Mary Hubertina von Bruck was born in Rotterdam, Holland (?), August 16, 1844. Her family were of the office-holding class and were elected to the position for life. After the family arrived in America they settled on a homestead, 40 acres of bottom land lying along the Wildcat Creek opposite the old Beckenstette farm near the present St. Benedict, Kansas.
Mary Hubertina married Johann Martin Stallbaumer on July 1, 1861. She was 14 years old. She was 16 years old when her first child, Henry Charles was born on January 3, 1862. He was her second child, presumably her first child died as an infant. No record of a name or sex of this child has been found.
The young couple set up housekeeping on a homestead in the Wildcat settlement. Their house was a log cabin on land that later became the farm of Fred Welcher.
After all her children were married, Mary Hubertina Stallbaumer moved to Seneca and lived in a small picture-like house a half block west of the church grounds. It was on the south side of the street that runs between Sts. Peter & Paul Church and the old parish school. When she could no longer provide for herself very well, she took a room with Mrs. Joe Oenbring and helped her with her sewing work which she did for a living. Her last years were saddened by failing health and despondency. When Mrs. Oenbring could no longer care for her, she was taken to her son Edward's home. During the last three weeks of her last illness she was staying with her daughter, Mary Ida Carlin, and she died there on January 26, 1927. This was at Wheaton, Kansas. Before the infirmities of old age overtook her, she was of a very cheerful, pleasant and lively disposition. She was witty and had a ready tongue.
She is buried next to her husband in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, at St. Benedict, Kansas, in Nemaha County.