Joseph Litwiller b. 29 Mar 1799 Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR d. 27 May 1884 Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Joseph Litwiller

Male 1799 - 1884  (85 years)


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  • Name Joseph Litwiller  [1, 2] 
    Birth 29 Mar 1799  Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1831  Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Wheelwright (Carter/charron) 
    Residence 1850  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 27 May 1884  Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I422  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2017 

    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 Barbara Ulrich,   b. 20 Mar 1804, Walheim, Upper Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1847, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 19 Sep 1829  Hirsingue, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Peter Litwiller,   b. 1 Jun 1830   d. Bef 1839 (Age < 8 years)
     2. Barbara Litwiller,   b. 25 Sep 1831, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1899, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. Joseph Litwiller,   b. 13 Mar 1833, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1836 (Age < 2 years)
     4. Catherine (Katie) Litwiller,   b. 21 May 1834, Milford, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1930, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
     5. Christian Litwiller,   b. 15 Sep 1835, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1917, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     6. Joseph Litwiller,   b. 12 Dec 1836, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1914, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     7. Veronica (Fannie) Litwiller,   b. 28 Oct 1838, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Peter Litwiller,   b. 9 Sep 1839, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1900 (Age 60 years)
     9. John Litwiller,   b. 27 Feb 1841, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1922, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     10. Magdalena Litwiller,   b. 19 Oct 1844   d. Bef 1846 (Age < 1 years)
    Family ID F184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2002 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Mar 1799 - Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Sep 1829 - Hirsingue, Haut-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1831 - Butler Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 May 1884 - Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Joseph and Barbe sailed from Le Havre with Barbe's brother Peter in May 1830, arriving at New York in July. They raised their family in Butler County. After Barbe's death Joseph brought his children to Dillon, where Joseph appears on the census in 1860 and 1880.

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

    3. [S127] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, A French Fragment of Lauber Genealogy.


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