George Zehr b. 23 Jan 1806 Abstried, near Diessen, Bavaria, GR d. 3 Feb 1886 Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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George Zehr

Male 1806 - 1886  (80 years)


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  • Name George Zehr  [1] 
    Birth 23 Jan 1806  Abstried, near Diessen, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Near Landsberg
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1835  IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Settled at Slabtown
    Census 1850  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Next door to brother Peter Zehr, as brewer George Seers, 44, Germany; Catharine, 34, Germany; and and Madeline, 1, Illinois
    Census 1880  Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • a 74-year-old father-in-law from Anhalt living with farmer Jacob Augspurger, 32; his daughter Lena, 32; and a grandson Albert Augspurger, 2.
    Occupation Brewer on 1850 census, farmer on 1870 census 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Death 3 Feb 1886  Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • At home of daughter Magdalena
    Burial Sunnyland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Guth Cemetery (5 mi. east of Peoria along highway US 24)
    Person ID I329  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2020 

    Father Daniel Zehr,   b. Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1856, Farnisville, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Magdalena Unzicker,   b. 8 May 1785, Windstein, Wissembourg, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1838, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1802  Windstein, Wissembourg, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8] 
    • Marriage records of Windstein, Bas-Rhin, France, 1793-1862:
      On 17 Prairial 10th year of the Republic (6 Jun 1802), at Windstein, District of Wissembourg, France, Daniel Zohr, age 19, son of Daniel Zehr and Catherina Zohr, married Magdalena Hunzicker, age 17, daughter of Johannes Unzicker and Barbara Uhlmann of Windstein. The following persons were witnesses and signed the marriage record: Joseph Zohr, farmer, age 47 years; Jacob Stepp, farmer, age 54 years, both residing at Windstein; Christian Bock, farmer, age 35 of Windstein; Christian Zohr, farmer, age 45 of Stultzthal.
    Notes 
    • On 17 Parairial 10th year of the Republic (6 Jun 1802), at Windstein, District of Wissembourg, France, Daniel Zohr, age19, sone of Daniel Zehr and Catherina Zohr, married Magdalena Hunzicker, age 17, daughter of Johannes Unzicker and Barbara Uhlmann of Windstein. The following persons were witnesses and signed the marriage record: Joseph Zohr, farmer, age 47 years; Jacob Stepp, farmer, age 54 years, both residing at Windstein; Christian Bock, farmer, age 35 of Windstein; Christian Zohr, farmer, age 45 of Stultzthal.
    Family ID F141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Gundy,   b. 5 May 1817   d. 6 Sep 1872, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1846  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tazewell Co.? (Staker)
    Children 
     1. Magdalena Zehr,   b. 24 Feb 1849, East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1919, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Joseph W. Zehr,   b. 1 Jan 1851   d. 20 Dec 1935, San Diego, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     3. Christian Zehr,   b. 23 Nov 1853, Slabtown, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1926, Chenoa, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jan 1806 - Abstried, near Diessen, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Oct 1846 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Feb 1886 - Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sunnyland, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • He is found on the 1880 census of Gridley, McLean County as a 74-year-old father-in-law from Anhalt living with farmer Jacob Augspurger, 32; his daughter Lena, 32; and a grandson Albert Augspurger, 2.

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher.

    2. [S233] Daniel Zehr Martyr’s Mirror Family Record.

    3. [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher, Gives birth date as Jan 1806 in Alsace-Lorraine, with the family moving soon after to Bavaria.

    4. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31355332/george-zehr.

    5. [S40] Hermann Guth, Amish Mennonites in Germany: Their Congregations, The Estates Where They Lived, Their Families (English edition), (Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA), 1802.

    6. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., 3 Jun 1802.

    7. [S589] Gern2.doc, Year.

    8. [S14] Marriage records of Windstein, Bas-Rhin, France, 1793-1862 (LDS film #1069483), Gives year as 1803.


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