Sophia Maria Anna SEDGAST

Aug 18621 - 19th Nov 19162

Life History

Aug 1862	Born in New York, New York.1
30th Apr 1880	Married Johann Christian Theodor LIVERENCE in Detroit, Michigan; Registration #7748, Registered Dec. 21, 1880. Marrriage Documentation: Read information on Marriage registration listed in Wayne County reistration books. Reistration number 7748 Location; Detroit, Michigan Date of marriage, April 20, 1880 Groom name, John C (L orT) Leiverenz, age 22 years, born Germany Bride name, Sopha M A Sedgast, age 18 years, born New York City Residence, Springwell Pastor, J.G. Hildmer Witness, Fritz Leiverena and Heinrick Ichtie of Springwell Date of reistration, December 21, 1880 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- per Walter Liverence in June 26 1999 note. Christian and Sophia, married at St. Paul's Evangelical Protestant Church in (Springwells) Detroit. "When 19th century German Protestant church leaders arrieved in the USA, they were basically Lutheran. However, the word "Lutheran" was not picked up by all and therefore, some maintained the Old World German identification of Evangelical.
1st Jun 1880	Recorded in census in State of Michigan, County of Wayne Township of Sprinwells, e.d. 364, sheet 3.
Jan 1881	Birth of daughter Sophia LIVERENCE in Michigan.3
Mar 1881	Birth of son William LIVERENCE in Michigan.3
11th Feb 1883	Birth of daughter Emma Mary LIVERENCE in Detroit, Michigan.4
25th Aug 1887	Birth of son Edward LIVERENCE in Detroit, MI at home.
Jun 1894	Birth of daughter Edith (Ida) LIVERENCE in Detroit, MI at home.3
31st Aug 1898	Birth of son Walter Emil Frederick LIVERENCE in Detroit, MI at home.
20th Jun 1900	Recorded in census in State of Michigan, County of Wayne, Township of Romulus, e.d. 198, sheet 16.
17th Nov 1903	Birth of son George Otto Christen LIVERENCE in Detroit, Michigan at home.
24th Feb 1905	Death of son William LIVERENCE.
1910	Recorded in census in State of Michigan, County of Wayne, Township of Romulus; Name Sophia Livermore.
19th Nov 1916	Died in Detroit, Michigan (1582 Michigan Ave.).2

Other facts

	Places lived in Romulus, Michigan.
	Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery; Taylor, MI.

Notes

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1900 Census lists Sophia as mother of 7 children of which 6 are living children.

1910 Census lists Sophia as mother of 8 children of which 6 are living children. State of Michigan, County of Wayne, Township of Romulus; Name Sophia Livermore

Death Notice: LIVERENCE -- Nov. 19, 1916, died at the residence of her daughter, Emma Drogowski, 1582 Michigan Ave., Sophia beloved mother of Emma Drogowski, Mrs. John Thiede, Edward, Walter and George Liverence. Burial from her home, Inkster, Mich., Wednesday 2 p.m.

Sources

1. Birth month, year and location from 1900 census records 1910 Census confirms age and birth location.
2. Michigan State Library - MSL F574.D2 T652 1945 M. Ref. "Tombstone Inscriptions from Cemeteries located in Dearborn, Michigan." 1942 - 1944
3. Birth month, year and location from 1900 census records
4. 1900 Soundex card and Census record for Charles Wagner lists Emma's birth month, year and location (a live in servant). 1910 Census records show her at as 27 years.