Johannes Christoph Padberg (Branch B) was the son of Johannes Jodocus Padberg (1763-1834) and Anna Gertrud Figgen (1763-1839) of Titmaringhausen. Anna Gertrud Figgen was from the town of Deifeld, a neighboring town of Titmaringhausen. The Padberg family in Titmaringhausen lived across the street from another branch of the Figgen family. Johann Jodocus Figgen (1780-1845) was married to Catharina Elisabeth Assmuth (1784-1852). Two of the daughters of Catharina Elisabeth and Johann Jodocus Figgen married Padberg brothers. Anna Elisabeth Figgen (1812-unknown), married Johannes Christoph (John) Padberg (1802-1849) on January 28, 1834. A second daughter, Catharina Gertrud Figgen (1816-1879) married Johann Jodocus (1805-1883) on September 9, 1837.
After Johannes Christoph married Anna Elisabeth Figgen, they lived in the House Caspar in Titmaringhausen. All four of their sons were born in that house. Anna Elisabeth Figgen’s parents, Johann Jodocus and Catharina Elisabeth Figgen and their sons immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri in 1841. Their two daughters who were married to Padberg brothers immigrated several years later. The immigration of the Figgen family was the incentive for Johannes Christoph and Anna Elisabeth to follow Anna’s parents and immigrate in 1847. They left Titmaringhausen, but settled in Dallas City in Hancock County in Illinois rather than St. Louis. Johannes Christoph died in 1849, two years after arriving in Illinois.
The four sons of Johannes Christoph and Anna Elisabeth were:
