Sophia Elisabeth (Strassman) Muhm (1809 - 1869)

Born 23 Jun 1809 in Wahmbeck, Northeim, Northeim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland [uncertain]

Wife of Friedrich Muhm — married about 1844 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1869 at age 60 in Germantown, Washington, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Sophia Elisabeth Strassman was born on 23 June 1809 in Wahmbeck, Northeim, Northeim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland.^[1]

Sophia (34) married Friedrich Muhm (42) (born about 20 February 1801 in Schwabendorf, Rauschenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Deutschland; son of Friedrich Ernst Muhm and Gertrude (Opperman) Muhm) in 1844 in New York, United States. Their children were:

• William Muhm (~1846– )
• Peter Frederick Muhm (~1848–1905)

Sophia passed away on 23 November 1869 in Germantown, Washington, Wisconsin, United States, aged 60. She was buried in Christ Evangelical Church Cemetery, Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 01 November 2021), memorial page for Sophia Elisabeth Strassman Muhm (23 Jun 1809–23 Nov 1869), Find A Grave: Memorial #39118726, citing Christ Evangelical Church Cemetery, Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Brian Zalewski (contributor 37741715)

See also:

• 1850 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Palatine, Montgomery Co., New York, p. 315A, h.382 f.404, Sophiah Mum; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 9 June 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication M432. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• 1860 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Germantown, Washington Co., Wisconsin, p. 208, h.317 f.290, Sophia Muhm; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 9 June 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication M653. Washington, D.C.:National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• Listed as mother: Wisconsin, Wisconsin-EASy, Marriages, 1836-1930, Batch: M00331-6: Film: 1275592, Ref: 394, Peter Muhm, 18 April 1870; Family History Library, familysearch.org.
• Christ Evangelical Church, compiler, Church Registrations (Dheinsville, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA: n.pub.), Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Microfilm # 1377867.
• Private Family Tree: Sophie Elisabeth Strassman, "Strassmans of Wahmbeck"; supplied by E. Henne, Hildesheim, Germany, 2010.
• Badouin Gerhard, Familienbuch von Schwabendorf und Wolfskaute: 1688-1900 (N.p.: n.p., 1982, 1989), "Sophia was Friedrich's second wife ... first was Martha Elisabeth".