Individual Details
John Gerhard Toenjes
(23 Jan 1851 - 14 Nov 1922)
On May 18, 1882, Lutheran Missionary, G. Toenges stationed at Arapahoe, Nebraska performed a marriage ceremony.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska, Garret Toenjes appears with his wife Earnstein and children Theodore H. W., Earnstine W., Paul G., Carl, Lena M., John, Martha G., Walter, Olga and Clara. Also in the household is his father-in-law John Meuschke, age 75. Garret is a minister. Earnestein is the mother of 13, 11 who are currently living.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, December 31, 2017.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska, Garret Toenjes appears with his wife Earnstein and children Theodore H. W., Earnstine W., Paul G., Carl, Lena M., John, Martha G., Walter, Olga and Clara. Also in the household is his father-in-law John Meuschke, age 75. Garret is a minister. Earnestein is the mother of 13, 11 who are currently living.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, December 31, 2017.
Events
| Birth | 23 Jan 1851 | Bockhorn, Friesland, Niedersachsen, Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | 30 Apr 1876 | Benton Co., Missouri - Ernestine Sarah Meuschke | | ||
| Death | 14 Nov 1922 | Stuttgart, Phillips Co., Kansas | | ||
| Burial | Trinity First Lutheran Cemetery, Phillips Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Ernestine Sarah Meuschke (1857 - 1941) |
| Child | Johanna Toenjes (1877 - 1960) |
| Child | Marie Toenjes (1879 - 1881) |
| Child | Theodore William Henry Toenjes (1881 - 1938) |
| Child | Ernestine W. Toenjes (1883 - 1968) |
| Child | Paul Gerhard Toenjes (1885 - 1930) |
| Child | Carl Toenjes (1886 - 1901) |
| Child | Maria Magdelena "Lena" Toenjes (1889 - 1972) |
| Child | John Martin Toenjes (1891 - 1954) |
| Child | Martha G. Toenjes (1893 - 1952) |
| Child | Walter Toenjes (1895 - 1982) |
| Child | Olga Toenjes (1898 - 1901) |
| Child | Clara Anna Toenjes (1901 - 1904) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 Census Dodge Co., Nebraska.
2. 1880 Census Barton Co., Kansas.
3. Family Search, Pedigree Resource File.
4. 1900 Census Dodge Co., Nebraska.
5. U. S. Gen Web Site.
6. Family Search, Pedigree Resource File.
7. Compiled by Don L. Ford, Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas Vol. II (n.p: Higginson Books, 1985, n.d), Page 513.