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Peter Adam Germann was born on May 09, 1796 in Homburg, Main-Spessart, Bayern, Germany. He was the son of Johann Jacob Germann & Mary Elisabetha Altes Reidenbach
Anna Elizabeth Lauer was born on October 02, 1800 in Hesse, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany. She was the daughter of Unknown Parents

THE FAMILY OF PETER ADAM GERMANN & ANNA ELIZABETH LAUER

Peter Adam Germann & Anna Elizabeth LauerPeter Adam Germann & Anna Elizabeth Lauer were married in 1819 in Kreuznach, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany. They had 7 children. Peter & Elizabeth immigrated from Germany to America with their children in 1837. The family is listed on the 1850, 1860 & 1870 censuses of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Anna Elizabeth Lauer Germann died on February 07, 1870 in Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Peter Adam Germann died on August 29, 1876 in Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio.

The Children of Peter Adam Germann & Anna Elizabeth Lauer:

Anna Maria GermannAnna Maria Germann was born on January 21, 1820 in Bayern, Germany. She emigrated with her parents in 1837 from Germany to America. George William Meister & Anna Marie "Mary" Germann were married on August 28, 1837 in Franklin Co., Pennsylvania and they had 11 children. They had daughters born in Pennsylvania on December 19, 1837 and July 15, 1839. The family is listed on the 1840 & 1850 census of Guilford Twp., Franklin Co., PA. They moved from Pennsylvania to Carroll Co., Illinois in April 1856, and George bought 40 acres of land there. The family is listed on the 1860 census of Carroll Twp., Carroll Co., IL. They are listed on the 1870 & 1880 censuses of Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, and George is listed as a farmer on the 1878 Carroll, Carroll Co., IL Directory. Mary died on May 15, 1883 in Carroll Co., IL. George is age 81 on the 1900 census of Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, listed as widowed father-in-law in the household of John & Catherine (Meister) Fulrath. George died on September 24, 1901 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL. His obit states that he had suffered with paralysis for many years before he died, and that he died from a stroke. George & Mary are buried in the Center Hill, United Brethren Cemetery, Carroll Co., Illinois.
The Family of George William Meister & Anna Marie "Mary" Germann
Notes for Anna Marie "Mary" German Meister
Anna Elizabetha GermannAnna Elizabetha Germann. She emigrated with her parents in 1837 from Germany to America
Katharina GermannKatharina Germann. She emigrated with her parents in 1837 from Germany to America
Margaretha "Margaret" GermannMargaretha "Margaret" Germann was born about 1830 in Homburg, Hessen, Germany. She emigrated with her parents in 1837 from Germany to America. She is listed with her parents at age 20 on the 1850 census of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Margaret married Jacob Germann in 1852 in Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. They had 9 children. The family is listed on the 1860, 1870 & 1880 censuses of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Margaretha "Margaret" Germann Germann died on November 28, 1896, probably in Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio.
Notes for Margaretha "Margaret" Germann Germann
Maria "Mary" Elisabetha GermannMaria "Mary" Elisabetha Germann. She is listed with her parents at age 17 on the 1850 census of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio.
Jacob GermannJacob Germann was born on August 13, 1835 in Homburg, Hessen, Germany. He emigrated with his parents in 1837 from Germany to America. Jacob is listed with his parents on the 1850 & 1860 censuses of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Jacob married Emelia "Emma" Maria Sigrist on November 24, 1862 in Tuscarawas, Ohio. They had 5 children. The family is listed on the 1870 census of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Emma Sigrist Germann died in 1876 in Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Jacob is listed with the children on the 1880 & 1900 censuses of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. According to his obituary, Jacob moved from Ohio to Indiana about 1905. He is listed on the 1910 census of Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana, living with his daughter Bertha. Jacob German died on March 27, 1918 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.
Notes for Jacob Germann
Obituary of Jacob Germann
Magdalena GermannMagdalena Germann was born on September 18, 1840 in Ohio. She is listed with her parents at age 10 on the 1850 census of Harrison, Van Wert, Ohio. Magdalena married Christian John Hofmann on February 16, 1860 in Van Wert, Ohio and they had 7 children. Christian & Magdalena are listed on the June 15, 1860 census of Van Wert Co., Ohio. Christian died or they separated about about 1867, and Magdalena is listed as head of household with the children on the 1870 census of Pleasant, Van Wert, Ohio. Magdalena was married second to Ernest Muntzinger, sometime between 1870-1876. Magdalena Germann Hofmann Muntzinger died sometime between 1871-1876, probably in Van Wert Co., Ohio. Ernest Muntzinger was married about 1876 to Elizabeth Stamm, and they are listed on the 1880 census of Pleasant, Van Wert, Ohio with several of the Hofmann children listed as being stepchildren of Ernest's.