Gottlieb Stobbe married a woman named Charity (b. 10 Apr about 1858 in Hamburg, Germany) in Germany and they had two sons, Otto b. 10 May 1875 in Danzig, Germany, and Gustaf or Gustav, b. 27 Aug. 1882 in Vidicken, Germany. Gustaf landed in New York with his parents on 28 Feb 1883.
Gustaf married Marie Schuske on 10 May, 1910 in Missouri and they had eight children, Robert, Carl, Arnold, Lawrence, Bernice Esther, Lillian, and Elizabeth (Betty). Bernice is my husband's grandmother. Gustaf Stobbe died 3 Jan 1960 in Bethany, Missouri.
Gustaf's wife, Marie Schuske, was born 3 Jul 1891 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She died in a car accident on 12 Jun 1968 in Eagleville, Missouri. Her husband Gustaf preceded her in death. Her father was Gustaf Schuske, b. 26 Dec 1866 d. Dec 1941 and her mother was Eliza Foustbuter, b. 1 Dec 1863 in Berlin Germany, and died in 1950. It is believed Foustbuter was originally spelled Fassbutter (acccording to her baptism certificate) and that her family was from Poland.
Submitted by Adrienne Potter
apnewz@yahoo.com May 8, 2007.