Data reported December 2003 by Ian C. Zaenger

 

Descendants of Johann Philipp Zänger

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

        1.  Johann Philipp5 Zänger  (Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born abt. Jun 17361, and died 11 Jun 1794 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France1.  He married (1) Maria Magdalena Jung 25 Nov 1760 in Klingenmünster, Pfalz2, daughter of Lorentz Jungen.  She was born abt. 1740 in Oberhoffen, Pfalz3, and died ‘before May 1771’.  He married (2) Anna Margaretha Ostermann 28 May 1771 in Wangen, Alsace, France4, daughter of Johann Adolf Ostermann and Anna Adam.  She was born abt. Dec 1736 in Wangen, Alsace, France, and died 29 Aug 1814 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France5,6.

 

More About Johann Philipp Zänger: Occupation: 1794, Weber (weaver)

       

Children of Johann Philipp Zänger and Maria Magdalena Jung are:

        2                 i.       Johann Jacob6 Zänger, born 28 Aug 1761 in Ingenheim, Pfalz7,8; died 06 Sep 1761 in Ingenheim, Pfalz9.

More About Johann Jacob Zänger: Christening: 30 Aug 1761, Ingenheim, Pfalz10

 

+      3                ii.       Michael Zänger, born 24 Oct 1767 in Wangen, Alsace, France; died 26 Dec 1809 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

 

Child of Johann Philipp Zänger and Anna Margaretha Ostermann is:

+      4                 i.       Johann Georg6 Zänger, born 23 Nov 1776 in Wangen, Alsace, France; died 08 Feb 1848 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France.

 

Had Johann Philipp Zaenger died just a few years earlier, I would have missed his descriptive death record from the Wangen civil record book. I doubt that I would have been able to connect this tree with of the earlier generations with confidence (since Wangen church records of deaths and baptisms have been almost completely lost for all of the 18th century prior to the year 1792). As it is, the evidence of Johann Philipp and Magdalena Jung’s family in Pfalz is threadbare; of the few microfilmed pages that exist in the Ingenheim church book around 1760, I was fortunate to find one that mentioned a Zaenger. Of (all?) the children of Johann Philipp and Magdalena Jung, I currently only have record of these two, though it seems reasonable to suspect that there may have been others. Possibly records exist in other towns in Pfalz, but I have not yet seen them.

 

Like his father before him, Johann Philipp practiced the weaver’s trade. I suspect this trade may have been at least part of the reason for his travels into the Pfalz region, but I have not had much luck finding resources that discuss 18th century trade, crafts or other commercial interactions along this part of the (now) French/German border. I’ll keep looking …

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

        3.  Michael6 Zänger (Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 24 Oct 1767 in Wangen, Alsace, France11, and died 26 Dec 1809 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France12.  He married Barbara Peter abt. 1793, daughter of Lorenz Peter and Barbara Dahl.  She was born 08 Mar 1770 in Dorlisheim, Alsace, France13, and died 10 Jun 1852 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France14,15.

 

More About Michael Zänger: Confirmation: 1782, Festo Paschatis16

Occupation: 1809, Leinenweber (linenweaver)

       

Children of Michael Zänger and Barbara Peter are:

+      5                 i.       Johann Michael7 Zänger, born 17 Sep 1795 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 03 Apr 1865 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

+      6                ii.       Johannes Zänger, born 01 Oct 1798 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 16 May 1840 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

        7               iii.       Johann Carl Zänger, born 10 Nov 1802 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France17; died abt. 1870 (?).

 

Michael and Barbara were probably married in Dorlisheim, but unfortunately Dorlisheim civil records for the few years just after the Revolution are spotty. When Michael Zaenger died at the end of 1809, he was a mere 42 years old, and he left his widow with three young sons, all under age sixteen. Cause of death was given as “auf der hünersteig gestorben, an der Brust Sucht” (    ).

 

By 1809, most of Alsace had been under French rule for a little over a century. Within another five years they would see the end of the French Empire of Napoléon Bonaparte in 1814; once again Alsace became a crossroads for invading armies.  with its associated political and economic turmoil.

 

As for Johann Carl Zaenger, I have only his birth record from Wangen. I have not found a marriage or death record at Wangen, so my estimate for the date of death is a complete guess. He may very likely have moved elsewhere.

 

 

        4.  Johann Georg6 Zänger (Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 23 Nov 1776 in Wangen, Alsace, France18, and died 08 Feb 1848 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France19.  He married Maria Elisabetha Schwartz 29 Sep 1796 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France20, daughter of Johann Schwartz and Maria Klein.  She was born 14 Oct 1778 in Wangen, Alsace, France20, and died 25 Dec 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France21.

 

More About Johann Georg Zänger: Confirmation: 1791, Festo Palmarum22

Occupation: 1813, Tisserant (weaver)

       

Children of Johann Georg Zänger and Maria Elizabetha Schwartz are:

        8                 i.       Johann Georg7 Zänger, born 02 Aug 1797 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France23,24; died 14 Feb 1816 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France25.

        9                ii.       Maria Elisabetha Zänger, born 07 Apr 1800 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France26.

+      10             iii.       Anna Margaretha Zänger, born 08 Jul 1803 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

+      11             iv.       Karl Friedrich Zänger, born 25 Aug 1807 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 19 Mar 1870 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

+      12              v.       Dorothea Zänger, born 20 Feb 1813 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

+      13             vi.       Johann Georg Zänger, born 29 Nov 1816 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 10 Aug 1895 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France.

 

Like both his father and his half-brother, (Johann) Georg was also a weaver.

 

Maria Elisabetha (Schwartz) Zaenger is listed as “néant” (midwife) on a large number of Wangen birth records. Later in her life she seems to have remained in Wangen while her husband lived in Strasbourg. Their oldest son, Johann Georg, died at the young age of eighteen-and-a-half years, cause unknown. I have not found any mention of their older daughter, Maria Elisabetha, other than her birth record; possibly she married in another town.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

        5.  Johann Michael7 Zänger (Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 17 Sep 1795 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France, and died 03 Apr 1865 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.  He married (1) Anne Catherine Treuschel 05 Oct 1824 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France27, daughter of Johann Georg Treuschel and Anne Catherine Laugel.  She was born 14 Sep 1803 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France, and died 28 Jan 1834 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France28.  He married (2) Elisabetha Straub 02 Sep 1834 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France, daughter of Johann Straub and Elisabethe Moog.  She was born 12 Mar 1809 in Romanswiller, Bas-Rhin, France, and died 11 Dec 1884.

 

More About Johann Michael Zänger: Occupation: 1825, Vigneron

       

Children of Johann Michael Zänger and Anne Catherine Treuschel are:

        14               i.       Jacob8 Zänger, born 03 Jul 1825 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France29; died 10 Mar 1847 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France30,31.

More About Jacob Zänger: Military service: 1847, fusilier, 5th Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment

 

        15              ii.       Charles Zänger, born 22 Jan 1828 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France32.

        16             iii.       Caroline Zänger, born 06 Jun 1831 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France33; died 08 Feb 1833 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France34.

+      17             iv.       Johann Michael Zänger, born 07 Sep 1833 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

 

       

Children of Johann Michael Zänger and Elisabetha Straub are:

        18               i.       Caroline8 Zänger, born 13 Jul 1835 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France35; died 17 Jul 1855 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France36,37.

        19              ii.       Elisabetha Zänger, born 12 Dec 1847 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France38.

 

At present the further histories of the second son, Charles, and the youngest daughter, Elisabeth, are unknown to me.

 

 

        6.  Johannes7 Zänger [a.k.a. “Jean”] (Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 01 Oct 1798 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France39,40, and died 16 May 1840 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France41.  He married Margaretha Hirtzel 23 Dec 1823 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France42, daughter of Lorentz Hirtzel and Anna Fritsch.  She was born 04 Oct 1796 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France43, and died 05 Mar 1853 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France44.

 

More About Johannes Zänger: Occupation: 1835, Garde champêtre

       

Children of Johannes Zänger and Margaretha Hirtzel are:

        20               i.       Elizabeth8 Zänger, born 20 Mar 1824 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France45.

+      21              ii.       Margaretha Barbara Zänger, born 30 Aug 1825 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 11 May 1870 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

+      22             iii.       Frederick Zänger, born 11 Apr 1827 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 20 Oct 1897 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

        23             iv.       Johann Zänger, born 27 Jan 1830 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France46; died 30 Jan 1830 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France47.

        24              v.       Johann Zänger, born 20 Jul 1831 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France48.

+      25             vi.       Christian Zaenger, born 25 Mar 1835 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 28 Dec 1916 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

 

Like his father before him, “Jean” Zaenger also died young, passing away at the age of forty-one.

 

Of the oldest daughter of Johannes and Margaretha I only have her birth record. Since her death is not recorded in Wangen. I think she may have gotten married and moved on to one of the nearby towns, but this is only speculation at present. Of the surviving son Johann, born 1831, there is also no further record in Wangen, but I do have some additional evidence about him. My uncle in Toledo has a letter that was written by Christian Zaenger to his brother in October 1878. It was addressed to “Monsieur Zänger Jean”, Province d’Oran, Algere, Afrique. However, the letter was returned, with “décedée” marked on the back. Apparently Johann (Jean) had traveled to the (then) French colony of Algeria, where he died sometime around 1878 or so. I am hoping that there may be surviving colonial civil records in the archives at Aix-en-Provence; unfortunately, it does not seem that any of these records have been microfilmed.

 

 

        10.  Anna Margaretha7 Zänger (Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 08 Jul 1803 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France49.  She married Johann Georg Bohnert 07 Apr 1829 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France50, son of Johann Bohnert and Anna Zimmermann.  He was born 14 Nov 1796 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

 

More About Johann Georg Bohnert:

Residence: 1830, Sarre-Union, Bas-Rhin, France

       

Children of Anna Margaretha Zänger and Johann Georg Bohnert are:

        26               i.       Marguerite8 Bohnert, born 08 Jun 1832 in Sarre-Union, Bas-Rhin, France.

        27              ii.       Chrétien Bohnert, born 30 Dec 1834 in Sarre-Union, Bas-Rhin, France.

 

Are there more children in this family? I think the answer is yes, but they are not in the Sarre-Union civil records.

 

 

        11.  Karl Friedrich7 Zänger [a.k.a. “Charles Frédéric”] (Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 25 Aug 1807 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France51, and died 19 Mar 1870 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France52.  He married Margaretha Berglé 15 Nov 1836 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France53, daughter of Johann Berglé and Anna Geiss.  She was born 22 Apr 1812 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France54, and died 25 Jul 1891 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France55,56.

       

Children of Karl Friedrich Zänger and Margaretha Berglé are:

        28               i.       enfant8 Zänger, born 12 Jul 1837 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France; died 12 Jul 1837 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France57.

        29              ii.       Charles Fréderic Zänger, born 03 Jul 1838 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France58; died 10 Oct 1838 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France59.

        30             iii.       Maria Elisabetha Zänger, born 07 Oct 1840 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France60; died 17 Oct 1840 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France61.

        31             iv.       Maria Elisabetha Zänger, born 10 Jun 1842 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France62; died 26 May 1848 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France63.

+      32              v.       Sophia Zänger, born 16 Jun 1847 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

+      33             vi.       Maria Elisabetha Zänger, born 19 Jan 1850 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France.

 

Charles Frédéric Zaenger is listed in his children’s birth records as a “tisserand” or weaver, as his father had been before him. Both of the youngest daughters married brothers of the name “Vonseel”.

 

 

        12.  Dorothea7 Zänger (Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 20 Feb 1813 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France64.  She married Johann Jacob Simon 22 Jun 1837 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France65, son of Johann Simon and Anna Riehl.  He was born 28 Jan 1805 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France, and died 04 Jun 1860 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France66.

       

Children of Dorothea Zänger and Johann Jacob Simon are:

        34               i.       Dorothée8 Simon, born 13 Feb 1838 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France67.

        35              ii.       Guillaume Simon, born 06 Oct 1839 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France68.

        36             iii.       Caroline Simon, born 10 Jan 1842 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France69.

        37             iv.       Chrétien Simon, born 05 Jul 1845 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France70; died 24 May 1846 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France71.

        38              v.       Guillemette Simon, born 08 May 1849 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France72; died 09 May 1850 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France73.

        39             vi.       Guillemette Simon, born 10 Apr 1851 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France74.

        40            vii.       Catherine Simon, born 31 Aug 1853 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France75.

        41           viii.       enfant Simon, born 20 Sep 1855 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France76; died 20 Sep 1855 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France77.

        42              ix.       Chrétien Simon, born 15 Aug 1857 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France78; died 13 Aug 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France79.

 

Lack of marriage or death records for the surviving daughters of Jean Jacques and Dorothée in Wangen lead me to suspect that this family may have moved elsewhere. Possibly their mother remarried as well. All speculation, at this point.

 

 

        13.  Johann Georg7 Zänger (Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 29 Nov 1816 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France80,81, and died 10 Aug 1895 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France81.  He married Charlotte Würz [a.k.a. Charlotte “Wirtz”] 13 Apr 1847 in Schopperten, Bas-Rhin, France82, daughter of Johann Adam Würz and Catherine Sene.  She was born 30 May 1820 in Schopperten, Bas-Rhin, France82,83, and died 23 Jan 1897 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France83.

       

Children of Johann Georg Zänger and Charlotte Würz are:

        43               i.       George8 Zaenger, born 18 Apr 1848 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France84.

        44              ii.       Caroline Zaenger, born 14 Feb 1850 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France85.

        45             iii.       Charlotte Zaenger, born 27 Mar 1851 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France86; died 28 Mar 1851 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France87.

        46             iv.       Charlotte Zaenger, born 11 Aug 1854 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France88.

+      47              v.       Adolphe Zaenger, born 21 Nov 1858 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France; died 02 Mar 1940.

 

At present I do not have any idea as to why John George left Wangen or what led him to settle in Diedendorf. His marriage record lists his profession as “tailleur d’habit actuellement vigneron”, while his children’s baptismal records simply say “vigneron”, so it seems he was a vineyard worker. Much of the data that I have on further generations of this line I received during a visit with our Zaenger cousins at Traenheim in November 2000.

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

        17.  Johann Michael8 Zänger (Johann Michael7, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 07 Sep 1833 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France89.  He married Marguerite Müller 22 Sep 1863 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France90,91, daughter of George Müller and Salomé Ostermann.  She was born 11 Feb 1835 in Romanswiller, Bas-Rhin, France.

       

Children of Johann Michael Zänger and Marguerite Müller are:

        48               i.       Charles9 Zaenger, born 12 Jun 1864 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France92.

        49              ii.       Catherine Salomé Zaenger, born 12 Aug 1865 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin,  France93.

        50             iii.       Gustave Zaenger, born 16 Feb 1867 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France94.

        51             iv.       Maria Elisabetha Zaenger, born 26 Jun 1872 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France95; died 20 Apr 1951 in Romanswiller, Bas-Rhin, France95.

 

I have no record from Wangen of the further history of this family, except for the margin note on the 1872 birth record of the youngest daughter that she died in Romanswiller. Possibly the entire family had moved there, since that was Marguerite Mueller’s home town.

 

 

        21.  Margaretha Barbara8 Zänger (Johannes7, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 30 Aug 1825 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France96, and died 11 May 1870 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France97.  She married Charles Leiber 28 Mar 1854 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France98,99, son of Michel Leiber and Dorothée Laugel.  He was born 14 Nov 1821 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France99.

       

Children of Margaretha Barbara Zänger and Charles Leiber are:

        52               i.       Charles9 Leiber, born 31 Dec 1854 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France100; died 01 Mar 1856 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France101.

        53              ii.       Jean Leiber, born 20 Jan 1857 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France102; died 07 Jan 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France103.

        54             iii.       Caroline Leiber, born 10 Nov 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France104; died 25 Nov 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France105.

        55             iv.       Sophie Leiber, born 10 Nov 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France106; died 22 Nov 1858 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France107.

        56              v.       Frédéric Charles Leiber, born 22 Dec 1859 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France108; died 21 Jun 1860 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France109.

        57             vi.       Jean Leiber, born 22 Dec 1859 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France110; died 10 Jan 1860 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France111.

        58            vii.       David Leiber, born 20 Feb 1861 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France112; died 20 Feb 1861 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France113.

        59           viii.       Emilie Leiber, born 17 Mar 1863 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France114.

        60              ix.       Chrétien Leiber, born 15 Nov 1864 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France115.

        61               x.       Charles Leiber, born 03 Sep 1866 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France116; died 29 Sep 1896 in Basel117.

        62              xi.       Caroline Leiber, born 08 May 1870 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France118.

 

It must have been heart-breaking indeed for this couple, to endure the deaths of their first seven children as infants less than two years of age. The last four children seem to have lived into adulthood, but I have very little information as yet from the civil records.

 

 

        22.  Frederick8 Zänger (Johannes7, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 11 Apr 1827 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France119, and died 20 Oct 1897 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio120,121.  He married Catherine Jäger 03 Mar 1854 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France122,123, daughter of Johann Jacob Jäger and Anne Margaretha Leiber.  She was born 17 Jun 1829 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France124,125,126, and died 05 Mar 1912 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio127,128.

 

More About Frederick Zänger: Burial: Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio129

More About Catherine Jäger: Burial: Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio129

       

Children of Frederick Zänger and Catherine Jäger are:

        63               i.       Elizabeth9 Zaenger, born 11 Feb 1856 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio130; died 14 Jan 1881 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio131,132. Burial: 14 Jan 1881, Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio133,134

 

        64              ii.       Christ Zaenger, born 10 Apr 1858; died 07 Dec 1926 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio135,136.  He married Jennie Belle Row 31 Dec 1894 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; born abt. 1860. Burial: Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio137

 

        65             iii.       Fred Zaenger, born 23 Oct 1860; died 06 Aug 1932 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio138,139.

        66             iv.       Margaret Zaenger, born 03 Mar 1862 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio140; died 06 May 1885 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio141,142. Burial: Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio143

 

        67              v.       Sophia Zaenger, aka “Fia”, born 25 Sep 1865 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio144; died Jun 1930 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio145.  She married Cassius A. Hampton 16 Jul 1912146; born 20 May 1853 in Plain Twp., Wood, Ohio147,148,149; died 10 May 1931 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio150,151.

 

More About Sophia Zaenger: Burial: Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio

More About Cassius A. Hampton: Burial: 14 May 1931, Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio151

 

        68             vi.       Minnie Zaenger, born Sep 1868 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio152; died 29 Jun 1886 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio153,154. Burial: Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio155

 

Catherine Jäger was the sister of Jacob Jäger, aka Captain John Yeager of Company I of the 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. After Catherine’s father died in France in 1833, her mother ([Anne] Margaretha (Leiber) Jäger)  married Lorentz Hirtzel, who was the younger brother of Margaretha Hirtzel, the mother of her future husband, Frederick Zaenger. Margaretha and Lorentz Hirtzel also emigrated to Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1854, but both perished in September in the cholera epidemic that was then raging through northwest Ohio. They had been in this country only about eight weeks.

 

The eldest daughter of Frederick and Catherine, Elizabeth (“Libbie”) died of consumption just a few weeks shy of her 25th birthday. The next daughter (Margaret) died at 23 years old, and the youngest daughter (Minnie) died just a few months before her 18th birthday.

     Obituary - “’Zænger’ On Wednesday, January 12, 1881, of Consumption, Miss Libbie Zænger. The funeral took place at the German M. E. Church, on Friday, at 2 p. m., and was quite largely attended.”

    Perrysburg Journal, Friday, January 21, 1881, p. 3

     Obituary - “’Mrs. Catherine Yeager Zaenger 1829-1912’  Mrs. Catherine Yeager Zaenger was born in Wangen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, on the 17th of June, 1829. She came to America with her parents in 1854, locating in the village of Perrysburg. Two months after their arrival in this country, the parents were taken away by death during the cholera plague.     Mrs. Zaenger united with the German Methodist Ejiscopal church of Perrysburg, in 1855.     Before coming to this country she was married to Mr. John Frederick Zaenger, who died Oct. 20, 1897. This union was blessed with six children. Elizabeth, Margaret and Minnie preceded her in death; and Christ, Fred and Fia survive to mourn her departure. Aside from her immediate family, she leaves a nephew, Mr. Fred Yeager, other more distant relatives, and many friends. She finished her earthly pilgrimage at her home in Perrysburg, March 5, 1912, at the age of 82 years 8 months and 17 days.     The deceased was a devout christian lady, loyal and true to her Savior. Her life had its share of sorrow and hardships, but that seemed to only make her faith stronger. Cheerful in disposition, she waited patiently on the coming of her master, having frequently said that she was ready to go when the Lord would call her. Her readiness gave her the joy that she would soon be with Christ, her Lord. This, her longing, has been satisfied.     The funeral services were conducted at the German Methodist church, on Friday, March 8, 1912, at 2 p. m., by Rev. J. E. Beal of Toledo, assisted by Rev. C. E. Severinghaus and Rev. Holtkamp of Toledo, and Rev. E. J. Webster of this place.”

    The Daily Sentinel-Tribune [Bowling Green, Ohio], Monday, March 18, 1912, p. 4

 

The only other daughter, Sophia, married when she was 46 years old to a widower named Cassius Hampton, who had three grown sons by his late wife Ella (Perrin).

 

 

        25.  Christian8 Zaenger (Johannes7 Zänger, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 25 Mar 1835 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France156,157,158, and died 28 Dec 1916 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio159.  He married Sophia Katherina Walter 23 Apr 1865 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio160, daughter of Gottlieb Walter and Maria Leiser.  She was born 31 Dec 1846 in Sindolsheim, Baden (Germany)161,162,163, and died 18 Nov 1917 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio164,165,166.

 

More About Christian Zaenger:

Burial: 31 Dec 1916, Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio

Emigration: 23 Sep 1854, arrived NY from Le Havre, aboard the "Rotundo", passenger no. 158167

Fact 2: 23 Sep 1854, emigrated under the name Christian Zanger

Fact 3: Bet. 1861 - 1864, Civil War service - 37th Ohio infantry

Naturalization: 27 Mar 1866, naturalized - Wood Co. Ohio probate court

 

More About Sophia Katherina Walter: Burial: 20 Nov 1917, Fort Meigs Cemetery; Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio

       

Children of Christian Zaenger and Sophia Walter are:

+      69               i.       John Christian9 Zaenger, born 30 Aug 1865 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio; died 23 Mar 1933 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

        70              ii.       Helen Sophia Carolina Zaenger, born 26 May 1869 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio168; died 21 Jun 1949 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio169,170.

        71             iii.       Henry Thomas Zaenger, born 10 Mar 1871 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio171; died 26 Aug 1958 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio172,173.

 

These are my second great-grandparents, through their eldest son, John Christian. When Christian Zaenger arrived at the port of New York in September 1854, the cholera in Perrysburg had already claimed its last victim for that year the previous month. Upon his arrival in Perrysburg, he settled near his brother and took up occupation as a (house) painter.

 

Only a few years later, however, he found himself drawn into the service of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It seems he served briefly with the three months service 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI), then transferred to the three years service 37th OVI when that regiment was formed. During it’s first year the 37th OVI served mostly in operations in western Virginia, which later became the Union state of West Virginia the following year (1863). From 1863 through to the end of the war, the 37th regiment served in the armies commanded by General William T. Sherman.

 

The two younger children, Helen and Henry, never married.

 

 

        32.  Sophia8 Zänger (Karl Friedrich7, Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 16 Jun 1847 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France174.  She married Jean Charles Vonseel 01 Jul 1868 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France175, son of Jean Michel Vonseel and Salomé Schuster.  He was born 26 Oct 1835 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France175.

       

Children of Sophia Zänger and Jean Charles Vonseel are:

        72               i.       Salomea9 Vonseel, born 12 Jan 1872 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France176.

        73              ii.       Karl Friedrich Vonseel, born 30 Dec 1874 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France177, 183.

 

Sophia Zaenger and her sister, Maria Elisabetha, each married brothers named Vonseel. Jean Charles is listed in his marriage record as a baker (“boulanger”), while his brother is listed as a day laborer (“journalier”). From 1874-1883, there are no further entries under the name “Vonseel” in the Wangen civil records, so they may well have moved on from Wangen (possibly to Romanswiller, I suspect).

 

 

        33.  Maria Elisabetha8 Zänger (Karl Friedrich7, Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 19 Jan 1850 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France178.  She married Frédéric Vonseel 18 May 1870 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France179, son of Jean Michel Vonseel and Salomé Schuster.  He was born 25 Jul 1841 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France179.

       

Children of Maria Elisabetha Zänger and Frédéric Vonseel are:

        74               i.       Charles Frédéric9 Vonseel, born 04 Mar 1871 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France180; died 22 Aug 1871 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France181.

        75              ii.       Friederika Vonseel, born 11 May 1872 in Wangen, Bas-Rhin, France182.

        76             iii.       [incorrect duplicate entry removed Dec 2003].

 

 

        47.  Adolphe8 Zaenger (Johann Georg7 Zänger, Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 21 Nov 1858 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France184, and died 02 Mar 1940185.  He married Charlotte Schwartz186,187 abt. 1895 in Kirrberg, Bas-Rhin, France187.  She was born 08 Apr 1867 in Kirrberg, Bas-Rhin, France187,188, and died 04 Mar 1946188.

       

Children of Adolphe Zaenger and Charlotte Schwartz are:

        77               i.       Louis9 Zaenger, born 28 Jul 1900189,190; died 17 Feb 1976190.  He married Caroline Bucher190 10 Apr 1926 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France190; born abt. 1900.

+      78              ii.       Adolphe Zaenger, born 17 Jan 1902; died 07 Oct 1971.

        79             iii.       Charlotte Zaenger, born 20 Mar 1903191,192.  She married Willy Bauer192 in Harskirchen, Bas-Rhin, France192; born abt. 1900.

        80             iv.       Marie Caroline Zaenger, born 20 Dec 1904193,194.  She married Henri Heibst194 10 Jun 1932 in Sarre-Union, Bas-Rhin, France194; born abt. 1900.

+      81              v.       Henri Zaenger, born 01 Jan 1908 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France; died 29 Aug 1984.

 

 

Generation No. 9

 

        69.  John Christian9 Zaenger (Christian8, Johannes7 Zänger, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 30 Aug 1865 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio195, and died 23 Mar 1933 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio196,197.  He married Emma A. McKee 13 Oct 1887 in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio198,199,200, daughter of Robert McKee and Anna Frazier.  She was born 13 Dec 1866 in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania201,202, and died 24 Dec 1936 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio203.

 

More About John Christian Zaenger: Burial: 25 Mar 1933, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

       

Children of John Zaenger and Emma McKee are:

+      82               i.       John George10 Zaenger, born 26 Aug 1888 in Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; died 23 Dec 1971 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

+      83              ii.       Martin Robert Zaenger, born 10 Oct 1889 in Napoleon, Henry, Ohio; died 22 Apr 1960 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

        84             iii.       Iona M. Zaenger, born 17 Mar 1891 in Napoleon, Henry, OH; died 09 Apr 1970 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio203.

More About Iona M. Zaenger: Burial: 13 Apr 1970, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

 

        85             iv.       Elnora H. Zaenger, born 15 Oct 1892 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio; died Feb 1976.  She married Matt Gardner abt. 1915; born 16 Oct 1884 in Pontiac, Michigan204; died abt. 29 Apr 1937 in Elyria, Carlisle Twp., Lorain, Ohio204.

More About Matt Gardner:

Occupation: 1937, Gas station operator

 

+      86              v.       William W. Zaenger, born 11 Apr 1895 in Toledo, Lucas, OH; died 27 Mar 1977 in Maumee, Lucas, Ohio.

+      87             vi.       Harry Christian Zaenger, born 12 May 1897 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; died 29 Jul 1935 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

        88            vii.       Thelma Zaenger, born 20 Jun 1901 in Toledo, Lucas, OH; died 09 May 1980 in Maumee, Lucas, Ohio205.

More About Thelma Zaenger: Burial: 12 May 1980, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

 

        89           viii.       Frank Zaenger, born 04 Sep 1903 in Toledo, Lucas, OH206; died 04 Jan 1931 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio207.

More About Frank Zaenger: Burial: 07 Jan 1931, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio208

Occupation: 1931, Electrician208

 

John Christian and Emma (McKee) Zaenger are my great-grandparents. John C. Zaenger was a cigar maker. His wife Emma (a.k.a. “Emily”) is descended from a line of McKee’s out of western Pennsylvania, with probable origins in County Down, Ireland.

 

 

        78.  Adolphe9 Zaenger (Adolphe8, Johann Georg7 Zänger, Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 17 Jan 1902209,210, and died 07 Oct 1971210,211.  He married Frieda Hertzog212 abt. 1921 in Wolfskirchen, Bas-Rhin, France212.  She was born 05 May 1903, and died 21 Oct 1989212,213.

       

Children of Adolphe Zaenger and Frieda Hertzog are:

        90               i.       living214.

+      91              ii.       living.

        92             iii.       living214.

+      93             iv.       living.

 

 

        81.  Henri9 Zaenger (Adolphe8, Johann Georg7 Zänger, Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 01 Jan 1908 in Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, France215,216,217, and died 29 Aug 1984217.  He married (1) Nelly Albertine Derozier218 abt. 1930 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, France218.  She was born 27 Oct 1917219, and died 06 Jun 1946219.  He married (2) Anastazja Marcyniseyn220 abt. 1950 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, France220.  She was born 01 Jun 1910 in Dobromil, Poland221.

       

Children of Henri Zaenger and Nelly Derozier are:

        94               i.       living, born in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, France221.

+      95              ii.       living, born in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, France.

        96             iii.       living, born in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, France221.  She married living221 .

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

        82.  John George10 Zaenger (John Christian9, Christian8, Johannes7 Zänger, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 26 Aug 1888 in Napoleon, Henry, Ohio, and died 23 Dec 1971 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio222.  He married Bessie May Reidling 08 Dec 1909 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio223, daughter of Henry Reidling and Gertrude Munclay.  She was born 05 Dec 1889 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died 13 Apr 1955 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio224.

 

More About John George Zaenger: Burial: 28 Dec 1971, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

More About Bessie May Reidling: Burial: 16 Apr 1955, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

       

Children of John Zaenger and Bessie Reidling are:

+      97               i.       Arnold Frank11 Zaenger, born 15 May 1910 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; died 11 Jun 1976 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

        98              ii.       Richard Martin Zaenger, born 11 Feb 1912 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio225; died 15 Jul 1931 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

More About Richard Martin Zaenger: Burial: 18 Jul 1931, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

Cause of Death: pulmonary tuberculosis     Occupation: 1931, Milkman

 

        99             iii.       Kenneth George Zaenger, born 18 Feb 1913 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio226; died 23 Dec 1999227.

+      100           iv.       Valdetta Jean Zaenger, born 28 Aug 1914 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; died 22 Nov 1998 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

+      101            v.       living

+      102           vi.       living

        103          vii.       child Zaenger228, born 10 Apr 1923 in Toledo, Lucas, OH; died 10 Apr 1923 in Toledo, Lucas, OH.

        104         viii.       living 229,230.

+      105            ix.       living

        106             x.       living 231,232.

 

I have been having a rather difficult time finding anything out about the parents of Bessie Mae Reidling. I am fairly sure that her father’s name is correct, but I have some doubt about her mother’s surname of “Munclay”. The family is difficult to trace using the Federal census, but I think I have found Gertrude and her daughter Bessie in 1900 living in             ; however, Henry is not listed with them, so I suspect he died prior to 1900.

 

 

        83.  Martin Robert10 Zaenger (John Christian9, Christian8, Johannes7 Zänger, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 10 Oct 1889 in Napoleon, Henry, Ohio, and died 22 Apr 1960 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio233.  He married Mollie Williams abt. 1913.  She was born 12 Jun 1892, and died 14 Jan 1983 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

 

More About Martin Robert Zaenger: Burial: 26 Apr 1960, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

More About Mollie Williams: Burial: 18 Jan 1983, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

       

Children of Martin Zaenger and Mollie Williams are:

        107             i.       Martin Robert11 Zaenger, born 07 Aug 1914; died 20 Jan 1977 in Marion Co., Florida234.

+      108            ii.       Paul Williams Zaenger, born 19 Dec 1915 in Toledo, Lucas, OH; died 06 Nov 2000 in Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio.

+      109           iii.       Alice Marie Zaenger, born 24 Apr 1917 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; died Apr 1992.

+      110           iv.       living

 

 

        86.  William W.10 Zaenger (John Christian9, Christian8, Johannes7 Zänger, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 11 Apr 1895 in Toledo, Lucas, OH, and died 27 Mar 1977 in Maumee, Lucas, OH235.  He married Alma Ruth Marshall abt. 1917.  She was born 08 Jun 1893 in Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan, and died 21 Sep 1972 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio235.

 

More About William W. Zaenger: Burial: 30 Mar 1977, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

 

Child of William Zaenger and Alma Marshall is:

        111             i.       William Walter11 Zaenger, born 27 Nov 1923 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio236; died 23 Nov 1924 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.

More About William Walter Zaenger: Burial: 23 Nov 1924, Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio; Toledo Memorial Park

Cause of Death: Broncho pneumonia

 

 

        87.  Harry Christian10 Zaenger (John Christian9, Christian8, Johannes7 Zänger, Michael6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 12 May 1897 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, and died 29 Jul 1935 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio237,238.  He married Freda Naomi Conold 13 Sep 1920 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, daughter of Albert Conold and Mary Lightner.  She was born 22 Oct 1896 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio239, and died 31 Aug 1961 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio240,241.

 

More About Harry Christian Zaenger: Burial: 01 Aug 1935, Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

More About Freda Naomi Conold: Burial: Toledo Memorial Park; Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

       

Children of Harry Zaenger and Freda Conold are:

+      112             i.       living

+      113            ii.       living

 

Harry C. and Freda (Conold) Zaenger are my grandparents. Harry C. Zaenger worked in the print room of a Toledo newspaper, and died at the young age of 38 years:

     Obituary - “’H. C. Zaenger, Printer, Dies - Eye Infection Fatal’     Harry C. Zaenger, 38, of 4330 Overland parkway, a printer at the Toledo Times, died last night in Toledo hospital. Mr. Zaenger suffered an eye infection two weeks ago and was taken to the hospital Saturday.     Mr. Zaenger began work at the Times 18 years ago as an apprentice in the engraving department. Two years later he took an apprentice post in the composing room and remained in that department until taken ill.     He was a lifelong resident of Toledo and a graduate of the South avenue school. Mr. Zaenger was a member of the Collingwood lodge, F. & A. M., the Blade-Times Square club, and the Grace Reformed church.”

    From the Toledo Morning Times, Tuesday, July 30, 1935, p. 1

 

 

 

 

        91.  living10 Zaenger (Adolphe9, Adolphe8, Johann Georg7 Zänger, Johann Georg6, Johann Philipp5, Philipp4 Zenger, Michael3, Peter2 Zänger, Anthoni1 Zenger) was born 15 Jul 1928242,243.  She married living 18 Sep 1948243.  He was born 20 Jun 1925243.

       

Children of living and living are:

        114             i.       living 243.

        115            ii.       living 243.

        116           iii.       living 243.

 

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