On Dec 23 1839, Lorenz/Lawrence Sammetinger (b. 1815) married Rosina Frederika Schurr. Rosina had a sister, Maria/Mary who married Johann/John Engelhaupt. John immigrated to America in 1833 on the ship "Ulysses" which docked in Baltimore on October 13, 1833. He is listed as a weaver, age 19, from Eckhard [Germany].* Lorenz Sammetinger had a brother, Johann/John who married Catharine Tobias on 12/24/1844. In the Federal Census of 1850, Pusheta Twp, Auglaize Co, OH, John and Catharine Sammetinger are listed with their two children, Lawrence, age 2 and Catharine age 6 months. But also in their household is a John Tobias, weaver, age 58, b. in PA (Catharine's father), Kunigunda "Sumidinger," age 69 (John's mother) plus a Catharine Engelhaupt, age 4 and a Hannah Engelhaupt, age 1. The mystery, which is the subject of this blog, is "why were these Engelhaupt children in the care of John and Catharine (Tobias) Sammetinger in 1850?" Aren't you just a bit curious also?
The answer is found through a more thorough look at the Engelhaupt family that came to America. As was mentioned, John Engelhaupt came to America in 1833 along with Caspar Müller, but no other family members. I will designate him as John Engelhaupt II, for reasons that will soon become apparent. According to a caption of a photo in the Wapak paper written by Norma Lunz (date unknown), "John Engelhaupt Sr. and Maria Schurr. John was born August 12, 1814 in Germany, died Dec. 11, 1892 in Freyburg. He was the son of Joannes Engelhaupt and Eliza Cleinheing..., Submitted by Steve Kaeck."

The photo was of John Engelhaupt II and wife, Maria. His father was Johannes/John. Therefore I will designate him as John Engelhaupt I. This will just help in understanding how little Catharine and Hannah Engelhaupt ended up with the Sammetingers in 1850—remember them?

The Federal Census, Pusheta Twp, Allen (now Auglaize) Co, OH which shows the following info:
John Engelhaupt—2 males 20-30 years old; 1 male 50-60 years old and 1 female 15-20 years old.

Couple that with the 1850 Census for Auglaize County, which shows the following adult male Engelhaupts:

John Engelhaupt, age 66, b. in Germany, living with the Sammetingers in Pusheta Twp, as previously noted

John Engelhaupt, age 35, b. in Germany, living alone in Duchouquet Twp

Adam Engelhaupt, age 31, b. in Germany, with family, living in Pusheta Twp

While we know of John II's immigration to the US, apparently, at least two other Engelhaupts also immigrated  from Germany to the US around the same time. As you can see, the three male Engelhaupts in the 1850 census fit neatly into the age brackets of the Engelhaupt household in 1840. As to the 15-20 year old female in the 1840 census, I had little hope of identifying her, until I came across a marriage record for a Mary Engelhaupt who married George Frederick Roth on 4/7/1840 in Allen Co, OH. Keep in mind that Pusheta Twp was a part of Allen County until Auglaize County was formed in 1848.

While I cannot PROVE that the Engelhaupts mentioned here are all part of the same family, the fact that there were no other adult Engelhaupts known to be in the area, as per marriage, cemetery or census records, I feel confident that I could say that John Engelhaupt I had three children, John II (who married Maria Schurr), Adam and Mary.

Now, on to the second part of solving the riddle of why the Engelhaupt girls were living in the Sammetinger home in 1850. This involves a review of marriage records of Allen/Auglaize Co. There are four marriage records for the name John Engelhaupt. I will deal with the fourth one first, as it appears to be the marriage of John Engelhaupt III. Yes, that's right. Who would have guessed that the name John would be passed down to another generation of Engelhaupts? The 1860 census confirms that John II had a son, John, age 7 in 1860. On 6/27/1878, John Engelhaupt married Mary Link. According to Birth and Death Records, at least four children were born to them. Now let's examine the other three marriage records:

John Engelhaupt married Katharine Hartand, 6/1/1841, Allen Co, OH

John Engelhaupt married Hannah Tobias, 2/11/1846, Allen Co, OH

John Engelhaupt married Mary Ann Shore, [Schurr], 11/6/1850 (photo above)

My theory is that all three of these marriages are John II. If so, he married Katharine Hartand at age 26, Hannah Tobias at age age 31, and Mary Schurr at age 36. All very plausible. Now let's say that after he married Hannah Tobias in 1846, they had 2 daughters, one born in late 1846 and one born in mid 1849. Then Hannah dies, leaving 2 small children without a mother. Hannah's sister, Catharine (Tobias) Sammetinger takes them in. [end of conjecture] thus in 1850, Catharine and Hannah Engelhaupt are found with the Sammetingers and their father, John Engelhaupt II, is found living alone in Duchouquet Twp, just to the north at the same time. In November of 1850, however, John marries Mary Schurr, and can once again take care of his children.

In the 1860 Census, Pusheta Twp, Auglaize Co, OH bears this out:

John Engelhart, age 45, born in Bavaria, Germany

Mary Engelhart, age 29, born in Würtemburg, Germany

Hannah Engelhart, age 10

John Engelhart, age 7

William Engelhart, age 5

Henry Engelhart, age 4

Paulina Engelhart, age 1

John Tobias, age 67, born in Pa.

Fits very neatly. Explains the presence of Engelhaupts in the John Sammetinger household, which at first blush seemed to only have a relationship to them through John Sammetinger's brother's wife's sister's husband (if you follow me). And while that is true, the relationship is much closer, as Hannah and Catharine Engelhaupt are actually John and Catharine (Tobias) Sammetinger's nieces. And the girls' grandfather, John Tobias, is living with them, in 1850 at the Sammetingers and with Hannah in 1860 at her father and step-mother's home.

Which brings up another question that I must leave YOU to solve, since I have been unable to: What happen to Hannah's sister, Catharine. She is not living with Hannah in 1860. Did she die? If so, where is her cemetery record? Was she put to work as a domestic or indentured? If so, why doesn't she show up in a census in the area? There is no record of a Catharine Engelhaupt marrying in the Auglaize County area, either, in case you are wondering.

As to Hannah Engelhaupt's subsequent life, it appears that she married a Jacob Roode. I have found birth and/or death records for the following children attributed to Jacob and Hannah Engelhaupt Roode: John Adam Roode (b. 1875), Katharina Flora Roode (b. 1882), Louisa Mary Roode (b. ca 1874), George Benjamin Roode (b. 1878). But as for a marriage record, I can only find a marriage for Jacob Roode to an Anna M. Engelhaupt, 11/19/1872, Auglaize Co, OH. Could "Anna M." be a spelling error? Hannah and Anna sound a lot alike. And the birthdates of all of the children of Hannah and Jacob are subsequent, and yet relatively close to the marriage date of Anna and Jacob. The questions never cease, so neither do I. As always, any input on any of my forays into family history are greatly appreciated.

*On a side note, a 20 year old Caspar Müller, also a weaver and also from Eckhard is listed on the line just below Johann Engelhaupt in the passenger list. Anybody know if a Caspar Müller/Miller also settled in the Auglaize Co area?