Tombstone Tuesday: William F. and Josephine H. Illig

William F. "Bill" Illig was born on 11 December 1889.  He was the son of German immigrants William Illig and Maria Anna Foerderer. On 12 June 1912, he married Marie Schneider, the daughter of my great-great-grandparents Carl Joseph Schneider and Christina Nagel. They had a son, William Philip Carl. Marie died on 28 November 1918 as a result of the 1918 influenza pandemic. William's second wife, Josephine Hattie Krill, was born on 9 February 1894. They had a daughter, Audrey. William died on 13 July 1967, and Josephine died on 16 June 1982. They are buried in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Pandemic Influenza Storybook: Update

I have just been notified that my submission has been added to the Pandemic Influenza Storybook!  A more updated version of the book is available at http://www.cdc.gov/publications/panflu/index.html. The previous version, at http://www.flu.gov/pandemic/history/storybook, is apparently not being updated. My great-grandfather's sister Marie (Schneider) Illig's story is now included in the updated version, and can be read at http://www.cdc.gov/publications/panflu/stories/imtale_schneider.html.

Pandemic Influenza Storybook

The April 30, 2014 issue of the Weekly Genealogist, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, contains an article on the influenza pandemic of 1918. Several links were included at the end of the article. One of them was of particular interest to me.

The Pandemic Influenza Storybook contains accounts (first-person and by family and friends) of the influenza pandemics of 1918 and 1957. The stories deal with courage, loss, and survival. As they see how real families were affected, readers will gain a better understanding of what people went through during the pandemics.

Stories may still be submitted. I have submitted the story of my great-grandfather's sister Marie (Schneider) Illig, who died in 1918 of bronchopneumonia due to influenza.

Wedding Wednesday: Anna Schneider and Andy Wegman

This picture was taken on the wedding day of Anna Maria Schneider (my great-grandfather's sister) and Anthony L. "Andy" Wegman. They married in St. Louis, Missouri on 1 May 1912 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

The people in the picture are identified below:

In more detail, they are:

Back Row
John Wegman - brother of the groom
William J. "Bill" Schneider - brother of the bride
(?) Wegman - not sure; the groom had a sister Margaret, so possibly her
Rudolph "Rudy" Schneider - brother of the bride
Herman J. Wegman - father of the groom
Susan (Shannon) Wegman - sister-in-law of the groom, and wife of John Wegman
Margaret (Pauly) Wegman - mother of the groom
?

Front Row
Joseph "Joe" Wegman - brother of the groom
Paulina (Gersbacher) Schneider - sister-in-law of the bride, wife of John Schneider, and my great-grandmother
Carl Schneider - John and Paulina's son, the bride's nephew, and my grandmother's brother
John Schneider - brother of the bride, and my great-grandfather
Anna Maria (Schneider) Wegman - bride
Anthony L. "Andy" Wegman - groom
Marie (Schneider) Illig - sister of the bride
William F. "Bill" Illig - brother-in-law of the bride, and husband of Marie
Christina (Nagel) Schneider - mother of the bride, and my great-great-grandmother

52 Ancestors: #9 Marie (Schneider) Illig

The 1918 influenza pandemic killed approximately 50 million people worldwide. One of them was my great-grandfather's sister Marie (Schneider) Illig.

Marie was born Maria Schneider on 11 April 1890 in Remagen, Kreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland, Germany. She was the youngest child of Carl Joseph Schneider and Christina Nagel. In 1892 the family immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri. In 1901, when she was eleven years old, Marie's father died. In 1906, Marie began working as a sales clerk at the May Co. She continued to work as a clerk until she married William F. "Bill" Illig on 12 June 1912 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Louis, Missouri. Marie's brother Carl J. Schneider and Louise Scheffer also married at this time, and the couples were each other's witnesses. On 20 December 1913, Marie and Bill's son William Philip Carl Illig was born. On 28 November 1918, Marie died of bronchopneumonia due to influenza. She was buried at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in St. Louis.

 

Marie and Bill Illig

Marie Illig death certificate. Missouri State Board of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics.

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 30 Nov 1918, page 6