GatheringGardiners: Christina Roesch 1799-1844

Christina Roesch's parents are Philipp Jacob Roesch 1760-1832 and Maria Catharina Scholl 1765-1825. Christina was born 10 Sep 1799 and died 27 Jan 1844. Christina married Jacob Friedrich Bickel (1795-1875) on 8 Feb 1820 and they had 8 children. Christina's ID: KGCZ-737

Christina's mother Maria Catharina aka Anna Maria Scholl was born to Johann Georg Scholl and Anna Marie Kammerer on 10 April 1765. She married Philipp Jacob Roesch a Bürger (citizen) 1760-1832 on 23 May 1784 when she was 19. They had 11 children according to FS. Her children were born between 1785 to 1804. Philipp Jacob Roesch, the local master shoemaker and fusilier, legitimately conceived unmarried son of Johann Philipp Roesch, the local citizen and master shoemaker, with Margaretha Magdalena, née Raicherin. Philipp died 18 March 1832 and Maria died 24 August 1825. Thus Philipp lived on his own for the last 7 years of his life. Maria Catharina lived 60 years 4 months 18 days. Anna Maria is also known as Maria Catharina Scholl. She is the daughter of George Scholl b 1620. Catharina's name may have been confused by pastor J. J. Ritter's knowledge of Catharina's younger sister who died at 2 named Anna Maria.

What happened to Christina's children?
1. Jakob Friedrich Bickel 1821-1821
2. Friedrich Wilhelm Bickel 1822-1887 married Christine Wenz 10 May 1849 and had 6 children
3. Jakob Friedrich Bickel 1824-1829
4. John Friedrik Bickel 1824-1906
married Sabra Shepherd Wetzel 13 Oc 1870 in Des Moines, Iowa and had 3 children.
5. Christine Bickel 1826-1896
6. Johann Bickel 1830-1830
7. Katrina Bickel 1838-1838

Documents related to Christina Roesch:

Christina Roesch b 10 Sep 1799 film 102078298 page 778

Translation by Robert Seal:
On the 10th of September [1799] at night at 10:00 pm [born] and on the 12th [of September 1799] baptized: Christina [Rösch].
Father: Philipp Jacob Rösch, citizen and master shoemaker.
Mother: Catharina, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Christoph Mezger, citizen. (2) His wife Margaretha, née Wentzin. (3) Wilhelm Becker, citizen. (4) His wife Elisabetha, née Mezgerin.
Right column: died 27 January 1844.

Christina Roesch marriage 8 Feb 1820 film 102550955 page 476

Translation by Robert Seal:
No. 5.
On the 8th of February [1820] midday at 11:00 am were married and blessed the budding local citizen Jakob Friedrich Bickel, legitimate unmarried son of the local citizen Christian Bickel with Christine, née Nieß, age 25 years, and with him Christine Rösch, legitimate unmarried daughter of the local citizen and master shoemaker Philipp Jakob Rösch with Katharina, née Scholl, age 20 and 1/4 years.
Witnesses are: Wilhelm Rösch and Christoph Heilmann, local citizens.
Graben, on the 8th of February 1820. T. G. Beck, pastor.

Christina Roesch age 44 death 27 Jan 1844 film 102550540 page 116

Translation by Robert Seal:
No. 7.
1844, on the 27th of January at night at 10:00 pm died and was buried on the 30th [of January 1844] in the morning at 8:00 am: Christina Rösch, wife of the local citizen Jakob Friedrich Bickel, age: 44 [i.e., 45] years, 4 months, 17 days.
Witnesses: (1) Wilhelm Klonig, (2) Wilhelm Becker, both from here.
Graben, on the 30th of January 1844. T. A. Köchlin, pastor.

Friedrich Bickel and Christina Roesch familybook I page 15 film 102118620 page 908

Christina Roesch b 1799 and Friedrich Bickel's familybook. Christina ID: KGCZ-737

Frederick Wilhelm Bickel b 1822 familybook II page 212 film 102118620 page 1184

Fredrich Wilhelm Bickel married Christine Wenz 10 May 1849. He is the son of Christina Roesch. ID: K84G-H6P

Johann Martin Wenz and Christina Bickel familybook II page 203 film 102118620 page 1179

Christine Bickel is the 5th child of Christina Roesch. She married Johann Martin Wenz 4 Nov 1847 and they had 9 children. FH ID: K84W-N8C

Note: Many more familybooks can be located for this family.

Karl Wenz b 8 May 1852 familybook III page 219 film 102118620 page 1389

Friedericka Scholl's b 1857 parents are Christoph Scholl b 1808 and Elisabetha Scholl b 1818 and Christoph's parents are Wendel Scholl 1781 and Eva Catharina Kohler b 1795 and Wendel's parents are Johann Wendel Scholl b 1748 and Augusta Raicher b 1752 Her ID is KGCZ-737