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Johanna Marie Friedrike (Woderich) Quitmeier (abt. 1830 - 1920)

Johanna Marie Friedrike (Johanna) Quitmeier formerly Woderich aka Rütz
Born about in Mecklenburg, Germanymap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 30 Nov 1852 in Petersdorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germanymap
Wife of — married 22 Apr 1877 in Peotone, Will, Illinois, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 89 in St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Green Garden Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Johanna Marie Friedrike Woderich was born on 24 May 1830 in Mecklenburg, Germany. [1] Her father was Joachim Woderich. [2]

She married Johann Christian Friedrich Rütz on 30 November 1852 in Petersdorf, Mecklenburg, Germany. [2] They had ten children:

  1. Johanna Wilhelmine Friedrike b. 1853 [3]
  2. Carl Christian Wilhelm b. 1855 [4]
  3. Wilhelmine Johanna Caroline b. 1857 [5]
  4. Maria Caroline Georgine b. 1859 [6]
  5. Wilhelm Johann Friederich b. 1861 [7]
  6. Wilhelmine Karoline Friederike b. 1863 [8]
  7. Johanna Friederike Wilhelmine b. 1865 [9]
  8. Friederike Johanna Karoline b. 1867 [10]
  9. Louise Karoline Wilhelmine b. 1869 [11]
  10. August John b. 1873 [12]

She and her family departed Hamburg, Germany for the United States on 26 October 1872 on the ship Germania. [13] They arrived in New York on 13 November 1872. [14]

She married Henry Quitmeier on 22 April 1877 in Peotone, Will County, Illinois. [15]

She appeared in the 1880 US Census in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois. [16] She was living with her husband Henry, her stepson William Quitmeier, her children William, Louise, and August, and a farm laborer William Meisterling. [16]

She appeared in the 1900 US Census in Green Garden Township, Will County, Illinois. [17]

She appeared in the 1910 US Census in St. Louis, Missouri. [18] She was living with her daughter Louise, her son-in-law William Baune, and her granddaughter Hulda Baune. [18]

She appeared in the 1920 US Census in St. Louis, Missouri. [19] She was living with her daughter Louise and her son-in-law William Baune. [19]

She died on 4 May 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri. [1]

She was buried on 7 May 1920 at Bethany Cemetery in Wellston, St. Louis County, Missouri. [1] [20]

Her obituary in The St. Louis Star and Times [21] reads:

QUITTMEYER -- Entered into rest on Tuesday, May 4, 1920, at 4 p. m., Johanna Ruetz Quittmeyer, beloved mother of Mrs. John Liefhof, Mrs. Louise Baune, Mrs. Peter Georgen, Mrs. Oscar Siegler of Chicago, Ill., William Ruetz of Peotone, Ill., August Ruetz of Mantens, Ill., and our dear grandmother, great grandmother and mother-in-law, aged 90 years. Funeral from residence of her daughter, Mrs. Louise Baune, 2303 O'Fallon street, Thursday, May 6, at 2 p. m., to Bethany Cemetery.

Research Notes

  • In the 1900 Census, it said she was the mother of 10 children, 6 of whom were still living. [17]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969"
    Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969; Certificate Number: 20478; URL: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60382 #263054 (accessed 10 June 2023)
    Johanne Quittmeyer death 4 May 1920 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
    Page number: 26;27
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61229 #909678180 (accessed 10 June 2023)
    Johanna Marie Friedrike Woderich (22) marriage to Johann Christian Friedrich Rütz on 30 Nov 1852 in Petersdorf, Plath u Woldegk, Mecklenburg, Deutschland (Germany).
  3. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPV7-VPBK : 16 May 2023), Johanna Wilhelmine Friedrike Rutz, 10 Apr 1853; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  4. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPV7-L97B : 16 May 2023), Carl Christian Wilhelm Rütz, 18 Mar 1855; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  5. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVW-4M52 : 25 March 2023), Wilhelmine Johanna Caroline Rutz, 19 Jul 1857; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Petersdorf, Petersdorf, Landkreis Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  6. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPV7-KWFD : 16 May 2023), Maria Caroline Georgine Rütz, 19 Jun 1859; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  7. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVW-KTS2 : 10 April 2023), Wilhelm Johann Friederich Rütz, 8 Sep 1861; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  8. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVW-HDYV : 10 April 2023), Wilhelmine Karoline Friederike Rütz, 4 Oct 1863; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  9. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVW-HD2W : 10 April 2023), Johanna Friederike Wilhelmine Rütz, 3 Sep 1865; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  10. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPV7-1JRG : 16 May 2023), Friederike Johanna Karoline Rütz, 8 Sep 1867; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  11. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVW-F3Y7 : 16 May 2023), Louise Karoline Wilhelmine Rütz, 13 Jun 1869; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Alt Käbelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  12. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQND-75J : 9 March 2018), August John Ruetz, 16 Sep 1938; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,818,996.
  13. ↑ "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934"
    Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 027 C; Page: 1265; Microfilm No.: K_1718; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 027 C
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1068 #5097907 (accessed 10 June 2023)
    Name: Joh.e Rütz; Gender: weiblich (Female); Departure Age: 42; Birth Date: abt 1830; Residence Place: Altkaebelich, Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Departure Date: 26. Okt 1872 (26 Oct 1872); Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany); Destination: USA; Arrival Place: New York; Relationship: Frau (Wife); Ship Name: Germania; Captain: Winzen; Shipping Clerk: Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger; Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft; Ship Type: Dampfschiff; Ship Flag: Deutschland; Accommodation: Zwischendeck;
    Household Members (Name) Relationship:
    Joh. C Rütz
    Joh.e Rütz Frau (Wife)
    Wilh.e Rütz Kind (Child)
    Marie Rütz Kind (Child)
    W.m Rütz Kind (Child)
    Wilh.e Rütz Kind (Child)
    Joh.e Rütz Kind (Child)
    Frdke Rütz Kind (Child)
    Louise Rütz Kind (Child).
  14. ↑ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
    Year: 1872; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 8; List Number: 1219
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #15040503 (accessed 10 June 2023)
    Name: Johe Rutz; Gender: Female; Ethnicity/ Nationality: German; Age: 42; Birth Date: abt 1830; Place of Origin: Germany; Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany; Destination: USA; Arrival Date: 13 Nov 1872; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Germanic.
  15. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q288-GDZK : 22 July 2021), Henry Quitmeier and Yohana Woderig, 22 Apr 1877; citing Peotone, Will, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,342,815.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2M-P56 : 13 January 2022), Johanna Quitmeier in household of Henry Quitmeier, Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCQ-YPB : 9 March 2022), Hannah Quitmeier, 1900.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M21G-J6W : accessed 10 June 2023), Johana Quitmeir in household of William Banne, St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 282, sheet 8A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 820; FHL microfilm 1,374,833.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8ZV-47J : 2 February 2021), Johanna Swittmeyer in entry for William Baune, 1920.
  20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88899224/johanna-ruetz: accessed 10 June 2023), memorial page for Johanna Ruetz (1830–1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88899224, citing Bethany Cemetery, Wellston, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Susan Ing (contributor 47043987).
  21. ↑ The St. Louis Star and Times (St. Louis, Missouri), 5 May 1920, p. 20.




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