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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

According to available records, Anna Rebecca Sanders was born in 1852 in Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, the child of Bernhard "Barney" Sanders and Maria Margaretha Huber. Following those early years, Anna Rebecca Sanders married Henry William Ploeger, and their family grew to include Benjamin William Ploeger, Lena A. Ploeger, Mary Wilhelmina "Minnie" Ploeger, Clara E. Ploeger and Henry Elmer Ploeger. In the later years of life, Anna Rebecca Sanders died in 1917 in St Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa.

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Parents

Bernhard Sanders
1812 – 1900
Birth Location: Neumuhl, Hude, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
BS
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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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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