Joseph Litwiller
1799 - 1884 (85 years)-
Name Joseph Litwiller [1, 2] Birth 29 Mar 1799 Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR [1] Gender Male Immigration 1831 Butler Co., OH [1] Occupation Wheelwright (Carter/charron) Residence 1850 Tazewell Co., IL Death 27 May 1884 Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., IL [3] Person ID I422 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 16 Oct 2017
Father Johannes Litwiller, b. 1764, Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR d. 29 Jan 1822, Repaix, Moselle, FR (Age 58 years) Mother Francoise (Veronica) Zehr (Serre), b. 1766, Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR d. 9 Aug 1819, Repaix, Moselle, FR (Age 53 years) Family ID F316 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Barbara Ulrich, b. 20 Mar 1804, Walheim, Upper Alsace, FR d. 29 Dec 1847, Butler Co., OH (Age 43 years) Marriage 19 Sep 1829 Hirsingue, Haut-Rhin, FR [1] Children 1. Peter Litwiller, b. 1 Jun 1830 d. Bef 1839 (Age < 8 years) 2. Barbara Litwiller, b. 25 Sep 1831, Butler Co., OH d. 12 Jun 1899, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 67 years) 3. Joseph Litwiller, b. 13 Mar 1833, Butler Co., OH d. Bef 1836 (Age < 2 years) 4. Catherine (Katie) Litwiller, b. 21 May 1834, Milford, Butler Co., OH d. 1 May 1930, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 95 years) 5. Christian Litwiller, b. 15 Sep 1835, Butler Co., OH d. 13 Aug 1917, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL (Age 81 years) 6. Joseph Litwiller, b. 12 Dec 1836, Butler Co., OH d. 28 Mar 1914, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 77 years) 7. Veronica (Fannie) Litwiller, b. 28 Oct 1838, Butler Co., OH 8. Peter Litwiller, b. 9 Sep 1839, Butler Co., OH d. 28 Jun 1900 (Age 60 years) 9. John Litwiller, b. 27 Feb 1841, Butler Co., OH d. 15 Jul 1922, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 81 years) 10. Magdalena Litwiller, b. 19 Oct 1844 d. Bef 1846 (Age < 1 years) Family ID F184 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Apr 2002
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Notes - Joseph and Barbe sailed from Le Havre with Barbe's brother Peter in May 1830, arriving at New York in July. They raised their family in Butler County. After Barbe's death Joseph brought his children to Dillon, where Joseph appears on the census in 1860 and 1880.
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