Louis Phillipe and Agatha Achzehner
Information comes from various sources, newspapers, census, marriage and burial records.
Louis Phillipe Achzehner was born 5 Sep 1835 in France and immigrated to the United States before the Civil War living in Missouri. When the war started, he joined the 1st Missouri Artillery on 13th Aug 1861 for the Union Army. He fought in battles on 31 Aug 1861, 8 Mar 1862 and 17 July 1864. He mustered out as a Sergeant on 13 Sep 1864.
After the war, he returned to St Louis and married Agatha Strub 21 Nov1868. Agatha Strub was born 13 Sep 1837 in France, the daughter of Valentine Strub and immigrated with the family in 1850.
Children of Louis Phillipe Achzehner and Agatha Strub
Louis Henry Achzehner b-15 Feb 1869 in St
Louis; d-4 Mar 1948 in Cincinnati; br-Spring Grove Cemetery; m-Jeanette Trotter
Charles b-7 Dec 1871 in St Louis; d-17 Mar 1930 in Newport; br-Evergreen
Cemetery
Henry Achzehner b-31 Mar 1877 in Cincinnati; d-11 Sep 1940 in Newport; br-Evergreen;
m-Grace Mitchell
William Achzehner b-31 Mar 1877 in Cincinnati; d-16 June 1877 in Cincinnati; br-Evergreen
Sophia C Achzehner b-11 Nov 1878 in Cincinnati; d-10 Nov 1908 in Newport; br-Evergreen
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Children of Louis Henry Achzehner and Jeanette Trotter
1. Ruth C Achzehner b-5 Aug 1901 in Cincinnati;
d-Feb 1991 in Arlington Heights, Illinois; m-Edelson
2. Dorothy Jeanette Achzehner b-4 Sep 1909 in Dayton Ky. d-13 May 1996; m-Neal
3. Louis Trotter Achzehner b-8 Mar 1911; d-15 Jan 2000 in Ft Thomas; br-Evergreen;
m-Aileen Benjey
4. Charles Richard Achzehner b-12 Dec 1912 in Clifton Ky. d-23 June 1997 in
Tuscon Arizona
5. John Nelson Achzehner b-9 Sep 1915 in Clifton Ky. d-19 Jan 1987 in
Cincinnati; br-Spring Grove Cemetery
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Louis Achzehner filed for his military pension on 13 Oct 1888 and died 26 June 1894 and was buried in Evergreen. His wife filed for widow's benefits on 29 June 1894. Agatha Achzehner died 23 Aug 1915 in Newport and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.