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Catherine Margareta “Maggie” <I>Wedemeyer</I> Ernst

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Catherine Margareta “Maggie” Wedemeyer Ernst

Birth
Germany
Death
1901 (aged 81–82)
Schleswig, Crawford County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Schleswig, Crawford County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Born in Sprengel, Hanover, Germany, Catherine Margaretha "Maggie" Wedemeyer, was the oldest of seven children born to
Claus Jacob and Anna Margaretha (Witte) Wedemeyer.
Her siblings were:
Hinrich "Jacob" Wedemeyer (B. 1823);
Conrad Friedrich Wedemeyer (B 1825);
Hans "Peter" Wilhelm Wedemeyer (B 1829);
Totgeburte Tochter Wedemeyer (stillborn 1832);
Anna Catharina Maria Wedemeyer (B 1834 D 1854);
George Hinrich "Christoph" Wedemeyer (B 1839).
The Wedemeyer name often appeared as baptismal sponsors for the Ernst children.

"Maggie" married Hans Jurgen Ernst in Germany.
(Hans Jurgen was born January 1, 1812 in Germany)

They were the parents of five children:
Frederick Ernst - died in war - no other information;
Christof Conrad Ernst (Dorathea Kortum);
Peter Ernst (Louise Kortum);
Anna Ernst (no information);
Heinrich "Henry" Ernst (Minnie Zabell)

After the death of Hans Jurgen (death date unknown), to be close to her children, "Maggie" immigrated to America, making her home in Schleswig, Iowa.
Born in Sprengel, Hanover, Germany, Catherine Margaretha "Maggie" Wedemeyer, was the oldest of seven children born to
Claus Jacob and Anna Margaretha (Witte) Wedemeyer.
Her siblings were:
Hinrich "Jacob" Wedemeyer (B. 1823);
Conrad Friedrich Wedemeyer (B 1825);
Hans "Peter" Wilhelm Wedemeyer (B 1829);
Totgeburte Tochter Wedemeyer (stillborn 1832);
Anna Catharina Maria Wedemeyer (B 1834 D 1854);
George Hinrich "Christoph" Wedemeyer (B 1839).
The Wedemeyer name often appeared as baptismal sponsors for the Ernst children.

"Maggie" married Hans Jurgen Ernst in Germany.
(Hans Jurgen was born January 1, 1812 in Germany)

They were the parents of five children:
Frederick Ernst - died in war - no other information;
Christof Conrad Ernst (Dorathea Kortum);
Peter Ernst (Louise Kortum);
Anna Ernst (no information);
Heinrich "Henry" Ernst (Minnie Zabell)

After the death of Hans Jurgen (death date unknown), to be close to her children, "Maggie" immigrated to America, making her home in Schleswig, Iowa.


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