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Note: His parents' family in Germany: Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Arle (1720-1900): Family #213, page53.
Godparents/sponsors: The child's father, Christina Frerichs, a young daughter from Arle
Lutheran churchbooks of Arle (Westerpastorei), Ostfriesland, Germany Baptisms 1801-1842, page 151: Mar 21, 1828, On March 21, at 3 o'clock in the morning, there was born a son to Jan Harms Backer, master baker in Arle, by his wife Sophia Carolina Janssen, who was baptized on the 27*of the same month and called Johannes. Witnesses to the baptism were the father himself and Christina Frerichs a young daughter from Arle. Name of the place where :he parents are living: Arle
Research done 2009 by Uwe Porten, Bingen, Germany for Larry S. Pierce.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: 19 Jun 1855 Arrival of Ship "Kosmos" from Bremen, Germany Port of Arrival New York Microfilm M237_153 List No. 519:
Joh. Backer 27 farmer Place of Origin: Hannover Destination: Illinois
Sophia Backer 52 " " [the index says 32, but it is cramped handwriting - transforming the image indicated probably 52, which makes sense because the only Sophia in the family is the mother]
Gretche Backer 14 " "
This is pretty much the smoking gun on Johannes and Gretje being brother and sister. The ages are correct. No trace of Sophia in Tazewell Co. in 1860, though.
Oftentimes, Hanover was used for people from Ostfriesland. The brother of his wife married a Backer supposedly from Arle (very near Nessmersiel), so Johannes on that basis is probably the brother of this Gretje Backer b. 1841 who married Siebert Folkers b. 1838, the brother of Antje. Siebert and Gretje came to IA briefly about 1866-1869 and went back c. 1875. The two families probably travelled together, two pairs of brother and sister married to the other. When this data was given to Uwe Porten, above, he found the home town, family and ancestor data which corroborated the two siblings marrying two siblings
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900:
BACKER, JOHN FOLKERS, ETJE (SEE FALKERS, ERCIL) 1856-05-20 Vol II/ p. 50 No. 3545 PEORIA, but also:
BAKER, JOHN FOLKERS, ANNA (SEE FACKERS) 1856-07-29 II/ 58 3617 PEORIA
[Confusing ain't it? Two sisters, Etje Catherine and Antje Catherine, having names that probably sounded very similar, married John Backers, and it is probable, given the only two census ages of this John Backer's wife being closer to 1834 than 1839, that Etje Catherine Folkers married a man called John J. Backer, a baker, and Antje Catherine Folkers married a man called Jan Harms Backer, a blacksmith.]
In 1860, they are in Pekin tnsh, right accross the river from Peoria Co., Hollis tnsp and Peoria tnsp. The Folkers are in Peoria Co. in 1860.
1860 census, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, p.19 of 104271, Family #137: John Baker 32 Laborer personal estate: $50 Hanover; Catharine 25 Hanover; Herman 4 IL; Agness 2 IL; Fanny Funkins 17 domestic Hanover.
1870 census, Benton Co., IA, film 0,545,875: Kane Twp, p. 175: Baker, Johanas 42 farmer $2000/$3000; Hanover, Prussia; Atga 35 Hanover, Prussia; Herman 14 IL; Maggie 12 IL; John 10 IL; Folkert 7 IL; Sophia 5 IL; Anne 2 IA, Johnson 4/12 (born Feb).
1872 Landowner's Map of Benton Co., IA; Kane Twp. (T83N R12W). Section 13 shows J.H. Backer next to J. Graham. In the 1870 census, Johannes Baker was next to James Graham, so this is he. There is a T. Backer kitty-corner to J.H. Backer, who is undoubtedly kin. Johannes had a brother Tönjes, but he is only in IL censes, so that isn't he unless he came to IA briefly. Johannes Backer and wife Etje (nee Folkers) lived on the farm in Section 13 of Kane Twp. Siebelt Folkers (Etje's brother) and wife Gretje (nee Backer, Johannes' sister) lived on J.H. Backer's farm in Section 7 of Union Twp. Their houses were about 2/3 mile from each other. The Union Twp. farm was adjacent to T. Backer. (see media)
http://iagenweb.org/benton/cem_trans/luzerne_lutheran.htm:
Lutheran Cemetery Section 24 of Iowa Township, Luzerne, Benton County, Iowa : Backer Johannes J. 1828 1872
1880 census, Benton Co., IA, Kane Twp: Baker, John 20 IA, parents both born Sleis., servant and farm laborer to Jacob Jacobs.
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