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Johann Heinrich CHRISTOPH Schweer
Born: 07 SEP 1823 in: Beckedorf #33, Schaumburg, Germany 1 Baptized: 07 SEP 1823 in: Godehardi Church of Beckedorf, Germany 2 Died: 30 AUG 1905 in: Crete, Will Co., IL 3 Buried: in: Occupation: Ackerknecht Father: Johann Heinrich Schweer Mother: Engel Dorothea Louise Duhlmeyer Schaumburger Auswanderer #932: Schweer, Johann Heinrich Christoph, Beckedorf Nr. 33, geb. 7.9.1823 in Beckedorf, verh., mit Ehefrau Kath. Sophie Borchers, geb. 1822, u. Son Johann Heinrich, geb. 1849, nach Amerika, 1849 (Kb. Beckedorf Seelenliste I S. 155). 1870 and 1880 Census: Hanover Twp., Lake Co., IN. Per Death record: "Emigrated 1849; helped found the Lutheran Church in Eagle Lake in 1864. Catharina SOPHIA Borchers Married: 11 OCT 1848 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 4 15 OCT 1848 in: 5 Born: 02 OCT 1822 in: Ohndorf #39, Schaumburg, Germany 1 Baptized: 06 OCT 1822 in: Martin Church of Hohnhorst, Germany 6 Died: 21 FEB 1900 in: Crete, Will Co., IL 3 Buried: in: Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Crete, IL Father: Friedrich CHRISTIAN Borchers Mother: Engel Maria Ohlendorf |
Christoph Schweer and Sophie Borchers (Photo courtesy of Marlene Koester.) |
| Schweer-Borchers children:
1. Johann HEINRICH Schweer Born: 15 JAN 1849 in: Ohndorf #39, Schaumburg, Germany 7 Baptized: 21 JAN 1849 in: Godehardi Church of Beckedorf, Germany 2 Died: AFT 1920 in: America 1 Buried: in: Spouse: Maria SOPHIA Rotermund Born: 14 MAR 1850 DuPage Co., IL Died: 30 SEP 1889 Beecher, IL Daughter of Friedrich Rothermund and Mary Mueller Married: 13 JAN 1876 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 8 1920 Census: Crete Twp., Will Co., IL; "John H."; widow; living with sister. Immigration 1849; Naturalization 1851? per 1920 census. Schweer-Rotermund children: 1. Christoph Edward Schweer 10 APR 1877 2. Caroline Mathilde Schweer 23 MAY 1879 3. Sophia Kathrine Lydia Schweer 19 APR 1883 |
| 2. Johann JOHN Heinrich Christoph Schweer
Born: 17 NOV 1851 in: Hanover Twp., Lake Co., IN 7 Baptized: 08 DEC 1851 in: Trinity Lutheran Church, Crete, Will Co., IL 9 Died: 15 APR 1933 in: Will Co., IL 10 Buried: in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL Spouse:MARIA Catharina Rust Born: 02 MAY 1856 Crete Twp., Will Co., IL Died: 31 DEC 1888 Will Co., IL Daughter of Christoph Rust and Mary Mueller Married: 03 DEC 1879 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 11 Spouse:Maria MARY SOPHIA Behrens Born: 23 AUG 1862 Died: 13 OCT 1901 Daughter of Heinrich Behrens and Sophia Ohlendorf Married: 18 JUL 1890 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 11 Schweer-Rust children: 1. Christoph Louis Schweer 02 APR 1880 2. Clara Schweer 04 May 1882 3. Oscar Schweer 29 NOV 1886 4. Maria Katarina Schweer 03 NOV 1888 Schweer-Behrens children: 1. John Alfred Schweer 01 APR 1891 2. Sophie Erna Schweer 30 AUG 1895 3. Carl Schweer |
| 3. Engel Maria SOPHIA Schweer
Born: 18 DEC 1853 in: Crete, Will Co., IL 7 Baptized: 25 DEC 1853 in: Trinity Lutheran Church, Crete, Will Co., IL 9 Died: __ ___ 1946 in: Ormsby, MN Buried: in: Ormsby, MN Spouse:Hermann Friedrich Rothermund Born 12 JAN 1851/1852 Crete, Will Co., IL Died 21 MAY 1926 Son of Friedrich Rothermund and Mary Mueller Married: 03 JUL 1879 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 11 Rothermund-Schweer children: 1. Amelia Rothermund 2. Sophia Emilie MILLIE Rothermann 18 OCT 1880 3. Hermann Friedrich Rothermund 09 JUN 1883 4. Martin Heinrich Rothermund 17 OCT 1885 5. Albert Chrisotph Rothermund 17 OCT 1885 Great Granddaughter is Marlene Koester of Bellevue, NE. |
Hermann Rotermann and Sophia Schweer (Photo courtesy of Marlene Koester.) |
| 4. Engel MARIA Sophia Schweer
Born: 09 FEB 1856 in: Beecher, Will Co., IL Baptized: 24 FEB 1856 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 13 Baptism sponsors: Engel Maria Wilharm, Engel Maria Wille, Engel Maria Borchers. Died: 09 JUL 1868 in: 14 Buried: in: 5. Engel Maria Dorothea Wilhelmine Schweer Born: 09 FEB 1856 in: Will Co., IL Baptized: 24 FEB 1856 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 13 Baptism sponsors: Engel Maria Schweer, Dorothea Hinze, Wilhemine Schmidt. Died: in: Buried: in: |
| 6. Catharina Engel DOROTHEA Schweer
Born: 02 MAY 1858 in: Lake Co., IN 7 Baptized: __ MAY 1858 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 13 Baptism sponsors: Dorothea Schweer, Engel Borchert, Catharine Rohe. Died: 02 JAN 1951 in: Crete, Will Co., IL 15 (Doris died 30 SEP 1889?) Buried: in: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Crete, IL Spouse: Heinrich Friedrich Rothermund Born: 07 DEC 1853 Died: 19 MAY 1917 Son of Friedrich Rothermund and Mary Mueller Married: 23 OCT 1881 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 11 IL Marriage Index has name as Louisa Dorothea Schweer. |
Heinrich Rotermann and Dorothea Schweer (Photo courtesy of Marlene Koester.) |
| 7. Maria LIZZIE Elisabeth Schweer
Born: 07 OCT 1860 in: IN 7 Baptized: 25 ___ 1860 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 13 Died: AFT 1901 in: Buried: in: Spouse:Louis Stelling1849-1927 Married: in: Lived at Chicago? 8. Maria Wilhelmina MINNIE Schweer Born: 07 OCT 1860 in: IN 16 Baptized: in: Died: AFT 1920 in: Buried: in: Wilhelmine lived with her brother John H. Schweer at Crete Will Co., IL (1920) 9. Engel Dorothea CHRISTINE Schweer Born: 28 FEB 1863 in: IN Baptized: 15 MAR 1863 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 13 Baptized Engel Dorothea Christine Schweer. Died: 26 AUG 1926 in: 15 Buried: in: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Crete, IL Occupation: Teacher-Lutheran School St. Johns EL confirmations lists a Dorothea Schweer, daughter of Christoph born 08 FEB 1862 at Lake Co., IN, confirmed 1877. |
| 10. Christoph Heinrich Schweer
Born: 29 JUN 1865 in: Lake Co., IN 7 Baptized: 23 JUL 1865 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 13 Baptized Johann Heinrich Conrad Schweer. Died: 05 NOV 1922 in: Crete, Will Co., IL 17 Buried: 08 NOV 1922 in: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Crete, IL Occupation/Residence: Carpenter Spouse:Maria CAROLINE Drees Born 07 DEC 1869 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH Died: 24 APR 1903 Crete, IL Daughter of August Drees Married: 27 NOV 1890 in: Trinity Luth. Ch., Crete, Will Co., IL 18 1920 Census: Crete, IL 11. Maria Catharina CLARA Schweer Born: 09 MAR 1869 in: Lake Co., IN Baptized: 21 MAY 1869 in: Eagle Lake St. Johns, Beecher Will Co IL 13 Died: __ ___ 1948 in: Crete, Will Co., IL 15 Buried: in: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Crete, IL Spouse:Adolph Schlemmer1865-1947 Married: 04 NOV 1894 in: Trinity Luth. Ch., Crete, Will Co., IL 18 Sources: 1 Schaumburg Auswanderer 1820-1914, by Heinrich Rieckenberg, Rinteln, Germany. 2 Godehardi Church, Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Germany Baptism Records. 3 Trinity Lutheran Church, Crete, Will Co., IL Death Records. 4 St. Martin Church, Hohnhorst, Schaumburg, Germany MARRIAGE records. 5 Godehardi Church, Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Germany Copulatiorum Records. 6 St. Martin Church, Hohnhorst, Schaumburg, Germany BAPTISM records. 7 St. Johns Luth. Church Eagle Lake, Beecher, Will Co. IL Confirmation Records. 8 Information from VeLoyce Schweer Schmidt 9 Trinity Lutheran Church, Crete, Will Co., IL Baptism Records. 10 Information from Howard Piepenbrink. 11 St. Johns Luth. Church Eagle Lake, Beecher, Will Co., IL Marriage Records. 12 Information from Marlene Koester 13 St. Johns Luth. Church Eagle Lake, Beecher, Will Co., IL Baptism Records. 14 St. Johns Luth. Church Eagle Lake, Beecher, Will Co., IL Death Records. 15 Cemetery Listing, WTTC, South Suburban Gen Soc Quarterly, Vol. 11:3 1981- Crete Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Crete, IL 16 1920 Census: Crete Twp., Will Co., IL. 17 Death Certificate, State of Illinois. 18 Trinity Lutheran Church, Crete, Will Co., IL Marriage Records. |
