Albert Ibach
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Born: 7 Sep 1875
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Albert E. Ibach
Husband Albert E. Ibach 1
Born: 21 Sep 1873 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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Albrecht Ibach
Husband Albrecht Ibach 1
Born: 21 Dec 1845 - Leiberstung, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Died: Sep 1927 - Breckenridge, MN
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Father: Franz Josef Ibach (1808-1882) 1
Mother: Scholastika Speyerer (1813-1870) 1
Marriage: 20 Oct 1867 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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1 F Zella Ibach 1
Born: 1871 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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2 M Albert E. Ibach 1
Born: 21 Sep 1873 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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3 M Frank Ibach 1
Born: 1 Oct 1873 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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4 M Edward Ibach 1
Born: 1874
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Died: 19 Nov 1875 - , MN
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5 F Winnie Ibach 1
Born: 25 Dec 1877 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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6 F Daughter Ibach 1
Born: 4 Oct 1878 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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7 F Lottie Ibach 1
Born: 25 May 1880 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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8 F Maude Ibach 1
Born: 30 Dec 1883 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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9 F Pearl Ibach 1
Born: 26 Apr 1889 - <Preston, Fillmore County, MN>
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10 F Lula Muriel Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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Aloys Ibach
Husband Aloys Ibach 1
Born: 19 Dec 1798 - Leiberstung, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Andrew Herman Ibach
Husband Andrew Herman Ibach 1
Born: Abt 1871 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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Died: Abt 1925 - Ada, OK
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Ann Marie Ibach
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Father: Charles Winfield Ibach (1900-1991) 1
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Annie Ibach
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Born: 1888
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Anselm Ibach
Husband Anselm Ibach 1
Born: 29 Feb 1848 - Leiberstung, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Anthony William Ibach
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Anton Ibach and Theresa Loman
Husband Anton Ibach 1
Born: 14 Jul 1833 - Leiberstung, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Died: 25 Oct 1884 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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Father: Franz Josef Ibach (1808-1882) 1
Mother: Scholastika Speyerer (1813-1870) 1
Marriage: 12 Apr 1858 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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1 M George W. Ibach 1
Born: 13 Mar 1857 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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Died: 31 Oct 1935 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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2 F Frances Ibach 1
Born: 1858 - , MN
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Died: 25 Apr 1879 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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3 M William Ibach 1
Born: 22 Mar 1870 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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Died: 5 Jan 1947 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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4 M Francis Joseph Ibach 1
Born: 16 May 1874 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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5 F Louisa Ibach 1
Born: 1876
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Arthur William Ibach and Ellen Margaret Squires
Husband Arthur William Ibach 1
Born: 3 Sep 1881 - Mankato, Blue Earth County, MN
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Died: 18 Jan 1951 - La Mesa, California
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Father: Joseph Ibach (1832-1908) 1
Mother: Margaretha Kramer (1842-1908) 1
Marriage: 1933 - Lake Benton, MN
Wife Ellen Margaret Squires 1
Born: 28 Mar 1894
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Died: Jan 1956 - San Diego, San Diego County, CA
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1 F Margaret Ann Ibach 1
Born: 28 Feb 1934 - Mankato, Blue Earth County, MN
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Died: 1994 - San Diego, San Diego County, CA
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2 M Arthur William Ibach Jr. (details suppressed for this person)
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Arthur William Ibach III and Gina Romelli
Husband Arthur William Ibach III (details suppressed for this person)
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1 M Michael Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Anthony William Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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Ashley Ibach
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Barbara Ibach
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Wife Barbara Ibach 1
Born: 29 Aug 1801 - Leiberstung, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Father: Johann Georg Ibach (1771-1839) 1
Mother: Barbara Lorentz (1775-After 1814) 1
Benedict Ibach
Husband Benedict Ibach 1
Born: 20 Mar 1806 - Leiberstung, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Bernard Ibach
Husband Bernard Ibach 1
Born: 15 Mar 1780 - Leiberstung, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Carl Richard Ibach
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Carlysle Maurice Ibach
Husband Carlysle Maurice Ibach 1
Born: 2 Dec 1899 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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Carolina Ibach
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Born: 3 Apr 1872
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Father: Charles (Isadore) L. Ibach (1834-1921) 1
Mother: Mary E. Yenten (1839-1892) 1
Thomas Lewis and Celina Ibach
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Wife Celina Ibach 1
Born: 1865 - Preston, Fillmore County, MN
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Mother: Margaretha Kramer (1842-1908) 1
Charles (Isadore) L. Ibach and Mary E. Yenten
Husband Charles (Isadore) L. Ibach 1
Born: 28 Jul 1834 - Leiberstung-Buhl, Baden, Baden, Germany
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Died: 26 Sep 1921 - Evans, Erie County, NY
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Father: Franz Josef Ibach (1808-1882) 1
Mother: Scholastika Speyerer (1813-1870) 1
Marriage: Abt 1857 - Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Wife Mary E. Yenten 1
Born: 19 Feb 1839 - Oxford, Johnson County, IA
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1 M George Ibach 1
Born: 25 Mar 1858
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2 M Charles L. Ibach 1
Born: 12 Mar 1860 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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Died: 1934 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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3 M Lewis Ibach 1
Born: 22 Aug 1861 - North Evans, NY
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Died: 11 Aug 1863 - North Evans, NY
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4 M John Ibach 1
Born: 11 Sep 1866 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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Died: 23 Jun 1867 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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5 F Louisa Ibach 1
Born: 6 May 1868 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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Died: 21 Aug 1870 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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6 F Rosa Ibach 1
Born: 9 Aug 1870
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7 F Carolina Ibach 1
Born: 3 Apr 1872
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8 M Albert Ibach 1
Born: 7 Sep 1875
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9 M Joseph P. Ibach 1
Born: 27 Dec 1879 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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Died: 12 Jun 1960 - Lemesurier Island, AK
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Spouse: Caroline Shirley Sharpe (1885-1959) 1
Marr: 1908 - Cordova, AK
10 M William Henry Ibach 1
Born: 7 May 1880 - Evans, Erie County, NY
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Died: 23 Apr 1942 - Selma, AL
Buried: Apr 1942 - Selma, AL
Spouse: Elsie Berniece Pottle (1882-1956) 1
Marr: 1899 - Milwalkee, WI
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Leiberstung
Geography:
Leiberstung is located only four km. from Schwarz a c h a n d 6 km. fromSteinbach. Known as a agricultural to w n , catt l e breeding and fruitgrowing are the resident s ma i n souc e o f income. Tobacco crops and basketweavin g a r e a seconda ry s ource of profit.
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In early times, Lieberstung was the Eberstein-Baden fi e f d o m of the Lordsof Badenstein an d o f Bach. Precinc t n am e s l ike Burgstaden (fortressstead) and Rittersmat t (kn igh tm eade ) reminds everyone that in early timesa m oate d cast l e stoo d in this village. The town chapel, ca lle d St.Wend li n, wa s built in 1810. Wendlin being the p atro n saint o f fa rmer s andcattlemen , ma de this name m ost a ppropriate . Th e orig inal school houseand Rathhau s (tow n hall) wer e buil t in 182 9. Religiously, Leiberst ung isa n outpost o f the Sc hwarzac h parish of St. Pete r and Paul 's, thoughLe iberstun g residen ts are buried i n their ow n town.
Isidore Ibach left Germany for the United States shor t l y a f ter theRebellion of 1849. Information about th e re be lli o n follows:
The political crisis during the German revolution of 18 4 8 / 4 9 once againintensified after March 1848 due to th e c la sh e s between revolution andcounter-revolution. Th e cri si s w a s set off by a conflict between thePrussia n crow n an d th e B erlin constituent assembly because o f the dem andfo r th e dis missal of reactionary officers a nd the att itud e of th eFrank furt National Assembly to th e armistic e of M alms i n theGerm an-Danish war over Schle swig-Holste in.
Popular demonstrations in wide regions of Germanyand sc a t t e red upheavalsturned against th e e mergence of coun te r- re vo lutionary forces, and, incontinuing the revolut ion , t he y so ugh t to f ulfill their longstandingsocia l an d poli tic al de mands.
The conflict had smoldered between the majority of th e P r u s sianconstituent assembly and the government sinc e th e b eg in ning of August,with the government insistin g on p rote cti n g the crown and the leaderingthe army. Af ter a b lood y ass au lt on the militia by troops of the Si lesianfo rtres s Schw eid nitz on July 31, 1848 the majorit y of th e assemb lyendor se d an resol utio n offered in th e assemb ly by Jul ius Stei n o nAugust 9, calling upon th e governme nt to de m an d tha t al l officersabstain fro m politicall y reactionar y aspirat ion s and, if this wer e impossible , to call for t heir resig nati on from the ar my. The gover nment'srefusal t o comply wi th th is decisio n aroused a ou trage among thepo pulation. Ma ny dem ocrati c and workers ' associ ation s sto od up inprote st agai ns t the ministry 's approach.
The Berlin militia promised to protect the constituen t a s s e mbly in theevent of a worsening of the conflict . On S ep te mb er 7, the assemblyintensified its demand pu t forwa r d o n Aug ust 9. On grounds that theassembly ha d interfer e d i n the ad ministrative matters, theAuerswal d-Hanseman n m inis try resig ned, and the crown accepted t his onSepte mbe r 10 . With its d ecision to pass a decre e on the army , the assem bly rose to a spire to be an actu al constituent , rath er tha n onlyconsulta tive assembly . As a result, i t becam e obviou s that, support ed byth e mass movement, i t was cap able of e ffectively oppos in g the counterrevolut ion.
Parallel with the domestic political crisis in Pru s s i a , a protestmovement developed in mo s t other Germ a n st at e s in response to thearmistice treaty signed bet we en De nma r k and Prussia in Malms on August26, 18 48 an d t o th e atti tu de of the Frankfurt national assembly to ward thi s treaty . Th e war was started by Prussia at th e reque st o f the Ger manCo nfederation's diet in the spri ng of 18 48. I t w as unl eashe d by theattempt of Denmar k to anne x direct ly the duch ies o f Schleswig andHolstei n which we re connec ted to Denma rk b y a persona l union . Due to the increasing ly national e nthis iasm which Germ ans responde d to this wa r,Prussia too k a mor e restraine d approach. U nder Russia n and Britishdip lomati c pressur e, Prussia a t the end of M ay had pulled bac k its t roops from Jutlan d and then, witho ut the consent o f the Rei c h ministry in Frenkfurt, conclud ed the armistic e of Mal ms. G erman nati onalists saw this i ndependent actio n a s tantamoun t to th eabandonment of Schl eswig -Holst e i n to Denmark. A t th e same time, byacting w ithout con sultin g it, this w a s a snub to the Frankfurt na tionalas sembly.
The national assembly on September 8 initially rejec t e d t h e armistice ofMalms; then, it rec o nsidered it s ha st y ac ti on on Septermber 16 andaccepted the treat y b y a nar row m ajo rity in a second vote. Thus thenation al a ssembl y backe d dow n in the face of Prussia. In th e eye s of thed emocrati c move ment this surrender was a n indica tion of it s degrada tionint o an in strum ent o f the count er revoluti on. In th e popula r movementof Sep tember 184 8 democratic , anti-Pruss ian, an d national pol iticaldeman ds became int ertwined wit h the soc ial compla ints an d as pir ations.I n large region s of German y, suc h as Silesia , Saxony, an d Bavaria, theatt empts of th e l andowners t o collect the l evies and taxes de nied to the m since Marc h set off new unr est among the rura l populat ion.
In the Saxon town if Chemnitz a protest movement by wo r k e r s on September12 turned into an a t tempted revol t . A m a s s demonstration in Neustrelitzforced the Gran d Du ke o f Me ck lenburg-Strelitz to dismiss his reactiona rymin ister s. Du e t o the turmoil in wide regions of Thur ingi a , th e Reichm inis try delegated a commissioner to a ct wi th Saxo n, Bavari an an dHanoverian military. The lef t-libe ral memb er of th e Prussi an constituentassembly, H ans Vic tor von U nruh, des cr ibed t he situation on Septe mber 7po intedly wi th the fol lowing wor ds:
"At this moment we are between a counter-revoluti o n a n d a s econdrevolution."
Thus it became indispensable in the eyes of democra t s a n d w ide sectionsof the people to have a second revo lu tio n i n or der to finally crush there-emerging reactio n a nd t o sa fegua rd the achievements of March as wella s to p res s for t horoug h-going political and social dema nds . A t am eeting a t Worri ngen in the Rhineland on Sept ember 1 0 atte nded by m oretha n 10,000 people and elsewhe re,the c all fo r a "democr atic-so cial" or"Red Republic " was heard . The a rmed poula r uprisin g in Frankfurt a m Mainon Septe mber 1 8 was an majo r event i n the Septemb er crisi s. Inp rotesti ng against th e majorit y of the na tional assembly' s approv al ofthe arm i stic e o f Malms o n September 16 , a popula r assembly of a bout15, 000 parti cipants convene d b y the d emocratic and th e worker s'ass ociation in Fran kfurt on Sep tember 17 demande d that t h e left withdrawfro m the nationa l assembly and t o const itut e a revolutionar ycounter-parli ament. On Septemb er 1 8 an una rmed crowd o f people wante d toenter the St. Pa u ls Church, t he confer ence hall of th e national assembly, i n order to gai n it s at tention. Th e Prussian and Aus t ria n troops, whichw e re called in by t he Reich ministr y from t he nearby fortre s s Mainz,attacke d the crowd, in citing a st reet battle wh ic h went on for s everalhours . Workers and gy mnasts (Turn ers ) of Frankfur t who wer e supported bydemocra ts from Of fenbac h and Hana u entren ched themselves in the o ld parto f the tow n behin d som e 40 barricades and armed the mselve s whe n they storm e d the armory. Part of the town mil iti a of Frankfurt s to o d on theirside. But the aproximate l y thousand participa n t s in the armed uprisingwere unabl e t o withstand the s uper i or strength of the military . A state of siege was i mpose d o n the town.
By the end of September an attempt at revolt was al s o m a d e bypetty-bourgeoisie democrats . O n September 2 1 , i n Ls rr ach, Gustav vonStruve proclaimed the "Germa n Re publ ic" a n d put himself at the top of a"provisiona l gove rnmen t of G er many. " All feudal burdens, the debt s offar mers r esultin g f rom amortization, and all taxe s and cont ributio ns toth e sta te and th e Church w ere d eclared t o be resci nded. La nded p ropertyof the state, t he church , and the r e actionar y g rea t landowners wer e tobe trans ferred to th e communes . The upr ising, whic h was o nly su pportedby sev eral column s of volun teers a nd militia, beg an to break do wn in thefir st clash wi t h regular governme nt troops of Ba den.
The crisis of September did not bring about a substa n t i a l change in therelationship of forces that had emer g e d wi t h the March revolution in theinfighting betwee n so ci al gr ou pings. The revolutionary uprising and thee nsuin g c ounter -re volutionary storming of Vienna in Octo ber in conj unctio n wit h the coup d'etat in Prussia by th e end o fNove mber/be ginnin g of December were of overridi ng impor tanc e for thef urthe r course of the revolution.
Charles L. Ibach as he named himself, was a tann e r a n d a f armer. Theremains of his tanner y , now reduc e d t o ru bble , can still be seen at theold bridge ove r 1 8 mil e cree k i n North Evans. He used his old Civi l Warr ifle t o dispa tc h old horses and mules and skinne d them t o m ak e leather .H e was a true "mule skinner" . He was ve ry stri ct and typ ica lly German innature. H e lived into h is 90's . He had o the r siblings but los t contactwith the m. He s erved in t h e Un ited States Ci vil War, serving i n the116t h New York Vo lunte er Infantr y, Company K as a p rivate. H e waswounded i n th e left h and at The Battle o f Port Hudso n in Louisiana . Hesu rviv ed to march in "Th e Grand Parade " in Washingto n D.C . a t the end ofthe war.
Regimental History
Battles Fought:
Battle at Plain Store, Louisiana on 21 May 1863 Bat t l e a t P ort Hudson, Louisiana on 27 May 1863 Battle a t Po r t Hud son , Louisiana on 12 June 1863 Battle at Por t Huds on , Loui sian a on 14 June 1863 Battle at Port Huds on, Lou isi ana o n 15 Ju ne 1863 Battle at Port Hudson, Lo uisian a on 2 0 Jun e 1863 Ba ttle at Port Hudson, Louisian a on 2 1 June 1 863 Ba ttle at Po rt Hudson, Louisiana on 0 7 Jul y 1863 Batt le at B ayou Louisi ana Fourche, Louisian a on 1 3 July 186 3 Battle a t Cox's Plan tation, Louisian a on 1 3 July 1863 B attle at Do naldsonville , Louisiana o n 13 Ju ly 1863 Battl e at Port Hud son, Louisian a on 13 J uly 186 3 Battle at Sab ine Cross Road s, Louisiana o n 0 8 April 18 64 Battle at Ple asant Hill, Lou isiana on 09 A p ril 1864 B attle at Cane Riv er, Louisiana o n 23 April 1 864 B attle a t Alexandria, Virg inia on 28 Apri l 1864 Bat tle at Mo rgan za, Louisiana on 3 1 July 1864 Battl e at Wi nchester, Vir g inia on 19 Septembe r 1864 Battle at F ishe r's Hill, Virgin i a on 22 Septembe r 1864 Battle at Ne a r New Market, Virgi ni a on 06 Octobe r 1864 Battle at Ce da r Creek, Virginia o n 1 9 October 1864
General Notes for Child Charles L. Ibach
Uncle Charlie was often fondly spoken of by my mot h e r . H e loved to play the piano and had an old playe r pi a n o tha t worked by using rolls of paper. He woul d sin g al on g whil e playing. He owned a large tract of l and up on wh ic h he rai sed berries of various types. Dur ing har vest s eas on, Ameri can Indians from a reservatio n close b y woul d com e and hel p harvest the crop. His l ife was ha ppy unt il hi s wife ra n away with the outhous e cleaner . He woul d go t o the mailb ox in hopes that sh e would co ntact him , but sh e never did . He grew increa singly desp ondent. H e asked U ncle David I bach to hel p him loop a r ope over th e rafter s in the garage . He l ater stood o n a wagon wit h the rop e around his neck , sh ooting and ha nging himsel f all at th e same time.
(Medical):Uncle Charley became depressed due to his w i f e r u nning away with the outhouse cleaner. He hung a n d sh ot h im self at the same time.
General Notes for Child Lewis Ibach
(Medical):Per letter from Charles Winfield Ibach.
General Notes for Child John Ibach
(Medical):Per letter from Charles Winfield Ibach.
General Notes for Child Joseph P. Ibach
Joe was a pioneer in the Glacier Bay area of Alas k a . H e w orked as aminer, raised fox for fur, a huntin g g ui de, a n d a person who helped trackthe Salmon indust ry . H e ha d a m ine near Reid Glacier named the Inca I.T h e stor y of h is min ing adventures are in the Sierra Cl u b book ab outGlac ier Bay . He and his wife lived in a h u t at Reid G lacier t hat stil lstands. They also lived f o r a time on L emesurie r Island a t the entranceof Glaci e r Bay where the y are bot h buried i n the garden of th e ho use thatJoe buil t. He an d his wife n ever had any c hildr en. One time, Jo e camedow n with appendic itis. Mu z stoo d on the shore of t he islan d waving herlante rn un til a b oat saw it and cam e and rescu ed Joe. They ma d e a pacttha t one would not liv e without th e other. Mu z die d first . Joe Ibachwrote hi s will on a br own pape r sack an d sho t himself. I receive d thisinteresti ng co rrespondenc e fr om a person who had ac tually been to t he mine:
"Thanks for the e-mail. It's great to get some more in f o r m ation aboutthe Ibachs, especially from someone rela t e d t o t he Ibachs.
This past summer, we had time to paddle over to the Ib a c h s ' cabin nearReid Glacier and took a look around. W e f o u n d a rhubarb plant thathadreportedly been plante d by M u z I ba ch. It was raining heavily at thetime, s o I didn' t g et a n y pictures......The summer I took th e picture of th e min e en trance, my sister climbed up t o the entranc e an d too k a loo kfrom outside the large ga te that curren tly b lock s the entr ance. I had anopportun ity to do the s ame th ing t his past su mmer. While it i s difficultto se e very fa r int o the mine, w e could se e a mine cart a sho rt distanc eint o the mine. Ther e wa s also an old unopene d tin of but ter t hat weguessed h a d been left by the Ibac hs. The entra nce i s difficult t o spo t ifyou don't know w here to look , and ev en if yo u do find i t, it isn't verye asy to approa ch the en tranc e. I think it i s unlikely tha t very manypeo ple have a ct ually walked up t o it since th e Ibachs left . I have hea r d, however, that som e employee s of the park h ave gon e insid e. I think mostvisit ors t o Glacier Bay neve r kno w the min e exists. The cabin, h ow ever,is usually poi nte d out to pas sengers on the cruis e s hips and tour boats t hat bring touri sts into the park.
When we were camped at Ptarmigan Creek, we saw what ap p e a r ed to be theremnants of a road that some people sa i d w a s bu ilt by Joe Ibach. Therewere also some metal ra il s i n t he gr avel near the shore that were said tohav e bee n le ft b y a mi ning company with which Joe Ibach wa s nota ssoci ated."
Rex Beach, an author of some merit at the beginni n g o f t h e 20th Centurywrote several books about Alask a an d of te n me ntioned Joe Ibach. He isalmost legendar y in bo th ou r f amil y and in Alaska.
From the Glacier Bay Official National Park Handbook:
"The 1930's mining flap unwittingly centered about a n i n d e fatigableprospector named Joe Ibach. He put asho r e a t Pt ar migan Creek, northwestof Reid Glacier, in th e e arl y summ e r of 1925. Nearby Ibach hitgold-bearing ve in s an d stake d t hem registering them later that summer( Mon arc h 1, Monar ch 2 , Inca). So began a three-decade as soci atio n withRei d Inle t for Joe and his wife, Muz, jus t as , on t he other s ide o f thecontinent, the fight fo r estab lishin g the monume nt wa s just grindingtoward res olution.
The Ibachs' gold operations, in association first wi t h C a p t. tom Smithand later with novelist Rex Beach, ne ve r am ou nt ed to anything. Oneseanson's yield was enoug h t o cove r t h e smelting work in Juneau, but notthe frei ght , for wh ic h th e smelter billed Ibach and Smith! Th e nex t yearwa s mor e pro fitable. After all was said an d done , Joe and M uz net ted $1 3and Smith netted $13. A t that , the latter t hrew i n his pi ck and sledge.Beach n ever re alized anythin g from m ining her e.
The cabin that still stands at the entrance Reid In l e t w a s built by theIbachs about 1940 and Muz soon pu t i n t he v eg etable garden with dirthauled in ore sack s fro m Lem esuri e r Island. Three spruces are alsoimport s, wer e plan ted th er e far ahead of their ecological tim e, sinc e theRe id Glac ie r was then less than 5 kilometer s (3 mil es away) . Captai nSm ith recounts that Joe and Mu z had agr eed tha t if one o f th e couple diedwhile they w ere in th e wilds t ogether, th e oth er would die right aw ay. "Ithin k I woul d feel the sam e way, " Smith reflected , "if I ha d lived ou tthere all tha t time w ith a wife. " The Ibachs ' last yea r together at Rei dInlet wa s 1956 . Muz died i n Juneau's St . Ann's Hospital i n 1959. J oed ied in 1960 , still plannin g to visit Reid Inl et. The m o rning after planning his ret urn, Joe shot himsel f. A t the b ottom o f his will,writte n on brown wrapping pa pe r, Joe ha d adde d: "Theres a tim e to liveand a time to d i e. This i s th e time." Joe Ibac h shot himself."
I have a letter dated 1 June, 1959 in my possesion f r o m J o e Ibach:
Dear Shirley and Jack, Muz is resting beneath the Cott o n w o ods in frontof the house where she wished to be.
Lovingly as ever,
Joe
Additional Information:
John, Here's a record of some of Joe Ibach's prospect i n g f i nds in Alaska. Cuz'n Art
RECORD FOR MF080 ARDF no.: MF080 Site: Unnamed (near Ic e b e r g Point, Lemesurier Island) District: Chichagof Com mo di ti es , main: Cu, Mo Quad-250: MF Quad-63360: B-1 Lat itu de : 58 .26 3 Longitude: 136.076 Location: The occurren ce i s a lmos t a t sea level on Iceberg Point, south of Ja cks C ov e and w es t of Willoughby Cove on the south-centr al coa stl ine of L eme surier Island. The site is locatio n numbe r 6 2 of Cobb ( 1972 ). It is accurately located wi thin 0.1 5 mi le. Commodit ies , other: Ore minerals: Borni te, chalc opyri te, molybdeni te G angue minerals: Calcite , epidote , garnet , paligorskite , qua rtz Site type: Pros pect Sit e status: I nactive Product ion: N o Deposit model : Dista l tactite, sus pected intrusio n not ex posed. Geol ogic des cription: The o ccurrence is i n limeston e of Pal eozoic ag e which, elsewhe re on Lemesurie r Island, i s cu t by grani tic intrusions. T he mineral suit e reporte d a t the locali ty--quartz, garnet , epidote, pyrox ene, c alcite , molybden ite, chalcopyrite , and bornite--(Smi th , 1942, p . 177) i s a tactite suite , probably relate d t o a nearby int rusio n. An unusual asbe stos-like miner al, pa ligorskite, cal le d mountain leather , formed as re placemen t of limestone n e ar copper-molybden um bearing v ein occurre nces. Paligors kit e masses reported ly were mi ned by Joe Iba ch. The sit e is ab out three-quart ers o f a mile east-northe ast of th e Whitne y claims (MF079 ) a nother occurrence of co pper-mo lybdenum mi nerals on t h e island. Workings/explorati on: S urface exposur es of c opp er and molybdenum minerals we r e explored by trenc he s an d cuts dug by long-time southea s t Alaska prospecto r J oe I bach, who occasionally lived o n t he island. Th e occurre nc e was first reported by Buddi ngto n (1926). I t was also l i sted by Buddington and Chapi n (192 9) and b riefly describ e d by Smith (1942, p. 177) . Host roc k: LI MESTONE Host roc k a ge: SIL Assoc ign rock : Ign rock a ge : Additional comme nts : The prospect is i n a carbonate t e rrane of Paleozoi c age . The prospect i s in Tongass Nat iona l Forest and app ears t o be open fo r mineral locatio n. Clai m activity is u nknown . Reference s: Buddington, 1 926; Buddi ngton and Chap in, 1929 ; Smith , 1942; Cobb, 19 72 (MF-436) ; Cobb, 1978. R eporter(s) : C. C. Hawley (Hawl ey Resource Gr oup) Last repo rt date: 04/ 1 4/99 MRDS no. : A013193 Age: Cre taceous or yo unger. Stat e : AK Reporte r affiliation: Deposi t model numb er: Altera tion : Develo pment of tactite in lime stone. Prod uction no tes: Pr oduc tion of paligorskite, proba bly as min eral spe cimen s b y Ibach. Reserves: Lat-DMS: 58-1 5-48N Lon g-DMS : 136- 04-37 W Primary reference: Buddington , 1926; Sm ith , 1942
(Medical):Joe killed himself after handwritin g a w i l l o n a brown paper bag. He had made a pact wit h his w i f e tha t if one died, the other would soon follo w.
General Notes for Child William Henry Ibach
William Ibach was a Jack-of-all-trades. He was a carp e n ter, mason, mechanic, and good at all things. He wa s a n ex cellent father to his children and was well like d by a l l . He didn't care much about worldly possessions . Wha t h e had , he shared with others. He worked from C hicago , Ill inois on Lake Superior for a period of time ar ound 19 00. H e worked on the barges that were used to tra nsfer go ods an d coal . He had at first intended to go t o Alaska w ith hi s brother, Joe Ibach, but for some reaso n he change d his mi nd. During the depression, he travele d to Ala bama wit h his family because he was told ther e were grea t opportuni ties there to work as a carpenter , mason, etc . The work so on disappeared because the blac k people work ed for just a n existence.
I have visited the shack where he and my mother liv e d i n M arion Junction,Alabama. To call it a house is t o g iv e it too much credit. He and hiswife took care of m y mot he r and her brother and sisters for a period oftim e whil e m y grandfather was working elsewhere. My mothe r often t ol d me that her last memory of him was him sitti ng on a lo g c rying as she leftnto return to Buffalo, Ne w York. He a ppar ently died of an enlarged heart (heart f ailure). Som e fami ly members say it was because of a bro ken heart, oth es sa y it was because of moonshine . I pre fer to think th e form er reason. He loved his grandchildre n dearly. The y were on e of the few sources of love. He i s buried in Sel ma, Alabam a.
His wife, Elsie, returned to New York and remarried.
(Medical):Some say he died from drinking too much moons h i n e.
(Medical):His heart gradually enlarged and became to inef f i cient. This could have been due to high blood pressure , i n fection or other reasons. It is often told that h e die d b ecause of drinking moonshine. I doubt this becau e alco holi sm did not run in the family. I also don't thin k he wo ul d squander the meager amount of money he made t o suppor t hi s family on liquor.
Charles L. Ibach
Husband Charles L. Ibach 1
Born: 12 Mar 1860 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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Died: 1934 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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Father: Charles (Isadore) L. Ibach (1834-1921) 1
Mother: Mary E. Yenten (1839-1892) 1
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Uncle Charlie was often fondly spoken of by my mot h e r . H e loved to play the piano and had an old playe r pi a n o tha t worked by using rolls of paper. He woul d sin g al on g whil e playing. He owned a large tract of l and up on wh ic h he rai sed berries of various types. Dur ing har vest s eas on, Ameri can Indians from a reservatio n close b y woul d com e and hel p harvest the crop. His l ife was ha ppy unt il hi s wife ra n away with the outhous e cleaner . He woul d go t o the mailb ox in hopes that sh e would co ntact him , but sh e never did . He grew increa singly desp ondent. H e asked U ncle David I bach to hel p him loop a r ope over th e rafter s in the garage . He l ater stood o n a wagon wit h the rop e around his neck , sh ooting and ha nging himsel f all at th e same time.
(Medical):Uncle Charley became depressed due to his w i f e r u nning away with the outhouse cleaner. He hung a n d sh ot h im self at the same time.
Charles R. Ibach
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Father: Erhard Ibach (1842- ) 1
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Charles Winfield Ibach and Lillian Elizabeth Maltbie
Husband Charles Winfield Ibach 1
Born: 27 Mar 1900 - Chicago, IL
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Died: 8 Feb 1991 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
Buried: 10 Feb 1991 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
Father: William Henry Ibach (1880-1942) 1
Mother: Elsie Berniece Pottle (1882-1956) 1
Marriage: 15 Dec 1920 - Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Other Spouse: Mary R. Herlan (1911-1996) 1 - Abt 1940 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
Wife Lillian Elizabeth Maltbie 1
Born: 13 Oct 1899 - Buffalo, Erie County, NY
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Died: Jun 1928 - Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Buried: Jun 1928 - 1st Congregational Church Of Evans, North Evans, NY (Jerusalem Corners)
Father: Julius Bradley Maltbie Sr. (1872-1953) 1
Mother: Mary Schultz (1876-1941) 1
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1 M David Charles Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Rora Mecca (1923-1981) 1
Marr: Abt 1946
2 F Mary Elizabeth Ibach 1
Born: 8 Sep 1922 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
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Died: 31 Oct 1994 - Porterville, Tulare County, CA
Buried: 9 Sep 1996 - North Evans, Erie County, NY
Spouse: Leslie Frank Feagin (1924-1967) 1
Spouse: Walter Theodore Parsons Jr. (living)
Spouse: Edward Hodges (living)
Spouse: Leo Altherr (1920-1973) 1
Marr: Abt 1942 - Buffalo, NY
3 F Vera Jane Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Carl Ernest Pilon (living)
Spouse: Steven Joseph Smith (Abt 1945-1975) 1
Spouse: Robert Giles (Abt 1922-1990) 1
Marr: Abt 1944 - NY
4 F Gertrude Lois Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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5 F Joeanna Shirley Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Curtis Grant Osterhoudt (1926-1988) 1
Spouse: Jack J. Callahan (1927-1986) 1
Marr: Abt 1949
General Notes (Husband)
My grandfather was a man of great intelligence. He was b o r n in Chicago, Illinois in 1900 . When a child, he liv e d i n Dayton, Ohio down the street from Orville and Wilb u r Wri ght who invented the airplane. He used to go pla y o n som e of their contraptions for testing the airplan e an d be cha sed off by the Wright brothers. His mothe r was s trict, wh ile his father was fairly gentle. My gra ndfathe r always sp oke highly of his parents. His grandfat her wa s Isidor (Char les ) E. Ibach, who immigrated with h is fath er and a few br others from Leiberstung , Germany r ight aft er the German Re volution of 1848.
During WW I, my grandfather was in the 106th Field Artill e r y, Battery F, U.S. Army. He joined while under age an d h i s mother had him discharged.
My grandfather met and married Lillian E. Maltbie/Mal t b y i n 1921. They had five children: David, Mary (my mot he r ) , Gertrude, Vera, and Shirley. After Lillian died i n 19 2 8 , their house burned down caused by my grandfathe r smok in g and igniting the still wet paint. I still hav e Lillia n ' s bible and a lock of her hair that is singe d by the fire that my grandfather was able to save.
During World War I, he served for a short time but ha d t o b e discharged because he was under age. He worked f or C urti s-Wright and the "Service Legion" during the begi nnin g of W orld War II. He spent time in Egypt and elsewh ere a s an ai rcraft mechanic. Apparently he spied on Germa n ai r craf t . He received a pension for the remainder o f hi s life.
In 1942 he was involved in an automobile accident which r e s ulted in numerous injuries including a brain injury . H e ha d to have plates attached to his skull. He als o had o the r permanent physical disabilities.
My grandfather was a "Jack of all trades", he could do a n y thing. He worked as a mechanic, gardener, and was certi f ie d to work on air conditioning and refrigeration units.
He loved to garden and to experiment with flowers b y u s i n g selective pollenization. He was able to come u p wi t h a blue Queen Anne's Lace flowe. He also loved bird s.
He was not a religious man in the traditional sense. H e j o ined the Catholic Church after marrying his second w i f e . He believed in the "magnetic power of life and lo v e fo r all things".
He was very proud of his German heritage. He tol d m e i n a letter that his grandfather came to America fro m Ge rman y via New York.
When I asked him what advice he would like to give futu r e g enerations, he wrote:
1st - Never put off till tomorrow that you can do today.
2nd - Nothing ventured nothing gained.
3rd - Believe in God with all thy heart and soul, as a Gr e a t Magnetic power of love and compassion.
4th - Don't do to others that you wouldn't want done to you.
I last saw him about a year or two before he died. I w a s a mazed at the physical endurance and strength he ha s l He w alked at a very fast pace which had me breathin g h ard. Hi s garden was full of snakes which he liked. T hes e were har mless garter snakes who ate the insects an d rode nts in th e garden. My wife was amazed at all of th e wildl ife in th e garden. He also had various blossums t hat he h ad cross-p olinated, trying to come up with a ne w variety . Gardenin g was one of his favorite jogs to do.
His appearance can be described as thin, bald with blue e y e s. He was very strong for his age and he was able t o li f t things that a much younger man couldn't. He smok e Ches te rfield cigarettes! To my knowledge, he never gav e smoki n g up. He trank liquors moderately.
(Medical):He fought this disease for years. In his lat e r y ears, he decided to let nature take it's course and r ef use d chemo-therapy and other therapeutic measures. H e spe nt h is last days propped up in bed so he could watc h the b ird s at the feeders. He loved wild birds. He pas sed awa y pea cefully having lived a long life.
General Notes (Wife)
Lillian Maltbie was born (according to her birth certi f i c a te) Lillie Elizabeth Maltbie. She was born at ho m e a t 4 3 7 Nogden Street in Buffalo,NY. Her father, Jul iu s w a s a st reet car inspector at the time of herbirth . A ccor di ng to h er marriage certificate, she gave he r nam e as Li lli an Josep hine Maltbie. She was generall y know n as Lilli an o r 'Lil'.
She attended school with her brother at school 43, r o o m 2 9 , on Lovejoy Street in Buffalo. Her brother Juli u s , wa s tw o years younger than her.In those days, the y be ga n sch ool a t age 3. When she was 9, her parents mo ve d t o a far m in Der by, New York, where she grew up. Sh e h ad m any frie nds, on e of her favorites being Mary Lea ch . Sh e also kne w the McN ultys who were a wealthy fami l y livin g on the Lak eshore. Sh e attended the 1st Congre ga tional C hurch in Nort h Evans. S he met and married (af te r some fam ily controvers y - she wa s pregnant) - Charl e s Winfield Ib ach.They were m arried arou nd the 15th o f De cember in 192 0 by Rev. Rober t G.Leetcha . At the ti me, m y grandfather , Charles was a m otor assembl er by tr ade . The witnesse s to the marriage we re Julius Mal tbi e an d Frances A.Ibach.
Her first child was David, born in May of 1921. My mo t h e r , Mary was born in September of 1922. Three othe r ch il dr e n followed. Her married life was evidently a s tres sfu l o n e due to being constantly pregnant and takin g car e o f lit tl e ones. She would panic whenever one o f her ch ildr en wa s hu rt. She owned a Camel hair coat ( all the r age i n thos e day s) of which she was very proud . She wa s ver y sentime ntal , keeping a pressed weddin g rose in he r bibl e whic h I stil l have. She used to spe nd hours wit h David , talkin g of th e beauty of nature. S he was a gent le perso n.
Fires were a constant hazard in those days, and a poi g n a n t memory of my mother is watching her mother cr y a s a h ou s e burned to the ground across the street. S he w as afr ai d h er husband would be hurt fighting it.
My grandmother was a gentle woman who loved her chil d r e n . She kept a diary of their first words and othe r sp ec i a l events in their lives. She was pregnant wit h my Un cl e D av id Ibach when she was married. For this r eason, C har le s Iba ch was always disliked by the Maltby/ Maltbie f amil y . I hav e a lock of her hair which was red dish brow n in c ol or. Sh e had brown eyes like my mother , Mary Ibac h. Sh e ha d one c hild after another. Durin g her sixth pr egnancy , sh e fell do wn and had a miscarri age. People i n the Malt bie f amily sugg ested that she wa s forced to ha ve an abort ion. M y grandfath er swore to m e that he had n o reason t o lie an d that she di ed fro m a fall. I believ e him.
She was taken to the hospital in Buffalo, New York w h e r e s he developed an infection and pneumonia. Antibio ti c s s uc h as penicillin were no tavailable in the 1920' s . S he a ske d all of the children and her husband to co m e an d see h er o ne last time. She spoke her final word s t o h e rhusban d "Cha rlie, keep them together". She the n di ed a t age 28 . My mo ther was completely crushed see ing h er mo ther al l dressed i n pink laying in a coffin . She w as bur ied wit h a containe r containing momentos o f some s ort. M y mothe r never got ov er that pain of he r mother' s death a nd she s eemed to be "fr ozen" emotiona lly at th e age she w as when t hishappened. M y grandfathe r kept th e children to gether a s she requested.T heir lif e with the ir step-mothe r was ful l of pain and suffe ring , althoug h my mother reco nciled wit h "Big Mary" late r i n life.
My grandmother is buried at The First Congregational C h u r c h of North Evans known as "Jerusalem Corners" in No r t h Ev an s, New York. My mother's ashes (Mary Elizabet h Ib ac h) a r e buried with her in her grave. The inscript ion o n t he to mb stone is the front of the grave. In othe r word s, m y moth er 's ashes are buried on the other sid e of th e ston e fro m th e inscription as is my grandmothe r. I to ok my m other' s ash es there myself. It was afte r makin g this tri p, on t he wa y home, that I was envolve d in a s erious auto mobile a cciden t.
I have in my possession several pictures of her an d h e r B i ble.
(Medical):She died at age 28 because she fell and h a d a s p o ntaneous miscarriage. This caused an interna l in fecti o n wh ich spread throughout her body. Since th ey di dn't h av e ant ibiotics in the 1920's, she died of t he inf ection.
General Notes for Child Mary Elizabeth Ibach
My mother was the oldest daughter of five childr e n . H e r mother's early death had a large impact on he r l if e a n d ours. She was raised in an abusive situatio n. S h e spe n t her early years in North Evans, Erie Count y, N e w York . H er favorite person in the world was he r gran dm othe r Maltb ie (Schultz). She also loved he r grandfa the r, Wi lliam Iba ch. Unfortunately, both of t hese indiv idua ls pas sed away e arly in my mother's life.
She spent some of her years in Marion Junction, Ala b a m a . She was there during the depression . She was l iv i n g wi th her grandmother Ibach and grandfather who wa s h op in g t o get work building the railroads. Unfortunat el y fo r hi m, t he jobs were mostly taken by destitute bl ack s .Th e K u Klu x Klan was active in the area and my mo the r ofte n spo ke o f the blacks working in the e cotto n fiel ds sing ing ol d Neg ro spirituals. At times they wo uld b e greete d by th e Klan a nd for some imagined infrac tion,w ould be t arred an d feather ed or even lynched . A woman t hat I me t in her la ter year s that playe d a great role i n my mothe r's life wa s Mrs. Ros coe . I know she had a so n Isaac an d I believ e a daughte r , Anita. Mrs.Roscoe wa s black and a n angel! Sh e's th e one w ho taught my mothe r how to do th e jitterbug a n d other dance s of e day. M y mother also wa s introduce d t o authentic sou l food an d treated as one o f the fami ly. I n 1965, while st atione d in the Air Force , I met Mr s. Rosc oe who was then i n he r 90's . Once sh e figure d out wh o I was, I was welcom e d in her rural hom e wit h welcome arm s and cooked real h om e smoked bacon an d fr esh eggs.
Later, my mother met a man named Leo Altherr who she d i d n ' t love, but married to get away from home. This w a s a r e a l mistake. She ran away from him and joined t h e U.S. C oa s t Guard during WWII. She didn't get along w i th the Co as t G uard either and was being processed fo r di scharge un de r les s than honorable conditions when s he wa s sent to h el p wit h the troops at Bethesda Naval H ospita l, in Maryla nd . That' s where she met my father, L eslie F rank Feagin . Sh e had th ree children by him witho ut bene fit of marri age du e to th e fact she was still ma rried t o Leo Altherr.
I was born in the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in T a k o m a Park, Montgomery County, Maryland . My parents w e r e li vi ng in Berwyn Heights at the time. I was delive r e d hom e i n a high explosives truck that my father drov e.
We eventually went to live for awhile in Buffalo, N e w Y o r k and even later in Sacramento, California. I re me mb e r m y mother leaving my father several times. We o nc e li ve d i n a house with an outhouse in the back and w er e o n wel fare.
My father always loved us and looked for us and my m o t h e r was forever hiding from him. I remember in the ea r l y 19 50 's, my mother writing a letter to lonely troo p s i n Adak , A laska in the Aleutian Islands. She starte d c orre spondin g wi th Private Walter Theodore Parsons wh o w as i n the U.S . Mar ine Corps. He was seven years yo unge r tha n my mother .Event ually after they finally met , the y wer e married afte r th e marriage to Leo Altherr w as ann ulle d by the Catholi c Chur ch. This was sometim e in earl y 195 3 after my half-s ister , Mary Anne Parson s was born . The y also had Pattie E llen P arsons, and Pa mela Jane P arsons.
Pamela was born in Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, Ha w a i i . Her birth took place in on the 18 th of April, 19 6 0 , ju s t a few months after the Territory of Hawaii bec a m e a sta te . I remember seeing Pearl Harbor before th e m em orials w er e built and oil slicks were still on th e wa te r from th e at tack by the Japanese.
After a few years in Hawaii, my mother returned t o l i v e i n San Francisco. She was never happy there an d oft e n b ecam e depressed. It was also at this time tha t my br ot her , Mich ael, was taken to the first of man y foster h ome s.
I graduated from Mission High School in San Franci s c o a n d left for college and later the A i Force. M y mo th er m ov ed to San Jose, California and was somewha t happ ier . Sh e e ventually divorced Walter Parsons an d marrie d E d Hodge s . I have nothing good to say abou t Mr. Hodge s s o will l e t the matter rest.
After divorcing Ed Hodges, my mother sent some of my h a l f - sisters to live with their father and she increasin g l y be ca me a loner. She moved in her latter years to Wa t so nvill e , California where she found some peace by gar de nin g an d ra ising animals, mostly cats. She really did n' t ca re t o hav e family around. It was also at this tim e t hat s he go t brea st cancer and had to have surgery . Sh e also h ad sur gery fo r spinal spurs in her neck. S he nev er full y recover ed fro m either . It became mor e and mor e necess ary for he r to us e addicting pain reli evers. Sh e spen t a great dea l of tim e in introspection . She love d to wri te poetry an d I hav e a few of her boo ks.
She was a "new age" type person, believing in God, b u t o n l y her version of God. She would argue about me b ei n g a M or mon. She did see the missionaries but neve r to o k them s eri ously.
The last time I saw my mother, she was a mere shad o w o f h e rself standing in her driveway completely caug h t up i n h e r own problems. I later phoned her and we ta lk ed abou t li f e and death and I felt that I left nothin g u ndone wi th he r.
She was removed to my half-sister Pamela's house in Po r t e r ville, California when her cancer recurred and the r e s h e di ed. She asked to be cremated and I took her a sh e s t o be pl aced in the grave of her mother, Lillian , i n th e 1s t Congre gational Church of Evans (Jerusale m Corn ers ) -Nort h Evans , New York.
!BIRTH:John Feagin, Sr., John Feagin, Sr.
!DEATH:John Feagin, Sr., John Feagin, Sr.
!BURIAL:John Feagin, Sr., John Feagin, Sr., Interred my mo t hers cremated remains in the same grav e a s h er mother , L illian Maltbie Ibach at 1st Congregatio na l Chur ch o f Eva ns known as Jerusalem Corners., Personally present a t buria l.
Clara Ibach
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Clarae Ibach
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Daniel J. Ibach and Linda Mae
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David Charles Ibach III
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David Charles Ibach and Rora Mecca
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Born: 26 Dec 1923 - NY
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2 M Daniel J. Ibach (details suppressed for this person)
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