Barbara was born at Bambois de Plaine (above Plaine) March 22, 1847. The clearing of Bambois between Les Quelles and Plaine was the site of a lumber mill and Anabaptist cemetery, and was home to Ropps before they migrated down from the Vosges Mountains.
Barbara Beller arrived in America on September 13, 1878 on the Ship "Neckar" from the port of Bremen. She was the last passenger listed on the ship's passenger list (Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 1878, September 13 > Neckar)
She did work for a Mrs. Schertz in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Barbara became the second wife of Christian Eigsti in Bureau County in 1882 after Christian's first wife, Elizabeth (Orendorff) died. According to their wedding certificate in Bureau County, it was Christian's second marriage and Barbara's first marriage. They were married In Indiantown in Bureau County, at the home of Andrew Hauter by Joseph Burcky.
The Eigsti's lived and farmed near Morton, Illinois. They had one daughter, Mary. Barbara died when Mary was 9 months old. Before she died, she asked Mary's half sister, (Katie) Mrs. Jonas Litwiller, to care for Mary, and this is Mrs. Litwiller did. According to her death certificate, Barbara died of "exsanguination" (blood loss) suggesting hemorrhage related to pregnancy or miscarriage. Barbara is buried at Landes Mennonite Cemetery, where her stone in the Eigsti grouping says, "Barbara wife of C. died May 25, 1887 at 40 years, two months, three days."
The Jacob Beller Family Record, 1803-1970.
Barbara Beller arrived in America on September 13, 1878 on the Ship "Neckar" from the port of Bremen. She was the last passenger listed on the ship's passenger list (Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 1878, September 13 > Neckar)
She did work for a Mrs. Schertz in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Barbara became the second wife of Christian Eigsti in Bureau County in 1882 after Christian's first wife, Elizabeth (Orendorff) died. According to their wedding certificate in Bureau County, it was Christian's second marriage and Barbara's first marriage. They were married In Indiantown in Bureau County, at the home of Andrew Hauter by Joseph Burcky.
The Eigsti's lived and farmed near Morton, Illinois. They had one daughter, Mary. Barbara died when Mary was 9 months old. Before she died, she asked Mary's half sister, (Katie) Mrs. Jonas Litwiller, to care for Mary, and this is Mrs. Litwiller did. According to her death certificate, Barbara died of "exsanguination" (blood loss) suggesting hemorrhage related to pregnancy or miscarriage. Barbara is buried at Landes Mennonite Cemetery, where her stone in the Eigsti grouping says, "Barbara wife of C. died May 25, 1887 at 40 years, two months, three days."
The Jacob Beller Family Record, 1803-1970.
Barbara was born at Bambois de Plaine (above Plaine) March 22, 1847. The clearing of Bambois between Les Quelles and Plaine was the site of a lumber mill and Anabaptist cemetery, and was home to Ropps before they migrated down from the Vosges Mountains.
Barbara Beller arrived in America on September 13, 1878 on the Ship "Neckar" from the port of Bremen. She was the last passenger listed on the ship's passenger list (Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 1878, September 13 > Neckar)
She did work for a Mrs. Schertz in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Barbara became the second wife of Christian Eigsti in Bureau County in 1882 after Christian's first wife, Elizabeth (Orendorff) died. According to their wedding certificate in Bureau County, it was Christian's second marriage and Barbara's first marriage. They were married In Indiantown in Bureau County, at the home of Andrew Hauter by Joseph Burcky.
The Eigsti's lived and farmed near Morton, Illinois. They had one daughter, Mary. Barbara died when Mary was 9 months old. Before she died, she asked Mary's half sister, (Katie) Mrs. Jonas Litwiller, to care for Mary, and this is Mrs. Litwiller did. According to her death certificate, Barbara died of "exsanguination" (blood loss) suggesting hemorrhage related to pregnancy or miscarriage. Barbara is buried at Landes Mennonite Cemetery, where her stone in the Eigsti grouping says, "Barbara wife of C. died May 25, 1887 at 40 years, two months, three days."
The Jacob Beller Family Record, 1803-1970.
Barbara Beller arrived in America on September 13, 1878 on the Ship "Neckar" from the port of Bremen. She was the last passenger listed on the ship's passenger list (Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 1878, September 13 > Neckar)
She did work for a Mrs. Schertz in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Barbara became the second wife of Christian Eigsti in Bureau County in 1882 after Christian's first wife, Elizabeth (Orendorff) died. According to their wedding certificate in Bureau County, it was Christian's second marriage and Barbara's first marriage. They were married In Indiantown in Bureau County, at the home of Andrew Hauter by Joseph Burcky.
The Eigsti's lived and farmed near Morton, Illinois. They had one daughter, Mary. Barbara died when Mary was 9 months old. Before she died, she asked Mary's half sister, (Katie) Mrs. Jonas Litwiller, to care for Mary, and this is Mrs. Litwiller did. According to her death certificate, Barbara died of "exsanguination" (blood loss) suggesting hemorrhage related to pregnancy or miscarriage. Barbara is buried at Landes Mennonite Cemetery, where her stone in the Eigsti grouping says, "Barbara wife of C. died May 25, 1887 at 40 years, two months, three days."
The Jacob Beller Family Record, 1803-1970.
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