Laurentz Armbruster

1818 - 1900  (82 years)

• Name	Laurentz Armbruster  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	10 Aug 1818	Önsbach, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13]
  Baptism	15 Aug 1819	Offenburg, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	26 May 1846	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA   [6, 7, 11]
  	Land and Catharine Armbruster with four children departed Le Havre, France aboard Ship Pactolus
  Residence	10 Oct 1853	Jefferson County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Land Grant
  Census	1860	De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Series : M653, Roll: 626, Page: 504/(Valle Township)
  Census	1870	Valle, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	Inferred Spouse of Christine
  Census	1880	Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [5, 7]
  Census	1900	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [11]
  	1900 Census, district supervisor #10, enumeration district #54, sheet #4, Ward #1
  FSID	KNST-ZPF
  Name	Lorenz
  Funeral	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA  [14]
  Death	15 Dec 1900	Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA   [2, 7]
  Burial	Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2, 14]
  	Mary Christiana Bruch and Laurentz Armbruster, buried together
  		Burial-ARMBRUSTER Christiana and Laurentz Mary Christiana Bruch & Laurentz Armbruster, buried together - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Crystal City MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118109653/lorenz-armbruster https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118103883/christina-armbruster
  		Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri Find a Grave: #31277
  Person ID	I20799	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Landolin 'Land' Armbruster,   b. Abt 1794, Schutterwald, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. Abt 1889, Illinois, USA (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catharine armbruster,   b. Abt 1793, Germany
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	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)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1850	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15]
  Children	1. Jacob Howard Armbruster,   b. 5 Jan 1853, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 21 Nov 1910, De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Matilda R 'Tillie' Armbruster,   b. 8 Feb 1865, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA d. 3 Dec 1948, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lenhardt Armbruster,   b. 1849, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]   4. Christine Armbruster,   b. 17 May 1861, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Theresa Armbruster,   b. 22 Apr 1871, Missouri, USA d. 19 Nov 1962, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Katherine 'Kathrin' Armbruster,   b. 24 Sep 1851, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 26 Nov 1928, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. August Lawrence Armbruster,   b. 12 Mar 1863, De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA d. 29 Dec 1914, Kelso, Scott, Missouri, USA (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Margaret 'Maggie' Armbruster,   b. 11 Oct 1860, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Armbruster,   b. 12 Feb 1858, Missouri, USA d. 12 Feb 1912, Perry, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. William Henry Armbruster,   b. 10 Jun 1874, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA d. 27 Aug 1957, Bonne Terre Hospital, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. George Armbruster,   b. 17 Feb 1867, De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA d. 3 Nov 1951, Ellisville, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Lanten H Armbruster,   b. 20 Aug 1856, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA d. 18 Apr 1912, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. Adam W Armbruster,   b. 20 Feb 1869, Missouri, USA d. 26 Aug 1939, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Celesta K Meller   d. 1850
  Marriage	2 Nov 1846	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [7, 10]
  Children	1. Lenhardt Armbruster,   b. 1849, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Aug 1818 - Önsbach, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Baptism - 15 Aug 1819 - Offenburg, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Immigration - Land and Catharine Armbruster with four children departed Le Havre, France aboard Ship Pactolus - 26 May 1846 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Marriage - 2 Nov 1846 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - 15 Dec 1850 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Residence - Land Grant - 10 Oct 1853 - Jefferson County, Missouri, USA Census - Series : M653, Roll: 626, Page: 504/(Valle Township) - 1860 - De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Census - Inferred Spouse of Christine - 1870 - Valle, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Census - 1900 Census, district supervisor #10, enumeration district #54, sheet #4, Ward #1 - 1900 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Death - 15 Dec 1900 - Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA Burial - - Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Manifest-Ship Pactolus (1846) Family listing of Catharine and Land Armbruster aboard Ship Pactolus

  
  

  Ancestors

  ~l Armbruster-M Armbruster Male Ancestor

  
  

  Bible & Church Records

  Bible-ARMBRUSTER Family Armbruster Family Bible

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-ARMBRUSTER Christiana and Laurentz Mary Christiana Bruch & Laurentz Armbruster, buried together - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Crystal City MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118109653/lorenz-armbruster https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118103883/christina-armbruster

  
  

• Sources

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