Leiberstung was the home of many members of the Ibach family. The Leiberstung link (above) will take you to the German Black Forest site from which this information was obtained.
Geography:
Leiberstung is located only four km. from Schwarzach and 6 km.
from Steinbach. Known as a agricultural town, cattle breeding and
fruit growing are the residents main souce of income. Tobacco
crops and basket weaving are a secondary source of profit
History:
In early times, Lieberstung was the Eberstein-Baden fiefdom of
the Lords of Badenstein and of Bach. Precinct names like
Burgstaden (fortress stead) and Rittersmatt (knightmeade) reminds
everyone that in early times a moated castle stood in this
village.
The town chapel, called St. Wendlin, was built in 1810. Wendlin
being the patron saint of farmers and cattlemen, made this name
most appropriate. The original school house and Rathhaus (town
hall) were built in 1829.
Religiously, Leiberstung is an outpost of the Schwarzach parish
of St. Peter and Paul's, though Leiberstung residents are buried
in their own town.
Emigrant Surnames:
Diebold, Droll, Ernst, Faißt, Feist, Friedmann, Frietsch, Ibach,
Kiefer, Koch, Kreidenweis, Lorenz, Meier, Schuh, Seiler, Speier,
Speierer, Striebich, Velten, Weingartner, Würz
Information Sources:
Catholic
birth and baptisms: 1810 - 1870
marriages: 1810 - 1870
death and burial: 1810 - 1869
