., Rank_Out - Pvt., Film Number M539, roll 88; also see Stebe, Frederick, Union Infantry, 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D, Rank In - Pvt., Rank Out - Corpl., Film Number M539, roll 86.

20. This record was obtained at the Illiana Historical and Genealogical Society in Danville, Illinois.

21. Name: Christopher Stuebe; Year: 1855; Place: Illinois; Source Publication Code: 1437.11; Primary Immigrant: Stuebe, Christopher; Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of declaration of intention to become a citizen. Place of birth, country of former allegiance, port of embarkation and reference to the type and location of the original record may also be provided. Other genealogical information is also provided. Source Bibliography: DAGIT, CHRISTAL E. Tazewell County, Illinois Naturalization and Immigration Records, 1839 to 1909, Volume 2. Pekin, IL: Tazewell County Genealogical Society, 2000. 129p. Page: 60

22. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film #1298746 - 1298749, George Walz, Fredericke Stube, marriage date April 23, 1864.

23. Vermilion County, Illinois, Death Certificates, Stuebe, Frederick, male, white, age unknown, death certificate #0920400, date of death November 4, 1933, Vermilion, Oakwood Township, date filed November 6, 1933; Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Stuebe, Frederick, Date of Birth 5/11/1844, Place of Birth Germany, Father Stuebe, IL. Cert. #0920400, Mother, dod:oakwood,verm.co.,il. Spouse, W- '26, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death 11/4/1933, Cemetery Oakwood.

24. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film #1298746 - 1298749, Mary Hageman, Frederick Stuebe, marriage date December 5, 1867.

25. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Stuebe, Frederick, Union Infantry, 12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C, Soldier's Rank_In - Pvt., Rank_Out - Pvt., Film Number M539, roll 88; also see Stebe, Frederick, Union Infantry, 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D, Rank In - Pvt., Rank Out - Corpl., Film Number M539, roll 86.

26. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film #1298746 - 1298749, Frederick Buy, Mary Steube, marriage date August 28, 1867; Pedigree Chart dated February 3, 1994, by (Koch) Myers, #2642-A, at Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, Danville, Illinois, includes Frederic Buy and his wife, Mary Stuebe.

27. Vermilion County, Illinois, Death Certificates, Buy, Frederick, sex and race not stated, age unknown, death certificate #0000288, date of death July 17, 1938. 1900 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Blount Township, Roll T623_348, Page 17B, Enumeration District 56, Dwelling #336, Family #343. Frederick Buy, head, white, male, born October 1844, age 55, married, 32 years, born in Germany, parents born in Germany, immigration year - 1856, number of years in U.S. - not legible, naturalized citizen.

28. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Buy, Frederick, Union Infantry, 149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865), Company E, Rank_In - Pvt., Rank_Out - Corpl., Film Number M539, roll 13.

29. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film #1298746 - 1298749, Ernest Lehmann, Anna Stebens, marriage date November 16, 1857.

30. 1870 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Post Office - Danville, Roll, M593_285, Page 102, Image 206, Dwelling 34, Family 34.

31. 1870 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Post Office - Danville, Roll, M593_285, Page 102, Image 206, Dwelling 34, Family 34.

32. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film #1298746 - 1298749, Johanna Lehmann, Gottfried Lorens, marriage date November 27, 1863; 1870 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Post Office - Danville, Roll, M593_285, Page 102, Image 206, Dwelling 34, Family 34, Lorens, Gottfeid, female, age 43, white, cabinet maker, real estate = $700, personal property = $150, born in Germany, Lorens, Hannah, age 32, female, white, keeping house, born in Germany; Marriage License, State of Illinois, Vermilion County Court House, Danville, Illinois, Volume V, Vermilion County, Illinois, Marriages, James G. Older and Minnie F. Lorenz, married May 21, 1885, Vermilion County Court records, film #1298746:1298749, Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fredericka Lorenz lists her parents as Gottfried Lorenz and Hannah Stuebe.

33. 1870 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Post Office - Danville, Roll, M593_285, Page 102, Image 206, Dwelling 34, Family 34.

34. 1880 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville, Roll T9_255, Family History Film 1254255, Page 333D, Enumeration District 209, Image 0155, Dwelling #330, Family #345.

35. 1900 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Danville Ward 4, Roll T623_348, Page 18B, Enumeration District 72, Dwelling 407, Family 440, Lorenz, Anna, head.

36. 1870 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Post Office - Danville, Roll, M593_285, Page 102, Image 206, Dwelling 34, Family 34, Lorens, Gottfeid; 1880 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville, Roll T9_255, Family History Film 1254255, Page 333D, Enumeration, District 209, Image 0155, Dwelling #330, Family #345, Lawrence, Annie; 1900 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Danville Ward 4, Roll T623_348, Page 18B, Enumeration District 72, Dwelling 407, Family 440, Anna Lorenz.

37. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film # 1298746 - 1298749, Gottlieb Lang, Louisa Lorenz, marriage date April 28, 1885.

38. Vermilion County, Illinois, death certificates, Long, Louise M., female, white, death certificate #0037265, date of death September 16, 1935, Vermilion, Danville.

39. Obituary for Wilhelmina Lorenz Older, Danville Commercial News, April 28, 1965; tombstone for Minnie Older at Springhill Cemetery in Danville, Illinois, indicates she was born in 1866; Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Older, Wilhelmina Lorenz, Date of Birth 3/28/1866, Place of Birth Danville, IL, Father Lorenz?, Mother, Wilhlmna age: 99, Spouse W-James G. 46, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death, 4/27/1965, Cemetery, Spring Hill.

40. 1880 U.S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville.

41. Original data: Danville, IL, 1890. Danville, IL, USA: Norvell & Graham, 1890; Danville, Illinois Directory, 1889 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

42. Ibid.

43. Marriage License, State of Illinois, Vermilion County Court House, Danville, Illinois, Volume V, Vermilion County, Illinois, Marriages, James G. Older and Minnie F. Lorenz, married May 21, 1885, Vermilion County Court records, film #1298746:1298749.

44. State of Illinois Medical Certificate of Death for Roy Burton Older, registration district #92.0, registered number 347, date of birth February 10, 1886, date of death April 13, 1964, Danville, Illinois, father's full name James Grant Older, mother's full maiden name Minnie Lorenz, signed by Truxton J. Older, son, informant; Marriages, James G. Older and Minnie F. Lorenz, married May 21, 1885, Vermilion County, Illinois, Court records, film #1298746:1298749, James G. Older lists his place of birth as Mechanicsburg, Illinois.

45. Ibid, Marriages, James G. Older and Minnie F. Lorenz, married May 21, 1885, Vermilion County Court records, film #1298746:1298749, James G. Older indicates father's name was S. C. Older and that his mother's name was Elisa Baird.

46. The three children of James G. and Minnie (Lorenz) Older were Roy Burton, Nellie Pearl, and Maybelle Older; State of Illinois Medical Certificate of Death for Roy Burton Older, registration district #92.0, registered number 347, date of birth February 10, 1886, date of death April 13, 1964, Danville, Illinois, father's full name James Grant Older, mother's full maiden name Minnie Lorenz, signed by Truxton J. Older, son, informant; Nellie Pearl married Frank W. O'Rourke on August 23, 1919. He was born December 23, 1890, and died April 3, 1963, in Dearborn, Michigan. Frank at one time was a Vice-President of Auditing for the Wabash Railroad Company in Detroit, Michigan. Nellie Pearl (Older) O'Rourke died October 9, 1885, in Danville, Illinois. Frank and Nelle O'Rourke did not have any children. They are buried in Springhill Cemetery in Danville, Illinois. Truxton James Older, a grandson of James and Minnie Older, lived with Frank and Nelle O'Rourke in Detroit for a few years, and is listed in the 1930 Detroit, Michigan, census; Maybelle Older married Cody Holmes on October 28, 1919, in Springfield, Illinois. Cody was born August 18, 1892, in Decatur, Illinois, and died April 24, 1988, in Decatur, Illinois. He was buried in Monticello, Illinois. Maybelle died May 20, 1959. Cody and Maybelle (Older) Holmes had two daughters, Lorraine Holmes who was born March 20, 1921, in Decatur, Illinois, and Jeanette Holmes, who was born January 16, 1929. Lorraine married William H. Dalton on April 20, 1947. A son of William and Lorraine Dalton, Philip, died in the 1950s at about age 10. Jeanette married Robert Findley on June 1, 1952. They had no children. The father of Cody Holmes was said to have been a close friend of Buffalo Bill Cody and named his son after him.

47. Tombstone for James G. Older at Springhill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Older, James G., Date of Birth 3/14/1864, Place of Birth Pennsylvania, Father Older, Mother, DOD: Detroit, MI., Spouse Minnie, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death 3/31/1946, Cemetery Spring Hill.

48. Obituary for Minnie Lorenz Older, Danville Commercial News newspaper obituaries, probably April 28, 1965, or within a week after that date.

49. Tombstones for Fred J. Lorenz and Mary C. Lorenz, Springhill Cemetery, Danville, Illinois; Death Records, Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois 61832, http://www.papemortuary.com/, Lorenz, Mary, Date of Birth [blank], Place of Birth [blank], Father [blank], IL. Cert. #0040033, Mother [blank], DOD: [blank] Suicide, Spouse, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death 9/25/1916, Cemetery Spring Hill; Lorenz, Fred J., Date of Birth 6/22/1870, Place of Birth Danville, IL., Father Lorenz, Godfrey, Mother Stuebe, Hannah, Spouse - Single, Wedding Date [blank], Date of Death 2/16/1951, Cemetery Spring Hill.

50. Vermilion County, Illinois, Death Certificates, Lorenz, Mary, female, white, age unknown, death certificate #0040033, date of death September 25, 1916, Vermilion, Danville, date filed September 26, 1916.

51. Vermilion County, Illinois, Coroner's Inquest Files Index, 1908–1956, name - Mary Lorenz, female, single, date of death 09/24/1916, verdict - suicide - took carbolic acid due to ill health.

52. Curtis L. Older visited the gravesite at Springhill Cemetery with his father about 2000.

53. 1880 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville, Roll T9_255, Family History Film 1254255, Page 333D, Enumeration District 209, Image 0155, Dwelling #330, Family #345.

54. 1870 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Post Office - Danville, Roll, M593_285, Page 102, Image 206, Dwelling 34, Family 34.

55. 1880 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, enumeration district number 211 in Danville, enumerated June 3, 1880, by William J. Davis, p. 10, dwelling 89, family 92, J. B. Mann, lawyer. Minnie Lorenz, white, age 13, female, servant, born in Illinois.

56. 1880 U. S. Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville, Roll T9_255, Family History Film 1254255, Page 333D, Enumeration District 209, Image 0155, Dwelling #330, Family #345, Lawrence, Annie, white, female, age 42, widowed, divorced, keeps house, born in Germany, parents born in Germany.

57. Statement by Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman, granddaughter of James Grant and Minnie (Lorenz) Older to Curtis L. Older.

58. The last will and testament of Philip Stube was dated September 17, 1873, part of the Estate Papers of Philip Stube are numbered #6-525-559 - #7-13-240-253-303, a copy of which is at the Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 215 West North Street, Danville, Illinois 61832-5749.

59. 1900 U. S. Federal Census for Illinois, Vermilion County, Danville Township, Danville Ward 4, Roll T623_348, Page 18B, Enumeration District 72, Dwelling 407, Family 440, Lorenz, Anna, head.

60. Dates taken by Curtis L. Older from tombstones at Springhill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

61. Date of death supplied by Janet (Zillman) Shinkle, cousin of Curtis Lynn Older and the daughter of Wilma Jane (Older) Zillman.

62. Estate Papers of Anna Lorenz at the Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 215 West North Street, Danville, Illinois 61832-5749. "In the county court of Vermilion County, Illinois. In the matter of the estate of Anna Lorenz Deceased. I herewith return in pursuance of Section 51 of Chapter 3 of the Revised Statutes of Illinois, a full and perfect inventory of the real and personal estate, and the proceeds thereof, of the decedent, which are committed to my superintendence and management, and which have come to my hands, possession and knowledge. The decedent had claim or title to the following described real estate, situate in County of Vermilion and State of Illinois, that is to say: Beginning at a stone at the South West corner of the South West Quarter (1/4) of Section Fourt (4) township Nineteen (19) North Range Eleven (11) West of the 2nd. P. M. thence North Twenty Seven and one Half (27 & 1/2) degrees East One Thousand and Eighty Three (1083 links to a stake One Hundred and Eighty (180) links East at right angles to the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway thence North Sixty Two and One Half (62 & 1/2) links thence East Two Hundred (200) links thence South Sixty (60) links thence West Two Hundred (200) links to place of beginning. Also the South Half (1/2) of Lot Six (6) in block Four (4) North Range Three (3) East of the Public Square in Hezekiah Cunningham's Addition to Danville, Illinois."

63. A copy of the will of Anna Lorenze of the City of Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, is at the Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society in Danville, Illinois. She bequeathed to her son Fred J. Lorenze and to her daughter Mary Lorenze the right to use as a homestead so long as they or either of them shall live and remain unmarried, the premises now occupied by Anna Lorenze. Upon the marriage or death of her son Fred J. Lorenze and daughter Mary Lorenze, the property was to be transferred to her legal heirs as they would take had she died intestate. The remainder of her estate was to go to son Fred J. Lorenze, her daughters Mary Lorenze, Minnie Older, and Louise Long share and share alike as their sole and absolute property. Gottlieb Long was named as executor. The will was dated the 25th day of January 1908 and signed by Anna Lorenze with an "X". The witnesses to the will were O. A. McFarland, Frederick Buy, and Fred C. Stuebe, all residing in Danville, Illinois.

64. Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society. A Notice of Final Settlement was dated 17th day of June 1909. A copy of the Notice of Final Settlement was sent by mail to Fred J. Lorenz, Mary Lorenz, and Louisa Long at Danville, Illinois, and to Minnie Older at Bloomington, Illinois.

65. Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society. A $2,000 Bond of Administrator with Will Annexed was dated the 25th day of May 1908 and was signed by Fred J. Lorenze, Mary Lorenze, and Fred Buy.

66. Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society. A document entitled "In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of Anna Lorenze Deceased" for the April Term 1908 indicates that Anna Lorenze died March 12, 1908, at Danville, Vermilion County, State of Illinois. The Petitioner further represents to the Court that the decedent left surviving her no husband; Fred J. Lorenze residing at 419 Short Street, Danville, Illinois; Mary Lorenze; Minnie Older residing at 802 East Market Street, Bloomington, Illinois; and Louise Long residing at 421 Short Street, Danville, Illinois; her children and only heirs at law. The Petitioner further represents to the Court that one Gottlieb Long is named Executor in said will but refuses to act. Signed by Fred J. Lorenz 25th day of April 1908. O. A. McFarland Notary Public.

67. Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society. A newspaper notice was entered in The Danville Press Democrat and appeared on August 8, 1908, through August 22, 1908, related to the filing of any claims against the estate of Anna Lorenze deceased, Fred J. Lorenze Administrator. A Certificate of Publication was created to certify that the advertisement was inserted for 3 consecutive weeks in the newspaper.