She is married to John Lortz.
They got married on February 21, 1859 at St. Clair Co., IL (Bible Records of Solomon Teter), she was 18 years old.
SOURCES: "St. Clair County Illinois Marriage Records, 1845-1869," Transcribed & Indexed by Robert Buecher, © 1980.
Child(ren):
Event (Alt. Marriage) on February 21, 1859 in Esther Teter, Page 72, listed as Esther Peter,"St. Clair County Illinois Marriage Records, 1845-1869, " Transcribed &, Indexed by Robert Buecher, © 1980 .
Obituary: 9 Jan. 1891, Belleville (IL) Advocate:
"Died, Thursday, January 1st 1891, at his home three miles north of Freeburg, Mr. Solomon Teter, aged 81 years, 10 months and 12 days......
"He was married to Polly Herring, Jan. 24, 1833..... To their marriage were born 15 children; five of them died in infancy, one son and two daughters died after they were grown up and while at home under the care of their parents. The two oldest daughters died after they were married. Mary, the wife of Robert Carr, died in her 36th year, and Sarah the wife of Abner Carr, died in her 43rd year. Of this family there are but five still living - Louisa, wife of William Blanton, in Kansas, Esther, wife of John Lortz, in this county; Philip Teter, in Carterville, Williamson county, Illinois; Isaac Teter, in Carthage, Missouri, and Emily, the youngest of the family who lived with her father until his death, taking charge of the house and looking after the wants of her father."
SOURCES: "St. Clair County, Illinois Marriages, 1845-1869", by Robert Buecher, in error, has her surname as "Peter".
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