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John Minch1,2,3

#17955, (ca. 1812 - 1889)
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Key Events:

  • John Minch was born ca. 2 Mar 1812 in Darmstadt, Kurfuerstentum Hessen.4,5,6
  • John married Catharine Goembel, daughter of Sebastian Goembel and Anna Eva Schaeffer, on 27 Apr 1837 in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois.7,8,9
  • John died on 28 Sep 1889 at age ~77.10,11
  • He was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois.12
John also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Catharine Goembel:

  • Catherine Minch
  • Amelia Minch
  • Jacob Minch
  • Sebastian Minch
  • Henry Minch
  • George Minch
  • John Minch
  • William Minch+ (1851 - 1903)
  • Daniel Minch
  • Philip Franklin Minch

Citations

  1. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677483, John Minch, includes photo of tombstone with same.
  2. Muller, John B., histories of the Minch and Goembel Families, shows name as John Münch.
  3. John Minch household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677483, John Minch, shows age 77 y 6 m 26 d and includes photo of tombstone with same, and shows place as Darmstadt, Germany.
  5. John Minch household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 36 and country, as Germany.
  6. John Minch household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 58, city, and state, as Hessen.
  7. Muller, John B., histories of the Minch and Goembel Families.
  8. "Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860," Ancestry.com, record for John Minch and Catharine Kimble, citing FHL #1314687, shows date, county, and state.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677569, Catherine Goembel Minch, shows him as her husband, and includes photo of tombstone showing her as his wife.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677483, John Minch, shows date and includes photo of tombstone with same.
  11. Muller, John B., histories of the Minch and Goembel Families, shows year.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677483, John Minch, includes photo of tombstone.

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