Genealogy of Nick M. Gombash - Johann Peter Stuempges

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The Johann Peter Stuempges Family

Johann Peter Stümpges-Stuempges
b. 25 Jan 1831, Rheydt house #104/5,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
ba. 6 Feb 1831, Rheydt,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
d. 28 Mar 1911, N. 11th St., Manitowoc, WI
bu. 31 Mar 1911, Evergreen Cemetery,
Manitowoc, WI

Father: Johann Stümpges-Stuempges
Mother: Gertraud-Gertrude Vits

m1. 6 Oct 1859,
St. John's Evangelical Church, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI

Katharina Sprengling
b. 27 Jun 1834, Weinolsheim, Kreis Oppenheim,
Hessen, Germany
ba. 29 Jun 1834, Dolgesheim, Kreis Oppenheim,
Hessen, Germany
d. 25 Oct 1863, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
bu. 28 Oct 1863, St. John's Evangelical Church
cemetery, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI

Father: Johann Phillipp Sprengling
Mother: Katharina Mai

m2. 16 Feb 1866,
First German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI

Sophia Caroline Friederica Stück-Stueck
b. 17 Mar 1831, Zülow, Sternberg,
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
ba. 20 Mar 1831, Gägelow, Sternberg,
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
d. 21 Jan 1889, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI
bu. 23 Jan 1889, Evergreen Cemetery,
Manitowoc, WI

Father: Jasper Friedrich Stück
Mother: Sophia Catharina Hübener

m3. 26 Mar 1889,
Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI

Johanna Rutsats
b. abt 1838, Pommern, Germany
d. 8 Jul 1911, Manitowoc Co, WI
bu. 10 Jul 1911, Evergreen Cemetery,
Manitowoc, WI

Father: Daniel Rutsats
Mother: Louise Stüble

Children:

Johann Philipp Julius "John" Stuempges (m. Anna Weishaupt)
b. 30 Nov 1860, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
ba. 26 Dec 1860, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
m. 28 Sep 1887, Newbergs Corner,
La Crosse Co, WI
d. 16 Feb 1951, Antigo, Langlade Co, WI
bu. ______, Antigo Cemetery, Antigo, WI
Philipp Bernhard Stuempges
b. 15 May 1862, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
ba. 26 Jun 1862, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
d. abt 1869
William Heinrich Stuempges
b. 6 Oct 1863, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
ba. 11 Oct 1863, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
Herman Christian Stuempges (m. Louise Schultz)
b. 21 Jan 1867, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI
m. 25 Jun 1892, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
Sophie Johanna Anna Maria Stuempges (m. Henry Ludtke)
b. 4 Aug 1868, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
ba. 27 Dec 1868, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
Wilhelmina Stuempges (m. Ebenezer Mayhew)
b. 5 May 1870, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
m. 24 Feb 1893, Stearns Co, MN
d. 1938, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Albert Heinrich Stuempges
b. 2 May 1872, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
Frederich Wilhelm Stuempges (m. Emma Grossheusch)
b. 27 Nov 1873, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
ba. 28 Dec 1873, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
m. 24 Oct 1906, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
d. 17 May 1951, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI
bu. Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI
Fredericka Wilhelmina Maria Stuempges (m. Otto Weber)
b. 6 Mar 1878, Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
ba. 31 Mar 1878, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Newton, Manitowoc Co, WI
m. 2 Aug 1904, Milwaukee Co, WI

Chronological Timeline:

On 2 May 1849, through the Port of New York, the Stümpges family arrived aboard the SS Meta. The manifest only states they were traveling from Germany to the USA. They were listed as the following:

J[ohann] Stumpges 50 M
Ge[r]t[ru]d 52 F
Hi[e]n[rich] 23 M
[Jo]anna 21 F
Jo[han]n P[eter] 18 M
W[ilhel]m 14 M
Julius 11 M

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-R995-KK

On 1 Apr 1851 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Johann Peter Stümges made oath and declared his intention to become a naturalized citizen. He stated he was born in the Kingdom of Prussia in or about 1831 and he emigrated to the United States on or about May 1849.

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893D-99SK-4

An article was published in the Manitowoc Tribune on 11 Dec 1856:

"Chancery Sale
State of Wisconsin, Manitowoc county circuit court.
Foreclosure. John F. Zinns, complainant, vs. Gertrude Stumpges, widow of John Stumpges, deceased; Henry Stumpges, Julius Stumpges, John Stumpges, and Hummel [William] Stumpges, heirs of the said John Stumpges, deceased- defendants.
In pursuance and by virtue of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1856. I shall sell at public vendue to the highest bidder at the office of L. T. Warren in the village of Manitowoc in the said county of Manitowoc, on the 22nd day of December next ensuing, at one o'clock P.M., the following described real estate, to-wit: All that certain piece of parcel of land lying and being situate in the county of Manitowoc in the state of Wisconsin, and known and described as the north-east quarter of section number nine (9) in township number eighteen (18) north. Of range number twenty-three (23) east containing one hundred and sixty acres, according to public survey.
F.W. Adams, Sheriff. L. T. Warren, Sol. for Compl'n't 3 25 7t
Dated at Manitowoc, November 5, 1856"

Johann Peter Stümpges and Catharina Sprengling were married on 6 Oct 1859 at St. John's Evangelical Church in Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The witnesses were Heinrich Barryenbruch and Gottlieb Sachse.

The 1860 federal census has Peter Stempges enumerated on 12 Jun 1860 in Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, with brother Julius living with him. The household before his was that of his brother, Henry (his age mistakenly listed as 55; he should be 34).

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSX-9WMQ

Johann Peter Stümpges and Catharina Sprengling had a son named Johann Philipp Julius Stümpges on 30 Nov 1860. He was baptized on 26 Dec 1860 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton. The sponsors to the baptism were Carl Wernecke, Philipp Sprengling and Julius Stümpges.

Johann Peter Stümpges and Katharina Sprengling had a son named Philipp Bernhard Stümpges on 15 May 1862. He was baptized on 26 Jun 1862 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton by his uncle, pastor Philipp Sprengling. The sponsors to the baptism were uncle & pastor Philipp Sprengling and his wife Barbara Sprengling.

Johann Peter Stümpges and Catharina Sprengling had a son named Wilhelm Heinrich Stümpges on 6 Oct 1863. He was baptized on 11 Oct 1863 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton. The sponsors to the baptism were Heinrich Baryenbrich and Wilhelm Stümgges [Stümpges].

On 25 Oct 1863 at 7am in Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Katharina (Sprengling) Stümpges passed away. The death record from St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton states she was "Catharine Stümpges born Sprengling the wife of Johann Peter Stümpges." She was born in "Weinoldshaim," Hessen-Darmstadt. Her burial took place in the church cemetery on 28 Oct 1863 and was presided over by the parish pastor Warnke.

A "Familienregister," or Family Register, was created for the family of Johann Peter Stümpges and Katharina Sprengling sometime before he was remarried to Sophia Stück. The only available copy of this document that I currently have is a faded xerox, however, a full transcription was provided which helps us read the actual text.

ELTERN [PARENTS]
Johann Peter Stümpges
born 25 Janr. 1831, Reydt Registrierung Bezirk Dusseldorf Preussen
Catharina geborne [born] Sprengling
born 28 Jun 1834, Weynoldsheim, Oppenheim Hessen Darmstadt
died 25 Oct 1863 Town of Newton, Manitowoc Co, Wis

Werheirathet [Married]
6 October 1859 Town of Newton, Manitowoc Co, Wis durch [by] Pastor J. P. Sprengling

KINDER [CHILDREN]
Johann Phil. Julius Stümpges
born 30 Novbr 1860 Town of Newton, Manitowoc, Wis
Philipp Bernhard
born 15 May 1862
Wilhelm Heinrich
born 6 Oct 1863

Stümpges Familienregister

The "descriptive roll of Company D, 13th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers" shows John Peter Stümpges served during the Civil War:

enlisted on 30 Sep 1864 in Newton, Wisconsin by Capt. Merrill, and was mustered into service on the same day in Green Bay, Wisconsin
he was 35 years old, had blue eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion and was 5'8"
carpenter by trade, residing in Newton, Wisconsin
"m. Feb 1865 recruit taken up 8 Feb 1865 Huntsville Ala"
"m. Jun 1865 & b.m. Jun 1865 & d.m.o. mus[tered] out 13 Jun 1865 Nashville Tenn."
mustered out of service on 13 Jun 1865

Another published sources states the same rank, company and regiment information, however, there's additional information regarding John Peter's brother Julius:

Stümpges, Julius Corporal Company F 26th Regiment

SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QC-Z97Z-D
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3N2-9Y32

The lot in which the Stuempges family are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is described as graves #1-5 of Block 25 in Section H. It was originally purchased on 28 Jan 1889 for $10.00, presumably when John Peter Stuempges' wife Sophia passed away. The ownership of the graves were transferred to Emma Stuempges on 28 May 1951. The remainder of unused grave (6) was refunded by the cemetery for $57.50.

photographed 12 Oct 2012

photographed May 2023

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