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