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People > Personal Histories > ​​Johann Georg and Elisabeth Hölzer

Johann Georg and Elisabeth Hölzer

Johann Georg Hölzer was born on December 1, 1856, the son of Adam Hölzer (born 1818) and Catharina Maria Wolf (born 1824).

On December 27, 1876, Johann Georg married Elisabeth Huck. She was born October 13, 1857, in the colony of Huck. Johann Georg and Elisabeth had at least 11 children. Two daughters immigrated to the United States and settled in Oregon. Anna Maria (born May 30, 1882) married Johann Georg Henkel on March 1, 1905. They arrived in Baltimore in 1907. Magdalena (born December 8, 1888) arrived in Portland, Maine, in 1906. She married Georg Philipp Schnell in Portland, Oregon, in 1910.
Johann George and Elisabeth Hölzer family circa 1912.
Johann George and Elisabeth Hölzer family circa 1912. Their children: Katharina-Maria (born 1878), Anna Maria (born 1882), Katharina (born 1886), Elisabeth (born 1891), Jakob (born 1894), Margaretha (born 1897). Identification by Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt.

Sources

Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt identified this family.
Last updated November 25, 2023
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    • Voyage to Russia 1766 >
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    • Early Years 1767-1769
    • Norka 1769
    • Pallas Report 1773
    • Pugachev Raid 1774
    • Norka 1775
    • Norka 1798
    • Norka 1811
    • Napoleons Soldiers
    • Norka 1834
    • Daughter Colonies 1850s >
      • Neu-Norka
      • Oberdorf
      • Brunnental
      • Rosenfeld (am Jeruslan)
      • Neu Hussenbach (Gaschon)
    • Privileges Lost 1871-1874
    • Immigration 1875-1924 >
      • To the United States >
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      • To Canada >
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        • Vegreville, Alberta
        • Arcola, Saskatchewan
      • To Germany
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    • Famine 1891-1892
    • Norka 1898
    • War & Turnoil 1904-1906
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    • Soviet Rule 1918-1941
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    • Famine 1932-1933
    • The Great Terror 1936-1938
    • Deportation 1941
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    • A Culture in Peril
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    • Food and Drink
    • Clothing
    • Holidays >
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      • Fastnacht
      • Lent
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      • 1909 Norka Parish Report
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      • Johann Heinrich Fuchs
      • Johann Georg Herwig
      • Johann Baptist Cattaneo
      • Lukas Cattaneo
      • Emanuel Grunauer
      • Friedrich Börner
      • Christian Gottlieb Hegele
      • Christoph H Bonwetsch
      • Gottlieb N Bonwetsch
      • Wilhelm Staerkel
      • Woldemar Sibbul
      • David Weigum
      • Friedrich Alexander Wacker
      • Emil Pfeiffer
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      • Die Welt-Post Letters
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