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Marjorie E. Churchill was born on 9 Dec 1907 in Grayslake, IllinoisG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Grayslake, Lake Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents, Rolla W. Churchill and Ethel A. Wisner.¹² She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Grayslake, Lake Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents.¹³
     She was a teacher at a public school by 1930.¹⁴
     Marjorie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois, at 315 No County St. G, enumerated 2 Apr 1930, as a lodger in the home of George Elsbury and his wife and young daughter. There were four other lodgers, three of them also teachers, including her sister Edith, and a plumber.¹⁵
     Marjorie married William John Baumgartner, son of John H. Baumgartner and Emma H. Kuhlman, on 14 Feb 1931 in Waukegan, IllinoisG.^7,8,9
     Marjorie and William settled in Rockford, IllinoisG, after their marriage. They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Rockford Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois G, enumerated 20 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $8,700, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their children were listed as living with them.¹⁶
     Marjorie and William moved to Niles, Michigan in 1947, where they were living at 1714 Bond St.G at his death.¹⁷
     Marjorie returned to teaching about 1953, as an elementary teacher in Brandywine and Niles schools. She retired in 1973.¹⁸
     Her husband died on 10 Jul 1977 in South Bend, St Joseph Co., IndianaG.^19,20
     Marjorie moved to Terre HauteG after the death of her husband.²¹
     Marjorie died on 6 Mar 1990, at her residence, 500 Franklin Ct., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IndianaG, at age 82.¹⁰ She was buried on 9 Mar 1990 in Riverview Mausoleum, South Bend, IndianaG.¹¹

Mary Louise Taylor was born on 28 Aug 1903 in IndianaG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., Michigan, G in the household of her parents, Warren Filer Taylor and Mary E. Riland.¹² She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of South Bend, St Joseph Co., Indiana, G in the household of her parents.¹³
     Mary married Charles Leo Baumgartner, son of John H. Baumgartner and Emma H. Kuhlman, on 27 Nov 1926 in South Bend, IndianaG.^7,8,9
     Mary and Charles appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of South Bend, St Joseph Co., Indiana, at 1318 South St.. G, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $7,000, and did not own a radio. Their children Frederick and Mary were listed as living with them.¹⁴
     Mary and Charles appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of South Bend, St Joseph Co., Indiana, at 140 East Indiana G, enumerated 8 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,000, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their children Frederick, Mary, Charles, June, John, James, and Elizabeth were listed as living with them.¹⁵
     Her husband died on 17 May 1970 in South Bend, Joseph Co., IndianaG.^16,17
     Mary died on 5 Oct 1977, at her home, 4360 Wimbleton Ct., South Bend, St Joseph Co., IndianaG, at age 74.¹⁰ She was buried on 8 Oct 1977 in Highland Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IndianaG.¹¹

Johann Heinrich Nicolaus Baum was born about 4 Jun 1775 in Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-DarmstadtG.^4,5
     He was baptized on 5 Jun 1775 in Evangelische Kirche, Offenbach, Landgrafschaft Hessen-DarmstadtG, with Nicolaus Henrich Schulz, son of the postal master Schulz, as godfather.¹
     Johann married first Anna Catharina Reifschneider on 28 Nov 1797 in Evangelische Kirche, Offenbach, Landgrafschaft Hessen-DarmstadtG, after an investigation by the church council. No reason for the investigation was noted, but typically they were done the parties are related either by marriage or by blood. If that was the issue the council decided that the relationship is distant enough.⁶
     Johann married second Anna Margaretha Schreid, daughter of Christoph Schreid, on 27 Oct 1816 in Evangelische Kirche, Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by RhineG.^7,8,9
     He was a stocking maker by 1797, and a master stocking maker by 1816.^12,13,14
     Johann died on 6 Sep 1829 in Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by RhineG, at age ~54.^10,11 He was buried on 7 Sep 1829 in Evangelische Kirche, Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by RhineG.¹⁰

Pierre Isaac Lebeau was born on 21 Dec 1789.⁴
     He was a descendant of the Huguenots, who like hundreds of thousands of Protestants, fled from France to the German states and other counties during the persecutions instigated by Louis XIV in the seventeenth century. Friedrichsdorf was founded by Huguenot refugees in 1687, named after Landgrave Friedrich II, who granted them asylum in his lands.^9,10
     French continued to be the language in common use in Friedrichsdorf into the mid-19th century. But by then the effects of repeated inter-marriages within the small community had become apparent, and marriages with German-speaking members of the surrounding communities had become common.¹¹
     Pierre was a hatter in FriedrichsdorfG.^12,13
     Pierre married Christiane Elisabethe Margerthe Stehter, daughter of Johann Wilhelm Stehter and Catharina Margaretha Bicker, on 23 Jun 1816 in Homburg, Hessen HomburgG.^5,6,7
     Pierre and Christiane settled in FriedrichsdorfG after their marriage.
     Pierre died on 19 Dec 1864 at age 74.⁸ He was buried on 21 Dec 1864 in French Reformed Church, Friedrichsdorf, Hessen HomburgG.⁴

Christiane Elisabethe Margerthe Stehter was born on 28 Jun 1793 in Homburg, Hessen HomburgG.⁴
     Christiane married Pierre Isaac Lebeau, son of Isaac Lebeau and Marie Susanne Foucard, on 23 Jun 1816 in Homburg, Hessen HomburgG.^5,6,7
     Christiane and Pierre settled in FriedrichsdorfG after their marriage.
     Her husband died on 19 Dec 1864.¹⁰
     Christiane died on 14 Apr 1874 in Friedrichsdorf, Hessen HomburgG, at age 80.⁸ She was buried on 16 Apr 1874 in French Reformed Church, Friedrichsdorf, Hessen HomburgG.⁹