Francis Harry Armbruster

1899 - 1928  (29 years)

• Name	Francis Harry Armbruster  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	22 Jan 1899	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Randolph, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1910	Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1918	Madison County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Death	14 Mar 1928	Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA   [3, 7]
  	Cause: Accidental Drowning
  	Drowned while fishing
  Obituary	17 Mar 1928	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	St. Louis Globe-Democrat • St. Louis, Missouri • 17 Mar 1928, Sat • Page 22
  		Obituary-ARMBRUSTER Francis H ARMBRUSTER -- St. Louis Globe-Democrat • Page 22
  Burial	Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [3, 7]
  		Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri Find a Grave: #31277
  Person ID	I25384	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Lanten H Armbruster,   b. 20 Aug 1856, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA d. 18 Apr 1912, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann 'Mamie' Hogan,   b. 11 Aug 1874, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 21 Jul 1916, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Apr 1893	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F11547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude Margaret Griffin,   b. 29 Mar 1899, Illinois, USA d. May 1942, Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1922	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [4, 11]
  Family ID	F10672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jan 1899 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1900 - Randolph, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1910 - Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1918 - Madison County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 14 Mar 1922 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Death - Cause: Accidental Drowning - 14 Mar 1928 - Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA Obituary - St. Louis Globe-Democrat • St. Louis, Missouri • 17 Mar 1928, Sat • Page 22 - 17 Mar 1928 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Burial - - Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-ARMBRUSTER Francis H ARMBRUSTER -- St. Louis Globe-Democrat • Page 22

  
  

• Sources

  [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Randolph, St Francois, Missouri; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240887. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Randolph, St Francois, Missouri; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240887 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Crystal, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374805. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Crystal, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374805 [S10927] Find a Grave: ARMBRUSTER Francis H 1899-1928, Francis Henry Armbruster. Husband of Maude Griffin https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118103916/francis-henry-armbruster [S1507] Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records, 1853-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2018;), Catholic Diocese of Springfield; Springfield, IL; Illinois, Church Records, 1853-1975. Illinois, U.S., Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records, 1853-1975 Catholic Diocese of Springfield; Springfield, IL; Illinois, Church Records, 1853-1975 [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Madison County. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Madison County [S4832] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mary Armbruster • St Louis Post-Dispatch - 23 Jul 1916, Obituary of Mary Ann Hogan Armbruster. Entered into rest on Friday, July 21, 1916, at 5:55 a.m., Mrs. Mary Armbruster (nee Hogan), wife of Lanten Armbruster, deceased, daughter of Mrs. Josephine Bartsch, and dear mother of Oliver, Blanch, Francis, Kathryn and Robert Armbruster. Funeral from residence of Mrs. Joephine Bartsch. Collinsville, Ill. Monday, July 24. Services at Sacred Heart Church, Festus, Mo., Monday, July 24. at 10 a. m Interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/image/138328499/?article=f42ad7d2-5fa8-467c-8a86-71987edb0ba1&focus=0.0034895975,0.6705729,0.12346218, [S2857] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Francis Armbruster • St Louis Globe-Democrat - Mar 1928, (Name: St Louis Globe-Democrat; Location: St Louis, Missouri; Date: 17 Mar 1928;), Obituary of Francis Armbruster. ARMBRUSTER--On Wednesday, March 14, 1928, at Haines City, Fla, Francis L. Armbruster. dear husband of Maud Armbruster, dear father of Frances, Lanten and Patsy Armbruster, dear son of the late Lanten and Mayme Armbruster, brother of Oliver L. and Robert Armbruster and Mrs. Katherine Figge. Funeral services at Sacred Heart Church. Festus, Mo., at 2 pm Sunday, March 18. Interment Festus, Mo https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80641016/st-louis-globe-democrat/?xid=637 Obituary-ARMBRUSTER Francis H ARMBRUSTER -- St. Louis Globe-Democrat • Page 22 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Randolph, St Francois, Missouri; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240887. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Randolph, St Francois, Missouri; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240887 [S3023] Find a Grave: HOGAN Mary Armbruster 1874-1916, Mary Ann Hogan Armbruster. BIRTH: 11 Aug 1874 St Louis, Missouri DEATH: 21 Jul 1916 (aged 41) St Louis, Missouri BURIAL: Sacred Heart Cemetery Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri MEMORIAL ID: 229060646 ______________________________________________________ Entered into rest on Friday, July 21, 1916, at 5:55 a.m., Mrs. Mary Armbruster (nee Hogan), wife of Lanten Armbruster, deceased, daughter of Mrs. Josephine Bartsch, and dear mother of Oliver, Blanch, Francis, Kathryn and Robert Armbruster. Funeral from residence of Mrs. Joephine Bartsch. Collinsville, Ill. Monday, July 24. Services at Sacred Heart Church, Festus, Mo., Monday, July 24. at 10 a. m. Interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229060646/mary-ann-armbruster [S10926] Find a Grave: GRIFFIN Maude Loucks 1899-1942, Maude Margaret Griffin Armbruster Loucks. Margaret Loucks a resident here for the past 14 years, died Friday morning at her home at 914 West Twentieth Street. She is survived by two sons, Francis and Kernel Armbruster; a daughter, Miss Patricia ARmbruster and other relatives whose names are unobtainable at this time. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Erickson Funeral Home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147658091/maude_margaret_loucks