Johann Friedrich Lübbering
| John Frederick Luebbering | |
|---|---|
| 1st postmaster of Luebbering, Missouri | |
| In office June 30, 1888 – April 18, 1896 | |
| Succeeded by | J. E. Taylor |
| 1st | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johann Friedrich Lübbering February 4, 1830 Schwaförden, Germany |
| Died | February 9, 1904 (aged 74) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Maria Niemann |
| Children | John F Luebbering Jr. Dora S Luebbering Amelia Luebbering Julian Luebbering William Luebbering Cornelia Luebbering |
| Occupation | merchant |
| Religion | Protestant Christianity |
Johann Friedrich Lübbering (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈfʁiːtʁɪç ˈlʏbəʁɪŋ]) (February 4, 1830 — February 9, 1904[1]) was the first postmaster of Luebbering, Missouri.
Early life in Germany
Johann Friedrich Lübbering was born in Schwaförden, Lower Saxony, Germany, the eldest son of 34-year-old Albert Friedrich Lübbering and Anna Margaretha Dorothea Elisabeth Meier, who was a farmer in Schwaförden, Lower Saxony, Germany. Friedrich was born into a year, which was the first in a series of famine years in that area of Lower Saxony. Johann Friedrich Lübbering immigrated to the US in 1843. John F Luebbering as he was known living in the US, was father-in-law to father of the US Olympic soccer player Oscar Brockmeyer who was a member of the 1904 summer olympics football team for the US.
Later life and career
After immigrating to the US, and having served in the United States army for the Union and the state of Missouri in several Missouri regiments, he became the first postmaster[2] of Luebbering, Missouri on June 30, 1888.
After Congress granted pension rights in the Dependent and Disability Pension Act on June 27, 1890, Johann Friedrich Lübbering began applying for a military pension, also because of his disabilities related to his eyesight. He used to sometimes sign as “Frederick J. Luebbering”, which delayed his pension payments considerably. However, the pension records office granted “John Frederick Luebbering” a monthly sum of $6.00 on July 11, 1891, but requested for him to produce quite a number of affidavits to substantiate his claims and prove his identity. Johann Friedrich Lübbering's pension was finally agreed to be the monthly sum of US$8.00 in 1904, the year he died of dilatation of the heart.
Legacy
The hamlet of Luebbering was named in honour of John Frederick Luebbering.[3]
References
- ↑ City of St. Louis, Health Department, # 1321
- ↑ Ramsay, Robert L: Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names, University of Missouri Press, 1952. (Reprinted 1973). page 68; ISBN 978-0-8262-0586-5
- ↑ Sampson, Francis Asbury, ed.: Missouri Historical Review, State Historical Society of Missouri, 1917. p. 168
- Williams, Walter: The State of Missouri in 1904, p. 387
- Herman Gottlieb Kiel (ed.): The Centennial Biographical Directory of Franklin County, Missouri, 1925, page 205.