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John (Johann) Louis Ernst 1835–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1835

Birth Location: Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Death Date: 29 Sep 1894

Death Location: Spruce Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Father: Conrad Ernst

Mother: Elizabeth Maer

Spouse(s): Anna Schmidt

Children(s): John Ernst

John (Johann) Louis Ernst was born in 1835 in Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, the child of Conrad Ernst And Elizabeth Maer. John (Johann) Louis Ernst married Anna Mae Elizabeth Schmidt, and had children including John Christ Ernst. John (Johann) Louis Ernst passed away in 1894 in Spruce Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • John (Johann) Louis Ernst was born in 1835 in Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, the child of Conrad Ernst And Elizabeth Maer.
  • John (Johann) Louis Ernst married Anna Mae Elizabeth Schmidt, and had children including John Christ Ernst.
  • John (Johann) Louis Ernst passed away in 1894 in Spruce Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

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John Ernst's Ancestors

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John Ernst
1835–1894
Birth Place: Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Parents
Conrad Ernst
1801–1885
Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Elizabeth Maer
1808–1856
Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grandparents
Joseph Ernst
1770–
Minden, Minden-Lubbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Louise (Henrietta) Kraft
1766–
Great-Grandparents
Johann Ernst
1751–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ernst's Descendants

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John ((Johann) Louis) Ernst (15 August 1835–29 Sep 1894) m. Anna (Mae Elizabeth) Schmidt (27 Sept 1853–8 May 1893)
  1. 1. John (Christ) Ernst 1877–1936 m. Maria (Dorothea "Dora") Felderman 1874–1938
    1. 1. Edna (Gesina Maria) Ernst 1904–1968 m. William (John) Reeg 1892–1974
      1. 1. Perly Reeg 1932–2021

John Ernst's Timeline

2 Records

1835
15 August 1835
Birth of John (Johann) Louis Ernst in Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1894
29 Sep 1894
Age 59
Death of John (Johann) Louis Ernst in Spruce Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Spruce Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1835
    Event Place: Menden, Markischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1894
    Event Place: Spruce Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA

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