Augusta Henrietta Amelia (Polack) Wehr (abt. 1842 - 1904)

Born about 19 Nov 1842 in Germany [uncertain]

Wife of Johann Ludwig Wehr — married 1861 in Bethel, Colony of South Australia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1904 at about age 61 in South Kilkerran, South Australia, Australia [uncertain]

Biography

Auguste Henriette Amalie POLACK, daughter of [? ?] and [? ?], was born on 19 November 1842, at [Germany?].

Auguste married Johann Ludwig WEHR in 1861 at [Bethel?], South Australia (registered in 1861 at Barossa). ^[1]

Johann and Auguste had at least 13 children:

1. Wilhelm Heinrich Johann WEHR (1861-1940)
2. Pauline Henrietta Amelia WEHR (1863-1938) — m. Carl August Robert DUTSCHKE
3. Ludwig Albert WEHR (1865-1866)
4. Johanne Louise Wilhelmina WEHR (1866-1867)
5. Ernest Wilhelm WEHR (1867-?)
6. Johanne Maria Franzisca WEHR (1868-1930) — m. Carl Heinrich LUTZE
7. Adolph Ludwig Albert WEHR (1869-1957)
8. Albertine Bertha Louise WEHR (1871-1931) — m. [?] ARNOLD
9. Heinrich Adolph WEHR (1873-?)
10. Johanne Wilhelmina Charlotte WEHR (1875-1884)
11. Augusta Helena WEHR (1877-1937) — m. Paul Christian Johann MARSCHALL
12. Alma Christinia Margaret WEHR (1883-?)
13. Emma Freida Bertha WEIR (1886-1913) — m. [?] JOHN

Augusta died on 14 August 1904, at [South Kilkerran?], South Australia (registered in 1904 at Daly); she was buried in St John's Lutheran Cemetery, at South Kilkerran, South Australia. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Research Notes

Polack-1 was created through the import of Tonkes_Morris_Ryles_Ellis.ged on 16 March 2011.

Sources

1. ↑ GenealogySA. Online database (accessed 13 November 2023). Entry for Johann Ludwig WEHR and Augusta Henrietta Amelia POLACK (1861); citing South Australia Marriages, 1861, Barossa registration district, book 47, page 138.
2. ↑ GenealogySA. Online database (accessed 13 November 2023). Entry for Augusta Henrietta Amalia WEHR (1904); citing South Australia Deaths, 1904, Daly registration district; book 304, page 130.
3. ↑ 'THE COUNTRY'. (1904, August 18, Thursday). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), p. 7. Retrieved 13 November 2023, from Trove: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55622931

   MAITLAND, August 16.—After a long and painful illness Mrs. Augusta Wehr, wife of Mr. Johan Ludwick Wehr, of Kilkerran Farm, died on Sunday, aged 62 years. Deceased was highly respected.
   

4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 November 2023), memorial page for Auguste Henriette Amalie Polack Wehr (19 Nov 1842–14 Aug 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #174126974, citing St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, South Kilkerran, Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Sonya Salzke (contributor 49078873).