California  Biographies

ROBERT LAESSIG

Submitted by Patti Laessig Feb 2005

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1831-1902 
Robert Laessig was born 29 April 1831 in Gera, Thuringen, Germany. He cameto 
America with his younger brother Edward Laessig. They traveled on the ship 
"Orpheus" leaving from the port of Bremen and arriving on September 1, 1855 in 
New York, NY USA. Robert was 24 and Edward 21. 

Records indicate that Edward went to Chicago, and spent the years between 1855 
and 1867 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois where he met and married Jeanette 
Baenen, an immigrant from s'Hertogensbosch, Holland. 

Robert went to St. Louis, Missouri. There he married several times. His first 
known marriage was to Annie Russel. She died in Scranton, Missouri in September 
of 1858. He then married Annie Osbourg. She died in St. Louis, on July 18, 1869. 


Robert was married to Mathilda Starch by Justice Edberhard in the City of St. 
Louis the 10th of June, 1879. To them the following children were born: Maria, 
Max, Matilda and Lillie. 

Marie Theresia Laessig born the 4th day of April 1880. Son Max Robert Laessig 
born 17 June 1883. 

Matilda Laessig born the 15th of January 1887, and Lillie Laessig born the 2nd 
day February 1890. 

Max Robert Laessig married Irene. She died before 1920, as the 1920 census shows 
Max, age 36, a widower, who rented an upstairs apartment on State Street in 
Chicago, Illinois. Max's last residence was at 402 E. 69th Street, 6th ward, 
Chicago, Cook Co. IL. Max died February 20, 1949 at his home. He worked as a 
Decorator/Painter for a Construction Company. The informant was Mrs. Celeste 
Orennan who was a border at his home. Max is buried in Evergreen Park, Cook Co., 
IL. 

Mathilda Laessig married Thomas Anthony Twamley who was born in New York in 
1881. He died in 1957 in Missouri. He and Matilda had a son, Thomas Anthony 
Twamley, Jr. born August 8, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. Matilda died October 8, 
1970 in Vallejo, California. 

On August 7, 1948 Thomas A. Twamley married Marilyn Sophia Grothaus born August 
30, 1928 in Concordia, Missouri. Thomas died April 8, 1990 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 
Marilyn died April 29, 1991 in National City, California. They had a son Thomas 
Leo Twamley who married Elaine Marie Grover. They had three children, Amber, 
Dustin and Austin.

Mary/Marie Theresa Laessig born April 4, 1880. The 1910 census of the 22nd Ward 
of St. Louis, MO shows Mary/Marie married to Charles Noller, 32. Noller was born 
in MO, and his parents in Germany according to the census. Their children were 
listed as Charles R. Noller, age 9, Everett Noller, age 4, and Raymond L. 
Noller, age 2. Mathilda Laessig, age 23, single, sister-in-law, born in MO is 
also listed as a member of the household. At that time she was a seamstress of 
neckwear.

Carl/Charles Robert Noller was born November 10, 1901 in MO. In the 1930 Santa 
Clara County, California census, in the ED of Fremont, he is listed as 29 years 
of age, married to Edna, age 30, born also in MO. Their son, Robert W. Noller 
was listed as two years of age, born in NY. Carl's occupation was listed as a 
teacher at Stamford University. Carl died at the age of 79 years on October 20, 
1980.

Everett Noller was born February 11, 1906 in MO. This information is recorded in 
the 1900 Census for St.Louis, ED 235, pg 303A. He died on May 28 in Contra 
Costa, CA. 

At this time there is no further information on Lillie Laessig, who was orphaned 
quite young. Lillie would have been four years old when her mother, Mathilda 
died July 8th, 1894. Marie would have been 14 at that
time. Robert, their father died on September 1, 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri. 

In the Civil War records, Robert Laessig is described as being 5'6" tall, dark 
complexion, hair brown, and eyes blue. He served at Patterson, Missouri. He was 
56 years old when the original "Declaration for Original Invalid Pension" was 
filled out on June 26, 1888. Robert suffered from chronic Rheumatism and 
deafness in his left ear. The Rheumatism was due to the harsh conditions of 
sleeping on the frozen and snow covered ground, while he served in Co. E, 5th 
Regiment in Missouri. He was a Union Soldier. The disabilities incurred during 
this time, created life-long problems for Robert, making it impossible for him 
to work a full time job. He was a carpenter, and supported his family on the 
part time wages he earned. He could not function full time, and was granted a 
small pension from the government. 

I would like any further information on this family. I am a descendant of 
Edward. Patti Laessig