Jacob Rediger b. 15 Sep 1839 Baden, GR d. 10 Jan 1931 Washington Co., CO: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Jacob Rediger

Male 1839 - 1931  (91 years)


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  • Name Jacob Rediger  [1, 2] 
    Birth 15 Sep 1839  Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jan 1931  Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Thurman Cemetery
    Person ID I2110  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

    Father Jacob Rediger,   b. 30 Jun 1807, Ichenheim, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1889, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Schrag,   b. 1814, Konigsbach, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1882, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1838 
    Family ID F3761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharina Schertz,   b. 30 Jun 1843, Chatenois, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1892, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 1865  IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F3189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Sep 1839 - Baden, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jan 1931 - Washington Co., CO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Thurman, Washington Co., CO Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: (Mennobits)
      Rediger.-Jacob Rediger was born in Baden, Germany, Sept. 15, 1839; died Jan. 10, 1931; aged 91 y. 3 m. 26 d. In 1865 he came to America as a young man, making his home in Eureka, Ill. In 1879 he moved to Milford, Neb., and in 1890 to Arickaree, Colo. For the last seventeen years he has made his home with his son David of Flagler, Colo. In 1865 he was married to Katherine Schertz. Eleven children were born to this union, 8 sons and 3 daughters. His wife, 5 sons, 1 daughter, 6 grandchildren, his parents, 1 brother, 3 sisters preceded him in death. He leaves 2 daughters (Lydia Schrock, Lena Lichti), 3 sons (David, Ben, Peter), 31 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters. He accepted Christ as his Savior in his youth and remained faithful unto the end, ever seeking the welfare of his family and admonishing his children in the Lord. Funeral services were conducted by H. Kuhns on Jan. 13. Text, Heb. 13:14. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the church near Thurman, Colo.

      Father: Jacob REDIGER
      b: 06/30/1807 in Germany
      Mother: Magdalena SCHROCK [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40810986/jacob-rediger.

    2. [S1313] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, (Masthof Press).

    3. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz.

    4. [S963] Duane L. Egle, The Christian Egle and Marie Rediger Family.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.


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