Johannes (Jean) Zendner b. 15 Oct 1803 Belmont, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 14 Oct 1874 Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Johannes (Jean) Zendner[1]

Male 1803 - 1874  (70 years)


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  • Name Johannes (Jean) Zendner  [2
    Birth 15 Oct 1803  Belmont, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • JFLorentz says 13 Oct 1804, in Zellwiller (21 Vend an 13, in Zellwiller)
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Day Laborer (Journalier) 
    Death 14 Oct 1874  Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 54570 Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR
    Person ID I2128  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2019 

    Father Ulrich Zentner (Tzentner, Zehnder),   b. 1762/63, Hohwald, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1835, Ribeauville, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Barbe Sommer,   b. Abt 1765, Natzwiller, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1827, Marcholsheim, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1785  Natzwiller, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Struthof: “He took Anabaptist vows with Barbara/Barbe Sommer on the Struthof at Natzwiller Dec. 13, 1785. An entry with full witnesses (suggesting a ceremony took place there for legal purposes) was made in the Catholic parish book at Schirmeck Dec. 22, 1785. (At the same time an entry was created for Barbara’s brother Jean Sommer and Barbe Stucky). The groom was described as Ulric Zenter, a resident of Val d’Andlau, and a son of Jean Zenter and Elisabeth Retter. The bride was Johannes/Jean’s sister Barbe Sommer, a resident of the Struthof, and a daughter of anabaptistes Christian Sommer and Barbe Gerberin. Witnesses included father-of-the-groom Christian Sommer, anabaptiste; Ulric Zenter of Val d’Andlau [he signed Ulrich Zehender]; and anabaptiste Ulric Neuhauser of the Struthof [he signed with an ‘x,’ indicating he was illiterate].”
    Family ID F1508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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  [4, 5
    • Bride and groom were both residents of Vaucouleurs.
    Children 
     1. Christian Zendner,   b. 22 May 1831, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1885, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     2. Louise Zendner,   b. 22 Sep 1832, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joseph Zendner,   b. 2 Aug 1833, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1856, Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     4. Madeleine Zendner,   b. 3 Feb 1836, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1866, Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     5. Nicolas Zendner,   b. 30 Jul 1838, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Pierre Zendner,   b. 13 Feb 1841, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1871, Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     7. André Zendner,   b. 1 Dec 1843, Écrouves, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1861, Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
    Family ID F1507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Oct 1803 - Belmont, Bas-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Jan 1831 - Vaucouleurs, Meuse, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 1874 - Foug, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Younger brother of journal-keeper Christian Cender. Marriage record has name spelled Jean Tzentner.
      At the time of his son André’s death in 1861, Jean was living at the farm Savonniere outside Foug (area of Toul). [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, Family of Johannes Zendner, Younger brother of Journal-Keeper Christian Cender.

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

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

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

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

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


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