One of today’s main characters is Ida Lina Wallmann. But I have to ask the question, “Which Ida Lina Wallman?” That’s because I discovered that there were two of them. One Ida Lina Wallmann was born on June 1, 1893, and the other one was born on June 11, 1883. I confess that I got very confused before I discovered that there were multiple Ida Lina Wallmann’s in our German Family Tree.

Since I am composing this post on June 11th, you can correctly conclude that I will be writing about the Ida Lina that was born on this day in 1883. That makes today her 140th birthday. Ida was the daughter of Charles and Christiana (Stirewalt) Wallmann. Ida’s parents had 2 children born in the 1860’s, 2 more in the 1870’s, and then Ida, their last child, was born in the 1880’s. Ida was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can take a look at an image of her baptism record below. Note: The other Ida Lina Wallmann’s baptism record is also found in that congregation’s books.

Ida is found in just one census in which she was a single person. That was the one taken in 1900. Ida was 16 years old at the time. Her father was a farmer in the Shawnee Township.

Now, we will turn our attention to the man that would become Ida’s husband. His name was Andreas Heinrich Koeberl, who was born on November 16, 1885. As was the case with many other boys named Andreas, he was most often called Andrew. Andrew was the son of Herman and Theresia (Moosburger) Koeberl. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, so we cannot look at an actual baptism record for him. Andrew is also found in just one census as a single man. In the 1900 census, he was 14 years old, and his father was a farmer in the Shawnee Township. Andrew is called a farm laborer, along with 2 other older brothers. There were quite a few sons in this family, and only one daughter.

On April 12, 1909, Andrew Koeberl married Ida Wallmann at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. The church marriage record for that wedding is pictured here.

The marriage license for this couple can also be viewed.

The German Family Tree lists 4 children born to this pair. When the 1910 census was taken, we see this couple with one daughter who is listed as being just a matter of months old. Right above their entry is that of Andrew’s mother. His father had died in 1906.

Andrew had a World War I draft registration completed in 1918. He is described as a farmer.

In 1920, we see all 4 of the Koeberl children.

Next, we find the Koeberl household in the 1930 census.

The last census in which we find Ida Koeberl was the one taken in 1940. Just two children, both in their 20’s, were in their household.

Andrew had a World War II draft card completed in 1942.

Ida Koeberl died in 1943 at the age of 60. Cancer is given as the cause of death on her death certificate below.

Andrew is still found in the 1950 census. Andrew, at the age of 64, was the head of the house, and his son, Carl, who by then was married and had a couple of children, was living in the household.

Andrew Koeberl died in 1964 at the age of 78. His death certificate can also be viewed.

Both Andrew and Ida Koeberl are buried in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Pocahontas.

The other Ida Lina Wallmann, born ten years later, was the daughter of Ambrosius Wallmann, the older brother of the Ida Lina Wallmann in today’s post. In other words, Andrew Koeberl’s wife was the aunt of the younger Ida Lina, born in 1893. Perhaps Ambrosius and his wife decided to name their child after Ambrosius’s sister. It certainly had me perplexed for a while.