Zumbusch/Tumbusch Family
Individuals listed with a * and in blue are direct ancestors of Frank Tumbush.
*Gerdt Herman Zumbusch (father of Balthasar)* m. *Anna Maria Meersman or Mersman (mother of Balthasar)*
m. 26 Nov 1747 Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Marriage Record Source
The family surname appears to sometimes alternate between 'Zumbusch,' 'Tombusch,' and 'Tumbusch,' but more commonly becomes Tumbusch with Ferdinand's family and later.
Children of Gerd Herman Zumbusch and Anna Maria Mersman:
Anna Maria Catharina Zumbusch c. 3 Nov 1748 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Catharina Elisabeth Gertrude 'Tombusch' c. 20 Mar 1755 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
*Balthasar Stanislaus Zumbusch (father of Ferdinand)* c. 28 Mar 1760 Coesfeld, Germany d. 23 Dec 1811 Coesfeld; FHL film 873112)
Baptism Record Source (surname listed as 'Tombusch') OFB Entry (Balthasar)
m. *Anna Sophia Zumbusch (mother of Ferdinand)* 18 Mar 1787 Coesfeld, Germany Marriage Record Source
Death Record (Balthasar)
Death Record (Sophia) Page1 Page2 (d. 6 Nov 1845 Coesfeld; FHL film 873113)
Children of Balthasar Zumbusch and Anna Sophia Zumbusch:
Maria Francisca Zumbusch c. 30 Apr 1787 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Bernard Ferdinand Wilhelm Zumbusch c. 11 Jan 1789 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Joannes Caspar Joseph Zumbusch c. 17 Mar 1790 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Anna Elisabeth Sophia Zumbusch c. 21 Oct 1792 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Anna Maria Sophia Zumbusch c. 9 Oct 1795 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
*Ferdinand Gerhard Zumbusch* (see below) c. 16 Aug 1797 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Bernard Heinrich Wilhelm Zumbusch c. 18 Nov 1799 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Bernard Heinrich Zumbusch c. 2 Sep 1802 Coesfeld, Germany d. 16 Apr 1833 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Death Record Page1 Page2 (surname listed as 'Tumbusch') Death Record Columns Page1 Page2 (FHL film 873113)
Maria Catharina Zumbusch (twin) c. 30 Aug 1807 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Anna Maria Gertrud Sophia Zumbusch (twin) c. 30 Aug 1807 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Theodor Wilhelm Zumbusch c. 1 Jun 1811 Coesfeld, Germany d. 14 Jun 1811 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Death Record (FHL film 873112)
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*Ferdinand Gerhard Tumbusch* b. 16 Aug 1797 Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wife: *Elisabeth Wunsch* m. 4 Oct 1828 Coesfeld, Germany
Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
Children of Ferdinand Tumbusch and Elisabeth Wunsch: (Column headings for baptism records) Page1 Page2
Bernard Ludwig Tumbusch b. 15 Jun 1829 Coesfeld, Germany c. 16 Jun 1829 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
Ludwig Johann Tumbusch b. 13 Sep 1831 Coesfeld, Germany c. 14 Sep 1831 Coesfeld, Germany d. Mar 1857 Coesfeld
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
Death Record Page1 Page2 (FHL film 873113)
*Ludwig Theodor Tumbusch* b. 31 May 1834 Coesfeld, Germany m. 6 Aug 1861 St. Henry, OH d. 10 Dec 1870 Philothea, OH
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
Wife: *Anna Rasing* b. 2 Jan 1834 Ochtrup, Germany m. 6 Aug 1861 d. 8 Feb 1918 Cassella, Ohio
Immigrant Ship Passenger List (Ship: Albert Port of Departure: Bremen Arrival: 11 Jun 1861 Baltimore, Maryland)
(Source: NARA M255, Roll 13)
Germans to America Index
Marriage Record (Mercer County, OH)
Marriage Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Theodor's Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 Photo3 (St. Marys Cemetery, Philothea, OH; Source: FindAGrave, Cousin Becky)
Tumbusch Probate Records Docket Journal Mercer Co. Probate Case File Index ('No papers located')
1880 U.S. Census: Original (Anna widowed)
1880 U.S. Agriculture Census ('Anna Tombush')
1900 U.S. Census (Anna living w/ son Bernard)
1910 U.S. Census (Anna living w/ son Bernard)
Death Certificate (Anna) Page 1 Page 2 Source
Burial Record (Anna) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Anna's Gravestone (Cassella Cemetery, Cassella, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Cousin Becky)
Ohio Obituary Index (Anna) Funeral Card
Ohio Death Index (Anna)
Children of Theodor and Anna (Rasing) Tumbusch:
Elizabeth Tumbusch b. abt 1862
*Stephan HENRY Tumbusch* b. 4 Dec 1863 St. Henry, Ohio m. 30 Jan 1894 Cassella, Ohio d. 1 Sep 1942 St. Henry, Ohio
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Wife: *Frances WIMMERS* b. 9 Mar 1872 St. Henry, Ohio d. 14 Nov 1955 Rockford, Ohio
Marriage Record (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Obituary - Henry (The Minster Post; lists date of death as 31 Aug 1942)
Obituary - Henry (The Journal Herald (Dayton), 3 Sep 1942)
Funeral Card
Death Certificate (Henry - lists date of death as 1 Sep 1942) Source
Burial Record (Henry) (St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, OH)
Death Certificate (Frances)
Obituary - Frances (Coldwater Chronicle)
Obituary - Frances (The Lima News)
Gravestone (St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, Mercer County, Ohio)
Children of Henry and Frances Tumbusch: (Surname spelled with a 'c' in birth records; most siblings adopted 'Tumbush' spelling.)
Valentine Bernard Tumbush b. 13/14 Feb 1895 St. Henry, OH m. 7 Jun 1921 Medina Co, OH d. 16 Nov 1984 Brunswick, OH
Birth Record1 Source1
Birth Record2 Source2
Baptism Record ('Bernard Valentine') (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
WWI Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Marriage Record Source
Death Certificate of daughter, Norma Mae (1925) Source
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Marriage Record of daughter, Marian L. Tumbush (1946) Source
Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Letters 1951-1974
Marriage Record of daughter, Ellen R. Tumbush (1952) Source
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Obituary (The Medina Gazette, 17 Nov 1984, p.2)
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 (Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Valley City, Medina Co, OH; Photo source: BillionGraves.com)
Obituary of daughter, Marian Louise Tumbush Hamby (2020)
Edward Henry Tumbush b. 21 Oct 1896 St. Henry, Ohio m. 14 Aug 1923 Auglaize Co, Ohio d. 25 Aug 1966 St. Marys, OH
Birth Record1 Source
Birth Record2 Source
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Akron, Ohio City Directory 1917
WWI Ohio Soldiers Roster Transcription
Marriage License (The Minster Post)
Marriage Record Source
Marriage Notice (The Toledo News-Bee; 22 Aug 1923)
1930 U.S. Census
Lima, Ohio City Directory 1931
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2 Source
Memorial High School (St. Marys, Ohio) Yearbook page of son, Robert E. Tumbush (1943)
Marriage Record of son, Robert E. Tumbush (1947) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory for son, Robert E. Tumbush (1953)
Marriage Consent Record of daughter, Jane D. Tumbush (1955) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory 1957 1960
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Gravestone (German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Lucille Francis)
Albert Tumbush b. 16 Apr 1899 Granville Twp, Mercer Co, Ohio d. 12 Aug 1975 Celina, Ohio
Birth Record Source
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
WWI Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Leo John Tumbus(c)h b. 27 Dec 1901 St. Henry, Ohio m. 29 Nov 1929 Dayton, Ohio d. 26 Jun 1979 Celina, Ohio
Birth Record1 Source
Birth Record2 Source Baptism Record ('John Leo') (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1927
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of daughter, Lucille Bertha Tumbush (1951) Source
Marriage Record of daughter, Delores 'Doris?' Tumbush (1951) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory 1953 1957
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Obituary (Coldwater Chronicle)
Gravestone (St. Henry Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Year of birth engraved as '1902')
Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Rosie Clune Moeder
Obituary of son, Norbert Tumbusch (Celina Daily Standard, 7 Jan 2009)
Obituary of daughter, Delores Tumbush Schoenleben (Celina Daily Standard, 6 Jun 2015)
Anthony 'Andy' Tumbush b. 21 Aug 1904 St. Henry, Ohio d. 27 Jan 1981 Toledo, Ohio
Birth Record1 Source (DOB listed as 21 Aug)
Birth Record2 Source (DOB listed as 20 Aug)
Baptism Record ('Anthony Bernard') (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
WWII Draft Registration ('Anthony Ancdrew') Page1 Page2
WWII Army Enlistment Record
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Death Notice (The Toledo Blade; 12 Feb 1981)
Ferdinand H. Tumbush b. 22 Jan 1907 St. Henry, Ohio d. 9 Dec 1907 St. Henry, Ohio
Birth Record1 Source
Birth Record2 Source
Death Record Source
Burial Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH)
Gravestone (St. Henry Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Death Notice (St. Henry Advocate - transcription)
Bertha C. Tumbush Steinke b. 12 Jan 1909 St. Henry, OH m. 8 Mar 1927 Burkettsville, OH d. 5 Jan 1993 Coldwater, OH
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1927 1928
Death Certificate of daughter, Clarine (1928) Source
1930 U.S. Census
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1930
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration of husband, Isador Steinke Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of daughter, Alice Steinke (1949) Source
Marriage Record of son, Charles Steinke (1951) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory 1957 1960
Ohio Deaths Funeral Card
Ohio Obituary Index
Social Security Death Index
Julius Bernard Tumbush b. 24 Jul 1911 St. Henry, Ohio m. 13 May 1939 Sharpsburg, Ohio d. 2 Dec 2000 Coldwater, Ohio
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Death Certificate of son, Joseph Tumbush (1943) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory ('Rural Routes' section) 1953 1957
Ohio Deaths Funeral Card
Ohio Obituary Index
Obituary (Celina Daily Standard)
Death Notice (Dayton Daily News)
Gravestone (St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Tracy Todd)
Funeral Card of wife, Eleanor E. Schoen Tumbush
*Frank Ulrich Tumbush* b. 2 Apr 1914 Philothea, Ohio m. 21 Nov 1942 Sharpsburg, OH d. 12 May 1997 Ft. Wayne, IN
Wife: *Rita Matilda BRUNSWICK* b. 14 Sep 1921 Sharpsburg, Ohio d. 7 Nov 1989 Dayton, Ohio
Birth Record Baptism Record (St. Mary, Philothea, OH)
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Marriage Record Source
Marriage Annoucement (The Minster Post)
Death Certificate Source
Death Notice (Dayton Daily News) Funeral Card
Obituary (The Minster Community Post; 15 May 1997, Page 2, Columns 3-4)
Joseph Tumbush b. 22 Mar 1917 St. Henry, Ohio d. 22 Mar 1917 St. Henry, Ohio
Baptism Record (St. Mary Church, Philothea, OH)
Death Certificate
Burial Record Page1 Page2 (St. Mary Church, Philothea, OH)
Sr. Clara Marie Tumbush C.PP.S. b. 5 Dec 1919 Philothea, Ohio d. 20 Jun 2010 Dayton, Ohio
Ohio Birth Index
Baptism Record (St. Mary Church, Philothea, OH)
Social Security Death Index
Obituary (The Catholic Telegraph)
Obituary (Dayton Daily News)
In Memoriam (Sisters of the Precious Blood)
Gravestone (Salem Heights Cemetery, Dayton, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by JD Moore II)
Mary A. Tumbusch Boehmer b. 27 Aug 1865 Philothea, Ohio m. 17 Jan 1888 Cassella, Ohio d. 8 Apr 1941 St. Henry, Ohio
Marriage Record (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, Anna Boehmer (1888) Source
Birth Record of son, Herman Boehmer (1895) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Clara Boehmer (1898) Source
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Gertrude Boehmer (1900) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, Leona Boehmer (1903) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of son, John Boehmer (1905) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of son, William B. Boehmer, and daughter, Mary F. Boehmer (1907) Source
Baptism Records of son and daughter, William B. and Mary F. Boehmer (1907)
1910 U.S. Census
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmers' Directory
1920 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, John J. Boehmer (1929) Source
1930 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of spouse, Anthony Boehmer (1937) Source
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration of son, John Joseph Boehmer (1940) Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, William Bernard Boehmer (1940) Page1 Page2
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Marriage Record of son, William B. Boehmer (1944) Source
Bernard Herman Tumbusch b. 27 Oct 1867 Philothea, Ohio m. 3 Apr 1894 Carthagena, Ohio d. 3 Nov 1933 Cassella, Ohio
Birth Record of son, Henry Tumbusch (1897) Source
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record1 of son, William Tumbusch (1901) Source1 Birth Record2 Source2
Birth Record of son, Adolf H. Tumbusch (1903) Source
Birth Record1 of son, F. Herman Tumbusch (1905) Source1 Birth Record2 Source2
Baptism Record of son, Ferdinand Herman Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Death Record of son, F. Herman Tumbusch (1905) Source
Burial Record of son, Ferdinand Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, Gertrude Tumbusch (1908) Source
Baptism Record of daughter, Gertrude Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
Baptism Record of daughter, Francis Agatha Tumbusch (1912) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Marriage Record of daughter, Anna Tumbusch (1918) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Death Certificate Source
Ohio Obituary Index
Funeral Card
Gravestone (Cassella Cemetery, Cassella, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Tracy Todd)
Marriage of daughter, Agatha Tumbusch (1936; The Minster Post)
1940 U.S. Census (wife, Elizabeth, widowed)
WWII Draft Registration of son, Adolf H. Tumbusch (1942) Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, William T. Tumbusch (1942) Page1 Page2
Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Knoth Tumbusch (1946) Source Funeral Card Death Notice (Toledo Blade; 18 Jul 1946)
Obituary of son, Adolph H. Tumbusch (Minster Community Post, 19 May 1966)
Obituary of Adolph's daughter, Virginia Tumbusch Baumer (2020)
Obituary of son, William T. Tumbusch (Minster Community Post, 8 Nov 1979)
Death Certificate of William's son, Jerome Bernard Tumbusch (1923) Source
Burial Record of William's son, Jerome (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
WWII Draft Registration of William's son, Ralph Tumbusch Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of William's daughter, Bertha E. Tumbusch (1952) Source
Obituary of William's son, Ralph H. Tumbusch (The Minster Community Post, 19 Aug 2004)
Obituary of William's son, Wilfred Tumbusch (Celina Daily Standard, 22 Apr 2020)
Herman F. Tumbusch b. 28 Aug 1869 Mercer Co, Ohio m. 14 Jul 1896 Cassella, OH d. 19 Nov 1934 Dayton, Ohio
Birth Record Source (DOB listed as 28 Aug 1869, father listed as 'Dick')
Marriage Record (1896) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, 'Hana Elisabeth Tumbusch' (1896) Source (listed as Helena A. Tumbusch in census records)
Birth Record of son, Alfred Tumbusch (1899) Source
Baptism Record of son, Alfred Alphonse Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Burial Record of son, Alfred Alphonse Tumbusch (1900) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Casella, OH; St. Mary Cemetery)
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record of son, Edwin Henry Tumbusch (1901) Source
Baptism Record of son, Edwin Henry Tumbusch (listed as 'Henry Edwin') (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of son, August Bernard Tumbusch (1904) Source
Birth Record of son, Adolph A. Tumbusch (1906) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter Mary Anna Bernadetta Tumbusch (1909) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Death Certificate of daughter, Marie Anna Bernadetta Tumbusch (1909) Source
Baptism Record of son, Werner Aloyius Tumbusch (1910) (Holy Family Church, Dayton, OH) (Later goes by 'Vernon')
1910 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
Dayton, Ohio Directory 1910 1911 (personal) 1911 (business) 1915 1916 (personal) 1916 (business) 1917 1918 1919
Baptism Record of son, Harold Edward Tumbusch (1914) (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH)
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 of son, Wilfred Theodore Tumbusch (1916) (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH)
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Stelzer (1925) Source
Burial Record Page1 Page2 of wife, Elizabeth (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH)
Dayton, Ohio Directory 1921 1922 (personal) 1922 (business) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 U.S. Census
Dayton, Ohio Directory 1931 1932 1933 1934
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 29 Aug 1870) Funeral Card
Burial Record (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH) Page1 (Page 2 missing)
Gravestone (Calvary Cemetery, Kettering, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Dave)
WWII Draft Registration of son, Adolph A. Tumbusch Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, Vernon A. Tumbusch Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, Harold E. Tumbusch Page1 Page2
Franz Joseph Tumbusch b. 16 May 1837 Coesfeld, Germany m1. 10 Sep 1874 Coesfeld m2. 18 Sep 1877 Coesfeld
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
1st Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source Marriage Columns Page1 Page2
2nd Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
Maria Theresia Tumbusch Vogt b. 1 Jan 1841 Coesfeld, Germany m. 17 Sep 1874 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Reccord Page1 Page2 Source
Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
Contact Emily Kowalski Schroeder ([email protected]) with questions and/or additions.
*Gerdt Herman Zumbusch (father of Balthasar)* m. *Anna Maria Meersman or Mersman (mother of Balthasar)*
m. 26 Nov 1747 Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Marriage Record Source
The family surname appears to sometimes alternate between 'Zumbusch,' 'Tombusch,' and 'Tumbusch,' but more commonly becomes Tumbusch with Ferdinand's family and later.
Children of Gerd Herman Zumbusch and Anna Maria Mersman:
Anna Maria Catharina Zumbusch c. 3 Nov 1748 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Catharina Elisabeth Gertrude 'Tombusch' c. 20 Mar 1755 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
*Balthasar Stanislaus Zumbusch (father of Ferdinand)* c. 28 Mar 1760 Coesfeld, Germany d. 23 Dec 1811 Coesfeld; FHL film 873112)
Baptism Record Source (surname listed as 'Tombusch') OFB Entry (Balthasar)
m. *Anna Sophia Zumbusch (mother of Ferdinand)* 18 Mar 1787 Coesfeld, Germany Marriage Record Source
Death Record (Balthasar)
Death Record (Sophia) Page1 Page2 (d. 6 Nov 1845 Coesfeld; FHL film 873113)
Children of Balthasar Zumbusch and Anna Sophia Zumbusch:
Maria Francisca Zumbusch c. 30 Apr 1787 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Bernard Ferdinand Wilhelm Zumbusch c. 11 Jan 1789 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Joannes Caspar Joseph Zumbusch c. 17 Mar 1790 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Anna Elisabeth Sophia Zumbusch c. 21 Oct 1792 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Anna Maria Sophia Zumbusch c. 9 Oct 1795 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
*Ferdinand Gerhard Zumbusch* (see below) c. 16 Aug 1797 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Bernard Heinrich Wilhelm Zumbusch c. 18 Nov 1799 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Bernard Heinrich Zumbusch c. 2 Sep 1802 Coesfeld, Germany d. 16 Apr 1833 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record1 Baptism Record2 Source
Death Record Page1 Page2 (surname listed as 'Tumbusch') Death Record Columns Page1 Page2 (FHL film 873113)
Maria Catharina Zumbusch (twin) c. 30 Aug 1807 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Anna Maria Gertrud Sophia Zumbusch (twin) c. 30 Aug 1807 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Theodor Wilhelm Zumbusch c. 1 Jun 1811 Coesfeld, Germany d. 14 Jun 1811 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Source
Death Record (FHL film 873112)
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*Ferdinand Gerhard Tumbusch* b. 16 Aug 1797 Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wife: *Elisabeth Wunsch* m. 4 Oct 1828 Coesfeld, Germany
Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
Children of Ferdinand Tumbusch and Elisabeth Wunsch: (Column headings for baptism records) Page1 Page2
Bernard Ludwig Tumbusch b. 15 Jun 1829 Coesfeld, Germany c. 16 Jun 1829 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
Ludwig Johann Tumbusch b. 13 Sep 1831 Coesfeld, Germany c. 14 Sep 1831 Coesfeld, Germany d. Mar 1857 Coesfeld
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
Death Record Page1 Page2 (FHL film 873113)
*Ludwig Theodor Tumbusch* b. 31 May 1834 Coesfeld, Germany m. 6 Aug 1861 St. Henry, OH d. 10 Dec 1870 Philothea, OH
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
Wife: *Anna Rasing* b. 2 Jan 1834 Ochtrup, Germany m. 6 Aug 1861 d. 8 Feb 1918 Cassella, Ohio
Immigrant Ship Passenger List (Ship: Albert Port of Departure: Bremen Arrival: 11 Jun 1861 Baltimore, Maryland)
(Source: NARA M255, Roll 13)
Germans to America Index
Marriage Record (Mercer County, OH)
Marriage Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
1870 U.S. Census
Theodor's Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 Photo3 (St. Marys Cemetery, Philothea, OH; Source: FindAGrave, Cousin Becky)
Tumbusch Probate Records Docket Journal Mercer Co. Probate Case File Index ('No papers located')
1880 U.S. Census: Original (Anna widowed)
1880 U.S. Agriculture Census ('Anna Tombush')
1900 U.S. Census (Anna living w/ son Bernard)
1910 U.S. Census (Anna living w/ son Bernard)
Death Certificate (Anna) Page 1 Page 2 Source
Burial Record (Anna) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Anna's Gravestone (Cassella Cemetery, Cassella, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Cousin Becky)
Ohio Obituary Index (Anna) Funeral Card
Ohio Death Index (Anna)
Children of Theodor and Anna (Rasing) Tumbusch:
Elizabeth Tumbusch b. abt 1862
*Stephan HENRY Tumbusch* b. 4 Dec 1863 St. Henry, Ohio m. 30 Jan 1894 Cassella, Ohio d. 1 Sep 1942 St. Henry, Ohio
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Wife: *Frances WIMMERS* b. 9 Mar 1872 St. Henry, Ohio d. 14 Nov 1955 Rockford, Ohio
Marriage Record (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Obituary - Henry (The Minster Post; lists date of death as 31 Aug 1942)
Obituary - Henry (The Journal Herald (Dayton), 3 Sep 1942)
Funeral Card
Death Certificate (Henry - lists date of death as 1 Sep 1942) Source
Burial Record (Henry) (St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, OH)
Death Certificate (Frances)
Obituary - Frances (Coldwater Chronicle)
Obituary - Frances (The Lima News)
Gravestone (St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, Mercer County, Ohio)
Children of Henry and Frances Tumbusch: (Surname spelled with a 'c' in birth records; most siblings adopted 'Tumbush' spelling.)
Valentine Bernard Tumbush b. 13/14 Feb 1895 St. Henry, OH m. 7 Jun 1921 Medina Co, OH d. 16 Nov 1984 Brunswick, OH
Birth Record1 Source1
Birth Record2 Source2
Baptism Record ('Bernard Valentine') (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
WWI Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Marriage Record Source
Death Certificate of daughter, Norma Mae (1925) Source
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Marriage Record of daughter, Marian L. Tumbush (1946) Source
Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Letters 1951-1974
Marriage Record of daughter, Ellen R. Tumbush (1952) Source
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Obituary (The Medina Gazette, 17 Nov 1984, p.2)
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Gravestone Photo1 Photo2 (Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Valley City, Medina Co, OH; Photo source: BillionGraves.com)
Obituary of daughter, Marian Louise Tumbush Hamby (2020)
Edward Henry Tumbush b. 21 Oct 1896 St. Henry, Ohio m. 14 Aug 1923 Auglaize Co, Ohio d. 25 Aug 1966 St. Marys, OH
Birth Record1 Source
Birth Record2 Source
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Akron, Ohio City Directory 1917
WWI Ohio Soldiers Roster Transcription
Marriage License (The Minster Post)
Marriage Record Source
Marriage Notice (The Toledo News-Bee; 22 Aug 1923)
1930 U.S. Census
Lima, Ohio City Directory 1931
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2 Source
Memorial High School (St. Marys, Ohio) Yearbook page of son, Robert E. Tumbush (1943)
Marriage Record of son, Robert E. Tumbush (1947) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory for son, Robert E. Tumbush (1953)
Marriage Consent Record of daughter, Jane D. Tumbush (1955) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory 1957 1960
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Gravestone (German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Lucille Francis)
Albert Tumbush b. 16 Apr 1899 Granville Twp, Mercer Co, Ohio d. 12 Aug 1975 Celina, Ohio
Birth Record Source
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
WWI Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Leo John Tumbus(c)h b. 27 Dec 1901 St. Henry, Ohio m. 29 Nov 1929 Dayton, Ohio d. 26 Jun 1979 Celina, Ohio
Birth Record1 Source
Birth Record2 Source Baptism Record ('John Leo') (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1927
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of daughter, Lucille Bertha Tumbush (1951) Source
Marriage Record of daughter, Delores 'Doris?' Tumbush (1951) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory 1953 1957
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Obituary (Coldwater Chronicle)
Gravestone (St. Henry Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Year of birth engraved as '1902')
Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Rosie Clune Moeder
Obituary of son, Norbert Tumbusch (Celina Daily Standard, 7 Jan 2009)
Obituary of daughter, Delores Tumbush Schoenleben (Celina Daily Standard, 6 Jun 2015)
Anthony 'Andy' Tumbush b. 21 Aug 1904 St. Henry, Ohio d. 27 Jan 1981 Toledo, Ohio
Birth Record1 Source (DOB listed as 21 Aug)
Birth Record2 Source (DOB listed as 20 Aug)
Baptism Record ('Anthony Bernard') (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
WWII Draft Registration ('Anthony Ancdrew') Page1 Page2
WWII Army Enlistment Record
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Death Notice (The Toledo Blade; 12 Feb 1981)
Ferdinand H. Tumbush b. 22 Jan 1907 St. Henry, Ohio d. 9 Dec 1907 St. Henry, Ohio
Birth Record1 Source
Birth Record2 Source
Death Record Source
Burial Record Page1 Page2 (St. Henry Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH)
Gravestone (St. Henry Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Death Notice (St. Henry Advocate - transcription)
Bertha C. Tumbush Steinke b. 12 Jan 1909 St. Henry, OH m. 8 Mar 1927 Burkettsville, OH d. 5 Jan 1993 Coldwater, OH
Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1927 1928
Death Certificate of daughter, Clarine (1928) Source
1930 U.S. Census
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1930
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration of husband, Isador Steinke Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of daughter, Alice Steinke (1949) Source
Marriage Record of son, Charles Steinke (1951) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory 1957 1960
Ohio Deaths Funeral Card
Ohio Obituary Index
Social Security Death Index
Julius Bernard Tumbush b. 24 Jul 1911 St. Henry, Ohio m. 13 May 1939 Sharpsburg, Ohio d. 2 Dec 2000 Coldwater, Ohio
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Death Certificate of son, Joseph Tumbush (1943) Source
Celina, Ohio City Directory ('Rural Routes' section) 1953 1957
Ohio Deaths Funeral Card
Ohio Obituary Index
Obituary (Celina Daily Standard)
Death Notice (Dayton Daily News)
Gravestone (St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Tracy Todd)
Funeral Card of wife, Eleanor E. Schoen Tumbush
*Frank Ulrich Tumbush* b. 2 Apr 1914 Philothea, Ohio m. 21 Nov 1942 Sharpsburg, OH d. 12 May 1997 Ft. Wayne, IN
Wife: *Rita Matilda BRUNSWICK* b. 14 Sep 1921 Sharpsburg, Ohio d. 7 Nov 1989 Dayton, Ohio
Birth Record Baptism Record (St. Mary, Philothea, OH)
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Marriage Record Source
Marriage Annoucement (The Minster Post)
Death Certificate Source
Death Notice (Dayton Daily News) Funeral Card
Obituary (The Minster Community Post; 15 May 1997, Page 2, Columns 3-4)
Joseph Tumbush b. 22 Mar 1917 St. Henry, Ohio d. 22 Mar 1917 St. Henry, Ohio
Baptism Record (St. Mary Church, Philothea, OH)
Death Certificate
Burial Record Page1 Page2 (St. Mary Church, Philothea, OH)
Sr. Clara Marie Tumbush C.PP.S. b. 5 Dec 1919 Philothea, Ohio d. 20 Jun 2010 Dayton, Ohio
Ohio Birth Index
Baptism Record (St. Mary Church, Philothea, OH)
Social Security Death Index
Obituary (The Catholic Telegraph)
Obituary (Dayton Daily News)
In Memoriam (Sisters of the Precious Blood)
Gravestone (Salem Heights Cemetery, Dayton, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by JD Moore II)
Mary A. Tumbusch Boehmer b. 27 Aug 1865 Philothea, Ohio m. 17 Jan 1888 Cassella, Ohio d. 8 Apr 1941 St. Henry, Ohio
Marriage Record (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, Anna Boehmer (1888) Source
Birth Record of son, Herman Boehmer (1895) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Clara Boehmer (1898) Source
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record of daughter, Gertrude Boehmer (1900) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, Leona Boehmer (1903) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of son, John Boehmer (1905) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Birth Record of son, William B. Boehmer, and daughter, Mary F. Boehmer (1907) Source
Baptism Records of son and daughter, William B. and Mary F. Boehmer (1907)
1910 U.S. Census
1916 Mercer County, Ohio Farmers' Directory
1920 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, John J. Boehmer (1929) Source
1930 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of spouse, Anthony Boehmer (1937) Source
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration of son, John Joseph Boehmer (1940) Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, William Bernard Boehmer (1940) Page1 Page2
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (St. Henry Cemetery, St. Henry, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by David Kennedy)
Marriage Record of son, William B. Boehmer (1944) Source
Bernard Herman Tumbusch b. 27 Oct 1867 Philothea, Ohio m. 3 Apr 1894 Carthagena, Ohio d. 3 Nov 1933 Cassella, Ohio
Birth Record of son, Henry Tumbusch (1897) Source
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record1 of son, William Tumbusch (1901) Source1 Birth Record2 Source2
Birth Record of son, Adolf H. Tumbusch (1903) Source
Birth Record1 of son, F. Herman Tumbusch (1905) Source1 Birth Record2 Source2
Baptism Record of son, Ferdinand Herman Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Death Record of son, F. Herman Tumbusch (1905) Source
Burial Record of son, Ferdinand Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, Gertrude Tumbusch (1908) Source
Baptism Record of daughter, Gertrude Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
Baptism Record of daughter, Francis Agatha Tumbusch (1912) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Marriage Record of daughter, Anna Tumbusch (1918) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Death Certificate Source
Ohio Obituary Index
Funeral Card
Gravestone (Cassella Cemetery, Cassella, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Tracy Todd)
Marriage of daughter, Agatha Tumbusch (1936; The Minster Post)
1940 U.S. Census (wife, Elizabeth, widowed)
WWII Draft Registration of son, Adolf H. Tumbusch (1942) Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, William T. Tumbusch (1942) Page1 Page2
Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Knoth Tumbusch (1946) Source Funeral Card Death Notice (Toledo Blade; 18 Jul 1946)
Obituary of son, Adolph H. Tumbusch (Minster Community Post, 19 May 1966)
Obituary of Adolph's daughter, Virginia Tumbusch Baumer (2020)
Obituary of son, William T. Tumbusch (Minster Community Post, 8 Nov 1979)
Death Certificate of William's son, Jerome Bernard Tumbusch (1923) Source
Burial Record of William's son, Jerome (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
WWII Draft Registration of William's son, Ralph Tumbusch Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of William's daughter, Bertha E. Tumbusch (1952) Source
Obituary of William's son, Ralph H. Tumbusch (The Minster Community Post, 19 Aug 2004)
Obituary of William's son, Wilfred Tumbusch (Celina Daily Standard, 22 Apr 2020)
Herman F. Tumbusch b. 28 Aug 1869 Mercer Co, Ohio m. 14 Jul 1896 Cassella, OH d. 19 Nov 1934 Dayton, Ohio
Birth Record Source (DOB listed as 28 Aug 1869, father listed as 'Dick')
Marriage Record (1896) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of daughter, 'Hana Elisabeth Tumbusch' (1896) Source (listed as Helena A. Tumbusch in census records)
Birth Record of son, Alfred Tumbusch (1899) Source
Baptism Record of son, Alfred Alphonse Tumbusch (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Burial Record of son, Alfred Alphonse Tumbusch (1900) (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Casella, OH; St. Mary Cemetery)
1900 U.S. Census
Birth Record of son, Edwin Henry Tumbusch (1901) Source
Baptism Record of son, Edwin Henry Tumbusch (listed as 'Henry Edwin') (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, OH)
Birth Record of son, August Bernard Tumbusch (1904) Source
Birth Record of son, Adolph A. Tumbusch (1906) Source Baptism Record (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Baptism Record of daughter Mary Anna Bernadetta Tumbusch (1909) (St. Henry Church, St. Henry, OH)
Death Certificate of daughter, Marie Anna Bernadetta Tumbusch (1909) Source
Baptism Record of son, Werner Aloyius Tumbusch (1910) (Holy Family Church, Dayton, OH) (Later goes by 'Vernon')
1910 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
Dayton, Ohio Directory 1910 1911 (personal) 1911 (business) 1915 1916 (personal) 1916 (business) 1917 1918 1919
Baptism Record of son, Harold Edward Tumbusch (1914) (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH)
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 of son, Wilfred Theodore Tumbusch (1916) (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH)
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of wife, Elizabeth Stelzer (1925) Source
Burial Record Page1 Page2 of wife, Elizabeth (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH)
Dayton, Ohio Directory 1921 1922 (personal) 1922 (business) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 U.S. Census
Dayton, Ohio Directory 1931 1932 1933 1934
Death Certificate Source (DOB listed as 29 Aug 1870) Funeral Card
Burial Record (St. Anthony Church, Dayton, OH) Page1 (Page 2 missing)
Gravestone (Calvary Cemetery, Kettering, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Dave)
WWII Draft Registration of son, Adolph A. Tumbusch Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, Vernon A. Tumbusch Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of son, Harold E. Tumbusch Page1 Page2
Franz Joseph Tumbusch b. 16 May 1837 Coesfeld, Germany m1. 10 Sep 1874 Coesfeld m2. 18 Sep 1877 Coesfeld
Baptism Record Page1 Page2 Source
1st Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source Marriage Columns Page1 Page2
2nd Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
Maria Theresia Tumbusch Vogt b. 1 Jan 1841 Coesfeld, Germany m. 17 Sep 1874 Coesfeld, Germany
Baptism Reccord Page1 Page2 Source
Marriage Record Page1 Page2 Source
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