Private ERNST F. C. LINDENBERG, Co. I, 86th Illinois
Ernst F. C. Lindenberg was born March 10, 1833 in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the son of ____________ Lindenberg and __________ (__________) Germany. Ernst is said to have arrived in America on August 15, 1857 landing at New York, New York. Carol Dorward found that "on August 15, 1857, the British pasenger ship SS BORUSSIA landed in New York (from Hamburg, Germany) with a passenger listed in German Immigrants to America as H. E. Lindenberg. He is 24 yrs of age and a merchant. I think this is probably your soldier and a transcriber possibly misread an F. for an H. This matches the date of his naturalization at the Peoria County courthouse. It appears he may have come alone."
Shortly after coming to America, Ernst moved west to Illinois, where he took up residence in Peoria County. It does appear that he came to Illinois alone. At the time of the 1860 census Ernst Lindenberg is found residing in Timber Township of Peoria County living in the household of Jacob M. & Margaret Dall. He lists his age as 25 and his occupation as Cooper and does appear to be single without children;
Jacob M Doll M 44 Pennsylvania
Margaret Doll F 38 Pennsylvania
Ambrose Doll M 16 Ill
Byron Doll M 6 Ill
Millard Doll M 3 Ill
Lincolm Doll M 1 Ill
Mary Cryser F 16 Ill
Joseph Doll M 50 Virginia
Ernst Lindenburg M 25 Germany
James Bridge M 50 Mass
On August 9, 1862, Ernst F. C. Lindenberg volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. He is listed as Single and not married at this time, which could be just an error, or the families listed below may in fact not be him.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name LINDENBERG, ERNST F C
Rank PVT Company I Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PEORIA, PEORIA CO, IL Age 29 Height 5' 6 3/4 Hair AUBURN
Eyes HAZEL Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation COOPER
Nativity ELDAGSEN, HANOVER, GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom A L FAHNESTOCK Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks TRANS TO VRC DEC 6, 1864
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
While all of this was going on, Ernst was petitioning to become a naturalized citizen. On September 5, 1862, in the County Court of Peoria County, Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. A. S. Bollinger and Herman Strube were the witnesses. This is found in Vol. B, Page 117. A. S. Bollinger is more than likely Albert Lester Bollinger, who is also a member of Co. I and a neighbor of Ernst's in Timber Township, while Herman Strube must be related to Ernst Strube, another member of Co. I who was interestingly born in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the same place that Ernst Lindenberg was born. The Strube family arrived in America on the ship "J. Ahlers" from Bremen on August 25, 1856. Ernst Lindenburg stated in his naturalization record that he arrived in New York in August of 1856. Could it have been 1857 and could Ernst Lindenberg actually have come to America and on to Illinois with the Strube family?
In any case, just two days after Ernst Lindenberg became a citizen of the United State, on September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of these two regiments boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years.
After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
During the next two years, Private Ernst F. C. Lindeberg would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. During this time, Ernst was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including possibly the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, just to name a few.
From his pension records in Washington, D. C., Carol Dorward found that he was wounded by a rifle ball while standing in line during the Battle of Rome, Georgia. Carol Dorward found the following Certificate of Disability;
"Army of the United States.
Certificate of Disability for Discharge
Private Ernest F. C. Lindenberg, of Captain A. Kovats company, (107) of the 2nd Batt. V. R. C. Regiment of the United State Volunteers was enlisted by A. L. Fahnestock of the ______ Regiment of _______ at Peoria, Illinois on the 9th of August, 1862, to serve 3 years; he was born at Hanover in the Kingdom of Germany, is 29 years of age, 5 feet, 6 3/4 inches high, dark P complexion, Hazel eyes, Auburn hair, and by occupation when enlisted a cooper. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty _____ days.
Remarks: This soldiers original Descriptive Roll states that he was a good and brave soldier and was in the following named Engagements. Viz: Chaplain Hill Ky Oct. 8, 1862, Chickamauga Ga Sept 19 and 20, 1863, Mission Ridge Nov 25 & 26, 1863, Buzzards Roost, Ga February 1864, Resaca Ga May 14, 1864 and was wounded in an Engagement at Rome Ga May 17, 1864. Des Marres Eye & Ear Hospital.
STATION: Chicago, Illinois
DATE: June 29, 1865
A. Kavats, Captain"
From this we see that after he was wounded, Private Lindenberg was sent north to Chicago, Illinois where he was sent to the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, which during the Civil War specialized in eye and ear injuries. From there he was placed in the V.R.C. on December 6, 1864 and according to his Pension Card that is found on Footnote.com, Ernst, who is listed as Ernest, served in the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the V.R.C, which was Captained by Capt. A. Kovats, who interesting later became a Justice of the Peace in Chicago, Illinois and was to perform the marriage of Ernest F. C. Lindenberg. We now know that Private Lindenberg was discharged from the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1865. Doctors stated that Private Lindenberg lost 1/3 use of his left arm, caused by the rifle ball that stroke his upper left arm. On account of his health issues, suffered while in the service, Ernst began collecting an small Invalid Pension on September 23, 1865. He very likely collected this the remainder of his life. His left arm remained inflamed most of the rest of his life and was the cause of his death on July 17, 1887, 22 years to the day that he was discharged from the service.
Ernest F. C. Linderberg moved to Chicago, Illinois where he went into the Cigar & Tobacco business. Ernest was married to Emilie Keller on September 22, 1868 in Chicago, Illinois. As state above, his former Captain, A. Kovats, J. P. performed the ceremony. Emilie was born c. 1833/34 at ___________, Germany.
At the time of the 1870 census, we find Ernest Lindenberg living in Ward 2 of the city of Chicago,.Illinois, who is married and has four children. Emilie Keller, if that was her maiden name, had been previously married and had four children from that marriage.
This is the family as they appear in 1870;
Ernest Lindenberg M 37 Cigar Maker 500 Germany
Amelia Lindenberg F 36 Keeping House Germany
Annie Lindenberg F 14 Illinois
Louise Lindenberg F 12 Illinois
Chas Lindenberg M 10 Illinois
Henry Lindenberg M 7 Illinois
While in Chicago, Ernest is known to have resided at #80 Finnell Street in Chicago, Illinois. This is where he died in 1887. At the time of the 1880 census, 47 year old Earnest Lindenberg is found residing in Chicago, Illinois in Cook County. Earnest is employed as a Laborer. He is also married. His wife is named Emily. She lists her age as 42 and she is also born in Germany. No children are listed. This is the way this family appears in the 1880 census;
Self Earnest Lindenberg M 47 Germany
Wife Emily Lindenberg F 42 Germany
It is now believed that Ernest and Emily had no children together. However, when Henry Lindenberg and Sophie Alevina Linderberg were married in 1881, they both list Ernst C. Lindenberg as their father, but their mother as Christine Burgdorf. Was it really because Ernst was their father, or was it because Ernst was the only father they ever knew? Here are their records as found on familysearch;
Name Henry Lindenberg
Spouse's Name Louisa Welga
Event Date 11 Nov 1881
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Father's Name Ernst C. Lindenberg
Mother's Name Christine Burgdorf
Spouse's Father's Name Henrich T. Welge
Spouse's Mother's Name Maria D. C. Dettmer
Name John Henry Ebers
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 08 Dec 1881
Event Place Randolph, Illinois, United States
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Father's Name Frederick Ebers
Mother's Name Anna Lonsberg
Spouse's Name Alevina Sophie Lindenberg
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1858
Spouse's Father's Name Ernest A. Lindenberg
Spouse's Mother's Name Christian Burgdorf
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th organized a reunion, which was held in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th Illinois. These reunions continued to be held for the next 35 years every August in Peoria in that anniversary. During this time, every effort was made to locate every surviving member of the regiment or to ascertain what became of all of the deceased members of the regiment.
In the 1888 and 1889 reunion booklets, an address of Geneva, Nebraska was published for Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, so someone in the 86th must have thought they had Private Lindenberg located there, but no other information is believed to have been published about him in any reunion booklet after this and it is not believed that Private Lindenberg ever attended a reunion.
It is now known, thanks to Carol Dorward, that the Private Ernst Lindenberg, who was a member of both Co. I of the 86th Illinois and of the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Veteran Reserve Corps, died on July 17, 1887 in Chicago, Ilinois. At the time of his death his occupation is listed as Agent. His widow is listed as Emilie Lindenburg. Ernst's mortal remains were laid in the Oak Wood Cemetery.
Name Ernest Lindenberg
Event Type Death
Event Date 17 Jul 1887
Event Place , Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original) Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Ethnicity American
Race White
Occupation agent
Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
Birthplace Elldagsen, Hanover
Cemetery Oakwood
Record Number 59
In the 1900 census, an Emelia Lindenberg is found at 80 22nd Place in Ward 5, South Town in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She is listed as married, but no husband is here. I believe she is just saying she was married and she is listed as having been married for 19 years and that is how long Ernest and Emily were married, from 1868 to 1887. She was born in February of 1834 in Germany and is listed as being 66 years of age. She is also listed as never having any children and to having immigrated in 1866 to America. She and Ernest never had any children, but I believe she had 4, again from a previous marriage.
Carol Dorward found the following notice:
"PENSIONER DROPPED.....I have the honor to report that the above named pensioner (Emilie Lindenberg) who was last paid at $8, to 2 Apl 1901, has been dropped because of death June 18, 1902."
From this we know that Emilie Lindenberg died sometime between April of 1901 and June of 1902.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Lindenberg family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg and the Lindenberg family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Ernst F. C. Lindenberg that may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Ernst F. C. Lindenberg was born March 10, 1833 in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the son of ____________ Lindenberg and __________ (__________) Germany. Ernst is said to have arrived in America on August 15, 1857 landing at New York, New York. Carol Dorward found that "on August 15, 1857, the British pasenger ship SS BORUSSIA landed in New York (from Hamburg, Germany) with a passenger listed in German Immigrants to America as H. E. Lindenberg. He is 24 yrs of age and a merchant. I think this is probably your soldier and a transcriber possibly misread an F. for an H. This matches the date of his naturalization at the Peoria County courthouse. It appears he may have come alone."
Shortly after coming to America, Ernst moved west to Illinois, where he took up residence in Peoria County. It does appear that he came to Illinois alone. At the time of the 1860 census Ernst Lindenberg is found residing in Timber Township of Peoria County living in the household of Jacob M. & Margaret Dall. He lists his age as 25 and his occupation as Cooper and does appear to be single without children;
Jacob M Doll M 44 Pennsylvania
Margaret Doll F 38 Pennsylvania
Ambrose Doll M 16 Ill
Byron Doll M 6 Ill
Millard Doll M 3 Ill
Lincolm Doll M 1 Ill
Mary Cryser F 16 Ill
Joseph Doll M 50 Virginia
Ernst Lindenburg M 25 Germany
James Bridge M 50 Mass
On August 9, 1862, Ernst F. C. Lindenberg volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. He is listed as Single and not married at this time, which could be just an error, or the families listed below may in fact not be him.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name LINDENBERG, ERNST F C
Rank PVT Company I Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PEORIA, PEORIA CO, IL Age 29 Height 5' 6 3/4 Hair AUBURN
Eyes HAZEL Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation COOPER
Nativity ELDAGSEN, HANOVER, GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom A L FAHNESTOCK Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks TRANS TO VRC DEC 6, 1864
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
While all of this was going on, Ernst was petitioning to become a naturalized citizen. On September 5, 1862, in the County Court of Peoria County, Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. A. S. Bollinger and Herman Strube were the witnesses. This is found in Vol. B, Page 117. A. S. Bollinger is more than likely Albert Lester Bollinger, who is also a member of Co. I and a neighbor of Ernst's in Timber Township, while Herman Strube must be related to Ernst Strube, another member of Co. I who was interestingly born in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the same place that Ernst Lindenberg was born. The Strube family arrived in America on the ship "J. Ahlers" from Bremen on August 25, 1856. Ernst Lindenburg stated in his naturalization record that he arrived in New York in August of 1856. Could it have been 1857 and could Ernst Lindenberg actually have come to America and on to Illinois with the Strube family?
In any case, just two days after Ernst Lindenberg became a citizen of the United State, on September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of these two regiments boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years.
After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
During the next two years, Private Ernst F. C. Lindeberg would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. During this time, Ernst was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including possibly the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, just to name a few.
From his pension records in Washington, D. C., Carol Dorward found that he was wounded by a rifle ball while standing in line during the Battle of Rome, Georgia. Carol Dorward found the following Certificate of Disability;
"Army of the United States.
Certificate of Disability for Discharge
Private Ernest F. C. Lindenberg, of Captain A. Kovats company, (107) of the 2nd Batt. V. R. C. Regiment of the United State Volunteers was enlisted by A. L. Fahnestock of the ______ Regiment of _______ at Peoria, Illinois on the 9th of August, 1862, to serve 3 years; he was born at Hanover in the Kingdom of Germany, is 29 years of age, 5 feet, 6 3/4 inches high, dark P complexion, Hazel eyes, Auburn hair, and by occupation when enlisted a cooper. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty _____ days.
Remarks: This soldiers original Descriptive Roll states that he was a good and brave soldier and was in the following named Engagements. Viz: Chaplain Hill Ky Oct. 8, 1862, Chickamauga Ga Sept 19 and 20, 1863, Mission Ridge Nov 25 & 26, 1863, Buzzards Roost, Ga February 1864, Resaca Ga May 14, 1864 and was wounded in an Engagement at Rome Ga May 17, 1864. Des Marres Eye & Ear Hospital.
STATION: Chicago, Illinois
DATE: June 29, 1865
A. Kavats, Captain"
From this we see that after he was wounded, Private Lindenberg was sent north to Chicago, Illinois where he was sent to the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, which during the Civil War specialized in eye and ear injuries. From there he was placed in the V.R.C. on December 6, 1864 and according to his Pension Card that is found on Footnote.com, Ernst, who is listed as Ernest, served in the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the V.R.C, which was Captained by Capt. A. Kovats, who interesting later became a Justice of the Peace in Chicago, Illinois and was to perform the marriage of Ernest F. C. Lindenberg. We now know that Private Lindenberg was discharged from the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1865. Doctors stated that Private Lindenberg lost 1/3 use of his left arm, caused by the rifle ball that stroke his upper left arm. On account of his health issues, suffered while in the service, Ernst began collecting an small Invalid Pension on September 23, 1865. He very likely collected this the remainder of his life. His left arm remained inflamed most of the rest of his life and was the cause of his death on July 17, 1887, 22 years to the day that he was discharged from the service.
Ernest F. C. Linderberg moved to Chicago, Illinois where he went into the Cigar & Tobacco business. Ernest was married to Emilie Keller on September 22, 1868 in Chicago, Illinois. As state above, his former Captain, A. Kovats, J. P. performed the ceremony. Emilie was born c. 1833/34 at ___________, Germany.
At the time of the 1870 census, we find Ernest Lindenberg living in Ward 2 of the city of Chicago,.Illinois, who is married and has four children. Emilie Keller, if that was her maiden name, had been previously married and had four children from that marriage.
This is the family as they appear in 1870;
Ernest Lindenberg M 37 Cigar Maker 500 Germany
Amelia Lindenberg F 36 Keeping House Germany
Annie Lindenberg F 14 Illinois
Louise Lindenberg F 12 Illinois
Chas Lindenberg M 10 Illinois
Henry Lindenberg M 7 Illinois
While in Chicago, Ernest is known to have resided at #80 Finnell Street in Chicago, Illinois. This is where he died in 1887. At the time of the 1880 census, 47 year old Earnest Lindenberg is found residing in Chicago, Illinois in Cook County. Earnest is employed as a Laborer. He is also married. His wife is named Emily. She lists her age as 42 and she is also born in Germany. No children are listed. This is the way this family appears in the 1880 census;
Self Earnest Lindenberg M 47 Germany
Wife Emily Lindenberg F 42 Germany
It is now believed that Ernest and Emily had no children together. However, when Henry Lindenberg and Sophie Alevina Linderberg were married in 1881, they both list Ernst C. Lindenberg as their father, but their mother as Christine Burgdorf. Was it really because Ernst was their father, or was it because Ernst was the only father they ever knew? Here are their records as found on familysearch;
Name Henry Lindenberg
Spouse's Name Louisa Welga
Event Date 11 Nov 1881
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Father's Name Ernst C. Lindenberg
Mother's Name Christine Burgdorf
Spouse's Father's Name Henrich T. Welge
Spouse's Mother's Name Maria D. C. Dettmer
Name John Henry Ebers
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 08 Dec 1881
Event Place Randolph, Illinois, United States
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Father's Name Frederick Ebers
Mother's Name Anna Lonsberg
Spouse's Name Alevina Sophie Lindenberg
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1858
Spouse's Father's Name Ernest A. Lindenberg
Spouse's Mother's Name Christian Burgdorf
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th organized a reunion, which was held in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th Illinois. These reunions continued to be held for the next 35 years every August in Peoria in that anniversary. During this time, every effort was made to locate every surviving member of the regiment or to ascertain what became of all of the deceased members of the regiment.
In the 1888 and 1889 reunion booklets, an address of Geneva, Nebraska was published for Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, so someone in the 86th must have thought they had Private Lindenberg located there, but no other information is believed to have been published about him in any reunion booklet after this and it is not believed that Private Lindenberg ever attended a reunion.
It is now known, thanks to Carol Dorward, that the Private Ernst Lindenberg, who was a member of both Co. I of the 86th Illinois and of the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Veteran Reserve Corps, died on July 17, 1887 in Chicago, Ilinois. At the time of his death his occupation is listed as Agent. His widow is listed as Emilie Lindenburg. Ernst's mortal remains were laid in the Oak Wood Cemetery.
Name Ernest Lindenberg
Event Type Death
Event Date 17 Jul 1887
Event Place , Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original) Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Ethnicity American
Race White
Occupation agent
Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
Birthplace Elldagsen, Hanover
Cemetery Oakwood
Record Number 59
In the 1900 census, an Emelia Lindenberg is found at 80 22nd Place in Ward 5, South Town in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She is listed as married, but no husband is here. I believe she is just saying she was married and she is listed as having been married for 19 years and that is how long Ernest and Emily were married, from 1868 to 1887. She was born in February of 1834 in Germany and is listed as being 66 years of age. She is also listed as never having any children and to having immigrated in 1866 to America. She and Ernest never had any children, but I believe she had 4, again from a previous marriage.
Carol Dorward found the following notice:
"PENSIONER DROPPED.....I have the honor to report that the above named pensioner (Emilie Lindenberg) who was last paid at $8, to 2 Apl 1901, has been dropped because of death June 18, 1902."
From this we know that Emilie Lindenberg died sometime between April of 1901 and June of 1902.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Lindenberg family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg and the Lindenberg family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Ernst F. C. Lindenberg that may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Private ERNST F. C. LINDENBERG, Co. I, 86th Illinois
Ernst F. C. Lindenberg was born March 10, 1833 in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the son of ____________ Lindenberg and __________ (__________) Germany. Ernst is said to have arrived in America on August 15, 1857 landing at New York, New York. Carol Dorward found that "on August 15, 1857, the British pasenger ship SS BORUSSIA landed in New York (from Hamburg, Germany) with a passenger listed in German Immigrants to America as H. E. Lindenberg. He is 24 yrs of age and a merchant. I think this is probably your soldier and a transcriber possibly misread an F. for an H. This matches the date of his naturalization at the Peoria County courthouse. It appears he may have come alone."
Shortly after coming to America, Ernst moved west to Illinois, where he took up residence in Peoria County. It does appear that he came to Illinois alone. At the time of the 1860 census Ernst Lindenberg is found residing in Timber Township of Peoria County living in the household of Jacob M. & Margaret Dall. He lists his age as 25 and his occupation as Cooper and does appear to be single without children;
Jacob M Doll M 44 Pennsylvania
Margaret Doll F 38 Pennsylvania
Ambrose Doll M 16 Ill
Byron Doll M 6 Ill
Millard Doll M 3 Ill
Lincolm Doll M 1 Ill
Mary Cryser F 16 Ill
Joseph Doll M 50 Virginia
Ernst Lindenburg M 25 Germany
James Bridge M 50 Mass
On August 9, 1862, Ernst F. C. Lindenberg volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. He is listed as Single and not married at this time, which could be just an error, or the families listed below may in fact not be him.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name LINDENBERG, ERNST F C
Rank PVT Company I Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PEORIA, PEORIA CO, IL Age 29 Height 5' 6 3/4 Hair AUBURN
Eyes HAZEL Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation COOPER
Nativity ELDAGSEN, HANOVER, GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom A L FAHNESTOCK Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks TRANS TO VRC DEC 6, 1864
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
While all of this was going on, Ernst was petitioning to become a naturalized citizen. On September 5, 1862, in the County Court of Peoria County, Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. A. S. Bollinger and Herman Strube were the witnesses. This is found in Vol. B, Page 117. A. S. Bollinger is more than likely Albert Lester Bollinger, who is also a member of Co. I and a neighbor of Ernst's in Timber Township, while Herman Strube must be related to Ernst Strube, another member of Co. I who was interestingly born in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the same place that Ernst Lindenberg was born. The Strube family arrived in America on the ship "J. Ahlers" from Bremen on August 25, 1856. Ernst Lindenburg stated in his naturalization record that he arrived in New York in August of 1856. Could it have been 1857 and could Ernst Lindenberg actually have come to America and on to Illinois with the Strube family?
In any case, just two days after Ernst Lindenberg became a citizen of the United State, on September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of these two regiments boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years.
After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
During the next two years, Private Ernst F. C. Lindeberg would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. During this time, Ernst was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including possibly the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, just to name a few.
From his pension records in Washington, D. C., Carol Dorward found that he was wounded by a rifle ball while standing in line during the Battle of Rome, Georgia. Carol Dorward found the following Certificate of Disability;
"Army of the United States.
Certificate of Disability for Discharge
Private Ernest F. C. Lindenberg, of Captain A. Kovats company, (107) of the 2nd Batt. V. R. C. Regiment of the United State Volunteers was enlisted by A. L. Fahnestock of the ______ Regiment of _______ at Peoria, Illinois on the 9th of August, 1862, to serve 3 years; he was born at Hanover in the Kingdom of Germany, is 29 years of age, 5 feet, 6 3/4 inches high, dark P complexion, Hazel eyes, Auburn hair, and by occupation when enlisted a cooper. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty _____ days.
Remarks: This soldiers original Descriptive Roll states that he was a good and brave soldier and was in the following named Engagements. Viz: Chaplain Hill Ky Oct. 8, 1862, Chickamauga Ga Sept 19 and 20, 1863, Mission Ridge Nov 25 & 26, 1863, Buzzards Roost, Ga February 1864, Resaca Ga May 14, 1864 and was wounded in an Engagement at Rome Ga May 17, 1864. Des Marres Eye & Ear Hospital.
STATION: Chicago, Illinois
DATE: June 29, 1865
A. Kavats, Captain"
From this we see that after he was wounded, Private Lindenberg was sent north to Chicago, Illinois where he was sent to the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, which during the Civil War specialized in eye and ear injuries. From there he was placed in the V.R.C. on December 6, 1864 and according to his Pension Card that is found on Footnote.com, Ernst, who is listed as Ernest, served in the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the V.R.C, which was Captained by Capt. A. Kovats, who interesting later became a Justice of the Peace in Chicago, Illinois and was to perform the marriage of Ernest F. C. Lindenberg. We now know that Private Lindenberg was discharged from the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1865. Doctors stated that Private Lindenberg lost 1/3 use of his left arm, caused by the rifle ball that stroke his upper left arm. On account of his health issues, suffered while in the service, Ernst began collecting an small Invalid Pension on September 23, 1865. He very likely collected this the remainder of his life. His left arm remained inflamed most of the rest of his life and was the cause of his death on July 17, 1887, 22 years to the day that he was discharged from the service.
Ernest F. C. Linderberg moved to Chicago, Illinois where he went into the Cigar & Tobacco business. Ernest was married to Emilie Keller on September 22, 1868 in Chicago, Illinois. As state above, his former Captain, A. Kovats, J. P. performed the ceremony. Emilie was born c. 1833/34 at ___________, Germany.
At the time of the 1870 census, we find Ernest Lindenberg living in Ward 2 of the city of Chicago,.Illinois, who is married and has four children. Emilie Keller, if that was her maiden name, had been previously married and had four children from that marriage.
This is the family as they appear in 1870;
Ernest Lindenberg M 37 Cigar Maker 500 Germany
Amelia Lindenberg F 36 Keeping House Germany
Annie Lindenberg F 14 Illinois
Louise Lindenberg F 12 Illinois
Chas Lindenberg M 10 Illinois
Henry Lindenberg M 7 Illinois
While in Chicago, Ernest is known to have resided at #80 Finnell Street in Chicago, Illinois. This is where he died in 1887. At the time of the 1880 census, 47 year old Earnest Lindenberg is found residing in Chicago, Illinois in Cook County. Earnest is employed as a Laborer. He is also married. His wife is named Emily. She lists her age as 42 and she is also born in Germany. No children are listed. This is the way this family appears in the 1880 census;
Self Earnest Lindenberg M 47 Germany
Wife Emily Lindenberg F 42 Germany
It is now believed that Ernest and Emily had no children together. However, when Henry Lindenberg and Sophie Alevina Linderberg were married in 1881, they both list Ernst C. Lindenberg as their father, but their mother as Christine Burgdorf. Was it really because Ernst was their father, or was it because Ernst was the only father they ever knew? Here are their records as found on familysearch;
Name Henry Lindenberg
Spouse's Name Louisa Welga
Event Date 11 Nov 1881
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Father's Name Ernst C. Lindenberg
Mother's Name Christine Burgdorf
Spouse's Father's Name Henrich T. Welge
Spouse's Mother's Name Maria D. C. Dettmer
Name John Henry Ebers
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 08 Dec 1881
Event Place Randolph, Illinois, United States
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Father's Name Frederick Ebers
Mother's Name Anna Lonsberg
Spouse's Name Alevina Sophie Lindenberg
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1858
Spouse's Father's Name Ernest A. Lindenberg
Spouse's Mother's Name Christian Burgdorf
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th organized a reunion, which was held in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th Illinois. These reunions continued to be held for the next 35 years every August in Peoria in that anniversary. During this time, every effort was made to locate every surviving member of the regiment or to ascertain what became of all of the deceased members of the regiment.
In the 1888 and 1889 reunion booklets, an address of Geneva, Nebraska was published for Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, so someone in the 86th must have thought they had Private Lindenberg located there, but no other information is believed to have been published about him in any reunion booklet after this and it is not believed that Private Lindenberg ever attended a reunion.
It is now known, thanks to Carol Dorward, that the Private Ernst Lindenberg, who was a member of both Co. I of the 86th Illinois and of the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Veteran Reserve Corps, died on July 17, 1887 in Chicago, Ilinois. At the time of his death his occupation is listed as Agent. His widow is listed as Emilie Lindenburg. Ernst's mortal remains were laid in the Oak Wood Cemetery.
Name Ernest Lindenberg
Event Type Death
Event Date 17 Jul 1887
Event Place , Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original) Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Ethnicity American
Race White
Occupation agent
Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
Birthplace Elldagsen, Hanover
Cemetery Oakwood
Record Number 59
In the 1900 census, an Emelia Lindenberg is found at 80 22nd Place in Ward 5, South Town in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She is listed as married, but no husband is here. I believe she is just saying she was married and she is listed as having been married for 19 years and that is how long Ernest and Emily were married, from 1868 to 1887. She was born in February of 1834 in Germany and is listed as being 66 years of age. She is also listed as never having any children and to having immigrated in 1866 to America. She and Ernest never had any children, but I believe she had 4, again from a previous marriage.
Carol Dorward found the following notice:
"PENSIONER DROPPED.....I have the honor to report that the above named pensioner (Emilie Lindenberg) who was last paid at $8, to 2 Apl 1901, has been dropped because of death June 18, 1902."
From this we know that Emilie Lindenberg died sometime between April of 1901 and June of 1902.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Lindenberg family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg and the Lindenberg family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Ernst F. C. Lindenberg that may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Ernst F. C. Lindenberg was born March 10, 1833 in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the son of ____________ Lindenberg and __________ (__________) Germany. Ernst is said to have arrived in America on August 15, 1857 landing at New York, New York. Carol Dorward found that "on August 15, 1857, the British pasenger ship SS BORUSSIA landed in New York (from Hamburg, Germany) with a passenger listed in German Immigrants to America as H. E. Lindenberg. He is 24 yrs of age and a merchant. I think this is probably your soldier and a transcriber possibly misread an F. for an H. This matches the date of his naturalization at the Peoria County courthouse. It appears he may have come alone."
Shortly after coming to America, Ernst moved west to Illinois, where he took up residence in Peoria County. It does appear that he came to Illinois alone. At the time of the 1860 census Ernst Lindenberg is found residing in Timber Township of Peoria County living in the household of Jacob M. & Margaret Dall. He lists his age as 25 and his occupation as Cooper and does appear to be single without children;
Jacob M Doll M 44 Pennsylvania
Margaret Doll F 38 Pennsylvania
Ambrose Doll M 16 Ill
Byron Doll M 6 Ill
Millard Doll M 3 Ill
Lincolm Doll M 1 Ill
Mary Cryser F 16 Ill
Joseph Doll M 50 Virginia
Ernst Lindenburg M 25 Germany
James Bridge M 50 Mass
On August 9, 1862, Ernst F. C. Lindenberg volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. He is listed as Single and not married at this time, which could be just an error, or the families listed below may in fact not be him.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name LINDENBERG, ERNST F C
Rank PVT Company I Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PEORIA, PEORIA CO, IL Age 29 Height 5' 6 3/4 Hair AUBURN
Eyes HAZEL Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation COOPER
Nativity ELDAGSEN, HANOVER, GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom A L FAHNESTOCK Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks TRANS TO VRC DEC 6, 1864
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
While all of this was going on, Ernst was petitioning to become a naturalized citizen. On September 5, 1862, in the County Court of Peoria County, Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. A. S. Bollinger and Herman Strube were the witnesses. This is found in Vol. B, Page 117. A. S. Bollinger is more than likely Albert Lester Bollinger, who is also a member of Co. I and a neighbor of Ernst's in Timber Township, while Herman Strube must be related to Ernst Strube, another member of Co. I who was interestingly born in Eldagsen, Hanover, Germany, the same place that Ernst Lindenberg was born. The Strube family arrived in America on the ship "J. Ahlers" from Bremen on August 25, 1856. Ernst Lindenburg stated in his naturalization record that he arrived in New York in August of 1856. Could it have been 1857 and could Ernst Lindenberg actually have come to America and on to Illinois with the Strube family?
In any case, just two days after Ernst Lindenberg became a citizen of the United State, on September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of these two regiments boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years.
After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
During the next two years, Private Ernst F. C. Lindeberg would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. During this time, Ernst was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including possibly the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, just to name a few.
From his pension records in Washington, D. C., Carol Dorward found that he was wounded by a rifle ball while standing in line during the Battle of Rome, Georgia. Carol Dorward found the following Certificate of Disability;
"Army of the United States.
Certificate of Disability for Discharge
Private Ernest F. C. Lindenberg, of Captain A. Kovats company, (107) of the 2nd Batt. V. R. C. Regiment of the United State Volunteers was enlisted by A. L. Fahnestock of the ______ Regiment of _______ at Peoria, Illinois on the 9th of August, 1862, to serve 3 years; he was born at Hanover in the Kingdom of Germany, is 29 years of age, 5 feet, 6 3/4 inches high, dark P complexion, Hazel eyes, Auburn hair, and by occupation when enlisted a cooper. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty _____ days.
Remarks: This soldiers original Descriptive Roll states that he was a good and brave soldier and was in the following named Engagements. Viz: Chaplain Hill Ky Oct. 8, 1862, Chickamauga Ga Sept 19 and 20, 1863, Mission Ridge Nov 25 & 26, 1863, Buzzards Roost, Ga February 1864, Resaca Ga May 14, 1864 and was wounded in an Engagement at Rome Ga May 17, 1864. Des Marres Eye & Ear Hospital.
STATION: Chicago, Illinois
DATE: June 29, 1865
A. Kavats, Captain"
From this we see that after he was wounded, Private Lindenberg was sent north to Chicago, Illinois where he was sent to the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, which during the Civil War specialized in eye and ear injuries. From there he was placed in the V.R.C. on December 6, 1864 and according to his Pension Card that is found on Footnote.com, Ernst, who is listed as Ernest, served in the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the V.R.C, which was Captained by Capt. A. Kovats, who interesting later became a Justice of the Peace in Chicago, Illinois and was to perform the marriage of Ernest F. C. Lindenberg. We now know that Private Lindenberg was discharged from the DesMarres Hospital in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1865. Doctors stated that Private Lindenberg lost 1/3 use of his left arm, caused by the rifle ball that stroke his upper left arm. On account of his health issues, suffered while in the service, Ernst began collecting an small Invalid Pension on September 23, 1865. He very likely collected this the remainder of his life. His left arm remained inflamed most of the rest of his life and was the cause of his death on July 17, 1887, 22 years to the day that he was discharged from the service.
Ernest F. C. Linderberg moved to Chicago, Illinois where he went into the Cigar & Tobacco business. Ernest was married to Emilie Keller on September 22, 1868 in Chicago, Illinois. As state above, his former Captain, A. Kovats, J. P. performed the ceremony. Emilie was born c. 1833/34 at ___________, Germany.
At the time of the 1870 census, we find Ernest Lindenberg living in Ward 2 of the city of Chicago,.Illinois, who is married and has four children. Emilie Keller, if that was her maiden name, had been previously married and had four children from that marriage.
This is the family as they appear in 1870;
Ernest Lindenberg M 37 Cigar Maker 500 Germany
Amelia Lindenberg F 36 Keeping House Germany
Annie Lindenberg F 14 Illinois
Louise Lindenberg F 12 Illinois
Chas Lindenberg M 10 Illinois
Henry Lindenberg M 7 Illinois
While in Chicago, Ernest is known to have resided at #80 Finnell Street in Chicago, Illinois. This is where he died in 1887. At the time of the 1880 census, 47 year old Earnest Lindenberg is found residing in Chicago, Illinois in Cook County. Earnest is employed as a Laborer. He is also married. His wife is named Emily. She lists her age as 42 and she is also born in Germany. No children are listed. This is the way this family appears in the 1880 census;
Self Earnest Lindenberg M 47 Germany
Wife Emily Lindenberg F 42 Germany
It is now believed that Ernest and Emily had no children together. However, when Henry Lindenberg and Sophie Alevina Linderberg were married in 1881, they both list Ernst C. Lindenberg as their father, but their mother as Christine Burgdorf. Was it really because Ernst was their father, or was it because Ernst was the only father they ever knew? Here are their records as found on familysearch;
Name Henry Lindenberg
Spouse's Name Louisa Welga
Event Date 11 Nov 1881
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Father's Name Ernst C. Lindenberg
Mother's Name Christine Burgdorf
Spouse's Father's Name Henrich T. Welge
Spouse's Mother's Name Maria D. C. Dettmer
Name John Henry Ebers
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 08 Dec 1881
Event Place Randolph, Illinois, United States
Event Place Wine Hill, Randolph, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Father's Name Frederick Ebers
Mother's Name Anna Lonsberg
Spouse's Name Alevina Sophie Lindenberg
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1858
Spouse's Father's Name Ernest A. Lindenberg
Spouse's Mother's Name Christian Burgdorf
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th organized a reunion, which was held in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the 86th Illinois. These reunions continued to be held for the next 35 years every August in Peoria in that anniversary. During this time, every effort was made to locate every surviving member of the regiment or to ascertain what became of all of the deceased members of the regiment.
In the 1888 and 1889 reunion booklets, an address of Geneva, Nebraska was published for Ernst F. C. Lindenberg, so someone in the 86th must have thought they had Private Lindenberg located there, but no other information is believed to have been published about him in any reunion booklet after this and it is not believed that Private Lindenberg ever attended a reunion.
It is now known, thanks to Carol Dorward, that the Private Ernst Lindenberg, who was a member of both Co. I of the 86th Illinois and of the 107th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Veteran Reserve Corps, died on July 17, 1887 in Chicago, Ilinois. At the time of his death his occupation is listed as Agent. His widow is listed as Emilie Lindenburg. Ernst's mortal remains were laid in the Oak Wood Cemetery.
Name Ernest Lindenberg
Event Type Death
Event Date 17 Jul 1887
Event Place , Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original) Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Ethnicity American
Race White
Occupation agent
Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
Birthplace Elldagsen, Hanover
Cemetery Oakwood
Record Number 59
In the 1900 census, an Emelia Lindenberg is found at 80 22nd Place in Ward 5, South Town in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She is listed as married, but no husband is here. I believe she is just saying she was married and she is listed as having been married for 19 years and that is how long Ernest and Emily were married, from 1868 to 1887. She was born in February of 1834 in Germany and is listed as being 66 years of age. She is also listed as never having any children and to having immigrated in 1866 to America. She and Ernest never had any children, but I believe she had 4, again from a previous marriage.
Carol Dorward found the following notice:
"PENSIONER DROPPED.....I have the honor to report that the above named pensioner (Emilie Lindenberg) who was last paid at $8, to 2 Apl 1901, has been dropped because of death June 18, 1902."
From this we know that Emilie Lindenberg died sometime between April of 1901 and June of 1902.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Lindenberg family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Ernst F. C. Lindenberg and the Lindenberg family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Ernst F. C. Lindenberg that may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
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