Born in Germany, she was first married to Johann Erdmann Christoph Wachter, who likely died between 1844 and 1853. With him, she had at least seven children who lived to adulthood.
Her second marriage was to a Henry Saalfeld (numerous spellings), with whom she emigrated Germany in 1853, with her children, settling in Perry County, Missouri. She died in 1879 of a high fever.
Citations from Lutheran Heritage Museum in Altenburg, Perry, Missouri:
SAALFELD, "Catharine" Anna Christiana nee Grosskopf (Born 15 Dec 1803, 1st Marriage ? in Germany to Johann Erdmann Christoph Wachter, 2nd Marriage ? in Germany to Henry Saalfeld, Died 1 Jun 1879)
[1860 Census]: Catharine Zaphel, age 56, from Bavaria Germany (#259-Brazeau Twnshp);
[Alt-Tr]: Mrs Zevel was a baptismal sponsor for Christiana Margarethe Bracher, daughter of Friedrich & Elisabeth Bracher, Born 21 Dec 1864;
[1870 Census]: Catharine Saalfeld, age 65, born in Bavaria Germany, lived in the (#253-Brazeau Twnshp) William Wachter 27 household; [1876 Census]: Catharine Zocphel, age 73 (Brazeau Twnship);
[Alt-Tr]: Anna Christiana Zepel, Born 15 Dec 1803, Died 30 May 1879, Buried 1 Jun 1879, died of high fever, 75y5m15d old
Her second marriage was to a Henry Saalfeld (numerous spellings), with whom she emigrated Germany in 1853, with her children, settling in Perry County, Missouri. She died in 1879 of a high fever.
Citations from Lutheran Heritage Museum in Altenburg, Perry, Missouri:
SAALFELD, "Catharine" Anna Christiana nee Grosskopf (Born 15 Dec 1803, 1st Marriage ? in Germany to Johann Erdmann Christoph Wachter, 2nd Marriage ? in Germany to Henry Saalfeld, Died 1 Jun 1879)
[1860 Census]: Catharine Zaphel, age 56, from Bavaria Germany (#259-Brazeau Twnshp);
[Alt-Tr]: Mrs Zevel was a baptismal sponsor for Christiana Margarethe Bracher, daughter of Friedrich & Elisabeth Bracher, Born 21 Dec 1864;
[1870 Census]: Catharine Saalfeld, age 65, born in Bavaria Germany, lived in the (#253-Brazeau Twnshp) William Wachter 27 household; [1876 Census]: Catharine Zocphel, age 73 (Brazeau Twnship);
[Alt-Tr]: Anna Christiana Zepel, Born 15 Dec 1803, Died 30 May 1879, Buried 1 Jun 1879, died of high fever, 75y5m15d old
Born in Germany, she was first married to Johann Erdmann Christoph Wachter, who likely died between 1844 and 1853. With him, she had at least seven children who lived to adulthood.
Her second marriage was to a Henry Saalfeld (numerous spellings), with whom she emigrated Germany in 1853, with her children, settling in Perry County, Missouri. She died in 1879 of a high fever.
Citations from Lutheran Heritage Museum in Altenburg, Perry, Missouri:
SAALFELD, "Catharine" Anna Christiana nee Grosskopf (Born 15 Dec 1803, 1st Marriage ? in Germany to Johann Erdmann Christoph Wachter, 2nd Marriage ? in Germany to Henry Saalfeld, Died 1 Jun 1879)
[1860 Census]: Catharine Zaphel, age 56, from Bavaria Germany (#259-Brazeau Twnshp);
[Alt-Tr]: Mrs Zevel was a baptismal sponsor for Christiana Margarethe Bracher, daughter of Friedrich & Elisabeth Bracher, Born 21 Dec 1864;
[1870 Census]: Catharine Saalfeld, age 65, born in Bavaria Germany, lived in the (#253-Brazeau Twnshp) William Wachter 27 household; [1876 Census]: Catharine Zocphel, age 73 (Brazeau Twnship);
[Alt-Tr]: Anna Christiana Zepel, Born 15 Dec 1803, Died 30 May 1879, Buried 1 Jun 1879, died of high fever, 75y5m15d old
Her second marriage was to a Henry Saalfeld (numerous spellings), with whom she emigrated Germany in 1853, with her children, settling in Perry County, Missouri. She died in 1879 of a high fever.
Citations from Lutheran Heritage Museum in Altenburg, Perry, Missouri:
SAALFELD, "Catharine" Anna Christiana nee Grosskopf (Born 15 Dec 1803, 1st Marriage ? in Germany to Johann Erdmann Christoph Wachter, 2nd Marriage ? in Germany to Henry Saalfeld, Died 1 Jun 1879)
[1860 Census]: Catharine Zaphel, age 56, from Bavaria Germany (#259-Brazeau Twnshp);
[Alt-Tr]: Mrs Zevel was a baptismal sponsor for Christiana Margarethe Bracher, daughter of Friedrich & Elisabeth Bracher, Born 21 Dec 1864;
[1870 Census]: Catharine Saalfeld, age 65, born in Bavaria Germany, lived in the (#253-Brazeau Twnshp) William Wachter 27 household; [1876 Census]: Catharine Zocphel, age 73 (Brazeau Twnship);
[Alt-Tr]: Anna Christiana Zepel, Born 15 Dec 1803, Died 30 May 1879, Buried 1 Jun 1879, died of high fever, 75y5m15d old
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