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Mary Scherer 1828–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1828

Birth Location: Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Death Date: 25 Oct 1910

Death Location: Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Peter Diedrich

Mother: Catharina Maÿer

Spouse(s): Heinrich Scherer

Children(s): Magdalena Scherer, Etta Scherer, Anna Scherer, Matthias Scherer, John Scherer, Margaret Keefe, Kristina Scherer, Jake Sherer, Elizabeth Scherer, Anton Scherer, Anton Scherer

In 1828, Mary Scherer entered the world in Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, born to Peter Diedrich And Catharina Barbara Mayer. Mary Scherer married Heinrich Scherer, and had children including Anna Barbara Scherer, Anton H Scherer, Anton Scherer, Elizabeth Scherer, Etta Scherer, Jake Sherer, John Heinrich Scherer, Kristina Scherer, Magdalena Scherer, Margaret Keefe, Matthias Scherer. Mary Scherer passed away in 1910 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Mary Scherer entered the world in Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, born to Peter Diedrich And Catharina Barbara Mayer.
  • Mary Scherer married Heinrich Scherer, and had children including Anna Barbara Scherer, Anton H Scherer, Anton Scherer, Elizabeth Scherer, Etta Scherer, Jake Sherer, John Heinrich Scherer, Kristina Scherer, Magdalena Scherer, Margaret Keefe, Matthias Scherer.
  • Mary Scherer passed away in 1910 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Diedrich
1803–1870
Birth Location: Koln, Deu, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Catharina Maÿer
1787–1842
Birth Location: Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
CM

Spouses(s)

Heinrich Scherer
1824–1894
Birth Location: Trierscheid, Parish Üxheim, Nohn, Adenau, Coblentz, DEU
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Children(s)

Magdalena Scherer
1864–1941
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
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Etta Scherer
1871–1940
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
ES
Anna Scherer
1851–1852
Birth Location: Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States of America
AS
Matthias Scherer
1853–1928
Birth Location: Kaukauna, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
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John Scherer
1855–1939
Birth Location: Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
JS
Margaret Keefe
1868–1956
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
MK
Kristina Scherer
1862–1863
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
KS
Jake Sherer
1860–1932
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
JS
Elizabeth Scherer
1866–1866
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
ES
Anton Scherer
1858–1857
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
AS
Anton Scherer
1857–1857
Birth Location: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States
AS

Mary Scherer's Ancestors

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Mary Scherer
1828–1910
Birth Place: Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Parents
Peter Diedrich
1803–1870
Koln, Deu, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Catharina (Barbara) Maÿer
1787–1842
Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Scherer's Descendants

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Mary Scherer (12 Sep 1828–25 Oct 1910) m. Heinrich Scherer (29 Sep 1824–30 Oct 1894)
  1. 1. Magdalena Scherer 1864–1941 m. Albert (E.) Whittaker 1857–1933
    1. 1. Genevieve Drolette 1901–1988 m. Erban Drolet 1902–1986
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Petersen 1923–2017 m. Charles (James) Peterson 1918–2006
        1. 1. Charles (U) Petersen 1943–2019 m. Beverly (L) Pettry 1945–2018
      2. 2. Paul (Albert) Drolette 1925–1949
      3. 3. Jean (Frances) Drolette 1934–2018 m. Marvin (Claire) Krueger 1927–2010
    2. 2. Edwin (Henry) Whittaker 1887–1949 m. Kathryn Whitaker 1883–1978
      1. 1. Betty (W) Knowlton 1916–1984 m. Frederick (Gilbert Knowlton) Sr 1908–1990
        1. 1. Frederick (Gilbert Knowlton) Jr 1942–1993
        2. 2. Ralph (S.) Knowlton 1944–2010
      2. 2. Mary (Gene) Wentz 1921–2008 m. Wentz 1917–1999
      3. 3. Kenneth (Edwin) Whittaker 1918–1998 m. Sylvia (Harriet) Novak 1918–1989
  2. 2. Etta Scherer 1871–1940
  3. 3. Anna (Barbara) Scherer 1851–1852
  4. 4. Matthias Scherer 1853–1928
  5. 5. John (Heinrich) Scherer 1855–1939 m. Alta (R) Space 1870–1937
    1. 1. Margaret (Ruth) Scherer 1892–1963 m. Richard (Edward) Jaeger 1891–1969
      1. 1. Esther (M.) Bushey 1923–2010 m. Lionel (John) Bushey 1922–1996
        1. 1. Lionel (J Bushey) Jr 1947–2015
        2. 2. Elizabeth Culligan 1950–2015
        3. 3. Richard Bushey 1947–2015
      2. 2. David (George) Jaeger 1936–1936
      3. 3. Martha (Helen) Mogensen 1920–2013 m. Clarence (Soren) Mogensen 1917–2010
        1. 1. Mary (Kristin) Mogensen 1945–2020
      4. 4. Richard (John) Jaeger 1926–2014 m. Ruth (Helen) Sincock 1917–2015
      5. 5. Daniel (Kraft) Jaeger 1932–2022 m. Una (Mae) Bales 1931–2010
      6. 6. Margaret (Ruth) Melegari 1917–2010 m. Louis (Eugene) Melegari 1918–2001
        1. 1. Thomas (John) Melegari 1949–1949
        2. 2. Ann (Melegari) King 1946–1985
        3. 3. William (John) Melegari 1949–1949
    2. 2. Pauline Sharer 1896–1974 m. Fredrick (Henry) Jaeger 1890–1984
      1. 1. Betty (Jaeger) Gilbertson 1915–2001 m. Palmer (Martin) Gilbertson 1906–1972
        1. 1. Bob Gilbertson 1938–2009
        2. 2. Marty 1951–2003
      2. 2. Robert (Frederick) Jaeger 1917–1924
      3. 3. Frederica (Jane) Jaeger 1919–1919
      4. 4. Fritz (Yaeger) II 1926–2014 m. Jean (Marilyn) Goessling 1927–2016
    3. 3. Henry (Albert) Scherer 1907–1907
    4. 4. Kathryn Schuck 1912–1996 m. Raymond Schuch 1911–1990
      1. 1. Jarold (R.) Schuck 1937–2009
    5. 5. Elizabeth (T) Watson 1910–1994 m. Ray Watson 1911–2008
    6. 6. John (Howard Scherer) Jr 1901–1964 m. Laura (Scherer) (Pfiester) 1900–1986
      1. 1. John (Henry Scherer) III 1927–2012 m. Joan (Clare Van) Hoof 1932–2016
      2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Scherer 1928–2016 m. James (Francis Van) Camp 1929–1991
        1. 1. Laurie (Van) Camp 1950–2016
        2. 2. Ann (Van) Camp 1950–2016
        3. 3. Monica (Van) Camp 1950–2016
        4. 4. Charles (S. Van) Camp 1951–2019
        5. 5. James (Van) Camp 1950–2016
        6. 6. David (Van) Camp 1950–2016
        7. 7. Robert (Van) Camp 1950–2016
      3. 3. (Sister) (Mary Catherine) Scherer 1930–1989
      4. 4. Barbara (Harp) (Scherer) 1932–2005 m. James (J.) Harp 1932–2001
    7. 7. Gertrude (Luella) Ingram 1904–1971 m. William (U) Ingram 1904–1987
  6. 6. Margaret Keefe 1868–1956 m. Dennis (Thomas) Keefe 1865–1944
    1. 1. Barbara (Mary) Keefe 1897–1994
    2. 2. Maynard Keefe 1895–1974
  7. 7. Kristina Scherer 1862–1863
  8. 8. Jake Sherer 1860–1932 m. Edith Kehl 1877–1951
  9. 9. Elizabeth Scherer 1866–1866
  10. 10. Anton (H.) Scherer 1858–1857 m. Anna Scherer 1880–1909
    1. 1. Mae Lindsay 1898–1976 m. Francis (W) Lindsay 1896–1977
      1. 1. Bernard (Michael) Lindsay 1937–1994
      2. 2. Jack (P) Lindsay 1928–1995
      3. 3. William (Francis) Lindsay 1926–2001 m. Beverly (A.) Lindsay 1927–1995
      4. 4. Frances (M) Lindsay 1936–2001 m. Thomas (Anthony) Dlugopolski 1935–2022
    2. 2. Fern Crossman 1899–1936 m. Chas (D) Crossman 1894–1944
      1. 1. Charles (Donald) Crossman 1924–1992 m. Elva (L) Smith 1916–2011
        1. 1. Charles (D J) Crossman 1947–2008
        2. 2. Kenneth (Lee) Crossman 1939–1998
        3. 3. David (Roy) Crossman 1949–1949
      2. 2. Joyce (C) Keer 1923–2001 m. Billy Herman 1922–1966 m. John (Murdock) Keer 1923–1995
        1. 1. William (Joseph Herrmann) Jr 1947–1970
    3. 3. Bernard (George) Scherer 1907–1993 m. Margaret Scherer 1911–2006
      1. 1. Robert (Ray) Scherer 1929–2012 m. Joyce (Ellen Vander) Schaaf 1931–2011
      2. 2. Daniel (D.) Scherer 1937–2018 m. Donna (M) Hmielewski 1939–2017
    4. 4. Baby Scherer 1909–1909
  11. 11. Anton Scherer 1857–1857

Mary Scherer's Timeline

9 Records

1828
12 Sep 1828
Birth of Mary Scherer in Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1828
12 Sep 1828
Birth of Mary Scherer in Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1850
1850
Age 22
Mary Scherer resided here in Kankanlin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
Kankanlin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
Mary Scherer resided here in Oconto West Ward, Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Oconto West Ward, Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Mary Scherer resided here in Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 72
Mary Scherer resided here in Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
1905
1 Jun 1905
Age 77
Mary Scherer resided here in Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
1910
1910
Age 82
Mary Scherer resided here in Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
1910
25 Oct 1910
Age 82
Death of Mary Scherer in Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin; Roll: 1440; Page: 344D; Enumeration District: 109
    [3] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1842; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 050; Line: 13; List Number: 721
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1241808
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1729; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375742
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Kankanlin, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_994; Page: 74B; Image: 152
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Cologne, Kölner Stadtkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1842
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1842; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 050; Line: 13; List Number: 721
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1241808
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1729; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375742

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Kankanlin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Kankanlin, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_994; Page: 74B; Image: 152

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Oconto West Ward, Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Oconto West Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1424; Page: 257; Family History L

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin; Roll: 1440; Page: 344D; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1241808

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconto South Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1729; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375742

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Antwerp, Belgium
    Record Source: New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1842; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 050; Line: 13; List Number: 721

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1910
    Event Place: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index, St Louis Public Library; St Louis, Missouri
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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