The Linsenbardt Family — genealogy of the Linsenbardt, Linsenbard, and Linsenbarth family of Cole County, Missouri

Thüringen · Cole County, Missouri

Linsenbar dt d ONE FAMILY, TWO SPELLINGS, SINCE 1847

A parish clerk's preference split the name. It never split the family.

Family history

The Linsenbardt family's American story starts in 1847, when Johann Andreas Carl Linsenbarth and Eva Catharina Pösselin left Thüringen, Germany in search of a new start and settled in Cole County, Missouri, near what's now Jefferson City.

Along the way, a local pastor's spelling preference split the family name in two, which is why you'll find both Linsenbardt and Linsenbard branches today — all the same family underneath.

The family tree

This site's genealogy register traces the family from that first crossing in 1847 down to those of us still adding our own branches today. It's a living record, built from generations of research and always growing.

Whether you're just curious or you have names, dates, and photographs of your own to add, there's a place for you here.

Explore the family tree

Details of living family members are hidden by default, so recent generations won't show until you're signed in. Get in touch if you'd like an account.

More family history online

Andy Linsenbardt has put together his own collection of family history and research at linsenbardt.net, including stories and records passed down through his branch of the family. Worth a visit if you want to dig deeper.