Joseph Zehr b. 18 Nov 1810 Laim, Bavaria, GR d. 30 Apr 1871 Beigarten, Bavaria, GR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Joseph Zehr

Male 1810 - 1871  (60 years)


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  • Name Joseph Zehr  [1] 
    Birth 18 Nov 1810  Laim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Bergerhof estate at Laim, next to Gern ( 18 May 1810?)
    Gender Male 
    USR1 Logging Accident 
    Death 30 Apr 1871  Beigarten, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Near Hanfeld
    Person ID I331  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2019 

    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  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • 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 1 Katharina Oesch,   b. 8 May 1814, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1856, Walchstedt, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 14 May 1837  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Katharina Zehr,   b. 8 Jan 1848   d. 1897 (Age 48 years)
     2. Marie Zehr,   b. 24 Mar 1850   d. 1912 (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2007 

    Family 2 Jakobina Miller,   b. 12 Mar 1818, Wellenburg, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1890, Beigarten, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 13 Mar 1857  Laim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Nov 1810 - Laim, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Mar 1857 - Laim, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Apr 1871 - Beigarten, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Joseph died in Europe of a logging accident in Beigarten, Bavaria.

      Certificate found in the Bavarian State Archives at Munic:
      “Joseph Zehr, farmer’s son of Manried, born on 18 May 1810, has visited assiduously the sunday school here and has made by excellent intelligence and excellent progress. In reading he was very good, in writing and calculating etc. he was excellent. His moral behaviour was very praiseworthy. This is certificated by the Royal Local School Inspection, Hilgertshausen. Date: 2 Sept 1830. [1, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S87] Ardys Serpette, Zehrs From Europe to Illinois.

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

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

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

    5. [S589] Gern2.doc, Year.

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

    7. [S158] Rudolf Ingold and Hermann Guth, Oeschs From Hanfeld and Forsthof.

    8. [S729] Research records sent to Alta Heiser Detweiler in correspondence by Gertrude Guth.


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