Josiah Culbertson

Josiah married Christina Ohlhousen on 3 Jul 1868 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. Christina (daughter of Charles N. Ohlhousen and Susan M. Walker) was born about 1843 in Illinois, USA; died after 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Asa Best. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Sophronia's death index names her parents as "Joe Culberson" and "A. L. Housman." The transcription from the death certificate was obviously in error on the latter, which probably actually gave her mother's last name: "Alhousen."

• Census: 8 Jun 1880, Omphghent township, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Culberson [Culbertson], Josiah, white, male, 46, married, farmer, cannot read or write, Illinois, North Carolina, [Kentucky?] 2. _____, Christiana [?], white, female, 36, wife, married, keeping house, [can read, implied], cannot write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 3. _____, Sarah B., white, female, 9, daughter, attending school, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Sofrona E., white, female, 6, daughter, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois

• Obituary: 15 Feb 1938, Edwardsvile, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  Obituary, The Edwardsville Intelligencer

  "New Douglas, IL -- Mrs. Lena Ackermann, wife of August Ackermann, died at the home of her son Jack Ackermann, four miles northwest of this city, Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock, following a lingering illness. Mrs. Ackermann was formerly Miss Lena Colbertson. She was born in Christian county on Sept. 23, 1873, and had attained the age of 64 years, 4 months and 21 days. She had been married to Mr. Ackermann for about 42 years. Her husband survives as do two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Schott and Mrs. Stanley March, both of St. Louis, two sons, Elvin of New York and Jack Ackermann, of near New Douglas. A sister, Mrs. Asa Best, and three grandchildren also survive. The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Latowsky Funeral Home at New Douglas. Rev. Latham, pastor of the Methodist Church at Staunton, will officiate. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery at Alton"

Sophronia married August Ackerman about 1898. August was born on 9 Feb 1874 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Aug 1940 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Her father's 1940 obituary and her mother's 1938 obituary both mention their daughter in St. Louis, "Mrs. Anna Schott."

• Residence: Feb 1938;

  At the time of her mother's death in 1938, Annie and her husband were living in St. Louis.

Family/Spouse: Elmer Schott. Elmer was born in 1893; died in 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Feb 1938, New York, USA;

  At his mother's death, her obituary names him as living in New York.

Other Events:

• Residence: Feb 1938, New Douglas, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Alvene married Clarence Thomas Best on 11 Sep 1945. Clarence (son of August Leslie "Les" Best and Annie Augusta Maria Schultz) was born on 3 Aug 1911 in Illinois, USA; died on 29 Nov 1970 in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Mt. Olive, Cahokia township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]