The headstones of Adolf ISENBERG and 5 other family members can be found in FindAGrave by locating Fairlawn Cemetery in Payne county OK, then querying for ISENBERG.
I asked a RAOGK volunteer in Stillwater to get the obituary of Adolf to see if he could be linked to Herman ISENBERG and wife Anna BAUR from Gasconade county Missouri. That family line emigrated with a small group in 1854 from Lippe-Detmold, Germany ending up in the area of Tea, Missouri.
Tea is now unincorporated and mostly gone, wish I knew what actually happened to the entire town and its 'downtown' roads...can they just disappear ? They may have been dirt or gravel and are now sporting large trees, but where do buildings go ? Post Office ? General Store ? Barber Shop ? Its not not far from Rosebud, maybe 6m south. I went there about 10y ago and only saw a large metal building with faded lettering saying TEA. A 2 story house was nearby but the back screen door was torn off lying nearby and it looked uninhabited. I did not investigate. There is a road called T, its intersection with the old road to the town of Tea had a roadsign at the corner but it was pushed over, lying in the grass. It was being re-divided for lots to sell. Also there was a Fishery sign indicating that road I was on...... but I never did see anything that might be it unless it was that large metal building. Does anyone know what this small area is called now ?
This Adolf and his family were not linked as far as I can see, it is most likely a coincidence of having the same surname. Adolf ISENBERG's father entered the US 84 years after Herman, his name was Meier ISENBERG and he may have came to Stillwater because he was related to Jacob KATZ, well known merchant there. Since Obituaries are printed in the paper, and Adolf's is brief, I'll post it, he died 1 August, 1970, this obituary appeared 2 August. He died in Stillwater and this is the Gasconade MB however, I'm trying to show this is not the same line of ISENBERGS that had lived in Gasconade county.
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1970 Stillwater News Press
Adolf Isenberg Graveside Rites Due Here Monday
Adolf Isenberg, 82, of Ardmore died Saturday in Ardmore. Graveside funeral service will be at 2pm Monday with Rabbi
Joseph Levinson officiating.
Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery with Strode Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Isenberg was born 27 December, 1887 in Homberg, Germany.
He married Rosa Steinfled [spelled as seen]who preceded him in death and has lived in Ardmore for the past 23 years. He was a retired cattleman and a member of Temple Emeth in Ardmore. Survivors include 1 son, Ludwig, Ardmore; a daughter Mrs. Abe [Edith] Schnitzer, Houston Texas; 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. [end]
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Its highly unlikely the ISENBERGs in Fairlawn are this same family but I'm glad they are initiating a new conversation on Herman and his family. Am readying a few CDs of pictures to send out, Michelle gets one and anyone else who sends me a mailing address will also get one. There ARE strings attached....we'd like to know if the recipients can identify any new faces in the pictures ! This CD is of one family member's inherited family photos most of which are identified. There are surely some shots of the Tea area but we have no idea which would be those. I'm hoping to learn more about the unknown faces and places. Meg Greenwood /
nutmeg@bartnet.net