| Note | | Valentin Schwebach Name maybe changed to Valentine. Moved to SD in about 1884, worked for the railroad and died there of Brights disease ( Kidney diease charcacterized by presence of albumin in urine-nephritis.) Susan brought the family back to Caledonia, MN in 1892. His brother James, the Bishop of LaCrosse, WI, set Susan up with a confectionary store. |
| Birth | 11 Mar 1854 | He was born on 11 Mar 1854 in Platen, Bettborn, Redange, Luxembourg. |
Immigration
(Witness)
| 4 May 1866 | He immigrated with Nicholas Joseph Schwebach and Margaret Busch on 4 May 1866 on the Ship - William Penn, From London to New York arrived on 04 May 1866
(Peter Simmerl was on the same ship.) |
1870 Census
(with Parents)
| 9 Jun 1870 | Valentin appeared in the 1870 Federal Census of Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota, as Felton Swebach, in the household of his parents, Margaret and Nicholas Joseph Schwebach. He is a white male, age 16. He was born in Luxemburg. His mother and father are foreign born. |
| Possible Marriage date | 8 Oct 1878 | According to at least one source, Valentin Schwebach and Susan Bouquet were married on 8 Oct 1878 in Houston County, Minnesota. |
| Marriage | 10 Oct 1878 | Valentin Schwebach and Susan Bouquet, daughter of Nicolas Frank Bouquet and Katherine Goettle, were married on 10 Oct 1878 in Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota. |
1880 Census
| 8 Jun 1880 | Valentin appeared in the 1880 Federal Census of Village Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota, as Valentine Schwabach, in the household of Katherine and Nicolas Frank Bouquet, his wife's parents. He is a married white male, age 26. Lives on Washington Street. Son in law of head of household. Occupation is a clerk in a store. He was born in Luxembourg. His mother and father were born in Luxembourg. |
| Misc | 17 Feb 1888 | Valentin Schwebach was drawn for Grand Jury duty, petit juror #39. on 17 Feb 1888 in Aurora County, South Dakota. |
| Death | 9 Nov 1891 | He died on 9 Nov 1891 in LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa, at age 37. |
| Burial | 10 Nov 1891 | He was buried on 10 Nov 1891, age 37, in Calvary Cemetery, located in LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa. |
Valentin Schwebach