Descendants of PETER MUENCH, SR.

Generation No. 1

1. PETER¹ MUENCH, SR. was born in Baden, Germany, and died in (died in Germany cause Peter, Jr. applied for citizenship in 1859). He married CLARA. abt. 1828 in Germany. She was born Abt. 1811 in Bavaria, Germany (immigrated 1848 - 1853), and died Bet. 1860 - 1870 in St. Clair Co., IL.

Children of PETER MUENCH and CLARA are:

2. i. MARIA EVA² MUENCH, b. Abt. 1828, Bavaria, Germany; d. Bef. 1916, (not listed as a living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916).

3. ii. ODILIA MUENCH, b. Abt. 1833, Bavaria, Germany; d. Bet. 1880 - 1916, (on 1880 census but not living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916).

4. iii. PETER MUENCH, JR., b. July 14, 1834, Bavaria (Hamburg), Germany; d. April 17, 1916, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL.

iv. PHILLIP MUENCH, b. Abt. 1842, Germany; d. Bet. 1870 - 1916, (living with Odilia on 1870 census) (not listed as a living sibling in obit of brother Peter 1916); m. LOU (?) LEMME.

v. APPOLONIA MUENCH, b. Abt. 1846, Bavaria, Germany (not listed as a living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916); d. Bef. 1916, Only 2 'Hopp' s listed in the 1860 census - John 21 & Conrad 16.; m. MR. HOPP.

5. vi. MARGARET "MAGGIE" MUENCH, (pic) b. July 7, 1848, Bavaria, Germany; d. April 29, 1924, Winchester, Scott Co., IL.

vii. ADAM (?) MUENCH, b. Abt. 1850, Bavaria, Germany; (not listed as a living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916).

6. viii. ELIZABETH MUENCH, (not listed as a living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916).

 

Generation No. 2

2. MARIA EVA² MUENCH (PETER¹) was born Abt. 1828 in Bavaria, Germany, and died Bef. 1916 (not listed as a living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916). She married JOHN KLUG April 19, 1853 in Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL. He was born Abt. 1816 in Bavaria, Germany.

Children of MARIA MUENCH and JOHN KLUG are:

i. JULIUS³ KLUG, b. July 1, 1854, St. Clair Co., IL.

ii. ROBERT KLUG, b. November 6, 1855, St. Clair Co., IL.

iii. EMMA KLUG, b. Abt. 1855, St. Clair Co., IL.

iv. WILLIAM P. KLUG, b. Abt. 1859, St. Clair Co., IL.

v. JOHN PETER KLUG, b. Abt. 1861, St. Clair Co., IL; (I believe he showed up in Pilot Knob, Iron Co MO in 1880); m. MARY L..

vi. ARTHUR KLUG, b. Abt. 1864, St. Clair Co., IL; (I believe he showed up in Pilot Know, Iron Co MO in 1880).

vii. HERMAN KLUG, b. Abt. 1869, St. Clair Co., IL.

3. ODILIA² MUENCH (PETER¹) was born Abt. 1833 in Bavaria, Germany, and died Bet. 1880 - 1916 (on 1880 census but not living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916). She married (1) MATHIAS "MILES" VILLINGER May 22, 1856 in Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL. He was born Abt. 1832 in Baden, Germany, and died Bef. 1880 (not on 1880 census with wife) (wife living with daughter). She married (2) FREDERICK KUHN December 27, 1893 in St. Clair Co., IL. He was born in (IL mrg index says he married Otillie in St. Clair), (?????? I don't know if she married this guy for sure).

Child of ODILIA MUENCH and MATHIAS VILLINGER is:

i. LOUISA³ VILLINGER, b. Abt. 1857, St. Clair Co., IL; d. (living in St. Clair Co in 1880); m. JACOB GOLIN; b. Abt. 1853, NY (Gahn - Kahn - Kuhn).

4. PETER² MUENCH, JR. (PETER¹) was born July 14, 1834 in Bavaria (Hamburg), Germany, and died April 17, 1916 in Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL. He married BALBINA VILLINGER November 22, 1860 in Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL. She was born March 23, 1838 in Aufberg (Neustadt-Grobherzogthum) Baden, Germany, and died February 7, 1905 in Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL.

Children of PETER MUENCH and BALBINA VILLINGER (obit) are:

i. JOHN³ MUENCH, (obit) b. January 3, 1864, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL; d. September 13, 1938, Chicago, Cook Co., IL; d. Aft. 1938.

ii. WILLIAM MUENCH, b. February 9, 1867, St. Clair Co., IL; d. December 5, 1872, St. Clair Co., IL.

iii. PETER MUENCH, b. July 27, 1871, St. Clair Co., IL; d. August 16, 1873, St. Clair Co., IL.

iv. MARY MUENCH, b. Abt. 1874, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL; d. Aft. 1938; m. PETER J. WITTAUER, January 18, 1897, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL; d. October 13, 1946, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL (#0040356).

v. HERMAN MUENCH, b. Abt. March 1881, St. Clair Co., IL; d. Aft. 1938, (living in St. Louis at death of brother in 1938).

5. MARGARET "MAGGIE"² MUENCH (PETER¹) was born July 7, 1848 in Bavaria, Germany, and died April 29, 1924 in Winchester, Scott Co., IL. She married LAMBERT "GEORGE" METZGER, SR. February 5, 1872 in Winchester, Scott Co., IL, son of JOHN METZGER and SOPHIA FRANZ. He was born September 15, 1851 in Baden Baden, Germany, and died March 31, 1906 in Winchester, Scott Co., IL.

Children of MARGARET MUENCH (pic) and LAMBERT METZGER (pic) (obit) (tidbit) are:

i. GEORGE³ METZGER, (pic) (tidbit) b. February 13, 1872, IL; d. 1957, Winchester, Scott Co., IL; m. MINNIE COWMAN (MARGARET MCCARTHY), October 20, 1897, Winchester, Scott Co., IL.

ii. LAMBERT J. METZGER, JR., (pic) b. September 1876, Winchester, Scott Co., IL; m. ELIZABETH "BELLE" JARVIS; b. October 20, 1872, E. St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL; d. February 17, 1968.

iii. CARL (CHARLES) METZGER, (pic) (obit) (tidbit) b. 1878, IL; d. 1944, Denver, CO; m. CLARA ESENPRICE; (of Pieron, IL).

iv. CLARA MARIE METZGER, (pic) (obit) b. 1882, Winchester, Scott Co., IL; d. March 2, 1954, E. St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL; m. LOUIS FRANCIS TISSIER, October 18, 1905, Winchester, Scott Co., IL; b. August 18, 1876, E. St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL; d. October 14, 1951, E. St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL.

v. LUCY METZGER, (pic) b. June 28, 1886, Winchester, Scott Co., IL; d. September 1966, E. St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL (never married).

vi. WILLIAM METZGER, b. February 1888, Winchester, Scott Co., IL; d. St. Louis, MO; m. MAMIE CANTONIE; b. St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO; d. St. Louis, MO.

6. ELIZABETH² MUENCH (PETER¹) (not listed as a living sibling on brother Peters obit in 1916). She married ADAM ZACHELMAYER April 16, 1861 in Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL. He was born Abt. 1835.

Child of ELIZABETH MUENCH and ADAM ZACHELMAYER is:

i. LIZZIE³ ZACHELMAYER, b. (have not found sufficient proof that this is their daughter, please write me for more information, Barb); m. HENRY MICHEL, June 26, 1884, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO.