Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

Born

December 1831 , Schwerta OLausitz, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Died

3 February 1890 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 59
Cause of Death: heart disease

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Born: December 1831 in Schwerta OLausitz, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Johanna Ernestine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1856.

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Johanna Ernestine married August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) 29 November 1856 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) was born 18 September 1832 in Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Marklissa, Schlesien, Preußen). August Karl died 20 January 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). August Karl was the child of Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT and Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG).

Johanna Ernestine WALTHER died 3 February 1890 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

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NOTE: If my calculations are correct, Schwerta appears to be modern day Świecie, Poland

Świecie (German: Schwerta) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Leśna, 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Lubań, and 124 kilometres (77 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 570."

Source: http:en.wikipedia.org

So, it looks like she came from a town 3 miles south of Marklissa and 9 miles south of Lauban.

NOTE: In the 1863 Civil War Draft Registration records, there is a man named Henry Walther or Watter, listed in Pittsfield at age 36 (making his birth around 1827). His place of birth is Germany. He is works in a factory. Could this man be a brother of Johanna? Real long shot...

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Recorded occupation: dressmaker

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August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT)
Marriage date: 29 November 1856
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) was the child of Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT and Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

Marriage notes:

Both were 24. He was a faig? operative. Both were born in Prussia. His father was Charles Teighnot. Her father was Fargeter? Walton. Mothers not listed. It was the first marriage for both. Married by Lemuel Porter, Pastor, Baptist Church.

Groom's Name: Augustus Teighnot

Groom's Birth Date: 1832

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Groom's Age: 24

Bride's Name: Joanna Walton

Bride's Birth Date: 1832

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Bride's Age: 24

Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1856

Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Charles Teighnot

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Bride's Father's Name: Fayette Walton

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09661-4

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 234553

Reference Number: p 60

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) and Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT

Born: 29 October 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 September 1930, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Louisa REUDGEN 1883 Place: Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Married: Wilhelmina PALME 26 January 1889 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ 21 December 1892 Place: Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

Born: 6 October 1861, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 March 1903, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George Phillip RHEEL 12 November 1879 Place: Enfield, Massachusetts, USA*

Herman August THEINERT

Born: 8 March 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 September 1940, Bronx, New York, USA

Married: Annie MCQUILLAN 1891

Augusta Johanne THEINERT

Born: 6 April 1865, Washington, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 April 1926, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Casper Carl BADER 4 February 1883 Place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Carl "Charles" THEINERT

Born: 4 May 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 September 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Wilhelm Albert "William" THEINERT

Born: 15 August 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 December 1926, Rochester, New York, USA

Married: Alice A BARKER 18 April 1896 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Married: Annie DODSON 8 November 1907 Place: Maynard, Massachusetts, USA

August Nicholous THEINERT

Born: 11 March 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: , , United States

Anna L THEINERT

Born: 13 September 1874, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 January 1972, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Walter A BRIGGS 29 February 1892 Place: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Frederick Charles SLADE 30 December 1905 Place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1831
December 1831
Schwerta OLausitz, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1856 Marriage / Partner
Johanna Ernestine WALTHER and August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) 29 November 1856, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 25 years old.

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WALTHER JOHANNE age 19 FEMALE FARMER UNKNOWN PRUSSIA U NEW YORK
Manifest ID Ship Port of Departure Date of Arrival
8664 VON STEIN BREMEN 07/ 07/ 1856
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT was born 29 October 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johanna Ernestine was 27 years old.

1860 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Augustu Smith 27, male, b. Germany abt 1833
Joanna Smith 28, female, b. Germany
Edmond Smith 7.12, male, b. Massachusetts
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 Birth of Child
Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT was born 6 October 1861, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Johanna Ernestine was 29 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Herman August THEINERT was born 8 March 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johanna Ernestine was 32 years old.

1865 Birth of Child
Augusta Johanne THEINERT was born 6 April 1865, Washington, Massachusetts, USA

Johanna Ernestine was 33 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Carl "Charles" THEINERT was born 4 May 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johanna Ernestine was 35 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Dinert, Augustus, 37, woolen operative, b. Prussia
Johanna, 38, keeping house, b. Prussia
Edmund, 10, woolen operative, b. Massachusetts
Minnie, 8, at school, b. Massachusetts
Herman, 6, at home, b. Massachusetts
Augusta, 5, at home, b. Massachusetts
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Johanna Ernestine WALTHER - Johanna Walther Theinert

Johanna Walther Theinert

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1870 Birth of Child
Wilhelm Albert "William" THEINERT was born 15 August 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johanna Ernestine was 38 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
August Nicholous THEINERT was born 11 March 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johanna Ernestine was 41 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Anna L THEINERT was born 13 September 1874, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Johanna Ernestine was 42 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Marriage of Child
Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT married 12 November 1879, Enfield, Massachusetts, USA* to George Phillip RHEEL

1880 Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut
Theinert, Augustus, 47, woolen weaver, b. Prussia
Johanna, 48, wife, keeping house, b. Prussia
Edmund, 20, son, woolen weaver, b. Massachusetts
Herman, 16, son, works in woolen mill, b. Massachusetts
Augusta, 15, daughter, works in woolen mill, b. Massachusetts
William, 9, son, b. Massachusetts
Anna, 5, daughter, b. Massachusetts
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1883 Marriage of Child
Augusta Johanne THEINERT married 4 February 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA to Casper Carl BADER

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Marriage of Child
Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT married 26 January 1889, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Wilhelmina PALME

1890
Name: Johanna Theinert
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Holyoke
Death Date: 03 Feb 1890
Death Place: Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
Age: 59
Birth Date: 1831
Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Dress Maker
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: August Walters
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01270-3
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2026621
Reference Number: v 3 p 93
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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Holyoke, Massachusetts
Johanna Theinart, Feb. 3, 1890, female, married, age 59 years and 2 mos, died of heart disease in Holyoke. She was a dressmaker, born in Germany. Father’s name was August. Mother not listed.
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Forestdale Cemetery
304 Cabot St
Holyoke, Massachusetts

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Holyoke, Massachusetts

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Death — 1890
3 February 1890
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 58.

Obituary
Mrs. Theinert wife of August Theinert died Tuesday afternoon. She leaves a large family. The funeral took place to-day.

Transcript-Telegram
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Thu, February 6, 1890