Johannes Peter Junker (1789 - aft. 1867)

Born 1789 in Rohleder (Raskaty) Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Magdalena (Goetz) Junker — married 23 Jun 1807 (to 1833) in Herzog, (Susly) Russia

Husband of Christina (Schröffer) Junker — married 27 Feb 1834 (to before 13 Nov 1853) in Herzog, (Susly) Russia

Descendants

Died after 1867 after age 78 in Herzog, (Susly), Russia

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Biography

Peter Junker has German Roots.

Peter Junker was a Volga German.

Johann Peter Junker 'Younger', was born in 1789, Rohleder (Raskaty) Russia, he was on the 1857 Herzog (Susly) Russia Census record. He died sometime after 1867, Herzog (Susly) Russia.

Peter Junker 'Younger' parents: Johannes Jakob Junker 'Younger' (1762-1816) and Barbara Auer (1769-bet 1806-1834).

Last name spelled Junker, wasn't spelled Younger until emigration to America, other versions is Younker and Yunker. Also See Section: Surname Note

Peter was married possibly three times, although a third marriage record hasn't been found.

1st Marriage

23 June 1807 married 1st wife: Magdalena Goetz, she was born in 1790, and died 20 December 1833. ^[1] They had five children: ^[2]

1. Anna Junker, born 13 July 1808, baptized on the 14th, sponsors: Andreas Goetz and Elisabeth Junger (Junker)^[1]
2. John Peter 'Junker' Younger baptized 28 April 1814-1877) [married Margaret Mermis]
3. Michael 'Junker' Younger (1823- after 1876) went to Brazil, then to America [married Margaret Meyer]
4. Magdalena 'Junker' Younger (1825-
5. Johannes 'Junker' Younger (1831-1856)

2nd Marriage

2nd wife, married 27 February 1834 in Herzog: Christina Philippe (widow) nee Schröffer/Schröpfer born 1810, Krasnopolje, Russia, died 13 November 1853. Peter is a widower on the 1857 census record. They had four children:^[3]

1. Anna Maria 'Junker' Younger (1834- [married Josef Linenberger]
2. Nikolaus 'Junker' Younger (1839- ) 2nd marriage was in 1865 to Katharina Benz
3. Barbara 'Junker' Younger (1842-bet 1850-1857)
4. Dorothea 'Junker' Younger (1848-

Timeline

Movement List (Mv2430 1786-From Rohleder, Johannes Junker and family moved to Herzog, Russia. ^[4]

1798, Herzog, Russia: Household #17, Johannes Junker age 39 from Rohleder, sp: Barbara Auer age 29 from Rohleder. Children: Peter age 9, Johannes age 4, Wendelinus age 7 months, Elisabeth age 8, Margaretha age 3.^[5]

1834 Herzog, Russia Census: Peter Junker born 1789, has records for two wives. His 1st wife's name is unknown, and they had four children, his 2nd wife's name is Christina, with four children. ^[6]

1850 Herzog, Russia; Peter Junker, born 1789, 1st Wife, Name unknown, died bef 1834, had three sons listed for children with 1st wife there was also a daughter Magdalena born 1825. Then listed 2nd wife: Christina Unknown born 1810, and four children listed with her. ^[7]

1857 Herzog Russia Census: Peter Junker, age 68 [note was a widow]; Michael, son, age 34; Margaretha Meyer, dl, 30; Gottfried, gs, age 4 in 1850, died 1853; Johann Peter, gs, age 2 in 1850, died 1853; Aloysius, gs, age 5; Johann Peter, gs, age 2; Johannes, son, age 19 in 1850, died 1856; Nikolaus, son, age 18; Dorothea, daughter, age 9^[8]

Surname Note

The Junker patronymic has its roots in Germanic origin and carries the connotation of a "young lord." Originally, this term referred to young noble warriors in medieval Germany who were training for knighthood. The Junker moniker later transformed into an aristocratic title denoting the lower-ranking members of the German nobility, forming what is known as the Junker Class. These individuals would engage in military service in exchange for land grants and bureaucratic authority over their respective domains. Eventually, the Junker designation evolved into a last name. The surname Junker is correctly pronounced as Yuenker, although it can also be phonetically represented as YOON-ker to ensure clarity.

The descendants of Johannes Peter Junker underwent a process of assimilation in America that resulted in a significant transformation of their familial surnames, with three distinct variations emerging: Younger, Younker, and Yunker. Intriguingly, it was not uncommon for siblings within the same family to adopt different variants of these anglicized names.

Research Notes

According to the book "The Younger's" it appears that Michael Younger took his mother to Brazil with him when he emigrated, but his mother would have died in 1833, his stepmother died before 1857. The question would be who was the book referring to?

Book "The Younger's" by Frank J. Windholz and Albina (Younger) Fr. Raphael Engel, O.F.M. Cap. in his "The Joseph Engel Family' wrote:

Turning to the village of Herzog, Russia we meet a few families by the name of Younger or Junker, one of whom was Peter and his wife Margaret nee Mermis. His father was known to mother as mentioned above, our great-great-grandfather. Unfortunately his name is not known."^[9]

Michael and John Peter were brothers.

Michael Younger, his wife, children and mother went to Brazil.

According to Lawrence A. Weigel, Michael and his mom died in Brazil.

Michael's wife Margaret and children including her son John M. Younger and his wife Catherine Margaret Pfeifer came to the United States from Brazil. They settled in Ellis County, Kansas.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptismal, Marriage, Burial record from Russian Church records, accessed 2020
2. ↑ p 96, Household #93, 94, Peter Junker 1789, 1st unknown wife died bef 1834; Revision List of the colony Herzog (Susly) Russia, Dec 12, 1850, translated by Pavel (Paul) M. Leus, Compiled by Kevin D. Rupp 2002
3. ↑ p 97, Household #93, Peter Junker 1789, 2nd wife: Christina 1810; Revision List of the colony Herzog (Susly) Russia, Dec 12, 1850, Translated by Pavel (Paul) M. Leus, Compiled by Kevin D. Rupp, 2002
4. ↑ p 1145, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga, Vol 2, Brent Alan Mai 1999
5. ↑ p 479, household #17, Johannes Junker, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga, Vol 1, Brent Alan Mai
6. ↑ p 96 & 97, household #93, 94 Revision List of the colony Herzog, (Susly) Russia, Dec 12, 1850, Translated by Pavel (Paul) M. Leus, Compiled by: Kevin D. Rupp, 2002
7. ↑ p 96-97, Household #93, 94, Revision List of the Colony Herzog, (Susly) Russia, Dec 12, 1850, Translated by Pavel (Paul) M. Leus, Compiled by Kevin D. Rupp 2002
8. ↑ p 26, household #111, Peter Junker, 1857 Census of Herzog (Susly) Russia, In the Novouzensk district of the Samara provice in Russia, Translated by Waldemar Pflug, Bayreuth, Germany, Translated from LDS Microfilm #2373592
9. ↑ Books 'The Younger's" by Frank J. Windholz and Albina Younger, and 'The Joseph Engel Family' by Fr. Raphae Engel O.F.M. Cap