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Anna Rebecca Sanders 1852 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1852

Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa

Death Date: 1917

Death Location: St Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa

Father: Bernhard Sanders

Mother: Maria Huber

Spouse(s): Henry Ploeger

Children(s): Benjamin Ploeger, Lena Ploeger, Mary Ploeger, Clara Ploeger, Henry Ploeger

In 1852, Anna Rebecca Sanders entered the world in Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, born to Bernhard "Barney" Sanders and Maria Margaretha Huber. In 1860, Anna Rebecca Sanders resided in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA. Anna Rebecca Sanders married Henry William Ploeger, and had children including Benjamin William Ploeger, Lena A. Ploeger, Mary Wilhelmina "Minnie" Ploeger, Clara E. Ploeger, Henry Elmer Ploeger. Anna Rebecca Sanders passed away in 1917 in St Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Anna Rebecca Sanders entered the world in Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, born to Bernhard "Barney" Sanders and Maria Margaretha Huber.
  • In 1860, Anna Rebecca Sanders resided in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA.
  • Anna Rebecca Sanders married Henry William Ploeger, and had children including Benjamin William Ploeger, Lena A. Ploeger, Mary Wilhelmina "Minnie" Ploeger, Clara E. Ploeger, Henry Elmer Ploeger.
  • Anna Rebecca Sanders passed away in 1917 in St Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bernhard Sanders
1812 – 1900
Birth Location: Neumuhl, Hude, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Maria Huber
1824 – 1899
Birth Location: Iptingen, Maulbronn, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
MH

Spouses(s)

Henry Ploeger
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
HP

Children(s)

Benjamin Ploeger
1878 – 1941
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
BP
Lena Ploeger
1881 – 1881
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
LP
Mary Ploeger
1881 – 1945
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
MP
Clara Ploeger
1885 – 1885
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
CP
Henry Ploeger
1889 – 1968
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
HP

Anna Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Anna Sanders
1852 – 1917
Birth Place: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
Parents
Bernhard "Barney" Sanders
1812 – 1900
Neumuhl, Hude, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Maria (Margaretha) Huber
1824 – 1899
Iptingen, Maulbronn, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anna Sanders's Descendants

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Anna (Rebecca) Sanders (19 August 1852 – 1917) m. Henry (William) Ploeger (15 April 1849 – 13 March 1912)
  1. 1. Benjamin (William) Ploeger (7 August 1878 – 2 April 1941) m. Katherine (C. "Katie") Griebel (5 August 1882 – 23 January 1967)
    1. 1. Alma (Alwina) Ploeger (24 April 1902 – 11 May 1962) m. Edwin (William) Knipplemeyer (27 March 1898 – 23 March 1975)
      1. 1. Dorothy (E.) Knipplemeyer (10 March 1923 – 29 August 2010) m. Kenneth (J. "Dibbs") Love (31 October 1923 – 17 March 2011)
      2. 2. Clifford (Lee) Knipplemeyer (11 May 1936 – 25 November 1998)
    2. 2. Edward (Henry) Ploeger (6 May 1905 – 24 April 1967) m. Eleanora (Lena) Goepfert (7 March 1905 – 8 October 1959)
      1. 1. Ardyce (Marie) Ploeger (1941 – 1941)
    3. 3. Alfred (John) Ploeger (14 October 1914 – 25 July 1974) m. Delores (Mary) Yeager (8 September 1914 – 3 April 1997)
      1. 1. Wayne (Alfred) Ploeger (5 June 1938 – 5 September 2005) m. Janis (M.) Weis (7 March 1939 – 22 March 2015)
        1. 1. Living Ploeger
        2. 2. Living Ploeger
        3. 3. Living Ploeger
      2. 2. Roger (D.) Ploeger (4 September 1939 – 30 November 1999)
      3. 3. Diane (Mary) Ploeger (20 May 1944 – 29 July 2014)
  2. 2. Lena (A.) Ploeger (12 February 1881 – 12 February 1881)
  3. 3. Mary (Wilhelmina "Minnie") Ploeger (12 February 1881 – 6 January 1945) m. Joseph Berendes (21 March 1873 – 16 July 1939)
    1. 1. Harvey (Henry) Berendes (15 February 1903 – 14 June 1965) m. Bernice (Ida Olga) Schildmeyer (11 September 1920 – 16 May 1987)
      1. 1. Living Berendes
      2. 2. Living Berendes
  4. 4. Clara (E.) Ploeger (1885 – 1885)
  5. 5. Henry (Elmer) Ploeger (21 July 1889 – 12 February 1968)

Anna Sanders's Timeline

10 Records

1852
19 August 1852
Birth of Anna Rebecca Sanders in Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
1860
22 June 1860
Age 8
Anna Rebecca Sanders resided here in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
1867
28 April 1867
Age 15
Anna Rebecca Sanders - Confirmation in St John's Lutheran Church, St Donatus, Jackson, Iowa, USA
St John's Lutheran Church, St Donatus, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1870
17 August 1870
Age 18
Anna Rebecca Sanders resided here in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1880
10 June 1880
Age 28
Anna Rebecca Sanders resided here in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
1885
1 June 1885
Age 33
Anna Rebecca Sanders resided here in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
1900
5 June 1900
Age 48
Anna Rebecca Sanders resided here in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
1910
19 April 1910
Age 58
Anna Rebecca Sanders resided here in Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
1917
1917
Age 65
Death of Anna Rebecca Sanders in St Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa
St Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa
1917
1917
Age 65
Burial of Anna Rebecca Sanders in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1852
    Event Place: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Page: 336B; Enumeration District: 306
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 128B; Family History Library Film: 545896
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240438
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Page: 68; Family History Library Film: 803326
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374420
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [9] Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 June 1860
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Page: 68; Family History Library Film: 803326

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 28 April 1867
    Event Place: St John's Lutheran Church, St Donatus, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 August 1870
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 128B; Family History Library Film: 545896

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 June 1880
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Page: 336B; Enumeration District: 306

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1885
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 June 1900
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 April 1910
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374420

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: St Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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