Sophronia Kemerling

Brief Life History of Sophronia

When Sophronia Kemerling was born on 14 February 1836, in Ohio, United States, her father, Jacob Kemerling, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Albright, was 28. She married George W Carbaugh on 18 June 1851, in Henry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Milford Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Dow City, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 44, her occupation is listed as keeping house in Milford Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States. She died on 25 March 1911, in Union Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

George W Carbaugh
1827–1913
Sophronia Kemerling
1836–1911
Marriage: 18 June 1851
Helen Aretta Carbaugh
1854–1936
Sebastian Carbaugh
1857–1933
Stephen Douglas Carbaugh
1859–1941
William Clark Carbaugh
1861–1932
Alexander U Carbaugh
1864–1914
Charlotte Marie Carbaugh
1867–1943

Sources (30)

  • Sophronia Coburn in household of George Coburn, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sophronia Kemerling - Government record: Census record: birth: February 1836; Ohio, United States
  • Sephronia Reinmerling, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"

World Events (8)

1839

Historical Boundaries: 1839: Marshall, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Kemmerling .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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