Doris Catherina Kroeger^[1]

1833 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Doris Catherina Kroeger
  Born	2 Jun 1833
  Gender	Female
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I3507	Gerber Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	Hans Kroeger,   b. 23 Aug 1801, Satrup, Preetz, Germany ,   d. 7 Sep 1847, Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Margaretha Dorothea Christiana Kluever,   b. 18 Jun 1810, Preetz, Schleswig Holstein, Germany ,   d. 29 Mar 1843, Postfeld, Preetz, Germany  (Age 32 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1830	Preetz, Schleswig Holstein, Germany   [2]
  Census Reports		Kroeger, Hans and Margaretha Kluever 1850 Census Butler Township, Scott County, IA
  Family ID	F0238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heinrich Frederick Bloker,   b. Abt 1829,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Nov 1850
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F1044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From Brad Larkin (btlarkin@houston.rr.com) http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danandnicky&id=I233 BIOGRAPHY: Doris' children and several sources list her birthday as 6/2/1833 or 6/2/1834. However, in the register of members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Ida Co, IA, she lists her birthday as 12/2/1834. BIOGRAPHY: Doris came with her parents' family to America from Preetz, Holstein, Prussia (Germany). They sailed from Hamburg on April 12, 1847 aboard the bark "Harriett" aka "Henrietta". They arrived in New Orleans on June 9, 1847. Another passenger's diary of this voyage can be found at http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/henrietta1847trip.htm. Unusually, the same ship took them up the Mississippi to St Louis and on to Davenport according to the diary. A history of the ship is at http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/com-ha.htm. BIOGRAPHY: Another Holstein family, the Blocker's arrived on another ship at very nearly the same time. Although we don't know for sure, it's likely that Hans Kroeger and Sophia Blocher died at some point along the way. By 1850, the surviving spouses have married and are found living together (like the Brady Bunch) in the 1850 and 1860 censuses for Scott Co, IA. BIOGRAPHY: Doris brought the ties even closer by first marrying her step-brother, Henry Christian Blocker, in 1850. Henry C. Blocker died sometime between 11/4/1850 and 6/8/1852. BIOGRAPHY: Doris remarried to Diedrich Funderman. The two bought 2.5 acres of land from Doris' parents for $ 50 in 1853. CENSUS: Appears on 1850 census for District 4, Scott Co, IA, Dwelling # 430, image p. 64. Her step-brother who will soon become her husband is in the same dwelling. CENSUS: Appears on 1860 census for Winfield Twp, Scott Co, IA, Dwelling # 20, image p. 5. DEATH: Alternative death date from Church register: 5/21/1901.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0010] Census Data, 1850 Scott Cty - Butler Township (Reliability: 3). [S0015] Fay Schlotfeldt, Email dated 22 Mar 2004 (Reliability: 3).