Magdalena Garber (Gerber) b. 24 Mar 1825 FR d. 11 Sep 1910 Peoria, Peoria Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Magdalena Garber (Gerber)

Female 1825 - 1910  (85 years)


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  • Name Magdalena Garber (Gerber)  [1, 2
    Birth 24 Mar 1825  FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 Sep 1910  Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum
    Person ID I6225  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2021 

    Father Peter Garber 
    Mother Magdalena Gingerich 
    Family ID F8046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Schertz,   b. 28 Feb 1825   d. 15 Oct 1886 (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1846  [1
    Children 
     1. Henry Schertz,   b. Jul 1847, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1906 (Age ~ 58 years)
     2. Anna Magdalena Schertz,   b. 1851   d. 1931 (Age 80 years)
     3. Louisa Schertz,   b. 1852   d. 1928 (Age 76 years)
     4. Emma Elizabeth Schertz,   b. 1862   d. 1953 (Age 91 years)
     5. Rudolph Charles Schertz,   b. 17 Jun 1867   d. 8 Feb 1884, Limestone Twp., Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)
     6. Charles Schertz
    Family ID F4324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Sep 1910 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From her children's death records and other information, her maiden name is probably Garber and her parents are Peter & Magdalena (Gingrich) Garber (married 1846) who settled in Metamora, Woodford County, IL.

      Magdalena and her husband, Peter, had at least three daughters and two sons. The sons were Rudolph (who died at age 17) and Henry, and both are buried in Springdale. The daughters were Anna born in 1851, Louisa born in 1852 and Emma born in 1862.

      Louisa married John Detweiller in Peoria County on November 15, 1874. Louisa and John had at least two daughters; Anna, born about 1876, and Emma, born about 1879. Anna married Benjamin D. Brewster.

      Emma Schertz b.1862 married Bernhard Jobst and Anna Schertz b. 1851 married Christian Klingel.

      Peoria County clerk death record: book seven, page 52, Magdalena Schertz, 85 years, 5 mos., 18 days, female, white, a widow, born in Alsace-Lorraine, died Sept. 11, 1910 in Peoria.

      Death record provided by Stephen Cantrell. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S731] Steven R. Estes, Love God and Your Neighbor: The Life and Ministry of Christian Engel, (Robert and Juliet Engel Schertz for IMHGS, Metamora, IL).

    2. [S439] Wilma Schertz Brentz, Illinois Pioneer Immigrants and Their Relationship to IMHGS Grossdawdy Haus Residents.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49884625/magdalena-schertz.


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