Category Archives: Alex Lobner

Adam(s) Family Breakthrough

I had a very exciting breakthrough last week just completely out of the blue. For a long time I’ve been a little stuck in Cory’s family tree tracing the lineage of Francis Adams Lobner. We knew her parents and that her father was from Germany, but William Adam(s) (it shows up both ways) was hardContinue reading “Adam(s) Family Breakthrough”

Sticking Points for Cory’s 3X Great Grandparents

I just realized how long it has been since my last post – over a month! I had a great time researching some places in person and was able to uncover useful information a month or so ago, and presently in order to finish the biographies of Cory’s 3X Great Grandparents I’m stuck on someContinue reading “Sticking Points for Cory’s 3X Great Grandparents”

Family Locations – Census Mapping

As I wait for some details on a few of the branches of the family tree I thought it would be fun to see where our families were over the course of time. I took the Federal Census data and mapped locations over time. The most recent Federal Census that is available to the publicContinue reading “Family Locations – Census Mapping”

William Adams and Rosa Scheuffler Photo and Story Gallery

William John “Wilhelm” Adams and Rosa Elizabeth Scheuffler are Cory’s 2X Great Grandparents on his maternal side. They are the parents of Cory’s Great Grandmother Francis Magdalene Adams who is then the mother of his grandfather Alex Lobner. We know very little about William and Rosa before their marriage in Pennsylvania. We do know thatContinue reading “William Adams and Rosa Scheuffler Photo and Story Gallery”

Karl Heinrich Lobner and Christina Henrietta Starke Photo and Story Gallery

Here is my first post for Cory’s 2X Great Grandparents on his maternal side. This first one is sadly very easy. Karl Heinrich Lobner and Christina Henriette Stark are the parents of Cory’s Great Grandfather Karl Herman Lobner who is then the father of his grandfather Alex Lobner. Karl Heinrich and Christina Henrietta were bothContinue reading “Karl Heinrich Lobner and Christina Henrietta Starke Photo and Story Gallery”

Low German and High German Language

As I was finalizing getting the posts for my 2X great grandparents on my paternal side ready, I was reminded of comments that had been made about how even though they all spoke German, there was High German and Low German and the dialects were different. (As an aside, there was apparently also some discussionContinue reading “Low German and High German Language”

Karl Herman Lobner and Francis Adams Lobner Photo and Story Gallery

Karl Herman Lobner and Francis Magdalene Adams are Cory’s maternal great-grandparents and the parents of his grandfather Alex Lobner. Karl Herman is an immigrant from Germany and immigrated in 1907 from Goldhausen, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany. I have some research done on their location in Germany can can share that information as desired. Until we canContinue reading “Karl Herman Lobner and Francis Adams Lobner Photo and Story Gallery”

Alex Lobner and Millie Seibert Lobner Photos and Documents

These are a few of the photos and scanned documents I have from Alex and Millie. If you have other things you would like to add please feel free to share. It’s fun to collect all the good stories and photos. Alex and Millie are Cory’s maternal grandparents. Alex’s given name is Adolph Alexander LobnerContinue reading “Alex Lobner and Millie Seibert Lobner Photos and Documents”