Johann Goebel was born in Jucken near Prum. He married Maria Hau. Marie was born in Bastendorf, Luxembourg. Johann died in Jucken the 9 May 1866. Marie died the 22 February 1870 in Bastendorf.  The only child I know about is Mathias born 24 February 1838 in Jucken.

Mathias Goebel and Anna Marie Dillenburg: 

Anna Marie with her children Marguerite & Pierre

Mathias Goebel was born to Johann and Maria Goebel on the 24 February 1838 in Jucken. He married Anna-Marie Dillenburg on 18 April 1871 in Bastendorf, Luxembourg. Anna-Marie was the daughter of Peter and Lucia (Canive) Dillenburg. She was born the 21 November 1844 in Wallendorf. Mathias was a worker. Anna-Marie was a housewife.

They had four children:1) Mathias who died as an infant, 2) Gretchen (1873), 3) Pierre (1876) and 4) Marguerite (1883).

Mathias died in Bastendorf on the 30 November 1886 at the young age of 48 leaving Anna-Marie alone on a farm in Luxembourg with 3 children. She managed the farm with the help of neighbors and her son Pierre. Then her herd of six cows got a disease and died. So she sold her farm and moved to Alsase Loraine, a country where there was a lot of mining and fruit growing. She rented a little house, got a job for Pierre on a farm and tried to make a living for herself and her children. She took in boarders, did washing for people, anything to make a go.

One of the boarders that worked in a mine was nice to her and she married him. One day she decided to go see where Pierre was working. When she got there they were having their lunch. Pierre was not eating with them. He was in the kitchen when she went to see him. All he had to eat was a hard crust of bread and coffee to dunk it in. She took Pierre home with her.

When Pierre was home he did not like his new father. The father did not like Pierre either. The new husband was lazy and drank a lot and when he was drunk he was very mean to all of them.

Pierre needed a new job, so Anna went to one of the mine owners to see if he could get a job there for him. The mine owner liked Pierre and hired him. There he worked himself up over the years as manager of the mine.

Anna’s marriage did not work. She left him. In those days there were no divorces but he eventually drank himself to death and she was a widow again.

Mr. Litz, the mine owner where Pierre worked, took him under his wing. He had no children so he treated him like a son. He had bought a mine in Russia and sent Pierre to instruct the people there how to work in the mine. Pierre was in Russia three years when he sent for his mother and sister Marguerite, to come and keep house for him.

Russia was quite an upset country at this time. The Czar Nicolas was not liked by the people. They did not think he was a good ruler. They lived like kings at the palace while the poor people were starving. So they already were talking revolution. If a few people stopped to talk on the street the police would come on horse back and ride right into them and break them up. Anna and Marguerite were afraid to go any place unless Pierre was with them. He had signed a contract to stay another three years. As soon as his contract was finished they came back to Luxembourg.

Pierre was well paid for his work in Russia. He worked so much he never got a chance to spend his money, so he had saved quite a bit. When he got back, he bought a liquor store which came up for sale in Diekirch. They called this place Bamer Dale. He also got a job as agent for a big liquor factory to go from village to village taking orders for them. He left his mother and sister to run the bar.