Our German Family Tree lists a baker’s dozen of children born to John and Anna Lintner. I know that I have already written a few posts on this blog about children in that family, but today you will read the story of the parents. I will begin this tale by looking at today’s birthday girl.

Anna Margaret Bergmann was born on September 11, 1847, thus making today her 177th birthday. Anna was the daughter of Ferdinand and Barbara (Billhorn) Bergmann. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so I am not able to display a baptism record for her. Anna is found in the 1850 census at the age of 4, although I think she was only 3. Her name looks like Enmargeret in this entry. Her father was a farmer in the Brazeau Township. I think the Brazeau Township was much larger in those days and would later be chopped up when other townships were established.

When the 1860 census was taken, Anna had just become a teenager. Her father had died in 1853, so her mother was the head of the household, and this entry says her mother was farming. This time, the census says the Bergmann’s were living in the Cinque Hommes Township.

Anna would get married in 1864 when she was just 16 years old. That sounds awfully young by today’s standards, but it was not so uncommone back in her day. So, let’s take a look at the man who would become her husband. His name was John Lintner (although there is some debate about this surname being spelled Lindner). John was born in Germany on June 6, 1841. John was the son of Albert and Mary (Fleck) Lintner. When John was just 5 years old, his parents brought him to this country. The Lintner’s made the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the ship, Mississippi, in 1846. On the passenger list below, we see the 3 Lintner’s (spelled Lindner), the parents and the 5 year-old John. Right below the Lintner’s, you see a 22 year-old woman named Kunigunde Amschler, who also settled in Perry County. Then, below her name is a Hartmann family. Anna Hartmann, as highlighted on this image, had the maiden name of Lintner. My go-to expert on the Lintner family, Dana Lintner Farrow, also the president of the Perry County Historical Society, lists Anna as a half-sibling to John on her Ancestry.com family tree. The Hartmann’s spent their lives in Muscatine, Iowa.

John is found in the 1850 census at the age of 10 (although I think he was just 9). His father was a farmer in the Brazeau Township.

Next, we find John in the 1860 census. At the age of 18, John was helping his father on his farm in the Cinque Hommes Township.

During the Civil War, John served in the Union Army. We can look at his military record below. Part of his time of service was prior to his marriage, and some was afterwards.

John Lintner married Anna Bergmann on May 12, 1864 at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. Although I am unable to display a church marriage record for this event, I am able to show 2 different civil records from Perry County. Here is the first one.

Below is yet another marriage record for this couple.

Our German Family Tree lists 13 children born to this pair, although some died at early ages. When the 1870 census was taken, there were 3 children in their household. John was a farmer in the Cinque Hommes Township.

The 1880 census lists 6 children in the Lintner family, ranging from the age of 1 to the age of 15. This time, the census entry is from the Central Township of Perry County.

The last census in which we find John LIntner was the one taken in 1900. Three of John’s sons were old enough to be helping him on his farm.

John Lintner died in 1905 at the age of 64. Since Missouri death certificates were not yet being recorded, I am not able to display one for John. An obituary for John appeared in the Perry County Republican. It says that at the time of his death, he had 9 living children.

Anna Lintner was a widow when she is found in the 1910 census. She was living with 2 sons, both in their 20’s, who were doing farm work.

The last census in which we find Anna was the one taken in 1920. She was living with her daughter, Franciska, who had married Michael Popp.

Anna Lintner died in 1927 at the age of 80. We can view her Missouri death certificate here.

Anna’s obituary was published in the Perry County Republican.

John and Anna Lintner are buried next to each other in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Friedenberg.

John was one of the first Lintner’s to show up in Perry County. He married a woman who was from another prominent name around Friedenberg. As it turns out, there are now plenty of people still living in Perry County who can include John and Anna Lintner in their family trees, including the president of the Perry County Historical Society.