George Adolph Adam Ehrhardt Voyage to America
Originally written by Cynthia Plott-Duke
The following information is a compilation of information provided from several Ehrhardt heirs: Margaritha Ehrhardt, Alvina Erhardt Gottschamer, Phyllis Erhart, Theodore Alexander Loesch, Martha Krey-Loesch, Leora Loesch, Alan Widener and Cynthia Duke.
On August 4, 1845, Georg Adolph Ehrhardt and his family arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Bavaria, Germany. The ship's name was the Argonaut. George was born in 1804 in Einzigenhöfen, a village in Bavaria.
Theodore Alexander Loesch, born 24 Jan 1888, relayed the following information: When the Ehrhardt's came to America, the ship was in a big storm. From the storm, the ship got off course, too far north. They saw icebergs. Another ship had to tow their ship in. Some other ships were lost at sea due to the storm. The Ehrhardt's had only molasses and ham to eat. It took them 52 days to make it to America. The grandmother and someone else died from the delays. It was a horrible situation.
Margaritha Ehrhardt told Martha Loesch that her grandmother Susanna Shreffer Ehrhardt died on the way over with one of their children. They are to be buried in the Philadelphia area once they got to Pennsylvania.
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The ship's record has the following names listed:
Georg Adolph Ehrhardt-42
Susanna Mary or Marg.-38
Johann Diedrich-20
Johann Adam-16
Johann Nicolaus-13
Johann Peter-11
Johann Michael-9
Johann Adam-7
Johann-5
Heinrich-3
Johanna or Johannes-Baby (Conflicting stories if the baby was a boy or girl)
It is believed that the baby died on the way over, at the same time as Susanna, because the baby is not listed on the 1850 census. George declares himself, his new wife, Elizabeth, and all the other children; however, not the baby.
By 1846, George had moved his sons on to Missouri. We know this because on April 2, 1846 he had married Elizabeth Mauch. A marriage certificate is on record. The last name is spelled "Aheart."
On the 1850 census the name is spelled "Earhart." The following names are listed:
Geo.-50 born Germany
Elizabeth-34 born Germany
John Adam-21 born Germany
Nicholas-19 born Germany
John P-16
John M-14 born Germany
John A.-12 born Germany
John-9 born Germany
Henry-7 born Germany
*William-12 born Germany
**John-2 born Missouri
**Elizabeth M.-6 months born Missouri
*Observations from the 1850 Census: There is a son named William, age 12. It is believed that this son was from a previous marriage of George's second wife, Elizabeth Mauch. She lists her age as 34 years. She could have been married previously. At this time, it is unknown whether Mauch is her maiden name or a marriage name or what happened to her first husband.
**John and Elizabeth M. are children of George and his second wife, Elizabeth Mauch.
The Ehrhardt name is spelled differently on several documents. One story that has been passed down about the dropping of one of the "h's" is: The other side of the family dropped the "h" from Ehrhardt to distinguish the two sides of the family; meaning, Susanna's children to Elizabeth's children. The story relayed to me was always said that it was a matter of practicality for land deals, etc.
George is buried in Jefferson City, MO, but the headstone was damaged long when a tree fell on it. The people threw the broken headstone away and never put a new one in its place. So, according to Alvina, she and a few others put a new headstone up in the cemetery, but it's not in the exact spot she said. This was during an Ehrhardt reunion they do every year. She said she would give me the details when it's closer to it if I want to go. Oh, and the cemetery where he is buried and where the reunions are held is Zion Lutheran Church, which is near Jefferson City, MO. So, Alvina assumes that Elizabeth never remarried and is buried in that cemetery by George, wherever that is exactly no one will ever know.
Contributor: Duchess of Brookhaven (48020275)
Originally written by Cynthia Plott-Duke
The following information is a compilation of information provided from several Ehrhardt heirs: Margaritha Ehrhardt, Alvina Erhardt Gottschamer, Phyllis Erhart, Theodore Alexander Loesch, Martha Krey-Loesch, Leora Loesch, Alan Widener and Cynthia Duke.
On August 4, 1845, Georg Adolph Ehrhardt and his family arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Bavaria, Germany. The ship's name was the Argonaut. George was born in 1804 in Einzigenhöfen, a village in Bavaria.
Theodore Alexander Loesch, born 24 Jan 1888, relayed the following information: When the Ehrhardt's came to America, the ship was in a big storm. From the storm, the ship got off course, too far north. They saw icebergs. Another ship had to tow their ship in. Some other ships were lost at sea due to the storm. The Ehrhardt's had only molasses and ham to eat. It took them 52 days to make it to America. The grandmother and someone else died from the delays. It was a horrible situation.
Margaritha Ehrhardt told Martha Loesch that her grandmother Susanna Shreffer Ehrhardt died on the way over with one of their children. They are to be buried in the Philadelphia area once they got to Pennsylvania.
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8769&path=1845.8.Argonaut.1
The ship's record has the following names listed:
Georg Adolph Ehrhardt-42
Susanna Mary or Marg.-38
Johann Diedrich-20
Johann Adam-16
Johann Nicolaus-13
Johann Peter-11
Johann Michael-9
Johann Adam-7
Johann-5
Heinrich-3
Johanna or Johannes-Baby (Conflicting stories if the baby was a boy or girl)
It is believed that the baby died on the way over, at the same time as Susanna, because the baby is not listed on the 1850 census. George declares himself, his new wife, Elizabeth, and all the other children; however, not the baby.
By 1846, George had moved his sons on to Missouri. We know this because on April 2, 1846 he had married Elizabeth Mauch. A marriage certificate is on record. The last name is spelled "Aheart."
On the 1850 census the name is spelled "Earhart." The following names are listed:
Geo.-50 born Germany
Elizabeth-34 born Germany
John Adam-21 born Germany
Nicholas-19 born Germany
John P-16
John M-14 born Germany
John A.-12 born Germany
John-9 born Germany
Henry-7 born Germany
*William-12 born Germany
**John-2 born Missouri
**Elizabeth M.-6 months born Missouri
*Observations from the 1850 Census: There is a son named William, age 12. It is believed that this son was from a previous marriage of George's second wife, Elizabeth Mauch. She lists her age as 34 years. She could have been married previously. At this time, it is unknown whether Mauch is her maiden name or a marriage name or what happened to her first husband.
**John and Elizabeth M. are children of George and his second wife, Elizabeth Mauch.
The Ehrhardt name is spelled differently on several documents. One story that has been passed down about the dropping of one of the "h's" is: The other side of the family dropped the "h" from Ehrhardt to distinguish the two sides of the family; meaning, Susanna's children to Elizabeth's children. The story relayed to me was always said that it was a matter of practicality for land deals, etc.
George is buried in Jefferson City, MO, but the headstone was damaged long when a tree fell on it. The people threw the broken headstone away and never put a new one in its place. So, according to Alvina, she and a few others put a new headstone up in the cemetery, but it's not in the exact spot she said. This was during an Ehrhardt reunion they do every year. She said she would give me the details when it's closer to it if I want to go. Oh, and the cemetery where he is buried and where the reunions are held is Zion Lutheran Church, which is near Jefferson City, MO. So, Alvina assumes that Elizabeth never remarried and is buried in that cemetery by George, wherever that is exactly no one will ever know.
Contributor: Duchess of Brookhaven (48020275)
George Adolph Adam Ehrhardt Voyage to America
Originally written by Cynthia Plott-Duke
The following information is a compilation of information provided from several Ehrhardt heirs: Margaritha Ehrhardt, Alvina Erhardt Gottschamer, Phyllis Erhart, Theodore Alexander Loesch, Martha Krey-Loesch, Leora Loesch, Alan Widener and Cynthia Duke.
On August 4, 1845, Georg Adolph Ehrhardt and his family arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Bavaria, Germany. The ship's name was the Argonaut. George was born in 1804 in Einzigenhöfen, a village in Bavaria.
Theodore Alexander Loesch, born 24 Jan 1888, relayed the following information: When the Ehrhardt's came to America, the ship was in a big storm. From the storm, the ship got off course, too far north. They saw icebergs. Another ship had to tow their ship in. Some other ships were lost at sea due to the storm. The Ehrhardt's had only molasses and ham to eat. It took them 52 days to make it to America. The grandmother and someone else died from the delays. It was a horrible situation.
Margaritha Ehrhardt told Martha Loesch that her grandmother Susanna Shreffer Ehrhardt died on the way over with one of their children. They are to be buried in the Philadelphia area once they got to Pennsylvania.
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8769&path=1845.8.Argonaut.1
The ship's record has the following names listed:
Georg Adolph Ehrhardt-42
Susanna Mary or Marg.-38
Johann Diedrich-20
Johann Adam-16
Johann Nicolaus-13
Johann Peter-11
Johann Michael-9
Johann Adam-7
Johann-5
Heinrich-3
Johanna or Johannes-Baby (Conflicting stories if the baby was a boy or girl)
It is believed that the baby died on the way over, at the same time as Susanna, because the baby is not listed on the 1850 census. George declares himself, his new wife, Elizabeth, and all the other children; however, not the baby.
By 1846, George had moved his sons on to Missouri. We know this because on April 2, 1846 he had married Elizabeth Mauch. A marriage certificate is on record. The last name is spelled "Aheart."
On the 1850 census the name is spelled "Earhart." The following names are listed:
Geo.-50 born Germany
Elizabeth-34 born Germany
John Adam-21 born Germany
Nicholas-19 born Germany
John P-16
John M-14 born Germany
John A.-12 born Germany
John-9 born Germany
Henry-7 born Germany
*William-12 born Germany
**John-2 born Missouri
**Elizabeth M.-6 months born Missouri
*Observations from the 1850 Census: There is a son named William, age 12. It is believed that this son was from a previous marriage of George's second wife, Elizabeth Mauch. She lists her age as 34 years. She could have been married previously. At this time, it is unknown whether Mauch is her maiden name or a marriage name or what happened to her first husband.
**John and Elizabeth M. are children of George and his second wife, Elizabeth Mauch.
The Ehrhardt name is spelled differently on several documents. One story that has been passed down about the dropping of one of the "h's" is: The other side of the family dropped the "h" from Ehrhardt to distinguish the two sides of the family; meaning, Susanna's children to Elizabeth's children. The story relayed to me was always said that it was a matter of practicality for land deals, etc.
George is buried in Jefferson City, MO, but the headstone was damaged long when a tree fell on it. The people threw the broken headstone away and never put a new one in its place. So, according to Alvina, she and a few others put a new headstone up in the cemetery, but it's not in the exact spot she said. This was during an Ehrhardt reunion they do every year. She said she would give me the details when it's closer to it if I want to go. Oh, and the cemetery where he is buried and where the reunions are held is Zion Lutheran Church, which is near Jefferson City, MO. So, Alvina assumes that Elizabeth never remarried and is buried in that cemetery by George, wherever that is exactly no one will ever know.
Contributor: Duchess of Brookhaven (48020275)
Originally written by Cynthia Plott-Duke
The following information is a compilation of information provided from several Ehrhardt heirs: Margaritha Ehrhardt, Alvina Erhardt Gottschamer, Phyllis Erhart, Theodore Alexander Loesch, Martha Krey-Loesch, Leora Loesch, Alan Widener and Cynthia Duke.
On August 4, 1845, Georg Adolph Ehrhardt and his family arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Bavaria, Germany. The ship's name was the Argonaut. George was born in 1804 in Einzigenhöfen, a village in Bavaria.
Theodore Alexander Loesch, born 24 Jan 1888, relayed the following information: When the Ehrhardt's came to America, the ship was in a big storm. From the storm, the ship got off course, too far north. They saw icebergs. Another ship had to tow their ship in. Some other ships were lost at sea due to the storm. The Ehrhardt's had only molasses and ham to eat. It took them 52 days to make it to America. The grandmother and someone else died from the delays. It was a horrible situation.
Margaritha Ehrhardt told Martha Loesch that her grandmother Susanna Shreffer Ehrhardt died on the way over with one of their children. They are to be buried in the Philadelphia area once they got to Pennsylvania.
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8769&path=1845.8.Argonaut.1
The ship's record has the following names listed:
Georg Adolph Ehrhardt-42
Susanna Mary or Marg.-38
Johann Diedrich-20
Johann Adam-16
Johann Nicolaus-13
Johann Peter-11
Johann Michael-9
Johann Adam-7
Johann-5
Heinrich-3
Johanna or Johannes-Baby (Conflicting stories if the baby was a boy or girl)
It is believed that the baby died on the way over, at the same time as Susanna, because the baby is not listed on the 1850 census. George declares himself, his new wife, Elizabeth, and all the other children; however, not the baby.
By 1846, George had moved his sons on to Missouri. We know this because on April 2, 1846 he had married Elizabeth Mauch. A marriage certificate is on record. The last name is spelled "Aheart."
On the 1850 census the name is spelled "Earhart." The following names are listed:
Geo.-50 born Germany
Elizabeth-34 born Germany
John Adam-21 born Germany
Nicholas-19 born Germany
John P-16
John M-14 born Germany
John A.-12 born Germany
John-9 born Germany
Henry-7 born Germany
*William-12 born Germany
**John-2 born Missouri
**Elizabeth M.-6 months born Missouri
*Observations from the 1850 Census: There is a son named William, age 12. It is believed that this son was from a previous marriage of George's second wife, Elizabeth Mauch. She lists her age as 34 years. She could have been married previously. At this time, it is unknown whether Mauch is her maiden name or a marriage name or what happened to her first husband.
**John and Elizabeth M. are children of George and his second wife, Elizabeth Mauch.
The Ehrhardt name is spelled differently on several documents. One story that has been passed down about the dropping of one of the "h's" is: The other side of the family dropped the "h" from Ehrhardt to distinguish the two sides of the family; meaning, Susanna's children to Elizabeth's children. The story relayed to me was always said that it was a matter of practicality for land deals, etc.
George is buried in Jefferson City, MO, but the headstone was damaged long when a tree fell on it. The people threw the broken headstone away and never put a new one in its place. So, according to Alvina, she and a few others put a new headstone up in the cemetery, but it's not in the exact spot she said. This was during an Ehrhardt reunion they do every year. She said she would give me the details when it's closer to it if I want to go. Oh, and the cemetery where he is buried and where the reunions are held is Zion Lutheran Church, which is near Jefferson City, MO. So, Alvina assumes that Elizabeth never remarried and is buried in that cemetery by George, wherever that is exactly no one will ever know.
Contributor: Duchess of Brookhaven (48020275)
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