Brief Life History of Anna Mary
When Anna Mary Zent was born on 28 October 1888, in Odesa, Ukraine, her father, Peter Zent, was 50 and her mother, Anna Mary Wetzstein, was 25. She married Joseph Schaff on 19 April 1911, in Stark, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cash Township, Slope, North Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Bowman, Bowman, North Dakota, United States in 1950. She died on 2 February 1969, in Bowman Township, Bowman, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bowman, Bowman, North Dakota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Anna Mary Schaff in household of Joe Schaff, "North Dakota Census, 1925"
- Anna Mary Zent Schaff, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ann Mary Zent in entry for George H. Engen and Pauline Schaff, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
Spouse and Children
1885–1955 Male
1888–1969 Female
Children (12)
1912–1987 Male
1913–1982 Male
1915–1945 Male
1917–1983 Female
1919–1972 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1838–1906 Male
1862–1904 Female
Siblings (12)
1882–1936 Male
1883–1949 Male
1884–1965 Male
1887–1962 Male
1888– Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1907
Age 19
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 22
Name Meaning
German: unexplained. At least in part it originates from the former German settlements in Bessarabia in southern Russia (now in Ukraine) and may be an altered form of an unidentified German (reportedly Alsatian) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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