The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
John Denver
should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative,
but rather as a first draft.
Most of the information on his paternal ancestry was extracted from
the "wiebe" database at
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com.
Even though the correct surname is "Deutschendorf",
the various entries in the Social Security Death Index
all show the surname as "Deutschendor".
| Ancestry of John Denver | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Henry John Deutschendorf ("John Denver"), b. Roswell, N. M., 31 Dec. 1943, d. in the ocean near Monterey Bay, Cal., 12 Oct. 1997 [SSDI 453-70-6010] |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Henry John Deutschendorf,
b. Koop Farm, Washita Co., Ok., 15 Apr. 1920,
d. ... 15 March 1982
[SSDI 711-14-6885]
m. |
| 3 | Erma Louise Swope, b. ... 1922 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
John Henry Deutschendorf,
b. Ekaterinoslav, Russia, 12 Sept. 1895,
d. Cordell, Washita Co., Ok., 8 Oct. 1943
m. ... 15 Sept. 1917 |
| 5 | Anna Elizabeth Koop, b. Cordell, Washita Co., Ok., 8 Aug. 1901, d. Clinton, Ok., 26 Dec. 1985 [SSDI 448-34-4135] |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Georg Deutschendorf,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 9 | Caroline Elizabeth Katt, b. ... , d. ... |
| 10 |
Heinrich Koop,
b. Tigerweide, Molotschna Colony, South Russia, 31 May 1870,
d. Cordell, Washita Co., Ok., 2 Aug. 1913
m. ... 1892 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Janzen, b. Alexanderwohl, Russia, 24 July 1874, d. Washita Co., Ok., 11 June 1930 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 20 |
Thomas Paul Koop,
b. ... Jan. 1834,
d. Corn, Washita Co., Ok., 17 Apr. 1908
m. ... 13 Feb. 1857 |
| 21 | Maria Boese, b. ... , Russia, ... July 1828, d. Corn, Washita Co., Ok., 9 May 1905 |
| 22 |
Martin F ... Janzen,
b. Lichtfelde, Molotschna, South Russia, ... 1835,
d. Barnaul, Asiatic Russia, ... [after 1880]
m. Fuerstenwerder, Molotschna, South Russia, ... [ca. 1860] |
| 23 | Anna Reimer, b. Fuerstenwerder, Molotschna, South Russia, 12 Sept. 1840, d. Barnaul, Asiatic Russia, 28 Jan. 1884 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 40 |
Paul Johann Koop,
b. ... [ca. 1789],
d. Munsterburg, Molotschna Colony, Russia, ... 1835
m. |
| 41 | Katharina Peters, b. ... [ca. 1798], d. ... |
| 42 |
Gottlieb Boese,
b. Heinrichsdorf, ... [ca. 1785],
d. ...
m. |
| 43 | Katharina Richert, b. ... , d. ... |
| 44 |
Franz Janzen,
b. Insel Kueche, Prussia, 11 Dec. 1787,
d. Lichtfelde, Molotschna, South Russia, ... 1847
m. Lichtfelde, Molotschna, South Russia, ... [ca. 1823] |
| 45 | Maria Kroeker, b. Prussia, ... [ca. 1807], d. Lichtfelde, Molotschna, South Russia, ... 1847 |
| 46 |
Aaron Reimer,
b. ... 17 Jan. 1814,
d. ... 1874
m. ... 10 April 1838 |
| 47 | Anna Warkentin, b. ... 31 Dec. 1818, d. ... 19 Feb. 1891 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 80 |
Johann Koop,
b. ... [ca. 1741],
d. Muensterberg, Molotschna, South Russia, ... [before 1812]
m. |
| 81 | Margaretha Wiens, b. Neustaedterwald, Amt Tiegenhof, Prussia, ... [ca. 1759], d. ... [ca. 1807] |
| 88 |
Franz Heinrich Janzen,
b. Insel Kueche, Prussia, 18 Jan. 1753,
d. Insel Kueche, Prussia, 30 March 1809
m. Insel Kueche, Prussia, ... [ca. 1783] |
| 89 | Katharina Technau, b. ... , Prussia, ... 1761, d. Insel Kueche, Prussia, 29 Aug. 1814 |
| 90 |
Martin Kroeker,
b. Lichtenau, Vistula Delta, Prussia, ... [ca. 1773],
d. Lindenau, South Russia, ... 1843
m. |
| 91 | Maria ... , b. ... [ca. 1769], d. ... |
| 92 |
Aaron Reimer,
b. ... 14 Nov. 1775,
d. ... , Russia, 21 Sept. 1849
m. |
| 93 | Elizabeth Graewe, b. ... 11 Nov. 1774, d. ... , Russia, 28 Oct. 1833 |
| 94 |
Johann Warkentin,
b. ... 28 Nov. 1786,
d. ... 1839
m. ... , South Russia, ... [ca. 1810] |
| 95 | Maria Neufeld, b. ... 7 Oct. 1788, d. ... 1850 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 176 |
Heinrich Janzen,
b. ... , Prussia, ... 1728,
d. ... , Prussia, 25 June 1804
m. |
| 177 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 180 |
Martin Kroeker,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 181 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 188 |
Johann Warkentin,
b. Blumenort, Prussia, 15 May 1760,
d. Ladekop, Molotschna, South Russia, ... 1825
m. ... [ca. 1785] |
| 189 | Margaretha Thiessen, b. Grubenhagen, Amt Elbing, Prussia, 10 March 1767, d. ... [ca. 1808] |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 376 |
Johann Warkentin,
b. ... ,
d. ... , Prussia, ... 1805
m. |
| 377 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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| 9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |