NameMary Wearsch
BirthJan 1845, Canada2,3,5,6
Death14 Jun 1929, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Peter Cemetery, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
Spouses
Birth23 Jan 1840, Drees, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,2,3,5
Death3 Jan 1919, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Peter Cemetery, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationFarmer--1880 and 1900; house carpenter--1910.
FatherPeter Rutgeri (Rothgery) (1808-1897)
MotherMaria Helena Knechtges (1808-1865)
Marriage30 Apr 1865, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
Katherine Anna (1869-1918)
Elizabeth Mary (1874-1935)
Rosa B. (1876-1968)
Lawrence V. (1888-1951)
UNNAMED
Notes for Mary Wearsch
Source: www.findagrave.com; and MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Wright Jr Web Site.
Her parents were born in Germany. They immigrated with her from Canada in about 1846 and she was naturalized in 1868. She had 10 children, of whom nine were living in 1900.
In 1920 she lived in North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio with her son Lawrence, her daughter Elizabeth Gilbert and Elizabeth’s four children.
Notes for John J. (Spouse 1)
Source: K-J Tonner’s Kelberg data file; and www.findagrave.com.
Although the 1860 census reported that he was born in Ohio, the 1900 census reported that he immigrated to the United States in 1842. He was a naturalized citizen.
In 1880 he and his wife and six children lived in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with John’s father Peter Rutgeri. In 1900 John and his wife and sons John and Lawrence lived in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio. In 1910 John and Mary lived in North Ridgeville, Lorain County.