Name |
Mennig, Sophie |
Nickname |
Sophia |
Birth |
25 Mar 1827 |
Edenkoben, Ct Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
Gender |
Female |
After the death of her father as the emigration process began, she and her mother went back to their homeland, where she married her first husband, a Scheerer. |
She was formerly in Engelthal and Marienborn with her parents. |
Immigration to America |
Aft 1842 |
She came to Ebenezer with her first husband but they were not accepted, so they settled in Buffalo, New York. After several years her husband died. |
Listed in Census |
1 Jun 1855 |
Lancaster, Ct Erie, New York, USA [4] |
Enumeration District 1. House #725. |
Listed in Census |
1 Jun 1860 |
West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA [5] |
Post office: West Seneca Centre. |
Came with her second husband, Friedrich Scholl Jr. |
Listed in Census |
1 Jun 1870 |
Iowa Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA [6] |
Post Office: Homestead, Iowa. House #158, family #174. Her occupation was listed as 'Keeping House'. |
Death |
6 May 1874 |
Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA |
- "She became ill in all her limbs, suffered for over five years with it and towards the end was bed ridden and totally helpless."(S0015)
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Burial |
9 May 1874 |
Homestead Cemetery, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA [7] |
- Section 1, Row 7 and Plot 7.
The name on the headstone is Sophia Scholl.
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Notes |
- EDIT 25 Sep 2022; CB; added S1115
- EDIT 20 Dec 2022; CB; add S4024
- EDIT 9 Mar 2023; CB; added S1114.
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Person ID |
I2382 |
Amana Tree |
Last Modified |
2 Nov 2023 |
Family 2 |
Scholl, Georg Friedrich Jr., b. 18 May 1830, Meckesheim, Ct Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 16 May 1915, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 84 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1861 |
New York, USA |
Children |
3 children |
| 1. Scholl, Barbara, b. 30 Mar 1854, Buffalo, Ct Erie, New York, USA d. 17 Feb 1868, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 13 years) | + | 2. Scholl, Lina, b. 26 Oct 1859, Buffalo, Ct Erie, New York, USA d. 22 Apr 1936, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 76 years) | | 3. Scholl, Friedrich, b. 26 Jan 1862, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 9 Dec 1937, Williamsburg, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 75 years) | |
Family ID |
F901 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
9 Mar 2023 |