Sophia Schwerdtfeger^[1]

1841 - 1931  (89 years)

• Name	Sophia Schwerdtfeger
  Birth	29 Sep 1841	Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Residence	1883	Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  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.  [1, 3, 5]
  Death	2 Feb 1931	Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA   [2, 4, 6]
  	At her home
  Burial	5 Feb 1931	Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I932	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Friedrich Schwerdtfeger           b. 13 Feb 1813, Neuhaus, Hannover, Germany           d. 27 May 1878, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharina Maria Franzen           b. 10 Aug 1810, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 23 Feb 1883, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dietrich Schweitzer           b. 4 Mar 1838, Landesbergen, Stolzenau, Hannover, Germany           d. 26 Oct 1910, Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1865	Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [2, 4, 6]
  Children	> 1. Emma Schweitzer > 2. Martha Schweitzer > 3. Elvina Schweitzer   4. Herman Schweitzer > 5. Minnie L. Schweitzer           b. 5 Nov 1865, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA > 6. Elizabeth Schweitzer           b. 28 Apr 1870, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA   7. Auguste Schweitzer           b. 30 Jan 1872, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 27 Jul 1873, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 1 year)   8. Matilda Schweitzer           b. 26 Sep 1877, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA + 9. Heinrich Schweitzer           b. 5 Oct 1879, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 3 Apr 1958, Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years) > 10. Friedrich Karl Schweitzer           b. 6 Jun 1881, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA   11. Albert Schweitzer           b. 13 Jul 1883, Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA           d. Nov 1967, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA (Age 84 years) > 12. Clara Schweitzer           b. 29 Mar 1885, Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
  Family ID	F673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Sep 1841 - Indiana, USA Census - 1850 - Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 5 Feb 1865 - Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1883 - Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Death - 2 Feb 1931 - Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Burial - 5 Feb 1931 - Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Dietrich and Sophia had 12 children, one dying in infancy. [2, 7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Michael Martens Kirchhoff, The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen. [S6111] Obituary of Sophia Schwerdtfeger Schweitzer. [S655] St. John’s Church Membership Lists: 1899, 1924, 1949 (on Necrology Records of Selected Townships in DuPage County), (DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society). [S421] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe (plus in-laws & sundry kin). [S1738] 1850 US Census - Household of Charles Swatfrigger [Schwerdtfeger]. [S6112] Obituary of Sophia Schwerdtfeger Schweitzer (“Mrs. Schweitzer Dies; Resident of Raymond 20 Years”). [S667] Marlene Noble, Proposed Change: Anna Catharina Maria Franzen (I925).