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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Calculated.
calculated from the cemetery record death date of Apr 21, 1875 at age 36yr 4mo 18da makes a birth date of Dec 3, 1838...off 7days from the Westphalia Emigrants book.
- ↑ Friedrich Hunsche. Auswanderungen aus dem Kreis Steinfurt.
listed as Bernardine Wilhelmine Elisabeth Knippenberg born 10th Dec 1838, she was one of 5 children of Herman Rudolph Knippenberg & his wife Maria Elisabeth Rehorst.
- ↑ Cemetery Records.
This Death date given in the Wellersburg Cemetery Record
- ↑ Cemetery Records
Wellersburg Cemetery.
Next door to Zion Reformed Lutheran Church in Wellersburg, Southampton township. Elizabeth, wife of J.C.Martens d.21 Apr 1875 age 36yr 4mo 18da With her are 2 infants (twins) she died giving birth to. See picture in scrapbook.
- ↑ On-Line Records
Wellersburg Cemetery at Somerset County USGenWeb page.
Show Elizabeth and the two children together. Elizabeth, died Apr 21, 1875 at age 36yr 4mo 10da; Elizabeth, infant dau of J.C. & E Martens, age 14 da; Infant, son, died age 2 da. From the dates on the these records, it is very likely that Elizabeth gave birth to twins. The boy died in 2 days, Elizabeth herself died 2 weeks later and the little girl died 2 days after her mother.
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