Marie Zimmerman b. 17 Apr 1801 Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR d. 31 Dec 1862 Trenton, Butler Co., OH: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Marie Zimmerman[1]

Female 1801 - 1862  (61 years)


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  • Name Marie Zimmerman  [2
    Birth 17 Apr 1801  Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • [Grand] Duchy Of Baden] She was 27 in 1831 according to immigration ship list
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Day Worker In France At The Time Of Marriage. 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Death 31 Dec 1862  Trenton, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Trenton, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Augspurger Cemetery (no stone for Marie)
    Person ID I478  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2020 

    Father Jacob Zimmermann,   b. Abt 1782, Denzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1855, South Easthope, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth Becker (Becher,baechler?),   b. Abt 1784 
    Family ID F8118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Schrock,   b. 15 Jun 1802, Gondrexange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1887, Trenton, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1827  Robert-Espagne, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • 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
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1905, Trenton, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Magdalena Schrag,   b. 7 Jun 1830, Dompcevrin, Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1878, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     3. Maria (Mary) Schrag,   b. 6 Sep 1836, Lemon Twp., Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1874, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1886, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
    Family ID F205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Apr 1801 - Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1827 - Robert-Espagne, Meuse, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Dec 1862 - Trenton, Butler Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Trenton, Butler Co., OH Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Jacob and Betsey Zimmerman and their children Christopher, John, Madaline, Catherine and Anna were on the same immigrant ship with Marie and Peter, and were Marie’s parents.


      “The 1840 census of Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio shows the household of Marie Zimmerman and son-in-law Peter Schrock: Peter Schrack, one male in the 30-39 year age range; two males 10-14; one female 30-39; one female 15-19; and two females under 5. It may be significant that the property next door had the name Elizabeth Bacher. That household has one female in the 30-39 year age range – too young to be his mother-in-law Elisabeth Becher/Becker – one female 10-14, and one female 5-9; one male 10-14, and one male 5-9. Did Peter and Marie place a house on or adjacent to their property in the name of Elisabeth Becher/Becker? If so, it is no longer apparent on the 1850 census.” [1]

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

    2. [S740] Marriage Record of Peter Schrock and Marie Zimmerman.

    3. [S136] Eugene C. Schrock, editor (1996), The Schrag-Schrock Family, beginning with Joseph Schrag Sr.

    4. [S136] Eugene C. Schrock, editor (1996), The Schrag-Schrock Family, beginning with Joseph Schrag Sr., Year was given as 1825.


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