Catherine Oyer b. 10 Jun 1796 Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR d. Aft 1860 IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Catherine Oyer

Female 1796 - Aft 1860  (> 65 years)


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  • Name Catherine Oyer  [1] 
    Birth 10 Jun 1796  Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Catherine is a 66 year old widow living in the household of nephew John Oyer and Anna Farny.
    Death Aft 1860  IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • and probably before 1865
    Person ID I373  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2020 

    Father Johannes (Hans) Oyer,   b. Abt 1750   d. 1833, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Jakobine Regle’ (Ruschli, Roeschly),   b. Abt 1750, Scheppach, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1820, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Family ID F157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Schrock,   b. Abt 1773   d. Abt 1855 (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1840  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Bishop Michael Mosiman (March 1990 Illinois Mennonite Heritage)
    Children 
     1. Joseph Schrock (Oyer),   b. Abt 1823   d. 28 Dec 1851, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years)
    Family ID F394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jun 1796 - Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Oct 1840 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • A young boy of seven, Joseph Oyer, appears to have been travelling with Catherine on the trip to America, and may have been her illegitimate son. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Verle and Gordon Oyer, Amish Emigration Through Le Havre.

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

    3. [S841] Chart of events connected with Grostenquin, France, 1795.


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