Germann Family Lore and History

Germann Family Lore and History

John Philip Germann came to the states with his parents (Heinrich J Germann and Anna E Reidenbach) and brothers and sisters in 1834, from Germany. He was just 8 years of age. They lived in a brick home near Middlebury, Oh. Most of the entire family is buried in Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery in Convoy, Oh.

Here is a list of all buried in RLC:

Germann

(Scaer) Emma 1861-1938

Scaer George 1854-1930

(nee Hoffman, Scaer) 1861-1889

John J 1859-1939

Margaret (unknown Maiden) 1856-1950

John P 1826-1902

Martin J 1867-1934

Mary E 1837-1919

Otto K 1826-1902

William A 1874-1940

Reidenbach

Albert C 1892-1961

Anna Margaret 1925-1926

Carl John 1890-1943

(nee Koch) Clara Marie Wilhelmina 1898-1983

Dennis ?-1939

Edwin 1898-1938

Emma C ?-1885

Emma M 1889-1982

Eva ?-1901

Georg P 1822-1887

George 1853-1939

Harold E 1897-1944

(nee Gephart) Helen 1910-1934

Johann Phil 1848-1873

John P 1851-1894

Lewis J 1862-1935

Louisa 1857-1934

Margaret 1850-1937

(nee Miller) Mary A 1863-1935

Otto L ?-1899

Otto William 1905-1925

(nee Koch) Paula L 1900-1991

Wilhelm ?-1892

Stierhoff

Johann Conrad ?-1892

I do not know who everyone is in this cemetery, but that is what I am going to work on putting together.

I do know that above that Emma Germann is daughter of Johann P and Mary E (Young) Germann.

I did find something odd, apparently there are two Mary E's at two separate cemeteries, BUT all clues say they are the same person, very odd.

This is what it says for the second Mary:

Birth:	Apr. 23, 1837, Germany
Death:	Nov. 29, 1919 Van Wert County Ohio, USA
According to her death certificate, Mary lived 82 years, 7 months and 6 days. Cause of death, pnuemonia; contributory cause, arteriosclerosis.
Burial:German Lutheran Church Cemetery Van Wert County Ohio, USA

So not sure which one is correct, but, then again, for some reason she could have two plots, some people do. UNLESS, this is the same person, in the same cemetery, some cemeteries have two separate names, I know this one also was called St Johns.

I found this on familysearch, do not know who it is, but again, continuing the search

Name: John T. Germann Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 20 Jul 1870 Death Place: St. Louis, Missouri Age: 18 Birth Date: 1852 Birthplace: Harrison Tp. Occupation: Student Race: White Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07119-8 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1015858 Reference Number:

Name: Louisa Reidenbach Gender: Female Burial Date: 12 Dec 1934 Burial Place: Harrison Twp. Death Date: 10 Dec 1934 Death Place: Harrison Twp., Van Wert, Ohio Age: 76 Birth Date: 1858 Birthplace: Ohio Occupation: Housewife Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: George Reidenbach Father's Name: John P. Germann Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mary Young Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01639-7 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1952875 Reference Number: item 12 cn

Name: Emma Scaer Gender: Female Burial Date: 03 Jul 1938 Burial Place: Death Date: 01 Jul 1938 Death Place: Harrison Twp., Van Wert, Ohio Age: 77 Birth Date: 01 Mar 1861 Birthplace: Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio Occupation: Domistic Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Geo. Scaer Father's Name: John Germann Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Name: Maria Young Mother's Birthplace: Germany Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01639-7 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1952875 Reference Number: item 12 cn 88

Name: Joseph Germann Gender: Male Burial Date: 02 Sep 1948 Burial Place: Ohio City Cem. Death Date: 08 Aug 1948 Death Place: Liberty Twp., Van Wert, Ohio Age: 70 Birth Date: 30 May 1878 Birthplace: Van Wert Co., Ohio Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Esther A. Father's Name: John P. Germann Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Name: Mary Young Mother's Birthplace: Germany Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01773-6 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1952876 Reference Number: item 3 cn 126

Name: Rosa M. Germann Gender: Female Burial Date: 06 Mar 1876 Burial Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Death Date: 1875 Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Age: 1 Birth Date: 05 Nov 1874 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: Father's Name: John Germann Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Rosa E. Germann Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03325-0 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 2026908 Reference Number: CN676

Name: John P. German Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 15 Mar 1902 Death Place: Harrison Tp., Ohio Age: 75 Birth Date: 1827 Birthplace: Germany Occupation: Farming Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07119-6 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1015858 Reference Number: v 2 p 61 fn 4

Name: Mary Germann Gender: Female Burial Date: 08 Dec 1932 Burial Place: Harrison Twp. Death Date: 06 Dec 1932 Death Place: Harrison Twp., Van Wert Co., Ohio Age: 73 Birth Date: 25 Sep 1859 Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Peter W. Germann Father's Name: Fred Matt Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Name: Rose Bohn Mother's Birthplace: Germany Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01684-8 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1952874 Reference Number: item 22 cn 72

Name: Margrett Riedenbach Gender: Female Burial Date: 23 Jul 1937 Burial Place: Death Date: 21 Jul 1937 Death Place: Harrison Twp., Van Wert, Ohio Age: 86 Birth Date: 1851 Birthplace: Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio Occupation: Domestic Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: John Riedenbach Father's Name: Peter Hertz Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Name: Mary Germann Mother's Birthplace: Germany Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01639-7 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1952875 Reference Number: item 12 cn 76

Name: Henry Germann Gender: Male Burial Date: 22 Jun 1913 Burial Place: Death Date: 20 Jun 1913 Death Place: Harrison Twp., Van Wert, Ohio Age: 88 Birth Date: 04 Feb 1825 Birthplace: Germany Occupation: Farming Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Henry J. Germann Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Name: Anna E. Reidenbach Mother's Birthplace: Germany Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01639-7 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1952875 Reference Number: item 9 cn 7

Name: Enia C. Reidenbach Gender: Female Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 15 Oct 1885 Death Place: Harrison Tp., Ohio Age: 1 Birth Date: 1884 Birthplace: Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07120-7 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1015858 Reference Number: v 1 p 254 fn 132

Name: Peter Reidenbach Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 26 Mar 1907 Death Place: Harrison Tp., Ohio Age: 91 Birth Date: 1816 Birthplace: Germany Occupation: Farmer Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07119-7 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1015858 Reference Number: v 3 p 218 fn 9

Name: John Reidenbach Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 10 Aug 1894 Death Place: Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio Age: 42 Birth Date: 1852 Birthplace: Harrison Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07120-0 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1015858 Reference Number: v 2 p 179 fn 14

Name: Eva Reidenbach Gender: Female Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 20 Aug 1901 Death Place: Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio Age: 72 Birth Date: 1829 Birthplace: Germany Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07120-0 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1015858 Reference Number: v 2 p 185 fn 4

Name: John C. Stievhoff Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 16 Apr 1892 Death Place: Pleasant Township, Van Wert, Ohio Age: 1 Birth Date: 1891 Birthplace: Pleasant Twp. Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07119-8 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 1015858 Reference Number:

Name: J. A. Stierhoff Gender: Male Burial Date: 05 Oct 1902 Burial Place: Death Date: 02 Oct 1902 Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Age: 48 Birth Date: 1854 Birthplace: Marysville, O. Occupation: Forman Of Signals Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: John A. Stierhoff Father's Birthplace: German Mother's Name: Margaret Stierhoff Mother's Birthplace: German Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01777-4 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 2026910 Reference Number: v 3 p 278

Name: Infant Stievhoff Gender: Female Burial Date: 23 Jan 1932 Burial Place: Death Date: 23 Jan 1932 Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Age: 0 Birth Date: 23 Jan 1932 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Alford Stievhoff Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Name: Matilda Klieber Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07388-4 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 2032749 Reference Number: 1932 fn 346

Name: Ernst Henry Stierhoff Gender: Male Burial Date: 09 Nov 1951 Burial Place: Huron, Ohio Death Date: 06 Nov 1951 Death Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio Age: 56 Birth Date: 20 Jan 1895 Birthplace: Van Wert, Ohio Occupation: Farmer Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: John Martin Stierhoff Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Christine Germann Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07390-0 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 2073136 Reference Number: S 207

Name: Elsie M Stierhoff Gender: Female Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 24 Dec 1992 Death Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio Age: 82 Birth Date: 1910 Birthplace: Occupation: Race: Marital Status: Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Henry Stacker Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mary Able Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09299-1 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film Number: 2073589 Reference Number: cn 58