NameMarie Catherine Schulte
Birth15 Mar 1807, Serkenrode, Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Death21 Feb 1850, Serkenrode, Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Spouses
Birth9 Oct 1804, Serkenrode, Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Death3 Apr 1870, Serkenrode, Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Marriage24 Aug 1830, Serkenrode, Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Notes for Johann Franz (Spouse 1)
!Information:
- Johannes Franz Holthöfer (John Holthoefer) gt. Arens. (gt.= genannt = having the name, identified.)
- After Mary Catharina Schulte died in 1850, six Holthöfer children immigrated to
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan during the period 1853 to 1867. The earliest record of any Holthoefer in Detroit is dated 1853, when Joseph Holthoefer was a witness to a friend’s marriage. Casper J. Holthoefer claimed the year of immigration was 1853. Marianna Holthoefer was a witness to her sister’s marriage in 1858 in Detroit. Maria Elisabeth Holthoefer married in Helden (near Serkenrode) in 1864; she and her husband are found living in Detroit, 1867.
- Johann Franz Holthöver was a farmer (‘ackermann’) living in/near Serkenrode. When he died in 1870, he left behind a widow and 4 little children (‘Witwer und 4 minormem kinder’).