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Mary Ann Scherer 1846–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1846

Birth Location: Atlantic Ocean, Aboard the Queen of the West

Death Date: 2 April 1926

Death Location: Saint John, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Jakob SCHERER

Mother: Elisabeth Spohn

Spouse(s): Peter Mager

Children(s): Elisabeth Runge

Mary Ann Scherer was born in 1846 in Atlantic Ocean, Aboard the Queen of the West, the child of Jakob Josef Scherer And Elisabeth Spohn. In 1870, Mary Ann Scherer resided in St John, St John, Lake, Indiana, USA. Mary Ann Scherer married Peter Mager, and had children including Elisabeth Mager Runge. Mary Ann Scherer passed away in 1926 in Saint John, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann Scherer was born in 1846 in Atlantic Ocean, Aboard the Queen of the West, the child of Jakob Josef Scherer And Elisabeth Spohn.
  • In 1870, Mary Ann Scherer resided in St John, St John, Lake, Indiana, USA.
  • Mary Ann Scherer married Peter Mager, and had children including Elisabeth Mager Runge.
  • Mary Ann Scherer passed away in 1926 in Saint John, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jakob SCHERER
1815–1849
Birth Location: Scheuern, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Elisabeth Spohn
1820–1893
Birth Location: Prussia/Germany
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Spouses(s)

Peter Mager
1838–1902
Birth Location: Weiskirchen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
PM

Children(s)

Elisabeth Runge
1868–1951
Birth Location: St. John
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Mary Scherer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Scherer
1846–1926
Birth Place: Atlantic Ocean, Aboard the Queen of the West
Parents
Jakob Josef SCHERER
1815–1849
Scheuern, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Elisabeth Spohn
1820–1893
Prussia/Germany
Grandparents
Johann ((John)) Scherer
1762–1865
Mainz, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
Maria (Walburgis) Kramer
1786–1887
Winterscheid, Kirsch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
Peter Spohn
1778–1859
Buweiler, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Angela (Atz or Aatz) (Spohn)
1778–1858
Alsweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Scherer
1747–1821
Anna Birtel
1752–1789
John KRAEMER
1755–1827
Barbara (Mueller)
1760–1830
Peter Spohn
1744–1817
Anna (Spohn)
1745–1818
Peter Aatz
1753–1815
Margaretha Bambach
1751–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Scherer
1705–1750
Christina Schneider
1703–1789
Nikolaus Birtel
1724–1773
Katharina Wilhelm
1726–1784
Johann Kramer
1711–1771
ANNA Müller
1727–1805
Philipp Müller
1726–1799
Ursula Ziegler
1729–1801
Johann Wilhelm
1708–1773
Anna (Wilhelm)
1712–1769
Matthias Aatz
1712–
Catharina Jung
1720–1760
Johannes Bambach
1720–
Maria Hoffmann
1725–

Mary Scherer's Descendants

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Mary (Ann) Scherer (15 July 1846–2 April 1926) m. Peter Mager (4 JUN 1838–10 FEB 1902)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (Mager) Runge 1868–1951 m. Peter (Gartner aka) Gardner 1862–1941 m. Henry Runze\Runge 1866– m. August Runge 1866–1902 m. John Zeller 1868– m. Peter (G) Gardner 1862–1941 m. August Runge 1866–1902 m. John Zeller 1868– m. Petrus Gärtner 1862–
    1. 1. Marie (M) Kelly 1898–1971 m. Francis Kelly 1881–1916 m. Francis Kelly 1900–1972
      1. 1. Colleen (Frances Kelly) Comstock 1928– m. Quincy (Milton) Laube 1921–2009
      2. 2. Kelly –1928

Mary Scherer's Timeline

6 Records

1846
15 July 1846
Birth of Mary Ann Scherer in Atlantic Ocean, Aboard the Queen of the West
Atlantic Ocean, Aboard the Queen of the West
1867
1867
Age 21
Mary Ann Scherer was married
None
1870
1870
Age 24
Mary Ann Scherer resided here in St John, St John, Lake, Indiana, USA
St John, St John, Lake, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Mary Ann Scherer resided here in Saint John, Lake, Indiana, USA
Saint John, Lake, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Mary Ann Scherer resided here in St John, Lake, Indiana, USA
St John, Lake, Indiana, USA
1926
2 April 1926
Age 80
Death of Mary Ann Scherer in Calumet City, Cook, Illinois ??Lake County, Indiana, USA
Calumet City, Cook, Illinois ??Lake County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1846
    Event Place: Atlantic Ocean, Aboard the Queen of the West
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint John, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 291; Page: 525c; Enumeration District: 068
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St John, Lake, Indiana; Roll: M593_333; Page: 465B
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St John, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 383; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0041
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1926; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.67120343,0.84586227,0.9713468&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1867
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St John, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 383; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St John, St John, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St John, Lake, Indiana; Roll: M593_333; Page: 465B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Saint John, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint John, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 291; Page: 525c; Enumeration District: 068

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: St John, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St John, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 383; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0041

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1926; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.67120343,0.84586227,0.9713468&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1926
    Event Place: Calumet City, Cook, Illinois ??Lake County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1926; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; ,0.67120343,0.84586227,0.9713468&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint John, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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