Person:John Koerner (1)

John Gottleib Koerner
b.16 Feb 1791 Saxony, Germany
  1. John Gottleib Koerner1791 - 1876
m. 9 Apr 1821
  1. Daniel Koerner1824 - 1905
  2. Susan Catherine Koerner1831 - 1889
Facts and Events
Name John Gottleib Koerner
Alt Name[1] John Corner
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][5] 16 Feb 1791 Saxony, Germany
Alt Birth[3] 16 Feb 1791 Forthen, Saxony, Germany
Occupation[3] 28 Oct 1809 Waggoner. This is the date he finished his apprenticeship and became a master
Marriage 9 Apr 1821 Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, United StatesNew Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran
to Catherine Sarah Fry
Death[5] 3 Dec 1876 Fairfield, Franklin, Indiana, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Union, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
    p. 362, dwelling 1181, family 1192.
  2. Centennial portrait and biographical record of the city of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of the presidents of the United States and biographies of the governors of Ohio. (A.W. Bowen, 1897).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wright, Bishop Milton. Diaries 1857-1917. Dayton, Ohio. Wright State University Libraries.
    pages 762 and 763, 1999.
  4.   Hunt, Melba L. Cooking the Wright way: a unique profile of the Wrights from the aspect of food . (Kettering, Ohio: Kettering-Moraine Museum & Historical Society, 1998)
    page 91.
  5. 5.0 5.1 .

    John Gottlieb Koerner
    Birth: 16 Feb 1791 Germany
    Death: 3 Dec 1876 (aged 85) Fairfield, Franklin County, Indiana, USA
    Burial: Old Franklin Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana, USA
    Memorial #: 23844752
    Bio: Orville and Wilbur Wright's grandfather.
    Birth may have been in Saxony Germany per 1850, 1860, 1870 census.Parents unknown.
    Married Catherine Frey 10 April 1820 in Loudoun County, VirginiaThey had 9 Children:1. Daniel Koerner 1824-19052. Susan Koerner Wright 1831-18893. Caroline Koerner.

    Inscription: John C. Koerner, Born Feb. 16, 1791, Died Dec. 3, 1876
    Family Members
    Spouse
    Catherine Frey Koerner 1796-1889
    Children
    Daniel Koerner 1824-1905
    Silas H. Koerner 1829-1864
    Susan Catherine Koerner Wright 1831-1889
    Maintained by: Kathy S. (46944127)
    Originally Created by: Bryan Murphy (46583326)
    Added: 2008-01-08T08:58:40.000Z
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23844752/john-gottlieb-koerner
    Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23844752/john_gottlieb-koerner: accessed August 2, 2025), memorial page for John Gottlieb Koerner (16 Feb 1791–3 Dec 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23844752, citing Old Franklin Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127).

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    ancestry.com
    Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    Name Gottlieb Koerner
    Gender Male
    Marriage Date 09 Apr 1821
    Marriage Place New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church,Lovettsville,Loudoun,Virginia
    Spouse
    Catharina Frey
    FHL Film Number 538120