Catherine Stouffer was born on November 27, 1812, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Hannah Price, age 23, and John Stouffer, age 24. She had nine siblings, all of whom evidently lived to adulthood.
Catherine's father was descended from Mennonites who were persecuted in what is today Switzerland, were driven from their land by Zwinglians, and emigrated to British Colonial America in about 1710.
Catherine's mother was descended from Jacob Price (born Johan Jakob Preisz in about 1676 in the Holy Roman Empire), a man revered for having carried the Brethren faith from Schwarzenau to the New World in 1719 along with Peter Becker and other members of the new church.
Catherine married George Emmert in 1831 when she was 19 years old.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
George Emmert came from a family that united with the Church of the Brethren much later than the Prices, but who were no less devout.
George's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when her great-great grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's grandfather was Leonard Emmert, a beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark.
George's father was Brethren Pastor John Emmert, who was born in 1778 in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and who as a young man emigrated to Washington County, Maryland in about 1798 with his family.
MARRIED LIFE
George and Catherine had four children in Maryland, then emigrated to northwest Illinois sometime before February 1844 when their son, Daniel, was born in Salem Township in Carroll County.
When George and Catherine arrived in Illinois, George's brother, David Emmert, had established himself as a mover and shaker in the community, having built the first gristmill in the area in 1842, and having convinced voters to move the county seat from Savanna to David's new town of Mount Carroll.
In May 1845 George secured an 80-acre tract of Government land in Woodland Township, paying the statutory price of $1.25 per acre in cash money. In October 1845 George obtained a patent on 120 acres in Freedom Township, again paying $1.25 per acre.
It appears that George parlayed these 200 acres into a farm in Salem Township near Mount Carroll that became the family's permanent home. Four more children were born on that farm between 1848 and 1855.
O DEATH
Back in Pennsylvania, Catherine's mother died within two weeks of Union forces besting Lee's Confederate forces at nearby Gettysburg in the summer of 1863. Her father died in 1867. Travel was still difficult in those days; we do not know if Catherine ever saw her parents again after relocating to Illinois, or if she was able to attend either funeral.
According to the diary of George's nephew, Elder John J. Emmert, George Emmert took sick with "dropsy" (probably edema due to congestive heart failure) on February 1, 1879. He lingered, then died on February 12, 1879 at the age of 70. The couple had been married 48 years.
The funeral at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll was officiated by Brethren preacher George D. Zollers, and assisted by Brothers Lem Hillery and Eshelman.
Catherine spent much of the rest of her life settling George's financial affairs and estate through the Carroll County Probate Court.
On January 22, 1883 Elder John J. Emmert noted in his diary: "Died. Aunt Catherine Emmert died at V Oclock this [illegible] aged 70s yrs and 6(?) days."
Catherine's funeral services at Oak Hill Cemetery were conducted by Brother George D. Zollers, assisted by Brother John Zuck. Despite the bitter cold and drifting snow, a large group of mourners heard a reading from the Book of Romans, Chapter 14, verses 7 through 9.
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Researched by P. A. White, JD
2020 for @NewWorldAncestry at Shorewood, Wisconsin – All Rights Reserved
Subject’s relation to author: wife of 3rd great-uncle
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDJN-515
Catherine's father was descended from Mennonites who were persecuted in what is today Switzerland, were driven from their land by Zwinglians, and emigrated to British Colonial America in about 1710.
Catherine's mother was descended from Jacob Price (born Johan Jakob Preisz in about 1676 in the Holy Roman Empire), a man revered for having carried the Brethren faith from Schwarzenau to the New World in 1719 along with Peter Becker and other members of the new church.
Catherine married George Emmert in 1831 when she was 19 years old.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
George Emmert came from a family that united with the Church of the Brethren much later than the Prices, but who were no less devout.
George's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when her great-great grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's grandfather was Leonard Emmert, a beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark.
George's father was Brethren Pastor John Emmert, who was born in 1778 in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and who as a young man emigrated to Washington County, Maryland in about 1798 with his family.
MARRIED LIFE
George and Catherine had four children in Maryland, then emigrated to northwest Illinois sometime before February 1844 when their son, Daniel, was born in Salem Township in Carroll County.
When George and Catherine arrived in Illinois, George's brother, David Emmert, had established himself as a mover and shaker in the community, having built the first gristmill in the area in 1842, and having convinced voters to move the county seat from Savanna to David's new town of Mount Carroll.
In May 1845 George secured an 80-acre tract of Government land in Woodland Township, paying the statutory price of $1.25 per acre in cash money. In October 1845 George obtained a patent on 120 acres in Freedom Township, again paying $1.25 per acre.
It appears that George parlayed these 200 acres into a farm in Salem Township near Mount Carroll that became the family's permanent home. Four more children were born on that farm between 1848 and 1855.
O DEATH
Back in Pennsylvania, Catherine's mother died within two weeks of Union forces besting Lee's Confederate forces at nearby Gettysburg in the summer of 1863. Her father died in 1867. Travel was still difficult in those days; we do not know if Catherine ever saw her parents again after relocating to Illinois, or if she was able to attend either funeral.
According to the diary of George's nephew, Elder John J. Emmert, George Emmert took sick with "dropsy" (probably edema due to congestive heart failure) on February 1, 1879. He lingered, then died on February 12, 1879 at the age of 70. The couple had been married 48 years.
The funeral at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll was officiated by Brethren preacher George D. Zollers, and assisted by Brothers Lem Hillery and Eshelman.
Catherine spent much of the rest of her life settling George's financial affairs and estate through the Carroll County Probate Court.
On January 22, 1883 Elder John J. Emmert noted in his diary: "Died. Aunt Catherine Emmert died at V Oclock this [illegible] aged 70s yrs and 6(?) days."
Catherine's funeral services at Oak Hill Cemetery were conducted by Brother George D. Zollers, assisted by Brother John Zuck. Despite the bitter cold and drifting snow, a large group of mourners heard a reading from the Book of Romans, Chapter 14, verses 7 through 9.
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Researched by P. A. White, JD
2020 for @NewWorldAncestry at Shorewood, Wisconsin – All Rights Reserved
Subject’s relation to author: wife of 3rd great-uncle
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDJN-515
Catherine Stouffer was born on November 27, 1812, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Hannah Price, age 23, and John Stouffer, age 24. She had nine siblings, all of whom evidently lived to adulthood.
Catherine's father was descended from Mennonites who were persecuted in what is today Switzerland, were driven from their land by Zwinglians, and emigrated to British Colonial America in about 1710.
Catherine's mother was descended from Jacob Price (born Johan Jakob Preisz in about 1676 in the Holy Roman Empire), a man revered for having carried the Brethren faith from Schwarzenau to the New World in 1719 along with Peter Becker and other members of the new church.
Catherine married George Emmert in 1831 when she was 19 years old.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
George Emmert came from a family that united with the Church of the Brethren much later than the Prices, but who were no less devout.
George's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when her great-great grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's grandfather was Leonard Emmert, a beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark.
George's father was Brethren Pastor John Emmert, who was born in 1778 in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and who as a young man emigrated to Washington County, Maryland in about 1798 with his family.
MARRIED LIFE
George and Catherine had four children in Maryland, then emigrated to northwest Illinois sometime before February 1844 when their son, Daniel, was born in Salem Township in Carroll County.
When George and Catherine arrived in Illinois, George's brother, David Emmert, had established himself as a mover and shaker in the community, having built the first gristmill in the area in 1842, and having convinced voters to move the county seat from Savanna to David's new town of Mount Carroll.
In May 1845 George secured an 80-acre tract of Government land in Woodland Township, paying the statutory price of $1.25 per acre in cash money. In October 1845 George obtained a patent on 120 acres in Freedom Township, again paying $1.25 per acre.
It appears that George parlayed these 200 acres into a farm in Salem Township near Mount Carroll that became the family's permanent home. Four more children were born on that farm between 1848 and 1855.
O DEATH
Back in Pennsylvania, Catherine's mother died within two weeks of Union forces besting Lee's Confederate forces at nearby Gettysburg in the summer of 1863. Her father died in 1867. Travel was still difficult in those days; we do not know if Catherine ever saw her parents again after relocating to Illinois, or if she was able to attend either funeral.
According to the diary of George's nephew, Elder John J. Emmert, George Emmert took sick with "dropsy" (probably edema due to congestive heart failure) on February 1, 1879. He lingered, then died on February 12, 1879 at the age of 70. The couple had been married 48 years.
The funeral at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll was officiated by Brethren preacher George D. Zollers, and assisted by Brothers Lem Hillery and Eshelman.
Catherine spent much of the rest of her life settling George's financial affairs and estate through the Carroll County Probate Court.
On January 22, 1883 Elder John J. Emmert noted in his diary: "Died. Aunt Catherine Emmert died at V Oclock this [illegible] aged 70s yrs and 6(?) days."
Catherine's funeral services at Oak Hill Cemetery were conducted by Brother George D. Zollers, assisted by Brother John Zuck. Despite the bitter cold and drifting snow, a large group of mourners heard a reading from the Book of Romans, Chapter 14, verses 7 through 9.
◘ ◘ ◘
Researched by P. A. White, JD
2020 for @NewWorldAncestry at Shorewood, Wisconsin – All Rights Reserved
Subject’s relation to author: wife of 3rd great-uncle
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDJN-515
Catherine's father was descended from Mennonites who were persecuted in what is today Switzerland, were driven from their land by Zwinglians, and emigrated to British Colonial America in about 1710.
Catherine's mother was descended from Jacob Price (born Johan Jakob Preisz in about 1676 in the Holy Roman Empire), a man revered for having carried the Brethren faith from Schwarzenau to the New World in 1719 along with Peter Becker and other members of the new church.
Catherine married George Emmert in 1831 when she was 19 years old.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
George Emmert came from a family that united with the Church of the Brethren much later than the Prices, but who were no less devout.
George's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when her great-great grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's grandfather was Leonard Emmert, a beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark.
George's father was Brethren Pastor John Emmert, who was born in 1778 in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and who as a young man emigrated to Washington County, Maryland in about 1798 with his family.
MARRIED LIFE
George and Catherine had four children in Maryland, then emigrated to northwest Illinois sometime before February 1844 when their son, Daniel, was born in Salem Township in Carroll County.
When George and Catherine arrived in Illinois, George's brother, David Emmert, had established himself as a mover and shaker in the community, having built the first gristmill in the area in 1842, and having convinced voters to move the county seat from Savanna to David's new town of Mount Carroll.
In May 1845 George secured an 80-acre tract of Government land in Woodland Township, paying the statutory price of $1.25 per acre in cash money. In October 1845 George obtained a patent on 120 acres in Freedom Township, again paying $1.25 per acre.
It appears that George parlayed these 200 acres into a farm in Salem Township near Mount Carroll that became the family's permanent home. Four more children were born on that farm between 1848 and 1855.
O DEATH
Back in Pennsylvania, Catherine's mother died within two weeks of Union forces besting Lee's Confederate forces at nearby Gettysburg in the summer of 1863. Her father died in 1867. Travel was still difficult in those days; we do not know if Catherine ever saw her parents again after relocating to Illinois, or if she was able to attend either funeral.
According to the diary of George's nephew, Elder John J. Emmert, George Emmert took sick with "dropsy" (probably edema due to congestive heart failure) on February 1, 1879. He lingered, then died on February 12, 1879 at the age of 70. The couple had been married 48 years.
The funeral at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll was officiated by Brethren preacher George D. Zollers, and assisted by Brothers Lem Hillery and Eshelman.
Catherine spent much of the rest of her life settling George's financial affairs and estate through the Carroll County Probate Court.
On January 22, 1883 Elder John J. Emmert noted in his diary: "Died. Aunt Catherine Emmert died at V Oclock this [illegible] aged 70s yrs and 6(?) days."
Catherine's funeral services at Oak Hill Cemetery were conducted by Brother George D. Zollers, assisted by Brother John Zuck. Despite the bitter cold and drifting snow, a large group of mourners heard a reading from the Book of Romans, Chapter 14, verses 7 through 9.
◘ ◘ ◘
Researched by P. A. White, JD
2020 for @NewWorldAncestry at Shorewood, Wisconsin – All Rights Reserved
Subject’s relation to author: wife of 3rd great-uncle
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDJN-515
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Stone worn when information recorded by Carroll County Genealogical Society in the 1980s. Only base remains in 2023 next to husband George
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