Today’s birthday boy is Rudolph Palisch who was born in the 1890’s. A previous post, From Frohna to France – A WWI Wagoner, told the tale of another Rudolph Palisch who was also born in the 1890’s. That Rudolph Palisch was born and raised in Frohna. Today’s Rudolph Palisch was born and raised in Altenburg. If I have it figured correctly, these two were second cousins. Their grandfathers were brothers.
Rudolph Herman Palisch was born on February 19, 1899, thus making today his 125th birthday. Rudolph was the son of Oswald and Lina (Petzoldt) Palisch. Since Rudolph’s mother was a granddaughter of Friedrich Florian “The Face” Petzoldt, that qualifies Rudolph to be a great grandson of “The Face”. Rudolph was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His baptism record from that church’s boods is pictured here.
Rudolph was just an infant when the 1900 census was taken. His father was a farmer in the Brazeau Township.
In the 1910 census, we find Rudolph at the age of 11. Two years after this census, in 1912, Rudolph was confirmed at Immanuel, Altenburg.
The plat maps produced in 1915 for Perry County show the Oswald Palisch farm land being located south and west of the town of Altenburg.
In 1918, Rudolph had his World War I draft registration completed. It said Rudolph was working on his father’s farm. It also describes him as a tall, slender man. The other Rudolph Palisch did spend time as a soldier during that war, but not the Altenburg Rudolph Palisch.
The final census entry in which we find Rudolph as a single man was the one taken in 1920. He was listed as 20 years old, and for some reason, he is given no occupation.
The woman who would become Rudolph’s wife was Ella Nora Leimbach, who was born on November 17, 1902. Ella was the daughter of Henry and Emma (Holschen) Leimbach. Like Rudolph, Ella was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Take a look at her baptism record below.
Ella is found in her first census in 1910 at the age of 7. Her father was a farmer in the Brazeau Township.
The Leimbach family lived on The Ridge north of Altenburg as is shown in the plat map below. There were plenty of Leimbach and Holschen farms on The Ridge. Ella was raised on the farm labeled as H.P. Leimbach.
Ella is next found in the 1920 census as a teenager. The Leimach family had children ranging from the age 19 down to an infant less than a year old.
Rudolph Palisch married Ella Leimbach on April 23, 1922. As you would expect, these two were married at Immanuel, Altenburg. Below is the church marriage record for that wedding.
The Missouri marriage license for this couple can also be viewed.
Our German Family Tree lists 4 children born to Rudolph and Ella, 3 girls and a boy. All 4 of those children were born before the 1930 census was taken. The entry below not only includes Rudolph’s family, but also his parents and his grandmother.
The 1940 census shows most of the family members from the previous census entry, with the exception of Rudolph’s grandmother, who had died in 1937.
Rudolph was required to complete a World War II draft card in 1942.
The last census the public can view is the one taken in 1950. Just their son and Rudolph’s father remained in their household.
In a short biography of Ella (Leimbach) Palisch that I located in a Leimbach family binder that we have in our research library, it says the Palisch’s moved into Altenburg later in their lives. It also says that Ella became a cook at the Altenburg Public School.
Rudolph Palisch died in 1975 at the age of 76; Ella Palisch died in 1987 at the age of 84. Rudolph and Ella are buried together in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg.
Now you know that we can qualify this Palisch couple as being one of those special ones in which both the bride and groom were born, baptized, confirmed, married, raised a family, and were buried while being members of the same congregation. In this case, it was Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg.