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Rohrs Family

Johan Heinrich Rohrs

Born - July 3, 1853

Hanover, Germany

Immigrated to America -1872

Married - August 18,1876

Henry County, Ohio

Became Naturalized Citizen -1878

Residence - June 10, 1880

Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio

Residence - June 14, 1900

Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio

Occupation - Farmer

Residence - April 21, 1910

Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio

Residence  -1920 - Ridgeville, Henry County, Ohio

Occupation - Stock Farmer

Died -1926 -Ohio

Buried - Saint Peter's Cemetery

Section-B  Row-2

Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio

 

 

 

Wife - Magdalena (Fricke) Rohrs

Born - May 1854 -Ohio

Died - 1924 -Ohio

Buried - Saint Peter's Cemetery

Section-B  Row-2

Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio

 

 

Daughter - Dora (Rohrs) Helmke

Born - June 13,1884

Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

Married - April 29, 1911

Saint Paul's Lutheran, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

 Died - Friday, January 20 ,1967

Archbold, Fulton County, Ohio

Buried - Saint Peter's Cemetery

Section-B  Row-2

Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio

 Husband - Louis Helmke

Born - March 22, 1885  ۩ Died - April 12, 1938

Buried - Saint Peter's Cemetery  ~ Section-B  Row-2

Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio

 

 

Mrs. Dora Helmke

Mrs. Dora Helmke, 82, of Ridgeville Corners, died at

7:05 p.m. on Friday at Vernier Nursing Home in Archbold where she had been a patient for the past three years.

Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Henry Ide,

 were held at 2:30 p.m., today (Monday) at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Ridgeville Corners, followed by interment in the church cemetery.

The Wesche Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by one son, Eldor of Ridgeville Corners:

two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A lifelong resident of Henry County, Mrs. Helmke was born in Napoleon Township on June 13, 1884. Her parents were John Rohrs and Magdalena Fricke. She was married to Louis Helmke on April 20, 1911 and they lived on their farm near Ridgeville Corners until shortly after the passing of her husband in 1938. She then made her home with the son,

Eldor in Ridgeville Corners until January 16, 1964

when failing health made it necessary that she be

admitted to the nursing home.

Northwest Signal

Napoleon, Ohio

January 23, 1967

 


 

Daughter - Helen Rohrs

Born - 1885 -Ohio

 

 

Sister - Catharine (Rohrs) Fre˙tag

Born - December1849

Hanover, Germany

 

Brother - Henry R. Rohrs

Born - January 1, 1852

Hanover, Germany

 

Brother - John Christopher Fredrich Rohrs

Born-December 23, 1859

Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

 

Sister - Emma Maria Elizabeth Rohrs

January 1, 26, 1862

Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

Died - October 10, 1906

 

Brother - Friedrick Henry Rohrs

Fred Rohrs

Born - November 5, 1863

Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

 

Sister -Wilhelmine Anna (Rohrs) Ehlers Thomas

 Born - November 5, 1866

Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

 

Sister - Ida (Rohrs) Carstens

Born - March 8, 1870

Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

 

Brother - John Rohrs

Born - 1879

Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio

 

 

Father - John Henry Rohrs

Mother - Maria (Schroeder) Rohrs

 

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