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Augusta Reinhard

Augusta Reinhard

Female 1835 - 1868  (32 years)

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  1. 1.  Augusta ReinhardAugusta Reinhard was born on 17 Dec 1835 in Hessen, Germany (daughter of Friedrich Traugott Reinhard and Charlotta Ditthard); died on 27 Jul 1868 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: Abt 1847, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1860, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    More specifically, she was probably born in the Dutchy of Nassau, which merged with other provinces in 1868 to create the present day state of Hesse.

    Immigration:
    Date is from her father's obituary and census records. After the family arrived they traveled to Indianapolis where her father worked on the construction of the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad (1836-1847).

    Residence:
    Other members of the household: Chris Schuerer - brewer, age 23 from Numenburgh Germany; Morton Haduser - bartender, age 20 from Baden Germany; and Vanburen Campbell - laborer, age 22

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35708318/augusta-lorenz

    Located in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana. Henry, Augusta (his wife), Friedrich (her father) and Caroline (her sister) are all buried together in the Mayer Plot.

    Died:
    Date of death from headstone

    Augusta married J. Adolph Henry Lorenz on 2 Jan 1855 in Marshall, Clark, Illinois, USA. J. was born on 9 Jun 1827 in Sachsen, Germany; died on 20 Apr 1870 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 22 Apr 1870 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Note: Last names on record spelled "Rinehart" and "Lorrence". Marshall is where Augusta's father, sister and brother William were living. Located 20 miles west of Terre Haute, Indiana, the residence of her brother, Adolph.

    Children:
    1. Fredrick Adolph Lorenz was born on 12 Dec 1855 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 23 May 1941 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 28 May 1941 in Crown Hill Cemetery.
    2. Mary Anna Lorenz was born on 18 May 1857 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 1 Jan 1924 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 3 Jan 1924 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana).
    3. Caroline F. Lorenz was born on 14 Nov 1858 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 12 Dec 1924 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 14 Dec 1924 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana).
    4. William Henry Lorenz was born on 8 Apr 1863 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 5 May 1945 in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, USA; was buried in Stockton Rural Cemetery.
    5. George W. Lorenz was born in Oct 1867 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 29 Feb 1936 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA; was buried in Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Friedrich Traugott ReinhardFriedrich Traugott Reinhard was born on 18 Jun 1799 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (son of Johann Christian Reinhard and Anna Dorothea Reusch); died on 8 Oct 1865 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 10 Oct 1865 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: Abt 1847, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Marshall, Clark, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Abt 1862, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; Per his obituary
    • Obituary: 14 Oct 1865, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    He lived in the community of Zehnhausen, in Emmerichenhain parish, which was either in the county of Nassau-Usingen or Nassau-Weilburg. (see attached timeline)

    Immigration:
    His obituary states he came to the US in 1847 but his daughter Caroline's obituary states they arrived in the US when she was very young, traveling to Indianapolis where he worked on the construction of the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad (1836-1847).

    Residence:
    He's living with his daughter, Caroline, and his son, William. Marshall, Illinois is the town where his daughter, Augusta, married Henry Lorenz in 1855. Located 20 miles west of Terre Haute, Indiana; the residence of his son, Adolph.

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35691973/friedrich-traugott-reinhard

    His grave is immediately adjacent to his daughter Caroline (both gravestones share a concrete slab), which is adjacent to his daughter Augusta and her husband Henry Lorenz.

    Friedrich married Charlotta Ditthard about 1824 in Germany. Charlotta was born about 1800 in Germany; died about 1843 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Charlotta Ditthard was born about 1800 in Germany; died about 1843 in Germany.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Just a guess. She is not buried with her husband in Crawfordsville. Could have died in Germany or died during or soon after Friedrich arrived in Indiana.

    Children:
    1. Caroline Reinhard was born on 30 Dec 1825 in Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany; died on 2 Oct 1904 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana).
    2. Adolph Reinhard was born on 2 Mar 1834 in Hessen, Germany; died on 8 Apr 1923 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery (Terre Haute, IN).
    3. 1. Augusta Reinhard was born on 17 Dec 1835 in Hessen, Germany; died on 27 Jul 1868 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana).
    4. William Reinhard was born in Feb 1843 in Hessen, Germany; died on 22 Jan 1918 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried in Mount Greenwood Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johann Christian Reinhard was born on 16 Aug 1773 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 1 May 1845 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

    Johann married Anna Dorothea Reusch on 13 Dec 1795 in Zehnhausen bei Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Anna was born on 19 Sep 1765 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 20 Nov 1829 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Anna Dorothea Reusch was born on 19 Sep 1765 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 20 Nov 1829 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
    Children:
    1. 2. Friedrich Traugott Reinhard was born on 18 Jun 1799 in Rennerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 8 Oct 1865 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 10 Oct 1865 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana).



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