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• Occupation: Fireman For Mo Power and Lig

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• Baptism: Boonville German Evangelical Church, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Nickname: BILL
• Occupation: Potter
• Religion: Evangelical
• Confirmation: 1866, Boonville German Evangelical Church, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Church Records: Boonville Evangelical Church: Baptism, Date of birth as 24 May 1856.

William married Rabine, Minnie on 15 Jun 1885 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. Minnie (daughter of Rabine, Farnart and Doehring, Amelia) was born on 28 Apr 1868 in Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, USA; died on 1 Oct 1955 in Haas Convalescent Home, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried on 4 Oct 1955 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Housewife

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• Nickname: Lawrence
• Occupation: Potter
• Religion: Boonville German Evangelical Church, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Departure: 27 Aug 1854, Sonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany

Notes:

In the church records for the death of Johann Ludwig Thomæ it lists his survivors. It lists his two sons Lorenz and Lorenz; five daughters Anna Margaretha, Barbara, Margaretha Barbara, and Dorothea. It the church records it lists a Lorenz Thomæ Sr. and a Lorenz Thomæ, Jr. While I have always thought this to be a father son relationship, it is not. Instead it refers to the two Lorenzs in the same family.

But then I noticed that, in 1853 and 1854, the Regierungs- und Intelligenzblatt für das Herzogthum Coburg [Admininstrative and Intelligence Bulletin for the Duchy of Coburg] was running announcements about the people who were leaving Sonnefeld, Frohnlach and Ebersdorf for "Nordamerika". On Issue No. 66, Saturday, 19 August 1854, it mentioned two of your ancestors, side by side, on the same page. I've attached for you the copy of the top halves of the two pages in the original German. Here is the English translation of the following announcements:

Emigration of Margaretha Barbara Walter of Hofstädten toNorth America.

Margaretha Barbara Walter of Hofstädten is emigrating to North America and wishes to begin the journey on or around 27th of this month; any notices against her should be made known immediately.

Sonnefeld, 14 August 1854.
Ducal Office of Justice of Saxe-Coburg
R. Rose.

Emigration of the Potter Lorenz Thomä of Hofstädten to NorthAmerica.

The potter Lorenz Thomä of Hofstädten is emigrating to North America and wishes to begin the journey on or around 27th of this month; any notices against him should be made known immediately.

Sonnefeld, 14 August 1854.
Ducal Office of Justice of Saxe-Coburg
R. Rose.

In 1778 Johann Paul Thomæ was living in House 51a in Hofstädten. In 1811 after the death of Johann Paul it came into the possession of Johann Ernst Thomæ and his wife Sabine. After the death of Maria Savina nee’ Bechmann Thomæ in into the possession of Johann Ludwig Thomæ. And Barbara Thomæ was awarded the Brennhaus. In 1835 Johann Ludwig came into possession of both House 51a and 51b. In 1852 the house came into the possession of Lorenz Thomæ, Sr. and in 1844 passed into the house of Lorenz Thomæ, Jr. Finally in 1854 it came into the possession of Ludwig Thomæ, Sr. (the father of the potter). Then in 1855 in passed to Margaretha Thomæ and her brothers and sisters. So I come to the conclusion that Lorenz Thoma immigrated to America after the death of this father in 1854.

Birth:
House 51a

Died:
11th Street

LORENZ married Walther, Margarethe Barbara in 1848 in Sonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany. Margarethe (daughter of Walther, Veit Adam and Knoran, Katherine) was born on 21 Feb 1824 in Sonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died on 23 Sep 1916 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried on 25 Sep 1916 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Housewife

Notes:

Death of F. H. Rabine
On Saturday, August 19, 1876, John H. Light shot and killed F. H. Rabine. They were both engaged in the pottery business at Calhoun, Mr. Rabine for something over three years and Light about one. They had, it seems, become jealous of each other and from ill words came threats of bodily harm. This was probably the result of being in the same business, and the tragedy seemed to have been brought on by the tell-tale peculiarity of a Calhounite, who it seems, reported to Rabine, that Light, who had just finished burning a kiln of ware, remarked to this third party that Rabine, or some of Rabine's hands, had put something in his slack or glazing, which had seriously damaged the ware, in fact he claimed that out of $200 he would only realize $20 worth of good ware. This accusation was borne to the ears of Rabine, who became highly incensed. This was the prelude to the fatal difficulty. On Saturday, as above stated, both parties met on the platform at the railroad depot, just as the western bound passenger train arrived. Rabine, armed with a good sized club, which he carried concealed by his side, accosted Light, demanding to know if he, Light, had accused him of putting something in his slack. Light replied that he had said that either he, Rabine, or some of his hands had done so. A few words passed when Rabine dealt Light a heavy blow on the nose with his club felling him and repeated the blow twice after Light was down. The first blow broke Light's nose and stunned him, as soon as he recovered sufficiently to understand things he tried to rise to his feet and draw a revolver, as he did so Rabine started to run when Light fired two shots in quick succession at the fleeing man both shots taking effect in his back near the spine. Rabine, after being shot, jumped from the platform, ran a few steps and fell. He dropped his club and regaining his feet ran home, a distance of about 250 yards. Arriving at the house he sat down in the door way and said to his wife: "John Light has shot and killed me." These were his last and only words, and he fell over dead, not living two minutes after reaching his doorstep.

Mrs. Rabine became frantic at once, and soon the neighbors were aroused. Light went home, but was soon told that he had killed Rabine. He expressed no regret, but stated he was willing to stand his trial. Such, says the Clinton Democrat, was the substance of the matter as related by eye witnesses.

An inquest was held over the body on Sunday morning. Light was arrested, but waiving examination before a justice, he gave bail in the sum of $2,000 to appear the next day at the circuit court, then in session at Clinton. Judge Wright empanneled a special grand jury, and an indictment was found of manslaughter in the second degree.

John H. Light, still a resident of Calhoun, was of medium height, light hair, blue eyes, and rather prepossessing in appearance and thirty-five years of age. He was born in Batavia, Clearmont County, Ohio. He had a wife, but no children.

Rabine, the man killed, was a German, and came to Calhoun from Huntingdale, and to the latter place from Knob Noster. He had followed the business in both places successfully, and had removed to Calhoun to get on a line of railway, and to enlarge his facilities and increase the manufacture of his wares. He left a wife and three children.

The pistol used was an Allan's patent seven-shooter, No. 22 cartridge.

The trial came off on the 29th of August, ten days after the fight, and the following constituted the jury: E.S. Morgan, foreman; S.W. Billingsley, D.E.A. Price, John Hopton, Richard Marshall, George Kellums, Robert Gilbert, J.H. Cannon, William Ellis, Daniel Golden, G.W. Hancock and E.O. Price.

The verdict was: "We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty." He was immediately discharged by command of Judge Wright.

Farnart married Doehring, Amelia in UNKNOWN. Amelia was born on 9 May 1842 in Prussia (Historical), Germany; died on 30 Mar 1925 in Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, USA; was buried on 31 Mar 1925 in Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Housewife

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• Occupation: Potter

Notes:

In 1778 Johann Paul Thomæ was living in House 51a in Hofstädten. In 1811 after the death of Johann Paul it came into the possession of Johann Ernst Thomæ and his wife Sabine. After the death of Maria Sabina nee’ Bechmann Thomæ it came into the possession of Johann Ludwig Thomæ. And Barbara Thomæ was awarded the Brennhaus. In 1835 Johann Ludwig came into possession of both House 51a and 51b. In 1852 the house came into the possession of Lorenz Thomæ, Sr. and in 1844 passed into the house of Lorenz Thomæ, Jr. Finally in 1854 it came into the possession of Ludwig Thomæ, Sr. (the father of the potter). Then in 1855 in passed to Margaretha Thomæ and her brothers and sisters.

Johann married Schrauter, KunigundaSonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany. Kunigunda was born in 1784 in Großgarnstadt, Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died on 12 Nov 1854 in Sonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany; was buried after 12 Nov 1854 in Sonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Housewife

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• Occupation: Carpenter and Government Official

Notes:

Name from death certificate of daughter, Margaretha Barbara Walther Thoma

Veit married Knoran, Katherine in UNKNOWN in Saxe-Coburg (Historical), Germany. Katherine was born in Sonnefeld - Hofstädten, Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died in 1858 in Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried in 1858 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Departure: 1859, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Name from death certificate of daughter, Margaretha Barbara Walther Thoma.

Died a.year after she came to the United States where she lived in at least Boonville Township.