Lauermann Katherine ( a.k.a. Catharine) (wife of J. Heinrich, a.k.a., Henry (1st) b. 12 Sep 1826 Buschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany d. 18 Jul 1919 4143 N Robie St now 6730 Seeley Ave Chicago, IL

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Birth	12 Sep 1826	Buschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Gender	Female
Died	18 Jul 1919	4143 N Robie St now 6730 Seeley Ave Chicago, IL [1]
Buried	20 Jul 1919	Fortmann Plot, Lot 5, Block 5 St Henry's Cemetery Chicago. IL
Person ID	I35	Fortmann, ......(Vorde1510.......Vortmann).........Fortman
Last Modified	7 Dec 2009

Father	Lauermann Johann (John) B., II [ 3 ] the Immigrant to New Trier, IL, b. 30 Jan 1789, Buschfeld, Kr. Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany , d. 2 Apr 1847, Grosse Pointe, then New Trier, now Wilmette, Illinois
Relationship	birth
Mother	Kreuz, aka Kreutz aka Kreitz Anna Katherina, b. 17 Aug 1795, Bergweiler, KSW, Saarland, Germany , d. 26 Oct 1854, Grosse Pointe, then New Trier, now Wilmette, Illinois
Relationship	birth
Married	24 Nov 1817 civil, 25 Nov 1817 Church	Wadern, (civil) Nunkirchen (Church), Saarland, Germany
Family ID	F11	Group Sheet

Family Fortmann [Kleine] Johannes Heinrich (a.k.a Henry Ist ) Joseph, b. 30 Sep 1815, Kleinefortman Farm, Sudlohne, Vecta (District), Oldenburg Duchy, Germany , d. 9 Sep 1889, 4143 N Robie St now 6730 Seeley Ave Chicago, IL

Married 29 Jan 1846 St Joseph Catholic Church, New Trier, Illinois

Notes

1870 US Census Evanston, Cook, Illinois page: 135, dwelling 407, family: 446 Henry Fortmann household.
???? marriage date: 25 Jan 1848 ???????

Children

	1. Fortmann Clemens, b. 1848, Chicago, Illinois
>	2. Fortmann Johannes, a.k.a. John Henry II, b. Nov 1850, 4143 N Robie St (now Seeley Ave), Ridgeville, Illinois , d. 23 Nov 1941, Skokie, Illinois
>	3. Fortmann Herman Heinrich, b. 24 Oct 1861, 4143 N Robie St (now Seeley Ave), Ridgeville, Illinois , d. 05 Feb 1931, 4143 N Robie St (now 6730 Seeley Ave), Chicago, Illinois
	4. Fortmann Wilhelmine Gertrude, b. 26 Apr 1858, 4143 N Robie St (now Seeley Ave), Ridgeville, Illinois , d. 28 May 1952
	5. Fortmann Maria, a.k.a Mary, b. 1861, 4143 N Robie St (Seeley Ave), Evanston, Illinois
	6. Fortmann John, b. 1865, 4143 N Robie St ( now Seeley Ave), Evanston, Illinois , d. 17 Jul 1881, 4143 N Robie St now 6730 Seeley Ave Chicago, IL
	7. Fortmann Sister Francis, b. ??
	8. Fortmann Frank, b. Mar 1870, 4143 N Robie St ( now Seeley Ave), Evanston, Illinois

Last Modified 6 May 2009

Family ID F7 Group Sheet

Photos		1885 Heinrich, Henry I's Wife, Katherine Lauermann Fortmann Sister of Maria Catherina,wife of Heinrich's brother Clemens
		Trier Germany Cathederal
		Trier Germany Cathederal
		1845 (Johannn) J.B. Lauermann Dry Goods Store and original Tavern on right, Photo 1880-1890, located on the west side of Ridge Ave at Forest (near todays Mallinckrodt College) New Trier (now Wilmette) IL. Lauermann Daughter's Katherina and Maria Katherine undoubtedly enjoyed many an hour here with their husband's to be, and the brothers, Heinrich and Clemens Fortmann from Lohne, Germany. They well knew the boy's older sister Anna Maria KlieneFortmann and surely attended her funeral on Sept 1, 1846 in the new Catholic Cemetery of St Joseph's just 2 blocks down the road. Their pastor was a GrossFortmann also. The Lauermann's were from Buschfeld, Marzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany. This is in SW Germany near the French border.
		Crest of Buschfeld, Germany …

Notes

With Heinrich (Henry's) death on 9 Sep 1889, Katherine, nee Lauermann, his wife, age 63, lives in the family home at 4143 Robie St with her 19 yr old Son, Frank. Her deceased Brother-in-Law Clemens 7 adult children live next door and assist with the needs of life.
In 19 years, 1908, the family shall decide to sell the bulk of the Fortmann farm to Edgewater Golf Course. This sale will provide the means for some 16 Fortmann's and 2 Lauermann widows to reap the rewards of their husband's/father's settling on this land in 1849. Land that they paid $1.50 an acre for.

Sources
[S6] Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Communion, Confirmations, Pastor, St Henry's Catholic Church, (St Henry's Church), 407 (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 1919.