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Does anyone know Elizabeth Gaa - Elisha Benfield

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Re: Does anyone know Elizabeth Gaa - Elisha Benfield

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 3:27PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks, Gary. Christian P. Gaa is the key to it. I suspected she was his sister, Philipp and Barbara's daughter, but couldn't document it. Just found Christian's obit a little while ago and it list her as Elizabeth Benefield.

Her father, Philipp, died in 1880 and her aunt, Johanna Schemel nee Gaa, died in May of 1882. Both are buried at St. Peter's in Upper.

In Nov. of 1882 her mother, Barbara nee Gieser, married Christoph Schemel, Johanna's widower.

I just put Christian's obit on my website at:
http://www.smithorians.com/norms/obits/50436.htm
and
http://www.smithorians.com/norms/obitpics/50436.jpg

BTW, Johanna Schemel third entry above Eva's on the ship list is Eva's daughter.

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norman606 31 Mar 2015 12:15AM GMT 
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