Hi all
Just got back from Sulz Holzhausen Germany, where Plocher/Beilharz came
over from April 1832. Johannes Beilharz married Christina Plocher June
16. 1830 they had two children. Abraham Born Jan 12 1831 lived 5 mo died
May 12, 1821. Christine Beilharz born Feb 15, 1832.
Johannes Beilharz parents were Abraham isaac Beilharz & Christina
Magdalena Guhl
Christina Plocher parents were Georg Jakob Plocher & Christina
Plocher(Plocher)
Christinas family all came over in 1832 parents deceased.
Maria Cathrina Dec 10, 1793
Anna Aug 30, 1795
Christina Aug 24, 1802
Johann Micheal April 25, 1810
Maria Cathrina married Fredrich Schmid May 1821 he was a master tailor
His parents were Johann Georg Schmid & Elizabeth Weganstein
her parents were Georg Jakob Plocher & Christina Plocher
Maria Catherine died Aud 1864 the body is missing & never found.
Johann Michael Plocher later changed Plocher to Blocher & George W
Blocher changed the name to Blocker after he married my great
grandmother Dequestonie Emily Willams in late 1800's. Johann Michael &
wife Hannah Gisel & one son Albert are buried in the Old Salem graveyard
in Domestic. They were Luthern faith when they left Germany think they
later became Luthern reform. My GGG grandmother Sarah Haecker & her
parents are also buried there. No record of where John Blocher her
husband of 7 yrs I beleive is buried elsewhere he was killed by horse
when my G grandfather was7. The Blockers GW & wife Dequestonie are all
buried in MRE cemetary with their children, all but one, my grandfather
Belvin Otis Blocker who married Ona Marie Bealer Seitz in 1916. They are
buried in Massillon cemetery, Massillon Oh with their two children Dale
Victor Blocker & wife Lorene Deer Blocker. youngest sister Lelia Imogene
Blocker Matthews Keller, Anna Matthews baby daughter and James Matthews
& Ray Keller husbands. Daughter Nila Irene Blocker Taylor Robertson,
Taylor buried in Phoenix Arizona with husband John T Taylor.
My Plocher cousin Theo & wife Ingrid & children David Elias 15, Julian
13 & Dorena 11 & grandmother Nellie were very nice. I had a great time
with them.
I now from internet there is s Brad Beilharz living in Bluffton who is
very likely distant cousin to the Plocher/Blocher/Blockers of Bluffton &
Domestic.
Shelley Hill
Juneau, Alaska
shelleyfromak(a)webtv.net