Mrs. Mohr was born on November 12, 1815 in Rockenhausen near Kaiserslautern, [Germany] and reached the age of 78 years and 19 days. She was born Henriette Schmidt and married Peter Mohr in her homeland in year 1834.
They came to America in year 1840 and stayed for around 3 months in Louisville, Kentucky then they came to Belleville, where they remained. Mr. Mohr a blacksmith by trade, died August 18, 1878.
Mrs. Mohr suffered the loss of her youngest son[Julius], who resided with her, on August 31 of this year. This loss, combined with old age, accelerated the death of the old lady.
She leaves the following children:
Henry Mohr, Belleville
Mrs. Elizabeth Wunderle, widow of deceased Jacob Wunderle, Belleville
Mrs. Augusta Medart, wife of Friedrich Medart, St. Louis, Mo.
Peter Mohr, the well-known cigar manufacturer of Belleville
... her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Katharina Mohr, the widow of the deceased Mr. Julius Mohr; and her 22 grandchildren.
The funeral took place last Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, from the residence to the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Belleviller Post & Zeitung
December 7, 1893
Mrs. Mohr was born on November 12, 1815 in Rockenhausen near Kaiserslautern, [Germany] and reached the age of 78 years and 19 days. She was born Henriette Schmidt and married Peter Mohr in her homeland in year 1834.
They came to America in year 1840 and stayed for around 3 months in Louisville, Kentucky then they came to Belleville, where they remained. Mr. Mohr a blacksmith by trade, died August 18, 1878.
Mrs. Mohr suffered the loss of her youngest son[Julius], who resided with her, on August 31 of this year. This loss, combined with old age, accelerated the death of the old lady.
She leaves the following children:
Henry Mohr, Belleville
Mrs. Elizabeth Wunderle, widow of deceased Jacob Wunderle, Belleville
Mrs. Augusta Medart, wife of Friedrich Medart, St. Louis, Mo.
Peter Mohr, the well-known cigar manufacturer of Belleville
... her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Katharina Mohr, the widow of the deceased Mr. Julius Mohr; and her 22 grandchildren.
The funeral took place last Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, from the residence to the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Belleviller Post & Zeitung
December 7, 1893
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