Tax records indicate that by 1855 a house was built on Lot 14 by either Lewis Eberling or Adam Greasner and that this house remained until it was razed about 2000.

George Landefeld

In 1893, George Landefeld (1867-1959), married (Barbara) Maltilde Schmidt (b. November 12, 1867, d. January 13, 1901) who was Charles Schmidt’s (Lot 8) sister. They had one son, William Landefeld, born February 7, 1894. Matilde died in 1901 and, in 1903, George married Amanda Meusch, who had accompanied her brother, Frederick Meusch and his wife Lydia, to Miltonsburg. Rev. Meusch was called as the pastor of St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church (Lot 39) where one of his main charges was to convince the members of the congregation to convert their sermons and church records from English to German. Amanda died in 1908, one year after the birth of their daughter Hulda Julia Theophila Landefeld. In 1925, George married Lucetta Bintz Neuhart (see Lot 46).

George Landefeld, his parents, Adam (b. February 14, 1822, d. September 6, 1884) and Katharina Hasel Landefeld (b. April 16, 1824, d. January 28, 1896) and five of his seven siblings came to America from Obergude, Germany between c1870 and 1885. His brothers and sisters are Martha (c1841-?) and Michael (1843-1901), who remained in Germany, and Wilhelm (1845-1911), who married Dorothea Deist; Dorothea (1848-1929), who married Jacob Peters and, after his death, George Feiock (1831-1908); Juliane (1857-1892), who married Jacob Freitag; John (1863-1937), who married Mary Christine Walters; August (1863-1952), who married Maria Neuhart and, after her death, Barbara Walters Ludwig.

Minnie Rausch

Minnie Rausch was the wife of William Rausch, who operated the blacksmith shop across the street at Lot 8. After her separation form William, Minnie married Louis Claus, who was the brother of Mamie Claus Young. (Lot 11 and Lot 45c). Louis (Louie) Claus served in various village positions including Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace, as well as secular roles such as operator of the Red Onion, a store/saloon which apparently was part of the store and house on Lot 10.