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Clara Schweitzer

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Clara Schweitzer was born on 29 Mar 1885 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA (daughter of Dietrich Schweitzer and Sophia Schwerdtfeger).

    Family/Spouse: _____ Boldebuck. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dietrich Schweitzer was born on 4 Mar 1838 in Landesbergen, Stolzenau, Hannover, Germany; died on 26 Oct 1910 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 30 Oct 1910 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: 1883, Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    At his home

    Dietrich married Sophia Schwerdtfeger on 5 Feb 1865 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Sophia (daughter of Charles Friedrich Schwerdtfeger and Anna Catharina Maria Franzen) was born on 29 Sep 1841 in Indiana, USA; died on 2 Feb 1931 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 5 Feb 1931 in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sophia Schwerdtfeger was born on 29 Sep 1841 in Indiana, USA (daughter of Charles Friedrich Schwerdtfeger and Anna Catharina Maria Franzen); died on 2 Feb 1931 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 5 Feb 1931 in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: Franzen family tree gives birthdate of 28 September. St. John’s Church Membership Lists give birthplace of Addision, Illinois. 1850 census lists birthplace as Ohio.
    • Census: 1850, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1883, Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

    Notes:

    Dietrich and Sophia had 12 children, one dying in infancy.

    Died:
    At her home

    Children:
    1. Emma Schweitzer
    2. Martha Schweitzer
    3. Elvina Schweitzer
    4. Herman Schweitzer
    5. Minnie L. Schweitzer was born on 5 Nov 1865 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    6. Elizabeth Schweitzer was born on 28 Apr 1870 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    7. Auguste Schweitzer was born on 30 Jan 1872 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Jul 1873 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jul 1873 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    8. Matilda Schweitzer was born on 26 Sep 1877 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    9. Heinrich Schweitzer was born on 5 Oct 1879 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Apr 1958 in Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 Apr 1958 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    10. Friedrich Karl Schweitzer was born on 6 Jun 1881 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    11. Albert Schweitzer was born on 13 Jul 1883 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; died in Nov 1967 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.
    12. 1. Clara Schweitzer was born on 29 Mar 1885 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Charles Friedrich Schwerdtfeger was born on 13 Feb 1813 in Neuhaus, Hannover, Germany (son of Frederich Schwerdtfeger and Hannah _____); died on 27 May 1878 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in May 1878 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Carl, Karl
    • Occupation: Farm owner in Addison Township, Illinois
    • Emigration: 1833
    • Census: 1850, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Came to America with his parents in 1833, settling first in Dearborn County, Indiana, then moving to Addison Township, Illinois in about 1840.

    Charles married Anna Catharina Maria Franzen about 1835 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA. Anna (daughter of Hermann Bernhard Heinrich Franzen and Fenne Adelheid Elfring) was born on 10 Aug 1810 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened in Aug 1810 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 23 Feb 1883 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Feb 1883 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Anna Catharina Maria Franzen was born on 10 Aug 1810 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened in Aug 1810 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Hermann Bernhard Heinrich Franzen and Fenne Adelheid Elfring); died on 23 Feb 1883 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Feb 1883 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Mary
    • Census: 1850, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1880, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

    Children:
    1. Charles Frederick Schwerdtfeger was born about 1835 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; died in Washington County, Kansas, USA.
    2. Maria Schwerdtfeger was born in 1837 in Indiana, USA; died in 1862.
    3. Wilhelmina Schwerdtfeger was born about 1840 in Indiana, USA.
    4. 3. Sophia Schwerdtfeger was born on 29 Sep 1841 in Indiana, USA; died on 2 Feb 1931 in Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 5 Feb 1931 in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA.
    5. Henry Schwerdtfeger was born about 1843 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    6. August Schwerdtfeger was born on 5 Nov 1845 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; died on 19 May 1933 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in May 1933 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    7. Carl Schwerdtfeger was born on 17 Jan 1848 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Sep 1903 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Sep 1903 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    8. Katherina Maria Schwerdtfeger was born on 13 Apr 1850 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; died on 28 Jan 1878 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jan 1878 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Frederich Schwerdtfeger was born about 1763 in Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

    Frederich + Hannah _____. Hannah was born about 1771 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Hannah _____ was born about 1771 in Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

    Children:
    1. 6. Charles Friedrich Schwerdtfeger was born on 13 Feb 1813 in Neuhaus, Hannover, Germany; died on 27 May 1878 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in May 1878 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.

  3. 14.  Hermann Bernhard Heinrich Franzen was born in Sep 1772 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 4 Oct 1772 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (son of Johann Hermann Frantzen and Maria Gertraud Gieske); died on 7 Jan 1844 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Research Notes: Birth record shows name as Hermann Berendt Henrich. Biographical sketch of his son Johann Heinrich in History of DuPage County (Blanchard) gives his birth year as 1782 and death date as 5 Jan 1844.

    Notes:

    Immigrated to US in 1834, leaving Bremen on 1 May and arriving in Baltimore on 27 June. Lived first in Cincinnati, Ohio before moving to Chicago in 1835 and settling in Addison Township (Bensenville) in 1837. Godparents: Herman Frantzen vulgo Spieker from the List property, Johan Berendt Wilke’s son Herman & Henrich Esch the master carpenter.

    Article published in the Cook County Herald on 22 May 1925 gives an extensive account of the family’s early days in America.

    Hermann married Fenne Adelheid Elfring on 5 Nov 1807 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany. Fenne (daughter of Henrich Dieterich Elfring and Helena Adelheid Elfring) was born in Mar 1781 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 18 Mar 1781 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 3 Apr 1835 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Fenne Adelheid Elfring was born in Mar 1781 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 18 Mar 1781 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Henrich Dieterich Elfring and Helena Adelheid Elfring); died on 3 Apr 1835 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.
    Children:
    1. Johan Henrich Franzen was born on 18 May 1809 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 20 May 1809 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 22 May 1809 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany.
    2. 7. Anna Catharina Maria Franzen was born on 10 Aug 1810 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened in Aug 1810 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 23 Feb 1883 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Feb 1883 in St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    3. Johann Heinrich Franzen was born on 1 Oct 1813 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 1 Apr 1893 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Apr 1893 in Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    4. Anna Gesina Maria Franzen was born on 29 Feb 1816 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 8 Mar 1816 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 13 Apr 1896 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Apr 1896 in Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    5. Bernhard H. Franzen was born on 3 Dec 1818 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 16 Feb 1901 in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Feb 1901 in Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    6. Johan Gerd Franzen was born on 8 Dec 1818 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 13 Dec 1818 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany.
    7. Gerhard Henrich Franzen was born on 7 Jan 1823 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 14 Jan 1823 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 11 Jan 1909 in Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 15 Jan 1909 in Evangelical Zion’s Society Cemetery, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA.



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