John F. E. Luther (1854-1915) and Rhoda A Gant (1858-1923) married March 1, 1876 in Newark, Essex County New Jersey. He was 22 years old. She was 18. His occupation was carpenter.
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John F E Luther and Rhoda A Gant married March 1, 1876 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. Volume BP, Marriages, Atlantic through Hudson Counties, 1875-1876, viewable at Ancestry |
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Johann Christian Ernss Lutter and Anna Margaretha Alfken married March 23, 1851 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. This marriage was recorded at the county level, not state. New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956, viewable at FamilySearch.org. |
John and Rhoda had at least nine children. Five lived into adulthood.
NAME |
DATE OF BIRTH |
DATE OF DEATH |
Feb 15, 1877 |
June 11, 1939 |
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Feb 1879 |
Sep 10, 1941 |
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Mar 3, 1880 |
Nov 23, 1880 |
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Sep 1881 |
Mar 10, 1886 |
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Apr 1884 |
Dec 6, 1944 |
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May 1885 |
Jan 20, 1959 |
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1888 |
Dec 23, 1934 |
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Nov 24, 1890 |
Aug 24, 1894 |
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Sep 8, 1893 |
Sep 8, 1893 |
The links are to their pages on Find A Grave.
I located birth records for three of these nine children. Only Ruth was named at birth.
Child Number 1
Lucy was the first child of John and Rhoda. She was born February 15, 1877 in Newark. Births at this time were recorded in ledger books. Lucy's entry does not name her and mislabeled her as male.
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Male child born to John and Rose Luther February 15, 18777 in Newark. Volume CM, Births Atlantic through Hudson Counties, 1866-1877, viewable at Ancestry |
In 1912, Lucy married Martin Lang (1848-1933), widower of Anna Petrany. His children were from this earlier marriage and not from Lucy. Lucy died in 1939 and was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Newark.
Child Number 2
Rhoda Ann was born in February of 1879. No record of birth was found.
She was married twice. In 1899 she married Frank Clarkson in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey. After Frank's death, Rhoda remarried to Alexander J Cross in 1909 in Bayonne. Her children were delineated in a previous article.
Child Number 3
Catherine Perkins was born March 3, 1880 in Newark at 65 Fairview Avenue. She has a birth certificate, but was not named on this document. The midwife was Mary Staehle of 20 Belmont Avenue. She was the third child according to this birth certificate.
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Female Lutter born to John Lutter and Rodi Gerndt March 3, 1880 in Newark. Copied from microfilm at New Jersey State Archives. |
We know Catherine's full name from her death certificate. On November 23, 1880 Catherine Perkins Lutter died from croup at 63 Fairview Avenue. She was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Newark.
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Catherine Perkins Lutter died November 23, 1880 in Newark. Death certificate copied from microfilm at New Jersey State Archives. |
When Catherine died, John and Rhoda were left with two children.
Child Number 4
Antoinette was born around September of 1881. No birth certificate was located.
She died March 10, 1886 in Newark at the age of four years and six months from acute bronchial pulmonary edema. She was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Newark.
Antoinette Lutter died March 10, 1886 in Newark. Age four years, six months. Copied from microfilm at New Jersey State Archives. |
Child Number 5
John Ernest was born around April 1884. No birth certificate was located.
In 1905 in Bayonne John married Annie Mary Emma Otto (1885-1964). They had four children.
John died in 1944 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
Child Number 6
Margaret was born around May 1885. No birth certificate was located.
In 1911 in Bayonne Margaret married Frank Schreiner. They had one son, Raymond.
Margaret died in 1959 in Jersey City.
Child Number 7
Charlotte Nathanie was born around 1888. No birth certificate was located.
In 1907 in Bayonne Charlotte married William Gerhard Kontje. They had at least six children.
Charlotte died in 1934 in Bayonne.
Child Number 8
Ruth was born November 24, 1890 in Newark at 664 South 12th Street. She received a birth certificate. On this document, she was child number 8 with 6 still living. This tracks with what I found up to 1890. The midwife was Wilhelmine Belz of 122 Morton Street.
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Ruth Lutter born November 24, 1890 in Newark. Copied from microfilm at New Jersey State Archives. |
Ruth died August 24, 1894 at 454 Bergen Street in Newark. She was aged three years, nine months, and 26 days. The cause of death was convulsions. She was buried in Woodland Cemetery.
Ruth Lutter died August 24, 1894 in Newark. Age three years, zero months, and 26 days. Copied from microfilm at New Jersey State Archives. |
Child Number 9
Winefred was the final child found for John and Rhoda. She has no birth certificate; instead, she received only a death certificate for September 8, 1893- age fourteen hours. The cause of death was atelectasis pulm; probably premature birth with insufficient lung functioning. She was buried at Woodland Cemetery.
Winefred Lutter died September 8, 1893 in Newark. Age fourteen hours. Copied from microfilm at New Jersey State Archives. |
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Books of indexes at New Jersey State Archives |
Copy of paper index of births 1848-1878 available at the New Jersey State Archives. This entry is actually for a female child who became known as Lucy. |
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Entry at FamilySearch for male child born to John Luther and Rose Luther in Newark on February 15, 1877 |
Underlying image linked to the index at FamilySearch for male child born to John Luther and Rose Luther in 1877 in Newark |
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Search result at Ancestry for male child born to John Luther and Rose Luther in 1877 in Newark. |
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The underlying image is viewable. This is the actual birth ledger book, same as the microfilm in the New Jersey State Archives. |
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Microfilm at the New Jersey State Archives |
Copy of paper index of births 1878-1890 available at the New Jersey State Archives |
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Entry at Ancestry for Lutter birth 1880 in Newark. A film number is provided. FamilySearch describes this film as births 1879-1880. |
Image linked to index at Ancestry for Lutter birth March 3, 1879 |
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Entry for Lutter birth March 3, 1880 at FamilySearch. This is the correct year. |
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