Marie Schrag (Gerard)

Notes:

Birth:
(57)

Died:
Her civil death entry described her as Marie Gerard, 43, the wife of Christophe Gerard, and a daughter of Jean Gerard and Anne Angville [Engel] born at Marsalle, Meurthe [Marsal, Moselle]. Witnessed by husband and cultivator Christophe Gerard, 48, a resident of Vouthon-Bas; and brother-in-law and miller Pierre Gerard, 46, a resident of Beaupre?, Chassey.

Marie married Christophe Schrag (Gerard) on 30 May 1830 in Vic-sur-Seille, Moselle, FR. Christophe (son of André Schrag and Susanne Christine Hirschy (Hirschi)) was born on 26 Oct 1797 in Grostenquin, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 26 Dec 1850 in Chassey Beaupré, Meuse, FR; was buried in Chassey Beaupré, Meuse, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Catherine Schrag was born on 2 Nov 1830 in Vic-sur-Seille, Moselle, FR.
2. Christophe Schrag (Gerard) was born on 21 Feb 1834 in Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Vosges, Lorraine, FR.
3. Joseph Schrag (Gerard) was born on 16 Feb 1836 in Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Vosges, Lorraine, FR.
4. Nicolas Schrag (Gerard) was born on 2 Jun 1839 in Vouthon-Bas, Gondrecourt-Le-Château, FR.
5. Madelaine Schrag (Gerard) was born on 16 Aug 1842 in Vouthon-Bas, Gondrecourt-Le-Château, FR.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Worked a the mill of Bischval near Bistroff. Cultivator.
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Lived at the Moulin de Bischwald at the time of his marriage to Anna Engel.
Lived at the cense called Ville in Marsal, Moselle, at the time of his marriage to Anna Farni.

Birth:
At Belgrade/Bellegarde. Perhaps at Bischwald Mill?. At his birth, Jean’s father was 29 years old.

Died:
His death entry described him as cultivator Jean Gerack, 66, born at Belgrade, Canton de St. Avold; the widower of Anne Engel, who had died at Marsal, and husband of Anne Farny, 51, a resident of Vic-sur-Seille. It was witnessed by son André Gerack, 27, a cultivator. (At the village of Vic-sur-Seille was the ruins of the Castle of Bishops of Metz, built in the 12th century. Two large towers and moat remain.)

Johannes married Anna Barbe Engel on 4 Feb 1797 in Bistroff, Moselle, FR. Anna (daughter of Christian Engel and Magdelaine Schertz (Chertz)) was born on 28 Feb 1772 in Kerprich-Aux-Bois, Moselle, FR; died on 8 Aug 1810 in Marsal, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Bellegarde near Bistroff. Anne was age 25, the widow of Christian Brunner/Bronner, and was living in mill of Bishwald when she married Jean Schrag.

Birth:
Kerprich in the Woods

Notes:

Jean was age 22 at marriage. Married at a Bistroff house. Anna was 24.
Jean was living and working at the mill named Bischwald when he wed.

Witnesses:
Jean Chertz, age 38 (born 1759), master of the mill at Bishvals, brother-in-law of future bride (“by virtue of his marriage to Barbara Engel (?1752-1823”).
Nickolas Blank, farmer, age 50 (born 1744/1748), of la Capelle Bistroff.
Jean Klein, Lieutenant in First Regiment of hussards (soldier on a horse) in Bistroff.
Jacob Leck, age 46 (born 1751), forester in des Bois nationaux (national forest?), and has a station at said mill of Bishvals.
Maire: Muller Laurent, Greffier

Married:
Witnesses included miller Jean Chertz [Schertz], 33, a brother-in-law of the bride living at Bischwald; farmer Nicolas Blanck, 50, a farmer at La Capelle, Bistroff (he was married to Madeleine Hirschi and resided on La Capelle farm at Linstroff); and Jean Klein, a lieutenant in a regiment of Hussars posted at Bistroff.
The groom signed 'Hans Shrag,' and the bride signed with an 'x,' indicating she was illiterate.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: A Mennonite tailor
• Occupation: Miller And Tailor Of Clothes In Rhodes
• Religion: Amish
• Residence: 1771, St. Avold, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1772, Bistroff, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1773, Bistroff, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1775, Bistroff, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1783, St. Avold, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1787, Rhodes, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1788, Rhodes, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1794, Rhodes, Moselle, FR

Notes:

Andréas has been included as a child of Caspar by several researchers. However, his birth date seems not to fit with being Caspar’s son, but perhaps Andréas’ birth date is incorrect. It could also be that Caspar’s birthdate is incorrect or that he had a wife before Barbe Rouvenac.

Gondrexange is situated at the edge of a lake with the same name, between Rechicourt le Chateau and Heming. Eight km from Rechicourt le Chateau, twelve km from Sarrebourg and 72 km from Nancy. In 1836 there were 1027 people living in the village. By 2001 that number had dwindled to 464. A farm 2 km away called Ketzing had 18 inhabitants in 1836.

“At the edge of the village (Gondrexange), next to a large recreational lake, a narrow lane named ‘rue de la vieux moulin,’ or ‘old mill street,’ winds down below the edge of the main highway. Here can be seen the trace of a small mill stream and the ruins of a small stone mill structure, overgrown with weeds. Though not conclusively documented, this site seems a likely candidate for the Schrag residence and site of Joseph Oyer’s marriage (to Catherine Schrag, daughter of second wife, Marie Blazer).”


(also found on French documents as 'Caspard' and 'Gaspard'), was born circa 1744 and died on Sommerhof at Neuviller, Lower Alsace March 15, 1794. He was a miller at Bischwald Mill and a cultivator on Belgrade farm at Bistroff after 1772, and at the time of his death was a tailor at Rhodes. His civil death entry from Neuviller described him as a 50-year-old Anabaptist living at Rhodes (it is likely that he was visiting the Sommers on Sommerhof at the time of his death). Witnesses were tenant farmer Jean Sommer, 63, and day laborer Jean Müller, 59 (Jean Sommer, born circa 1731, was the father of Joseph Sommer, and grandfather to the Sommers who came to Tazewell County in 1834). “ }




  

Birth:
Ingweilerhof

Residence:
Cultivator at Belgrade farm, and miller at Bischwald Mill.

Residence:
Son Joseph was born at Bellegrade Ferme near Bistroff

Residence:
At time of Catherine’s birth

Residence:
At time of Anne’s birth

Residence:
Domiciled at Bachats at the time of his death.

Died:
On Sommerhof. 25 Ventose 2. Caspar Schraag, 50 year old Anabaptist living at Rhodes. Witnesses: Tenant farmer Jean Sommer of Sommerhof, 63, and day laborer Jean Muller.
The witnesses may not have known the exact date of Caspar’s birth, and gave a nice round number as what they thought was a probable age. Witnesses were Jean Sommer, 63 (tenant farmer) and Jean Muller, 59 (day laborer). Jean, b. abt. 1731 was the father of Joseph Sommer and grandfather to the Sommers who arrived in Tazewell Co., IL in 1834.

Buried:
There are remains of a Sommers cemetery at Sommerhof, so Caspar could have been buried there, or the body removed back to Rhodes. There are no identifiable stones at either place.

Caspar married Marie Blaser (Blaiser) about 1774. Marie was born in 1749; died on 27 Nov 1792 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Once lived at Belgrade/Bellegarde.

Birth:
Calculated from death date

Died:
At age 43. Civil death entry: 43-year-old wife of ‘citizen’ Gaspard Girack, a 48-year-old Anabaptist tailor living at Rhodes. Witnessed by ‘citizen laborer’ Jean Ruvenach, 27, and signed ‘Caspar Schrag’ and ‘Hans R?venacht.’

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller And Dairyman

Notes:

At the time of his death, Christian was lease-manager (fermier). Son-in-law Johannes Schertz, husband of Barbara Engel, and son Michael Engel, both men then living and working at Bischwald, signed the civil death certificate.

He and his wife lived for a time at both Assenoncourt and Gelucourt.

Died:
(57) Bischwald Mill, at age 65

Christian + Magdelaine Schertz (Chertz). Magdelaine died before 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1745

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Anabaptist/Amish
• Residence: Abt 1733
• Residence: 1744, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR
• Residence: 1750, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR
• Residence: 1761, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR

Notes:

On the Ernstweilerhof.

Named on the Ingweilerhof near Zweibrücken in 1761.The Schrags were part of the Amish “Haftler” (those who believed buttons were a luxury and instead wore hooks and eyes), along with families Stalter, Hauter, Oesch, Eyer, Gut, Nafziger, Gungerich, etc. This group formed their own congregation at Ixheim where they built their own “praying house.” This was separate from the Mennonite congregation who were following “Knopfler” (those who wore buttons); Bachmann, Lehmann, Steinmann, etc.

Birth:
or Jebsheim, Alsace

Residence:
Ingweilerhof, according to LDS info

Residence:
Ingweilerhof

Caspar married Elisabeth Weiss in 1730. Elisabeth was born in 1708 in Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish

Notes:

Birth:
Ingweilerhof

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 6 Mar 1707, Schwarzenegg, Trachselwald, SW

Notes:

Birth:
Deduction from baptism date

Baptism:
at Unterlangenegg. One witness was Magdalena Ösch