Name |
Peter Schrock [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Birth |
15 Jun 1802 |
Gondrexange, Moselle, FR [6] |
- Probably at the mill in Gondrexange. (26 prairial an 10)
“The birth of Pierre Schrack, son of Joseph Schrack, miller, and Marie Neuhauser, took place on 26 Prairial X which should be converted to June 15, 1802, according to the most reliable conversion chart. The boy was born at 3 a.m., and the father dutifully registered the birth with local civil authorities later that very same day by carrying the newborn to the mayor's office. The two mandatory witnesses were not Anabaptists, and neither was a miller like the father. This tells me that the Schrack family may have been recruited to town to run the local mill -- there had to be a good source of water available -- and found themselves isolated from fellow believers, who, if available, would have been recruited by preference to witness the document. (Neil Ann Stuckey Levine)
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Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1828-1830 |
Dompcevrin, Meuse, FR |
- First two children were born here
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Immigration |
1831 |
Baltimore, MD [7] |
- Arrived in the spring with wife and first two children, along with brother Johannes and his family, and the Michael Salzman family. Included in the group was Jacob and Betsy (perhaps Barby?) Zimmerman, who were likely his wife’s parents.
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Ordained |
1832 |
Butler Co., Lemon Twp., OH |
- Amish congregation, served after Bishop Krehbiel retired.
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Residence |
1832 |
Butler Co., Lemon Twp., OH |
PURC |
22 Mar 1845 |
Butler Co., Lemon Twp., OH [8] |
- After fulfilling two lease agreements for the then Ministerial Lands (first leased the south 81+ acres on 5 Jan 1829, then leased the north 81+ acres on 23 Mar 1833) Peter purchased from the State of Ohio the 162 76/100 acres he called Fairview Farm. This farm was sold in 1988 and no longer exists. It was on Rt. 63 (Formally R.R. #1 and the Hamilton Lebanon Rd.), Middletown, Lemon Township, once in view of LeSourdsville that lay to the west.
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Census |
1850 |
Butler Co., Lemon Twp., OH |
- John Forney was living with the Peter Schrock family.
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CLER |
Y |
Naturalization |
8 Oct 1855 |
Butler Co., Lemon Twp., OH [9] |
Occupation |
Apprentice Miller At Robert-Espagne 1827. Miller At Cheppe Near Dompcevrin, Meuse 1828 [10] |
Occupation |
Farmer In Butler Co., OH |
PURC |
1 Apr 1856 |
Butler Co., Lemon Twp., OH [8, 9] |
- Purchased 210 acres from Samuel and Susan Hull that was Woodsdale farm. The presend day address is 4870 Augspurger Rd., Hamilton, St. Clair Township. The home and bank barn can be seen from the highway on high ground overlooking the Great Miami River.
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Religion |
Amish Mennonite |
USR1 |
Paralytic Stroke |
Death |
7 Sep 1887 |
Trenton, Butler Co., OH [7] |
- Gravestone date. Probate recording of his will says he died the 10th day of September 1887
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Burial |
9 Sep 1887 |
Trenton, Butler Co., OH |
- Mennonite Cemetery #20 (Date supplied by Jim Schrock)
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Person ID |
I471 |
Schrock-Birkey Connection |
Last Modified |
23 Aug 2022 |
Family 1 |
Marie Zimmerman, b. 17 Apr 1801, Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR d. 31 Dec 1862, Trenton, Butler Co., OH (Age 61 years) |
Marriage |
25 Aug 1827 |
Robert-Espagne, Meuse, FR [12, 13] |
- The bride was described as a 26-year-old day laborer born at Emmendingen, Baden April 7, 1801, a daughter of laborer Jacob Zimmerman and Elisabeth Becher, who were present and consenting. Witnesses included miller Joseph Engel, 50, a friend of the groom and resident of Robert-Espagne
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Notes |
- Translation of marriage record by Neil Ann Stucky Levine:
Here's what the marriage record says, with a few comments added. I've used German spellings. On Aug. 25, 1827, Peter Schrag, apprentice miller (compagnon meunier), 25, b. at Gondrexange, Meurthe [Moselle today], June 15, 1802, living in Robert-Espagne, son of majority age of Joseph Schrag, unskilled laborer (manoeuvre) and Maria Neuhauser, living at Rhodes, who did not attend the civil ceremony in Robert-Espagne but instead forwarded official notice of their consent via a royal notary at Sarrebourg in a document dated Aug. 22, 1827, married Maria Zimmermann, a day worker, 26, b. in Emmendingen, [Grand] Duchy of Baden, Apr. 17, 1801, daughter of majority age
of Jacob Zimmermann, unskilled laborer, and Elisabeth Becher [?Bächer or perhaps ?Baechler], his wife, both living in Robert-Espapgne, both of whom attended the civil ceremony.
Banns at Robert-Espagne on Sundays, Aug. 12 and 19, at noon, and at Rhodes and Blâmont [?why here] on the same dates. All being in order, Peter Schrag and Maria Zimmermann are man and wife. The four mandatory witnesses [the first two customarily for the groom, the second two for the bride]:
1) Joseph Engel, miller, 50, living in Robert-Espagne, friend of the couple;
2) Jean Pierre Olivier, locksmith (serrurier), 31, living in Robert-Espagne,
friend of the couple;
3) Jean Baptiste Hirat, tobacco retailer (débitant de tabac), 32, living in Robert-Espagne, friend of the couple; and
4) Hilaire Joseph Remy, operator of a boarding house (maître de pension), 29, living in
Robert Espagne.
Comments: No one of the four witnesses was a relative of either the bride or the groom, which indicates that there were likely no other relatives or fellow believers in town. You will know the first witness, Joseph Engel, from my work on the Lange letters. The other three men just happened to be available in Robert-Espagne, and they were probably paid something to perform this civic duty.
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Children |
| 1. Peter Schrock, Jr., b. 5 Dec 1828, Dompcevrin, Meuse, FR d. 5 Mar 1905, Trenton, Butler Co., OH (Age 76 years) |
| 2. Magdalena Schrag, b. 7 Jun 1830, Dompcevrin, Meuse, FR d. 27 Jan 1878, Butler Co., OH (Age 47 years) |
| 3. Maria (Mary) Schrag, b. 6 Sep 1836, Lemon Twp., Butler Co., OH d. 13 May 1874, Butler Co., OH (Age 37 years) |
| 4. Anna Schrag, b. 6 Dec 1839 d. 6 Sep 1864 (Age 24 years) |
| 5. Frana Schrag, b. 17 Jun 1841 d. 29 Mar 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| 6. John Schrock, b. 28 Aug 1844, Butler Co., OH d. 12 Mar 1886, Butler Co., OH (Age 41 years) |
| 7. Elizabeth Schrag, b. 15 Aug 1846 d. 1 Apr 1862 (Age 15 years) |
| 8. Christian Schrock (Schrack), b. 6 Sep 1849 d. 5 Apr 1867, Butler Co., OH (Age 17 years) |
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Family ID |
F205 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
1 Feb 2018 |