Anna Boehringer

photo of Anna Boehringer's headstone

Timeline

1853 Anna Maria arrived in America from Bavaria at age 7 (according to a New Orleans, Louisiana passenger list) with her parents, Daniel and Elizabeth Kipper, and siblings, Madeleine, Elise, Carl, Catherine, Daniel and Margaret
1863 Census data has Anna living in Ripley, Laughery Township, IN with her parents and siblings
1863 September 5th, Anna marries Henry Boehringer in Ripley County at age 18
1870 Census data has Anna living with her husband and their adopted daughter Emily in Batesville, IN
1871 Henry Boehringer dies and is buried at St. John’s Huntersville Church
1872 The reading of Henry’s will states that Anna is to inherit all of his property and that Emily, their adopted daughter, receives $500 to go towards her education
1879 Anna dies on July 18th at the age of 34 and is buried in St. Louis Cemetery

Interesting Facts

Born : March 28, 1845 in Munich, Bavaria (Germany)
Died : July 18, 1879 in Batesville, Indiana
Burial : St. Louis Cemetery in Batesville, Indiana

There was a 20 year age difference between Anna and her husband, Henry Boehringer, who was a well-known merchant and was integral to the beginnings of the town of Batesville. She and her husband adopted a daughter, Emily.

Philanthropy

Anna and her husband, Henry, along with Herman and Adolphine Schrader, donated land for the building of St. Louis Catholic Church. Henry and the Schraders were not Catholic.