In November, 1979 I wrote to a Lutheran church in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany for information on the Burkhart and Strobel families. A couple of weeks later I received a family tree of both families, starting with Johann Georg Burkhart and his wife, Maria Agnes Strobel. This tree, handwritten by a man named Hans Felder, went back several generations. That tree is attached to this memorial.
In those church records, it states that Johann was born on January 17, 1815. On his gravestone, it says the 18th. I don't know which is correct, so I'm using the one from the church records as that is closest to the actual event. Also, Johann and his wife died one day apart. When their stones were carved, their death dates were reversed. That's why the date of death on this memorial does not match the one on the stone.
In Germany, Johann was a "zimmerman" or in English, a carpenter. He married Maria Agnes Strobel in 1844 and they had 5 children. One, a son named Gottfried, died when he was just a month old. The other children born in Germany were Johannes, Elisabetha Margaretha, Gottfried and Maria Agnes.
The tree states, "The mother of the family together with her children emigrated to the U.S. in 1856 although the father did not." Johann Georg didn't stay in Germany, but came over to the U.S. before his family did. There is a Johann G. G. Burkhart who left Antwerp on the Peter Hattrick. He arrived in New York on April 16, 1853. As this man was also born in 1815, I believe this to be our man.
According to census records, John made his living as a farmer. He must have still done some carpentry because his obituary states he was a carpenter. The family lived in McLean County, Illinois. John and Mary had 5 more children in Illinois: Lena (maybe Magdalena), Christian, Fredrick, Katharine and Louisa.
John is buried with his wife in Park Lawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.
In those church records, it states that Johann was born on January 17, 1815. On his gravestone, it says the 18th. I don't know which is correct, so I'm using the one from the church records as that is closest to the actual event. Also, Johann and his wife died one day apart. When their stones were carved, their death dates were reversed. That's why the date of death on this memorial does not match the one on the stone.
In Germany, Johann was a "zimmerman" or in English, a carpenter. He married Maria Agnes Strobel in 1844 and they had 5 children. One, a son named Gottfried, died when he was just a month old. The other children born in Germany were Johannes, Elisabetha Margaretha, Gottfried and Maria Agnes.
The tree states, "The mother of the family together with her children emigrated to the U.S. in 1856 although the father did not." Johann Georg didn't stay in Germany, but came over to the U.S. before his family did. There is a Johann G. G. Burkhart who left Antwerp on the Peter Hattrick. He arrived in New York on April 16, 1853. As this man was also born in 1815, I believe this to be our man.
According to census records, John made his living as a farmer. He must have still done some carpentry because his obituary states he was a carpenter. The family lived in McLean County, Illinois. John and Mary had 5 more children in Illinois: Lena (maybe Magdalena), Christian, Fredrick, Katharine and Louisa.
John is buried with his wife in Park Lawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.
In November, 1979 I wrote to a Lutheran church in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany for information on the Burkhart and Strobel families. A couple of weeks later I received a family tree of both families, starting with Johann Georg Burkhart and his wife, Maria Agnes Strobel. This tree, handwritten by a man named Hans Felder, went back several generations. That tree is attached to this memorial.
In those church records, it states that Johann was born on January 17, 1815. On his gravestone, it says the 18th. I don't know which is correct, so I'm using the one from the church records as that is closest to the actual event. Also, Johann and his wife died one day apart. When their stones were carved, their death dates were reversed. That's why the date of death on this memorial does not match the one on the stone.
In Germany, Johann was a "zimmerman" or in English, a carpenter. He married Maria Agnes Strobel in 1844 and they had 5 children. One, a son named Gottfried, died when he was just a month old. The other children born in Germany were Johannes, Elisabetha Margaretha, Gottfried and Maria Agnes.
The tree states, "The mother of the family together with her children emigrated to the U.S. in 1856 although the father did not." Johann Georg didn't stay in Germany, but came over to the U.S. before his family did. There is a Johann G. G. Burkhart who left Antwerp on the Peter Hattrick. He arrived in New York on April 16, 1853. As this man was also born in 1815, I believe this to be our man.
According to census records, John made his living as a farmer. He must have still done some carpentry because his obituary states he was a carpenter. The family lived in McLean County, Illinois. John and Mary had 5 more children in Illinois: Lena (maybe Magdalena), Christian, Fredrick, Katharine and Louisa.
John is buried with his wife in Park Lawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.
In those church records, it states that Johann was born on January 17, 1815. On his gravestone, it says the 18th. I don't know which is correct, so I'm using the one from the church records as that is closest to the actual event. Also, Johann and his wife died one day apart. When their stones were carved, their death dates were reversed. That's why the date of death on this memorial does not match the one on the stone.
In Germany, Johann was a "zimmerman" or in English, a carpenter. He married Maria Agnes Strobel in 1844 and they had 5 children. One, a son named Gottfried, died when he was just a month old. The other children born in Germany were Johannes, Elisabetha Margaretha, Gottfried and Maria Agnes.
The tree states, "The mother of the family together with her children emigrated to the U.S. in 1856 although the father did not." Johann Georg didn't stay in Germany, but came over to the U.S. before his family did. There is a Johann G. G. Burkhart who left Antwerp on the Peter Hattrick. He arrived in New York on April 16, 1853. As this man was also born in 1815, I believe this to be our man.
According to census records, John made his living as a farmer. He must have still done some carpentry because his obituary states he was a carpenter. The family lived in McLean County, Illinois. John and Mary had 5 more children in Illinois: Lena (maybe Magdalena), Christian, Fredrick, Katharine and Louisa.
John is buried with his wife in Park Lawn Cemetery, Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.
