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Maria FECHTER

Maria FECHTER[1]

Female 1832 - 1907  (75 years)

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    Woman cooks wood stove
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  • Name Maria FECHTER  [2
    Birth 11 May 1832  Ostpreussen, East Prussia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    _FSFTID GDZF-DBC 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GDZF-DBC 
    _UID 80F1DE6636914982AD6203D9A85D47BB3905 
    Death 31 Oct 1907  Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I594762832  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2024 

    Family Johann STRAUSS,   b. 1832, East Prussia, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1888, Junction City, Geary, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1862  Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elfriede STRAUSS,   b. Abt 1862, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Wilhelm (William) STRAUSS,   b. 18 Jun 1864, Osterode, Ostpreusen, East Prussia now Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1943, Lincolnville, Marion, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +3. Otto Karl STRAUSS,   b. 27 Jun 1867, Osterode, Ostpreusen, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1943, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F536727945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Biography

      Maria was born in 1832. She passed away in 1907.

      Arrived at age 53 on ship Elbe, 28 Nov 1885 from Bremen to NY, with Husband Johann and 3 children in their 20's

      Johann Strauss her husband died less than 3 years after arrival.

      Maria Fechter Strauss then married Jacob and had a further 3 children.
      Sources

      Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ Lutheran Church records, cemetery, obituary, census, James Carney recollections, family documents

      DNA

      Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Danielle Baresel and Jim Carney, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Otto Strauss and Auguste Lawrenz, the 2x great grandparents of Danielle Baresel and great grandparents of Jim Carney. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 2nd Cousin, once removed, based on sharing 115.1 cM across 6 segments. DNA test taker Danielle Baresel is the grandchild of Frederick Baresel, the son of Marie Strauss, the daughter of the common ancestors Otto Strauss & Auguste Lawrenz.
      Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 06:36, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney.

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Nov 2022), entry for Otto Karl STRAUSS, person ID GFL2-ZHG. (Reliability: 3).