Georg Holly b. 8 Oct 1853 d. 1 Jun 1929: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Georg Holly

Male 1853 - 1929  (75 years)


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  • Name Georg Holly  [1
    Birth 8 Oct 1853 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 1 Jun 1929 
    Person ID I15321  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2018 

    Father Josef Holly,   b. 11 Apr 1824   d. 20 Feb 1889 (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Barbara Oesch,   b. 15 Oct 1827   d. 1 Feb 1903 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 18 Apr 1848  [2, 3, 4
    Family ID F6622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Suttor,   b. 7 Aug 1858   d. 4 Feb 1915 (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 23 Aug 1884 
    • At Templehof
    Divorce 5 Jan 1899 
    Family ID F10729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2018 

  • Notes 
    • “There was a potato distillery on the Georg Holly farm, and Georg’s wife Barbara reportedly turned to drinking. George was greatly distressed and told her to leave. They divorced on 5 Jan 1899, something unheard of in Mennonite circles.” [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1086] Mary Ann Augsburger Kristiansen-Eng, People of the Tempelhof.

    2. [S158] Rudolf Ingold and Hermann Guth, Oeschs From Hanfeld and Forsthof, 1847.

    3. [S918] Ancestors of Magdalena and Jacob Staehly, 1848.

    4. [S983] Ahnentafel der Familie Holly Teil I & II (männliche Linie), 1848.


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