Peter Zehr[1]
1819 - 1850 (31 years)-
Name Peter Zehr Birth 1 Jun 1819 Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR - Born in House No. 37
Gender Male Death Aug 1850 Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL [2, 3] - Gravestone, gest. 1849
Burial Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL [4] - Hickory Point Cemetery
Person ID I13907 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 1 Jan 2021
Father Joseph Zehr, b. 1 May 1785, Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 17 Apr 1872, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL (Age 86 years) Mother Anna Verly (Werelin), b. Abt 1782, FR d. Aft 1870, Metamora, Panola Twp., Woodford Co., IL (Age ~ 89 years) Marriage 7 Jun 1806 Cirey-sur-Vezouse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR [5, 6, 7] Family ID F368 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catharine Springer, b. 1829, Solln, Bavaria, GR d. Abt 1849, IL (Age 20 years) Marriage 9 Dec 1849 Tazewell Co., IL Family ID F9755 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2013
-
Event Map Birth - 1 Jun 1819 - Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Marriage - 9 Dec 1849 - Tazewell Co., IL Death - Aug 1850 - Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Burial - - Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
-
Notes - Peter and Catherine may have died from cholera within weeks of the ceremony. Catherine's headstone in Hickory Point Cemetery at Metamora describes her as, "Catharine Springer, Ehefrau des Peter Zehr gest. 1849." Peter's headstone says he was "Peter Zehr gest. 1849." [1]
-
Sources - [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23893984/catharina-zehr.
- [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz, Aug 1850.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23893975/peter-zehr.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32400847/anne-zehr.
- [S712] Maurice Hebert , Handwritten notes by Maurice Hebert, 21 Jun 1806.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., 7 Jan 1806.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.