Immigration

Casper Müth and his wife Elisabeth Lohrum (Müth) immigrated on the ship Hermitage from La Havre, France en route to New Orleans Louisiana on June 30th, 1840.   Their record is about in the middle of the page.

Ignatz Neff immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland on October 1st, 1837.  He was 26 years old and a farmer.

Ignatz Neff - List of Passengers from Foreign Ports to Baltimore Marilyn from July to Sep 30 1837

Ignatz was 26 years old and a farmer

Casper Mueth (1811-1882)

Church Book Dieburg

Baptism of Caspar Müth 

No. 52, Page 263, 1811

Date of Baptism: 21 May 1811

Caspar, legitimate son of burgher and farmer Johannes Müth from Dieburg and of his wife Anna Maria [Clara] née Komo. Godparent was Caspar Lippert, tailor from Dieburg.

Church Book Dieburg

Marriage of Caspar Mieth and Elisabetha Lohrum

Page 80, 1838

Caspar Mieth and Elisabetha Lohrum 12 February 1838

On February twelfth of the year of the Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight, following three proclamations at this Parish church as required, after receiving attestations by the district administration and court that no hindrances exist to this marriage in regards to civil or private law, were married in accordance to canonical law and requirements, and consecrated into marriage:

Caspar Mieth, single, and legitimate son of the local burgher and farmer Johann Mieth and of Clara née Gum [Como]; a newly accepted local burgher and paver, who is twenty seven years old – and Elisabetha Lohrum, single, and legitimate daughter of the late local burgher and master baker Georg Lohrum and of Juliana née Weber, who is twenty nine years old.

Witnesses were:

1.) Franz Hofahrt, local burgher and paver.

2.) Adam Braun, local burgher and shoemaker, who undersigned this record together with me, the pastor who performed this marriage ceremony.

Adam Braun 

Franz Hoffart

Johann Baptist Ludwig, pastor

Following are three newspaper clippings about Casper Mueth's death.  He passed away February 11th, 1882.

From the St. Louis Republican

From the Evening Bulletin in Maysville

Below is the obituary for Casper's second wife, Eva Armbrust (Mueth).  She died on September 6th, 1910

St. Clair County Map 1874

I found this 1874 map of St. Clair County online.  It is a regular who’s who from our family tree.   Paderborn is located to the right of the pink triangle in the middle.

• Ignatius (Ignatz) Neff owned 520 acres from at least 6 plots of land.  They are mostly east of Paderborn, but there are a couple wooded lots south and a little west of Paderborn.
• Ignatz's son Jacob Neff owned two 40 acres lots next to his father's.
• Ignatz Neff married Anna Eva Roth.  Her father Joannes Adam Roth owned 97 acres a couple miles north east of Paderborn.
• Ignatz Neff’s son Adam married Anna Katherine Fleckenstein.  Her father Joseph Fleckenstein also owned 80 acres just south of Paderborn.  He owned another plot of 40 acres just north east of one of Ignatz Neff’s 80 acre plots and yet another 120 acre plot north east of Paderborn.
• Surrounding Paderborn are Casper Mueth’s land.  We can probably assume he was one of the first settles of Paderborn based on the location of his land.  Just north of Paderborn Casper’s son Johan also has a plot of 80 acres.
• Johann Mueth married Catherina Schoenborn.  Her father Michael owned 80 acres due south of Paderborn.
• Kasper Mueth married Eva Armbruster.  She had a brother Peter and a brother Philip.  One of them owned a small 20 acre plot bordering Paderborn to the south.
• Kasper Mueth’s son August Mueth married Barbara Reinhardt.  Her brother Leo Reinhardt owned 80 acres just west of Paderborn.
• Louis Mueth (son of Johan Mueth, son of Kasper) married Veronica Klein.  Her father Nicolaus Klein owned 120 acres a couple miles north east of Paderborn.

Louis Mueth (1867-1939) & Veronica Klein (1871-1941)

Louis Mueth & Veronica Klein (Mueth) and Family

circa 1922 Louis Mueth (Johann Mueth & Veronica Klein) with grand daughter Pearl Burris (James Burris & Anna M Mueth)

1922 May - Mary Mueth & Brother Joe Mueth

1923 - Mary Mueth 20 Years Old

Minnie, Mary, Martha & Lorena Neff 

Children & Spouses of Louis Mueth & Veronica Klein

Chilredn of Louis Mueth and Veronica Klein

Benedict Johan Neff (1879-1967) & Margaret Haudrich (1880-1968)

1902 July 29 Ben Neff and Margaret Haudrich Marriage

1923 Apr 10 Katie Neff & Dominic Reinhardt - Witnesses Martha Neff & Mike Mueth Flower girl Lorena Neff

1923 Apr 10 Katie Neff & Dominic Reinhard - Martha Neff, Mike Mueth, Lorena Neff

1956 Benedict Neff Family

1927~ Benedict Johan Neff & Margaret Haudrich Family

Benedict Neff & Margaret Haudrich

1975 Feb Stephen Benedict Neff and Mary Mueth (Neff) 50th Anniversary - Lorena Cortner, Sylvester Neff, Martha Neff Mueth, Raymond Neff, Mary Mueth Neff, Stephen Neff, Edwin Neff, Katie Neff Reinhart, Eugene Neff, Minnie Neff Mueth

Benedict Neff & Margaret Haudrich

Benedict Johan Neff & Margaret Haudrich Family

Brothers Eugene, Sylvester & Raymond Neff (Benedict Neff & Margaret Haudrich)

Benedict Neff and Margaret Haudrich (Neff) & Chidren -  Front Row Minnie, Lorena, Martha, Katie Second Row- Steve, Eugene, Sylvester, Edwin (not shown, Raymond)

Benedict Neff & Margaret Haudrich

Eugene, Sylvester and Raymond Neff (Benedict Neff & Margaret Haudrich) & Eleanor Neff (Stephen Neff & May Mueth)

Stephen Neff & Mary Mueth at their 50th Wedding Anniversary

Margaret Haudrich (Neff) Birthday with Benedict Neff, children & grand children

Margaret Haudrich (Neff) Birthday with Benedict Neff, children & grand children

Jacob Valentine Neff (1844-1907) & Elisabeth Roos (1847-1935)

Jacob Neff (Ignatz & Anna Eva Roth) & Elizabeth Roos Family 

Standing -  Gerhardt, Joe, John, Jacob, Margaret, Benedict, Appolonia, Katie 

Seated -  Conrad, Jacob, Elizabeth, Lena on Elizabeth’s arm

Gerhart F Neff (Jacob Valentine & Elisabeth Roos)

Ignatz Neff (1811-1891) & Anna Eva Roth (1820-1913)

Ignatz Neff

Anna Eva (Roth) Neff

circa 1910 - 

Front Row (left to right):  Adam Neff (son of Ignatz), Margaret Neff (daughter of Adam, later married a Mueth), Anna Eva Roth (wife of Ignatz Neff), Christian Neff (son of Adam), Catherine Neff (daughter of Ignatz Neff and married John Euler).

Back Row (left to right):  Gregory Neff (son of Adam Neff), Francis Neff (daughter of Adam Neff, married to John Kreher), John Kreher (wife of Francis Neff), Ida Neff (daughter of Adam, later married William Karban), Sammy Kreher (husband of Appolonia Neff), Appolonia Neff (daughter of Adam Neff) and Peter Neff (son of Adam)

Anna Eva Roth (center of picture above)