Magdalena A. (Lena) Unzicker
1870 - 1939 (68 years)-
Name Magdalena A. (Lena) Unzicker [1, 2, 3] Birth 11 Aug 1870 Possing, Bavaria, GR - (or Wetterfeld)
Gender Female Immigration 1886 [2, 4] - At age 16, with brother Jacob
Religion Amish Mennonite Death 1 Mar 1939 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - (May 1?)
Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery. Services by J. A. Heiser.
Person ID I325 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 3 Jun 2022
Father Christian Unzicker, b. 28 Oct 1835, Haslbach, Bavaria, GR d. 8 Sep 1878, Wetterfeld, Bavaria, GR (Age 42 years) Mother Maria Gungerich (Gingerich), b. 1840, Possing, Bavaria, GR d. 31 Dec 1875 (Age 35 years) Marriage 31 Mar 1867 Possing, Bavaria, GR [5, 6] Family ID F3646 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Samuel S. Zehr, b. 24 Feb 1870, Lilly, Tazewell Co., IL d. 31 Mar 1943, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 73 years) Marriage 27 Sep 1892 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [4, 7] - Daniel Grieser’s home, by Bishop Christian Nafziger of Hopedale. “Samuel wore a black tie for his wedding, but he never wore it again. George Grieser was 15 years old at the time and he recallls the wedding. At that time, it was customary to pass out cigars following a wedding. The cigars were given out, and he thought that he was old enough to try one. This resulted in one pretty uncomfortable boy!”
Notes - Marriage index gives date as 6 Sep 1892.
Children 1. Aaron Everett Zehr, b. 22 Nov 1896 d. 14 May 1974 (Age 77 years) 2. Samuel M. Zehr, b. 16 Sep 1900 d. 4 Mar 1988 (Age 87 years) 3. Albert R. (Raymond) Zehr, b. 19 Feb 1906, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 25 Aug 1980, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 74 years) Family ID F136 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jun 2008
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Event Map Birth - 11 Aug 1870 - Possing, Bavaria, GR Marriage - 27 Sep 1892 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Death - 1 Mar 1939 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Lena’s parents died in Germany and she (along with her brother and cousin) came to America at age of 16 with her uncle and aunt (the Daniel Grieser family ) in 1886. Since Lena had her schooling in German, she never really learned to read and write in English. Lena lived with the Grieser family and worked for others doing housework.
A niece of Mrs. Daniel Grieser. [4, 7]
- Lena’s parents died in Germany and she (along with her brother and cousin) came to America at age of 16 with her uncle and aunt (the Daniel Grieser family ) in 1886. Since Lena had her schooling in German, she never really learned to read and write in English. Lena lived with the Grieser family and worked for others doing housework.
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Sources - [S539] Harry F. Weber, Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois 1829-1929, (The Mennonite Historical Society, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana).
- [S973] Brief History of the Family of Samuel S. and Lena (Unzicker) Zehr.
- [S2592] Unzicker Bavarian Ancestry.
- [S397] Margaret Oyer, Biographies of Mennonite Leaders: Samuel S. Zehr.
- [S1114] Herbert Holly, Christian Gungerich of Wolfersdorf, Bavaria - Part II: His Descendants, 1867.
- [S2594] Georg Unzicker of Mergenthau near Augsburg.
- [S345] Bertha Mae Reedy Zehr, Richly Blessed--The Life and Memories of Bertha Zehr, (Campbell Copy Center, Harrisonburg, VA).
- [S539] Harry F. Weber, Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois 1829-1929, (The Mennonite Historical Society, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana).