Back in 2016, a post appeared on this blog that told the story of a Grother man who married a Palisch woman. That story can be read by clicking this link…Another Vanished Name. Today, you will read the story of siblings of those two. This tale will feature a Palisch groom and a Grother bride. We will first take a look at the Palisch groom.

Johannes Gottfried Ludwig Palisch was born on January 2, 1858, the son of Carl and Augusta (Engert) Palisch. That means he was the grandson of the first Palisch man to arrive in Perry County in 1839, J.G. Palisch. Ludwig was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Immanuel was a congregation that was established in 1857 as a result of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg expelling their pastor, Rev. Georg Schieferdecker, who then took about a third of Trinity’s members to begin a new Lutheran church on the west side of Altenburg. Ludwig’s baptism record is the 4th baptism record in that Immanuel’s books.

Ludwig is found in the 1860 census at the age of 2. He is called John in this entry. His father was a farmer in the Brazeau Township.

Next, we find Ludwig in the 1870 census at the age of 12. This time, he is called Ludwig.

Ludwig was confirmed at Immanuel, Altenburg in 1873. He is found in this list of confirmands from Immanuel’s class from that year.

The last census entry in which we find Ludwig prior to his marriage is in the census taken in 1880. Ludwig was 21 years old and helping his father with the farming.

Now, we will take a look at the Grother bride. Her name was Pauline Martha Grother, who was born on March 22, 1857. Pauline was the daughter of John Henry and Christiane (Weber) Grother. Pauline was baptized by the same pastor who would later baptize Ludwig, but she was baptized prior to the rift that took place at Trinity, Altenburg, so we find her baptism record in the books of Trinity.

When the 1860 census was taken, Pauline was 3 years old. Her father was a farmer in the Brazeau Township.

In a later atlas of plat maps, we see that the John Grother land was just north of Altenburg on the road that is now called Highway Y. You can also see that their land was on the west side of Altenburg where Immanuel Lutheran Church is located.

Pauline’s father died in 1868, so when the 1870 census was taken, Pauline’s older brother, John, Jr., was the head of the household and doing the farming. Pauline was 13 years old at the time.

A year after the above census was taken, Pauline was confirmed in 1871 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Here is a list of her confirmation class.

In the 1880 census, Pauline’s mother was the head of the household in the census entry. John, Jr. had married Emilie Palisch in 1871, and that couple had some children included in this entry. Pauline was 22 years old.

Ludwig Palisch married Pauline Grother on April 30, 1881 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Today would be this couple’s 145th wedding anniversary. We can view this pair’s church marriage record below, which needs to be displayed in 2 images.

We can also take a look at 2 different civil marriage records for this wedding.

Ludwig and Pauline had 2 children. The fact that their first child was baptized at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois indicates that the Palisch’s had spent some time living across the river in Jackson County. Their second child was baptized at Immanuel, Altenburg, so they must not have been in Illinois for very long. The next census we can view is the one taken in 1900. Both of their children are found in this entry, and the first child was said to be born in Illinois. Ludwig was a farmer in the Brazeau Township. His son was helping with the farming.

The Palisch’s are found in the 1910 census with both of their children still in their household. Ludwig is called Louis in this entry.

At some point, Ludwig had this photo taken. It happens to be one of my favorite photos, one that has previously described Ludwig as sporting his bowler and bristles.

The 1915 plat maps show the Louis Palisch farm located north of Altenburg.

The last census in which we find Ludwig and Pauline was the one taken in 1920. Both of their children had gotten married before this census was taken, so we find Ludwig and Pauline with an empty nest. It says Ludwig was a retired farmer.

Ludwig Palisch died in 1924 at the age of 66. His death certificate can be viewed below.

Pauline Palisch died in 1927 at the age of 70. Her death certificate can also be viewed here. Although Ludwig’s death certificate had been signed by Dr. Theo Estel, a doctor in Altenburg, Pauline’s death certificate is signed by Dr. G.A. Palisch, a relative of her husband who was the doctor in Frohna.

Both Ludwig and Pauline Palisch are buried in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg.

Ludwig and Pauline Palisch would almost qualify as one of those pairs who were members of the same congregation, Immanuel Lutheran Church, from cradle to grave had it not been for 2 facts. One is that Pauline was baptized at Trinity, Altenburg, and the other is that they must have been members of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois for a short while.