John Fred Boerger (1858 - 1936)

Born 15 May 1858 in Fort Loramie, Shelby, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Mar 1936 at age 77 in Shelby, Ohio, Verenigde Staten van Amerika

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Biography

John Fred Boerger was born in Ft Loramie Ohio to Christ Boerger and Gertrude Meyer. He worked as a farmer "on a broad scale" and was very involved in the community he lived in all his life. He served as the president of the Loramie banking company, president of the board of education, and was active in St Michael's church. He married Mary Sherman at St Michael church on 22 Nov 1883. They had 8 children. Their children include:

• Amelia b. 1887 m. Albert Freytag
• Gertrude
• Paul
• Mrs Oscar Rulmann
• Mrs E H Kremer
• Carl
• John
• a son who died in infancy

John passed away in 1936 and was interred at St Michael's Cemetery.

Sources

• https://www.myheritage.nl/research/collection-40001/familysearch-stamboom?action=showRecord&itemId=684581544&indId=individual-191813892-4002622&s=191813892&rfr=mbs
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGH-KXD : 18 February 2021), John Berger in entry for Christ Berger, 1860.
• "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX8F-3XF : 19 January 2020), John Berger in entry for Amelia Berger, 1887.
• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZD3-9FF : 8 March 2021), John Fred Boerger, 01 Mar 1936; citing Ft. Laramie, Shelby, Ohio, reference fn 20711; FHL microfilm 2,022,614.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54833474/john-fred-boerger : accessed 24 January 2022), memorial page for John Fred Boerger (15 May 1858–1 Mar 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #54833474, citing Saint Michaels New Cemetery, Fort Loramie, Shelby County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Joan Shoffner (contributor 46835779) .
• "John Boerger Died At The Home In Fort Loramie On Sunday And His Body Was Buried Wednesday". The Minster Post (Minster Ohio); Vol 41 No 6. 6 Mar 1936. p1.

Acknowledgments

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