Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Kruhm and Catherine Elisabeth Ehrlich
Husband Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Kruhm [1858] 1
Born: 9 Feb 1798 - Melsungen, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany 1 Christened: 13 Feb 1798 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Died: 4 Aug 1849 - Melsungen, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany 1 Buried: FamilySearch ID: GHB9-CYN
Father: Frederich Kruhm [6321] (1753- ) Mother: Anne Margarethe Ehrlich [6320] (1780-1840)
Marriage: 17 Jun 1822 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, GermanyEvents
• He worked as a Shoemaker.
Wife Catherine Elisabeth Ehrlich [1859]
Born: 30 Aug 1798 - Melsungen, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany 2 Christened: 31 Aug 1798 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Died: 27 Jul 1863 - Melsungen, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany 2 Buried: 30 Jul 1863 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany FamilySearch ID: GHBS-WHQ
Father: Frederich Wilhelm Ehrlich [6322] ( -1822) Mother: Magdalene Winnefeld [6323] (1775-1857)
Events
• Immigrated: Arrival Port Baltimore 1852, 19 Apr 1852. Catherine Elisabeth (52), Helene (26), Johann Friedrich (17() and Johann Heinrich (12), arrived in the port of Baltimore, April 19, 1852. They emigrated to America from the port of Bremen, Germany departing on the ship OCEAN on March 4, 1852. It is believed that mother Catherine, and perhaps daughter Helene returned to their hometown in Melsungen, Germany leaving the two boys settled in Fulton, MD. Johann Heinrich Kruhm was one of the founders of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Fulton) in 1870.
Children
1 F Helene Kruhm [2944]
Born: 1826 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Christened: Died: 29 May 1901 - Howard, Maryland, United States Buried: May 1901 - St. John's Cemetery, Waterloo Rd, Columbia, Howard Co, MD FamilySearch ID: GJSD-8Z9
2 M Christian Friedrich Kruhm [2971]
Born: 23 Jul 1830 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Christened: 3 Aug 1830 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Died: 8 Mar 1832 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Buried: FamilySearch ID: GJSD-6FPSpouse: Did Not Marry
3 M Johann Friedrich Kruhm [2943]
Born: 28 Apr 1834 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Christened: 8 May 1834 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Died: 13 Jun 1885 - Fulton, Howard, Maryland, United States Buried: FamilySearch ID: GJSD-PZJSpouse: Anna Caroline [6389] (1845- ) Marr: 1863Spouse: Catherine [6390] ( - )
4 M Johann Heinrich (John Henry) Kruhm [564]
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Born: 25 Sep 1840 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Christened: 10 Oct 1840 - Melsungen, Hesse, Nassau, Germany Died: 11 Feb 1910 - Fulton, Howard, Maryland, United States 3 Buried: - St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Fulton, Howard, Maryland, United States 4 FamilySearch ID: L6KJ-9P1Spouse: Marianna (Mary Ann) Iager [565] (1846-1904) Marr: 10 Oct 1866 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Christening Notes: Husband - Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Kruhm
Godfather: Johann Wilhelm Stirz, Linen Weaver.
Christening Notes: Wife - Catherine Elisabeth Ehrlich
Godfather: Jost Henrich Schlotz, Master Wool Fabric Maker.
1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Johann Henrich Wilhelm Kruhm, person ID GHB9-CYN.
2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Catherine Elisabeth Ehrlich, person ID GHBS-WHQ.
3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Johann Heinrich (John Henry) Kruhm, person ID L6KJ-9P1.
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