Data reported by Ian C. Zaenger, as of December 2003

Descendants of Johann Jacob Zänger

Generation No. 1

1. Johann Jacob⁵ Zänger (Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born abt. 1747, and died abt. 1800. He married (1) Eva Riehl 22 Nov 1768 in Wangen, Alsace, France¹, daughter of Daniel Riehl and Eva Veld. She was born abt. 1745, and died Bef. May 1770 in Wangen, Alsace, France. He married (2) Anna Barbara Bauer 01 May 1770 in Wangen, Alsace, France², daughter of Matthias Baur and Catharina Ort. She was born 1741 in Wangen, Alsace, France³, and died 18 Jan 1820 in Minderslachen, Pfalz^4,5.

More About Johann Jacob Zänger:

Confirmation: 1763, Festo Paschatis; Wangen, Alsace, France⁶

More About Anna Barbara Bauer:

Burial: 20 Jan 1820⁷

Confirmation: 1759, Festo Nativitatis Christi; Wangen, Alsace, France⁸

Children of Johann Zänger and Anna Bauer are:

+ 2 i. Johannes⁶ Zänger, born 19 Jan 1776; died 04 May 1847 in Kandel, Pfalz.

+ 3 ii. Lorentz Zänger, born 13 Dec 1777 in Wangen, Alsace, France; died 22 Mar 1837 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

4 iii. Carl Friedrich Zänger, born 13 Sep 1778⁹.

Johann Jacob seems to have been the one son of Philipp and Margaretha (Feuer) Zenger who left the home village in Alsace and settled, perhaps around 1780 or so, in Minderslachen, a small enclave about a kilometer or two north on the road out of the larger town of Kandel. There is evidence that Johann Jacob’s older brother, Johann Philipp, also spent some time in the Pfalz region, but he seems to have returned to Wangen prior to 1767. I am presuming that this traveling may have had something to do with the linen-weaving trade, but I am still looking for additional evidence.

Generation No. 2

2. Johannes⁶ Zänger (Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 19 Jan 1776⁹, and died 04 May 1847 in Kandel, Pfalz¹⁰. He married Anna Margaretha Nuß abt. 1797, daughter of Johann Nuß and Maria Kolb. She was born 18 Jan 1776 in Minderslachen, Pfalz¹¹, and died 03 Dec 1819 in Minderslachen, Pfalz¹².

More About Johannes Zänger:

Confirmation: 1788, Festo Palmarum¹³

More About Anna Margaretha Nuß:

Burial: 05 Dec 1819¹⁴

Children of Johannes Zänger and Anna Nuß are:

+ 5 i. Johannes Georg⁷ Zänger, born 14 Apr 1798 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died Bef. Sep 1858 in Kelso Twp., Dearborn, Indiana.

6 ii. Philipp Jacob Zänger, born 17 Jan 1801¹⁵.

+ 7 iii. Johann Michael [Carl] Zänger, born 04 Aug 1803.

+ 8 iv. Eva Catharina Zänger, born 25 Apr 1807 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 1862 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH.

+ 9 v. Maria Margarethe Zänger, born 07 Apr 1809 in Minderslachen, Pfalz.

+ 10 vi. Johann Christoph Zänger, born 20 Jul 1813 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 11 Oct 1885 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL.

It seems from the data that I have so far that these children of Johannes and Margaretha are the source of at least three lines of immigrants to America prior to about 1850. I have not found any further record of their second son, Philipp Jacob, after his birth/baptismal record in the LDS Ancestral File. I have correspondence with a descendant along this line who has research they obtained a number of years ago from a researcher in Germany, but I have not yet had the opportunity to examine it.

3. Lorentz⁶ Zänger (Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 13 Dec 1777 in Wangen, Alsace, France¹⁶, and died 22 Mar 1837 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France¹⁷. He married (1) Maria Salome Seber 08 Dec 1796 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France¹⁸, daughter of Johannes Seber and Maria Siber. She was born 09 Oct 1773 in Westhoffen, Alsace, France¹⁸, and died 07 Jul 1821 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France^19,20. He married (2) Maria Barbara Koch 22 Jan 1822 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France²¹, daughter of Jost Koch and Maria Fritschmann. She was born 22 Sep 1791 in Tränheim, Bas-Rhin, France²¹, and died 03 Oct 1844 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France²².

More About Lorentz Zänger:

Occupation: 1822, Garde champêtre

Children of Lorentz Zänger and Maria Koch are:

+ 11 i. Johann David⁷ Zänger, born 22 Dec 1822 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 23 Mar 1886 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

+ 12 ii. Maria Barbara Zänger, born 21 Jan 1825 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 19 Aug 1903 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

+ 13 iii. Catharina Elisabetha Zänger, born 25 Jan 1827 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 27 Feb 1889 in Wood Co., Ohio.

+ 14 iv. Philipp Jacob Zänger, born 24 Jan 1830 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died abt. 22 Feb 1894 in Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York.

It seems that almost all of the children of Lorentz and Barbara also crossed the ocean from Europe to America, except for the oldest son Johann David. However, one of Johann David’s sons also came to America, but later returned to Wangen, apparently after spending some time in San Francisco, California, around 1875-1880. I think it is likely that he may have crossed the country on the transcontinental railroad only a few years after its completion in 1869.

Generation No. 3

5. Johannes Georg⁷ Zänger (Johannes⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 14 Apr 1798 in Minderslachen, Pfalz²³, and died Bef. Sep 1858 in Kelso Twp., Dearborn, Indiana²⁴. He married Eva Katherina Nuss 22 May 1828 in Kandel, Pfalz²⁵, daughter of Georg Nuß. She was born abt. 1802 in Minderslachen, Pfalz²⁶, and died Bef. 16 Oct 1868 in Smithfield, Delaware, Indiana^27,28.

More About Johannes Georg Zänger:

Immigration: 08 Dec 1845, Ship Francis Depau; arrived at New Orleans from Le Havre

Property: 16 Mar 1846, Bought 158.72 acres from John Kelso in Kelso Twp., Dearborn Co., IN²⁹

More About Eva Katherina Nuss:

Burial: abt. 07 Sep 1868, Bortsfield Cemetery; Liberty Twp., Delaware, Indiana³⁰

Immigration: 08 Dec 1845, Ship Francis Depau; arrived at New Orleans from Le Havre

Children of Johannes Zänger and Eva Nuss are:

+ 15 i. Margaretha⁸ Zänger, born 18 Dec 1824 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 18 Aug 1872 in Smithfield, Delaware, Indiana.

16 ii. Johann Georg Zänger, born 26 Mar 1829 in Minderslachen, Pfalz³¹; died Aft. Sep 1858. He married Elisabeth Zänger-wife abt. 1855; born abt. 1830.

More About Johann Georg Zänger:

Christening: 28 Mar 1829, Kandel, Pfalz³¹

Confirmation: 1843, Kandel, Pfalz

Immigration: 08 Dec 1845, Ship Francis Depau; arrived at New Orleans from Le Havre

+ 17 iii. Catherina Zänger, born 05 Feb 1832 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 08 Jul 1903 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.

+ 18 iv. Louise Zänger, born 24 Apr 1834 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 05 Nov 1906 in Kelso Twp., Dearborn, Indiana.

This family arrived at the port of New Orleans on the ship “Francis Depau” in December 1845. From there they seem to have taken the great Mississippi water highway north and then followed the Ohio River east, settling in Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana.

Of the four children of Johannes George Zaenger and Eva Katherina Nuss I have only been able so far to find descendants of their three daughters. There are land and estate records in Dearborn County that name the son, Johann George Zaenger, with a wife named Elizabeth, but I have not been able to locate them in other records in Dearborn County, or in census records from 1860 onwards.

7. Johann Michael [Carl]⁷ Zänger (Johannes⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 04 Aug 1803³². He married Eva Catharine Zapf abt. 1827. She was born abt. 1803.

More About Johann Michael [Carl] Zänger:

Confirmation: abt. Apr 1818, Kandel, Pfalz³³

Children of Johann Zänger and Eva Zapf are:

19 i. Maria Magdalena⁸ Zänger, born 28 Jun 1828 in Kandel, Pfalz³⁴.

More About Maria Magdalena Zänger:

Christening: 29 Jun 1828, Kandel, Pfalz³⁴

20 ii. Friedrich Zänger, born 30 Nov 1832 in Höfen, Pfalz³⁵.

More About Friedrich Zänger:

Christening: 02 Dec 1832, Kandel, Pfalz³⁵

21 iii. Eva Catharine Zänger, born 14 Jun 1837 in Höfen, Pfalz³⁶.

More About Eva Catharine Zänger:

Christening: 18 Jun 1837, Kandel, Pfalz³⁶

22 iv. Georg Jacob Zänger, born 17 Jun 1844 in Minderslachen, Pfalz³⁷.

I think there is a good possibility that this family also emigrated, perhaps to the Cincinnati, Ohio area, but I have not yet confirmed this.

8. Eva Catharina⁷ Zänger (Johannes⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 25 Apr 1807 in Minderslachen, Pfalz³⁸, and died 1862 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH³⁹. She married Georg Michael Propheter 15 Jan 1829 in Kandel, Pfalz⁴⁰, son of Johann Propheter and Margaretha Weinmann. He was born 23 Feb 1804 in Heuchelheim, Pfalz⁴¹, and died 28 Jan 1875 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH^42,43,44.

More About Eva Catharina Zänger:

Burial: Vine Street Hill Cemetery; Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH

Confirmation: 1820, Kandel, Pfalz⁴⁵

More About Georg Michael Propheter:

Burial: 31 Jan 1875, Vine Street Hill Cemetery; Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH

Children of Eva Zänger and Georg Propheter are:

23 i. Margaretha⁸ Propheter, born 25 Sep 1829⁴⁶; died 23 Jan 1845 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁴⁶.

24 ii. Eva Barbara Propheter, born 14 Dec 1830 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁴⁷. She married George Hammel 24 Jun 1877 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH; born abt. 1830.

More About Eva Barbara Propheter:

Christening: 19 Dec 1830, Kandel, Pfalz⁴⁷

+ 25 iii. Johann Michael Propheter, born 12 Jan 1832 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 30 Apr 1887 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH.

+ 26 iv. Katharina Margaretha Propheter, born 22 Mar 1833 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 1897.

+ 27 v. Johann Georg Propheter, born 12 Jul 1834 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 06 May 1887 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH.

+ 28 vi. Louise Propheter, born 06 May 1836 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 23 Mar 1916 in San Francisco, CA.

+ 29 vii. Georg Adam Propheter, born 12 Nov 1837 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 25 Sep 1896 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH.

30 viii. Michael Propheter, born 11 Mar 1839 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁴⁸; died 26 Oct 1840 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁴⁹.

More About Michael Propheter:

Christening: 14 Mar 1839, Kandel, Pfalz⁵⁰

+ 31 ix. Eva Catharina Propheter, born 25 Nov 1840 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 08 Apr 1925 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH.

32 x. Eva Elisabetha Propheter, born 25 Sep 1843 in Minderslachen, Pfalz; died 11 Nov 1845 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁵¹.

33 xi. Georg Michael Propheter, born 29 Mar 1845 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁵²; died 11 Nov 1845 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁵³.

34 xii. Georg Michael Propheter, born 03 Jan 1848 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁵⁴; died Aft. Jun 1860.

I have been corresponding for several years with four different descendants along this particular family line. Their contributions and insights have been critical to helping me get a better picture of how these different families settled and spread out after arriving in this country.

This Propheter family arrived at New Orleans in December 1850, aboard the ship “Oxenbridge”. They also probably came up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, coming a little further east than their kinfolk in Dearborn County, Indiana, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio.

9. Maria Margarethe⁷ Zänger (Johannes⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 07 Apr 1809 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁵⁵. She married Johann Georg Rödel 25 Apr 1839 in Kandel, Pfalz⁵⁶, son of Georg Rödel and Margaretha Wagner. He was born 24 Mar 1811 in Kandel, Pfalz⁵⁷.

Children of Maria Zänger and Johann Rödel are:

+ 35 i. Anna Margaretha⁸ Rödel, born 26 Jul 1837 in Minderslachen, Pfalz.

36 ii. Michael Rödel, born 09 Mar 1840 in Kandel, Pfalz⁵⁸.

37 iii. Anna Catharina Rödel, born 30 Jan 1842 in Kandel, Pfalz⁵⁹.

I think it is also possible that this family may have immigrated to America around 1850, but I do not have any evidence of this as yet.

10. Johann Christoph⁷ Zänger (Johannes⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 20 Jul 1813 in Minderslachen, Pfalz⁶⁰, and died 11 Oct 1885 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL. He married (1) Esther Margaretha Lepere⁶¹ abt. 1835, daughter of Johann Lepere and Anna Nuss. She was born 17 May 1812 in Erlenbach (bei Kandel), Pfalz (Germany), and died Bef. Sep 1853 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL⁶². He married (2) Anna Maria Martz⁶³ 15 Sep 1853⁶³. She was born 05 Apr 1821 in Erlenbach, Pfalz, and died 24 Jun 1901 in Belleville, St. Clair, IL⁶⁴.

More About Johann Christoph Zänger:

Christening: 22 Jul 1813, Kandel, Pfalz⁶⁵

More About Anna Maria Martz:

Burial: Flickinger Cemetery; St. Clair Co., IL

Children of Johann Zänger and Esther Lepere are:

38 i. Friedrich⁸ Zaenger, born abt. 1837⁶⁶; died 12 Apr 1859 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL⁶⁶.

39 ii. Jacob Zaenger, born 08 May 1839⁶⁶; died 18 Jul 1848 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL⁶⁶.

40 iii. Margarethe Zaenger, born 22 Feb 1841 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL; died 12 Mar 1853 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL⁶⁶.

41 iv. Wilhelm Zaenger, born 07 Apr 1843 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL; died 09 Mar 1853 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL⁶⁶.

42 v. Adam Zaenger, born abt. 1844 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL⁶⁶; died Bef. 1860.

43 vi. Georg Zaenger, born 07 May 1845 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL; died 12 Mar 1853 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL⁶⁶.

44 vii. Eve Zaenger, born abt. 1848 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL; died Bef. 1860 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL.

+ 45 viii. John Zaenger, born 20 Sep 1851 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL; died 22 Jan 1934 in Stookey Twp., St. Clair, IL.

This family is probably the very earliest of the immigrants named Zaenger to come to America. After landing in New Orleans about 1835 (still looking for the ship record), Christoph seems to have met and married his first wife, possibly while still in Louisiana. He (they?) then traveled up the Mississippi, and instead of turning right at the Ohio River, continued on up a bit further north before settling on a farm on the bluffs overlooking what would become the town of Centreville, Illinois. Unfortunately this large family seems to have been tragically affected by one of the many epidemics that visited 19^th century America; there were several cholera epidemics in the 1840’s and ‘50’s. The lone survivor appears to have been the youngest son, John.

11. Johann David⁷ Zänger (Lorentz⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 22 Dec 1822 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁶⁷, and died 23 Mar 1886 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France^68,69. He married Maria Margaretha Vogler 18 Jan 1848 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France^70,71, daughter of Georg Vogler and Margaretha Walter. She was born 25 Oct 1822 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

More About Johann David Zänger:

Residence: 18 Jan 1848, Marlenheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace

Children of Johann Zänger and Maria Vogler are:

+ 46 i. David⁸ Zänger, born 03 Sep 1848 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 14 May 1914.

47 ii. Anna Margaretha Zänger, born 04 Jul 1851 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France^72,73; died 17 Jan 1853 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁷⁴.

+ 48 iii. Charles Frédéric Zänger, born 04 Jul 1854 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

12. Maria Barbara⁷ Zänger (Lorentz⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 21 Jan 1825 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁷⁵, and died 19 Aug 1903 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio^76,77. She married Christian Müller 20 Jan 1852 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France^78,79, son of Johann Müller and Margaretha Schwartz. He was born 17 Dec 1820 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁸⁰, and died 07 Nov 1904 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio⁸¹.

More About Maria Barbara Zänger:

Burial: 21 Aug 1903, Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio^82,83

More About Christian Müller:

Burial: 09 Nov 1904, Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio^84,85

Children of Maria Zänger and Christian Müller are:

49 i. Barbara⁸ Müller, born 03 Dec 1852 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁸⁶; died Bef. 1860.

+ 50 ii. Christian F. Miller, born abt. Sep 1864 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

[Maria] Barbara and her husband Christian settled in Perrysburg, Ohio, in the same area as their other cousins from Wangen. It seems their young daughter must have died in infancy, at a location unknown to me.

13. Catharina Elisabetha⁷ Zänger (Lorentz⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 25 Jan 1827 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁸⁷, and died 27 Feb 1889 in Wood Co., Ohio⁸⁸. She married Johann Michael Treuschel 21 Jan 1851 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France^89,90, son of Johann Treuschel and Anna Treuschel. He was born 06 Apr 1822 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹¹, and died 01 Nov 1897 in Wood Co., Ohio⁹².

More About Catharina Elisabetha Zänger:

Burial: abt. 27 Feb 1889, Union Hill Cemetery; Plain Twp., Wood, Ohio⁹²

More About Johann Michael Treuschel:

Burial: abt. 01 Nov 1897, Union Hill Cemetery; Plain Twp., Wood, Ohio⁹²

Children of Catharina Zänger and Johann Treuschel are:

51 i. Charles Frédéric⁸ Treuschel, born 21 Sep 1851 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹³; died 10 Feb 1853 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹⁴.

+ 52 ii. Frédéric Treuschel, born 13 Sep 1853 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 07 Feb 1932 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

53 iii. Chrétien Treuschel, born 16 Aug 1855 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹⁵; died 25 Mar 1856 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹⁶.

54 iv. David Treuschel, born 26 Feb 1857 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹⁷; died 12 Mar 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹⁸.

+ 55 v. Charles Treuschel, born 11 Mar 1859 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died Bef. Jan 1937.

+ 56 vi. Elisabeth Treuschel, born 31 May 1860 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 19 May 1931 in Center Twp., Wood, Ohio.

+ 57 vii. Barbara Treuschel, born 05 Apr 1862 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 09 Dec 1936 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

58 viii. Michel Treuschel, born 28 Sep 1863 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France⁹⁹.

14. Philipp Jacob⁷ Zänger (Lorentz⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 24 Jan 1830 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France¹⁰⁰, and died abt. 22 Feb 1894 in Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York. He married Henrietta Minnich¹⁰¹ abt. 1852. She was born abt. 24 Oct 1824 in France, and died 13 Feb 1893 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio^102,103,104.

Notes for Philipp Jacob Zänger:

enumerated with a fifth cousin, Charles W. (Charles Guillaume) Treuschel, in the 1880 census for Toledo, Ohio.

More About Philipp Jacob Zänger:

Burial: Markham's Cemetery; Markham, Cattaraugus, New York

More About Henrietta Minnich:

Burial: 16 Feb 1893, Green Lawn Cemetery; Columbus, Franklin, Ohio

Children of Philipp Zänger and Henrietta Minnich are:

59 i. Henrietta⁸ Zänger, born abt. 1853 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

+ 60 ii. Philip Zanger, born 27 Dec 1856 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio; died 1915 in Fair Plains, Cattaraugus, New York.

61 iii. Christopher Zanger, born abt. 1860 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

+ 62 iv. Barbara Zanger, born 13 Aug 1860 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio; died 05 Nov 1951 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.

63 v. Frederica Zanger, born abt. 1863 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

64 vi. Eliza Zanger, born abt. 1865 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio; died Aft. 1930. She married mister Fisher abt. 1890; born abt. 1865.

More About Eliza Zanger:

Residence: 1930, Columbus, Franklin, OH

65 vii. Bertha Zanger, born abt. Jul 1867 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio¹⁰⁵; died 09 Aug 1955 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. She married (1) mister Silliman abt. 1890; born abt. 1870. She married (2) mister Mayer abt. 1930; born abt. 1865; died Bef. 1955.

More About Bertha Zanger:

Burial: Sunset Cemetery; Galloway, Franklin, Ohio

This particular family has been quite a challenge. I have the record of Phillip Jacob’s birth in Wangen, and then their is no further mention of him in these records. I next find a “Philip Senger” in the 1860 census in Perrysburg, Ohio, age 30, married to a woman named Henrietta, and with children Charles (age 14), Henry (age 10), Mary (age 9), Henrietta (age 7) and Phillip (age 3). All of these children, except for Charles, are listed as being born in New York. The last two children are, I believe, the same as the first two children shown in the list above. The other children are apparently Henrietta’s from a prior marriage.

The 1870 census in Perrysburg shows the same family as described above, except that the older son Charles (about age 24) is no longer in the household. By the 1880 census, however, the parents are shown living apart; Phillip in Toledo, Ohio, with another former Wangen resident (Charles W. Treuschel and family) and Henrietta in Perrysburg with daughter’s Frederica and Eliza. The location of the youngest daughter, Bertha, in the 1900 and 1880 census, provided the clues that linked the locations of much of the remainder of this family. In the Soundex for the 1900 census of Columbus, Ohio, I found a “Bertha Zanger” of the correct age. She was the sister-in-law of Barney McConathy, whose wife Barbara matched the age for Barbara, daughter of Phillip and Henrietta. Then while looking through the 1880 census on CD published by the LDS Genealogical Society of Utah, I found a “Berthie Zanger”, a sister-in-law of Jacob Dersey, in Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York. Jacob’s wife Mary fit the age expected for Mary the daughter of Henrietta by her previous husband.

Subsequent search of records in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio and Dayton, New York have yielded data that is consistent with this family having lived in all of these locations. My hypothesis is that Philipp Jacob Zaenger came to America about 1850, perhaps arriving at New York City, but then traveling to Buffalo, New York, probably to take passage along the Great Lakes route to Wood and Lucas Counties, Ohio, where a number of other former Wangen natives had settled. In Buffalo he probably met and married Henrietta (maiden name apparently Minnich), whom I believe had been recently widowed, possibly of a man named Huff. This new family continued on to Perrysburg, Ohio, however, they may have maintained some ties in the Dayton area, which is south of Buffalo.

I still need to firm up some of these connections, and have yet to trace several of the children. As for the eldest son of Henrietta (by her first husband), I think that he kept his step-father’s name (unknown whether any of them were adopted) of Zaenger, and thenceforth appears in records of Toledo, Ohio as Charles Zaenger. This Charles Zaenger also left a Civil War pension record and other records which I am still studying to see if I can confirm this relationship.

Generation No. 4

15. Margaretha⁸ Zänger (Johannes Georg⁷, Johannes⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Zenger, Michael³, Peter² Zänger, Anthoni¹ Zenger) was born 18 Dec 1824 in Minderslachen, Pfalz^106,107, and died 18 Aug 1872 in Smithfield, Delaware, Indiana¹⁰⁸. She married Thomas Will 02 Sep 1845 in Bellheim, Pfalz¹⁰⁹, son of Georg Will and Barbara Humbert. He was born Dec 1812 in Knittelsheim, Pfalz^110,111, and died 09 Feb 1865 in Smithfield, Delaware, Indiana.

More About Margaretha Zänger:

Burial: abt. 18 Aug 1873, Bortsfield Cemetery; Liberty Twp., Delaware, Indiana¹¹²

Christening: 19 Dec 1824, Kandel, Pfalz¹¹³

Immigration: 08 Dec 1845, Ship Francis Depau; arrived at New Orleans from Le Havre

More About Thomas Will:

Burial: abt. 19 Feb 1865, Bortsfield Cemetery; Liberty Twp., Delaware, Indiana¹¹⁴

Immigration: 08 Dec 1845, Ship Francis Depau; arrived at New Orleans from Le Havre

Property: 28 Sep 1858, Bought ca. 70 acres from father-in-law's estate in Kelso Twp., Dearborn Co., IN¹¹⁵

Children of Margaretha Zänger and Thomas Will are:

66 i. Henry⁹ Will, born abt. 1848.

+ 67 ii. John Will, born abt. Dec 1849; died 14 Apr 1916 in Perry Twp., Delaware, Indiana.

+ 68 iii. George Ludwig Will, born 19 Sep 1851 in Cambridge, Wayne, Indiana; died 01 Nov 1898 in Perry Twp., Delaware, Indiana.

69 iv. Thomas Will, born abt. 1853 in Indiana¹¹⁶.

+ 70 v. Anna Mary Will, born abt. Mar 1855 in Indiana.

71 vi. Daniel Will, born abt. Oct 1857 in Indiana.

More About Daniel Will:

Occupation: 1900, Traveling salesman

Residence: 1900, Winchester, Randolph, IN

72 vii. Samuel Will, born abt. 1859 in Indiana.

73 viii. Adam Will, born abt. Mar 1861 in Indiana. He married Mary S. Will-wife abt. 1895; born abt. Jan 1854 in Pennsylvania.

More About Adam Will:

Occupation: 1910, Carpenter

Residence: 1910, Canton, Stark, OH

74 ix. Luisa Will, born abt. Jan 1863 in Indiana; died abt. 22 Feb 1865.

More About Luisa Will:

Burial: abt. 22 Feb 1865, Bortsfield Cemetery; Liberty Twp., Delaware, Indiana¹¹⁷

17. Catherina⁸ Zänger (Johannes Georg⁷, Johannes⁶, Johann Jacob⁵, Philipp⁴ Ze