Johann Friedrich Lübbering
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Johann Friedrich Lübbering (ˈjoːhan ˈfʁiːtʁɪç ˈlʏbəʁɪŋ) (February 4, 1830 — February 9, 1904) was the first postmaster of Luebbering, Missouri
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, the eldest son of 34-year-old Albert Friedrich Lübbering and Anna Margaretha Dorothea Elisabeth Meier, who was a farmer in Schwaförden, Lower Saxony, Germany. Friedrich was born into a year, which was the first in a series of famine years in that area of Lower Saxony. Johann Friedrich Lübbering immigrated to the US in 1843.
John F Luebbering as he was known living in the US, was father-in-law to father of the US Olympic soccer player Oscar Brockmeyer
who was a member of the 1904 summer olympics football team
for the US.
on June 30, 1888.
After Congress granted pension rights in the Dependent and Disability Pension Act on June 27, 1890
, Johann Friedrich Lübbering began applying for a military pension, also because of his disabilities related to his eyesight. He used to sometimes sign as “Frederick J. Luebbering”, which delayed his pension payments considerably. However, the pension records office granted “John Frederick Luebbering” a monthly sum of $6.00 on July 11, 1891, but requested for him to produce quite a number of affidavits to substantiate his claims and prove his identity. Johann Friedrich Lübbering's pension was finally agreed to be the monthly sum of US$8.00 in 1904, the year he died of dilatation of the heart.
was named in honour of John Frederick Luebbering.
Luebbering, Missouri
Luebbering is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is also known as "lametown" to its residents. It is about eight miles east of St...
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Early life in Germany
Johann Friedrich Lübbering was born in Schwaförden, Lower Saxony, GermanySchwaförden
Schwaförden is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 40 km south of Bremen.Schwaförden is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Schwaförden....
, the eldest son of 34-year-old Albert Friedrich Lübbering and Anna Margaretha Dorothea Elisabeth Meier, who was a farmer in Schwaförden, Lower Saxony, Germany. Friedrich was born into a year, which was the first in a series of famine years in that area of Lower Saxony. Johann Friedrich Lübbering immigrated to the US in 1843.
John F Luebbering as he was known living in the US, was father-in-law to father of the US Olympic soccer player Oscar Brockmeyer
Oscar Brockmeyer
Oscar Bernard Brockmeyer was an American amateur football player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was the son of Dora and Bernard Henry Brockmeyer, His Grandparents moved from Glane, Germany to St. Louis, Missouri...
who was a member of the 1904 summer olympics football team
Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
-Galt F.C.:Coach: Louis Blake Duff* Otto Christman* George Ducker* John Fraser* John Gourlay * Alexander Hall* Albert Henderson* Albert Johnson* Robert Lane* Ernest Linton * Gordon McDonald* Frederick Steep* Tom Taylor...
for the US.
Later life and career
After immigrating to the US, and having served in the United States army for the Union and the state of Missouri in several Missouri regiments, he became the first postmaster of Luebbering, MissouriLuebbering, Missouri
Luebbering is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is also known as "lametown" to its residents. It is about eight miles east of St...
on June 30, 1888.
After Congress granted pension rights in the Dependent and Disability Pension Act on June 27, 1890
Dependent and Disability Pension Act
The Dependent and Disability Pension Act was passed by the United States Congress in 1890, and signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison. It was originally vetoed by Grover Cleveland...
, Johann Friedrich Lübbering began applying for a military pension, also because of his disabilities related to his eyesight. He used to sometimes sign as “Frederick J. Luebbering”, which delayed his pension payments considerably. However, the pension records office granted “John Frederick Luebbering” a monthly sum of $6.00 on July 11, 1891, but requested for him to produce quite a number of affidavits to substantiate his claims and prove his identity. Johann Friedrich Lübbering's pension was finally agreed to be the monthly sum of US$8.00 in 1904, the year he died of dilatation of the heart.
Legacy
The hamlet of LuebberingLuebbering, Missouri
Luebbering is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is also known as "lametown" to its residents. It is about eight miles east of St...
was named in honour of John Frederick Luebbering.