Christian Zendner b. 22 May 1831 Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR d. 28 Mar 1885 Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Christian Zendner

Male 1831 - 1885  (53 years)


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  • Name Christian Zendner  [1, 2] 
    Birth 22 May 1831  Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Ecrouves Grand Menil, an area on the west side of the village of Ecrouves
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Rigny-la-Salle, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • at the time of his brother André’s death.
    Immigration Jul 1867  Secor, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation Farmer, cultivator  [2] 
    Death 28 Mar 1885  Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Burial Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I2127  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2019 

    Father Johannes (Jean) Zendner,   b. 15 Oct 1803, Belmont, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1874, Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Catherine Neuhauser (Neyhouser) (Neuser),   b. 21 Mar 1805, Raon-sur-Plaine, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1883, Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jan 1831  Vaucouleurs, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • Bride and groom were both residents of Vaucouleurs.
    Family ID F1507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage 2 Apr 1861  Robecourt, Lamarche, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • He was living at the “soapmakers.”
    Children 
     1. André Zendner,   b. 5 Mar 1862, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1948, San Bernardino, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Benjamin Zendner,   b. 4 Aug 1863, Rigny-la-Salle, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1941 (Age 77 years)
     3. Helénè (Ellen) Zendner,   b. 8 Apr 1865, Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1922, Denver, Denver Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     4. Joseph Zendner,   b. 7 Jun 1867, Traveron, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950 (Age 82 years)
     5. Christian Zendner,   b. 1870, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1941 (Age 71 years)
     6. Louise Zendner,   b. 1873, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1891 (Age 18 years)
     7. Catherine Zendner,   b. 1874, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1963 (Age 89 years)
     8. Jean Zendner,   b. 1877, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1953 (Age 76 years)
     9. Pierre Zendner,   b. 1879, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1954 (Age 75 years)
     10. Anne Zendner,   b. 1882, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1974 (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F1506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 May 1831 - Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Rigny-la-Salle, Meuse, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Apr 1861 - Robecourt, Lamarche, Vosges, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Jul 1867 - Secor, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Mar 1885 - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Four weeks after the birth of Joseph, the family left for America, to Secor, IL, in 1867.

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

    2. [S17] Pete and Jennie Schrock, Just Pete, (The Print Shop, Fort Morgan, CO).

    3. [S203] Jean Francoise Lorentz, Neuhauser Family Information.

    4. [S17] Pete and Jennie Schrock, Just Pete, (The Print Shop, Fort Morgan, CO), p. 29.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31349829/christiann-zendner.

    6. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz, 1886.

    7. [S17] Pete and Jennie Schrock, Just Pete, (The Print Shop, Fort Morgan, CO), 1886.

    8. [S1066] Marriage record of Jean Zendner and Catherine Neuhauser.

    9. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Gives date as 2 Feb 1831.


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