Magdalena Litwiller b. 30 Mar 1801 Kerprich-Aux-Bois, Moselle, FR d. 1861/2 Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Magdalena Litwiller

Female 1801 - 1862  (60 years)


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  • Name Magdalena Litwiller  [1] 
    Birth 30 Mar 1801  Kerprich-Aux-Bois, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Another date given is 2 Apr 1801
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1859  Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gridley Prairie - Lived with her daughter and son-in-law until her death.
    Death 1861/2  Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1862 according to Don Roth
    Burial Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Rediger burial plot 1/2 mi. east of Salem Church
    Person ID I344  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2019 

    Father Johannes Litwiller,   b. 1764, Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1822, Repaix, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Francoise (Veronica) Zehr (Serre),   b. 1766, Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1819, Repaix, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph, Sr. Oyer,   b. Abt 1774, Wilgartswiesen, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1845, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1823  Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Joseph’s brother Jacob was a witness to the marriage.
    Children 
     1. Barbara Oyer,   b. 20 Aug 1824, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1881 (Age 57 years)
     2. Andrew Oyer,   b. 27 Feb 1829, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1916, Sterling, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     3. Elizabeth Oyer,   b. 23 Apr 1828, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1896, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     4. David Oyer,   b. 26 Apr 1830, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1891 (Age 61 years)
     5. Veronica (Fannie) Oyer,   b. 1834, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1872, Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     6. Josephine (Phoebe) Oyer,   b. 1 Aug 1838, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1929 (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Mar 1801 - Kerprich-aux-Bois, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Nov 1823 - Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1859 - Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1861/2 - Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Of Repaix.

      Married Joseph Oyer when 24 years old. Both of her parents had died by 1822 (French civil records, Niderhoff, Moselle). Peter Litwiller, Magdalena's younger brother, also accompanied her to America on the Superior. We can speculate that he, as a young orphan at the time of his parents' death, may have lived with Joseph and Magdalena at Niderhoff. He was later known as a miller in the US, and it seems reasonable that he would have learned this trade from his brother-in-law, Joseph Oyer. [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S161] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, French Records about the Family of American Immigrants, Peter Ulrich Jr. (b.ca 1767) and Katharina Lauber Ulrich (b.ca 1775).

    2. [S1053] Jean-Claude Koffel, Les anabaptistes de l’arrondissement de Sarrebourg, (Self-published).

    3. [S103] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878.


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