This web page will also contain miscellaneous information and web links about the village of Millstadt which was founded in 1837 and located in St. Clair County, Illinois. Please check the "Related Files" and the "Related Links" sections below for items about Millstadt.

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I am researching these direct ancestors who lived in Millstadt, IL: BALTZ family; Heinrich BUECHER (1820-1893); Louis BUECHER (1848-1886); George BUECHER (1881-1968); George HAMMEL (1802-1863); Johann Philipp LEPERE (1785-1872); George METZGER Sr. (1827-1906); George METZGER Jr. (1859-1933); Johann Wilhelm MUELLER (1776-1840); Peter STRAUSS (1822-1897); Peter VOGT (1800-1880); Anthony WAGNER (1784-1851); Johann Nicolaus WAGNER (1795-1838); Michael WAGNER (1820-1869); Johann Ludwig WETTEROTH (1777-1842); George WETTEROTH (1810-1845); Fred WETTEROTH (1844-1907)

Also researching these direct ancestors from Belleville, IL: Christoph ACKER (1807-1876); Philip ACKER (1841-1914); JACOBI family; Charles SCHUCHMANN (1809-1896); Henry WEISSENBORN (1815-1878); Johann Martin WEISSENBORN (1791-1859); Christian WEISSENBORN (1863-1937)

Additional information and an index to most family members in the Buecher - Wetteroth and Weissenborn - Metzger family trees can be found below in the Related Links section.

• Robert Buecher Family Tree (11 KB)
  

• Geo. Buecher & Hilda Wetteroth (1908) (72 KB)
  Wedding photo of George Buecher & Hilda Wetteroth who were married on November 26, 1908 by Pastor Herman Meyer of Trinity Lutheran Church, Millstadt.
• Geo. Buecher family (1939) (101 KB)
  Photo from 1939 showing the George Buecher family of Millstadt. Front row (left to right): Vera "Shorty" Buecher Heller, Hilda & Lucille Buecher; back row: George, Edward, & Howard "Skip" Buecher.
• 5 children of Louis & Christina Buecher (40 KB)
  Photo from the 1930's showing the 5 children of Louis & Christina Buecher (left to right): August "Gus" Buecher (1885-1965), Barbara Weis (1877-1954), Louis Buecher (1879-1946), Kate Leicht (1874-1949), George Buecher (1881-1968).
• Louis Buecher & Christina Hammel, Millstadt, IL (15 KB)
  Only known photos of Louis Buecher (1848-1886) and Christina Hammel Buecher (1853-1913).
• Peter Strauss & Katharina Vogt, Millstadt, IL (37 KB)
  Photo of Millstadt undertaker Peter Strauss (1822-1897) and Katharina Vogt Weygandt Strauss (1827-1903) probably taken shortly before Peter's death in June 1897.
• 4 Daughters of Peter & Katharine Strauss (16 KB)
  Photo shows the four daughters of Peter Strauss & Katharina Vogt Strauss: front, Katharine Strauss Bange (1856-1935); middle row left, Elisabeth "Lizzie" Strauss Lippert (1869-1964); (right) Louisa Strauss Lippert Metzger (1864-1945); back, Mary Strauss Zahn Weygandt (1866-1941).
• Louis Wetteroth & Geo. Buecher Families (1916) (18 KB)
  Photo from 1916 showing (front row): George, Vera, Hilda, & Edward Buecher; (back row): Louis & Dorothea Wetteroth and Mrs. Geo. (Frances) Krebs.
• George & Louisa Metzger, Millstadt, IL (22 KB)
  Photo from about 1923 showing George Metzger (1859-1933) and his wife, Louisa Strauss Lippert Metzger (1864-1945). George was an undertaker in Millstadt for about 35 years.

• Louis Buecher & Christina Hammel (33 KB)
  History of the Millstadt, IL family of Louis BUECHER (1848-1886) and Christina HAMMEL (1853-1913)
• George Hammel Family (85 KB)
  History of the Millstadt Township, IL, family of George Hammel (1802-1863) and his 1st wife, Margaretha Blauth (1803-1840) and his 2nd wife, Elisabetha Hammel (1819-1899).
• Anniversary Index to the Millstadt "Enterprise" (426 KB)
  [Revised March 14, 2008] Compiled by Robert Buecher, this is a partial index to mostly birthday & wedding anniversaries published in the Millstadt, IL "Enterprise" newspaper. The newspaper began publication in May 1897.
• Charles Schuchmann & Helena Baltz (91 KB)
  History of the Belleville area family of Charles Schuchmann (1809-1896) and Helena Baltz (1811-1872).
• Graduates of the 2-Year Millstadt High School (205 KB)
  [Revised March 14, 2008] Index to the graduates of Millstadt's 2-year high school. The list was compiled by Robert Buecher and covers the years of 1914 thru the final class in 1943. Graduates are missing for the following years : 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, & 1933.
• Milestones of Millstadt, IL (57 KB)
  [Revised March 20, 2008. Chronological list of events in the history of Millstadt, IL]
• Bob's Family Newspaper Articles (90 KB)
  [revised Sept. 2006] Index to various family news articles published in Millstadt & Belleville newspapers. Most entries are for the families of Bangert, Buecher, Heller, Metzger, Strauss, Weis, Weissenborn and Wetteroth.
• Fred Wetteroth & Sophia Wagner (45 KB)
  History of the Millstadt, IL family of Fred WETTEROTH (1844-1907) and Sophia WAGNER (1850-1891)
• World War II Veterans from the Millstadt [IL] Area (143 KB)
  [Revised March 23, 2008 Alphabetical list of the veterans from the Millstadt area who served in World War II with a summary of their service.]
• Christoph Acker & Thekla Mees (53 KB)
  History of the Belleville, IL family of Christoph ACKER (1807-1876) & Thekla MEES (1808-1888)
• Topical Index to News about Millstadt, Illinois (1416 KB)
  [Revised March 28, 2008] Compiled by Bob Buecher, this is a topical index to various newspaper articles about Millstadt, Illinois. Most articles were published in the Millstadt "Enterprise" which first began publishing in May 1897. Other articles were published in the Belleville "Advocate".
• George Wetteroth Family (67 KB)
  History of the family of George Wetteroth (1810-1845) and Anna Katharina Mueller (1805-1887).
• St. Thomas the Apostle, Baptism Index 1837-1860 (787 KB)
  St. Thomas the Apostle [Catholic] Chapel was a mission church located 2 miles southwest of Millstadt, IL. It served the Catholic needs of a large area near Millstadt and extended into Monroe County.
• Heinrich Buecher Family (47 KB)
  History of the Millstadt Township, IL family of Heinrich BUECHER (1820-1893) and his first wife, Magdalena HOFFMANN (1823-1851) and his second wife, Christina M. LAUTERWASSER WALZ(1819-1885)

• Web Links to Research about Millstadt, IL [2008]
• Genealogical Research in Millstadt, IL [2002]
• Millstadt [IL] News Items, 1880 - 1894
• Direct Ancestors of Robert Buecher (2005)
• Millstadt Museum [photos of Millstadt memorabilia]
• Index to Buecher - Wetteroth Family Tree
• Index to Weissenborn - Metzger Family Tree
• Index to Family Registers of Millstadt, IL [7/06]

Robert G. Buecher
5400 Pernod Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63139-1537
United States
rgb7847@aol.com

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