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Eleanor Auguste F Dorothea (Ahrens) Albrecht (1832 - 1902)

Eleanor Auguste F Dorothea Albrecht formerly Ahrens
Born in Heersum.map
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 27 Mar 1859 in Madison County, ILmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 69 in Omphghent Twp Madison Co. ILmap
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Biography

In Omphghent township, we know now that it was Dorthea's Aunt Eleanor who in 1859, at the age of 27, married the 45 year old Henry Albrecht, a widower with a large farm and eight children. And it was Dorothea's Uncle Henry Ahrens who purchased a farm in Omphghent township and became a highly respected and lifelong resident there. Lastly, Dorothea's parents settled on a farm in Olive township, near DeCamp.

Eleanor was born on 16 August 1832 in Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Melchior Ahrens and Christina Sophia Witte.[1]

Eleanor departed New Orleans, Louisiana on 18 May 1857. Bremen, Germany.

When Eleanor was 26 she married on 27 March 1859 in Madison, Illinois, USA. Eleanore comes to the marriage with a daughter born 1857...Johanna who is adopted into the family, her father unknown.[2]

Eleanor arrived in Age: 30-31 in 1863.

In the 1870 census Eleanor (age 37) was living in Township 6 Range 7, Madison, Illinois. Residence Post Office: Prairie Town.[1]

In the 1880 census Eleanor (age 47) was living in Omphghent, Madison, Illinois, USA. Marital status: Married. Relation to Head of House: Wife.[3]

In the 1900 census Eleanor (age 67) was living in Omphghent, Madison, Illinois, USA. Marital Status: Widowed. Relation to Head: Head.[4]

Eleanor died at the age of 69 on 28 May 1902 in Omphghent, Madison, Illinois, USA and was buried in Livingston, Madison County, Illinois, USA.[5]

There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

External media links: (These may require a subscription to view)

  • Elenore Albrecht Tombstone in New Spangle Cemetery (jpg file): Media
  • Spangle Cemetery record with Alanora Albrecht and Johanna Hertel (jpg file): Media
  • Alanora Albrecht grave marker 1902 (jpg file): Media

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1870 Census: 1870 United States Federal Census,
    Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 6 Range 7, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M593_251; Page: 188B; Family History Library Film: 545750.
    Ancestry Record 7163 #16068247 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  2. Marriage: Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
    Ancestry Record 60984 #480939 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  3. 1880 Census: 1880 United States Federal Census,
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Omphghent, Madison, Illinois; Roll: 233; Family History Film: 1254233; Page: 67B; Enumeration District: 004; Image: 0135.
    Ancestry Record 6742 #30396641 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  4. 1900 Census: 1900 United States Federal Census,
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Omphghent, Madison, Illinois; Roll: 326; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240326.
    Ancestry Record 7602 #12377606 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  5. Burial: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
    Ancestry Record 60525 #28496830 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  6. Unclassified: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940.
    Ancestry Record 60722 #301394363 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  7. Unclassified: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940,
    Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, Illinois.
    Ancestry Record 60722 #301394362 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  8. Unclassified: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940,
    Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, Illinois.
    Ancestry Record 60722 #301394364 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  9. Unclassified: Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940.
    Ancestry Record 61370 #1200737107 (accessed before 27 June 2021).
  10. Unclassified: Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
    Ancestry Record 60984 #1628233 (accessed before 27 June 2021).




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