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Harpstrite, Johann/John Baptiste126 viewsBaden- Ettenheim, Wuertenberg, Germany. Immigrated to America in 1833 to port in New Jersey. Johann Baptiste, his wife, Mary Sophia Ramer, and three sons, Anton, Edward, and Augustus. Moved westward, living in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, where fourth son, Charles, was born 1840. Settled in Lookinglass township Clinton County IL in 1844, purchasing the parcel of land where this cemetery now sits. Anton stayed and raised his family in Clinton County IL. Augustus, Edward and Charles moved north by 1855, to settle and prosper as farmers and businessmen in Macon County IL - Decatur and near Sangamon.
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Harpstrite, Mary Sophia nee Romer126 views
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Harpstrite, Johann/John Baptiste125 viewsMid-distance.
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Harpstrite, Johann/John122 viewsClose-up.
Original family surname spelling Herbstritt
Several variations throughout Clinton County cemeteries
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Harpstrite Family Cemetery121 viewsSpelling variations of this family name in Clinton County are HERBSTREITH, HERBSTREIT, HERBSTREITE, HERBSTREITHE, HARPSTREIT, and HERPSTREITH.
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Harpstrite grandchild 1864119 viewsPossibly child of Anton or Adolph Harpstrite.
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Harpstrite, Mary Sophia nee Romer118 viewsIrwin "Lou" Luebbers, next to the gravesite of his ancestor, summer 2011
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Harpstrite, Mary Sophia nee Romer 114 viewsClose-up.
Died during cholera epidemic
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Driveway to Harpstrite Family Cemetery South of New Baden IL114 viewsPhoto taken by Marilyn Luebbers Morrison
July 2011.
(I64 in the background)
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Harpstrite Family Cemetery111 viewsReading of the stones is at http://clintonilgenweb.net/cemetery/lookingglass/harpstrite/
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Harpstrite, Johann/John Baptiste and Mary Sophia (nee Ramer) 110 views
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Herbstreit, Adolph83 viewsSpouse of Ida Hartwick (buried in College Hill Cemetery in Lebanon)
Immigrated with family of brothers and sisters to Clinton County 1854
Nephew of Johannes Baptiste Harpstrite (Herbstritt original German surname)
Irwin "Lou" Luebbers, his great-great grandson
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