Anna Margaretha Thieroff

Through an easy death last Friday afternoon, Anna Margaretha Thieroff, a born Tröger and wife of Mr. Michael Thieroff of South Richland, was summoned from this time and her misery. Born in Neudorf, in the Upper Franconia district of Naila of the Kingdom of Bavaria on the 16th of February 1838, she came as a 9 year-old maid with her father Georg Nikolaus Tröger, 4 brothers and 2 sisters in August 1847 to this country, and the family soon settled in this area. Here the deceased entered on the 4th of September 1859 with Michael Thieroff into the life bond and for almost half a century was able to share honest joy and sorrow with her husband and enjoy good health up to the last few years. Just recently she was undergoing a severe nervous disorder.

The deceased left to the deeply sorrowing widower five grown children: I. J. and Adam Thieroff in South Richland, Heinrich G. Thieroff and Mrs. Johann Drexler in North Richland, Wilhelm E. Thieroff in Gas City, Ind. Besides these there are 10 grandchildren and the brother Johann E. Thieroff in Highland Township. The deceased had brought her age to 66 years, 4 months and 1 day.

The burial took place Sunday afternoon with a large attendance from the former residence and the St. Stephan's Lutheran church under the direction of Pastor H. Diemer. As true as the deceased always was, let it be said of her: As good to her, ?as she has done!

In the name of the survivors, we hereby wish to offer all our friends for the many expressions of their love and their sympathy, as well as for the floral displays, our heartfelt thanks.

[birth: Feb 1838 Germany]
[death: 17 Jun 1904 Richland Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio]

Heinrich Thieroff

On Monday of this week, shortly after noon, in his residence in Flatrock Township, Henry County, Heinrich Thieroff was freed by death from a severe illness.

Heinrich Thieroff was born 63 years ago in upper Franconia, Bavaria, and came as a child to this country so promising to German industriousness and German frugality. In that fruitful region called the South Ridge he has resided almost 60 years, through which entire time from his arrival at an age capable of work he has practiced agriculture. On the 22nd of April 1868 he entered into marriage with Miss [Henriette Fender]*

[birth: May 1844 Germany]
[death: 25 Feb 1907 Standley, Henry Co., Ohio]
[marriage: 22 Apr 1867 Henry Co., Ohio; spouse: Henriette Fender]
[children: Anna C., Andrew C., Mary E., George William, Alma]
*Article truncated after 'Miss'.

Anna Margaretha Thieroff

From the best information that we have, the about 60 year old Anna Margaretha Thieroff, wife of Mr. Peter Thieroff of the south Ridge and a born Richter, died Tuesday about noon after a short illness, from a stomach complaint. She was born in Wüstenselbitz, Münchberg ?county, Bavaria, and many years ago came with her parents and siblings to America and to this area. Here she married the surviving Peter Thieroff, to whom she presented a daughter, who still makes her home in the parental residence. Besides the widower and daughter, the deceased leaves behind her very aged mother Katharine Margaretha Richter, residing here on Seneca Street, the brother Johann Richter residing with the mother, and the sister Mrs. Elisabeth Böhm in North Richland.

The burial was not yet fixed as this report was being written, but will most likely take place Sunday afternoon, and probably here in the Riverside cemetery.

[birth: 1846]
[death: 16 Aug 1904 Richland Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio]

Louise Palm

In her residence on Grove street on Sunday evening shortly after 11 o'clock, the widow Louise Palm, a born Haker, after a lengthy illness, passed away quietly in her sleep. She was born on the 13th of November 1836 in Zippendorf in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and there in the year 1858 married Karl Palm. This marriage produced 10 children; four of these preceded her into Eternity in their youth. The six surviving children are: John Palm, Ludwig F. Palm and Mrs. Maria Kenning of here; Karl Palm ana Mrs. Anna Holms in Toledo; Emil Palm in Ogden, Iowa. In 1880 she lost he husband through death at Schwerin in Mecklenburg and two years later came hither to her sons John and Ludwig F. Palm, where she remained resident to the close of her life. She has brought the time of her earthly pilgrimage to 67 years, 9 months and 1 day. Her last illness was an intestinal infection. Besides the aforementioned children she leaves to the widower Palm 20 grandchildren, the brother-in-law Louis Palm residing here and the sister-in-law Maria Hieber in Bloomdale, Ohio. In life, in her circle she did her duty -- As good to her, ?as she has done!

The burial took place Tuesday afternoon under the direction of Pastor F. A. Kiess from the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church to the Riverside cemetery.

[death: 14 Aug 1904]
[burial: 1904 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]