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12 for ’26: Philippina Voehringer Wollenweber (1834-1913) Timeline

Philippina Voehringer Wollenweber was my husband’s paternal 2x-great-grandmother, the grandmother of his grandmother, Matilda Davey Gorrell. I am lucky that I found Philippina in the IGI very early in my research and have since found the church records of her family in the German state of Württemberg. Let us cover her timeline first, and then search for more documents in Full-text search and in newspaper search.

1834. May 26/28   Philippina Margaretha Vöhringer was born to Adam Vöhringer and Maria Agnes Reiff. She was baptized in the presence of Johan Reiff and two others, who are too difficult to read.[1]


1857. Sept. 1.        She arrived in New York aboard the SS Gebhard. She was listed as 30 years old and no occupation.[2]

                                COMMENT: The age is off, as age 30 would make her birth at 1827. This is a conflict. However, it is an arrival before her marriage to Ludwig Wollenweber in 1858. This is the only ship list that was for a Philippina with a last name close to Vöhringer or Voehringer.

1858. Sept. 3/5.     In Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Louis W. Wollenweber and Jacob Leiff, as surety, took out a bond to marry Phillippene Voehringer, who is of full age.[3]

                              At St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church in Louisville, Kentucky, Louis W. Wollenweber from Kusel, Pfalz, age 36, and Philappena Voehringer from Wurttemburg, age 23, were married by Augustus Bargas before witnesses, Josef Granewald, Madam Granewald, and Gottfried Muller.[4]

                                COMMENT: Three documents were found concerning the marriage: the bond, the license and certificate, and the church record, once it was discovered which church Bargas was affiliated with. Here, her age of 23 means a birthyear of 1835, which is closer to her actual age and not the age on the ship list.

1859. Aug 27.       Their first daughter, Mathilda, was born.[5]

1860. July 22.       Mathilda was baptized at St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church in Louisville.[6]

1860. July 27.        Louis and Philippina were enumerated in Louisville with children Louis, Geo, Wm, Albert, and Mathilda.

                              Wollenweber, LW, 38, liquor dealer, worth $1000, Bavaria
Philapena, 25, f, Werttumberg
Louis, 13, m, NY, school
Geo, 12, m, Hamberg, school
Wm, 11, m, NY, school
Albert, 7, m, Ohio, school
Matilda, 1, f, Ky,

                              COMMENT: The older boys in the household are not children of Philippina and Louis, as they are older than the date of their marriage, just two years earlier. Louis likely was married previously, as he is over ten years older than Philippina. The census gives exact locations of their births, so Louis was from Bavaria and Philippina from Württemberg.

1863. Jan 6/Jul 24. Daughter Emilie Wollenweber is born. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in Louisville.[7]

1864. July 27.        A child of Louis Wollenweber is buried in Eastern Cemetery. No name or age of child is listed.[8]

                              COMMENT: This may be Emilie, as she is not mentioned in the 1870 census. Why didn’t they name this child in the document? This Wollenweber plot seems to have no stones.

1864. Sept 6.         Daughter Friedricke is born.[9]

1865. Oct 15.        Friedricka Wollenweber is baptized at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church.[10]

1866. Mar 20.        Daughter Auguste is born.[11]

1867. July 25.        Auguste Wollenweber is baptized.[12]

1868. Mar 4.          Daughter Julia is born.[13]

1870. Jun 27.         Louis and Philippina are enumerated with children, Louis, Albert, Frederica, and Julia, and a laborer, Jno Reynolds in Jeffersonville, Indiana.[14]

                              Woolenweber, L.W. 48, m, w, saloon keeper, pers $1500, Bavaria, par. foreign born, citizen.
Philpena 29, f, w, keeps house, Wurtemberg, par foreign born,
Louis F 23, m, w, life ins agt, N York, par foreign born, citizen
Albert 16, m, w, home, Ohio, par foreign born
Frederica 5, f, w, home, Kentucky, par foreign born, school
Julia 2, f, w, home, Kentucky, par foreign born
Reynolds, Jno, 20, m, w, laborer, Kentucky

                              COMMENT: The family moved across the Ohio River to Jeffersonville sometime before 1870. There are missing children: Matilda, who should be 12, Emilie, who should be 7, Auguste, who should be 4, and George and William who should be 22 and 21. Of course, these boys were old enough to be on their own. Were the daughters just missed? We do not know who gave the information, but one could assume it was one of the parents. I searched for the daughters in 1870 Jefferson County census under their first name and date of birth only, thinking they may have been with other relatives. No Matilda. No Emilie. No Auguste.

1872. Oct 7.          Julia was baptized at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in Louisville.[15]

1873. May 16/17.  Husband, Louis Wollenweber died in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Funeral of Louis Wollenweber from their home on Market Street between Indiana Avenue and Broadway. Burial was in Eastern Cemetery in Louisville.[16]

1873. Jul 22.         Philippina purchased part of lot no. 51 in Jeffersonville for $1000 from John F. Read and Eliza A. Read. It is described as “beginning at the northeast corner of said lot on Market street running thence westwardly with Market street and on the northern line of said lot thirty (30) feet, thence at right angles southwardly two hundred feet more or less to the alley on the southern line of said lot, thence eastwardly with said alley thirty (30) feet to the southeast corner of said lot, thence northwardly and with said eastern line two hundred feet more or less to the beginning.”[17]

                              COMMENT: Where did she get the money to purchase the lot? Was there money in Ludwig’s estate? I don’t seem to have any estate records for him. I did not find a notice of an estate in the newspaper of the probate.

1874. Feb 2/Jun 26. Philippina put an ad in the paper wanting day and week boarders at her address on Market Street, three doors from the Bruner House.[18] She put an ad in the paper to rent the whole or part of her two-story house on Market Street, west of Spring.[19]


1877.                     Philippina appeared in the Jeffersonville City Directory, living at the southside of 3rd Avenue east of Illinois Avenue.[20]

1878. Jun 26.        Marriage of daughter, Matilda Wollenweber to Frederick Henry Davey at the residence of her mother in Clark County, Indiana.[21]

1880                       She appeared in the Jeffersonville City Directory, living at 66 3rd, near Illinois Avenue.[22]

1880. Jun 16.         She headed a household at 68 Third Street in Jeffersonville, Clark County, with three daughters, son-in-law, and two grandchildren.

                              Wollenweber, Philopina, w, f, 45, wid, keeping house, Germany, Germany/Germany
                       Rickie, w, f, 16, dau, Kentucky, Germany/Germany
                       Julia, w, f, 12, dau, Kentucky, Germany/Germany, at school
Davey, Fred, w, m, 25, son-in-law, mar, cabinet maker, Pennsylvania, England/England
            Matilda, w, f, 20, dau, mar, Kentucky, Germany/Germany
            Fred, w, m, 1, grandson, Kentucky, Pennsylvania/Kentucky
            Mary R, w, f, 1/12, Apr, granddaughter, Kentucky, Pennsylvania/Kentucky

                              COMMENT: Auguste and Emilie are still missing and have perhaps died. Need to browse the church burial records to see if there is any record of a funeral. The Eastern Cemetery only has the record of Louis and the unnamed child. It appears that Matilda and her family was living with Philippina.

1881. Mar 8.         Fredricka “Rickke” Wollenweber married William A. Young in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, performed by W. H. Sheets.[23]                            

                              COMMENT: The received the license and were married on the same day. By calculation, Rickke was only 14.5 years old and should have needed parental permission. She needed to be sixteen years old.[24] Perhaps she looked older and lied. According to the 1880-81 city directory of New Albany and Jeffersonville, William H. Sheets was pastor of Port Fulton M.E. Church on 12 Chestnut, between Spring and Pearl in Port Fulton.[25] Port Fulton was just a ways up river from Jeffersonville and is now part of Jeffersonville.

1883. June 26.      Philippina had an iron ornamental fence erected in front of her Market Street residence, made by a Springfield manufacturing company.[26]

1884. Oct 23.        Philippina granted the right to use a portion of her property to the City of Jeffersonville, in order for the city to improve the navigation of the Ohio river at Jeffersonville. Description: “Thirty feet off of the east side of Lot no. 51, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, do hereby consent that the United States in the construction and maintenance of said levee, may use five (5) feet in width off the south east of said real estate for the purpose of constructing the side Slopes to said Levee but said five (5) feet in width is to remain in the possession and under the control of the Grantor, his heirs and assigns after said Levee is completed, subject only to the United States or the City of Jeffersonville to enter thereon for the purpose of maintaining and replacing the levee.”[27]

                              COMMENT: the Ohio River flooded often and I should research when the worst floods were. Today, there are flood gates put up when the river runs high to protect the structures behind it.

1885                      Residences of daughter, Julia Wollenweber, and stepson, Louis Wollenweber, in Louisville. Julia was a domestic at 102 W. Broadway, and Louis was working with liquors at 803 Franklin.[28]

1885. Nov 1.          Daughter, Matilda Davey died in Carthage, Missouri. An obituary stated:

                              “The many friends of the family were pained to learn yesterday of the death of Mrs. Tillie Davey, wife of F. H. Davey of this city. She died at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, in her 36th year and leaves a husband and four children. Although Mrs. Davey had been sick for some time, it was not realized that her condition was critical. Her sister, from Louisville, Ky., arrived on a visit but a few hours previous to her death, not knowing, however, of her dangerous illness.”[29]

                              COMMENT: One can only speculate on which sister arrived to visit. One Jeffersonville paper read: “Mrs. Fred Davey, of Carthage, Mo, died in that city Sunday morning of malarial fever. Mrs. Davey was formerly Miss Tillie Woolenweber, daughter of the late Louis Woolenweber, of this city. She was married to Fred Davey in this city nine years ago. She leaves a family of four little children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davey are well-known in this city. Mr. Davey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davey. Mrs. Woolenweber left yesterday to attend the funeral. She will remain with the children during the winter.”[30] 

1887. Jul 28.         Daughter Julia Wollenweber married Fred H. Davey, her brother-in-law, by W. V. Hammel, a Methodist Episcopal minister in Carthage, Missouri.[31] They were married at his home.[32] 

                              COMMENT: Julia was of age, 19 years old. Perhaps she was the sister who went to Carthage, and she stayed to watch the children.

1888.                     She was listed in the city directory living at 54 Illinois Avenue, corner of 3rd Street.[33]

1890. May 9.         She purchased part of lot number 3 in block no. 21 in the Enlargement of the City of Jeffersonville from Martha E. Johnson for $200. The land description is “Beginning at the southeast corner of said Lot 3, thence north along the alley twenty-three (23) feet, thence at right angles west to Illinois Avenue, thence south along the east side of Illinois Avenue twenty-three feet to the southwest corner of said Lot, thence east to the place of beginning.”[34]                             

1892. Jan 19.        Julia W. Davey was granted a divorce by Chanceller Edwards from Fred H. Davey, with custody of her children, on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment.[35]

                              COMMENT: it looks like she got the divorce from Clark County. These records at FamilySearch are locked.

1892. May 26.       Daughter, Julia, married Jacob Ettel in Clark County by J. Reese of the German Methodist Episcopal Church.[36]

1897. Nov 6.         She sold part of lot no. 51 to Delia Thickstun for $1550.[37]

1900. Jun 1.           She headed a household in Jeffersonville, at 310 Illinois Avenue. She listed six children born with one living. Her granddaughter, Julie Young, age 19, lived with her. She worked as a seamstress, owned her home, and came to the U.S. in 1855. Julie had no occupation.[38]

                              COMMENT: I have only five known children. It is possible the child of Louis’ who died in 27 July 1864, and unnamed, was stillborn or lived only a few hours, and thus not named. Emilie and Auguste were born after 1860 and did not appear in the 1870 census. Matilda died in 1885. Rickka died before 1900. That left only Julia Ettel as the one living child.

1900. Oct 9.          She hosted a birthday party for her granddaughter, Lula Young, at her home at 310 Illinois Avenue.[39]

                              COMMENT: This is likely Julie and the reporter got the name wrong, or this is a nickname.

 1901. Jul 11.         Philippina sold to Rosina Nolting of Jefferson Co, Kentucky, for $5000 cash the interest in the estate of Fred. Vohringer, deceased, and to the estate of Mrs. Mary Agnes Vohringer, deceased, her interest in real estate in Louisville.[40]

1903.                     Philippina was living at north side of W. Front, west of Pfau in Jeffersonville, Indiana.[41]

1905. Jun 3           Philippina Wollenweber purchased lot 9 in Clarksville from the heirs of John T. Kavanaugh for $250.[42]

1907.                     Philippina was listed as living at the north side of W. Front, west of Pfau in Jeffersonville.[43]

1908.                     She is living in Louisville, Kentucky as 1916 W. Madison.[44] This is the same address as where her granddaughter, Julie (Young) Albus lived with her husband, Herman Louis Albus.[45]

1910. Apr 21.        She was enumerated in the household of Herman L. Albus and his wife, Julia, at 1220 W. Madison, in Louisville, Kentucky. She listed as the grandmother, but she was really the grandmother of his wife, Julie. She listed six children born, one still living.

1911. Apr 18.        Mrs. Louis Wollenweber is ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Ettel, in Ohio Falls.[46]

                              COMMENT: Ohio Falls was located west of Jeffersonville.

1913. Jan 1.           She died at home, 1920 W. Madison, of chronic Bronchitis. Her death certificate named her birth as 26 May 1834 in Germany. Neither parent’s name was known. John H. Miller, the undertaker was the informant.[47] The birth is off by two days.

1913. Jan 3.           She was buried in Eastern Cemetery in Louisville in the Louis Wollenweber lot.[48] The burial permit gave more information: “Phillipina Wollenweber, age 78, 1920 W. Madison Street, bronchitis.”[49]

                               COMMENT: This cemetery is closed but maintained by volunteers and has experienced lots of vandalism. There is a memorial for her on Find a Grave. She is connected as a child of Mary Agnes Vohringer.[50]

                               No obituary or funeral notice was found in the English language Louisville nor the Jeffersonville papers, but one was found in the German language Louisville Argus. It just reads “Philippina Wollenweber, 78 Jahre, 1920 West Madison Straße; Luftröhrenentzündung.[51] Luftröhrenentzündung translates to Tracheitis, the inflammation of the trachea. If it is Tracheobronchitis then the bronchi are also involved.[52]

Conclusion

Some of the items above in the timeline were found doing Ancestry and FamilySearch searches. I believe this to be a full list of activities pertaining to her that I can locate online. There may be other documents to be found when searching and analyzing those documents pertaining to her brother, Fred Vohringer, her sister, Rosa Nolting, her sister Maria Habba, and her mother, Mary Agnes Vohringer, all who lived in the same locations. I can also browse St. Paul’s church records book for some burial records. Lastly, I need to verify that I have entered all this data into RootsMagic and copy the source citations for future use.



[1] "Wurttemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61023) > Oa, Reutlingen, Undingen u Unterhausen > Familienresgister, Index, Kommunion, Taufen u Heiraten 1724-1878 > image 955 of 1198, Taufen [baptism] 1808-1848, 1834, no. 13,  Philippina Margaretha Vohringer.

[2] "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957," digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488 : accessed 18 Apr 2026) > Date > 1857 > September > 01 > Gebhard > image 3 of 4, No. 104, Philippina Vohringer.

[3] Jefferson County, Kentucky, Marriage License Col. 1858-1859, marriage bond, p. 47, Louis W. Wollenwebber & Jacob Leiff, 1858, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BN-1QHV-6 : accessed 13 Apr 2026); IGN 007723042, image 450 of 812.

[4] St. Paul's German Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), marriages, v. 2 1849 -1859, 1858, Louis W. Wollenweber to Phillipena Voehringer, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XJ-K9CL-7 : accessed 10 Apr 2026); IGN 007580258, image 565 of 992. Also, Jefferson Co, Kentucky, marriages, marriage license and certificate, Louis W. Wollenweber & Phillippina Voehringer, 1858, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SQ-1JGX); IGN 005558615, image 811 of 843.

[5] St. Paul's German Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), Baptisms, v. 4 1857-1862, no. 974, p 309, Matilda Wollenweber, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XJ-5PCV : accessed 30 Mar 2026); IGN 007579814, image 170 of 969.

[6] St. Paul's German Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), Baptisms, v. 4 1857-1862, no. 974, p 309, Matilda Wollenweber, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XJ-5PCV : accessed 30 Mar 2026); IGN 007579814, image 170 of 969.

[7] St. Paul's Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), Baptisms, v. 5 1862-1867, p. 236, no. 597, Emilia Wollenweber, b. 6 Jan 1864, bp. 24 Jul 1854, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XJ-5R28 : accessed 20 Apr 2026); IGN 007579814, image 376 of 969.

[8] Eastern Cemetery Records, Louisville, Kentucky, Bk 3, p 15, L. W. Wollenwebers child, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XF-KZ9P : accessed 23 Apr 2026); IGN 007578192, image 166 of 865.

[9] St. Paul's Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), Baptisms, v. 5 1862-1867, p. 332, no. 977, Fredricka Wollenweber, b. 6 Sep 1864, bp 15 Oct 1865; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XJ-5RDZ : accessed 20 Apr 2026); IGN 007579814, image 376 of 969.

[10] St. Paul's Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), Baptisms, v. 5 1862-1867, p. 332, no. 977, Fredricka Wollenweber, b. 6 Sep 1864, bp 15 Oct 1865; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XJ-5RDZ : accessed 20 Apr 2026); IGN 007579814, image 376 of 969.

[11] St. Paul's Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), Baptisms, v. 6 1867-1872, p. 86, no. 13, Augusta Wollenweber, b. 20 Mar 1866, bp 25 Jul 1867, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XJ-55HZ : accessed 20 Apr 2026); IGN 007579814, image 541 of 969.

[12] St. Paul's Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), Baptisms, v. 6 1867-1872, p. 86, no. 13, Augusta Wollenweber, b. 20 Mar 1866, bp 25 Jul 1867, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XJ-55HZ : accessed 20 Apr 2026); IGN 007579814, image 541 of 969.

[13] St. Paul's Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), , Baptism vol 8, 1872-1901, p 85, no. 12,
Julia Wollenweber, b. 4 Mar 1868, bp. 7 Oct 1872, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XJ-5T2V : accessed 20 Apr 2026); IGN 007579814, image 794 of 957.

[14] 1870 U.S. census, Clark Co, Indiana, 3rd Ward, Jeffersonville, 464 (stamped), 46, L.W. Woolenweber.  

[15] St. Paul's Evangelical Church (UCC) (Louisville, KY), , Baptism vol 8, 1872-1901, p 85, no. 12,
Julia Wollenweber, b. 4 Mar 1868, bp. 7 Oct 1872, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XJ-5T2V : accessed 20 Apr 2026); IGN 007579814, image 794 of 957.

[16] "Sudden Death of a Well-Known Citizen," Jeffersonville (Indiana) Evening-News, 16 May 1873, p. 3, col. 1.

[17] Indiana, Clark Co., Deeds, v. 65, p. 66, John F & Eliza A Read to Phillippena Wollenweber, 1873, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS73-93GN-Z), IGN 007857102, image 642 of 802

[18] “Wanted,” Jeffersonville (Indiana) Evening-News, 2 Feb 1874, p. 1, col. 4.

[19] “For Rent,” Jeffersonville (Indiana) Evening-News, 26 Jun 1874, p. 4, col. 3.

[20] Haddock's General and Business Directory of Jeffersonville, Indiana for 1877-78, (T.M. Haddock 1877), p. 134, Mrs Philoepena H Wollenweber, imaged, "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/41199_2221301230_7415-00137 : accessed 23 Apr 2026) > Indiana > Jeffersonville > 1877 > Haddock’s General and Business Directory of Jeffersonville, IN and surroundings for 1877-78 > image 138 of 156.

[21] Clark County, Indiana, Marriages, Bk K, p 372, Fred N Davy to Tillie Wollenweber, 1878; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GL2-C6 : accessed 23 Apr 2026); IGN 004476507, item 2, image 217 of 356. Also, "More Trouble," Jeffersonville (Indiana) Daily News, 26 Jun 1878, p. 1.

[22] Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany (C.K. Caron, publisher, 1880-81), p. 400, Philoepena H Wollenweber, imaged, "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/41199_2221301230_7536-00385 : accessed 23 Apr 2026) > Indiana > New Albany > 1880 > Caron’s Directory for the city of New Albany, 1880-81 > image 386 of 432.

[23] Clark Co, Indiana, marriages, v. L, p. 81, 1881, William A Young to Rickke Woolenweber, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-X9T1-RC : accessed 23 Apr 2026); IGN 004476597, item 1, image 72 of 331.

[24] James S. Frazer, John H Stotsenburg, David Turpie, The revised statutes of Indiana : containing, also, the United States and Indiana constitutions and an appendix of historical documents / collated and annotated (Chicago: E.B. Myers & Co, 1881), p. 1154, Ch 81, Marriage, section 5324, Who May Marry.

[25] Caron’s Directory for the City of New Albany, 1880-81, v. III (C.K. Caron, 1880), p. 382, William H Sheets, imaged, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/records/1379015430 : accessed 18 Apr 2026); Indiana > New Albany > 1880 > Caron’s Directory for the City of New Albany, 1880-81 > image 368 of 432.

[26] “City News in General,” Jeffersonville (Indiana) Daily-News, 26 Jun 1883, p. 4, col. 2.

[27] Indiana, Clark Co., deeds, v. 75, p. 71, Phillipena H Wollenweber to City of Jeffersonville, 1884, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS73-M96T-9 : accessed 17 Aug 2025); IGN 007857107, image 394 of 664.

[28] Caron’s Directory of the City of Louisville 1885, p. 822, Julia Wollenweber & Louis Wollenweber, imaged, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ : accessed 22 Apr 2026) > Kentucky > Louisville > 1885 > Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1885 > image 441 of 613.

[29] Carthage Banner (Missouri), 5 Nov 1885, p. 3, col. 2.

[30] Jeffersonville Daily News, 4 Nov 1885, p. 4, col. 3.

[31] Jasper County, Missouri, marriages, v. J, p. 261, Fred H Davey to Julia Wollenweber, 1887, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998M-16HK : accessed 17 Aug 2025); IGN 007514010, image 741 of 803.

[32] The Carthage Weekly, 4 Aug 1887, p. 1, col. 5.

[33] Caron's Directory of the city of New Albany (C.K. Caron, 1888), p. 534, Mrs. P. H. Wollenweber, imaged, "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ : accessed 2 Nov 2017).

[34] Indiana, Clark Co., deeds, v. 80, p. 501, Martha E Johnson to Phillippena Woollenweber, 1890, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS73-94QG-M : accessed 2 Feb 2022); IGN 007857109, image 770 of 810.

[35] “Four Divorces Granted,” The Louisville Courier-Journal, 19 Jan 1892, p. 8.

[36] Clark Co, Indiana, marriages, v. P. p. 415, Jacob Ettel to Julia Davey, 1892, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65PS-FT6 : accessed 18 Apr 2026); IGN 004476441, item 3, image 242 of 357.

[37] Clark Co, Indiana, deeds, v. 88, p. 181-82, Philippena Wollenweber to Delia Thickstun, 1897, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS73-991C-L : accessed 2 Feb 2022), IGN 007857112, image 775 of 827.

[38] 1900 U.S. census, Clark Co, Indiana, Jeffersonville, ED 8, sht 8, dwelling 138, family 157, Philipena Woolenwebber.

[39] “Birthday Party,” Jeffersonville (Indiana) Evening-News, 10 Oct 1900, p. 1, col. 7.

[40] Jefferson Co, Kentucky, deeds, v. 556, p. 482-83, Philippine Wollenweber to Rosina Nolting, 1901, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTF-HSN4-L : 21 Aug 2024); IGN 008337715, image 571 of 652.

[41] Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany 1903-1904 (C.K. Caron, 1903), p. 653, Philipina Wollenweber (wid Louis), imaged, "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/11660839 : accessed 23 Apr 2026) > Indiana > New Albany > 1903 > New Albany, Indiana, City Directory, 1903 > image 341 of 372.

[42] “Local Talk,” Jeffersonville (Indiana) Evening-News, 3 Jun 1905, p. 4, col. 2.

[43] Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany 1903-1904 (C.K. Caron, 1905), p. 739, Phillipina Wollenweber, wid Louis, imaged, "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/11738323 : accessed 23 Apr 2024) > Indiana > New Albany > 1907 > New Albany, Indiana, City Directory, 1907 > image 396 of 436.

[44] Caron’s Directory of the City of Louisville for 1908 (Caron Directory Co, 1908), p. 1615, Philipina Wollenweber, imaged, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/13057582 : accessed 23 Apr 2026) > Kentucky > Louisville > 1908 > Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1908 > image 852 of 1164.

[45] Caron’s Directory of the City of Louisville for 1908 (Caron Directory Co, 1908), p. 92, Herman L Albus, imaged, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/13056779 : accessed 23 Apr 2026) > Kentucky > Louisville > 1908 > Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1908 > image 49 of 1164.

[46] “Personals,” Jeffersonville (Indiana) Evening-News, 18 Apr 1911, p. 4, col. 2.

[47] Commonwealth of Kentucky, Bureau of Vital Statistics, certificate of death, 1913, no. 1483, Mrs. Philipina Wollenweber, Jefferson County, imaged, "Kentucky, Death Certificates, 1911-1967, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y4-JS4Y-K : accessed 20 Apr 2026), IGN 004185246, image 1475 of 3248.

[48] Louisville, Kentucky, Eastern Cemetery Records, 1840-1960, Phillip Wollenweber, buried Jan 3, 1913, Louis Wollenweber lot, imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3HK-S9HM-R : accessed 23 Apr 2026); IGN 008640920, image 5483 of 5897.  

[49] “Burial Permits,” Louisville Courier-Journal, 13 Jan 1913, p. 10, col. 3.

[50] Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149183188/philipina-wollenweber : accessed 23 Apr 2026), Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky, mem. no. 149183188, Philipina Vohringer Wollenweber, created by Bobby Hunt, maintained by Rhonda. There is no photo of the stone.

[51] “Wöchentliche Todesliste,” Louisville Argus, 9 Jan 1913, p. 3, col. 4, Philippina Wollenweber.

[52] “Luftröhrenentzündung,” translation by dict.cc (https://m.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/Luftr%C3%B6hrenentz%C3%BCndung.html : accessed 23 Apr 2026).


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