Katharina Stalter
1800 - 1847 (47 years)-
Name Katharina Stalter [1, 2, 3] Birth 1800 Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR [3, 4] - Full name may have been Katharina Magdalena.
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Gender Female Reference Number 43 Religion Amish Mennonite Death 17 Jan 1847 Bavaria, GR [5] Person ID I43 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 23 Aug 2022
Father Jakob Stalter, b. 1776, Homburg, Saarland, GR d. 1851, Homburg, Saarland, GR (Age 75 years) Mother Magdalena Nafziger Marriage Gräfinthal, Saarland, GR [1] Family ID F362 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jakob Stalter, b. 23 May 1798, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR d. 3 Mar 1864, Fu?rsteinried, Bavaria, GR (Age 65 years) Marriage 27 Apr 1816 Children 1. Henry Stalter, b. 1817, Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL d. Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL 2. Magdalena Stalter, b. 1818 d. 1874, Burgwalden, Bavaria, GR (Age 56 years) 3. Elisabeth Stalter, b. 1820, Stockau, Bavaria, GR d. USA 4. Jacob N. Stalter, b. 12 Sep 1823, Bavaria, GR d. 8 Jun 1898, Livingston Co., IL (Age 74 years) 5. Katharina Stalter, b. 9 Jan 1832, Hemerten, Bavaria, GR d. 15 Oct 1919, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 87 years) 6. Jacobine (Phoebe) Stalter, b. 1833, Hemerten, Bavaria, GR d. 10 Feb 1894, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 61 years) 7. Christian Stalter, b. 9 Feb 1834, Hemerten, Bavaria, GR d. 18 Oct 1899, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 65 years) 8. Maria Stalter, b. 18 Nov 1836, Hemerten, Bavaria, GR d. Bavaria, GR 9. Ann Elisabeth Stalter, b. Abt 1838 d. 1873 (Age ~ 35 years) Family ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Aug 2022
- Full name may have been Katharina Magdalena.
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Notes - Married her cousin.
“Marrying of cousins was NOT a an unusual occurrence in the past. In the general population, 'It is estimated that 80% of the marriages in history were between second cousins'. The population base was smaller. People lived in small communities and migrated within those same small communities. Transportation was slow and dangerous; by walking or by horse and people seldom, if ever traveled beyond the boundaries of the area in which they were born without some sort of armed escort. Our Amish ancestors had even more reasons to restrict their marriage-partner choices. They were a minority group within the general population. Amish principles forbid marriage with those of other faiths , the marriage partner always had to come from the community of Amish believers. Often a suitable partner could not be found among the limited number of members of the home congregation, so, in spite of the dangers of long-distance travel contacts had to be established over long distances. When a wedding did occur under these circumstances, it often happened that other potential marriage partners were discovered among the siblings of the bride and groom. Such doubled unions frequently took place and created a strong bond between two families. Pressure to marry within the Amish group came also from outside the group. There were rules from the local authorities forbidding the Amish/Mennonites from adding people from the communities to their congregations. They could not baptize others into their faith, other than those born into Mennonite families. Church leaders were chastised for baptizing and drawing young unmarried maids into their faith. (Davis, Richard Warren) With all of these restrictions it is understandable that our ancestors chose 'cousins' as their marriage partners in many cases.” [6]
- Married her cousin.
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Sources - [S156] Herman Guth, The Kirschbacher Hof Estate and the Stalters.
- [S160] Hermann Guth, Introduction to the Mennonites in Bavaria.
- [S209] Remi Stalter Records.
- [S1519] Stalter Stories from Z-A.
- [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.
- [S547] Gary Yordy, Yordy Family information.
- [S156] Herman Guth, The Kirschbacher Hof Estate and the Stalters.