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John Adam Sands 1845 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9/12/1845

Birth Location: Kirrlach, Germany

Death Date: 4/25/1943

Death Location: Brooklyn, NY

Father: John Sand

Mother: Catharina Klevenz

Spouse(s): Katherine Knoph

Children(s): Henry Sands, Lena Sands, Peter Sands, Julia Sands, Laura Sands

John Adam Sands was born in 1845 in Kirrlach, Germany, the child of John George Sand and Catharina Maria Klevenz. In 1910, John Adam Sands resided in Brooklyn Ward 32, Kings, New York, USA. John Adam Sands married Katherine Knoph, and had children including Henry Sands, Lena Sands, Peter Lawrence Sands, Julia Anna Sands, Laura Sands. John Adam Sands passed away in 1943 in Brooklyn, NY.

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Biography

  • John Adam Sands was born in 1845 in Kirrlach, Germany, the child of John George Sand and Catharina Maria Klevenz.
  • In 1910, John Adam Sands resided in Brooklyn Ward 32, Kings, New York, USA.
  • John Adam Sands married Katherine Knoph, and had children including Henry Sands, Lena Sands, Peter Lawrence Sands, Julia Anna Sands, Laura Sands.
  • John Adam Sands passed away in 1943 in Brooklyn, NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sands's Ancestors

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John Sands
1845 – 1943
Birth Place: Kirrlach, Germany
Parents
John George Sand
1815 – 1892
Kirriach, Germany
Catharina (Maria) Klevenz
1824 – 1892
Sankt Leon, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany
Grandparents
Johannes Sand
1777 – 1819
Kirrlach, Karlsruhe, Baden
Maria (Sabina) Conrad
1783 – 1823
Kirrlach, Karlsruhe, Baden
Georg (Joseph) Kleventz
Germany
Anna (Barbara) Lorenz
Great-Grandparents
Johann Marschand
1741 – 1792
Maria Florian
1747 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Sand
1701 –

John Sands's Descendants

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John (Adam) Sands (9/12/1845 – 4/25/1943) m. Katherine Knoph (30 Aug 1857 – 14 Oct 1917)
  1. 1. Henry Sands (2 Jan 1883 – )
  2. 2. Lena Sands (08 Feb 1884 – 29 Jul 1963) m. Frank (G) Search (abt 1884 – )
    1. 1. Allan Search (abt 1911 – )
    2. 2. Howard Search (abt 1914 – )
  3. 3. Peter (Lawrence) Sands (25 Aug 1886 – 3 Feb 1933) m. Matilda (Eileen) Reilly (11 Aug 1891 – Oct 1970)
    1. 1. Stanley (Lawrence) Sands (26 Aug 1912 – Oct 1986) m. Mary (Geraldine) Johnston (17 Oct 1919 – )
      1. 1. Philip (Peter) Sands (24 October 1941 – 10 September 2021)
      2. 2. Richard (Michael) Sands (10 April 1945 – 20 May 1998) m. Linda (M) Sands (15 Mar 1948 – )
        1. 1. Richard (Michael) Sands (15 Sep 1968 – )
    2. 2. Ralph (A) Sands (9 Nov 1915 – 25 Sep 1994)
    3. 3. Frank (Adam) Sands (8 Jun 1918 – 21 Apr 1975) m. Barbara (H) Voorhis (Nov 1936 – )
      1. 1. Susan (Adele) Sands (29 Mar 1963 – )
    4. 4. Ruth (Eileen) Sands (16 Nov 1921 – 15 May 1987)
    5. 5. Evelyn (Ann) Sands (5 August 1928 – 5 Jun 2000) m. Ted (Arthur Alfred) Robinson (23 Sep 1923 – 3 Apr 1989)
      1. 1. Steven (Chase) Robinson (23 Oct 1959 – )
      2. 2. Eileen Robinson (1 Mar 1965 – )
        1. 1. Christopher Cozzaglio (29 Oct 1993 – )
        2. 2. Stephen (Alexander) Cozzaglio (28 Feb 1996 – )
  4. 4. Julia (Anna) Sands (27 Aug 1889 – )
  5. 5. Laura Sands (3 Sep 1895 – 1966) m. Charles Loschmidt (12 Mar 1892 – 14 Jul 1957)
    1. 1. Charles Loschmidt (9 May 1913 – May 1988) m. Adelaide (E) Bizzell (1 May 1909 – May 1972)
    2. 2. Elmer Loschmidt (11 Mar 1915 – Jun 1981)
    3. 3. Kathryn Loschmidt (27 Jan 1918 – Nov 1980)

John Sands's Timeline

3 Records

1845
9/12/1845
Birth of John Adam Sands in Kirrlach, Germany
Kirrlach, Germany
1910
1910
Age 65
John Adam Sands resided here in Brooklyn Ward 32, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn Ward 32, Kings, New York, USA
1943
4/25/1943
Age 98
Death of John Adam Sands in Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9/12/1845
    Event Place: Kirrlach, Germany
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1854
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brooklyn Ward 32, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4/25/1943
    Event Place: Brooklyn, NY

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