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Johann Peter Schieffer

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Johann Peter Schieffer

Birth
Cologne, Stadtkreis Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
26 Oct 1897 (aged 81)
Saint Marys, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Cashton, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Father: Johann Schieffer, b.16-Aug-1781 d.19-May-1833, (b. & d. probably in a village near to or in Stommeln, by Pulheim, near Cologne [Köln], Prussia).
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Mother: Anna Marie Mengwasser, b.01-Sep-1785 d.27-Aug-1827, (b. & d. probably in a village near to or in Stommeln, by Pulheim, near Cologne [Köln], Prussia).

They married 15-Oct-1807 in Prussia. Parents of:
i. John Peter Schieffer, died in Monroe Co., WI.
ii. Johann Schieffer Jr., died in Monroe Co., WI.
iii. Caspar Jacob Schieffer, emigrated to, and died in NE.

All three sons immigrated to the USA in 1853.
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Appears to have preferred to use the given-name, Peter as his first-name (see platte map at right). Johann would be "John" in English. Age listed as 64 on 1880 Census. (The 1860 Census data says born: Prussia.) We know that he immigrated to the USA from Stommeln, near to Cologne (Köln), Kingdom of Prussia, present-day Germany..

Married: Marie Odelia Lehrfeld [AKA Lierfeld, AKA Lehrfield](1816-1884), from Auweiler, by Pulheim, on 26-Oct-1844.

Children:
i. name unknown (b. Stommeln 7-Jun-1845, d. Stommeln 1845).
ii. Mary b. 1846, d. ????.
iii. Arnold b. 1849, d. 1930.
iv. Elizabeth b. 1852, d. 1926.
v. John b. 1860, d. ????.
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Nota bene: the land for the Saint Mary's Ridge Cemetery, the Catholic Church, and School, was donated by J.P. and his wife...
Father: Johann Schieffer, b.16-Aug-1781 d.19-May-1833, (b. & d. probably in a village near to or in Stommeln, by Pulheim, near Cologne [Köln], Prussia).
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Mother: Anna Marie Mengwasser, b.01-Sep-1785 d.27-Aug-1827, (b. & d. probably in a village near to or in Stommeln, by Pulheim, near Cologne [Köln], Prussia).

They married 15-Oct-1807 in Prussia. Parents of:
i. John Peter Schieffer, died in Monroe Co., WI.
ii. Johann Schieffer Jr., died in Monroe Co., WI.
iii. Caspar Jacob Schieffer, emigrated to, and died in NE.

All three sons immigrated to the USA in 1853.
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Appears to have preferred to use the given-name, Peter as his first-name (see platte map at right). Johann would be "John" in English. Age listed as 64 on 1880 Census. (The 1860 Census data says born: Prussia.) We know that he immigrated to the USA from Stommeln, near to Cologne (Köln), Kingdom of Prussia, present-day Germany..

Married: Marie Odelia Lehrfeld [AKA Lierfeld, AKA Lehrfield](1816-1884), from Auweiler, by Pulheim, on 26-Oct-1844.

Children:
i. name unknown (b. Stommeln 7-Jun-1845, d. Stommeln 1845).
ii. Mary b. 1846, d. ????.
iii. Arnold b. 1849, d. 1930.
iv. Elizabeth b. 1852, d. 1926.
v. John b. 1860, d. ????.
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Nota bene: the land for the Saint Mary's Ridge Cemetery, the Catholic Church, and School, was donated by J.P. and his wife...


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