Ninth Generation
56. Johann Christoph WITTHOEFT-89 (Hinrich Christoph WITTHOFT, Hans Jurgen WITTHOFT, Hennig WITTHOFT, Christopher (Christoph II) WITTHOFT, Christoph (Christoph I) WITTEHOFT, Hans (Hans II) WITTEHOVET, Hans (Hans I) WITTHOVET, Harmen) was born 28 Nov 1811 in , , Celle, Germany and was christened 1 Dec 1811 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany. He died 8 Jul 1885 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany and was buried 1885 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany.
PARENTAGE: Johan Christoph Witthoft never married Catharina Marie Peper, mother of our ancestor Johan Heinrich Witthoft, who emigrated to America. It was the rule in Germany that a mother name the father of a child born out-of-wedlock using the father's last name. Johann was not married (1-MRIN:83) to Catharina Marie PEPER-90, daughter of Hinrich Christoph PEPER-102 and Catharina Margaretha VOLCKER-103 (MRIN:88),. Catharina was born 5 May 1818 in Schwindebeck, , , Germany and was christened 1818 in , , , Germany. She died 14 Nov 1846 in Dehnsen, , , Germany and was buried 17 Nov 1846 in Amelinghausen, , , Germany.
BURIAL: Church yard, Amelinghausen, Germany.
Johann and Catharina had the following children:
+ 57 M i. Johann Heinrich WITTHOEFT-87 was born 1 Apr 1836 and died 13 Mar 1921. Johann also married (2-MRIN:86) Cathrin Magdalene Elisabeth MEYER-817, daughter of Heinrich Christoph MEYER-827 and Anne Magdalene RENK-828 (MRIN:481), on 22 Dec 1835 in Bispingen, , , Germany. Cathrin was born 14 Feb 1816 and was christened 18 Feb 1816 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany. She died 13 Jun 1852 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany and was buried 16 Jun 1852 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany.
They
had the following children:
+ 58 F ii. Catherine Elisabeth WITTHOEFT-819 was born 21 Oct 1836 and died
5 Mar 1903.
+ 59 M iii. Johann Christoph WITTHOEFT-820 was born 17 Apr 1838 and died 17
Aug 1894.
+ 60 M iv. Heinrich Peter WITTHOEFT-821 was born 2 Mar 1840 and died 29 Jul
1883.
61 F v. Anna Dorothee WITTHOEFT-822 was born 24 Oct 1841 in , , , Germany
and was christened 28 Oct 1841 in , , , Germany. She died 29 Oct 1881 in Bispingen,
, Celle, Germany and was buried in , , , Germany. Anna married (MRIN:487)
Johann Peter RIECKMANN-833 on 28 Oct 1859. Johann was born about 1841.
+ 62 F vi. Anna Catherine "Trinken" WITTHOEFT-823 was born 3 Nov 1843 and
died 6 Mar 1890.
+ 63 M vii. Johann Peter WITTHOEFT-824 was born 20 Feb 1846 and died 12 Sep
1927.
64 F viii. Catharine Magdalene Elisabeth WITTHOEFT-825 was born 30 Oct 1848
in , , , Germany and was christened 5 Nov 1848 in , , , Germany. She died
2 May 1850 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany and was buried in , , , Germany.
65 M ix. Johann Christoph Wilhelm WITTHOEFT-826 was born 24 Oct 1850 in ,
, , Germany and was christened 1 Nov 1850 in , , , Germany. He died 8 Jan
1853 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany and was buried in , , , Germany. Johann
also married (3-MRIN:87) Anna Magdalene COHRS-818 on 13 Dec 1852. Anna was
born 3 Apr 1827 in Lubberstedt, , , Germany and was christened in , , , Germany.
She died 6 Jul 1876 in Bispingen, , Celle, Germany and was buried in Bispingen,
, Celle, Germany. They had the following children:
+ 66 M x. Peter "Fritz" Heinrich Frederick WITTHOEFT-838 was born 3 Sep 1853
and died 15 Nov 1918.
+ 67 M xi. Heinrich Christoph August WITTHOEFT-839 was born 1 May 1856 and
died after 8 Jul 1929.