Gottlieb Ahr

1824 - 1911  (86 years)

• Name	Gottlieb Ahr  [1]
  Birth	1 Feb 1824	Gr?fenhausen, Schwarzwaldkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jan 1911	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, February 3, 1911 Resident of This Place 42 Years Gottlieb Ahr Passed Away Tuesday Morning In 1863 With Other Germans Founded a Colony Near Bay Port Gottlieb Ahr, for 42 years a resident of Cass City, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, the day preceding the 87th anniversary of his birth. Mr. Ahr has been an invalid since May, 1903, but his illness did not reach the serious stage until last Friday when lagrippe combined with heart trouble caused his death in the last five days. Gottlieb Ahr was born in Graefenhausen, Wuertenberg, Germany, on Feb. 1, 1824. He came to the United States Apr. 23, 1847, and ten years later on July 8 was married to Friedericke Stoll in Philadelphia. Leaving that city after a short residence there, they lived in Bridgeport, Conn., and Hazel Green, Wis., coming to Michigan in 1863 and seeking their fortune with other German acquantinces in a German colony near Bay Port. Mr. Ahr and his family moved to Cass City in 1868 when the town was in its infancy. Here he erected a residence and fitted up one room for a shoe repair shope and followed his occupation as a cobbler until June 19, 1901, when his companion passed away. He had since made his home with his daughter, Mrs. C.O. Lenzner. Mr. Ahr embraced the Christian life with in Bridgeport and there joined the M.E. church, later uniting with the Evangelical society when he moved to Cass City. He was an industrious and hard working man, and as a citizen respected honesty as one of the best possessions of life. He was the father of seven children, five of whom survive him: Mrs. H.S Gamble of Sebewaing, Mrs. S.W. Striffler of Argyle, T.H. Ahr of Ferrell, Idaho, Mrs. D.F. Royer of Northview, Mo., and Mrs. C.O. Lenzner of this city. The funeral service will be held in the Evangelical church this (Friday) afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Interment will be made in the family lot in Elkland cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007) The July/August 2011 issue of the Cass City Area Historical and Genealogy Society, Volume 16, Number 4, featured an article about the Ahr family, and noted that the name of the Religious society where the Ahr's worked and lived prior to moving to Cass City was called Ora Labora, which means pray and work, and which was an offshot of Harmony, a religious commune located at Economy, PA. It was also reported that Ora Labora met with many problems, one of which was the constant sickness caused by malaria, which was common in the whole area for many years. They were other setbacks in the commune, and by 1871 the colony was completely abandoned. Another interesting fact in the article was that Gottlieb at one time teamed up with P. T. Barnum, repairing and making shoes for the circus people, including a pair of shoes for the tiny "Tom Thumb." (Research):Census Information: 1870 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, P.O. Elkland Enumerated 26 July 1870 99-99 Ahr, Gottlieb 46 Shoemaker $650 $250 Germany Wurt. Ahr, Fredericke 49 Keeping Hous Germany Wurt. Ahr, Sophia 13 At School Pa Ahr, Emma 10 At School Ct Ahr, Pauline R 9 Ct Ahr, Theopholus 7 Wisc Ahr, Lydia 4 Mich 1880 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Cass City FHL Film 1254607 NA #T9-0607 Pg 98D Gottlieb Ahr 56 Wertenburg Shoemaker Wertenburg Wertenburg Joan F. Ahr 59 Wertenburg Keeping House Wertenburg Wertenburg Paulina Ahr 19 Conn Without Occupation Wertenburg Wertenburg Theopolus Ahr 17 Wisc At School Wertenburg Wertenburg Lydia Ahr 13 Mich At School Wertenburg Wertenburg
  Person ID	I28639	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2019

  
  

  Family	Johanna Friedericke Stoll,   b. 8 Aug 1820, Vaihingen, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 19 Jun 1901, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1857	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Children	1. Sophia Ahr,   b. 12 Apr 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania d. 15 May 1942, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 85 years)   2. Emma Ahr,   b. Sep 1859, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   3. Pauline Ahr,   b. 2 Oct 1860, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 4 Nov 1920, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 60 years)   4. Theophilus H. Ahr,   b. 7 Feb 1863, Hazel Green, Grant County, Wisconsin d. 11 Apr 1939, Saint Joe, Benewah County, Idaho (Age 76 years)   5. Flora Lydia Ahr,   b. Nov 1865, Huron County, Michigan d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Feb 1824 - Gr?fenhausen, Schwarzwaldkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Marriage - 8 Jul 1857 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Death - 31 Jan 1911 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, February 3, 1911 (Reliability: 3).