Herr, Jean Jacques^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1837 - 1877  (40 years)

• Name	Herr, Jean Jacques
  Birth	3 Aug 1837	Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France
  Gender	Male
  Alternative names, change of name	Schumacher-Register, Vol 1: Jacob Herr.
  Joined Community	Mar 1841	Kloster Engelthal, Altenstadt, Ct Wetterau, Hesse, Germany   [5]
  	He came to the Community with his parents and siblings.
  Immigration to America	31 May 1843  [2]
  	Ship 'Cotton Planter'. He came with his parents and siblings.
  Residence	Aft 31 May 1843	Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1850	Middle Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [6]
  	Cheektowaga, Ct Erie, New York, USA. House #1743, family #1780.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1852	Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [5]
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1855	Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [7]
  	House #360, family #414. His occupation was listed as 'carpenter'. This dwelling was a frame house, valued at $450. In this house lived: Paul Herr and his wife, Margaretha née Finck; their children, Caroline Herr, Margaretha Herr, Jean Jacques Herr; Johann Melchior Haag and his wife Elisabetha Barbara née Haag; Magdalena Haag (daughter of Johann Melichor and Elisabetha Barbara); Maria Bürgi.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1860	West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA   [8]
  	Post Office: Reserve. House #2089, family #2128. His occupation was listed as 'Joiner'.
  Residence	Apr 1863	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1870	Amana Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [9]
  	Post Office: Amana, Iowa, House #126, family #210. His occupation was 'machinist'.
  Occupation	He was a carpenter and had become a good support for the Community, particularly for his knowledge and talent in erecting water works and repair of mill machinery.
  Death	1 Oct 1877	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  	While installing one of several heavy waterwheels, a rope broke, the jerk threw him sideways, striking his head so severely that he was instantly dead.
  Burial	2 Oct 1877	Middle Amana Cemetery, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [10]
  	Section 1, Row 7 and Plot 4.
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Herr, Jean Paul,   b. 18 Dec 1823, Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France d. 12 Jun 1842, Kloster Engelthal, Altenstadt, Ct Wetterau, Hesse, Germany  (Age 18 years)   2. Herr, Margaretha,   b. 20 Dec 1830, Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France d. 6 Oct 1901, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 70 years)   3. Herr, Caroline,   b. 10 Jan 1834   d. 4 Apr 1900, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Notes	EDIT 31 Mar 2021; AR; add month joined Comm. and S0011. EDIT 23 Mar 2022; CB; add S1115 EDIT 30 Oct 2022; CB; chg name from Jacob Herr to Jean Jacques Herr per birth record. EDIT 12 Nov 2022; CB; add S1116. EDIT 12 Nov 2022; CB; added S1114. EDIT 15 Feb 2023; CB; add S4024
  Person ID	I5140	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Herr, Paul,   b. 2 Feb 1800, Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France d. 16 Feb 1872, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Finck, Margaretha,   b. 19 Aug 1800, Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France d. 4 Apr 1866, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 65 years)
  Children	4 children
  1. Herr, Jean Paul,   b. 18 Dec 1823, Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France d. 12 Jun 1842, Kloster Engelthal, Altenstadt, Ct Wetterau, Hesse, Germany  (Age 18 years)   2. Herr, Margaretha,   b. 20 Dec 1830, Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France d. 6 Oct 1901, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 70 years)   3. Herr, Caroline,   b. 10 Jan 1834   d. 4 Apr 1900, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 66 years) + 4. Herr, Jean Jacques,   b. 3 Aug 1837, Goxweiler [hist], Goxwiller, Ct Obernai, Grand Est, France d. 1 Oct 1877, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Notes	EDIT 30 Oct 2022; CB; added marriage date and place; marriage register.
  Family ID	F1308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Koch, Karolina Elisabeth,   b. 22 Aug 1842, Kloster Engelthal, Altenstadt, Ct Wetterau, Hesse, Germany d. 13 May 1925, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1866	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [11]
  Children	5 children
  1. Herr, Paul,   b. 31 Dec 1866, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 17 Jul 1867, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years) + 2. Herr, Jacob,   b. 31 Dec 1866, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 14 Jun 1939, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 72 years) + 3. Herr, Karolina,   b. 21 Aug 1868, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 25 Oct 1936, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 68 years)   4. Herr, Margarethe,   b. 28 Oct 1870, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 23 Oct 1938, Monticello, Ct Wright, Minnesota, USA (Age 67 years) + 5. Herr, Gottlieb,   b. 8 Mar 1878, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 23 Apr 1963, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S0015] August Franz Koch, et al; translated by Erna Fels and Henry Ruff, Koch-Register Translation, Reliability >>2<<. [S0011] Anne DuVal Rehfuss, Rehfuss, Inspirationists' Arrivals 1828-1928, Reliability >>3<<. [S0009] Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Schumacher-Register, Vol 1, p. 219, Reliability >>3<<. [S0003] Gottlieb Scheuner, Inspirations-Historie 1877-1883, (Printed in Amana 1916), pp. 43-47, Reliability Score: 3. [S1030] Seelenliste Nieder Ebenezer 1 Jun 1852, page 23, Reliability >>5<< . [S1116] 1850 US Federal Census , page 492. [S4024] 1855 New York State Census, page 47. [S1114] 1860 US Federal Census , page 260. [S1115] 1870 US Federal Census , page 23. [S1024] http://iagenweb.org/iowa/cem/, IAGenWeb Iowa Head Stone Project, 4 Apr 2020, https://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=519458, Reliability >>3<<. [S4011] Marriage Records Iowa County, IA , F1822_MAR01_Herr_Koch_1866.jpg. names on the marriage record are Jacob and Caroline Elizabeth