Ancestors of Jacob Louis Roohr

Contributed by Tom Rohr

Generation No. 1

1. Jacob Louis Roohr, born December 20, 1847 in Springfield Township, Mahohing Co., Ohio^1,2; died June 14, 1921³. He was the son of 2. Georg Christian Röhr and 3. Margaret Ann Sourwalt. He married (1) Gertrude Ann Steele³ 1873³. She was born July 19, 1854 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin³, and died December 11, 1928 in Greenwood, Wisconsin³. She was the daughter of John Steele and Mary Ann Gross.

Generation No. 2

2. Georg Christian Röhr, born July 16, 1823 in Germany^4,5,6; died August 26, 1866 in Kewaskum, Wisconsin^7,8. He was the son of 4. Johann Christian Jacob Röhr and 5. Johanna Beate Sophie Müller. He married 3. Margaret Ann Sourwalt July 12, 1845 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania⁹.

3. Margaret Ann Sourwalt¹⁰, born September 15, 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^11,12; died October 16, 1907^13,14. She was the daughter of 6. ? Sourwalt.

Children of Georg Röhr and Margaret Sourwalt are:

1 i. Jacob Louis Roohr, born December 20, 1847 in Springfield Township, Mahohing Co., Ohio; died June 14, 1921; married Gertrude Ann Steele 1873.

ii. George Christian Roohr, born March 26, 1850 in Springfield Township, Mahohing Co., Ohio¹⁵; died November 07, 1925 in Chico, California; married Emelia Mary Meinke September 15, 1877 in Unity, Clark County Wisconsin¹⁶; born June 21, 1861 in Milwaukee (Town Lake), Wisconsin¹⁶; died July 17, 1941 in Chico, California¹⁶.

iii. Sophia Catherina Roohr, born August 09, 1852 in Springfield Township, Mahohing Co., Ohio¹⁷

iv. Charlotte Rachel Roohr, born March 31, 1855 in Springfield Township, Mahohing Co., Ohio¹⁸

v. Charles Anthony Roohr¹⁹, born September 24, 1857 in Wisconsin²⁰; died June 22, 1933; married Ann M Steele; born December 09, 1861²¹; died November 27, 1942²¹.

vi. Annie Elizabeth Roohr²², born March 08, 1860 in Farmington, Wisconsin²³; married George William Ingersoll 1880 in West Bend, Wisconsin; born October 07, 1857 in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

vii. Sara Ann Authiccia Roohr²⁴, born September 17, 1862 in Farmington, Wisconsin²⁵; married ? Brown

viii. Francis Henry Roohr²⁶, born October 26, 1866 in Farmington, Wisconsin²⁷

Generation No. 3

4. Johann Christian Jacob Röhr^28,29,30, born March 07, 1794 in Igelshieb, Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany^31,32,33; died Abt. 1863 in Petersburg, Mahoning Co., Ohio. He was the son of 8. Johann Gottfried Röhr and 9. Elisabetha Barbara Müller. He married 5. Johanna Beate Sophie Müller June 07, 1818 in Igelshieb, Thuringia, Germany³⁴.

5. Johanna Beate Sophie Müller^35,36, born December 10, 1794 in Neuhaus/Schmalenbuche, Thuringia, Germany^37,38,39. She was the daughter of 10. Johann Georg Martin Müller and 11. Johanna Sophia Catharina Müller.

Children of Johann Röhr and Johanna Müller are:

i. Johanna Frederike Röhr⁴⁰, born September 22, 1818⁴¹

ii. Charlotte Frederike Caroline Adelheid Röhr, born February 24, 1821 in Germany^42,43; married William Seiter; born Abt. 1821 in Wurtemberg, Germany⁴³; died June 27, 1876 in Philadelphia , Pa^44,45.

2 iii. Georg Christian Röhr, born July 16, 1823 in Germany; died August 26, 1866 in Kewaskum, Wisconsin; married Margaret Ann Sourwalt July 12, 1845 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

iv. Ludwig Gottfried Röhr, born May 27, 1826⁴⁶

v. Christian Heinrich Lebarecht Röhr^47,48, born January 01, 1832 in Germany^49,50; died July 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi; married Anna A. Aeppli March 27, 1853 in Darlington, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; born December 18, 1833 in Switzerland^51,52,53; died August 06, 1913 in Los Angeles, California^54,55.

vi. Charles Roahr⁵⁶, born 1837 in Paterson, New Jersey^57,58; died September 04, 1863 in Nashville, Tennessee^59,60; married Christiana F. Metzgar September 04, 1855 in Wawatosa, Wisconsin^61,62,63; born December 12, 1836⁶⁴; died August 08, 1895 in Petersburg, Mahoning Co., Ohio^64,65.

6. ? Sourwalt, born 1800 in Scotland.

Children of ? Sourwalt are:

i. George Sourwalt⁶⁶

ii. Rebecca Sourwalt⁶⁶, married Unknown Burkhart

3 iii. Margaret Ann Sourwalt, born September 15, 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died October 16, 1907; married Georg Christian Röhr July 12, 1845 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Generation No. 4

8. Johann Gottfried Röhr⁶⁷, born May 15, 1767 in Germany⁶⁷; died August 08, 1846 in Germany⁶⁷. He was the son of 16. Johann Hans Röhr and 17. Elisabetha Magdalena Muller. He married 9. Elisabetha Barbara Müller January 05, 1794 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany⁶⁸.

9. Elisabetha Barbara Müller She was the daughter of 18. Johann Georg Müller and 19. Catharina Rosina M Hauckert.

Children of Johann Röhr and Elisabetha Müller are:

4 i. Johann Christian Jacob Röhr, born March 07, 1794 in Igelshieb, Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany; died Abt. 1863 in Petersburg, Mahoning Co., Ohio; married Johanna Beate Sophie Müller June 07, 1818 in Igelshieb, Thuringia, Germany.

ii. Johanna Maria Margaretha Röhr⁶⁹, born January 16, 1796 in Igelshieb, Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany⁶⁹

iii. Johann Jacob Friedrich Röhr^70,71, born October 10, 1798⁷¹; married Johanna Philippine Christiane Meusel; born in Katzhütte.

iv. Johanna Christina Elisabetha Röhr⁷¹, born March 26, 1801⁷¹

v. Johanna Maria Caroline Röhr^72,73, born January 06, 1804^73,74

vi. Simon David Röhr^74,75, born May 05, 1805 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany^76,77; married Johanna Elizabeth Frederike Meusel; born in Katzhutte⁷⁸.

10. Johann Georg Martin Müller⁷⁹, died in Schmalbuchen. He was the son of 20. Johann Heinrich Müller. He married 11. Johanna Sophia Catharina Müller May 10, 1792 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany⁸⁰.

11. Johanna Sophia Catharina Müller She was the daughter of 22. Georg Stephan Müller and 23. Anna Margaretha Muller.

Children of Johann Müller and Johanna Müller are:

i. First Daughter Müller⁸¹

5 ii. Johanna Beate Sophie Müller, born December 10, 1794 in Neuhaus/Schmalenbuche, Thuringia, Germany; married Johann Christian Jacob Röhr June 07, 1818 in Igelshieb, Thuringia, Germany.

iii. Georg Heinrich Müller⁸², born March 18, 1797⁸²

iv. Johanna Elisabetha Müller⁸², born September 22, 1798⁸²

v. Maria Margaretha Friedericke Müller⁸², born June 17, 1801⁸²

vi. Johann Nicol Jacob Müller⁸², born June 24, 1804⁸²

Generation No. 5

16. Johann Hans Röhr⁸², born September 08, 1749 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany⁸³. He was the son of Leonhardt Röhr. He married 17. Elisabetha Magdalena Muller.

17. Elisabetha Magdalena Muller, born April 09, 1725 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany. She was the daughter of Jacob Muller.

Child of Johann Röhr and Elisabetha Muller is:

8 i. Johann Gottfried Röhr, born May 15, 1767 in Germany; died August 08, 1846 in Germany; married Elisabetha Barbara Müller January 05, 1794 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany.

18. Johann Georg Müller, born in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany. He was the son of Georg Christoph Muller. He married 19. Catharina Rosina M Hauckert October 28, 1755 in Igelshieb, Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany.

19. Catharina Rosina M Hauckert, born June 15, 1735 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Nicol Hauckert and Maria Barbara Unknown.

Child of Johann Müller and Catharina Hauckert is:

9 i. Elisabetha Barbara Müller, married Johann Gottfried Röhr January 05, 1794 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany.

20. Johann Heinrich Müller⁸⁴, born in Piesau; died 1792.

Child of Johann Heinrich Müller is:

10 i. Johann Georg Martin Müller, died in Schmalbuchen; married Johanna Sophia Catharina Müller May 10, 1792 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany.

22. Georg Stephan Müller⁸⁴, born 1742 in Schmalbuchen. He was the son of Hans Georg Muller. He married 23. Anna Margaretha Muller.

23. Anna Margaretha Muller She was the daughter of Jacob Muller and Rosina Elizabetha Unknown.

Child of Georg Müller and Anna Muller is:

11 i. Johanna Sophia Catharina Müller, married Johann Georg Martin Müller May 10, 1792 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany.

Endnotes

1. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, Declaration for Original Pension of a Widow.............., Jacob Louis, born Dec 20, 1847.

2. Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, Wisc.), States birth date as 20 Dec. 1848. But 1847 sounds more correct since this same article says he enlisted in the Civil War at 18 and the war was over by 1866.

3. Greenwood (Wisconsin) Gleaner 12/20/1928.

4. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834, Upon arrival in New York listed as Georg Rohr age 10.

5. Washington Co. Wisconsin, Veterans' Service Office-Letter of 1/8/1991 and data..

6. Church Records from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany: As searched by Nadine Moser in 1997/1998.

7. Washington Co. Wisconsin, Veterans' Service Office-Letter of 1/8/1991 and data..

8. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, Declaration for Original Pension of a Widow-Child or Children under Sixteen years of age surviving..

9. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit of George Sourwalt and Rebecca Burkhart, Brother and Sister of Margaret Roohr., Also included on "Widow's Claim For Pension"...Margaret Ann Sourwalt and that she was married to George C. Roohr on or about the 12th day of July 1845, at Philadelphia.....

10. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit attested to by George Sourwalt and Rebecca Burkhart, Brother and Sister to Margaret Roohr.

11. Information from Margaret Roohr Rosati July 1998, Said birth was in 1825.

12. Information from George K. Roohr 2003, Said birth year was 1826.

13. Information from Margaret Roohr Rosati July 1998.

14. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, Document "Pensioner Dropped", ...has been dropped because of Death Oct 16 1907.

15. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, Declaration for Original Pension of a Widow......, George Christian, born March 26, 1850.

16. Newspaper Obituary-Chico California 7/17/1941.

17. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, Declaration for Origina Pension of a Widow...., Sophia Catherina, born August 9th, 1852.

18. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, Declaration for Original Pension of a Widow, Charlotte Rachel, born March 31, 1855.

19. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit 6/4/1889, ...George Roohr and Margaret A Roohr husband and wife ...present at the birth of Mrs Margaret A Roohrs Children...Charles A. Roohr was born Sept 24th - 1857.

20. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit 6/4/1889, Charles A Roohr was born sept 24th - 1857.

21. Information from Margaret Roohr Rosati July 1998.

22. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit dated 6/4/1889, Anna Eliza was born March 08 - 1860On Declaration for Original Pension... birth date shown March 18, 1860.

23. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit 6/4/1889, Anna Eliza was born March 08 - 1860.

24. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit dated 6/4/1889, ...George roohr and Margaret A Roohr husband and wife....the birth of Mrs Margaret A Roohrs Children...Sarah A Roohr was born Sept 17th - 1862.

25. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit dated 6/4/1889, Sara A Roohr was born Sept 17th - 1862.

26. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit dated 6/4/1889, George Roohr and Margaret A Roohr husband and wife...was present at the birth of Mrs Margaret A Roohrs Childred......F........ Henry was born Oct 26th - 1866.

27. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr, General Affidavit dated 6/4/1889, F...... Henry was born Oct 26th - 1866.

28. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834.

29. Church Records from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany: As searched by Nadine Moser in 1997/1998.

30. Family History Catalog, Family History Catalog-Lutheran Church records Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany, (From Trudy Schenk Park City, UT 84098).

31. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834, Age at time or arrival in New York was 40.

32. Church Records from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany: As searched by Nadine Moser in 1997/1998.

33. Family History Catalog, Family History Catalog-Lutheran Church records Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany, (From Trudy Schenk Park City, UT 84098).

34. Family History Catalog, Marriage certificate for Christian Jacob Rohr to Johanna Beata Sophia Muller:6/7/1818, (From Trudy Schenk Park City, UT 84098).

35. Church Records from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany: As searched by Nadine Moser in 1997/1998.

36. Family History Catalog, Family History Catalog-Lutheran Church records Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany, (From Trudy Schenk Park City, UT 84098).

37. Church Records from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany: As searched by Nadine Moser in 1997/1998.

38. Family History Catalog, Family History Catalog-Lutheran Church records Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany, (From Trudy Schenk Park City, UT 84098).

39. Census-1850 Springfieldr Twp., Mahoning Co., Ohio, 364.

40. Church Records from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany: As searched by Nadine Moser in 1997/1998.

41. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834, Upon arrival in New York listed as age 16.

42. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834, Age upon arrival in New York Was 13.

43. Census-1870 Springfield Twp., Mahoning Co., Ohio, Page 236.

44. Mahoning County Chapter Ohio Gendalogical Society, Springfield Township Cemetery and Death Records Mahoning County, Ohio, (Mahoning County, Ohio, Cemetery and Death Records Series, No.2), Page 115, Record of Funerals, 1875-1901 at St. John's Lutheran ChurchSeiter, William (no data given).

45. Mahoning County Chapter Ohio Gendalogical Society, Springfield Township Cemetery and Death Records Mahoning County, Ohio, (Mahoning County, Ohio, Cemetery and Death Records Series, No.2), 133, Seiter, William d 27 June 1876 55y2m, m, blacksmith, Cholera morbus, b Germany r Pertersburg d Philadelphia Pa.

46. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834, Upon arrival in New York listed as age 8.

47. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834, Upon arrival in New York, listed as Libericht Rohr age 2.

48. Census-1850 Springfieldr Twp., Mahoning Co., Ohio, 364, Listed with family as Henry Roohr age 18. Occupation, Cooper.

49. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ship Anne & Emilie 20 May 1834, Upon arrival in New York listed as age 2.

50. Standard Certificate of Death from County of Los Angeles-for Elizabeth L. Roehr.

51. Standard Certificate of Death from County of Los Angeles-For Henry F. Roehr.

52. Standard Certificate of Death from County of Los Angeles-for Elizabeth L. Roehr.

53. Standard Certificate of Death from County of Los Angeles-for Annie A Roehr.

54. Standard Certificate of Death from County of Los Angeles-For Henry F. Roehr, Local Registration No. 5056. Signed by Frank H. Gordon.

55. Pension Records (Civil War) Anna Appli Roohr, - - -Dear SirI have the sad duty of informing you that our dear Mother died on Oct 6th 1913. Name Anna Roohr---.

56. Census-1850 Springfieldr Twp., Mahoning Co., Ohio, 364, Listed with his family as Charles Roohr age 14.

57. Military Service Records (Civil War) of Charles Roahr, "Inventory of effects of Deceased Soldiers", "...He was born in Patterson in the State of New Jersey is twenty Six years of age... died...the fourth day of September 1863."

58. Census-1850 Springfieldr Twp., Mahoning Co., Ohio, 364, Charles Roohr listed as 14 years old.

59. Letter form William G. Kaiser, Superintendent Nashville National Cemetery 8/23/1978.

60. Military Service Records (Civil War) of Charles Roahr, "Inventory of effects of Deceased Soldiers", "...Died in Hospital at Nashville Tennes. the fourth day of September 1863."

61. Pension Records (Civil War) Christiana Rohr, Sworn statement by Christiana Rohr 11/4/1863..

62. Pension Records (Civil War) Christiana Rohr, Written statement of Edwin Johnson, Justice of the Peace, prepared Sept 4, 1855 in Milwaukee County Wisconsin. Marriage witnessed by William B. Smith and Henry Roohr.

63. Military Service Records (Civil War) of Charles Roahr, Record of Death and Internment, ...Married. Wife, Christian Rohr, Petersburg, Mahoning Co. Ohio.

64. Mahoning County Chapter Ohio Gendalogical Society, Springfield Township Cemetery and Death Records Mahoning County, Ohio, (Mahoning County, Ohio, Cemetery and Death Records Series, No.2), 28.

65. Pension Records (Civil War) Christiana Rohr, Letter from John Schnabel Executor of the Estate of Christiana Rohr.

66. Pension Records (Civil War) Margaret Roohr.

67. Church Records from Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany: As searched by Nadine Moser in 1997/1998.

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81. Family History Catalog, Marriage certificate for Christian Jacob Rohr to Johanna Beata Sophia Muller:6/7/1818, (From Trudy Schenk Park City, UT 84098), ...Johanna Beata Sophia Muller 2nd daughter...

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83. Source not specific. Implied or probable..

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