Catharina Adelheid Franzen

1830 - 1891  (61 years)

• Name	Catharina Adelheid Franzen
  Birth	4 Jul 1830	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1, 2]
  Christening	9 Jul 1830	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Research Notes	Elaine Schoelzel identifies as Adelheid Franzen. Earlier information from Gloria Landwer Scott indicated that she died in Eitzen, Minnesota (just over the state line).  [3, 4]
  Death	21 Oct 1891	Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Burial	24 Oct 1891	St. John’s Cemetery, Eitzen, Houston County, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I115	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of B. Mohr
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Johan Gerhard Heinrich Franzen           b. 16 Aug 1803, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 28 May 1858, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharina Hartbecke           b. 24 Oct 1806, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 1853, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gerhard Gerling           b. 14 Nov 1825, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 6 Nov 1881, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1855	Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [4, 6]
  Research Notes	Entry in Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists names as John Gerard Garlick and Christiana A. Franzen.  [6]
  Children	+ 1. Anna Catharina Emmalina Gerling           b. 26 Dec 1862, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA           d. 25 Mar 1930, Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA (Age 67 years)   2. Gerhard August Gerling           b. 14 Jan 1864, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA   3. Elisabeth Gerling           b. 12 Sep 1865, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA           d. 24 Jul 1925, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA (Age 59 years)   4. Heinrich Friedrich Gerling           b. 1 May 1867, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA           d. 26 Oct 1952, Houston County, Minnesota, USA (Age 85 years) + 5. Bernhard J. Gerling           b. Nov 1868, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA           d. 23 May 1947 (Age 78 years) + 6. Anna Emma Sophia Gerling           b. 7 Apr 1871, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA           d. 10 Nov 1948, Houston County, Minnesota, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jul 1830 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Christening - 9 Jul 1830 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Marriage - 7 Oct 1855 - Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death - 21 Oct 1891 - Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA Burial - 24 Oct 1891 - St. John’s Cemetery, Eitzen, Houston County, Minnesota, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Godparents: Catharina Aleid Hartbecke (grandmother) & Bernard Heinrich Franzen (grandfather). Came to America in 1852 with her younger sister. [4, 5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Schale Evangelical Church records: Evangelisch Kirchengemeinde - Schale Geburtsregister/Heiratsregister/Sterberegister. [S40] Michael Martens Kirchhoff, The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen. [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S153] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe. [S421] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe (plus in-laws & sundry kin). [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.