Maria Magdalena ZENTMEYER

1749 - 1819  (70 years)

• Name	Maria Magdalena ZENTMEYER
  Birth	8 Jun 1749	Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	aft. 1819	Augusta Co., Virginia
  Burial	Saint Johns Reformed United Church of Christ, Middlebrook, Augusta, Virginia
  Notes	(Maria) Magdelena Zentmeyer, born in Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, France. Maria was the family's female Saint's name, given to all of the girls. Married Johannes Lauman 22 Feb 1769 Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania. They moved to Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Virginia around 1800. She died after 1819, and because she was a life-long Lutheran and stalwart at St. Johns, it is believed she is buried there.
  Person ID	I1629	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Bernhard ZENTMEYER,   b. 1 Jan 1707, Roigheim, Württemberg, Germany d. 9 Mar 1784, Warwick Twp. (now Penn), Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Maria Salome ROTH,   b. 16 Mar 1712, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 1774, Warwick Twp., (now Penn) Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1739	Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France   [1]
  Photos » Slide Show		Bernhard and Salome's Marriage Record from the Bischwiller Kirchenbücher (Churchbooks) "16 Feb recorded in a public setting per priestly ordinances Joh. Bernhard Zentmeӱers, remaining marriage-eligible son of Jacob Zentmeӱers, citizen and resident and farmer at Roigheim, in the jurisdiction of Württemberg, and Maria Salomina, remaining marriage-eligible daughter of Jacob Roth, citizen and resident and metal worker/fitter here" This marriage record was the clue which led us the family's origins in Roigheim and then earlier in Franconia and southern Bavaria. Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Bischwiller Street Scene, Cafe and Bar. The Cafe Au Lion d'Or operates to this day in the same location in Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace (Bischweiler or Bishweiler, Elsaß in German) Image by Gary Zentmyer
  		Notarial Register from Bischwiller for Centmeyer A recently discovered genealogical record from Bischwiller. The line under Jakob Centmeyer reads, 'Ackerer (farmer -Ed) in Roigheim, Württemberg.' The entry for his son Johann Bernhard reads, 'Lutheran, day laborer at the Keibelmühle (a mill -Ed) married on 16 Feb 1739 Maria Salome Roth.' The listing of their children reveals for the first time the death dates for Johann Jakob and Maria Salome.
  Family ID	F014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johannes LAUMANN,   b. Abt 1735, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. Oct 1819, Augusta Co., Virginia (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1769	Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Bernhardt LAUMAN,   b. 28 Oct 1769, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 24 Nov 1846, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia (Age 77 years)   2. FNU LAUMANN,   b. Abt 1770, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   3. Catherine LAUMAN,   b. 28 Sep 1771, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   4. Margaret LAUMANN,   b. Abt 1772, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   5. Magdalena LAUMAN,   b. 9 Feb 1773, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   6. Johannes LAUMANN,   b. 1775, Pennsylvania   7. Jacob LAUMANN,   b. Abt 1778, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1840, Rockingham, Virginia (Age ~ 63 years)   8. Joseph LAUMANN,   b. 20 May 1781, Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 19 Dec 1837, Middlebrook, Augusta, Virginia (Age 56 years)   9. Wilhelm LAUMANN,   b. 1782, Pennsylvania d. Bef 1850, Rockbridge, Virginia (Age 67 years)   10. Abraham LAUMANN,   b. Sep 1783, Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1870, Mercer, West Virginia (Age ~ 87 years)   11. David LAUMANN,   b. 17 Jan 1787, Pennsylvania d. 23 Mar 1869, Pulaski, Virginia (Age 82 years)   12. Elizabeth LAUMANN,   b. 1790, Pennsylvania d. 1855, Rockbridge, Virginia (Age 65 years)   13. Sarah LAUMANN,   b. 14 Feb 1792, Pennsylvania d. 25 Aug 1887 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Birth Record for Maria Magdalena Zentmeyer in Bischwiller Kirchenbücher (Churchbooks) Maria Magdalena, parents Bernhard Zentmӱer, citizen . . . and Maria Salome formerly Roth . . . Image by Gary Zentmyer

  
  

• Sources

  [S05794] Information contributed by Gary Zentmyer, Site Administrator.