.Amelia was the daughter of Wilhelm Eschmann and Frederica Greve. She was born in the small German town Schwerte. About 1849, along with her parents and siblings, she immigrated to the United States where she settled in Washington, Ohio. Although no record of the marriage has been found, it is believed that about 1856 she married Valentine Pfening, an iron ore miner. The couple had five children: Augusta, Matilda, Henry, William and Jacob. In 1866 Amelia abandoned the family and she never returned. The exact circumstances of the separation are not known and it appears that they were never divorced. She moved to Tennessee to work in the furnaces and while there she met John Henry Clay Absher. On 25 Mar 1871 they were married in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1885 they moved to Metropolis, Illinois, and they remained there the rest of their lives. After John's death in 1905 she lived with his daughter, Lizzie, and her family. Amelia died at the age of 79.
The majority of this information is courtesy of John Absher's 2nd great-grandson, Thomas Helmantoler. Most of it is also contained in John's Civil War Pension Application File in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Amelia was buried in the Massac County Poor Farm Cemetery. The farm was sold in 1919 and the cemetery itself was eventually paved over with a school parking lot.
The majority of this information is courtesy of John Absher's 2nd great-grandson, Thomas Helmantoler. Most of it is also contained in John's Civil War Pension Application File in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Amelia was buried in the Massac County Poor Farm Cemetery. The farm was sold in 1919 and the cemetery itself was eventually paved over with a school parking lot.
.Amelia was the daughter of Wilhelm Eschmann and Frederica Greve. She was born in the small German town Schwerte. About 1849, along with her parents and siblings, she immigrated to the United States where she settled in Washington, Ohio. Although no record of the marriage has been found, it is believed that about 1856 she married Valentine Pfening, an iron ore miner. The couple had five children: Augusta, Matilda, Henry, William and Jacob. In 1866 Amelia abandoned the family and she never returned. The exact circumstances of the separation are not known and it appears that they were never divorced. She moved to Tennessee to work in the furnaces and while there she met John Henry Clay Absher. On 25 Mar 1871 they were married in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1885 they moved to Metropolis, Illinois, and they remained there the rest of their lives. After John's death in 1905 she lived with his daughter, Lizzie, and her family. Amelia died at the age of 79.
The majority of this information is courtesy of John Absher's 2nd great-grandson, Thomas Helmantoler. Most of it is also contained in John's Civil War Pension Application File in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Amelia was buried in the Massac County Poor Farm Cemetery. The farm was sold in 1919 and the cemetery itself was eventually paved over with a school parking lot.
The majority of this information is courtesy of John Absher's 2nd great-grandson, Thomas Helmantoler. Most of it is also contained in John's Civil War Pension Application File in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Amelia was buried in the Massac County Poor Farm Cemetery. The farm was sold in 1919 and the cemetery itself was eventually paved over with a school parking lot.
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