Sara Reimer Toews
15 May 1828 – c.1883, born at Marienburg
Christopher’s 3rd great-grandmother · ancestor no. 47 · generation 6
Evidence: identity documented
Family
- Spouse: Jacob Toews (1819–1877)
- Family notes: Jacob Toews + Sara Reimer (m. unknown)
- Children in this vault: Gertrude Toews (1850–1943)
Life and evidence
Named as Gertrude’s mother in her obituary; dates from the Reid tree.
In their lifetime
- 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
- 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
- 1852 — 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana
- 1869 — 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt
- 1874 — 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
Sources
Marriage and parents (Ladekopp Familienbuch KB LA 0.3, pp. 150 and 229) — added 2026-10-31 by Claude
Married Jacob Töws on 28 Jan 1840; she is “Claass [Abraham] Reimer’s surviving daughter, of Sandhof, Johann Neufeld’s stepdaughter”; he is “Peter Töws’s surviving son, of Altmünsterberg”. Her mother was Sara Harder (1773–1869), who remarried Johann Neufeld (b. 1792). Her 1828 birth date is impossible (married at 11; mother 54): she was probably born about 1815–1820.
Her father was Claas Reimer — added 2026-10-31
The 1796 Heubuden marriage “Clas Reimer & Sara Harder” confirms the 1840 note’s “Claass Reimer”. Since her parents married in 1796 and her mother was born in 1773, Sara was born between about 1797 and 1815, not in 1828. See Abraham Reimer (d. before 1840).
Narratives and research
- History: 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond, 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana, 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt, 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
- Sources: MLA Biograph Wiki, Reid-Schroeder family tree (reidgen.com)
Open questions
- Born 1828 (Reid tree) cannot be right: she married on 28 Jan 1840 and her mother was born in 1773. Probably born c.1815-1820
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.