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Died of Pulmonary consumption age 40 years, 5 months, 14 days.
When married at age 28 listed himself as Maurergeselle (Bricklayer journeyman) und Gutsbesitzer (Landowner).
There was tradition amoung the Kansas descendents that this family had eight children, only four living to maturity. There are mentions of eight children in an early Kansas history book and the obituaries of George and John George. However, there seems to be no actual record in Bavaria that an eighth child was born. An eighth child is not found in the registry books in Trebgast or Neudrossenfeld churches. I think that this tradition started with a mistake in the Kansas History book, and was repeated in the obituaries. Therefore, I have decided to no longer include an eight child in my work. (PLH, April 2006) |
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