NameElizabeth Laux
Birth15 Jun 1826, Faid?, Cochem-Zell Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,1,2,3,5
Death13 Mar 1913, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Peter Cemetery, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
Spouses
Birth13 Sep 1817, Illerich, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,1,2
Death9 Jan 1892, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Peter Cemetery, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationFarmer7,1,2
FatherJohann Justen (~1789-)
MotherMaria Puenger (1797-)
Marriage13 May 1851, Faid, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
ChildrenCatherine (1854-1943)
 Christopher I. (1858-1921)
 Mathias John (1861-1948)
 John (~1865-)
 Gertrude Anna (1868-1909)
Notes for Elizabeth Laux
Source: MyHeritage.com—MyHeritage Family Trees: Wohlever Web Site; and www.findagrave.com.
She immigrated in 1854.
As of 1900 she had had 12 children, of whom five were living.
In 1900 she lived in Russia Township, Lorain County, Ohio with her daughter Anna G. and Anna’s husband John Younglas and their daughter Dora M. Her brother-in-law Jacob Justin lived with them as well. In 1910 she lived with her son Christian and his family in Russia Township. The census recorded her married name as Curtin.
Notes for Peter (Spouse 1)
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Wohlever Web Site; and Illerich Family Book, page 245; and www.findagrave.com.
He left for America on May 2, 1854.
In 1860 Peter and his wife Elizabeth lived in North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio with their children Katharine and Christopher. Their family name was written Husten on the census, and Christopher’s name was listed as George. In 1870 he and his wife and five children lived in Sheffield Township, Lorain County. Their name was written Oster on the census. In 1880 he and his wife Elizabeth lived in Russia Township, Lorain County with three of their children—Matthias, John and Gertrude.
Peter and Elizabeth’s son Mathias John Justen married Katharine Younglas, the daughter of Nicholas Younglas and Anna Maria Weber. Mathias John’s sister Gertrude Anna Justin married Katharine Younglas’ brother John.
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