Gottlieb Johann Michael Sandler was born on November 21, 1874, thus making today his special 150th birthday. Gottlieb was the son of William and Ann (Boxdorfer) Sandler. Photos of Gottlieb’s parents are displayed below.

Gottlieb was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. The image shown here of his baptism record is rather unusual. I almost did not find it. It looks as if the pastor placed this record in the books after he forgot to put it there. It is shoved into an empty space at the top of a page. It says that he was baptized in his home, so that may be why the pastor neglected to put it in the proper chronological order of baptisms.

Gottlieb is found in the 1880 census at the age of 4. His father was a farmer in the Bois Brule Township.

Gottlieb got married prior to the next census we can view that was taken in 1900, so we will now turn our attention to the woman who would become his bride. Her name was Magdalena Margaretta Dippold, who was born on May 16, 1878. She mainly went by the name Lena during her life, so that is what I will use. Lena was the daughter of Frederick and Sophia (Kropf) Dippold. Like Gottlieb, she was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. We can view her baptism record here.

Lena is found in the 1880 census at the age of 2. Her father was a farmer in the Bois Brule Township. Right below her name, you will see that of John Sandler, age 65, who was Gottlieb’s grandfather.

Gottlieb Sandler married Lena Dippold on January 24, 1899 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. We can take a look at the church marriage record for this event below.

The Missouri marriage license for this couple is pictured here.

A wedding photo of Gottlieb and Lena is shown here.

Our German Family Tree lists 8 children born to Gottlieb and Lena, all of whom were baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. In the 1900 census, we find the Sandler’s with just their first child. Gottlieb was a farmer in the Bois Brule Township.

In 1910, the Sandler’s had 4 children in their household. One child had died early in the previous decade.

Gottlieb had his World War I draft registration completed in 1918. He is given a rural Perryville address.

The last census in which we find Gottlieb was the one taken in 1920. This time, this family is found living in the Central Township. There were 6 children in their household.

Gottlieb Sandler died on November 18, 1921 three days before his 47th birthday. His death certificate below says that he died in the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis as a result of a brain tumor.

An obituary for Gottlieb was published in the Perry County Republican. It says he died following an operation to remove his brain tumor.

Lena is found in the 1930 census as a widow living in Perryville. Two Sandler sons were working at the shoe factory in Perryville.

Next, we find Lena in the 1940 census. This time there were 3 sons working at the shoe factory. Included in the household was Lena’s brother, Martin, a 59 year-old bachelor.

The last census the public can view is the one taken in 1950. Lena was the head of the household, but all the other members of her household were Dippold’s. Martin was still living with her, as well as her brother William, a widower with 2 sons. All of the Dippold’s had various jobs. The one that is intriguing is that Melvin Dippold was the manager of an airport.

Lena Sandler died in 1960 at the age of 82. We can also view her death certificate.

The obituary below was printed in the Perry County Republican.

Gottlieb and Lena Sandler are buried together in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville.

Gottlieb and Lena Sandler were one of those couples who were born, baptized, confirmed, married, raised a family, as well as buried while being members of the same Lutheran congregation. About the only exception was Gottlieb’s trip to a St. Louis hospital to die.