Information provided by Gerd Frers. Marie married on 16 March 1895 in Oldenburg to Friedrich Wilhelm Piening (1870-1932). From 1895 to 1907 seven children were born, four sons and three daughters. Her husband died in 1932 and she moved to her daughter Elisabeth Auguste Gerda (Piening) Dorrscheidt in Essen. Marie passed away on 19 February 1961 in Essen at the home of her daughter.
Assignment of Peter Paul Van Pelt (75386409) to be her son is based on his (Peter Paul's) son sharing DNA with grandson of Marie's sister Emma and with Peter Paul's son's family tree at Ancestry identifying his (Peter Paul's) mother to be Marie Suhr. Shared DNA indicates Peter Paul and Emma's grandson to be second cousins, that is that their grandparents were siblings.
How Peter Paul came to the USA and why he took the name Van Pelt is unknown. Records in Ancestry find him to be in the USA by March 1915. These include WWI and WWII draft registration cards, record of employment by a railroad, and census records. Other records in Ancestry indicate Peter Paul was born Johann Anton Werner Piening 2/22/1897. Johann Anton Werner Piening worked as a fireman for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Livingston Montana in 1916 and 1917. His name, the names of his parents, and location of birth on the job application with the Northern Pacific match those on his birth certificate (on Ancestry). His Northern Pacific Railroad personnel file includes a letter to the railroad from his brother William in November 1919 searching for Johann. The railroad reply in the file indicates he resigned December 17, 1917. He disappears never to be found again.
To find his Northern Pacific personnel file at Ancestry search on Johann Auston Wernier Piening
Assignment of Peter Paul Van Pelt (75386409) to be her son is based on his (Peter Paul's) son sharing DNA with grandson of Marie's sister Emma and with Peter Paul's son's family tree at Ancestry identifying his (Peter Paul's) mother to be Marie Suhr. Shared DNA indicates Peter Paul and Emma's grandson to be second cousins, that is that their grandparents were siblings.
How Peter Paul came to the USA and why he took the name Van Pelt is unknown. Records in Ancestry find him to be in the USA by March 1915. These include WWI and WWII draft registration cards, record of employment by a railroad, and census records. Other records in Ancestry indicate Peter Paul was born Johann Anton Werner Piening 2/22/1897. Johann Anton Werner Piening worked as a fireman for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Livingston Montana in 1916 and 1917. His name, the names of his parents, and location of birth on the job application with the Northern Pacific match those on his birth certificate (on Ancestry). His Northern Pacific Railroad personnel file includes a letter to the railroad from his brother William in November 1919 searching for Johann. The railroad reply in the file indicates he resigned December 17, 1917. He disappears never to be found again.
To find his Northern Pacific personnel file at Ancestry search on Johann Auston Wernier Piening
Information provided by Gerd Frers. Marie married on 16 March 1895 in Oldenburg to Friedrich Wilhelm Piening (1870-1932). From 1895 to 1907 seven children were born, four sons and three daughters. Her husband died in 1932 and she moved to her daughter Elisabeth Auguste Gerda (Piening) Dorrscheidt in Essen. Marie passed away on 19 February 1961 in Essen at the home of her daughter.
Assignment of Peter Paul Van Pelt (75386409) to be her son is based on his (Peter Paul's) son sharing DNA with grandson of Marie's sister Emma and with Peter Paul's son's family tree at Ancestry identifying his (Peter Paul's) mother to be Marie Suhr. Shared DNA indicates Peter Paul and Emma's grandson to be second cousins, that is that their grandparents were siblings.
How Peter Paul came to the USA and why he took the name Van Pelt is unknown. Records in Ancestry find him to be in the USA by March 1915. These include WWI and WWII draft registration cards, record of employment by a railroad, and census records. Other records in Ancestry indicate Peter Paul was born Johann Anton Werner Piening 2/22/1897. Johann Anton Werner Piening worked as a fireman for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Livingston Montana in 1916 and 1917. His name, the names of his parents, and location of birth on the job application with the Northern Pacific match those on his birth certificate (on Ancestry). His Northern Pacific Railroad personnel file includes a letter to the railroad from his brother William in November 1919 searching for Johann. The railroad reply in the file indicates he resigned December 17, 1917. He disappears never to be found again.
To find his Northern Pacific personnel file at Ancestry search on Johann Auston Wernier Piening
Assignment of Peter Paul Van Pelt (75386409) to be her son is based on his (Peter Paul's) son sharing DNA with grandson of Marie's sister Emma and with Peter Paul's son's family tree at Ancestry identifying his (Peter Paul's) mother to be Marie Suhr. Shared DNA indicates Peter Paul and Emma's grandson to be second cousins, that is that their grandparents were siblings.
How Peter Paul came to the USA and why he took the name Van Pelt is unknown. Records in Ancestry find him to be in the USA by March 1915. These include WWI and WWII draft registration cards, record of employment by a railroad, and census records. Other records in Ancestry indicate Peter Paul was born Johann Anton Werner Piening 2/22/1897. Johann Anton Werner Piening worked as a fireman for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Livingston Montana in 1916 and 1917. His name, the names of his parents, and location of birth on the job application with the Northern Pacific match those on his birth certificate (on Ancestry). His Northern Pacific Railroad personnel file includes a letter to the railroad from his brother William in November 1919 searching for Johann. The railroad reply in the file indicates he resigned December 17, 1917. He disappears never to be found again.
To find his Northern Pacific personnel file at Ancestry search on Johann Auston Wernier Piening
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