Mary Jane BOLENDER

Generation: 1

1. Mary Jane BOLENDER was born 28 Nov 1853 (daughter of Frederick BOLENDER and Carolina EMMERT); died 13 May 1934.
Mary — Elder YEAGLE. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Frederick BOLENDER was born 29 Dec 1814, Middleburg, Union, (now Snyder) Pennsylvania; died 25 Nov 1885, Dakota, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried Dakota Cemetery, Dakota, Stephenson, Illinois.

Notes:

Frederick came from Pennsylvania to Stephenson Co. in 1850. He was married first to Hannah Ritzman who was the mother of his first three children. After her death in 1852 he married Caroline Emmert the following year. Upon coming to Stephenson Co. he settled first at Buena Vista where he served as justice of the peace for many years. At one time or another he held most of the local offices. After the death of his second wife he married Diana, the widow of John Bogar. (Freeport Daily Bulletin, Nov. 25, 1885)

Frederick married Carolina EMMERT 17 Mar 1853. Carolina (daughter of Johannes/John EMMERT and Magdalena SCHUDT) was born 17 Aug 1828, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; was christened 8 Feb 1929, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 25 Jul 1878, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried Bellevue Cemetery, Stephenson Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Carolina EMMERT was born 17 Aug 1828, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; was christened 8 Feb 1929, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania (daughter of Johannes/John EMMERT and Magdalena SCHUDT); died 25 Jul 1878, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried Bellevue Cemetery, Stephenson Co., Illinois.

Children:

1. Mary Jane BOLENDER was born 28 Nov 1853; died 13 May 1934.
Addie Elizabeth BOLENDER was born 02 Jan 1856; died 26 Jun 1942.
William Frederick Emmert BOLENDER was born 20 Jul 1867; died 23 Oct 1871.

Generation: 3

Johannes/John EMMERT was born 28 Nov 1796, Bethel Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 26 Dec 1796, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania (son of Martin EMMERT and Catherine BRUA); died 1871, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania; was buried Boalsburg Cemetery, Centre, Pennsylvania.

Notes:

1830 Census in Bethel, Lebanon, Pennslvania
1840 Census in Potter, Centre, Pennsylvania
1850 Census in Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania occupation 'Farmer'
1870 Census in Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania occupation 'Retired Farmer'

Rehersburg in Berks County, where John's grandfather Johann Georg Emmert is buried, and Bethel Township in Lebanon County lie within two miles of each other.

Although Robert E. Strahorn's Ninety Years of Boyhood claims John Emmert was a Dutch Lutheran pastor, he was in fact of German descent. This was probably a misunderstanding of 'Pennsylvania Dutch,' which actually indicates German ancestry, a common misconception, which we have found in other family histories. But we have found no other indication that John Emmert was a pastor, and A history of the Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania 1638-1820: from the original sources" names not a single Emmert among the pastors chronicled. John consistently self-identified as a farmer, and the letter he wrote to his grandson in 1871 identified him as such, albeit as a religious man. But the letter did not display the command of English one might associate with a pastor.

"I've looked through the minutes of the Pennsylvania Ministerium from 1820-1840, but did not find any mention of a Rev. John Emmert. He is also not listed in the clergy listing in the 1892 history of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of East Pennsylvania." -Joel Thoreson, Archivist, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Name recorded as 'Johannes' in Altalaha Church birth records

Johannes/John married Magdalena SCHUDT Abt 1818. Magdalena was born 1798, Pennsylvania; died 1876, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania; was buried Boalsburg Cemetery, Centre, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Magdalena SCHUDT was born 1798, Pennsylvania; died 1876, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania; was buried Boalsburg Cemetery, Centre, Pennsylvania.

Notes:

Name Magdalena from birth records for Johannes and Carolina in Tupelhocken Church birth records

Children:

FNU EMMERT was born Abt 1820, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Anna Maria EMMERT was born 9 Apr 1823, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; was christened 8 Jun 1823, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 1856, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania; was buried Boalsburg Cemetery, Centre, Pennsylvania.
Johannes/John Schudt EMMERT was born 10 Apr 1825, Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 19 Jun 1825, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 1 Feb 1896, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Lynn, Iowa.
Rebecca EMMERT was born 1826, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; died 1863, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania - Tuberculosis; was buried Boalsburg Cemetery, Centre, Pennsylvania.
3. Carolina EMMERT was born 17 Aug 1828, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; was christened 8 Feb 1929, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 25 Jul 1878, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried Bellevue Cemetery, Stephenson Co., Illinois.
Joseph EMMERT was born 13 Mar 1831, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; died 29 Nov 1920, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.
William P EMMERT was born 7 Jul 1833, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; died 14 Sep 1912, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.
Martin EMMERT was born 13 Dec 1935, Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; died 09 Jun 1906, Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas; was buried Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas.
Susannah EMMERT was born 1839, Potter, Centre, Pennsylvania; died Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania; was buried 1869, Boalsburg Cemetery, Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania.

Generation: 4

12.	Martin EMMERT was born 03 Aug 1762, Tulpehocken Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania (son of Johann Georg EMMERT and Eva Maria GRAFF); died 12 Oct 1812, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Martin — Catherine BRUA. Catherine was born 20 Oct 1768, Marion, Berks, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

13.

Catherine BRUA was born 20 Oct 1768, Marion, Berks, Pennsylvania.

Children:

Benjamin EMMERT was born 23 May 1795, Bethel Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 14 Jun 1795, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 20 Feb 1856, Cynthian, Shelby, Ohio.
6. Johannes/John EMMERT was born 28 Nov 1796, Bethel Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 26 Dec 1796, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 1871, Harris, Centre, Pennsylvania; was buried Boalsburg Cemetery, Centre, Pennsylvania.
George Michael EMMERT was born 12 Feb 1799, Bethel Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 17 Mar 1799, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania.
Jonathan Andrew EMMERT was born 24 Mar 1801, Bethel Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 26 Apr 1801, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 2 Oct 1881, Salem, Franklin, Nebraska; was buried 5 Oct 1881, Old Mound City Cemetery, Mound City, Holt, Missouri.
Elisabeth EMMERT was born 22 Jan 1803, Berks Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 13 Mar 1803, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 7 May 1852.
Andreas Ernest EMMERT was born 11 Aug 1805, Bethel Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania; was christened 22 Sep 1805, Altalaha Church, Rehersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 22 Mar 1881, Montgomery, Ohio.