On April 11, 1901 my Great Grandfather John Martin Gengenbach and his family came to America. They travel from Nohzingen (which is located in the southern part of Germany) and then travel all the way up north to Berman, Germany to aboard the ship Frankfurt to America.

These are my great great Grandparents:

Johann Martin and Anna (breunning)

Gengenbach

Johann and Anna was married on

October 12, 1858 in

Bondorf, boeblingen, neckarkreis, Wuettemberg, Germany.

And

Johann Georg and Marie (Leicht) Rauschenberger.

I was unable to get information on them.

My great Grandparents:

Johann Martin Gengenbach

Born- January 5, 1868

Was christen in bondorf, boeblingen, neckarkreis, Wuettemberg, Germany

Died- may 14, 1926

In Jackson County

Murphysboro, Ill

Buried at Tower Grove cemetery west Murphysboro, Ill

He married Christine Barbara Rauschenberger on November 23, 1895

In Bondorf, boeblinge, neckarkreis, Wuettemberg, Germany

Christine Barbara Rauschenberger

Born- august 9, 1869

Was christen in Evangelisch, hochdorf, horb, schwarzwaldkreis, Wuettemberg, Germany

Died- July 13, 1934

In Jackson County

Murphysboro, Ill

Buried at tower Grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, ill

They had Six Children:

Frederick William Gengenbach

Born- September 15, 1896 in Germany

Died- august 13, 1955 in Murphysboro, ill

Buried- tower grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, ill

Never married and no children.

Maria (Mary) k Gengenbach

Born- December 22, 1897 in Germany

Died- February 7, 1977 in Murphysboro, ill

Buried- tower grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, ill

Never married and no children

Anna bertha Gengenbach

Born- July 6, 1900 in Germany

Died- July 21, 1991 in Murphysboro, ill

Buried- tower grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, ill

She married a Schulz (first name is unknown)

They had one daughter

Bertha Schulz she married vernom strobe

They had three children

Fred strobe married Mattie of searcy, ark.

Barbara strobe married Anderson of little rock, ark.

Nancy strobe married mark valbrath o f whitehouse station, NJ.

Herman Paul Gengenbach (my grandfather)

Born- May 31, 1902 in Murphysboro, Ill

Died- October 10, 1991 in Murphysboro, ill

Buried- tower grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, ill

He married nellie brewer on October 27, 1923 they both were twenty-three of age

Married by minister a. l. Haynes

Nellie brewer (my grandmother)

Born- September 18, 1902 in Murphysboro, ill

Died- February 7, 1971 in Murphysboro, ill

Buried- tower grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, ill

Herman and Nellie had two sons

Herman Paul Gengenbach

Born- September 25, 1926

Died- July 14, 1952

Buried- at tower grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, ill

Never married and no children

Richard martin Gengenbach (my father)

See detail on my family

After my grandmother Nellie pass away grandpa remarried to Sandra Poe in October of 1980

Leana Gengenbach

Born- September 21, 1905 in Murphysboro, ill

Died- June, 1987

Buried- somewhere in Saint Louis, mo

She married Frank Ringwald

       Born- June 15, 1903

       Died- September, 1981

        Buried- in Saint Louis, mo

They had one daughter

Phyllis Ringwald

Phyllis first husband was a Wagner they had one daughter.

Deborah Wagner of Saint Louis, MO

Phyllis remarried to a Kuhns

They had two sons

Michael kuhns of Saint Louis, MO

David kuhns of Saint Louis, MO

Frieda Gengenbach

Born- march 11, 1909 in Murphysboro, ill

Died- June 17, 2001 in Murphysboro, Ill

Buried- tower grove Cemetery

Never married and no children