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Paul was born on December 8,1895 in Peoria, Illinois. On June 18,1919 he married Florence Trefzger. On October 26,1920 they had a son Charles Joseph Bourscheidt.
"The Trefzger and the Bourscheidt families had always been friends
from the grade school days of Florence. So it was a very happy
occasion when Florence Trefzger and Paul Bourscheidt were married at
Sacred Heart Church June 18, 1919. They celebrated their 50th
Anniversary in 1969. Paul was an attourney and very well-known as a
speaker. He died February 12,1970. They had one son, Charles
Joseph, named after both grandfathers. When Charles grew up he
married Betty Yuhas, and they presented Paul and Florence with their
only grandchild, Margie."
"Florence and Paul loved to travel. They went to a Rotary
International Convention in Lucerne, Switzerland on the Chisthpher
Columbo. There was a Storm at sea that lasted three nights and two
days. One evening the Bourscheidts were the only ones in the dining
room because they never got seasick. Florecne said, "We put
ourselves in the hands of the Lord and kept going." They were in
Europe for nine weeks and enjoyed themselves immensly. When they
met someone who couldn't speak English they switched to German and
got along famously."
"When granddaughter Margie was a senior in high school, she went
around the world with her grandfather. It was something Margie will
never forget. She is now Mrs. Arthur Tattersolm."
*from an article about Florence by Angela Kenny.
Paul was an intelligent, articulate, extravertive man who loved life and loved people. He was a lawyer nad public speaker who was involved in many activities in Peoria. He knew most everyone and everyone knew him. See the link to Paul's 'Obit' for more specific information.
In 1956 Paul completed and wrote the first formal genealogical study of Simon Trefzger and his family. It has been the basis of all succeeding studies.
Note
"I was quite fond of Aunt Florence and Uncle Paul.
In the 1950s when Lydia and I were married and having our 4 children we were struggling financially. Aunt Florence and Uncle Paul invited us to come to 'Peaceful Acres' and vacation with them. We took them up on the invitation and had our first and only vacations with them. We slept in their old chicken coop.
Aunt Florence kept us informed of all her ailments and achs and pains regularly.
In the evenings Uncle Paul and I would sit in the living room of the log cabin and talk about the 'Trefzger family genealogy' and about 'religion'. Uncle Paul had a great influence in my life."
*by Jerry Trefzger
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