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Biographies of George Anthony Muensterman 1887-1966 and
Mary Elizabeth Koressel 1893-1958
By Ken Lindsay
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George Anthony MUENSTERMAN, son of Joseph and Elizabeth
(HERBERHOLD) MUENSTERMAN, was born 18 May 1887 in German Twp., Vanderburgh
Co., Indiana, and died 14 October 1966 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana,
and buried in St. Joseph Cemetery in that city.
George was the only boy in a family of five children. He was educated in the
German Township schools of the day. He learned to farm from his father, This
continued to be his trade most of his working years.
George married 22 April 1914 at Evansville, Mary Elizabeth KORESSEL,
daughter of John George and Mary (WEBER) KORESSEL. Mary was
born 28 December 1893 in German Twp., Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, and died in 01
Jan 1958 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., Indiana, and is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery
on the west side of Evansville. Mary served as a domestic for some of the most
influential families in Evansville as well as being a housewife, raising all her
children, save two, to adulthood.
These were the days without tractors. George and his boys farmed 500 acres of
fertile river bottom land along the Wabash River in Point Township, Posey Co.,
Indiana. The famous flood in 1937 destroyed all the family's livestock, grain,
household goods, and even their home.
George, soon after the disastrous loss, moved to the Howell section of
Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana. He took a job with the Evansville Parks
Department, but later was employed by Servel Manufacturing Company, making
refrigerators.
They had 13 children:
- John, b. 16 Dec 1914 in Evansville; d. 16 Dec 1914 in Evansville
- Joseph, b. 16 Dec 1914 in Evansville; d. 16 Dec 1914 in Evansville
- Albert John, b. 24 Feb 1916 in Posey Co., IN; d. 12 Jul 1991 in St.
Augustine, FL; m. 11 Jun 1946 in Evansville, Martha Schenk
- Elizabeth Mary, b. 17 Dec 1917 in Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IN; d. __
___ ____ in Posey Co., IN; m. Lawrence Luigs
- Sylvester Joseph, b. 16 Dec 1919 in Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IN; m.
(1) Geneva Hungate, m. (2) Irene Katherine Folz
- Leo George, b. 23 Dec 1921 in Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IN; m.
Frances Hurst
- Leona Catherine, b. 23 Dec 1921 in Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IN; m.
Willard Strange
- Rita, b. 30 Dec 1924 in Newburgh, Warrick Co., IN; d. 23 Jul 1993
in Monroeville, PA; m. John Robert Perulfi
- Mary Magdalene, b. 09 Jan 1926 in Newburgh, Warrick Co., IN; d, 15
Feb 1991; m. Kenneth G. Lindsay
- George Edward, b. 22 May 1927 in Posey Co., IN; m. Josephine
Wolf
- Regina, b. 18 Mar 1929 in Point Twp., Posey Co., IN; m. Thomas
Naas
- Gertrude, b. 18 Sep 1931 in Point Twp., Posey Co., IN; d. 06 Dec
1966 Evansville, IN
- Mary Jane, b. 18 Jan 1934 in Point Twp., Posey Co., IN; m.
William Allen Dale
| Copyright © 2005 Kenneth G. Lindsay
About the Author: Ken Lindsay is a retired mining engineer, teacher,
coach, family historian, publisher and author. You may contact him by
E-mail.
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