Person:Sophia Hitzemann (1)

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Sophia Hitzemann
b.5 Apr 1853 Illinois
m. 14 Mar 1852
  1. Sophia Hitzemann1853 - 1880
  2. Anna Hitzemann1855 - Aft 1868
  3. Maria Hitzemann1857 - Aft 1882
  4. Wilhelmine Hitzemann1859 - 1901
  5. Karl Hitzemann1862 - 1935
  6. Otto Hitzemann1864 - 1940
  7. Heinrich Hitzemann1867 - 1919
  8. Friedrich Hitzemann1871 - 1949
  9. Emma Hitzemann1873 - 1890
m. 1 Sep 1872
  1. Heinrich Thisius1873 -
  2. Wilhelm Thisius1874 -
  3. August Thisius1876 -
  4. Ludwig Thisius1878 -
  5. Rosena Thisius1880 - 1979
Facts and Events
Name Sophia Hitzemann
Alt Name Catharina Sophia Hitzemann
Gender Female
Birth? 5 Apr 1853 Illinoisor possibly Indiana
Baptism? 16 May 1853 Crete, IllinoisTrinity Lutheran Church
Confirmation? 14 Apr 1867 Dyer, IndianaZion Ev. Lutheran Church
Marriage 1 Sep 1872 Dyer, IndianaZion Evangelical Lutheran Church
to Henry Thisius
Death? 9 Dec 1880 Lake County, IndianaAge: 27y, 8m, 4d
Burial? Dyer, IndianaZion Cemetery

Oldest child of Carl and Maria Hitzemann.

  • Baptised as Catharina Sophia Hitzemann in Crete, Illinois.
  • The 1860 census says she was born in Indiana.
  • The 1870 census says she was born in Illinois.
  • Of Hanover, Indiana at time of marriage in 1872.

DISCREPANCY: Her husband's obituary says she died 18 Nov 1880, but this disagrees with the church record.

References
  1.   Karen Rowe. Genealogy: Buchmeier.
  2.   Gaby Fricke. Gaby Fricke, researcher in Wunstorf, Germany (e-mail correspondence).
  3.   Donna Graves and Ronna Lounsbery. Graves/Lounsbery Genealogy (Hitzemann and Seegers). (unpublished).
  4.   Edwin C. Friedrich and Karen Rowe. Church Records: Dyer, Indiana (Zion UCC). (Zion UCC Records).
  5.   Rev. David McDonald. 1996. Book: So Great a Cloud of Witnesses - The People of Zion Church, Hanover Twp., Lake County, Indiana.