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ON PAHL FAMILY MARRIAGES

The four sons of Henry and Louisa Pahl immigrated to, found employment and married in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. Below are marriage records for Henry, August, Wilhelm and Christian Pahl.

2 July 1865 Henry Pahl and Barbara Baumgartner were married at the Methodist Episcopal Church in St. Louis, Missouri

Translation: This was a difficult record to read and translate, the following is my best effort:

U. S. _____. This is to certify that Mr. Henry Pahl of St. Louis and Barbara Baumgartner both of the same place, were by me joined in holy matrimony on the 2nd day of July 1865. John M. Winkler, Minister of the Gospel. Filed and recorded July 7, 1865. J. C. _______, Recorder.

24 June 1868 August Pahl and Elisabetha Baumgartner were married at the Methodist Episcopal Church in St. Louis, Missouri

Translation: This is to certify that on the 24th of June 1868, I, one of the Ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church joint in holy matrimony August Pahl and Elisabetha Baumgartner, bot(h) of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Jacob Feisel, Minister of the Gospel. Filed and recorded July 20, 1868. Julius Conrad, Recorder.

16 June 1870 Wilhelm "William" Pahl and Catherine Grob were married at the Methodist Church at the corner of Eighth Street and Soulard in St. Louis, Missouri.

Translation: This is to certify that Wilhelm Pahl of St. Louis in the State of Missouri and Catrine Grob of St. Louis in the State of Missouri, were by me joined together in holy matrimony on the 16th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy. Gerard Scheele, Local Minister of the Methodist Church, corner of 8 and Soulard. Filed and recorded June 20, 1870. Julius Conrad, Recorder.

8 August 1875 Christian Pahl and Emily Cornelia Weinheimer were married at the Methodist Church at the corner of Eighth Street and Soulard in St. Louis, Missouri.

Translation: This also was an even more difficult record to read and translate. The following is my best effort: On August 8th 1875, I do certify that Christian Pahl and Emily Cornelia Weinheimer were joined in holy matrimony by me, ___________________ in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri. Charles H________, minister of the Methodist Church, corner of 8th and Soulard Streets. Filed and recorded August 11, 1873. __________ Adam , Recorder.

MEMORIES OF THE FOUR PAHL FAMILY DESCENDANTS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

On the Henry Pahl Family in St. Louis, Missouri

Born about 1844 in Hanover, Germany to Henry and Louisa Pahl, Henry was the first of their five children. He would eventually have a younger sister Dorothea and three younger brothers, August, Wilhelm and Christian. Henry and his brother Christian would become brickmakers by trade.

On 2 July 1865 Henry Pahl married Barbara Baumgartner, they raised two children together, a daughter, Emma and a son, Harry.

Henry Pahl was initially employed as a general laborer like his father, then later as a partner in the manufacture of bricks with his younger brother, Christian.

Daughter Emma Pahl married Dr. Henry J. Schlagenhauf, the couple raised four sons in St. Louis, Missouri; Walter, Milton, Henry Pahl and George Schlagenhauf.

Harry Pahl born ten years after his sister, began working as a clerk in the Enterprise Brick Factory where his father worked.

Henry and Barbara died within three years of each other and are buried together in the St. Paul Churchyard Cemetery, 7600 S. Rock Hill Road, St. Louis, Missouri.

On the August Pahl Family in St. Louis, Missouri

Born 14 January 1846 in Hanover, Germany to Henry and Louisa Pahl, August was the second of their five children. He will eventually have a younger sister Dorothea and three brothers, Henry, William and Christian.

On 24 June 1868 August married Elisabetha "Elisabeth" Baumgartner in St. Louis, Missouri, the couple had two daughters and four sons.

August Pahl worked in brick manufacturing.

Cologunde "Kuni" was their eldest daughter, she married James Mulligan, the couple would have three children; Hilda, James and Faith Elizabeth.

William Pahl was their second son.

Carl Pahl was their third son.

Bertha Pahl was the second daughter, she married William Wulf, they had two children; Wilbert and Virginia.

Their next infant born 3 May 1875 lived only one day.

Arthur Christian was born in September of 1880 and died in December of the same year.

August and Elisabeth Baumgartner Pahl are buried together in New Pickers Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

On the Wilhelm "William" Pahl Family in St. Louis, Missouri

Born about 1848 in Hanover, Germany to Henry and Louisa Pahl, Wilhelm was the third of their five children. He will eventually have a younger sister Dorothea and three brothers, Henry, August, and Christian.

On 16 June 1870 Wilhelm married Catherine Grob in St. Louis, Missouri, the couple raised five of their own children, along with adopting a young daughter, Ethel Pahl.

Wilhelm "William" Pahl worked first as a huckster selling produce, then he opened his own produce market.

William A Pahl was their eldest son, he married married Elizabeth Koelling, the couple would have three children; Elmer, Arthur and William A Jr.

Edward H. Pahl was their second son.

Matilda "Tillie" Pahl was their third child. Tillie married Louis L. Beuer at age 13, against her mother's wishes.

Jennifer "Jennie" Pahl was the fourth child, second girl, she married twice, the second time to Phillip Nicolay, they had three boys; Fred, James and Phillip Jr.

Frederick C. Pahl, their fifth and last child married Clara Nix and had at least two daughters; Clara and Dorothy.

Ethel Pahl is the name of their adopted daughter.

William and Catherine Grob Pahl are buried together in the Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

On the Christian Pahl Family in St. Louis (below is a current photo of their family home at 5801 Southwest Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri)

Born March 24, 1850 in Hanover, Germany to Henry and Louisa Pahl, Christian was the fourth of their five children. He will eventually have a younger sister Dorothea and three brothers, August, Henry, and Wilhelm. Christian and Henry would become brickmakers by trade.

On 8 July 1875 Christian married Emilie Cornelia Weinheimer, they raised five children in St. Louis together before she died at only 36 years of age.

Christian Pahl began working in the brick manufacturing and stove moulding, then in his older years, worked in before opening his own saloon.

In 1902, Christian Pahl, age 52, a widower with three sons; Louis C. (24), Arthur E. (19) Christian Jr. (12) and a daughter, Hilda (21), moved to 5801 Old Manchester Road.

Louis C. Pahl, Christian’s eldest son, married Marie Paeben, and the couple would have five children; Louis, Marian, Dorothy, Harold and Cornelia. Marie died May 25, 1935 at 51 years of age. Louis would live a longer life, dying at the age of 92 in December 1970. Both are buried in St. Paul Churchyard Cemetery at 7600 S. Rock Hill Road.

Daughter Hilda Pahl never married, and is remembered by her great-grand-niece, Kay McVey Murphy, as a “starched and proper lady” who would come to visit her brother Arthur and his family at their home at 1458 Tamm. We know that she worked for a time as an attendant at the St. Louis City Hospital, 1515 Lafayette, before making the decision to move to Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California where she resided until her death on September 15, 1952, at age 72.

Arthur E. Pahl, son number two, married Anna Roles, daughter of John and Catherine Roles. The two would become active in the Dogtown neighborhood and the St. James Catholic Parish, while raising their three children at their 1458 Tamm Avenue home. Arthur and Anna are buried together in Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.

Christian Pahl jr., the youngest son followed his sister Hilda to Los Angeles, California and lived a long life there until his death on September 15, 1970, at age 81.

Christian and Cornelia Pahl are buried together in the St. Paul Churchyard Cemetery, 7600 S. Rock Hill Road, St. Louis, Missouri.

On Pahl Family resting places in St. Louis, Missouri

We last find Henry and Louisa Pahl with their children listed in the 1860 U.S. Census for St. Louis, Missouri. I believe that both parents deaths must have been recorded in this area, however to this day, I have not been able to locate their death records.

The family graves of their sons were easier to locate in the various local St. Louis Cemeteries; St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery, Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Resurrection Cemetery, and Valhalla Cemetery. See also the Pahl Family Timeline Page.

Many thanks to my son Joe Sharamitaro for his help on photo restoration, and to cousins Arthur "Mick" Pahl and Linda Pahl Krause for their help.