Elisabetha Fredericka Matz

1793 - 1868  (74 years)

• Name	Elisabetha Fredericka Matz
  Born	26 Dec 1793	Pfalz
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Apr 1868	Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
  Buried	Bremen Municipal Cemetery, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I298766	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2017

  
  

  Family	Heinrich Michael Berger,   b. 15 May 1788, Rinnthal, Pfalz ,   d. 2 Sep 1871, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1811
  Children	1. Heinrich J. Berger,   b. 1 Jul 1814, Rinnthal, Pfalz ,   d. 9 Apr 1899, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 84 years)   2. Johannes Michael Berger,   b. 7 Aug 1820, Rinnthal, Pfalz, Bayern   3. Johannes Philipp Berger,   b. 31 Aug 1821, Rinnthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 13 Jun 1901, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 79 years)   4. Katharina Berger,   b. 29 Nov 1822, Rinnthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 1 Jun 1908, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 85 years)   5. Anna Elisabetha Berger,   b. 8 Dec 1826, Wilgartswiesen, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 18 May 1911, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 84 years)   6. Johannes Jakob Berger,   b. 29 Aug 1830, Rinnthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 23 Dec 1918, Indiana, USA  (Age 88 years)   7. Anna Maria Berger,   b. 9 May 1834, Stark County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 21 Jul 1910, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 76 years)   8. Reverend John W. Berger,   b. 17 Aug 1841, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1891, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F102074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). John W Berger Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Aug. 17, 1841 Marshall County Indiana, USA Death: Dec. 12, 1891 Oakland Alameda County California, USA My great-great-grandfather. Son of Heinrich Michael Berger and Elisabetha Fredricka Matz who worshiped in the parish of Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany before arriving in the United States around 1832. First arriving in Stark Co., Ohio they came to Marshall Co., Indiana around 1838. John was born there and lived there until becoming a minister of the German Evangelical Association. While a minister, he served in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and California as well as several years in Essen, Germany. He was a veteran of the American Civil War, serving in the Union Army (29th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Co. K) and saw action at Shiloh before being discharged due to illness. His health never recovered and he came to Los Angeles, California in 1888 and finally, Oakland, Alameda, California in 1890. He died there in 1891. His wife outlived him by over forty years. He was also survived by nine of his known ten children. His siblings were: Heinrich (Henry) Berger; Elisabetha Berger, Johann Michael Berger and an unnamed brother who all died in infancy; Johann Philipp (Philip) Berger; Katharina (Catherine) Berger Beyler; Anna Elisabetha (Anna Elizabeth) Berger Beyler; Johann Jakob (Jacob) Berger; and Anna Marie (Mary Ann) Berger Ringgenberg. His children were: Samuel J. Berger (died young); Otto Allmen Berger; John William Berger; Albert Jacob Berger; Mary Barbara Berger Jory; Garfield Mentor Berger; Madeline Susanna Berger Grimshaw; Gideon Gottlieb Berger; Jesse Arthur Berger; and Florence P. Berger. Family links: Parents: Michael Berger (1788 - 1871) Friedricka Matz Berger (1793 - 1868) Spouse: Susanna vonAllmen Berger (1849 - 1932) Children: Mary Barbara Berger Jory (1879 - 1978)* Gideon Gottlieb Berger (1885 - 1965)* Sibling: Anna Mary Berger Ringgenberg (1834 - 1910)* John W Berger (1841 - 1891) *Calculated relationship Burial: Mountain View Cemetery Oakland Alameda County California, USA Created by: Leah Record added: Nov 09, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 31241908