Susannah (Miller) Schmachtenberger (1821 - 1889)

Born 28 Aug 1821 in Stark, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Oct 1889 at age 68 in Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Susannah Miller was born in Stark County, Ohio, 28 August 1821, the daughter of Peter Miller and Mary Stewart.^[1] She died in Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, 13 October 1889.^[2]

Susannah married in Stark County, Ohio, 18 May 1845, Benjamin Franklin Schmachtenberger.^[3]

The Bryan Democrat
Thursday, October 17, 1889
p 5, c4
Mrs. Schmachtenberger, wife of Benjamin Schmachtenberger for many years a resident of this township, died last Monday, of cancer, aged nearly sixty-nine years. She was an exemplary woman, a devoted wife and affectionate mother, and highly esteemed by all who knew her.

Family

Benjamin and Susannah (Miller) Schmachtenberger were the parents of seven children, born Williams County, Ohio, probably in Pulaski Township (birth order uncertain at this writing),

1. Ida Schmachtenberger, died about 1858.
2. Ada Schmachtenberger; married Samuel Farber.
3. Cleophas Schumachtenberger, born about 1846, died about 1871.
4. Adolph Schmachtenberger, born about 1848, died about 1921; married (1) Christina Barbara Smeltz, (2) Susan Miller.
5. Rudolph Schmachtenberger, born about 1850, died about 1872.
6. Samuel Schmachtenberger, born about 1857, died about 1870.
7. Simon Schmachtenberger, born about 1857.

Research Notes

Peter Miller 1845 Will (transcription)
Peter Miller Notes

Adolph Schmachtenberger's second wife. This second wife, Susan Miller, was the daughter of Anthony and Susannah (Kimmerling) Miller.

Sources

1. ↑ Peter Miller 1845 will in "[Stark County, Ohio] Will records, 1811-1888," B (1822-1850):374; digital images, FamilySearch, FHL film 892409, Digital Collection (DGS) 5870704, image 465 of 555.
2. ↑ Susannah Miller Schmachtenberger, memorial 73415295 and gravestone images; web content, FindAGrave, maintained by Beth; gravestone images by Mary Harris and Beth.
3. ↑ Smachtenberger-Miller 1845 marriage, "[Stark County, Ohio] Marriage records, 1809-1916," B:240; digital images, FamilySearch, FHL film 897628, Digital Collection (DGS) 4701464, image 368 of 624.

See also--

• William Henry Shinn, The county of Williams : a history of Williams County, Ohio, from the earliest days, with special chapters on various subjects, including each of the different townships; also a biographical department (Madison, Wisc.: Northwestern Historical Association, 1905), 538-539 (Adolph Schmachtenberger); digital images, InternetArchive.