Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. Wiliam Henry 
Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882.  
Cass County.

CHRISTIAN T. LAUNER, farmer; P. O. Beardstown; was born in 
Pennsylvania, Jan. 30, 1839, and is a son of Frederick and Lydia 
(Marty) Launer.  Frederick Launer, who was a Lutheran minister, 
was born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1796, and died in the fall of 
1870; he was the first preacher in this county; his wife, also a 
native of Switzerland, was born in 1830, and died Jan. 4, 1876; 
they were the parents of seven children.  Mr. Launer came with his 
parents to this county in 1841; he received but a limited 
education, as he attended school but a short time.  He began life 
as a farmer, and has ever since followed that occupation in this 
county.  He married here March 10, 1870, Josephine Winhold, who 
was born in Pennsylvania, Sept. 12, 1837; they have had eight 
children: Bertha, Edward (deceased), Ida, Rosa, Richard, Edwin 
(deceased), Cora and Robert.  Mr. Launer is a member of the 
Lutheran Church, and a supporter of the Republican party.

Launer Marty Winhold
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PA Switzerland