Elisabetha (Schaad) Ehrmann (1814 - 1896)

Born 24 Jul 1814 in Oberhallau, Schaffhausen, Schweiz

Ancestors

Wife of Philipp Ehrmann — married 9 Feb 1837 in Neunkirch, Schaffhausen, Schweiz

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1896 at age 81 in Neunkirch, Schaffhausen, Schweiz

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Biography

Elisabetha (Schaad) Ehrmann is of Swiss descent

Elisabetha Schaad was born on July 24, 1814.^[1] She was baptized on July 31, 1814 in Oberhallau, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, the daughter of Michael Schaad and Barbara Mueller. There are many Schaads registered in Oberhallau, and the old Swiss German handwriting can be difficult to decipher. However, it is certain that her parents names are correct, due to their names in a later marriage register. Here is a link for searching the church books of Canton Schaffhausen: Schaffhausen Archives

Elisabetha Schaad Baptismal Record

A kind priest with legible handwriting copied Elisabetha Schaad's baptism into a ledger, which includes natural birth date, baptism date, marriage date and parents' names.^[2] Our Elisabetha Schaad was the daughter of Michael Schaad and Barbara Mueller of Oberhallau, Switzerland. This ledger is helpful because there were several Schaad families in Oberhallau at that time.

Elisabetha Schaad Birth, Baptism, Parents Names Legible

Elisabetha Schaad was the wife of Philipp Ehrmann. The couple was married on February 9, 1837 at Neunkirch, Schaffhausen, Switzerland.^[3] Their marriage record can be found on page 52 of the Neunkirch, Switzerland church book, available at the Schaffhausen Archives records website. Swiss Records Link It is also available on this Swiss records site:Swiss Records

Here is a screenshot that provides information regarding Elisabetha Schaad Ehrmann's birth, marriage and death:

Marriage Record

On February 20, 1838, Philipp Ehrmann and Elisabetha Schaad were named the parents of their first child, daughter Verena Ehrmann.^[4] All three names were provided in the Neunkirch church book register:

Verena Ehrmann Birth Record

Verena Ehrmann married Ferdinand Lehrmann of Germany.^[5] She moved to Germany and set up a household there. Eventually, Verena immigrated to the American frontier of rural Indiana.

In 1841, Philipp and Elisabetha Ehrmann welcomed their first son, Nathan Ehrmann.^[6] Here is a scan of his baptismal record from the Oberhallau church book:

Nathan Ehrmann Baptism

Nathan Ehrmann was the first child of Philipp and Elisabetha Schaad Ehrmann to immigrate to the United States. He was drafted into Union service during the Civil War upon his arrival. As a Civil War benefit, he was granted land in Indiana for his loyal military service. Then he enticed two siblings, Verena and Robert, to join him in America.

In 1842, daughter Barbara Ehrmann was baptised:

Barbara Ehrmann Birth Record

In 1844, son Philipp Ehrmann II was baptized:

Birth Record of Philipp Ehrmann

Son Johan Michael Ehrmann was born on Christmas Day, 1846. His was the first baptism of 1847:

Christmas Day Birth and January Baptism of Johan Michael Ehrmann

Son Heinrich Ehrmann was born on May 3, 1848:

Heinrich Ehrmann Birth and Baptismal Record

Daughter Maria Magdalena Ehrmann was born in 1852:

Maria Magdalena Birth and Baptism

Robert Ehrmann was born on September 24, 1854:

Robert Ehrmann Birth and Baptism Record

Like some of his elder siblings, Robert Ehrmann immigrated to Allen County, Indiana before 1900.

Youngest daughter Elisabetha Ehrmann was born in October of 1858.^[7]

Elisabetha Ehrmann Baptism

On July 30, 1863, Elisabetha Schaad was named in the marriage record of her eldest daughter, Verena Ehrmann, as the mother of the bride.^[8] This marriage was performed in Wasenweiler, Baden, Germany. This small town in Germany was quite a distance from Neunkirch, Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Church Book Page Copy of Ferdinand and Verena Marriage

Elisabetha Schaad Ehrmann died in 1896 at Neunkirch, Schaffhausen, Switzerland.^[9] Her husband Philipp Ehrmann continued to live in Oberhallau for many more years before his death in 1914.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Schaffhausen Archives, Oberhallau Baptismal Register, 24 Jul 1814, Image 6.
2. ↑ http://kirchenbuecher.sh.ch/index.php?bid=314&m=&b=STASH_Kirchenbuecher_1_24-2_0171.jpg
3. ↑ http://kirchenbuecher.sh.ch/Sammlungen/JPEG/Neunkirch_1_23-3/STASH_Kirchenbuecher_1_23-3_0287.jpg
4. ↑ http://kirchenbuecher.sh.ch/Sammlungen/JPEG/Neunkirch_1_23-3/STASH_Kirchenbuecher_1_23-3_0154.jpg
5. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCVG-Q5W : accessed 22 February 2016), Elisabetha Schaad in entry for Ferdinand Lehrmann and Verena Ehrmann, 30 Jul 1863; citing Wasenweiler, Baden, Germany; FHL microfilm 871,374.
6. ↑ http://kirchenbuecher.sh.ch/index.php?bid=235&m=&b=STASH_Kirchenbuecher_1_23-2_0487.jpg
7. ↑ http://kirchenbuecher.sh.ch/index.php?id=&bid=235&m=&b=STASH_Kirchenbuecher_1_23-2_0546.jpg
8. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCVG-Q5W : accessed 22 February 2016), Elisabetha Schaad in entry for Ferdinand Lehrmann and Verena Ehrmann, 30 Jul 1863; citing Wasenweiler, Baden, Germany; FHL microfilm 871,374.
9. ↑ http://kirchenbuecher.sh.ch/Sammlungen/JPEG/Neunkirch_1_23-3/STASH_Kirchenbuecher_1_23-3_0287.jpg
10. ↑ http://kirchenbuecher.sh.ch/Sammlungen/JPEG/Neunkirch_1_23-3/STASH_Kirchenbuecher_1_23-3_0287.jpg

• Indiana Death Certificates, Allen County Death Record of Verena Ehrmann Lehrman, 1911.