Catherine /Zehr (Zeer Serre) b. 21 Feb 1817 Nitting, Moselle, FR d. 30 Dec 1884 Guenestroff, Moselle, FR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Catherine /Zehr (Zeer Serre)

Female 1817 - 1884  (67 years)


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  • Name Catherine /Zehr (Zeer Serre)  [1, 2] 
    Birth 21 Feb 1817  Nitting, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Dec 1884  Guenestroff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    • Now Val-de-Bride (57) (near Kerprich les Dieuze), at home of daughter Madeleine (Just Pete)
    Burial Val-de-Bride, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • (near Dieuze) Val-de-Bride is a modern name for Guenestroff. The two villages merged.
    Person ID I2124  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2019 

    Father Jean Zehr,   b. 3 Sep 1783, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1865, Goncourt, Haute-Marne, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Barbe Zehr,   b. 17 May 1791, Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1857, Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Vosges, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 29 Aug 1811  Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    • Witnesses included miller David Shert, 30; and miller Simon Gerard, 50, uncle of the groom from Dombrot-sur-Vair.
      “Their civil marriage entry described the groom as cultivator Jean Zehr [he signed Johannes], 28, born at Neuviller Sept. 3, 1783, a son of the deceased cultivator Chrétien Zehr and his widow Véronique [Martin] Zehr. The bride was described as Struth resident Barbe Zehr, 20, born at Struth May 17, 1791, a daughter of cultivator Daniel Zehr of Struth, who was present and consenting, and the deceased Catherine Zehr. Witnesses included cultivator Jean Springer, 36, brother-in-law of the bride, and weaver Chrétien Ketzel, 29, both residents of Struth. They resided at Nitting, Moselle”
    Family ID F369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family André Schrag (Gerard),   b. 22 Feb 1813, Assenoncourt, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1878, Sauvigny, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1839  Dombrot-sur-Vair, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • or, 21
    Children 
     1. Barbe Marie Schrag (Serach) (Gerard),   b. 23 Feb 1840, Saint-Ouen-Lès-Parey, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1920, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. André Schrag (Gerard) Schrock,   b. 7 Sep 1841, Saint-Ouen-Lès-Parey, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1900, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Christophe Schrag (Gerard),   b. 4 Mar 1844, Robecourt, Lamarche, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Madeleine Schrag (Serach) (Gerard),   b. 28 Jan 1846, Robecourt, Lamarche, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Benjamin Schrag (Serach) (Gerard),   b. 20 Mar 1850, Robecourt, Lamarche, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1911 (Age 60 years)
     6. Maria Schrag (Gerard),   b. 1 Sep 1851
     7. Anne Adna Schrag (Serach) (Gerard),   b. 22 Dec 1852, Robecourt, Lamarche, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Louise Elisa Schrag (Serach) (Gerard),   b. 28 Jan 1855, Robecourt, Lamarche, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1932, Sauvigny, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     9. Maria Schrag (Gerard),   b. 1861
    Family ID F1504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Feb 1817 - Nitting, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Apr 1839 - Dombrot-sur-Vair, Vosges, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Dec 1884 - Guenestroff, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Val-de-Bride, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Second child of her parents.

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, Partial Genealogy of the Family of Christian Schrag/Schrock/Gerard.

    2. [S270] Maurice Hebert, Ascendance complete de GERARD Maurice.

    3. [S270] Maurice Hebert, Ascendance complete de GERARD Maurice, (F 57509) JFL also gives date as 21 Feb 1817.

    4. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., gives date as 1 Feb 1817.

    5. [S17] Pete and Jennie Schrock, Just Pete, (The Print Shop, Fort Morgan, CO), Gives date as 13 Dec 1884.

    6. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    7. [S758] Marriage Record of Andre Schrag and Catherine Zeere.


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