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ARMBRUSTER, Lorenz

ARMBRUSTER, Lorenz

Male 1829 - 1898  (69 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name ARMBRUSTER, Lorenz  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 25 Jul 1829  Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Christening 26 Jul 1829  Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 22 Jun 1855  Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    from Germany on the ship Heidelberg, arriving 
    Citizenship 3 Sep 1870  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Filed a Declaration of Intent to become a naturalized citizen of the United States 
    FamilySearch ID K2CG-F7K 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 106494251 
    Membership 1898  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Talma Tribe, No. 14, IORM, Logan Encampment No. 1, IORM, and the William Tell Lodge No. 33, German Order of Harugari 


    • The Improved Order of Red Men (IORM) traces its origin to secret patriotic societies founded before the American Revolution. They were established to promote Liberty and to defy the tyranny of the English Crown. Among the early groups were: The Sons of Liberty, the Sons of St. Tammany, and later the Society of Red Men. In 1813, at historic Fort Mifflin near Philadelphia, several of these groups came together and formed one organization known as the Society of Red Men. The name was changed to the Improved Order of Red Men in Baltimore in 1834. Their rituals and regalia are modeled after those used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935.

      The German Order of Harugari was established in 1847 with the objectives of mutual protection in a time of high German immigration and anti-German sentiment in the U.S., and preservation of German language and culture. It attracted more working-class members than other fraternal groups such as the Freemasons. Membership declined in the final decades of the nineteenth century as German immigrants became more assimilated.
    Occupation Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6] 
    Shoemaker 
    • In the houses that he rented for his family, he used the attic for his shoe repair business.
    Residence Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    • - 847 St. John St. in 1890
      - 213 Poplar St. in 1895-1898
    Death 27 Dec 1898  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7] 
    Cause: Chronic Bright's Disease (Kidney) 
    Age 69 years 
    Burial 30 Dec 1898  Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 10] 
    Address:
    Glenwood Cemetery
    27th St. & Ridge
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    USA 
    Person ID I1278  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2025 

    Father ARMBRUSTER, Leonhard   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother —?—, Alexandrie   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SCHEFFLING, Charlotte,   b. Abt 1819, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1892, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1857  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 12] 
    • Charlotta's 3 children with her first husband, Karl HERMAN, began using her second husband's surname, ARMBRUSTER. It is unknown if they were formally adopted by ARMBRUSTER.

      [Their house at 217 Poplar St. in Philadelphia] "was an old Revolutionary home over 130 years old then [1874], but it was a comfortable home. It had 8 rooms with attic and shed. The attic was used by Grandfather as a shop for making and mending shoes and the downstairs front room by Grandmother who was a dressmaker, and made and sewed cotton bed covers. In this manner they made a very good living." - John T. LANDOLT [1, 11]
    Age at Marriage He : 28 years and 4 months - She : ~ 38 years and 11 months. 
    Residence Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 14] 
    • - 913 St. John St. in 1861
      - 217 Poplar St. in 1862 - 1870
      - 847 St. John St. in 1880 - 1892
    Children 
    +  1. Female ARMBRUSTER, Anna Jeanette,   b. 12 Jun 1858, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1884, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
       2. Male ARMBRUSTER, John,   b. 13 Nov 1860, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1862, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
       3. Male ARMBRUSTER, John Bernhard,   b. 30 Nov 1863, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1915, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Family ID F522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2016 

  • Notes 
    • His first name was spelled "Lawrenc" in the 1880 census. [1]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Jul 1829 - Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 26 Jul 1829 - Ottersweier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - from Germany on the ship Heidelberg, arriving - 22 Jun 1855 - Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1857 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCitizenship - Filed a Declaration of Intent to become a naturalized citizen of the United States - 3 Sep 1870 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMembership - Talma Tribe, No. 14, IORM, Logan Encampment No. 1, IORM, and the William Tell Lodge No. 33, German Order of Harugari - 1898 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoemaker - - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Chronic Bright's Disease (Kidney) - 27 Dec 1898 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Glenwood Cemetery
    27th St. & Ridge
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    USA - 30 Dec 1898 - Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S251] Ruth Roquitte, Research Report - Descendants - Armbruster, Charlotta Herman, 15 Oct 2011, p. 1-3.

    2. [S401] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City, Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 2 Sep 2012, M653, roll 1166, Philadelphia, p. 265 & 266 stamped, dwelling 288, family 306, Lorenz Armbruster, accessed 2 Sep 2012.
      Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia - page 265      		 Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia - page 265
      Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia - page 266      		 Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia - page 266


    3. [S402] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City, Census - US - 1870 - PA - Philadelphia City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 2 Sep 2012, M593, roll 1429, Philadelphia, p. 596A, dwelling 217 Popular St., L. Armbruster, accessed 2 Sep 2012.
      Census - US - 1870 - PA - Philadelphia      		 Census - US - 1870 - PA - Philadelphia


    4. [S877] Death Records - PA - Death Certificates - 1803-1915 (FamilySearch), ((https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1320976 : 2006)), 2 Sep 2012, accessed 2 September 2012), Lawrence Armbruster, 27 Dec 1898; Return Of A Death In The City Of Philadelphia, Physican's Certificate, Undertaker's Certificate; Certificate No. 13949.
      Death Cert - Lawrence Armbruster      		 Death Cert - Lawrence Armbruster


    5. [S586] Kuechler, Dietrich, Email - Kuechler, Dietrich, 3 Nov 2014, 1 Nov 2014>, "Ambruster Genealogy,".
      Email: Kuechler to Cochrane      		 Email: Kuechler to Cochrane


    6. [S397] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City, Census - US - 1880 - PA - Philadelphia City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 3 Sep 2012, T9, roll 1172, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 196, p. 537B, dwelling 265, family 290, Lawrenc Arumbruster, accessed 3 Sep 2012.
      Census - 1880 - US - PA - Philadelphia      		 Census - 1880 - US - PA - Philadelphia


    7. [S340] Pennsylvania. Philadelphia., Newspaper Article - Philadelphia Inquirer [PA], 21 Jan 2013, "Died," 30 Dec 1898, p. 11, col. 6; digital images, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 21 Jan 2013), Newspaper Archives, Historical Obituaries.
      Philadelphia Inquirer, page 11      		 Philadelphia Inquirer, page 11


    8. [S214] Internet - Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), 3 Feb 2013, accessed 3 Feb 2013), Improved Order of Red Men; German Order of Harugari.

    9. [S440] Glenwood Memorial Cemetery (2321 W. Chester Pike; Broomall, Pennsylvania), Letter - Cochrane, WW IV to Glenwood Memorial Cemetery, 13 Feb 2013.
      Burials in Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia      		 Burials in Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia


    10. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Mar 2013, accessed 10 Mar 2013<, Memorial #106494251, Lorenz Armbruster.

    11. [S255] Memoirs - Landolt, John T., 30 Oct 2011, "Memoirs - John T. Landolt," Jan 1956; Typewritten, carbon copy, 20 pages plus introduction and 2 pages of names and dates.

    12. [S384] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Records - LDS - New FamilySearch, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), 28 Sep 2012, accessed 28 Sep 2012), entry for Lorenz Armbruster, person ID K2CG-F7K.

    13. [S877] Death Records - PA - Death Certificates - 1803-1915 (FamilySearch), ((https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1320976 : 2006)), 5 Feb 2013, accessed 5 February 2013), Charlotte Ambrewster [Armbruster], 17 Sep 1892; Registration Of Deaths In The City Of Philadelphia, p 188, No. 6971.
      Death Cert - Armbruster, Charlotte      		 Death Cert - Armbruster, Charlotte
      Death Record - Armbruster, Charlotte      		 Death Record - Armbruster, Charlotte


    14. [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 15 Sep 2015, accessed 15 September 2015), Lawrence Armbruster, 1861; McElory's Philadelphia City Dirctory, 1861, p 20.


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