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- Barbara Schrag Eyer Heiser Ramige. . .
“Barbara was the daughter that widow Magdalena Eyer brought to her marriage with widower Jacob Nicholas Heiser. She was born at Gaissach, Oberbayern (30 miles southeast of Hanfeld) Feb. 24 or Dec. 12, 1813 (her headstone says simply 1813); her natural father may have been a Schrag. Heiser family notes say that Jacob Nicholas Heiser "...married a Schrag/Schrock lady." Hence she was born Barbara Schrag; took her widowed mother's name after the death of her father; became the stepchild of Jacob Nicholas Heiser; and finally became a Ramige upon her marriage.
“Barbara either accompanied or traveled to farmer John Eyer (perhaps an uncle?), who was living along the Erie Canal at Lyon, Wayne County, N.Y. He was born circa 1792, and may have been an older brother or uncle. He signed a naturalization Declaration of Intent at Lyon Sept. 28, 1830, stating that he was 38 years old and was born at Hatten, Lower Alasce. He became a citizen at Lyon Sept. 27, 1836.
John Eyer (and possibly Barbara) may have traveled to Lyons with the family of George Henry Ramige Sr. Ramige was also born at Hatten, Lower Alsace Jan. 6, 1788. He married Maria Salome 'Sally' Kuntz there in 1809. They brought their seven children to Lyons in 1829, no doubt attracted by a community that was receptive to Alsatian and German immigrants. “
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The 1860 census of Groveland shows the household of their son George Ramige and Barbara Eyer as farmer George Rumagy, 57, Württemberg; Barbary, 46, Württemberg; George, 23, New York; Henry, 21, New York; William, 19, New York; Christian, 15, New York; Frederick, 11, Illinois; Emeline, 6, Illinois; and Sarah, 3, Illinois. Their son George lived next door. Barbara's relative John was living with them in 1870. That household is described as farmer George Ramige, 59, France; Barbara, 54, France; school teacher Frederick, 21, Illinois; Emma, 16, Illinois; farmer William [son of George and Barbara], 29, New York; Mary, 26, Missouri [William's wife]; Alice, 4 months, Illinois; and John Eier, 79 [closer to 68], France. They also appear on the 1880 census of Groveland as farmer Geo. Ramige, 69; wife Barbary, 66; and daughter Emma, 26, born in Illinois to parents from Germany. The farm of 'G. Ramage' is located below Wesley City on the 1864 plat map of Groveland. George Henry Ramige died at Groveland Dec. 6, 1867 (his headstone gives the age 79 years, 11 months, 21 days). Maria Salome 'Sally' Kuntz died there July 28, 1861 (her headstone gives the age 72 years, 3 months, 13 days). They are buried in Zion Evangelical Cemetery at Groveland, now the cemetery of the United Methodist Church. Our late great aunts from Groveland and Morton, who were a relatively reliable source of information on the families in the county, recalled the wife of George Ramige as 'Barbara Heiser' (of course they were born a generation after Barbara left the county). This led us to believe that the Barbara Eyer born at Hatten, who lived in New York and Illinois, was the same as the one who was brought up by the Heiser family in Bavaria. George Ramige and Barbara Eyer moved from Groveland to Rockwell City, Iowa in 1883, where Barbara died March 3, 1892. Their obelisk gives her age as 79 Ys. 8 Ds. George's inscription says he was born Oct. 10, 1811, and died March 21, 1903. They are buried in Lake Creek Cemetery in Calhoun County, Iowa. City. [2]
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1813 - 1892 (79 years)
