Michigan Family Group Sheet

Georg J. SCHRAH Family

Counties: Jackson Mecosta


 HUSBAND & WIFE
Husband: Georg J. SCHRAH
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1850
Birth Place: Waterloo, Jackson, MI
Death date: 16 Sep 1925
Death Place: Martiny Twp, Mecosta, MI
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Father: Johan Mathias SCHRAH
Mother: Anna Maria FREYBURGER
Wife: Anna JOHANSEN
Birth Date: Abt 1864
Birth Place: Germany
Death date: 15 Apr 1901
Death Place: Middle Branch Twp, Osceola, MI
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Father: Jno JOHANSEN
Mother: Johanna (Unknown)
Marriage Date:  11 Jan 1882Marriage Place: Mecosta, MI

CHILDREN
Child No. 1: Clara T. SCHRAH
Sex: F
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1882
Birth Place: Waterloo, Jackson, MI
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Child No. 2: Albert Frederick SCHRAW
Sex: M
Birth Date: 12 May 1884
Birth Place: MI
Death date: 1 Nov 1936
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Marriage date: 27 Dec 1918
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Spouse's name: Gladys Evelyn GILCHRIST
Child No. 3: George John SCHRAW
Sex: M
Birth Date: 4 May 1886
Birth Place: Mecosta, MI
Death date: 1960
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Spouse's name: Emma SMITH
Child No. 4: Adolph Martin SCHRAW
Sex: M
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1887
Birth Place: Big Rapids, Mecosta, MI
Death date: 19 Mar 1967
Death Place: Tacoma, WA
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Marriage date: 22 Dec 1921
Marriage place: LA
Spouse's name: Frieda Carolina SCHUMANN
Child No. 5: Caroline SCHRAW
Sex: F
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1888
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Death date: 11 Jan 1966
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Spouse's name: Fred McLAIN
Child No. 6: Mary SCHRAW
Sex: F
Birth Date: Abt 1890
Birth Place: Jackson, MI
Death date: 8 Aug 1892
Death Place: Jackson, MI
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Child No. 7: John SCHRAW
Sex: M
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1893
Birth Place: Jackson, MI
Death date: Jan 1980
Death Place: Lansing, MI
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Marriage date: 2 Mar 1918
Marriage place: Jackson, MI
Spouse's name: Irene VINING

Documentation:Census records and Lois Schrah Notes:Johan Mathias SCHRAH,father of Georg J. SCHRAH immigrated to the US from Germany. After arrivinghe was a paid volunteer ($300) in the Civil War. The army records his nameas Martin Schraw, however he chose to continue with the Schrah spelling,also spelled Schrag and Schragen in Germany. He had only two sons thatmarried and had children (that we know of). John Gilbert kept the Schrahspelling and Georg J. changed to the Schraw spelling sometime after hisfirst child was born.

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