NameJohann Michael (John Michael) Ternes
Birth25 Jul 1843, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany2,5,3
Death14 Apr 1926, Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Burial17 Apr 1926, St. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationFarmer
Spouses
Birth7 Sep 1848, Schlagfort, Mecklenburg, Germany2,3,5
Baptism10 Sep 1848, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pokrent, Mecklenburg, Germany
Death2 Jul 1916, Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Burial5 Jul 1916, St. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Marriage31 Aug 1864, St. Mary Church, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Notes for Johann Michael (John Michael) Ternes
Source: Illerich Family Book, p. 266; Joe Solomon of North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio; Earl Mahl of Elyria, Lorain County; and Ancestry.com—Elyria Evening Telegram for September 1, 1915; and www.findagrave.com.
Much of the information on the descendants of Johann Ternes and Katharine Koehn is from Joe Solomon of North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio, and from Earl Mahl of Elyria, Lorain County.
In 1880 he and his wife and seven children lived on Abbe Road, Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio.
In 1900 John and his wife Catharine lived in Carlisle with their daughters Elizabeth and Anna as well as their granddaughter Aurelia Minnich (the child of their daughter Emma and Joseph John Minnich), their son Joseph, his wife Catherine, and a hired hand named Conrad Heimer. The family name was transcribed as Terries.
In 1910 he and his wife, their son Joseph, Joseph’s wife Catherine and children Catherine and Carl lived in Carlisle Township. Apparently Conrad Heimer lived with them but his name was reported to be Conrad Ternes. The census reported that John had immigrated in 1855 and was a naturalized United States citizen. His family name was interpreted as Terner on the census.
On August 31, 1915 he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. They renewed their wedding vows at St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria, Lorain County, attended by their eight children, 37 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The findagrave site gives July 26, 1841 as his birthdate.
Notes for Catharine Maria Elisabeth (Spouse 1)
Source of information before her emigration: Records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pokrent.
Her baptismal sopnsors were Catharina Maria Elisabeth Schuetz of Schlagfort, Dorothea Catharina Elisabeth Luesch of Pokrent, and Magdalena Maria Sophia Koch of Schlagfort.
Schlagfort is a settlement just north of Neuendorf.
She was confirmed in 1848.
The 1900 census reported that she had immigrated in 1870. She had had 10 children of whom nine were living.
The 1910 census reported that she had immigrated in 1860. She had had 10 children of whom eight were living in 1910.