Descendants of Johann Simon SCHUNCK & Susannah HERMAN

updated 26 September 2001

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Generation No. 1

1. JOHANN SIMON⁵ SCHUNCK (HANß WILHELM⁴, JOHANNES³, ISAAC², JOHANNES WEINNANTZ¹) was born 3 May 1749 in Walsheim, Saarland, Germany^1,2, and died 7 Oct 1828 in Berlin, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA³. View image of tombstone. (Use your Browser's "Back" button to return to this outline.) He married SUSANNAH HERMAN. She was born 16 Jan 1757⁴, and died 19 Mar 1844 in Berlin, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA⁵. View image of tombstone. (Use your Browser's "Back" button to return to this outline.)

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Children of JOHANN Simon SCHUNCK and SUSANNAH HERMAN are:

i. ISAAC⁶ SHUNK, b. 23 Mar 1776⁶.

ii. JOHN SHUNK, b. 2 Mar 1777, went to Vaughan Twp. York Co. Ontario 1799⁶; d. 10 Aug 1829, Hillcrest Cem. Woodbridge, Ontario⁷; m. BARBARA KOCH (COOK).
iii. SIMON SHUNK, JR., b. 27 Dec 1778⁸; d. ca Apr 1830, Stark Co. OH⁸; m. BARBARA (SHUNK); d. 1851, Carroll Co. OH⁸.

iv. JACOB SHUNK, b. 29 Feb 1780, went to Vaughan Twp. York Co. Ontario 1798⁸; d. 27 Jun 1877⁹; m. (1) [FIRST WIFE] (SHUNK), Bef. 1809; m. (2) CHRISTENA KOCH (COOK), ca 1810; b. 25 Jan 1791⁹; d. 26 Jun 1875^9,10,10.

v. KATHARINE SHUNK, b. 13 Sep 1782¹¹; d. 1830-40: Somerset Co. PA¹²; m. JOHN NICHOLAS LAPE, ca 1801¹³; b. 14 Nov 1780, Brothersvalley Twp. Somerset Co. PA^14,15; d. Aft. 1850, res. with daughter Leah in 1850 census¹⁶.

vi. WILLIAM SHUNK, b. 24 Oct 1784, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA¹⁷; d. 22 Dec 1852, Berlin, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA¹⁸; m. ELIZABETH PUTMAN; b. 12 Jun 1791¹⁸; d. 27 Dec 1848, Berlin, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA¹⁸.

vii. ELIZABETH SHUNK, b. 20 Feb 1787, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA^19,20; d. 9 Mar 1872, Salisbury, Elk Lick Twp. Somerset Co. PA²¹; m. ISAAC STONER; b. 23 Feb 1771²²; d. 5 Jun 1845, Old Reformed Cem. Berlin, Somerset Co. PA²³.

viii. SUSANNAH SHUNK, b. 18 May 1789, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA^24,25; m. MICHAEL CHORPENNING; b. 12 Dec 1791²⁶; d. 15 May 1826, Somerset Co. PA²⁶.

ix. GEORGE SHUNK, b. 4 May 1790, went to Toronto Twp. Peel Co. Upper Canada^27,28,29; d. 11 Dec 1862, Islington Cem, Ontario³⁰; m. MAGDALENA KAISER, 29 Aug 1820, Markham, Ontario³¹; b. 28 Dec 1797^32,33; d. 12 Feb 1862³⁴.

x. PETER SHUNK, b. 5 Feb 1793, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA^35,36; d. Bet. 1840 - 1850³⁷; m. SUSANNAH STAHL; b. 27 Aug 1801^38,39.

xi. CHRISTINA SHUNK, b. 15 May 1795, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA^40,41; d. 4 Mar 1887, Preble Co., OH⁴²; m. (1) GEORGE N. COLEMAN, ca 1813⁴²; b. 4 Apr 1792, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA⁴²; d. Bef. 1850⁴³; m. (2) JOSEPH BAUM, Bef. 1850, (arbitrary date)⁴⁴; b. ca 1805⁴⁴; d. 12 Jan 1870⁴⁵.

xii. ADAM SHUNK, b. 23 Mar 1797, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA^46,47,48; d. 30 Oct 1892, Bucyrus, Crawford Co. OH^49,50; m. (1) MARY BANFORT⁵¹, 1 Feb 1816^52,53; d. 21 Aug 1844^54,55; m. (2) MARIA CATHERINE BAUCH⁵⁵, 12 Aug 1845, Clark Co. OH^56,57; b. ca 1828, Germany^58,59,60,61.

xiii. LOVEL SHUNK, b. 4 May 1799, Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA⁶².

Notes for JOHANN SIMON SCHUNCK:
Birth and Baptism record of Johann Simon SCHUNCK:

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1749: Johann Simon, geb. [born] den * May.; get. [bapt.] den 7 ejusdem [same month]
[son of] Wilhelm Schunck und Anna Catharina [remainder unclear]
[witnesses] Nicolaus [remainder unclear]

Note: Simon's mother is shown as Anna Catharina, but her true name was Catharina Margretha. In the birth records of several of Simon's siblings, her name is shown as Anna Catharina, in several others as just Catharina, and in several others as Catharina Margretha. She may have had three Christian names.
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1780 PA Taxlists:

SHUNK, Simon: Chester Co. Vincent Twp.
SHUNK, Simon: Cumberland Co. Guilford Twp.
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1785 Brothers Valley Twp. Bedford Co. PA Tax list:

Simon SHUNK
(also Peter Lape)
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1794 Bedford County Land Warrants - Joh. Simon SHUNK: 250 acres. 3rd Series 25:636, Bedford County Land Warrants (28 Apr 1794)
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1796 PA Tax List: Somerset Co. Brothers Valley Twp:

Simon SHUNK
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1800 PA Census: Somerset Co. [no township listed] p. 534:

Simeon SHUNK
Males: 3 (0-10); 1 (10-16); 2 (16-26); 1 (45+)
Females: 1 (0-10); 2 (10-16); 1 (16-26); 1 (45+)
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1810 PA Census: Somerset Co. Brothers Valley Twp. p. 380:

Simon SHUNK Sr.
Males: 2 (10-16); 2 (16-26); 1 (45+)
Females: 1 (10-16); 1 (16-26); 1 (45+)
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1820 PA Census: Somerset Co. Brothers Valley Twp. p. 133:

Simon SHUNK
Males: 1 (45+)
Females: 1 (45+)
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November 1981 issue of "Laurel Messenger" p. 28:

1828 Estates in Somerset County:

No. 28 of 1828 -- Simon SHUNK, Brothersvalley Twp. Will written Mar. 25, 1828. Filed Nov. 5, 1828. Wife, Susannah. Home place to son, Peter. Sons, William and Simon. If any disputes to be settled by friends, George Chorpenning, Elias Stahl, John Witt and John L. Snyder all of Somerset, and Jacob G. Miller and Solomon Bear, both of Berlin. Executors: Peter Heffle of Berlin and son William Shunk. Witnesses: E. Stahl and John Witt.
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Annette Kunselman Burgert, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EMIGRANTS FROM GERMAN-SPEAKING LANDS TO NORTH AMERICA, Volume II: The Western Palatinate; The Pennsylvania German Society, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, 1985, pp. 298-299.

440. SCHUNCK, Simon
Walsheim = 6657 Gersheim 6 {refers to modern age zip code}

Brittannia, 1773
S-H, I: 750 {refers to Strassburger & Hinke volume}
[Transcribed in S-H as Schnuck; in Rupp as Schunck]

Walsheim A. Blies Reformed KB:
Johannes Schunck, linenweaver at Breitfurt [= 6653 Blieskastel 15] and wife Anna Barbara had:
Hans Willhelm b. 16 Oct. 1709

Wilhelm Schunck, son of Johannes Schunck of Breitfurt, m. 6 Nov. 1736 Catharina Margaretha, daughter of Simon Schwartz of Walsheim. They had children, bp. in Walsheim:

1. Joh. Sebastian b. 20 Aug. 1737
2. Catharina Margretha b. 5 Apr. 1739
3. Margaretha Catharina b. 25 Aug. 1740
4. Joh. Nicolaus b. 22 Feb. 1743; died
5. Anna Elisabetha b. 13 Sept. 1744
6. Maria Susanna b. 25 Feb. 1747
7. Joh. Simon b. 3 May 1749
8. Juliana Philippina b. 30 July 1751
9. Joh. Jacob b. 11 Apr. 1754
10. twins b. 1757; died 1758
11. twins b. 1757; died 1758
12. Georg Wilhelm b. 28 June 1759
13. Juliana Margaretha b. - 1764

Krebs, "Annotations to Strassburger and Hinke," in Boyer, 111:
"Children of Wilhelm Schunck of Walsheim, district of Homburg, Saar, and his wife Catharina Schwartz, namely: Johannes, Catharina, Elisabeth, Maria, Simon, have been in America the past nine or ten years." Document dated 18 Oct. 1781.

American Records
PA, Third Series, 25: 636:
Bedford co. land warrants:
Simon Shunck 250 A. 28 Apr. 1794
Buried at Berlin, PA: Simon Shunk, b. 3 May 1749; d. 7 Oct. 1828.
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Note: Burgert's list of children of Wilhelm Schunck is not as complete as the list I compiled myself from the original records. I discovered the full names and dates of the twins as well as the full birth date of the last daughter. I also discovered death dates for several of the children.

Krebs' notation is of interest, showing that Simon had several siblings that also went to America, perhaps even on the same ship. I will be exploring this possibility.

In the above transcription, my own comments are enclosed in {curved brackets}.
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Ralph Beaver Strassburger, LL.D., William John Hinke, Ph.D., D.D., ed., PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia From 1727 to 1808, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1975, pp. 749-751:

[List 307C] At Joshua Fisher & Son's Store, Philadelphia, the 18th of September, 1773.
Present: James Young, Esquire.

The Foreigners whose Names are underwritten, imported in the Ship Britannia, James Peter, Master, from Rotterdam, but last from Cowes, did this day take and subscribe the foregoing Oaths and Declarations in the usual Form. Consigned to Joshua Fisher & Sons. 150 in the List. 250 Freights.

Christof Ludi [?]
Daniel Gentes
Simon Schnuck
Geo. Adam (X) Vogelgesang
Gerg Miller
John (+) Grein
Johann Henrich Löhr
Paul (X) Motz
Johann Gerg Ehrendfried
Hennrich Somer
Johann Dieterrich Bönig
Hans Jörg Klein
Hans Joreg Weyl
Andrew (X) Löb
Jacob Ludi
Johannes Michael [?]
Peter (X) Eckel
Johann Fridrich Cammerlich
Johann Henrich Herbst
Johann Nickolaus Bastian
Christian Becker
Johannes Mertz
Johann Jacob Waiblinger
Anthony (+) Weaver
Philipp Oberthüer
Jacob Schauffler
Pether Conrath
Augusdin Hes
Hans Guckes [?]
Johann Peter Schott
Lorentz Schultz
Ludwig (X) Gerlinger
Traugott Leberecht Buhzer
Christian Leytich
Johan Georg Kramer
Jacob (ID) Degen
Johann Nickel Reuthnauer
Johann Philip Pflieger
Johan Jacob Beheling
Johann Martin Krammer
Johann Georg Kramer
Christian Schütz
Adam Ränninger
Johann Philippus Lück
Christoffell Orth
Johan Conrath Emich
Johann Adam Engert
Johann Conrad Netscher
Carl Andon Maas
Mich. (X) Runkel
Andreas Ott
Johan Daniel Roth
Joh. Georg Wenner
Johann Jeremias Bönnig
Johanes Aal
Herrmanus Schoeler
Danl Spies
Danl (Dan) Young
Michel Jung
Jacob Schott
Johannes Daub
Michael Ruff
Christian Noll
Johann Georg Gunckel
Johann Carl Wentzell
Martin Kramer
Ludwig Kramer
Johan Georg Huss
Georg Martin Eberhardt
Johann Baldasar Kramer
Johann Adam Kramer
Joseph (X) Schaak
Christoph Henckel
Johann Simon Linck
Johann Gorg Linck
Thomas Bauman
Johann Nickel Staudt
Johann Friederick Becker
Bernard (+) Weber
Philip (+) Runckel
Bernhardt Schmidt
Jacob Wenner
Jacob Wenner [note: repeated in original]
Phillipp Bönnig
Jacob Neu
Stofel Neu
Johan Christian Fabritzius
William (X) Rockenbrod
Johann Wilh. Mertz [?]
Johann Michael Kirschbaum
Gottlieb Mayer
Hans Adam (X) Weiss
Michel (X) Haas
Peter (X) Haas
Johan Michel Franck
Hans Geo. (X) Stettelbauer
John Mich. (X) Ellig
Michel Jung
Jacob Schneider
Wilhelm Voltz
Johann Georg Herschler
Jacob Heintz
Jacob (X) Degen
Andres Furch
Jacob Schweitzer
Conrad Voltz
Georg Henrich Geck
Frans (+) Smith
Henry (+) Erb
Adam Schmel
Johan Michel Füscher
Andreas Gröner
Daniel Schütz
Johann Gerg Reiner
Adam Schneider
Jacob (X) Schneider
Johann Micael Thome
Michel Kieffer
Michael Poth

[end of record]

Notes: Of special note are the following names, possibly all from the Walsheim area:
Daniel Gentes
Simon Schnuck ['n' and 'u' mis-transcribed]
Geo. Adam (X) Vogelgesang
Jacob Neu
Stofel Neu

Also of note are the following names:
Johann Henrich Löhr
Andrew (X) Löb

Notes for SUSANNAH HERMAN:
1830 PA Census: Somerset Co. Brothers Valley Twp. p. 56-59:

Susan SHUNK
Males: [none]
Females: 1 (70-80)
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Is it possible that Philip Harman was Susannah's brother? (Susannah's husband was an executor of Philip's will.)

"Laurel Messenger" issue of August 1974, p. 7:

Estate #3 (1800) Philip Harman of Brothersvalley Twp. Will dated October 12, 1799. Probated August 9, 1800. Wife Dorothy. Daughters Elizabeth and Catherine. Executors Nicholas Coleman and Simon Shunk. Estate valued at $515.06.
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Nicholas Coleman, whose estate is recorded below, married Frederica, a sister of Philip Harman.

"Laurel Messenger" issue of August 1978, p. 5:

Estate #21 (1816) Nicholas Coleman of Brothersvalley Twp. Will dated July 9, 1816. Filed August 19, 1816. Witnesses: Jacob Bowman & Valentine Fritz. Executors: John Coleman & George Walker. Widow: Fredreca. Children: Nicholas; Catherine m. George Walker; Elizabeth m. Nicholas Bowman; George; Frederick; Jacob; John. Frederick was a minor. Estate valued at $2296.73 1/2.
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Endnotes

1. Reformed Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
2. Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Walsheim (BA. Zweibrücken) Kirchenbuch, 1704-1885, L.D.S. microfilm #0193213, no page number.
3. Reformed Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
4. reckoned by age on tombstone
5. Reformed Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
6. D.A.R. application of Evelyn Blanche (Hunter) Buck10249 Coachella Canal Road Sp 718Niland, CA 92257[National number 739649]
7. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
8. D.A.R. application of Evelyn Blanche (Hunter) Buck10249 Coachella Canal Road Sp 718Niland, CA 92257[National number 739649]
9. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
10. Mennonite Cemetery, Vaughan Twp. York Co. Ontario, headstone.
11. D.A.R. application of Evelyn Blanche (Hunter) Buck10249 Coachella Canal Road Sp 718Niland, CA 92257[National number 739649]
12. Alive 1830 census, dead by 1840
13. first child born 1802
14. Berlin Reformed & Lutheran Church, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
15. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 12.
16. 1850 PA Census
17. Reformed Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA;also confirmed by D.A.R. application National Number 739649
18. Reformed Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
19. Baptism: Reformed Lutheran Church Records, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
20. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 22.
21. Salisbury Cemetery
22. reckoned by age on tombstone
23. Jo Ann Cornelius, 5054 Triana Street, San Diego, CA 92117-3123 in a package dated 13 Oct 1996
24. Reformed & Lutheran Church records of Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
25. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 26.
26. World Family Tree Volume 1, #964
27. Reformed & Lutheran Church records of Berlin, Somerset Co. PA; D.A.R. National Number 739649 says 4 May 1791
28. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 32.
29. Valerie Thorne Cole (1993 address: Lot 18 Cameron St.; Thornbury, Ontario, N0H 2P0), "The History of Simon Schunck (1749-1828) in Germany & Pennsylvania (and some of his ancestors & descendants), 1988, p. 9.
30. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
31. Valerie Thorne Cole (1993 address: Lot 18 Cameron St.; Thornbury, Ontario, N0H 2P0), "The History of Simon Schunck (1749-1828) in Germany & Pennsylvania (and some of his ancestors & descendants), 1988, p. 7.
32. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
33. Valerie Thorne Cole (1993 address: Lot 18 Cameron St.; Thornbury, Ontario, N0H 2P0), "The History of Simon Schunck (1749-1828) in Germany & Pennsylvania (and some of his ancestors & descendants), 1988, p. 9.
34. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
35. Reformed & Lutheran Church records of Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
36. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 34.
37. 1850 OH Census: Stark Co. Dist. 138 Sugar Creek Twp., (Series M432 roll 731), p. 163, lines 32-39, dwelling 268, family 275, 26 Sep 1850, [Susan Shunk is listed as the head of the household, so Peter is presumed dead before 1850.].
38. Evangelical Lutheran Church records, Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
39. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 95.
40. Reformed & Lutheran Church records of Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
41. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 39.
42. Laurel Messenger, November 1980 p. 3
43. Christina already married to Joseph Baum in 1850
44. 1850 OH Census
45. Laurel Messenger, November 1980 p. 3
46. Reformed & Lutheran Church records of Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
47. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 48.
48. HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO, (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street, 1881), p. 813.
49. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
50. John E. Hopley, HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS, (Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, 1912), p. 682.
51. HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO, (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street, 1881), p. 813.
52. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
53. HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO, (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street, 1881), p. 813.
54. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
55. HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO, (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street, 1881), p. 813.
56. Handwritten notes on Schunck family in files of Somerset County Historical Society
57. Bertha Johnson Collection: Somerset County (PA) Historical & Genealogical Society, Melissa Glassford letter to "Mr. Johnson" 6 Apr 1949.
58. 1850 OH Census: Greene Co. Miami Twp. Yellow Spring, p. 363.
59. 1860 OH Census: Crawford Co. Bucyrus (Series M653, roll 951, dwelling 904, family 938, 26 June 1860), p. 63B, lines 34-40, and p. 64A, line 1, "Catherine, 32, b. Wurtemburg."
60. 1870 OH Census: Crawford Co. Town of Bucyrus, (Series M593, roll 1186, dwelling 425, family 437, 4 July 1870), p. 364A, lines 5-15, "Catherine, 41, Keeps House, b. Bavaria, parents of foreign birth."
61. 1880 OH Census: Crawford Co. Bucyrus Village, ed 97, (Series T9, roll 1003, dwelling 214, family 227, 11 June 1880), p. 24, lines 10-17, "Catharine, 53, wife, married, Keeps House, Bavaria/Bavaria/Bavaria."
62. D.A.R. application of Evelyn Blanche (Hunter) Buck10249 Coachella Canal Road Sp 718Niland, CA 92257[National number 739649]


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