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Catherine Elizabeth German 1857–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1857

Birth Location: Morgantown, Fanin, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 06 Aug 1932

Death Location: Atascadero, San Luis, California, USA

Father: John German

Mother: Lydia Cox

Spouse(s): Amos Swerdfeger

Children(s): Lawrence Swerdfeger

The story of Catherine Elizabeth German began in 1857 in Morgantown, Fanin, Georgia, USA. Catherine Elizabeth German married Amos Swerdfeger, and had children including Lawrence John Swerdfeger. Catherine Elizabeth German passed away in 1932 in Atascadero, San Luis, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Elizabeth German began in 1857 in Morgantown, Fanin, Georgia, USA.
  • Catherine Elizabeth German married Amos Swerdfeger, and had children including Lawrence John Swerdfeger.
  • Catherine Elizabeth German passed away in 1932 in Atascadero, San Luis, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John German
1830–1874
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Lydia Cox
1829–1874
Birth Location: Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amos Swerdfeger
1848–1921
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Lawrence Swerdfeger
1889–1930
Birth Location: Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
LS

Catherine German's Ancestors

Self
Catherine German
1857–1932
Birth Place: Morgantown, Fanin, Georgia, USA
Parents
John German
1830–1874
North Carolina, USA
Lydia Cox
1829–1874
Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine German's Descendants

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Catherine (Elizabeth) German (21 Mar 1857–06 Aug 1932) m. Amos Swerdfeger (26 Oct 1848–12 Nov 1921)
  1. 1. Lawrence (John) Swerdfeger 1889–1930 m. Ida (Christine) Hanson 1886–1978
    1. 1. Leroy (Edmond) Swerdfeger 1916–1981 m. Rosamond (Jean) Bates 1917–1999
      1. 1. Stephen (Brian) Swerdfeger 1945–2005
    2. 2. Myrtlee (Pearl) Swerdfeger 1913–1998 m. Lon (Maynard) Goode 1908–1965 m. James (Zwemer) Nettinga 1912–2007

Catherine German's Timeline

2 Records

1857
21 Mar 1857
Birth of Catherine Elizabeth German in Morgantown, Fanin, Georgia, USA
Morgantown, Fanin, Georgia, USA
1932
06 Aug 1932
Age 75
Death of Catherine Elizabeth German in Atascadero, San Luis, California, USA
Atascadero, San Luis, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1857
    Event Place: Morgantown, Fanin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1932
    Event Place: Atascadero, San Luis, California, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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