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Catharine Goembel1,2,3

ID# 17943, (1813 - 1901)
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Parents:

FatherSebastian Goembel (26 May 1794 - 10 Jan 1871)
MotherAnna Eva Schaeffer (20 Apr 1792 - )
Chart MembershipSelected Descendants of Sebastian and Anna Eva Goembel
Family IndexesThe Glabe Family

Key Events:

Birth: 10 Apr 1813, Niederaula, Kurfuerstentum Hessen,3,4,5
Marriage: 27 Apr 1837, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, John Minch (b. abt 2 Mar 1812, d. 28 Sep 1889)6,7,8
Death: 14 Feb 1901,9
Burial: Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois,10
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Narrative:

Catharine Goembel was born on 10 Apr 1813 in Niederaula, Kurfuerstentum HessenG.3,4,5 Catharine was baptized on 18 Apr 1813 in NiederaulaG.3 She was baptized as Catharina Gömbel, but in the U. S. she used the spelling Catharine Goembel.3,1,2
     She arrived in New OrleansG with her parents, Sebastian Goembel and Anna Eva Schaeffer, on 2 Jun 1834, aboard the Ernst and Gustav, having departed Bremen.11,12,13 The family traveled up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers to Ft. Clark (now Peoria, Illinois), and settled in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IllinoisG.14,15
     Catharine married John Minch on 27 Apr 1837 in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IllinoisG.6,7,8
     Catharine and John appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Tazewell Co., IllinoisG, enumerated 4 Oct 1850, reporting real estate valued at $1,200. Their children Catherine, Polly, Jacob, Sebastian, Henry, George, and John were listed as living with them.16
     Catharine and John appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IllinoisG, enumerated 14 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $9,600 and personal estate of $1,000. Their children Polly, Jacob, Sebastian, Henry, George, John, William, Daniel, and Philip were listed as living with them.17
     Catharine and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IllinoisG, enumerated 29 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $26,000 and person estate of $1,800. Their children William, Daniel, and Philip were listed as living with them, as were Anna Gill, age 10, relationship unknown, and Joseph Swisher, a 25-year-old farm laborer.18
      By 1880 John had retired and he and Catharine moved into town.19 She and John appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 19 Jun 1880. Their daughter Polly was listed as living with them.20
     Her husband died on 28 Sep 1889.21,22
     Catharine appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois G, on Oak St., enumerated 13 Jun 1900, reporting that she owned her home, free of mortgage. Her daughter Amelia was listed as living with her, as was her grandson Carl R. Minch.23
     Catharine died on 14 Feb 1901 at age 87.9 She was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., IllinoisG.10

Children:
     Children with John Minch:

  1. Catherine Minch (1 Jan 1838 - 26 Jun 1905)
  2. Amelia Minch (20 Apr 1839 - 10 Feb 1930)
  3. Jacob Minch (15 Nov 1840 - 14 Sep 1921)
  4. Sebastian Minch (1 Mar 1843 - 4 Jun 1870)
  5. Henry Minch (29 Mar 1845 - 29 Aug 1919)
  6. George Minch (24 Mar 1847 - 8 Jan 1924)
  7. John Minch (24 Feb 1849 - 15 Feb 1914)
  8. William Minch+ (16 Feb 1851 - 13 Mar 1903)
  9. Daniel Minch (23 Dec 1853 - 13 May 1927)
  10. Philip Franklin Minch (15 Sep 1859 - 13 Feb 1932)

Citations

  1. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677569, Catherine Goembel Minch, includes photo of tombstone with name as Catherine, wife of John Minch.
  2. [S3531] John Minch household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows name as Catherine Minch.
  3. [S3524] Möhle, "Research Report: (Gömbel)", citing Niederaula 1773-1815 Baptisms 1813 p 359.
  4. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677569, Catherine Goembel Minch, shows age 87 y 10 m 4 d at death 14 Feb 1901, and includes photo of tombstone showing same, and shows place as Darmstadt, Germany.
  5. [S3543] Catherine Minch household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 88 and country, as Germany.
  6. [S3526] Muller, histories of the Minch and Goembel Families.
  7. [S3466] "Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860," Ancestry.com, record for John Minch and Catharine Kimble, citing FHL #1314687, shows date, county, and state.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677569, Catherine Goembel Minch, shows him as her husband, and includes photo of tombstone showing her as his wife.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677569, Catherine Goembel Minch, shows date and includes photo of tombstone showing same.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677569, Catherine Goembel Minch, includes photo of tombstone.
  11. [S3525] Ernst and Gustav arrival 2 Jun 1834, Quarterly Abstracts of Passenger Lists, New Orleans, 1820–1875, shows ship, as Ernst + Gustav, arrival date, and lists family members.
  12. [S3526] Muller, histories of the Minch and Goembel Families, shows departure port, as Hamburg, arrival port, type of vessel, sailing time.
  13. [S3523] Portrait & Biographical Album of Henry County, Illinois, pg 524, shows departed Bremen, voyage of 69 days, ship as German sailing vessel Ernst Gustav, arrival at New Orleans.
  14. [S3526] Muller, histories of the Minch and Goembel Families, shows up the rivers, arrival date, destination.
  15. [S3523] Portrait & Biographical Album of Henry County, Illinois, pg 405, shows where they settled; pg 525, provides version with stops along the way.
  16. [S3531] John Minch household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  17. [S3533] John Minch household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  18. [S3534] John Minch household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  19. [S3535] John Minch household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows his occupation as retired farmer and they lived in the city of Washington.
  20. [S3535] John Minch household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41677483, John Minch, shows date and includes photo of tombstone with same.
  22. [S3526] Muller, histories of the Minch and Goembel Families, shows year.
  23. [S3543] Catherine Minch household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.

 

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