Hi - I don't know how much help this will be to you but I wanted to pass on to you this info:
John Nicholas Etchen was of German descent. He was born in Terrnich, Belgium in 1811. He died NOvember 23, 1872 at McCutchenville, Ohio and is buried at St. Bonifac Cemetery, New Reigel, Ohio. He married Catherine, a cherokee Indian. (Indian maidens were shipped overseas to Belgium and sold as slaves during the War of 1812. They returned to the United States after their marriage to reclaim the land they had rights to.)Catherine died February 23, 1873 and is buried at St. Boniface Cemetery, New reigel, Ohio.
John was a servant. John and Catherine came to America from Germany on June 13, 1834 with their six children. They sailed on the ship "John Jay". In 1850, John lived in Blanchard Township, Putnam County, Ohio. In 1860, he lived in Seneca Township, Seneca County, Ohio. In 1880, he lived in Monterey Township, Putnam County, Ohio. Their children:
1. Catherine - b.1821Luxemburg, Germany - d. March 18, 1905 in Arcadia, Ohio - Married John Boley in 1840, Tiffin, Ohio and had six children.
2. Clara - b 1824 Luxemburg, Germany - Married George Grubel in 1 841, New Riegel, Ohio and had 8 children.
3. Nicholas - b. 1825 Luxemburg, Germany, d.-1913 - Married Clarisia Blair(b.January 14, 1832-d.-Oct.7, 1877). They had 4 children
Nicholas married second Johanna A.P. Leisenring(d-July 3, 1883) on July 13, 1879. Johanna had a daughter, Amelia.
Nicholas Married 3rd wife, Mary A. Gordon.
4. Noah - b. Luxemburg, Germany.
5. Francis - b.-Luxemburg, Germany, Married Theresa Lovinia Newmier.
6. John Nicholas - b.-March 17, 1934 Luxemburg, Germany, d-July 30, 1922, Tiffin, Ohio - Married Mary Elizabeth Newmier(b-1841-d-1928) in 1858. They had 14 children.
Is any of this any help? Do you have AnyThing previous to John and Catherine, I am mostly interested in Catherine.
I also have more info and MOST of the childrens names but did not list them. If you need them I will email them to you and more info if you are interested. I have LOTS of info, just not the info I personally want, i.e. Catherine.
My email is:
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