Matilda R 'Tillie' Armbruster

1865 - 1948  (83 years)

• Name	Matilda R 'Tillie' Armbruster  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	8 Feb 1865	Jefferson County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	Valle, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Age: 5; Inferred child of Catherine and Lorenz Armbruster
  Census	1880	Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  	Age: 15
  Census	1900	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2, 5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Charles Miller
  Census	1910	Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2, 6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Charles Miller
  Census	1920	Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2, 7]
  	"Tilly"; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Charles Miller
  Census	1930	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Charles Miller
  Residence	Aug 1939	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [14]
  	Mrs EC Miller
  Census	1940	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Obituary	Dec 1948	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [10]
  	Obituary of Matilda R Armbruster Miller • The St. Louis Star and Times • 04 Dec 1948, Sat • Page 13
  		Obituary-MILLER Matilda (Armbruster) Obituary of MATILDA R "TILLIE" ARMBRUSTER MILLER - The St. Louis Star and Times • St. Louis, Missouri • 04 Dec 1948, Sat • Page 13
  FSID	9461-MYJ
  Death	3 Dec 1948	Jefferson County, Missouri, USA   [2, 10]
  		Vital_Death-MILLER Matilda Armbruster Missouri Death Certificate for Matilda R Armbruster Miller - Acute Coronary Heart Disease
  Burial	Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [10, 15]
  		Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri Find a Grave: #31277
  Person ID	I16253	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Laurentz Armbruster,   b. 10 Aug 1818, Önsbach, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 15 Dec 1900, Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Christiana Bruch,   b. 12 Mar 1831, Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 20 Apr 1906, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Dec 1850	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 12, 16, 17, 18]
  Family ID	F8017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Edward Miller,   b. 19 Aug 1861, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 8 May 1942, Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1887	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2, 5, 15, 17, 19]
  Children	1. Edna P Miller,   b. Jul 1899, Missouri, USA d. 1906, Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Harry Edward Miller,   b. 6 Dec 1888, Missouri, USA d. 9 Nov 1972, Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Frances Miller,   b. 18 Nov 1887, Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA d. 22 Oct 1979, Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Edmund Charles Miller,   b. Jul 1899, Missouri, USA d. 12 Jan 1939, Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Feb 1865 - Jefferson County, Missouri, USA Census - Age: 5; Inferred child of Catherine and Lorenz Armbruster - 1870 - Valle, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Marriage - 3 Feb 1887 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Charles Miller - 1900 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Charles Miller - 1910 - Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Charles Miller - 1930 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Residence - Mrs EC Miller - Aug 1939 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Obituary - Obituary of Matilda R Armbruster Miller • The St. Louis Star and Times • 04 Dec 1948, Sat • Page 13 - Dec 1948 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Death - 3 Dec 1948 - Jefferson County, Missouri, USA Burial - - Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Bible & Church Records

  Bible-ARMBRUSTER Family Armbruster Family Bible

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-MILLER Matilda (Armbruster) Obituary of MATILDA R "TILLIE" ARMBRUSTER MILLER - The St. Louis Star and Times • St. Louis, Missouri • 04 Dec 1948, Sat • Page 13

  
  

  People

  ARMBRUSTER -KERUISH -MILLER BACK ROW: Teresa Armbruster (Mrs. Edmund) Keruish, Frances Miller, Mattie Sizemore (Mrs. WH) Armbruster -- MIDDLE ROW: Margaret Keruish, Matilda "Tillie" Armbruster (Mrs. Charles) Miller, Bernice Armbruster, 'Grandma' Mary Christiana Bruch (Mrs. Laurentz) Armbruster, Jim Armbruster -- FRONT ROW: Miller Twins: Edwin & Edna (Edna died two years…

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Death-MILLER Matilda Armbruster Missouri Death Certificate for Matilda R Armbruster Miller - Acute Coronary Heart Disease

  
  

• Sources

  [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: 695; Family History Film: 1254695; Page: 81C; Enumeration District: 192; Image: 0442. Birth date: abt 1865 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri, United States 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: 695; Family History Film: 1254695; Page: 81C; Enumeration District: 192; Image: 0442. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), H6375.FTW (Armbruster). [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Valle, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: M593_783; Page: 362B. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Valle, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: M593_783; Page: 362B [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240867. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240867 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Crystal, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374805. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Crystal, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374805 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T625_930; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 36. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T625_930; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 36 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340941. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340941 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02119; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 50-9. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02119; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 50-9 [S1762] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Matilda Miller • St Louis Star and Times - Dec 1948, (Name: The St Louis Star and Times; Location: St Louis MO; Date: 4 Dec 1948;), Obituary of Matilda Armbruster Miller. MILLER, MATILDA R. (nee Armbruster) - Festus, Mo, Friday. December 3, 1948, wife of the late Charles E. Miller, dear mother of Frances and Harry E. Miller and the late Edmund C. Miller, sister of Mrs. Edmund Kerruish, Festus; Henry Armbruster, Flat River, Mo, and George Armbruster, St Louis. Funeral from residence to Festus Sacred Heart Church. Service there 10 a. m. Monday, December 6, interment Festus Catholic Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/image/204089999/?article=9f5bfa95-33ad-44e4-8cfe-4b4ff1dbc24b&focus=0.0365192,0.24243438,0.14596954,0.2872603&xid=3355 Obituary-MILLER Matilda (Armbruster) Obituary of MATILDA R "TILLIE" ARMBRUSTER MILLER - The St. Louis Star and Times • St. Louis, Missouri • 04 Dec 1948, Sat • Page 13 [S1754] Personal Notes, Letters, and E-Mails, Handwriten notes of Bernice A Hood. [S315] Family Bibles, Family Bible of William Henry Armbruster. Bible-ARMBRUSTER Family Armbruster Family Bible [S1754] Personal Notes, Letters, and E-Mails, Handwriten notes of Bernice A Hood. Date of Import: Sep 26, 1999 [S4952] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Adam Armbruster • Festus Tri-City Independent - 31 Aug 1939, (Name: The Tri-City Independent; Location: Festus MO; Date: 31 Aug 1939;), Adam W Armbruster -- The Tri-City Independent; Publication Date: 31 Aug 1939; Publication Place: Festus, Missouri -- ADAM ARMBRUSTER DIES IN CALIFORNIA. Word was received in Festus Saturday night by Mrs E Kerruish of the death of her brother, Adam Armbruster of Los Angeles CA, on that day. Mr. Armbruster was 70 years of age. Funeral services were held from the Catholic church in Forest Lawn, Glendale CA, on Monday. He was also a brother of Mrs CE Miller of Festus and Henry Armbruster of Flat River and George Armbruster of St Louis. He is also survived by his wife and two daughters, Mesdames Sailor and Porter of Los Angeles. Mrs Kerruish visited him early in the month and says that at that time he was in failing health. Mr Armbruster was in the general store business here about 40 years ago. After disposing of his interests here, he moved to Flat River, where he entered the furniture business. Later he went to California and again entered the furniture business in Los Angeles. He was actively engaged in this line at the time of his death. https://www.newspapers.com/image/687535510/?article=f3812c9a-8f20-47d3-bb47-9163772f6044&focus=0.20076625,0.050081365,0.34973586,0.2801374&xid=3355 Obituary-ARMBRUSTER Adam Adam W Armbruster -- The Tri-City Independent; Publication Date: 31 Aug 1939; Publication Place: Festus, Missouri, USA -- ADAM ARMBRUSTER DIES IN CALIFORNIA [S1763] Find a Grave: ARMBRUSTER Matilda Miller 1865-1948, Matilda R “Tillie” Armbruster Miller. BIRTH: 8 Feb 1865 Jefferson, Missouri DEATH: 3 Dec 1948 (aged 83) Festus, Jefferson, Missouri BURIAL: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Crystal City, Jeffersony, Missouri MEMORIAL ID:85818556 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GSvcid=364391&GRid=85818556& [S1632] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1997;). [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240867. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Festus, Jefferson, Missouri; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240867 [S11590] Smith, Clara Twomey, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Armbruster): BRUCH Christina Armbruster, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BRUCH Mary Christina Armbruster 1831-1906. Mary Christiana Bruch and Laurentz Armbruster married 15 Dec 1850 in St Louis, Missouri, and are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118103883/christina-armbruster [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Marriage date: 3 Feb 1887 Marriage place: festus, Jefferson, Missouri Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002