I am going to begin today’s post with the birth of Bernard Tuschhoff, who was born on March 15, 1846 somewhere in Cape Girardeau County, probably near the town of Old Appleton. Bernard was the son of John and Mary (Dolle) Tuschhoff. I do not know where he was baptized. Bernard was 4 years old when the 1850 census was taken. His father was a stone mason in Cape Girardeau County. A farmer named Anton Dolle was included in their household who must have been Mary Tuschhoff’s brother.

The Tuschhoff’s are found in the 1860 census, and this time, the census more specifically identified their location as the Apple Creek Township in Cape Girardeau County. Bernard was a teenager.

I was not able to locate anyone from this particular Tuschhoff family in the 1870 census. That year was also the one in which Bernard was married, so we will now switch our attention to look at the woman who would become Bernard’s wife. Her name was Elizabeth Kromann, who was born on January 1, 1851 in Germany. Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob and Dorothea (Reinemer) Kromann. When she was very young, Elizabeth’s family came to America aboard the ship, Ernst Moritz Arndt in 1853. Elizabeth was listed as being 3 years old on the passenger list for that ship shown below.

Elizabeth was called 10 years old in the 1860 census, but I think she was just 9. The Kromann’s were living in a household with a few people named Fullbright who were born in North Caroliina. This household is found living in the Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County.

Elisabeth is found in the 1870 census at the age of 20. This entry says she was still single, but she would soon get married.

Bernard Tuschhoff married Elizabeth Kromann on April 17, 1870. It is this occasion that led me to this story because today would be this couple’s 155th wedding anniversary. Apparently, according to the civil marriage record shown here, this was a church wedding, and I think it may have taken place at Zion United Methodist Church near Old Appleton.

I believe this Tuschhoff couple had 4 children. When the 1880 census was taken, all 4 of those children are included in their entry. Bernard was a farmer in the Apple Creek Township.

Since we cannot view the 1890 census, the next one in which we find the Tuschhoff’s is the one taken in 1900. In addition to their son, Louis, we find their daughter, Anne, who had married Charles Bedwell, and her family were living in this household. There was also a young woman and a young man who were called servants.

The map below was reportedly produced in 1901. It shows a number of Tuschhoff properties located not far from Old Appleton. The black arrow points out the location of the Arnsberg Lutheran Church, and you can see the town of Friedheim to the west of that arrow. None of the properties have Bernard’s name, but I can tell you that several of the Bernard Tuschoff census entries show other Tuschhoff’s living nearby.

Next, we find this Tuschhoff couple in the 1910 census. They had an empty nest. Bernard was retired.

Sadly, Elizabeth Tuschhoff took her own life in 1913. She was 62 years old at the time of her death. I suspect that the Tuschhoff’s had moved to the Union Township of Perry County prior to this time because that is where Elizabeth died.

In the 1920 census, Bernard was a widower living in the Union Township with his single son, Louis. Louis was called a farm laborer, and Bernard had no occupation.

Bernard Tuschhoff died in 1927 at the age of 81 His death certificate below says he died from pneumonia.

Both Bernard and Elizabeth Tuschhoff are buried in the Arnsberg Lutheran Cemetery in Arnsberg.

We have a binder in our research library that tells the story of the Lutheran church that was once located in Arnsberg. Bernard and Elizabeth Tuschhoff are found in that binder, but they do not have as prominent a place in that church’s history as do many others who were named Tuschhoff. There are only 135 entries on Findagrave.com for the Arnsberg cemetery, and 11 of them include the surname, Tuschhoff.