John Jacob Scherff^[1]

1842 - 1919  (76 years)

• Name	John Jacob Scherff
  Born	3 Feb 1842	Germany
  Gender	Male
  	1881	Hannover, Germany
  	1900 Federal Census Shows John Immigrated before Maria or children. Passenger List "Strassburg" from Bremen to Baltimore in Oct 1881 shows family immigrated together. The father may have returned for the family. They are listed with the surna
  	me of Scharff.
  Died	23 Jan 1919
  Person ID	I2886	Gerber Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011

  
  

  Family	Maria Steinke,   b. 5 Apr 1848, Hannover, Germany ,   d. 27 Jun 1935, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Abt 1869
  Children	1. Sidema Scherff + 2. Gesina M. Scherff,   b. 29 Jun 1869, Hannover, Germany ,   d. 14 Jan 1915, Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa, USA  (Age 45 years) + 3. Margaret Scherff,   b. 1875,   d. 1917  (Age 42 years) + 4. Johanna Scherff,   b. Aug 1876,   d. 7 Mar 1929, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA  (Age ~ 52 years) + 5. John Jacob Scherff,   b. 13 Jan 1877, Germany ,   d. 1 Nov 1938, Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA  (Age 61 years) + 6. Jacob Daniel (or Henry) Scherff,   b. 16 Apr 1880,   d. 16 Dec 1959, Worthington, IA  (Age 79 years) + 7. Henry D. Scherff,   b. 23 Oct 1882, Ida County, Iowa ,   d. 26 Sep 1955  (Age 72 years)   8. Mary Scherff,   b. Oct 1886, Ida County, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Anna Scherff,   b. 16 Oct 1889,   d. 13 Jul 1977, Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Census Reports		Scherff, John Family 1900 Census Cleveland Township, Lyon County, IA
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F0365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Feb 1842 - Germany - 1900 Federal Census Shows John Immigrated before Maria or children. Passenger List "Strassburg" from Bremen to Baltimore in Oct 1881 shows family immigrated together. The father may have returned for the family. They are listed with the surna - 1881 - Hannover, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Scherff, Johann J. Headstone Headstone of Johann Scherff

  
  

• Notes

  CastleGarden.org shows a Scharff family arriving on 9 Oct 1881 with ultimate destination of Iowa. Members of the family are Gesine, Jacob, Johann (father), Johann, Johanne, Maig, Maria. Many of the birth dates match. The ship's name was the Strassburg (Bremen). Immigrated from Hannover, Germany area to Holstein, IA. Moved to Doon, IA in 1900 and had 11 children. Hannover may have been their city of departure, not hometown. - Excellda Watke Shaw Felix Meier Tree on Ancestry.com shows immigrated Oct 1881 on Strassburg from Bremen to Baltimore. From http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialyon/bankingtwo.htm: Temperatures were unseasonably cold the early months of 1907 and there was considerable fear that the crop could not be gotten into the ground soon enough. In April temperatures were dropping below freezing almost every night. Vegetables that had been planted were lying dormant. Fruits were damaged and early seeded cereals were in great danger. Some reseeding was being started. A bad electrical storm hit the week of June 27 and many barns were struck, several destroyed. At the John Scherff farm the house and barn burned down as the result of lightning and five horses and a colt in the barn were destroyed. John's name may have been Johann Jochim Heinrich Scharf, born in Mecklenberg to Friedrich Ludwig Scharf and Maria Dorothea Engel. The Friedrich listed as his brother may actually be his father in Wisconsin! Also possible is that he is the son of Friedrich Scherff and Maria Best of Plaggenburg Aurich, Hannover. Hannover is their likely birthplace according to most records.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0014] Excellda Watke Shaw notes. Excellda is the daughter of Lillian Sherff Watke. Notes forwarded to Fay Schlotfeldt