NameKatharine Persch
BirthFeb 1815, Molzig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,1,3
Death29 Mar 1904, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
MotherLucia
Spouses
Birthabt 27 Jul 1809, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,1
Baptism27 Jul 1809, St. Servatius Church, Landkern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Deathbef 1900, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio?3
OccupationFarmer--in Germany; farmer--1860 and 1870.
Marriage15 Feb 1840, St. Vincenz Church, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Notes for Katharine Persch
Source: Illerich Family Book, pp. 224 and 305; Ancestry.com—New York, Passenger LIsts, 1820-1957; and MyHeritage.com—newspaperarchive.com--The Elyria Reporter.
She sailed with her husband and children Gertrude, Anton and Anna from Le Havre, France on the ship “Waverly,” arriving in New York, New York on August 28, 1847. The ship’s register recorded her as Catherine Schaden.
In 1900 she lived in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio with a boarder. She had had eight children, three of whom were living. She reported that she had immigrated in 1845.
She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M.R. Bennett. Her name was listed as Martha in the obituary.
Notes for Matthias (Spouse 1)
Source: Illerich Family Book, pp. 224 and 305; Ancestry.com—New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; and Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898.
Matthias,his wife Katharine and their children Gertrude, Anton and Anna sailed from Le Havre, France on the ship “Waverly,” arriving in New York, New York on August 28, 1847.
His wife’s first name is not listed on the 1860 census. Hesse-Cassel was reported to be the birthplace of “Mathew Shaddon,” his wife and three oldest children. In 1870 Matthias, his wife Katharine and children Emma, Peter and Katharine lived in Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio. He and his wife were reported to be from Prussia, and their three children were reported to have been born in Ohio. His name was written Mathius Shaddon.