15. | Johann Michael Martin Feucht (5.Johann2, 1.Maria1) was born on 14 Sep 1845 in Mittelsteinbach, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 27 Mar 1926. Notes:
born in Finsteroth, Wurttemberg, Germany
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Excerpted from "The Feucht Family Record" dated ABT 1968
Johann Feucht (born Sept. 14, 1845) was married to Jacobena Schambach (born Nov. 24, 1853) in the spring of 1876 at Finsteroth, Wurttemberg, Germany. They owned several acres of ground, a little here and there, near the village of Finsteroth, on which they raised wheat for flour, hay for cattle, potatoes, etc., and all the food needed to sustain their family. They also had an orchard which fruit was mostly used for their family. Some was dried for use in the winter. At first the farming was all done by hand, but later with horses especially for the plowing. Cows produced the dairy products for the family and later goats were used for milk too.
Johann bought fruit and wood from others and then with his horses drove to the big town of Heilbron to sell them at a stand that he had set up. While the horses were resting, he would sell his goods and then return home.
Eleven children were born to this union; the first two being a set of twin boys, of which the one died at birth. Of the other three sons and six daughters, one of each died before they reached one year of age. The other eight children, with the exception of Pauline and William who were just six and five when they came to America, all attended the little village Lutheran school in Finsteroth. (Finsterrot)
Jacobena was brought up Lutheran, then went to the Methodist church awhile, but still was not satisfied. A neighbor invited her to attend church with her once, which happened to be the Apostolic Christian Church. She felt that here was a faith that she had been looking for, and in 1894, she and her daughter Caroline, were taken up as members.
Jacobena had a cousin, George Schambach, living in Elgin, Illinois, and after some correspondence back and forth it was decided that one by one the children and then the folks would move to America where living conditions were better and where there was no military service for the boys.
So in May 1892, their oldest son Gottfried (14 years old) came over to America by himself. Two years later, in 1894, Rosena and Albert (ages 15 and 14) came over, followed by Carl and Frieda in May 1895 (then 14 and 11 years old).
In the spring of 1897, Father and Mother with their three last children, Caroline (14), Pauline (6) and William (5) packed up their belongings, said goodbye to their friends at Finsteroth, W^irttemberg, Germany, and headed for Antwerp, Belguin (a three days ride by train from Heilbron, Germany), where they boarded a ship called "Freesland .
They were on the ocean about 9 days and were often sick. When they finally landed in New York, they took a two days journey by train to Elgin, Illinois, where they were met by some of their family and the Geo. Schambachs.
Their son, Carl, was farming near Elgin at the time, so they moved in with him and were there for about seven years before moving to Stark, Illinois in 1904. They were near Stark for another four years, spending two years with Carl again (before he moved to Lester) and the other two years with their son, Fred. During the winter of 1906 and the spring of 1907, they, along with their daughter Caroline, made a visit to Germany.
In 1908, they moved to Iowa, living on a farm near Larchwood for about two years. In 1910 their daughter, Caroline, got married and they lived in with her and her husband until their deaths.
Johann passed away on March 27, 1926, and Jacobena, who had been in ill health for some time, passed away on June 9, 1933. Their final resting places are in the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery south of Lester, Iowa.
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Johann married Margarethe Jacobine Christine Friedrik Schambach on 19 Sep 1876 in Neuhutten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. Margarethe (daughter of Johann Christoph Schambach and Margaretha Buehler) was born on 24 Nov 1853 in Neuhutten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; was christened on 27 Nov 1853; died on 9 Jun 1933; was buried in Apostolic Christian Church Cemetary-Lester, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Gottfried Feucht was born on 27 Sep 1877 in Neuhutten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 2 May 1966.
- 19. George Feucht was born on 27 Sep 1877; died on 27 Sep 1877.
- 20. Rosena Christine Feucht was born on 24 Oct 1878 in Neuhutten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 1 Nov 1972.
- 21. Albrecht Gottfried Feucht Field was born on 9 Apr 1880 in Neuhutten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 23 Jul 1935.
- 22. Carl Albrecht Feucht was born on 10 Apr 1881 in Boeckingen, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 11 Jul 1949; was buried in Apostolic Christian Church Cemetary-Lester, IA.
- 23. Caroline Rosine Feucht was born on 30 Oct 1882; died on 3 Mar 1932.
- 24. Frieda Rosena Feucht was born on 25 Dec 1883; died on 22 Feb 1978.
- 25. Willhelm Gottfried Feucht was born on 15 Apr 1885 in Neuhutten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 3 Dec 1885.
- 26. Louise Feucht was born on 2 Mar 1888 in Neuhutten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 23 Feb 1889.
- 27. Pauline Feucht was born on 9 Aug 1890; died on 18 Feb 1976.
- 28. William Feucht was born on 14 Nov 1891; died on 13 May 1957.
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