John George Zittrauer (1740 - 1812)

Born 1740 in Ebenezer, Georgia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Brandwein) Zittrauer — married 19 May 1761 in Georgia

Descendants

Died 1812 at about age 72 in Effingham County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Paulus Zitterauer arrived 28 Dec 1734 aboard the 2nd Salzburg Transporter "Prince of Wales"

John Zittrauer was a Georgia colonist.

John George Zittrauer was born about 1740.^[1] He was the son of Paulus Zitterauer and Margaret (unknown).^[2] John George married Catherine Brandwein on May 19, 1761.^[2][3][4] They had the following children ^[5]:

1. Timothy, born 7 December 1762.
2. John Gottlieb, born 8 July 1766, who married Hannah.
3. Mary Margaret, born 2 December 1768 and died on 13 August 1771.
4. Mary Margaret, born on 6 may 1774.
5. Hannah, who married John Christopher Miller.
6. Solomon, born on 14 November 1777, died on 18 June 1860 married Elizabeth Oglesby first and second to Esta Gnann.

John George Zittrauer married second, Mrs. Anna (Seckinger) Maurer. They had no children.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth date is based on first marriage to Catherine Brandwein.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Pearl Rahn Gnann, Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families. Second reprinting with Additions Sept. 1976, Amy LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints edition. Savannah, Georgia: Pearl Rahn Gnann, 1956; p. 390.
3. ↑ C. A. Linn, ed. with A. G. Voigt, translator. Ebenezer Record Book : containing Early Records of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Effingham, Georgia; more commonly known as Ebenezer Church. Savannah, Georgia: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Georgia, 1929. p. 83, #74.
4. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch Georgia Marriage Brandwein John George Zitterauer Zitterourer and Catherine Brandwein, 19 May 1761.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Pearl Rahn Gnann, Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families. Second reprinting with Additions Sept. 1976, Amy LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints edition. Savannah, Georgia: Pearl Rahn Gnann, 1956; p. 391.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Ebenezer, Georgia describes how this initial settlement failed after an attack during the Revolutionary War.
• "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909", database with images, Georgia Land Grant, John George Litterauer, 1791.